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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1928)
I THE MONITOR | T A WEEKLY NEW8PAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS *j* ? OF COLORED AMERICANS I X PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE Y T MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY ? X Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, July 2, 1915 at the Postoffice at Omaha, X Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. X X the REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS Editor X .1. W. W. MOSLEY, Lincoln, Neb. Associate Editor X LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS Buainess Manager X SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 PER YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS X t Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. X | Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. •{• $ Telephone WEbster 4243 | .!~X-X~X~X“:->*X~X~X~X~X”X~X“:~X~X~X“X“X“X“X~X“X~X~X~X~X~:* .:„X..:..:~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X“X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X' ¥ | AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS X X The postal regulations require that for newspapers to be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid I in advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed X for renewals. At the expiration of this period, where | subscriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stop- § ped. If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the £ publication. Those, therefore, who desire to continue £ receiving The Monitor must see to it that their subscrip- •{• tions are paid, as the law requires, in advance. State- £ ments are being sent to all those who owe, or our col- x lector will call—and unless your subscription is paid £ we will be compelled to cut off your paper which, of S course, w7e do not want to do. X We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law7 or £ pay the penalty. % % ■X~XK~X~X"X~X~X"X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X~X-X~X~X~X"X~X~X~:~i LENT Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a forty day period of in tensive training observed by millions of Christian folk. There was a time when this season was observed only by Roman Catholics, Greek Cath olics, Anglo-Catholics, or Epis copalians and Lutherans. In later years, however, increas ing numbers of Protestants have found this season helpful and are using it conscientiously and wisely for growth in spirit uality. This is an indication of the value of such special peri ods of religious training and of the lessening of prejudice be tween those who call them selves Christians. It also shows that there is a tendency mak ing for unity among Christian folk. There can be no doubt that all who sincerely use the season of Lent as it is intended to be used as a special intensive period of spiritual invoicing or stock taking will be greatly benefitted. Those who observe it merely perfunctorily or con ventionally in deference to a kind of religious fad will get only that out of it and nothing more. All thoughtful and re ligious minded people will ad mit that any observance that will raise us as a people and nation to a higher spiritual plane of life and service should be welcomed. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE The Monitor notes with pleasure the efforts being made by groups of our young people for self improvement. Despite statements to the con trary Omaha has a group of young people, boys and girls, youths and maidens, of whom we ought to be justly proud, and not only justly proud, but we ought to give them every encouragement within our pow er for their normal self devel-1 opment. I One group of our young peo ple attending college here, no tably the University of Omaha, and Creighton, have organized an Intercollegiate club which meets regularly not simply for a good social time, which is needed by all people, but for the study of literature and mu sic. Then there is the Tri-Arts so ciety with a membership of about seventy, composed of high school students, which meets weekly on Sunday after noons and has delightful pro grams. A large number of this group are musicians and out of it may be developed a sym phony orchestra. Congratulations, young peo ple. Keep at it. You are on the right track. We are proud of you. THE TRI-ARTS SOCIETY A delightful musical and literary program was the feature of the meet ing of the Tri-Arts society, which was held at the Hillside Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. A trom bone solo, “Among My Souvenirs,” played by Louis Carpenter, was the first number on the program. Wil liam Peebles gave an interesting talk about “The Negro.” Miss Florence Jones recited a very amusing piece, “The Newlyweds.” Miss Josephine Martin gave a vocal solo entitled “Lonesome, That’s All,” and Miss Helen Hunnigan gave a reading about “Blind Boone.” Another trombone solo, “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi,” played by Louis Carpenter, concluded the program. The club party, which was held February 10 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Toby James, was a decided suc cess. About forty boys and girls spent a very enjoyable evening; in plainer words, everyone had a good :ime. The finance committee, name y, Edna M. James, Herbert McCaw,' William Peebles, Ralph Adams, James d_ Margaret Bell, plan-j 1 Frederick Douglass, an American orator, journalist and statesman, who rose from a slave cabin to the position of United States Minister and became the friend and counsellor of presidents. He was the son of a Negro slave. He was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, February 14, 1817. Made his escape from slavery in 1838. Became a powerful worker in the Anti-Slavery so ciety. Had an interesting public career, culminating in that of United States Minister to Haiti in 1891. He died at Washington, D. C., February 20, 1895. Every Negro youVti in America should read the fascinating story of his life. N. A. A. C. P. NOTES February being the anniversary! month of three eminent Americans, the Omaha branch at its regular forum meeting to be held at St. Ben edict’s church on Grant street be tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty fifth streets, Sunday at 4 p. m. will render honor to these names in three short addresses as follows: George Washington, by Rev. Russel Taylor; Abraham Lincoln, Charles H. Trusty; Frederick Douglass, Dr. John A. Sin gleton. Time will be given for remarks from the floor by any one so desiring. At a special meeting held last Sun day afternoon at St. Benedict’s the executive committee, tentative steps were taken to have the Hon. Clarence Darrow here in a lecture in the near future. There will be more to say about this later. — “UKELELE JOE” COMPOSER, TOO Joseph S. Thomas, “Ukelele Joe” of radio fame, has just received a copyright on one of his musical com positions called “Ukelele Joe’s Circus Parade.” He has applied for copy rights on two more numbers. HEAR JOHN HAYNES HOLMES Rev. 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