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SOCIAL Q _ ^ I 4. _. CLUBS
AFFAIRS ''O-O-C-l-e-I-y^ ORGANIZATIONS
GIVES HOUSE WARMING
Mr. ami Mrs. Paul C. Com
merce, entertained a host of
friends Monduy evening at
their house warming party at
their new residence 2515 No.
2(>th Btrest.
The home was quite unique
in very modern settings. The
colors in the living room are
carried out in green, rust and
old gold, with a pleasing effect
of rainbow lights, the dining
room is carried out in a raonu
cramatic blend of colors, the
kitchen is ultr-modern in black
and white.
After spending the evening
playing po'ke-no a delightful
dutch supper waa served. Many
useful and lovely presents were
received.
RETURNS FROM KENTUCKY
Mrs. Bruce Napier, 1524 No.
20th street recently returned
from Stanford, Ky., where she
attend the funeral, two daugh
motherin-law ,Mrs. Mary If.
Napier, who has been in poor
health for several months.
She leaves to mourn her loss,
Mr. Bruce Napier of Omaha,
Mr. John W. Napier of Cincin
nati, Ohio, who motored to
Kentucky with his family to
at ton dthe funeral, two daugh
ters, Mrs. Georgia Bell Jones,
Turnville, Ky., Mrs. Freda C.
Stanford, James II. Napier and
Joe B. Napier of Omaha.
Colored Girl In
Tech Senior Play
For the first time in the
school’s history it Negro girl
was in the cast of the senior
play .Miss Eva Mac Stewart,
1418 No. 25th street, had one
of the minor leads in the play
entitled “Call of the Banshee.'’
Much talent was portrayed by
Mias Stewart.
Miss Stewart is a very pop'
ular member of the social set
and is quite prominent in
church and social affairs.
Mrs. Sadie Fulwood, 2H90
Maple street, is planning to
take an extensive trip in the
east the latter part of Decem
ber. She intends to visit rela'
tives and friends in Chicago,
Detroit ,und Canada. Mrs.
Fulwood is undecided as to
how long she will be gone.
Mrs. Lucille Irving entertain
ed fourteen small guests Mon
day, November 11th, to honor
her daughter .Beverly Jean, on
her sixth birthday.
Mrs. Eleanor, 978 N. 27 Ave.
is confined to her brtd with
broken ligitnents in her right
foot as the result of a fa'l
which occurred about three
months ago. She is being at
tended by Dr. Lennox.
Mr. .and Mrs. L L. 1/owe,
are in the city as the house
guests of Mrs. Georgia Scott,
919 N. 26 street. They are
touring from Los Angeles to
Chicago. They will stop over
in Omaha a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Steward,
959 N. 25 street, entertained
last Friday night at a 6 o’clock
dinner for Rev. Cater of Kan
sas City, Missouri and Rev.
Johnson o fthe Metropolitan
Spiritual church of Omaha.
C. O. F. H. Board
Members Express
Their Thanks;
The board members of the
Colored Old Folks Home As
sociation ,933 North 2.r>th
street, wish to thank all per
sons who helped to make their
Harvest Home Dinner, Octo
ber 24th ,a success, particular
ly the persons who donated
food-stuff for Dinner; also
cash donations.
Mesdames West, Pryor,
Copeland. Madison, Simmons,
Smith, Stuart, Kirtley. Simp
son, Anna Reed, Grace Flani
gan, Florence Johnson.
Messrs Black, Malland, R.
N. Towles, Curtis Kirtley.
The following stores: Marsh
Grocery, Herman’s Grocery,
Louis' Market, Feldman Groc
cry, Lincoln Market, Ratzky
Grocery, Carey's Naborhood
Grocery, Hayden’s Cash Mar
ket., The Armour Packing
House ,wlio gave a discount on
the meats.
The board members take this
method of thanking everyone
who gave their time or money
or provisions, those whose
names are not mentioned as
well as those who are. We;
feel that the dinner, in spite of!
some disadvantages, was a
sueccHN, Again we thank the
publie who were so generous.
Mrs. Olivia Kirtley, President.
Mrs. Marie Stuart. Secretary.
CHATTERBOX
By Ruth Wilii-inis')
There's a certain young woman,
(I couldn’t say lady) who is the
cause of many a would-be-nice
boy going wrong. A well known
Central boy and O, M. were lay
ing it on pretty thick down to the
club Cabette. --Say Ned M. isn’t
E. T. “cramfping your style?"
You know what 1 mean.— Naomi
C. seems to have caught B. C. on
the rebound. A certain young
recently married lady was flirting
Todaeiously’ with 'Step' Black at
the dance Monday,--—(There's a
certain young girl about town who
recently received a 3 10 bill from
K. C. and is afraid to sp nd it.— :
tisk! tisk! —It a.cms as if K. T. 1
and F. J. have decided to patch i
up the different *:«-A. 1*. I'm
not going to tell you G. P. vus at
the dance with another girl.—— j
Foster is still crucy (that’s the'
only word for it) about little j
Dortch?-Elliott you’re much
too interested in who ‘the friend’ ]
was in last week’s article, don’t j
let your conscience bother you.
-O. J. you and M. B. taken ad
vantage of the fact that her boy
friend wasn’t present at the ‘ball’.
—A short story! Wifey, leavves
huhby home, to take care of baby.
Finish. mrp)"t J. you catch on
quick. You know what a wink
and a signal mean.——D. B. and
i D. F. have decided to ‘mend their
i ways.’-Since Xmas is so dose
| at hand all the girls are swallow
ing their pride and making up
with their boy-friends first. It
just the old Xmas spirit that’s
been going on for years.-Girls
if you should ever have any trou
j bio about getting out, follow F.
j H.’s method, slip out the back
| door after the folks have gone to
bed, and have the taxi waiting for
you on the corner. She worked it
to perfection.
Rev. S. S. Whitelaw and Wyatte
Cooper who are employees of the
legislature are regretting that the
legislature is to close so soon, not
that they both don’t have positions
to return to, in Omaha, but be
cause they like the moral atmos
phere they find in Lincoln.
BROADWAY’S NEWEST DRAMATIC SUCCESS
“PORGY AND BESS”
An :---, ur„„,l-•„ >T A«lf
■* »n mi|Mu huh owvm Jit in uu»i *i uj u i «v»*
6at Dramatic success 1 * Porgy and Dess ’ sow
the current issue at the Alslre Theatre. Th
e play i produced by The Theatre Guild in
wshieh George Gershwin displays splendid ar
tistry American Folk Opera and the libretto
by Du Dose Hey wood scores again, under th
o direction of Rouben Mamoulian. The picture
/ m iw * * pj*tf !°h A 11OTV * * vr -
^ U OU * V y ouu »» »» (t> UOVliV ill iuii Aa.«*wJ ». —
th such stars as Abbie Mitchell, Anne Wiggins
Brown, Todd Duncan, Rosamond Johnson, Qe
orgettc Harvey, Buck and Rubbles and others.
The plot is laid in Charleston South Carolina.
The piece is a revival of “Porgy” the drama
that played many months in New York and E
urope. NNF Photo.
Mamouth Union
Thanksgiving Service
The various churches of
South Omaha have united in
an effort to give tlu> people o
this vicinity one of the giva1
est Thanksgiving services e\<
witnessed in the h story of t a
church life. The r , i .
ranged includes practically «d
the ministers s • r \ i .g
groups.
This i s(!ic firsi of a sw i
of efforts to unto t h • differ
ent denominations in a gr
program of Christian work.
The Thanksgiving ■ er» •
wil Ibe held Thursday iner
ug, Nov.uniter 2H, at Illy
a. in. al Bathe' Bands
church, corner of 29th and T
si reet.
A special Thanksgiving ser
mon will he prepared hy the
Itev. D. C. Stephenson, pasto.
of Allen Chapel A. .U. 11
church. Special music will l>
rendered hy Bethel BaptV
Clmir, a friendly rivalry in Ik
Thanksgiving offering will he
carried out he t w ecu th
churches.
Everyone s invited to wo
ship at this hour.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Administration
Jn the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska.
In the matter of the Estate of
Northern Jenkins, deceased.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a pe
tition has been filed in said Court
alleging that said deceased died
leaving no last will an praying
for administration upon his estate,
and that, a hearing will be had on
said petition before saul court on
tho 14th day of December, 1935,
and if they fail to appear at said
Court on the 14th day of Decem
ber, 1935, at 9:00 o’clock A. M. to
contest said petition, the Court
may grant same and grant admin
istration of said estate to Thomas
P. Mahammitt, or some other suit
able person and proceed to a set
tlement thereof.
Bryce Crawford,
Begins 11-23-35 County Judge
Ende 12-7-35 H. J. Pinkett,
Attorney.
An odor proof and water proof
motor truck of neat appearance
has been developed for collecting
garbage, which is placed in a
receptable low in the back that is
raised and emptied into the top
of the vehicle’s body.
LINCOLN NEWS
The special eal'ed legisla
ture that was to clean up the
unfinished business from t h •
last session in 10 days are still
in session as we to to ]»•
and if they a1 ■ in ■: i>
sess'on, 'n prop, ;-ii n t., t
progi'i i h y i.. ■ rI';
the work laid out to them by
;.ov. li r ' '■ > 1 i: n, tin y wi 1 in
:: 11 pivlupoiity be there until
the one-house legislature
i rnUus Uu ,.i out of the wa_ .
Representative John Adams
Jr., is still in the limelight, and
is being sought by m a n y of
; !i;:,ii for informat on on some
of the problems under consid
eration.
The unemployment insur
•.••:ee pirn was advanced by a
'small majority in the house,
owing to the fact that Nebras
ka employers must pay the
federal unemployment b,su;
ance tax, whether or not th
state enacts a 'aw. This •.
a majority vote to the advance
ment of tli ■ bill.
A lack i . um.h ; idar 'i'” was
apparent throughout t li t dis
(Mission of the IbU. The Omaha
World 11,'ra d stated. Vov Id
that John Adams, a Neiix) leg
islator from Douglas eountv.
look the lead in guid ng the
bill through, to advancement
He was the mil', rnombi r : a •
the Herald that seemed hi t<
explain the amendment off :■ !
to the extent that t h e house
members were able to v i
b ligcslly on it.
A few we ks a■ o !’ d >U
a colored boy ,wis ■ uu i
president of Ids (lass iri t n
Lincoln High School. Liter
on some white dis .run, h s
wrote unsigned letters to the
business men, and ministers of
Lincoln, protesting against the
NVgro being given tlds re< op
nit ion by the school. A minis
ter called your reporters at
tention to the letter he re
el ived and they discussed the
matter briefly. But this week
the white interdenominationa1
alliance made a public state
ment complimenting the prin
cipal of the school for his ac
tion.
The colored citizens of Lincoln
and the members of Mt. Zion Bap
tist church in particular should be
HEALTH, BEAUTY
AND CHARM
Keep Young ard Beautiful—
If You Want to Be Loved
BEAUTIFUL HAITD3
Are you proud or ashamed
of your hands? It is true that!
ike hat db hot ray our age ([tuck
er, and. in a mu. h more sub
tle way than the tiny lines and
u link vs around the eyts and
ruohth.
Dry, hard, rough hands with
brittle uad uneven vds are
not beautiful. Brittle, splitting
and easily broken msi's may he
due to a number of causes,
among them eertaui systemic
■i tluns in which the body
is deprived of elements requir
ed for slrmig nails. Such sys
temic conditions usually mani
ftst themselves in other ways
as well as n brittle nai's and
therefore require medical treat'
ment and corrective diet.
But when another wise nor
mal and healthy individual has
brittle finger nails, the cause:
ean be traced almost directly,
to a lack of lubricating oils.;
Careless drying of the hands
after washing them, out door,
exposure and sudden change of
temperature all contribute to
this dry condition.
From now until Christmas we
are featuring an oil manicure
for brittle nails.
We are happy to explain to
you this treatment more fully
and, also to show you the beau
tiful La Cross nail polish case
of modern design which may be
used as a cigarette case or jewel
box. They make lovely Christ'
rum g ts. f sk the operators.
By courtesy of the Christine
Althousc Beauty Salon.
very proud of their present minis
ter Rev. C. H. Nick who is a clean
young n^an, he is an asset to the
church, and the race. He is now
attending the University special
izing in phylosophy. What the
Negro churches need today is
clean men in the pulpit.
The Urban League will move
into their new headquarters next
week. Mr. M. T. Woods the sec
retary is much elated over his
new building in fact the colored
people throughout the City are
proud of having a place they ran
gather for recreation aside from
some old pool hall. This new Cen
ter shows progress made by our
race group.
THE LADIES FRIENDSHIP
CLUB
Met at the home of Mrs.
Florence Morris, 3016 Bur
dette. Business meeting was
held. Three tables of bridge
was played. A delightful lun
cheon was served. Mrs. Beulah
Watts won first prize. Mrs.
Christine Sturdevant second.
Mrs. F. Morris ,President.
Mrs. M. Burns, Reporter.
THE CLEVER SET CLUB
The club met at the home of
Mrs .Flossie Mayberry, 2608
N .27 street, Thursday, Nov
ember 14th. Business was
transacted. Lovely refresh
ments were served by the
hostess.
Mrs. Leona Allen, President.
Mrs. M. Burns, Reporter.
THE NEEDLE CRAFT
GUILD
Met at the home of Mrs. Car
ve Austin, 2604 N. 27, Tues*
day, November 19th. This new
ly organized club held its first
meeting with six persons pres
ent. The ladies sewed anil e..r
broidered tor one hour alter
vhich a delicious luncheon
was served.
Mrs. Sadie Pul wood, Pres.
Mrs. Anna Mae Fredicks, See.
THE 1 ASS TIME CLUB
The club held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Clark, 2874 Miami,
November 14th.
Visitors present were Miss
Augustine anil Mrs. Mills.
After a brief business meet
ing the remainder of the even
ing w a >-■, spent playing whist
and dancing. Refreshments
were served. Next meeting
will be at the home of Miss W.
L. Saunders, 2117 Grant.
J. R. Miller, Reporter.
KOUNTZ PARK TOWNSEND
CLUB
The lvountz Park Townsend
club will give a one act play
entitled “What the Townsend
Plan *Will l)o for the Nation,’
written by the members.
A one act play “The Dark
Meetin” readings and musical
s lections will be rendered
Monday evening, November
25th, at 3104 N. llith street at
8 p. m. Everyone is welcome
to attend. Come out and see
the advantages of this plan in
d amatic form.
THE KITET CLUB
Met at the home of Mrs
Augustine, 2874 Miami, Tues'
day; Mrs. J. W. Jackson pre
s ded in the absence of the
president, Mrs. M. K. Curray.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness session ,a delectable iuir
cheon was served. The next
meeting will be held at the
home t‘ M'’s. AY ilia Mae Bat
li r, 2207 N. 2", at which time
p ans will be made for the dis
tributjon of Thanksgiving
baskets.
J. Cain, Reporter.
WE MODERNS CLUB
The We Modem club met
Monday, November 11, at the
home of Grace AVashington,
2863 Miami. The next meet
ing will be held at the home
of Booker Abrams, 2621 Ers
kine street.
Mattie Sims, President
j(jg TJ^vivnt,
THE BROWN BOMBERS
CLUB
The club was entertained by
Miss Geneva Osborne, 2424
Erskine street, Wednesday,
November 13. Business wa*
transacted and election of of*
ficers were held, Mrs. Helen
Grey is the new president.
Three hands of bridge was
played. First prize was won
by Mrs. Bell Love and consol
ation prize was given to Mrs.
L o b e r t a Arnold. Refresh*
ments were served. An after
party was held at the II and
M Buffet.
Geneva Osborne .Reporter.
“JOLLY SEVEN CLUB”
The Jolly Seven club met at
the home of Miss Pearl Wig
gins, 4826 South 26th street,
Sunday, November 10th. At the
business session the following
persons were elected to office:
Pearl Wiggins, President; Sus
an Stennis, Secy.; Mobile John*
son ,Treas.; Jessie Jordon, Re
porter. Sick Committee, Hen
eritta Smith and Elizabeth
Henderson.
After the business session,
Whist was played. Helen Wat*
son winning the first prize and
Dottie Flynn the booby prize.
The club will meet with Eliz
abeth Henderon, November 17,
and with Jessie Jordan, 2421
P Street, November 24. Visit
ors welcome.
Pearl Wiggins, Pres.
Jessie Jordan, Reporter.
THE HARLEM SPORT
Met at the home of Miss El*
la Jacobs. The club is sponsor
ing a membership drive. Vfv
members are accepted by vote
only. There were three visitors
present. After the meeting,
bridge and whist were played.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Miss Cooper. Mem*
bers please be on time.
Annabelle Woodridge, Pres
Mildred Wright, Reporter.
THE LADIES HOUSEHOLD
CLUB
The club met at the resi
dence of Mrs. B. Blackson,
3019 Lindsey Ave., Monday,
November 18th. Due to tl ■*
absence of both presidenl -.
Mrs. W .C. Morris, preside '.
We had as our guest Mrs.
Maxey of Hiawatha, Kansas.
She made some very encoura
ing remarks.
We are glad to report t h *■
president is home from tb '
hospital whore she underwent,
an operation. We all pray f* r
her speedy recovery.
A delightful repast was
served by our ideal hostess.
Mrs. K Thomas, President.
THE MODERN ART CLUB
Meet your friends at the
Colonial Tea given by- tl •
Modern Art club at the hon c
of M r s. M. Hooper ,2403
Maple street, Sunday ,Nov. 2'.
Hours, four to oirrht p ,m.
In addition to a sail, a boat in
verted by a resident of New
Brunswick, Canada, can be oper
ated by either water or air pro
pellers, driven by the same mo- ,
tor.
Equipped with 10 lenses and 10
shutters, an aerial camera has
betn constructed that can be used
from an airplane at a height of
four miles above the earth.