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1 SOCIAL c _ — • a CLUBS 1 I AFFAIRS ^-O-Ci-e-t-y > ORGANIZATIONS - ■ - ■ .. - — OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY APRIL 28. 1934.~^~^ - -* PAGE FIVE THE EXCELES Y OKLEY ART CLUB The Exceles Y. Okley Art club met M ednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Whitlow, 2911 S Street, with the following guests present: Mrs. Vere King. Mrs.Reed, Mrs. Laura Perry. Mrs. Addie Morrow, Mrs. Lizzie Whitlow, Mrs. Mable' Braxton. Mrs. Anna Owens. A deli cious buffet lunch was served by the hostess. • Mrs. Verlee King—President Mrs. Anna Owens—Reporter ____________________ THE KATTY KOQUETTES Te Katty Koquettes met at the. home of Dorothea Bell. As usual business was discussed and after a delightful repast was served, an in- i teres ting court session was held. J The jury was sworn in the usual manner. Witnesses and so forth. After the jury had been out 20 minutes, the dependent was found guilty of acquisaton. Nothing else needs to be siad. if you know Mable Longmyer was the prosecuting at torney. That’s all for the time being. Mable Longmyer—President I Helen Sherwood—Reporter j _ THE JOYEUX BRIDGE CLUB The Joyeux Bridge club met at the residence of Mr. J. T. Scott. 2611 De- j catur St. The meeting was called to j order by the president, Mr. W. L Seals- After a short business meet ing the members payed bridge. Mr Archie Macev and Mr- Jaynes, a sub for Mr. E. Banks won the J. B. C. ! pn. 'This was followed by a ovely dinner by Mrs. J. T. Scott. W. L. Seals—President E. E. Southard—Reporter THE KING OF SPADES BRIDGE CLUB The King of Spades Bridge club were the guests of Mr. F. J. McDon ald, Monday evening. Each man brougnis partner, ana iougnt naru to wm Uign. me William, ware ana ami ueorge ^awards team won tne top- score, navmg oeen successiui in Ueieatng tne most coupies present. tne neat meetuig wm oe mommy, at tne norne 01 mr. Oeorge jnuwaros, ZoOP Wirt iureet. The postal Alliance Auxiinary. The Postal Alliance Auxilliary are elated over the tremendous progress it is making- Ten members were pres ent on April 17th with Mrs- ullie Lewis as hostess at 2416 Blondo St The business was spent in an ad vertising menu that was enjoyed by ail- _ . , . Mrs- Wheeler—President Mrs- Young—Secretary The Junior Matron s League The Junior Matron’s League held its bi-monthly meeting at the home of Mrs- Mae Allan, 2926 N- 2oth b ■ Mrs- Edna Mae Johnson has been elected business manager for the league- The league is contemplating many summer activities- Mrs- Allan proved a very delightful host.*, 0ur guests for April were Mrs- Wor thington Williams The officers of the league delude, Mrs. LueUian Waites, president, Mrs lima Clark Secretary, Mrs- Lovejoy Crawford treasurer Big Debate To Be Held One of the most sensations - bates ever to be staged in the b» torv of Omaha will be held at P grim Baptist church. May 9t^ r Oscar Washington, crack debater t^i winner of the Interstate LUer arv Society will head the teams- This debated be under the auspices of the Educational conmuttee ^ tional Association for Th me* of Colored People »»■■*“ * one of the most sensational ises to be one debating affairs m the hisi»r> Mr J C. Hams, Js- and M Jf participate in the debate- Mu* ^1 participa chairman of Longmeyer will act a the meeting for this occasion the ace of clubs ^ Clubs Bridge club met " - »jrs_ Theodore Thomas, s." pri“by Mrs- Adventa Randall THE OMAHA^WAITER’S association Fi_t «e wish to thaok the preee. FlTSt .. WOW’ and our many radio station WOW am. friends, for the loyal support given us at our first benefit dance at the Dreamland Hall last Monday night It was said to be one of thhe great est and most enjoyable events for foiany months Our regular meeting was held Tues day night, April 24th and our guest speaker, Mr. Lowe of the NRA staff, gave us a clear view of the Restau rant Code- I am sure every member under his voice understands now that cooperation must be be our aim if we wish to achieve anything in th;« day and age We thank Mr- Lowe for this splendid message and hope for his long continued service to this great cause The next meeting night will be Mon day night, April 30th at the Mid City Community and Urban League- We wish all members present, as a great deal of business must be taken care of M- I Harris—President H- M- Bronson—Secrteary MID CITY NEWS COOKING AND TABLE SERVICE A course in Cooking and Table ser vice was begun Wednesday evening at the Community Center building. 2213 Lake St- at seben-thirty p. m This course will teach young girls to prepare many dainty dishes in an inexpensive manner A class lor more experienced lad ies will begin Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock- The courses are being offer ed by the Industrial and Neighbor hood departments of the Urban lea gue “Y” NEWS Membership Drives Goes over The Top As the climax to a month’s inten sive membership drive, for fifty dol lars the total report to date in the “Y” Membership Drive is $66-45- 'Honors go to the Membership Committee, Mrs- Victoria Turner, captain who alone brought in $20-00- The total amount raised by the membership ccnYiittee being $45-70- The Com mittee of Management with Mrs- Lucy C- Crawford captain reported $20-75 It was a splendid effort with most of the memberships reported beisg new members- Money is still coming in and a later report will give the final figure. Workers in the drive were: Mesdames John A- Williams, Lucy C Crawford, Jessica Wright, Minnie Dixon, Walter Seals, Milton W ilson, William Evans, C- B- Wilkes, Florence Johsson, Frank Grak and Miss Jennie Robinson, members of the Committee of Manag4ment and also Mesdames ■ i. H- Goodwin, Victoria Turner, H- L-1 Anderson. H- J- Pinkett, Bertha Bell, Pearl Wakefield. Jamie Norman- Mag gie Smith, Vera Graham, Z- E- Snow den and Clara Dacus, member'- of the Membership Committee Members of the Membership Com mittee will be the guests of the Com mittee of Masagement at the close of the regular monthly meeting in May The following persons chaperoned hikes from the North Side Y- W- C- A on Saturday- Mrs- Lucy C- Crawford, Mrs- Florence Terrell and Chales Dick erson were leaders for the Boy-Girl Hike to Mandin Park. Mrs- Alice Wil son, leadeT of Up-to-Date girls to Hummel Park and Mrs- Doreene Holliday, leader. Sophomore club to Hummell Park- All three clubs had an enjoyable time New Members To Be Honored Members of the Hospitality commit tee of the North Side “Y” are planning a lovetly tea honoring the new mem bers and their friends are invited also The tea will be held on Sunday after nooni May 6, hours from 5 to 7 o’clock We invite you in to meet our new metnbers and to have a cup of tea Mrs- William Evans assisted by mem bers of the Hospitality Committee Wil be hostesses Quack Performance A popular request production of the two one act piays by the “Y” players will be gives at Mt- Moriah Baptist -Church, Monday May 14th at 8:16 sharp- The busy Quack Club of the North Side “Y” will be presenting them for the benefit of those who did not see them at St- Benedict’s Church- In addition to the plays, the Quacks are planning some novel entertainmest surprises to be featur ed along with the production- You don’t want to miss this entertainment! Corrine McDaniels, President- Faith Patterson. Corresponding Secretary ATTENDS HIKE ! The members of the Boy and Girl ; Forum of the Y W C- A- attended a I hike on Saturday. This club is com posed of a mixed group of boys and girls who study the every day problem of life- On iast Saturday this club and their friends left the *Y” at 7 o’clock and hikeo to Manden Park and from Manden Park to the Bowl. They then took the highway- Everybody brought his lunch and about one thirty o’clock the members all ate their lunch- the club had three sponsors on this hike, in the persons of Mrs- Charles Dickerson, Mrs J- Crawford, and Mrs- Florence Ter rill- There were 28 in number on this this hike including the three sponsors Those attending this hike were; OHve Willis, Robert Myers, Elizabeth Black. Leonard Turner, Thomas Jones. Frank Jackson. Irene Harrold, Mar garet B-ck. Evelyn Beck, Howad Smith, Mary Alice Willis. Allen Gor don. Katherine Rountree. Crisman Clark, Mildred Ector, Hazel Jackson, Evelyn Luchy, Edwin Riggs, Ethel Terrill, Herbert Wiggins, Maxine Blair, Vernon Rountree, Edna Blair, and Haram Pittman Everybody reported having a good time APPOINTED TO SERVE ON Y. M C. A. COM MITTEE J- Harvey Kerns, executive secre of the Mid City Community Center and the Omaha Urban League, has recently received an appointment to serve on trie Oiutr xioys Committee ox the Omaha Y- M- C- xt- The work oi this committee will have to do with working out the passing on var ious programs affecting the work of older boys in the city. The appointment of Mr- Kerns to the Committee is a recognition on the part of the Omaha Y- M C- A- of the presence and inh|r-relationship be tween thhe two groups in our commun ity. The other members composing this committee are; Mr- J. G- Masters, Mr. Thvight E- Porter. Mr- E- E- Me Millan. Mary McNamara, Mr- How ard Ohman. Mr. R. M. Marrs. and Mr. W. E. Reed. NOTICE! Encourage our young folks by tun ing in Saturday night. April 28 at ten o’clock to station KICK- Hear Kenneth Stewart, popular young radio artist who is taking part in a contest- At the close of the broad cast you are asked to do one or the other of the following: Mail your vote to station KICK. 201 Merchants National Bank Building or take it to Grocy Gas Store. 16th and Burt Sts. If you mail your vote, it will count only for one- If the vote is taken, credit will be given for five. Let us encourage our youth by taking our vote to the Grocy Gas Store, 16th and Burt Streets not later than Sat urday, May 5- All votes must be in by Saturday May 5- Votes mailed in with postmark later than that date will not be considered The Free Stone Primitive Church 1318 North 26th Street Rev. Dan Thamas—Pastor Sster E- Burdin—Secretary Rev. O- W. Travis—Reporter A rally sponsored by the popular mothers of the church was held Sun day. April 15- Receipts from the rally totaled $182-75. This money was used to satisfy a mortage obli gation of $98.00. The members are very happy over the success of the rally. The following amounts were raised by the members; Sis. P. John son, $57.75; Sis. Hettie Robinson$51 .25; Sis.. Margaret Thomas, $40.00; Sis. Burdin, $8.25. On April 22nd, thre young men were added to the church rolls, in the persons of Lorenzo Oliver, Charles Adams, and Lafayette Robertson. TO LEAVE OMAHA Mrs. Beatrice Gray, 1816 North 22 Street, who was reported in last weeks paper to be leaving Otnaha about May 16th, reported to one of the Omaha Guide staff that she is leaving on May the first for St. Louis to attend a general conference. STIRRING DRAMA By Mrs- Ruth Gordon. Not perhaps the smartest revue in town, but the most distinctive plays in one act were presented to an en thusiastic audience. Tuesday night April 17 in the auditorium of St Benedict church by the “Y” players Even hardened critics would be un able to brush lightly over the tech nique displayed by Eugene Murray in the role of “No Count Boy” and the impressive beauty protrayed in “Grannie Maumeee’ by Madoline Sterling Marvelous results can be achieved by the one-act Negro play, plays that touch the h arts of people almost more than any mucis written Ihe natural dramatic talent of M ss L vina Sc:tt was another high light of the evening, while Henry Thomas as the distracted lover kept the audience in laughter with his droll and realistic potrayal- The en trance of Mrs- Getrude Schackledord one of the familiar stage figures of ; the community was a vivid enter taining feature of the play Mrs. Sterling was ably supported ; by Miss Tama O’Neal and Miss Fan | nie Lu Levison both displaying an unusual and effective stage poise Talking Things Over Mildred J. Bronson “True Friendship.” “I Order to Have Friends, thou must first show thyself Friendly.” The most priceless, the most valu- j ed. the most hoped for thing in this I world today, is Friendship. True, j Genuine, Friendship- Thee is noth ing, absolutely nothing, that can take ' its place- We must however, stop to j consider that there are many kinds of Friendship in this world, but that it is only one that is of any value- i That is the Friendship that is going to stick through any kind of trouble ! or hardship, the Friendship that is always ready to lend a helping hand, j or say a kindly word, the Friendship ! in which there is nothing tc lowly or no place too unrefined for them to go into- to help their friend This is the kind of a Friendship that many are seeking for today, but that very few find You hear people today say, “My friend will do this for me and my j triend will do that for me,” but are they sure that their friend will do this and will do that, in fact, to j make a long story short, are they ; sure that this person is not just a | to is really their friend ? Are they friend of the hour? Are they sure that if they were in trouble, this friend, as they call them, would come willing to their rescue? No, they are not sure until they have I put that friend to a test Now, we will travel back just a I little to my opening verse “In order ; to Have Fgiem^s, thou n lust fi|-s!t I show thyself Friendly-” In order to have friends, thou must first prove to be friend thyself- Put this pues tion to yourself- “Am I a true friend to anyone- “Is there anyone that I really feel I would do anything in this world possible to keep them happy?” If you are not a true friend to anyone, how can you expect any one to be a true friend to you,? Did you ever stop to consider that : if we could do away with all this j false friendship, this snake in the grass friendship, we would help rid the world of one of the greatest evils alive, today? Pretended Friendship Do you know what I mean when I say pretended Frienship ? I mean b> j this- ‘People who pretend to be your j friend, laugh, eat, drink, make mer ry with you, while in their hearts, I they are planning a way to cut your throat, a way to lower you into the gutter and once they have you there, | to do everything in their power to keep you there. This kind of a Friendship is a menace to society, and until it is cleared away, we can not hope for social betterment among our race, or in fact, among any race There is only one solution to this problem and that is to study yourself-1 Find out what kind of a friend you are- Find out if you are one of those snake in the grass friends, that laugh in a person’s face and inward ly at the same time, figure a way to haim that person- If you are, clear your heart, get the malic* and hatred out of your system, for as long as you are one of these so-called friends, vou are helping this evil to grow- If you clear yourself, make yourself a true friend- Then there will be one less of this false friendship and fi I nally if everyone makes up his mind to not be one of these so-called friends there will come a time when there will be nothing bue true friendship There is sothing sweeter than true friendship. Take for instance a mother’s love for her child, no matter how homely, how sickly or how low j ly her child is, there is nothing to vulgar or lowly for that mother to do for her child- This is the kind of Friendship we need in this world- To have a true Friendship between two peoples there must be love- The kind of love a mother has for her child- If we have this kind of love for a person, then we will not prove to be a false friend- Don’t help lower the value of Friendship- Don t put it on a lower standard just be cause of a thoughtless deed or act ! if you for one momest think that you 1 cannot be a true friend, rather than re-act against the true lay of Friend ship, stay by yourself- Don’t pretend to he a Friend If you are a Friend to a person, a true Friend, then you will not say or do anything that you even think will hurt or lower that person, will you? No. you will not, if you are a true Friend. No matter what you know about that person, no matter how low 1 you have seen that person fall, there is nothng that is going to make you say one word against him, if you are his real Friend- May I ask this ques-• tion right here, how is it that a person can be so low' as to call himself a Friend of a person and then go asd talk against that same person be hind his back and when his friend asks him about it he can look that person in the face and say: ‘Now, you know that I woulds’t say anything •boot you!’ You know that I am 1 your friend and that I would not do anything to hurt you- I have often wondered whether a person of this type has any conscience, just how he could look a person that he is sup-: posed to be a friend to face asd de liberately lie and say: ‘You know 1 j wouldn’t say anything against you. i when he knows deep down in his heart that it was he and nobody else, but he said it- This is the kind of Friendship thta we need to rid the world of A friend like this is no good to anybody- In my sight, he is l even lower than the person that he is knocking Let us this week strive to help the cause of Friendship- To form a more sacred obligation, by striving to be a true Friend, or not to be a Friend at all. May I close this week with this little poen, that slowly worked itself up in my mind as I studied the sub ject Friendship Have you ever stopped to consider, as you trudged the road of strife, That True Friendship is a blessing, to everyone is Life! There is nothing else that matters, if we have a Friend that's true, That no matter where we travel, that l friend will travel too! Are you a Friend to someone, along the road of life: Are you willing to stick by him, through every7 care and strife! There are many ships to lure one, along the oad of life. Love Ships. Silver * Ships, Golden Ships, that offer beautiful sights, But only one of value to the young as well as old. The Good Old Ship of Friendship, in it- Lets take our abode Lets consider it- It will only help us to make our character as well as the world a better place in which to live OUR BURDENS Life was never just a song For us as we travel along, But our courage we must keep Though the road is rough and steep Oftimes we cannot stay our tears ; For no ray of hope appears, But God still lives and answers prayer i And though our burdens are hard to bear, He can give us the courage we need To travel onward and not despair No matter where the road may lead We shall oftes meet defeat Though the prejudice we meet When a brighter path we seek But we shall not despair For the steepest road must end Somewhere, beyond the longst bend Until we reach the journey’s end Our every7 effort we shall lend To lighten the burdens we bear, And for those we leave behind To travel a so usfair—unkind MYRTLE GOODLOW THE TRUTH 24th St- on a Saturday night Offers many a thrilling sight, Just watch the happy throng As they hurry or saunter along No depression in this town , The way they are weighed down With packages of every7 sise The market basket, the seekly prize The merchants on 24th should realize Just how much we spend, And since on us they must depend Why not give more jobs to us We help to make them prosperous If we refuse to support them Could they stay in business then? Mr Merchant kindly think this over And let us too enjoy the clover MYRTLE M GOODWIN SOCIAL SINS. By Dr- A- G- Bearer Capitalistic Oppression (For The Literary Service Bureau) Tot: And I shall be a swVt wit ness against those that oppress the hireling in his wages—Malachi 3:5 “The laborer is worthy of his hire” is an axiom the truth of which is in disputable- Not only is he worthy of his hire, meaning compensation for his work but he is worthy a larger share of what his labor produces than that which is usually is accord ed him 1—The system at fault- There is something wrong with any system which makes it possile for men to heap up riches and revel in luxuries while the actual producers of this wealth remain poor and are often destitute of the plain necessities 2—Golden Rule the Remedy. There is constant talk concerning the vari ous alphabetical administrations, but these will accomplish a very litle if th'-y fail to secure juctise for the laborer and to curb those who “op press the hireling in his wages.” But' the one and only unfailing remedy for this condition is the acceptance of the teachings of Jesus Chrisrt, “As ye would that men should do unto you do ye even so unto them ” The sining capitalist would do well tc read the warnings by Malachi as found in the chapter of which the text forms a part- And they’d do well to repent ere their sins shali j bring destruction on them and on the nation QUOTATIONS FROM NEGRO AUTHORS "I,m with Shakespeare and he wince (lot- Across the color -line I move »rm in arm with Balzac and Lhimas. where imiling men and welcoming women glide in gilded halls. From | >ut the caves of evening that swing between strong-limbed earth and the :racery of the stars, I summon Aris totle and Aurelius amt what soul I will, and they all come graciously with no scorn nor condescension. So, wed with Truth, I dwell above the Veil. Is this the life you grudge, O knightly America ? Is this the life you long to change into the dull red; hideousness of Georgia? Are you j so afraid lest peering from the high 1 Pisgah. between Philistine and Ama lekite, we sight the Promised Land?”! —W. E- B- DuBois in “The Souls of Black Folk.” I Looking Back. By Videtta Ish (For the Literary Service Bureau) Gorgeous Weddings Simplicity seems to be a “lost art” and this is true in regard to Initiation | into the connubial state Looking j back, I remember “getting married” | was a serious and a solemn thing— almost as solemn as death and funer als. Today it is different- Big “blow outs” are the rule now- Jazz music gay company, wreckless dancing, flow' of intoxicants and gorgeous dressing have taken the place of former simplicity and solemnity- The purpose of the display is two-fold First there is the element of pride, and the foolish desire to out-do or out-show others- Then, this cater ing to customs is intended to bring a crow as evidence of popularity and to make sure of a large number of presents proudly to be exhibited But, so seldom have these gorgeous affairs ended well, that, as a gener al thing, disaster is predicted in the wake thereof. And it is well known and acknowledged that gorgeousness happiness, the measure of connubial success Maxine Miller Writes (For the Literary Service Bureau) Afflicted Husband—Wife has to work hard—Mother advises run with married man and get help—Mother wrong and wicked—Do right and wait (For advice write to Maxie Mil ler, care of Literary Service Bureau, 516 Minnesota Ave-, Kansas City, Kans. For personal reply send self addressed, stamped envelope ) Maxie Miller: Here is a strange case- I’m a married wofrnan- My husband is afflicted and can’t make a living for me- I have to work and get so very tired- There’s a man who says he loves me and it hurts him to see me work so hard- He of fers to help me, but you know what that means- I know if I take his money I’ll feel under obligations to do what he .wants Tlfcs man is married but he’s got plenty of money, so it won’t be robbing anybody Now, the strange thing is that my own mother tells me to run with this man so I won’t have to work so hard- But I know it’s not right What do you say?—Millie & Millie C: There is but one thing to sav- Your mother is wrong, and she is wicked, too- By no means dis grace yourself. Do right, keep your conscience alive, and there’ll come a better day for you—Maxie Miller “Darkness. Death and Dust.” By R- A- Adams (For The Lterary Service Bureau) It matters not on what we feed Fond of the gods, or beggar’s crust. ^ et, all the paths we travel* lead At last to "darkness, death and dust-” It matters not how great a name a man may boast. if boast lie must. The way of honor, glory, fame. Lead all to “darkness, death and dust” The man of wealth and high estate. Foolish would be in theee to trust For, spite of his possessions great, He’s doomed to “darknms. death, and dust” The slave to carnal appetite May sate nausea and disgust Yet come he must, all these de spite. At last to ‘ darkness, death and dust.” Then, of this truth fully aware Best to be sober, honest just And so. by living thus prepare For time of “darkness, death and dust” Story of the Titanic Retold. By R. A- Adams (For The Literary Service Bureau) Not long ago, there appeared in one of the magaznes a new version of the sinking of the Titanic, the ship men calmed to e unsinkable- The story was the most graphic of all and gave perhaps more details than any others. Again was emphasized the faith of all in the ship as being unsinkable. how men laughed at the crash against the titarvc iceberg, how the orchestra continued to play jazz, and how. when death loomed before them, this same orchestra changed and sadly played “Nearer My God to Thee-” So, often man laugh at religion and mock God. when no danger is near yet, when seriously imperiled, or near to death, they try to get nearer to God But is is. unwise and exceed ingly dangerous to delay until some perilous, tragic, or fatal hour God is approachable at all times and we need Him at all times, not just when we are in danger. With human faith a wreck, human hope alinost gone, with the impotence of things material sadly but forcibly manifest, with doubt an darkness | everywhere, before the world looms perils as imminent and even more formidable than the iceberg which wrecked the Titanic. The materialis tic orchestra comprised of atheism and its concomitants or by-products. | is playing its furious jaz* Now if the world is to be saved from wreck and ruin, the world had better change i to “Nearer My God to Thee ” before : it is “forever and eternally too late _ ; L ..a. -JI' ' T——1——( A Kilpatricks ! Basement Month-End SALE Friday and Saturday FEATURES Men’s Excellent Broad Cloth SHIRTS 79c I - Solid Colors or Smart, Neat Patterns Collar attached styles Seven button fronts and pleated sleeves—Guaranteed Standard sizes. Sines 14 to 17 Basement News Section i' nrr-J SEASON LARGEST HIT ] GuQford King PRESENTS A Cast of 20 People Guest Artists From Kansas City Brown Beauties, cabaret Dance and two floor shows Music By Lloyd Hunter’s Cats Make Reservations Early Admission 50 cents Call We. 5335 From 10 to ? Friday May 4th at Dreamland Hall.
