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I SOCIAL C _ _ 4. —. CLUBS ' 1 AFFAIRS ^O-O-Cl-e-I-y^ ORGANIZATIONS ______ Omaha, Nebr. December, 16, 1933___=____ Page 2 MODERN PRISCILLA ART AND STUDY CLUB Vera Graham, President Madoline Sterling, Reporter A very interesting business meet ing was held last Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. M. J: Fowler, and many topics of interest discussed. The President of the City Federa tion, Mrs. Crey, was present, a guest of honor and made a short address to the club. There will be a sermon to the City Federated Clubs on next Sunday, Dec. 17th at Allen Chappel, at 3:00 P. M., the public is invited to attend: Our Club is invited to assist in the management of a booth, at the “Y” next Saturday evening, Dec. 16th, during a City Federated Bazaar. A “Sweet-Tooth” sale will be held at that time, and Mrs. Ousley, Mrs. Sterling, and Mrs. Fowler will be in charge. The adoption of three needy fam ilies by the club, for Christmas cheer, was a notable achievement of the evening’s business and the names of these families were presented to the '* club. Their names will be withheld from the public, but their worthiness was assured by members presenting the names. Baskets will be filled by personal donations, to a certain extent, then money will be drawn from the treas ure to complete the work, in order that a bountiful and wholesome Christmas dinner will be assured. All members are requested to bring their donations to the home of Mrs. Vera Graham, the President of the club. Another feature of interest was the cancelation of all future after noon meetings, this was done by a majority vote. A warning was issued by the Pres ident to all delinquent members, please be at the next meeting and hear what she has to say. t hate to tell you! Two new- members were voted on to the club at this meeting, and their names will be made public after the next meeting, which will be at the home of Mrs. Vera Graham. 2509 Grant St. at 8:00 P. M: promptly arid please bring your contribution, to the Xmas baskets. Mrs. Ousley, Chair man of the sewing Committee will have charge of the evening’s work, bring your sewing, please. Every one expressed sincere de light in the service and hospitality of the hostess, and, but for good manners, would have accepted a sec ond helping of the delicious repast. mmbmi—■*!.»! iii — < ilium1* ~ LAUNORY... I for your Apparel and | Linens— j We offer the QUALITY : and SERVICE that you demand. You know our phone— WE-6055 Edholm &, Sherman LAUNDBRERS AND DRT CLEANERS ij OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206—8 Douglas St. AT 2524 We hope her time to entertain the club comes soon again. BUIAE PUELLA CLUB The Bunae Puella Club met at the home of Miss Doris Ware 2703 Cald v ell, Saturday December 9th at 4:30 | ’clock. After the general routine I of business a delightful repast was served by the hostess. Mildred Eotor, President; Mildred Dcpson, Reporter. THE CHOCOLATEERS The Chocolateers held their weekly meeting at the home of Mr. J. Moore : after having enjoyed a delicious treat furnished by Mrs. Anthony and Gordon at the Ritz Cafe. Mr. Rose baugh and Moore lost in the whist ! tournament to the former champs, Anthony and Gordon. Better con J duct in promised by Mr. Kimsey on next meeting date. Mr. Porter ana j R. Young will please be peresent next meeting night, Monday the 11. Mr. J. Moore, President; Mr.. A. i Kemsey, Reporter.. SEMPRE FIDEL CLUB Tlje Sempre Fidel Club met at the YWCA. Monday December 11th. Plans were made for the Bazaar December 14, 15, 16. A Slumber Party was planned for December 22 i at the YWCA. Mabel King, Report er, Rowena Jones, President. SOPHISTICATED SIX The Sophisticated Six gave a din ner party Sunday December 3, 1933 at the home of Miss Elizabeth Hun ter, 2414 Binney. A delicious four course dinner was served six guests. The evening was spent in playing cards and dancing. Elizabeth Hun ter, President; Adelaide Nelson, re . or ter. "he HAPPY HOUR BRIDGE CLUB The Happy Hour Bridge Club met November 23rd at the resident of Mrs. William Bailey 2218 Grant. Bridge was the event of the evening.. Mrs. J. A Daniels and J. E.. Dorsey holding high score won prizes.. It was definitely decided to sponsor a bridge party December 7 at St Bene dicts. All visitors are weloomed. A delicious repast was served by the hostess.. We adjourned to meet December 2, at 2843 Binney. C. M McFall, Pres. J.. E Dorsey reporter. The Happy Hour Bridge Club met December 2nd with Mrs. J. E* Dors ey 2843 Binney.. Five changes of bridge were played. Again Mrs.. J.. A.. Daniels and J. E.. Dorsey winn ing first prizes. Mrs.. Florence Thomas winning guest prize.. R. A.. Mills holding the high scores daring the month of November won the monthly prize. A palatial luncheon was served the club and we adjourn [ ed to meet December 14th. C. Mc ! Falls, President; J.. E.. Dorsey Re ; porter.. , 9 r Read The Guide TRADE WITH YOURSELF. BUY YOUR NEXT ORDER OF GROCERIES FROM A SQUARE SPECIAL Lion Lump . . . $7.50 Hot and Laating | Lion Coal Comany 124 Nickalos St. We. 2605 CUPID CLUB The Cupid Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watts, 2412 Decatur St.. All members were present.. Af ter the club business, the evening was spent socialy. The hostess serv ed a three course dinner, which was enjoyed by all. The table was beau tifully decored with Chrysanthe mans.. The members adjourned to meet dt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, 2412 Decatur, December 19 for their Xmas party and also in honor of their fellow member Cupid, Lloyd Gray's birthday. President, Lloyd Gray; Reporter Agnes Hawk | ins. HATTY ROQUETS The Hatty Kouquets met at the home of Amelia Thomas. We fin ished old business of our reception, j after which we were served a de | lightful repast. Speaking of the re I cpption, we are glad to say it was a ! success and we the club, wish to thank Leonard Turner for the lovely work he did on our invitations. Mable Longmire, Pres., Helen Sherwood, Reporter. THE EUREKA CLUB The Eureka CJub members held their regular meeting at the home of the Pres. Mr. J. Davis, 2118 No 29th St. The meeting was called to order by our President. The meeting wes opened for business, and sugges j tlons. We are glad to have as a vis itor, and hope to have as a member, Mrs. Niolig. After the business part of the meeting was ended, bridge was i played, first prize Mrs. Niolig, Mr. W. T. Ford; Mrs. Wright and Mr: Adkins, booby. We are sorry to re port one of our members, Mrs. W. M. Roberts is in the hospital, but is do | ing very nicely. A delightful two course supper was served the club, of which we all en joyed, and then we adjourned. Mr. J. Davis, President Mr. M. Payton, Reporter 8ECRETUS DECEM The Jitney Party given by the Se cretus Decerns Club, Friday, Dec. 1. at the home of Mrs. Howard Swain, : 2420 Binney St., was a big success. Everyone had a good time, because everybody was there. Good music, j and' delicious refreshments were eu 1 joyed by all. The members of the Secretes De cern Club thank all those that were present, Edward Riggs, President R. Richard, Reporter THE LADIES SOCIAL CLUB The Ladies Social Club met at the | residence of Miss Eva Phillip, who I has been away for six weeks visiting her family. All the members were I present and had a lovely time. Mrs. j Nolling became a member. Bridge was the event of the afternoon. We were glad to have with us as visitors, Mrs. Ruby Wright, Mrs. M. F: Ken cid, Mrs. E. Livingson. Prizes were won by Mrs. Wright first prize, and Mrs. J. Davis consolation, for a change, as she has won first prize twice in succession from the Eureka Club. A delicious luncheon was served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Sarah Boggins, at the Jewel Apt. 24th and Grant Sta. Eva Phillips, President __ j Christmas Gift Party at Northside Y Men and women are invited to at i tend a Christmas Gift Party at the j Northside “Y” on Monday evening, December 18th at 8 o'clock. The admission is one five cent gift. Old Santa will be there and there will be Christmas caroling, Christmas tree, Christmas stories and Christ mas games. Under the auspices of Membership Committee, Mrs. Minnie Dixon, Chairman. GIVE YOUR OWN BOY AND GIRL A CHANCE TO EARN AN HONEST LIVING AND RESPECT ABLE JOB BY TRADING WITH THE SQUARE DEAL GROCERY Girl Reserves Worship About forty grade and high school Girl Reserves were the guests of the St. Philips Episcopal Church at the invitation of Boy Scout Troop No. 79 on Sunday morning. Members , of the following clubs were present: B. uo Triangle, Up to Date, Semper | Fidelis and Robins. , Boys and Girls Discuss the “Quest for the Best” 102 boys and girls representing the j high schools of the city discussed; very vital and interesting subjects at j tlie monthly Boy and Girl Forum at! the North Side “Y” on Friday. The j discussion, Boy and Girl Standards j • by Dr. Craig Morris brought out the j following points: “The Ideal Boy”— | Clean in Spirit, speech, sportsman i ship. The Ideal Boy respects girl | hood, and womanhood and conducts himself like a gentleman. He is ! loyal to his ideals and thrifty. Mr. J.. Harvey Kerns in the dis | cussfon “After /Gra&MjfIon"—What : pointed out the necessity for Negro boys and girls choosing carefully | those professions which they may best fit themselves being careful j that they reach out into less exploit ! ed jobs. Miss Grayce Dorsey discussed the proper use of leisure time and in j teresting suggestions were given as to the way young people might use their leisure time profitably. Rev.. C. C.. Harper and Mr.. Rogers, Stu dent at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary were the principal speak ers for the afternoon. Mrs.. Lucy ; Charlotte Crawford, Chairman. North Side “Y” Represented at State Conference Miss Rach"l I. Taylor, Executive Secretary of the North Side “Y” at tended a State Conference called by Governor Bryan in Lincoln. The purpose of the Conference was to discuss CWA. projects for women. Personals Mrs. Lillie Mae Young of 2117 Grant St. has arrived from a five weeks stay in St.. Lou s Mo., where i she was called away owing to the ill ness and death of her brother.. She | spent two of the five weeks in Ar j knnsas.. While in Si_ Louis she was entertained by her m3ny friends and adered mother.. Mrs. Lillie Mao Young has been ill in heir home 2117 Grant since Dec. 8rd but 6he is improving r«p:dly and wishes to thank her many friends for calling. Mrs.. P. S. Stovall daughter grand son anddaughtor in law Mrs.. Gun etia Butlon and Mrs. Alice Jones spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Mar | garet Williams at Lincoln Nebraska.. On last Wednesday evening Mr. James Moore entertained a number of guest* at their home at 2932 No.. 25th St. in honor of his mother Mrs. Ned Moore.. A dainty three course luncheon was served. Mrs... Moore was the recipient of many lovely gifts.. Mrs. Jas.. H. Dotson was hostess to the Pastor's Wives club at their meeting last week. The theme for tiiis month is "Love”.. Quotations were on “Love”.. The chaplain Mrs.. Metcalf opened the meeting. The program committee made their re j port and presented a program for the next three months Mrs. Harper I chairman by common consent.. The j party that was planned for Xmas j was postponed until a later date. Thirteen ladies were present. The hostess served a dainty two course lunijheort. Mrs., pet. 'Johnson be came a member of the Council. Next meeting will be at the home of Mrs., i Alfred Clay on 22nd St. parsonage of Clair Chapel ME.. Church. All pastors wives are cordially invited to join us.. Mrs. Z.. E.. McGee Pres; Mrs.. J. H. Jackson Secy; Mrs.. J.. H Dotson Reporter.. Stor3. ©16 Saxon Inn 1827 N I6TH EVERYBODY WELCOME JAckson 8237 t© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) (WN’C Service) TX SPITE of his twenty-eight years. Doctor Morley looked very young; iu spite of his youthful appearance and the fact that he had been prac ticing medicine only two or three years, he was one of the busiest and best-liked doctors in Tilden, One of the older doctors iiad suggested iu all seriousness that he raise a mous tache. That would make him look older and more professional. Not such a bad idea, thought Ted llorley, until he suggested it to Hope Gray, the girl in spotless white linen who acted as general assistant in his office. Hope pursed her lips, looked critical ly at Ted’s smooth face and said she liked him better as he was. That set tled the matter. The only time that Ted really felt the need of an appearance of greater age was when he was acting as chair man of the committee of student nurses at the Tilden hospital. The fact was, he was somewhat in awe of Miss Drury, the middle-aged ma tron of the hospital, and on leaving the hospital after visiting his patients there, he had a strong impulse to hurry past her private otlice without giving her an opportunity to confer with him. One summ.: s d.,y i:e was malclng— or trying to make—one of his has.y exits from the hospital when Miss Drury pounced upon him. ‘‘Sorry to detain you,” slie said, ac cusingly. “But there'* the case of Miss (‘.ray. It was six months ago the matter was first presented and we have done nothing about it. It would be quite out of order for me to go ahead with the matter myself. A nev class will be mining in next month— we really ought to let her know.” “To he sure.” said Ted Morley. and said something about having intended to get in touch with the girl, ar •’ something more about having been ex tremely busv. “Yeu see she applied for appoint ment in the training school. She has bo high-school diploma—and in such cases candidates have to satisfy the chairman of the committee of their educational fitness. I would suggest that you send for the girl and have her go to your office where you can make whatever inquiries you want. She lives somewhere in the country— a copy of the letter Is Included In this memo.” A few me-e remarks and Ted Morley managed t» get started. Dia agreonble business that. Me thrust the letter In h» pocfcrt. harried te hts ear and hack by the sherteet way to hfs office. He was especially aax- j lens to arrive before Hope left for ] the day. If he had the courage, he wanted te asked Hope to marry him. He was quite e<r:*l to the erdeui be fore Mis* Drury nabbed him—ix>w ha felt tlmhl. Somehow his courage came back ay he entered hi* office and saw Hope sitting there at hi* desk with her pretty fair head bent over one of hi* medical magnanes. They wit opposite each other with the broad fiat desk between them and Ted took the tel-phone receiver from Its hook so there might he no Inter mptlon in the Important business hr h«d before him. Thru lest*!-- over hi* (leak and '•-'■In? or jo ! i into hit* fair .<uting Pace lie U»M !<■•- Hr wanted to marry ter. Re wiTte* Self expecting Hope weald preerrt u final relection then *i»H tb-re. tcwfe-i. looking rather confused, the Mil him that It was rather rash for him to propose mar ring* to a girl of whom he knew noth tag. •Tm not even a nurse,” she said. “They didn’t think I knew enough— they wouldn’t have me—” “But after what I have seen of some nurses." said Ted. “I’m glad you nev er took hospital training. Then you really did want to go into training?" “Ever since I was a little girl that had been my ambition." said Hope. **?ou see my mother was dead—and father had quite a bit of money. I never spoke of that before. ! said 1 lived on a farm—so I do, in a way. Father calls It an estate—but I go and come In the bus. Well. I never went to high school. Just somehow man aged to get a smarter here and there from governesses and tnt'ora. I got father to consent to my taking the hospital training—but apparently they didn’t want me—so I saw your adver tisement—and you know the rest 1 thought maybe I had better tdl yor about It—because—” “Because then I would understand why you didn’t want to marry me?” Hope put her two hands across the desk and clasped one of Tedta. ‘Of course I want to marry you—how could I help It?” It was not until late that night that Ted remembered the memorandum from Miss Drury that he had thrust In his pocket He glanced quickly through the letter written six months ago and at the end he saw the sig nature. “Hope Gray.” '3H0AS AH3330H3 1V3CI 3HVflt>S V W0H3 S3IH33OH0 30 H3CIHO AX3N 3HOA AflH *3iaS3110A HAIM 3CIVHA REV. ALBERT KUHN, WHITE MIN ISTER, ADVISES OMAHA NEGRO ES. ‘ORGANIZE AND STAND TO GETHER/-® SAYS ■ x believe it lies entirely in your power to remove some of the undeserved, in just, unchristian and humiliat ing resti ictions which have been placed upon vour eco nomic, political and cultural life, here in Omaha as ev erywhere m the United States. I . .1 wil1 mention a few of these handicaps and re strictions. 1. . Coioi ed citizens are too often passed over in the appointment of the working staff of the different departments of City and County government. 2. Local shops and stores who receive a large pro portion of their trade often fail to return the favor bv hiring a fair proportion of colored clerks. y 3. Public Utilities like the Gas, Light, Water Telephone, Street Car Service do not give to our colored people the share of employment which their patronage should entitle them to. 4. In at least two of our Public Schools in which colored children form a large percentage of the pupils half of the teaching positions including the position 6f principal should be given by the School Board to Colored Teachers. There s a super-abundence of the finest of teaching talent among colored College Graduates. iha’c some of tnese ijr.fair and exasperating dis criminations have persisted so long is not due er.t'rdy to the prejudice of more numerous white citizenship.' A large percentage of vour white fellow townsmen have enough of the Christian and human spirit that they are of one mind with you about the injustice of it all. They will both respect you and support you if yci: make a de liberate, intelligent and courageous fight for your rights. They will however not Uke the initiative. If you Negro citizens have not got” the guts” (if you will pardon this homely expression), of getting together and enforcing your demands they feel you are not worth the victory. The W hites had to fight and to suffer to gain democracy and their other civic rights; the women braved ridicule and perseution until their demands for political equality were heard: the laborers of Russia overthrew inequality and tyranny only through a fearless struggle. The trouble with you colored neighbors is that you did not have to fight hard enough yourself to become free from slavery in the days of Lincoln; that is why you are still halfway in the state of slavery. Your full emancipation waits for your own concerted and sacrificial efforts. To win out in your struggle for equality you need neither brutal force nor money. You need the fearless, highminded courage of the eternal fidelity to a noble ideal, of Jesus, and, in modern times, of a Washington, Gandhi. There ought to be somewhere in your midst a born, magnetic leader, who could pull you together, and lead you in persistent united action. He ought to be a man of such an inspiring personality that most of those who come in contact with him could not help but respect and like him, both Colored and Whites. He ought to be not so much a great orator as a great organizer, who could develop his people into a well disciplined, enthusiastic spiritual army; he should have nothing in common with those vain glorious, bombastic, selfseeking political trick sters, who pose as leaders at election time. Both White and Colored have their fill of such. Under such leadership all colored churches, clubs, lodges should get busy to put before their members a program for the recognition of the rights of their race such as I outlined above. Care should be taken to be mod erate in their demands so, that they will impress with their fairness and moderation even the white people. They should then induce every colored man and Wom&S in Omaha to sign a simple pledge something as fellows* .... ‘T express my belief in the aims of the OMAHA COLORED RIGHTS LEAGUE (or whatever title that organization may have). I hereby enlist in the League as a comrade and active member. I shall obey the orders of the leader of the League as long as it does not conflict with my conscience or with the laws of our Country. If for any reason I cannot continue such obedience I shall resign from the League.” After two thirds of the colored populations have identified themselves with the organizations, the leader, with a carefully selected group of assistants, can begin the struggle for the realization of the program. ALL COLORED HELP | The New Rita Cafe formerly owned by Mr. Lee Washington.* ms been redcorated from the basement to the ceiling, is bow ! open twenty-four hours per day, to appease your wants and the ! choice line of home eooking. Schilta Beer on tap. H. B.. Me- j Laughlin, proprietor. | Ritz Theatre Every Friday and Saturday Now 15c