& Alta Vesta
ALTA VESTA—A GIRL’S PROBLEM
By Videtta Ish
(For the Literary Service Bureau)
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Altr. Vesta to Her Father—No. 5
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* problems presented. Send them to
Vidcttn. Ish, care of The Literary Ser
vice Bureau, 516 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansa-. City, Kansas.)
Dear Father: Your letter was such
a nice me and it made feel good to
have you tell me I did right about the
liotlc poor cb.ldren. I forgot to tell
you that there were somelittle colored
cMldren at my party. Aunt Cornelia
asked me if I wanted them. But they
ar" m, neighbors and my schoolmates
and I thought they ought to be asked
to come. i"
These little colored children are not
a'] poor and they are not all colored.
I mean tbry are not all black. Really
rone of. ‘hem are black One girl is
the daughter of a colored doctor and
another one’s father is a colored
pircohfcr. Both of these girls are
snart 'in school and they live in nice
ho uses, as nice as ours. The others
are poor, like the poor white children,
but they are nice and have nice man
ners. Did I do right in asking the
colored children? O, yes. it seems
funn; to call them’ colored children
when three of them are as white as
I am ahd don’t look colord at all. I
will be anxious to know what you
think about this. My, I have written
p But it s time for school
and I must close and run.
Your loving daughter.
Alta Vesta.
ALTA VESTA—A GIRL’S PROBLEM
By Videtta Ish
(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Father to Alta Vesta—No. 5
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o Videtta Ish, care of Literary Ser
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vnnsas City, Kansas.)
Dear Daughter: Your letters be
ome more interesting and I am very*
•reatly pleased with the serious con
idcration you are giving to important
:ssues. As I did in regard to the poor
■hildren, I commend your stand in re
,ard to the colored children. Not only
to those children not responsible for
heir race, and their color, but these
re no disgrace. Those who read his
. honest history, know that the
"hired people have glorious history.
" neople are God’s creatures and all
entitled to fair and honest treat
ent. There are those who boast of
’■ a superiority of the white people, of
his country. But real superiority is
lot racial nor national. It is superior
ity of character and of intelligence.
\nd whatever superiority We now
ive over colored people is that of
rcumstances.
Well, AT a Vesta, I shall drop this
iscussion now. Again assuring you
hat I approve what you have done.
3ve to you and to Aunt Cornelia.
Your father.
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Playground Acciid&ifis
To be content with the old say
ing “accidents will happen” is to be
oid fashioned.
T.’e have sneered and lost too
long unde” that, in
different attitude.
The modern idea is
to do something
about it. Not just
talking to children, ;
for that is out,
along with scolding, '
preaching, and
t.-.reatenmg. We have a guardian- . '
ship to serve, and an important 1
responsibility falling to school of- ‘
f.cials is to recognize every possible
accident situation and to erect i
every safeguard available. ,
By no means does this mean cur- ,
‘ tailing the normal activities of
children. Such action would be
t little short of criminal. It means,
! rather, that the facilities we pro
I vide for children’s activities shall
be as free of hazards as we can
■ make them. Are there hazards at
) your school ? That significant ques
■l tion introduces a new line of
I thought into this series. It ia an in
exhaustible subject, so more later.
How can children’s spring plug
be made safef Dr. Ireland wiU din.
cuss this problem next week.
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FANATIC AND DEMAGOGUE
By R A Adams
(For The Literary Service Bureau) j
—
Social reform and what President1
Roosevelt has designated “social se
curity”, have many advocates. Doubt
less some of them are sincere, but it
is practically certain that many are
not And for the most part those
who are not are just political dema
gogues.
The author of the “Townsend Plan”
gives evidence of sincerity. His plan
is fantastic; unreasonable, unsound to
the very core, and it is impossible of
operation. But the world believes the
advocate is sincere though a fanatic
and that those who support it are de
fective in reason.
But the world believes that the
“share the wealth” advocate is a
plain, unvarnished, unmitigated polit
ical demagogue seeking to ride into
power on this unreasonable and im
practicable hobby. There have been
other such demagogues. Cole Blease,
Pitchfork Tilman, Vardaman, Bilbe
and others of their ilk, like Napoleon,
“rose, reigned and fell.” The ‘King
fish’ seems to be the superlative dema
gogue. But as the people are gullible
and selfish it would not be surprising
if these demagogues should succeed in
their plan to rob the United States
Treasury and entail great suffering
npon the present generation and fut
ure generations. There is great need
for the beginning of a process of po
litical education to help the people of
the nation to save themselves from
their misguided saviors.
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tUp±Z. THE MiUSICIANS
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Frank Perkins and his Dixie
Ramblers really entertained the
(irowd at the dance Club Cabbe.te
Monday night. Eugene Freels
sang that torch song, “Am I to
Blame” as if he meant it. Eh,
what? Bernice Bassett and Walt
er Porter, the entertainers were
also very good. As a whole we
think the band was awful ‘mel
low.’ And wasn’t Louie Vann
cute when he pulled that shouting
scene
—O—
Miss Dorothy Beck returned
from Chicago Tuesday. s
—O—
Mr. Elmer Crumbley is really
making a name for himself with
Jinuuie Lunceford’s orchestra,
and they are taking Chciago by
storm. He sends greetings to all
his friends in Omaha and would
like to hear from all the musi
cians.
—O—
Paul Hayes is now playing
with the City Service Orchestra.
—0—
Henri Woods, formerly of
Lloyd Hunter’s orchestra, ar
ranger and composer of “Roset
ta” an others, is really on that
time in Chicago. He is writing
for the Joe Davis Publishing
Company and arranges music for
one of Chicago’s best white
bands.
—u—
“Sheets” Morgan is buying a
new bass fiddle, and we are all
anxious to see it. When are you
going to bring it out, “Sheets?”
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The musicians in this town
certainly have a lot of competi
tion, especially that certain “My
ers Contraption.” We wonder if
those things belong to the Union.
Suppose some of you musicians
get yourselves a side line. For in
stance, invent a new way to em
balm.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
The Lecture and Discussion Course
on “The Making of Good Citizens” was
largely attended on Tuesday April 9th,
Dr. William Kelly, head of the Dept,
of Education of Creighton University,
spoke last Tuesday. There is a great
interest in the participants, all parents
and leaders should attend. The
course will last six weeks, until May
the 2nd. The meetings will be at 8
o’clock P. M. every Tuesday at the
Community Center.
Urban L/ge News
By
Buddy Deloach.
The attendance of the Urban
League has increased about 13
per cent since the FERA project
has been in effect. The general
attendance rates up around 3,000
pupils, including all of Greater
Omaha. It is gratifying to know
that our people are utilizing some
of their spare time with many of
the various programs sponsored
by the workers.
Health week program was high
ly attended. Dean Thompkins, of
the University of Omaha, was a
special speaker last Tuesday
nighi through the invitation of
J. Harvey Kerns, Executive Sec
retary of the Urban League. The
speaker’s subject was “Making
better Citizens.” His talk wras
very in eresting and highly ap
preciated by the large audience.
Various subjects will be discussed
in a course of six weeks, with a
new speaker each Tuesday. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Wednesday night the Max
Yergan Hi-Y club met with a
large attendance, and in comme
moration of Health Week, they
listened to an interesting and
helpful talk by Dr. Wiggins.
Health Week ended with a
parade, in which about 200 child
ren participated. The parade be
gan at ihe Urban League and
passed the Y. W. C. A. where
Miss Taylor, executive secretary,
and her entire staff, with quite
a number of children from • the
Y' joined the parade. The ‘Y’j
•hildren carried beautiful health
banners, and some very artistic
work done by members of the!
‘Y’ staff. This added much to
.lie parade in general. The parade’
ended at the Community Center,
where a program was presented
to the entire group.
The Stage Craft Class, under
the direction of Buddy Deloach,
presented a tap dancing chorous,
headed by Gloria Claxton and
Jacqueline Lucky. There was
community singing by the entire
group. The song, “The More
We Get Together,” certainly ex
pressed the feeling of general
well being and real friendship.
There was a program at Cleav
es Temple, and Mr. Kerns and
,Miss Taylor each presented a
speaker, a health officer, Drs.
Wiggins and Gooden.
Several solos were rendered,
one by Mrs. Buckner, accompani
ed by Miss Edrose Willis.
Miss Edrose Willis, of the Urb
an. League Center Staff, sponsor
ed a health program at St. Bene
dict’s. It was a huge success.
The La Mode Road Show, un
der the personal direction of
Mrs. Mabel Avant is coming along
in fine shape. We can expect a
lovely show in a evry short lime.
Mr. Martin Thomas, physical
director at the Urban League
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Center, has begun his outside
work, which is keeping him busv,
and he has a large number out for
baseball. The girls are also show
ing an interest in this field, under
the direction of Miss Marjorie
Bolden. During this busy period,
Mr. Thomas has been assisted in
the gym, by Mr. Robert Nelson.
Mrs. Brown, adult nurse, guest
of Mrs. E. Single on, spoke inter
estingly and instructively, to a
group of young ladies. She has
been invi.ed to speak to the
young ladies at another time.
Mildred Harver, president of
the Emanon Dramatic Club, ex
pressed his confidence and hope
of winning, or at least making a
line showing in the final contest
of all the different centers. Miss
Ethel Hunter was elected vice
president.
Miss Rowland who is attending
the University of Omaha is taking
her group for a hike to Krug
Park.
Mr. Deloach expresses his de
sire to see more adults attend the
monthly Family Xite program
given at the Urban League Com
munity Center on the last Friday
of each month, as well as the oth
er programs carried on at the
Center.
Many girls have enlisted in the
Sewing Class, under the direction
of Mr. J. A. Smith. Some of the
girls are making beautiful Easter
outfits.
Robert Washington, the clerk,
for the workers at the Center, is
doing very nice work and is an
able assistant to Mrs. E. Single
ton in keeping the work sheets in
order.
SEEKS TALENTED SINGERS
AND DANCERS IN OMAHA
Mr. L. W. Payne, bandmaster
with the Great Picadilly Circus,
Siebrand Bros., arrived in Omaha
Wednesday morning, April 10th.
Mr. Payne expects to take a chor
ous of girls from Omaha to Salt
Lake City, Utah, where the show
will open about the 15th of this
month. Mr. Payne says that he
would like to contact singers and
dancers of this chy who would
be interested in road show work.
He is especially interested in
Oriental dancers.
Mr. Payne has been on the road
with an orchestra since 1883. He
is now a bandmaster of note,
throughout the country. He has
travelled from coast to coast
numerous times and has made
many trips to Canada. Much of
his time he has spent in New
York City, where he has a son,
Bill Payne, who is a business
partner of a member of Duke El
lington’s Orchestra.
Part of Mr. Payne’s orchestra
is here with him. The other
part is in Seattle, Washington.
Those here are Harrison Black
burn, former par.ner of Margaret
Lee from “Sugar Hill,” a play
presented on Broadway, are Frank
and Margaret Thomas, Lawrence
Denton, Billy Moore, Louis Day,
Dude Langford, Mr. Siebrand
and Frank Davis.
MY OPINION OF THE FLOWER
SHOW
“A Venerable Garden of Paradis*”
Of course these displays were by
professionals, but many an ugly plot
of ground near your home can be
turned into a spot of beauty. An
amateur, should plant the more hearty
kinds of flowers, such as zinnias,
marigolds, etc. These with just a lit
tle amount of water and cultivation
will give wonderful results. When in
bloom, they can be arranged into small
neat bouquets and readily sold. Many
a person not having any garden space,
is only to glad to put in garden flow
ers. After all, there is nothing that
gives a room such a homey and cheery
look as a bowl of flowers.
A Visitor.
SHIPMENT TO ABYSSINIA
HELD UP BY FRANCE
Adan, Arabia—(CNA—The robber’s
agreement between France and Italy
operated here to prevent the delivery
of thousands of cases of arms and
ammunition destined for the defense
of Abyssinia against Mussolini’s pow
erful colonial army.
Held up at Djibouti, French Somali
and, these supplies cannot be shipped
to besieged Ethiopia by any other
route. Djibouti is the seaport termi
nal of the only railway into Ethiopia.
NEGRO DISCRIMINATION IN
JAMES BUTLER STORES
New York—CNA—The strike
of the James Butler stores em
ploited and discriminated against
the ways in which Negroes are ex
ploited and discriminated against
by the big chain stores.
According to a statement issu
ed by the Retail Clerks and Ex
ecutives Association Butler stores,
with six.y stores in Harlem, have
steadfastly refused to hire a Ne
gro as manager. About forty Ne
groes are employed by them as
clerks and porters. The statement
further points out that although
the s ores are operating undei
NRA codes the Negro employees
are forced to sign payroll slips
for the NRA minimum while they
work for a maximum of $9.00
per week. The NRA week is
supposed to be 48 hours, but in
actuality the men work as high
as 60 hours with no overtime.
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