' '»»*»»♦»»♦YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY^-X-YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYv-YY
THE MONITOR 1
---—— x
« > A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS A
< > OF COLORED AMERICANS •>
<>--- *
' « PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE •>
‘ > MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY V
< > --- ¥
J ‘ Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915. at the Postoffice at ¥
)( Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879
' * THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMSEditor •{•
' ’ W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln Neb___Associate Editor ¥
; J LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS __ Business Manager ¥
!J SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Sit.OO A YEAR: *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS £
,, Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application X
<> Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. •{•
<; Telephone WEbster 4243 •[’ |
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦I;
; AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. |
J; The postal regulations require that for newspapers to •{•
• > be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in %
!! advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for ?
;; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub- '{•
;; scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. ?
! I If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- |!
\ \ cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving £
; | The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are |
!! paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- x
ing sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— £
and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled ?
♦ to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want X
o to do. ¥
;; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or %
j; pay the penalty. x
o x
SOLOMON FOR
COMMISSIONER
Charles J. Solomon has filed
for city commissioner. Now
let us all unite solidly for
him. He is a clean, capable
and upstanding man. No one
can have any valid excuse for
failing to support him. It is
to be hoped that no one else
of our group may be induced
to file for this nomination and
divide our forces. . Solomon
has filed, let us unitedly sup
port him.
MEETS THE TEST
The admission of the Victory
Life Insurance company into
New York is a distinct business
triumph for the race and indi
cates that we are gradually
making progress in a rather
difficult field. That only four
companies have been able to
qualify i for the state within
twenty years shows the high
standard required. That a
Negro company should be the
fifth to qualify is cause for
congratulation and encourage
ment.
TURNING THE TABLES
It is not an uncommon oc
currence for some white man
to file a petition for divorce
from his comely wife, upon the
ground that she has African
blood in her veins and had con
cealed this fact from her
hitherto adoring and apparent
ly satisfied spouse. But the
Negro will not be outdone.
One, a resident of California,
who has been married, and,
presumably, happily married,
for eighteen years has just dis
covered that his wife, instead
of being colored, as he suppos
ed, is white, and he is there
fore suing for divorce. Such
cases are exceedingly rare.
As a matter of fact, there
is a vast deal of nonsense
about this question of race
and blood in the United States.
Unfortunately, the “superior
race” has so mingled its blood
with the “inferior race,” that
it is not easy to tell in many
cases just who is ‘white” and
who is “colored.” Where peo
ple have been honorably mar
ried and lived together for
; many years, true to their mar
riage vows, in our opinion, this
matter of a few drops of blood
does not justify separation.
GIRLS OF NORTH SIDE
BRANCH, Y. W. C. A., ENJOY
STATE CONFERENCE
A group of sixteen from the |
North Side Branch, Young Women’s
Christian Association, was numbered
among the large delegation that at
tended the High School Girl Reserve
State conference, which convened in
this city, February 25th, 26th, and
27th, at the Central Y. W. C. A.
Friday evening was the opening
of the conference, a grand party,
where everybody became acquainted.
The program for Saturday began
with a lovely hour of worship. Dur
ing this time, Miss Louise Hatch, the
former Girl Reserve executive of
Omaha, addressed the conference,
and two musical numbers were sung
by the Misses Lucy Mae Stamps,
Louise Fletcher, Josephine Martin,
Ollie Mattison, Nancy Pharr, Helen
Lancaster, Louise Scott and Hazel
Gray, the double quartet from the
North Side “Y”. Throughout the
day, different discussion groups
were held, which proved quite help
ful. A wonderful banquet held at
the Ad-Sel restaurant at six o’clock
Saturday evening closed the day’s
program. More than five hundred
Girl Reserves and their friends at
tended this affair.
A very beautiful church service j
Sunday morning at the First Pres
byterian church marked the close of
the conference. The processional of j
nearly two hundred Girl Reserves
was a sight to behold.
To end the joyfulness of this
event, a Girl Reserve radio program
was broadcast from the station KOIL, !
when the double quartet from the
North Side “Y" rendered three love- j
ly musical numbers.
Practice Good Health With the
Girl Reserves
Good health is a matter of choice.
Only plain, wholesome foods should
be eaten.
Over-eating and stimulants avoided.
Drink plenty of water, nature’s rem
edy.
Have plenty of fresh air in the bed
room.
Eight to nine hours of sleep every
night.
Always breathe deeply in the open
air.
Look to the cleanliness of body and
mind.
Take regular outdoor exercise.
Heed sanitation, sobriety, and safety
first.
_ -1
ADOLPHE MENJOU
appearing in
“SORROWS OF SATAN”
at the
NEW LAKE THEATRE
3 day* commencing Sunday, March 6
-
ONE OF HARTMAN’S GENIAL
SALESMEN
Another of the salesmen who make
trading so pleasant at the Hartman
Furniture company’s store is John
Kemp, whose picture we are show
ing with this article. John has been
with Hartman’s a long time and has
built up a steady
and increasing
following in the
community. He
asks his friends
to come in now
and see him and
to send in any of
their friends who
may be in the
market now or
later for home
u r n i shings of
John Kemp any kind.
Knowing Mr. Kemp as we do, and
knowing what splendid treatment he
has accorded us all. The Monitor
heartily recommends that our read
ers look him up at Hartman’s, 413
South Sixteenth street, when they
are looking for furniture.
DRAMATIC EVENGELIST TO
CONDUCT SEERVICES
Madame Frances E. Motin of Kan
sas City, Kansas, dramatic reader and
character impersonator will conduct
special services at Grove M. E.
church, March 13 to 27. There will
be Bible study each afternoon at 2
o’clock, and gospel sermon each night.
A large community choir will sing.
There will be a special sermon for
women only, March 20 at 3 p. m.
The Rev. T. B. Oville, pastor, ex
tends a cordial invitation to the pub
lic to attend all services.
Miss Willa Hayes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hayes, entertain
ed at a delightful birthday party in
honor of her 13th birthday anniver- -I
sary at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
W. D. Taylor, 2117 North Twenty
eighth street, Thursday, February
24th. Thirty guests were present.
❖
T Z
% EPISCOPAL |
| Church of St. Philip the Deacon :*:
A 21st near Paul
♦*♦ Rev. John Albert Williams, Rector Y
❖ 5.
| SUNDAY SERVICES f
? 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion «|»
❖ 10 a. m. Sunday School X
| 11 a. m. Sung Eucharist With Sermon £
X 8 p. m. Service and Sermon
k x
I|I The Church With a Welcome
and a Message, Come
f
X
t f
v ^ ^ v
| QEveryone is taking about X
y y
I Jesse Stone and his 1
X X
I Blue Serenaders |
v v
X Record Makers Broadcasters X
* |
| Coming to |
I Dreamland Hall t
f ❖
| Monday Eve., March 7 I
❖ i
■p* tvy
I Subscribe for f|
I THE MONITOR 1
It Omaha’s Old Reliable *1
■» Ipi
illl X 9
P Race Weekly d
I $2.00 a Year |!
%