PERSONALS Ed. F. Marearty, Lawyer, 7## Fe ters Trust Build'ng, JA-Ouoa >041 ar Harney 2ISC. Enwell Carter, Omaha’s popular soloist, entertained at the Knights of Columbus hall the past week and was assisted by Miss Lillian, one of Chi cago’s entertainers. Meet me at Dreamland Hall De cember 22, to tee John Smith’s models prance.—Adv. The International Hairdressers’ as sociation met at the residence of the president, Miss Jennie Robinson, Monday evening, December 12. There was a very good attendance. A very interesting lecture on the skull, was given by Mrs. Kate Wilson. All hairdressers who wish to become members phone or notify the presi dent, Miss Jennie Robinson. Look what’s here! John Smith’s red hot Style Revue, December 22nd. The Carter Charity and Benevo lent club is having a Christmas tree at the residence of Mrs. Ardena Wat son, 2718 North Twenty-eighth ave nue, Friday, December 23, for the benefit of the children. All children are invited. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North Twentieth street, gave a dinner Sun day in honor of Mr. Richard Moore, who is leaving for Chicago. Covers were laid for ten. The piece de re sistance was a wild turkey from Ash ton, Iowa. John Smith’s Style Revue will be snappier and classier than ever on December 22, at Dreamland Hall.— Adv. There will be a school play at St. Benedict’s church, Thursday evening, December 22 at 8:30. Admission is free. Come and see our children and meet Santa Claus. We congratulate the following young people upon their graduation in the winter class of the Technical High school last Tuesday: Dorothy Sturm*, Ruth Burleson, Lucille Grey, Vivian Henderson, and Joe S. Green. The Revelers gave a stag party on December 9 at the home of Gerald and Alger Adams. All members were present and a very delightful evening was enjoyed by all. A. P. SCRUGGS, Lawyer. Large ex perience. Handles all law casae. 2310 North Twenty-second street. WEbater 4162. CULTURAL CENTER ACTIVITIES Interesting figures are brought out in Mrs. M. L. Rhone’s Cultural Cen ter’s activities during November, at 2916 R street, South Omaha. Individuals belonging to clubs or classes at the Center totalled 404, of whom 91 are boys, 135 are girls, and 178 arc adults. Of the adults, 70 belong to the Home Improvement club and 40 to the Parent-Teachers association. Boys’ groups include five clubs and five classes, with 76 in clubs and 41 in classes. Girls’ groups include four clubs and nine classes, with 66 girls in clubs and 101 in classes. A “Be Square” club, recently or ganized by some of the senior boys and girls, has a four-fold purpose: mental, physical, moral, and social development. The club plans to meet each Tuesday at 7:30. Each meeting will be different, with a so cial meeting held at the end of the month. Another interesting group organ ized during the month under Mr. C. A. Stewart, is the Boys’ Brotherhood, which will include groups following different lines of activity. Thirty five boys between 11 and 16 years are now enrolled. The Brotherhood has a home improvement and religious committees, as well as a drill team, a basket ball team, and a quartet. CULTURAL CENTER CHRISTMAS PARTIES 2915 R Street Tuesday, December 20th at 8 p. m., Christmas benefit to be held in Swift’s employees’ cafeteria. The benefit will be in behalf of two crippled people, for whom it is hoped to buy wheelchairs. Saturday, December 24th, at 2 p. m., “Wee Tots’ ” Party, given by the Cultural Center Improvement club. Monday, December 20th, at 7:30 p.m., Young Peoples’ Party. Other club parties will be held during the hol idays. $10,000 worth of furs will be dis played December 22 at Dreamland Hall, besides dresses, hats, shoes, and oh, you lingerie!—Adv. MINISTERS’ ALLIANCE HOLDS WEEKLY MEETING The Ministers’ Alliance held its regular weekly meeting Monday morning at the residence of its pres ident, the Rev. John H. Grant, 2416 Binney street, with an attendance of twelve. The alliance planned to hold a union service once a month at some one of the churches represent ed in the alliance, to be attended by all the ministers of the alliance and their congregations. The first of these services will be held at Pleasant Green Baptist church, Twenty-second and Paul street, the Rev. Z. C. Mc Gee, pastor, January IB, at 3:30. The preacher will be the Rev. Mr. Garner, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church. It was also decided to have a din ner for the ministers and their wives at the Y. W. C. A., Monday, Decem ber 26, at 4 o’clock. N. A. A. C. P. ITEMS Sunday, 4 p. m. at Salem Baptist church, Twenty-third street near Clark, the Omaha branch will meet in regular forum and for the election of nine members to the executive committee. The topic of discussion will be “Some Objectives We Hope to Reach.” The discussion will be opened by the secretary. Following are the nominees for the executive committee. You are to vote for nine. 1. H. W. Black 2. John A. Williams 3. C. H. Trusty 4. E. H. McDonald 5. J. H. Jackson (So. Side) 6. P. M. Harris (So. Side) 7. Mr. Brewer (So. Side) - 8. O. J. Burckhardt 9. J. A. Harris 10. William Hall 11. Wesley Jones 12. J. A. Singleton 13. A. A. Foster , 14. H. J. Pinkett 15. F. M. Liston 16. J. D. Hines (So. Side) FATHER SECKER SPEAKER AT ST. PHILIP’S MEN’S CLUB St. Philip’s Men’s club will hold its regular monthly meeting next Tues day night, December 20, at the resi dence of Dr. Craig Morris, 3044 Man derson street. The Rev. Ernest J. Seeker, vicar of St. John’s church, will be the speaker. Father Seeker will speak on “Impressions of Eng la nd.” ATTEND CHURCHMEN’S DINNER; CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROGRAM A get-together dinner for the men of the several parishes of the Epis copal church in Omaha was given Wednesday night at Q:30 in St. John’s parish room, Thirtieth and Belvidere. There was a large at tendance and it was a delightful af fair. St. Philip’s was represented by its rector and by Messrs. J. Frank Smith, William G. Haynes, Bernie B. Cowan, Charles W. Dickerson, and A. M. Harrold, jr. Mr. Dickerson contributed a bass solo to the pro gram, which was enthusiastically re ceived. His accompanist was his niece, Miss Dorothy Allen. Miss Catherine Williams was the accom panist for the Rev. Basil S. Daugh erty, vicar of St. Paul’s, who sang two numbers and responded to en cores. ANOTHER PHYSICIAN LOCATES IN OMAHA Dr. W. L. Swainson, a physician formerly located in Milwaukee, has come to Omaha with the idea of lo cating here. Dr. Swainson is a grad uate of the University of Pennsyl vania, where he took his B. S. degree and of Meharry Medical college, of Nashville, Tenn. He has taken post ?raduate work in other institutions and attended clinics at Mayo’s hos pital, Rochester, Minn. ’!* We Do All Kinds of ALTERING & Put on new collars and *!; £ reline both men’s and $ $ ladies’ coats. $ X We still have some bridge X $ score pads left. Call us. I ROYAL DRY f | CLEANERS i X 942 No. 24th St. JA. 1811 X >* % *t* . . The . . :|: $ SMALL STORE ? | .... I £ Is Still in Operation. J* ,K Cash and Carry Proves Best I * A. H. MASSEY k 2514 No. 27th St. f V* V '♦* *•* *#• ****** v *** *XmXmX* *************************** *X**!*‘ LAKE THEATRE EMPLOYS COLORED GIRL IN BOX OFFICE Due to the earnest efforts of Mr. Dudley Wright of The Monitor staff, Mrs. Mildred Bronson of 2526 Park er street, has been employed as ticket seller in the box office of the New Lake theatre. Recognition of our people in this substantial wray should j be rewarded by a most liberal pat ronage of the theatre. Every new opening of this character in the oc-; cupational field means the opening of some other door. ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - I Confirmation classes will be or- I ganized immediately after the holi- i days. The services Sunday will be as usual—holy communion, 7:30 a. m.; church school, 10; sung eucharist j with sermon at 11; evensong at 8 o’clock. There will be the customary high mass beginning at 11:45 p. m. Christ mas Eve and ending about 1 o’clock ’ Christmas morning. _ $4,000 FOR BOY SCOUT STORY New York, N. Y.—The Boy Scouts ! of America have announced a $4,000 prize competition to be conducted jointly by Boys’ Life, the official magazine of the Scout movement, and Brown, Little & Co., publishers. The award will be made for the best story for boys, based on the Scout oath and law, submitted before July 1, 1928. 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