The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, March 20, 1937, 674 Edition, Image 1
HEW TO THE LINE\ ,**m —1 V>T R«*r. St»t«? Hl*t#ri«-1 t>i«i9tj_ Umo»1»# fice> Qmaha Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1937 Vol. X No. BO 674 Edition MARY BURDEN N. GOLDSTON MARRIED The marriage of Miss Mary Eli zabeth Burden, one of Omaha’s most yipular young ladies, to Na thaniel Russell Goldston, which took place Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, 2607 Wirt street*, has t»'Ui an nounced. Mr. WilliarrJ Davis and Mrs Mary Baltimore stood with the couple. Mrs. Goldston is the daughter of Mr- and Mrs. J. Burden. Mr. Goldston is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W- Hicks. Mrs Goldston wore a white sa tin and not two piece combination dress, rhinestone bandeau white net veil and white morier sandals, carying a bouquet of pink roses and white sweet peas T'-.o g!"*-->nrv wore a conventional The groom wore a convention? tuxedo. Rev. D. Thomas officiated After the ceremony the bride’s mother lerve.d a tasty luncheon to the bridal group and 160 fri ends Tho young couple will leave Thursday on their honeymoon go ing to^Sioux City where they will sojourn fr 10 days after which they will make their lime in Elk City, Nebr. -*-% Congressman A. W. Micthell Washington, D. C , Mar. 19 (Spe cial)—Two brilliant rnspdrants for middhipm^n honors, present resi dents of Chicago, were named last week by Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois, to the Navy Academy at Annapolis. Thp boys, George Trivers, 19 and James I Minor, jr., were ap pointed princijtal candidates fol lowing the forced resignation a month ago of Midshipman Janies Lee Johnson, jr Trivers of 2817'^ Elvin Road, AlnaOostia, D. C., is a senior at Minor Teachers college; Minor Jr.p is a junior at Howard University. Beth of them graduates of Dun bar high school Congressman Mitchell revealed that the two appointees were sel ected from a list of six applicants, all qualified scholastically and phy aically, he add that a dozen boys had written him for appointment but that several could not meet the requirements. Tivers and Minor, if they are ac cepted by the Academy will enter in the class starting in July. —--o Mrs. William Nelson, 2621 Blondo street, again entertain ed at a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bolden, 2702 Ohio St., re cent newlyweds of Omaha. Cov ers were laid for 14 guests. The dinner was givn on Thursday, Maro}y 18th. f ' o On Sunday, March 14, a re ception was held at the Wood son Center, South Omaha, in honor of the graduates. ) Down the Fairway With the Swastika Golf Club By Billy Davis, Reporter Oyoning meeting of the season will be held at the Urban League Community 'Center, Monday night, March 22nd at 8:00 p. m. We want all members present. This is a yer' important meeting. All golfers who wish to become members of our club are invited to attend- This sea son will be one of the most import ant we’ve ever had. Our biggest turnament of the year will be at Minneapolis, the beautiful metro polis of Minnesota. The tournament is the Central States Association and will be held in August. We will pen the tournamp.nt season at De« Moines, May 31st. Decoration Day The cities </iat will compete in tho Central States at Minneapolis are: St. Louiij, T^pVka, -Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, Dos Moines, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Now, members, you can see what we have to go up against this year, -so let’s get out and practice and bus! old pai’ wide open. We can and we will won't we? We want one of the best cubs of the asso ciation this year- We have, suffici ent m? l(.:rial and there is no rea son why we evn’t.. Are you ready? Let’s start with a BANG! Fore! There she goes. Citizens Honor South Higrh Schocd Grads. Sunday evening, March 14th, at the Woodson Center an overflowing and enthusiastic audience honored five young Americans for the mer itorious achievements accomplish ed by them while students at South high school. The program which proceeded the reception for the graduates was as follows; Singing of the Negro antlimc by the entire audience, of fering of the invocation by Miss C. Agee; words of wecome by Mr. Herbert McCaw, a member of the center staff; piano solo by Mr. Sylvester iStroud; oration, depict ing the progress of the Nego race by Miss Althea Lightoner, vocal solo by Miss Algernon Pryer, a very inspiring talk by Rev. Ste phenson on “Youth’s Responsibil ity to the Community,” a vocal so lo by Miss Christine Dixon, accom panied by Mrs. Pinkston at the piano, an addres by S. Edward Gilbert of te Omaha Guide, who during the course of his address stressed upon the pertinent fact, ‘That the time had come when the adults of the Negro race must do more than educate their children, e hey must bend their efforts toward building enterprises into which (heir boys and girls may step after they have completed school life, and steps out into life’s shook’ Speak ing on tftie assigned subject “What the business world offer Youth.” He said “The business world has not been fully developed by the Ne gro and thus is offers untold pos sibilities for the men and women of tomorrow providing first that they are prepared, and second that Tie adult of the race awake from their state of lethargy and cease to be satisfied consumers, but ra ther strive to be producers. Preaches in Lincoln Elder Moody of the Church of Cod in Omaha, spent Sunday in Rineoln and preached at their church which is located at 22 and Y streets. Elder Moody brought two great messages to the people who were in attend ance. Elder Moody is a real mna of Cod and will be helped by setting under his ministry, -o JOLLY MATRONS The Jolly Matrons Club en tertained lit a party lYBtlay, Mar. 5th, at the residence of >frs. Ray, 2723 Corby St. RACE MAN APPOINTED P. 0 CLERK Mr. Gaitha Pogg, one of Oma ha’s most progressive young men was recently appointed regular substitute clerk in the local post office, 16th and Dodge- His ap pointment marks t/he first tim'e that a race man has been appoint ed in 8 years. Mr. Pcgg, who is the brother of our pront'nent young ba’ri'isUr, Atty. John Pcgg, is a graduate of Central high school and the Uni versity of Nebraska -o Omaha Girl Admitted to National Honor Sorority Miss Ida Rowland, 2413’i La’ • Vrect, was signally lwm t'ol rv cently when she was initiated into thfl Alphi Kappa Delta, the Socio logical National Honor Fraternity. Mi£8 Rowland having merited her admt'ttaneel through srjholas tio attainment, proven leadership and social personality, becomes the first person of her group to receive | such and honorable recognition in the state of Nebraska. Miss Rowland received her pre paratory work at the Booker T. Washington hm'h schJbol, Pji’Da, < kla. Later matriculating at Omaha j i ini versify, where she received her l A. B. degree in 1936. Tills young scholar is how a can | didate for an M- A. degree in So i ecology, the same to be awarded I in June 1937. Miss Rowland i.s to bo found du.ving the time she is not delv ing int)> the achives of the Socio logical section of the library of Omaha university, serving as one of the Recreational directors at the Urban League Community Center. Dietitians Dies Interment for Mrs. Florence. Leo Bowers, graduate dietitian at Fried man’s hospital, was held at Bethel Cemetery in Alexandria, Va-, Tues day, after services. Mrs. Bowers, born in Alexandria, Va-, parsed away at Gallinger hos pital after a short illness of scarlet fever. She was the daughter of the late Wan Henry Lee and Mrs.. Eunice Crutchfield, 727 12th St., Northeast, where she resided Born in Alexandria ih 1906, she came to the capitol at an early age and attended Lovejoy elemen tary school, Dunbar high school and Howard university, from which she was graduated in 1929. Short ly after graduation she married Dr. William Bowers, a prominent young Pathologist of Chicago- Dr. Bowers made many friends iti Oma ha during the sumcr of 1926 and 1926 at which time he was em ployed by the Union Pacifi Rail road In July, 1936, she completed a course in dietetics at Freemans hospital and was serving as grad uate dietitian at the time of her death, he was a devoted daugheer old and young, spreading sunshine ol and young, spreading sunshine wherever she went. The deceased leaves bo mourn her loss, her husband, Dr- Bowers; mother, Mrs Crutchfield, grand mother, Mrs Jane Hawkins, and two bothers, Clarence and Elmore Crutchfield and also a host of fri ends among whom are. Mrs. Rob bie Turner Davis, Mr.. Wm. Davis and S. Edward Gilbert, all of whom were in attendans at Howard uni versity at the same time --o--— Sunday will be the quarterly meeting at Quinn’s Chapel, A. M. E. Church. Bev: J: C: Bell is pastor and extends an invi tation to all ministers and their congregations to worship with them at 2:30 p. m. Come and be at home and let us have a good time with the Lord. VIRGIL WILLIAMS South Guard Vergil vr:r \ ■ u i v- v v< c»>vn <ni t » r w h o\ \ duvincr tin? f.>; 1 c ; fbr a:a Higrh fv$»|>ul 1 > all t 'Ur MtcUar d i*eni*iv> i lay. .A c g t* £ (ho nod for ad 1 . •« a,- ■*. • ugh h->, under basket work against Jack .■'fin's star, Knight, tins fine young ACE BREAKFIELD South Guard • • 1 notice that it is ho , . 1 il i on where his team* ' 1 W lliuniH, who merit s'r ty and ail-!'tate ,is ' ■ i if. due to his having , i. ed t|us month. h<:.-« two y men are un'doubtedly South’s f,i. ft ’/.ketbalL phirj'S of all time. The Negro Council Bv Mr. Farrell, Vice President of the Bacehanite Club We have been a«k«d many times I what thift Council is for- We will ! no"' explain in full the purpose of I this Council and its meaning. j . .... Object i<>£ Council 1. To create nnd foster a sprit t of “generous consideration” among II he Negroes of the world through ! p study of the problems of inter I national relationship 2- To promote theory and prac jtico of the principles of good gov ernment and good citizenship. 3. To take an active interrest in the civic, mmmorcial, social and mioral welfare of the community. 4. To unite the Negroes in the bonds of friendship, good fellow ship and mutual understanding. 5. To provie a forum for the full and free, discussion of all mat ters of public interest. 6. To encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in business and professions. 7. To co-operate with other or ganizations engaged in worthwhile endeavors for the public welfare. You can see from this object of1 this Council, it is not formed for politics; it is not formed for the gambler; but it Is formed for No goes as a whole. We are sponsoring a great pro grp,vp which is very different, and we need the co-operation of each and every Negro to make it a suc cess. In order to make this Council a success, "1e drew up these by laws; Constitution and By-Laws 1. Tho President of the Bacchan ite club shall be over all commit tees connected with the Bacchanite club. 2- The Council shall consist of a chairman and twelve members. 3. The Council at no time shall endorse or recommend any candid ate for political office, nor shall politics or political candidates be discussed at the meeting; also no religious discussions shall be tol erated at the meetings. 4. No member of the Council shall use it as a means for furthering any personal, political or other as pirations; nor shall the Council as a whole take, pat in any movement not in keeping with the real pur pose and object of this Council. 5. No officer or director shall reeive any c .sensation ;for any service rendered this organization. I with the possible exception of the J secretary, whose compensation, if, any, shall be fixed by the Bacchan ite club 6. A majority vote of the Council | shall govern, except where other-! wise provided. 7. They shall hold regular meet-1 Wcodson Choral Society Meets Tin* Woodson Choral Society met Wednesday evening, Mar. 10. The following officers were elected for the year: Mary Steward1, 2808 IT St., 2918 P St., treasurer; Verna Williamson, 2920 P St., secre tary. ! This group meets every Mon day and Wednesday at 7:00 p. in. -o Preaching Mission Ends Sunday Mar. 21 At Hillside Church Tho Hillside Presbyterian church ends, on Sunday, March 21st, its first week of preaching mission, which began last Monday evening. The various ministers of the city took part in the preaching. On Monday evening, the Rev. p. J. Sears spoke. On Tuesday evening, Re.v. .!■ W. Ada iris; Wednesday evening, Rev. D. W- Bass; Thurs day evening, Rev. M- M. Boodle; and Friday evening, Rev. P. F Jones. Beginning Sunday evening, March 21st, at 7:45 p m-, the pro gram, for the second v\:ck will begin with Mrs. W. L. Farmer in charge. The Mission closes on Thursday night, March 25th, for the preparation of the great gather ing on Easter Sunday, baptizing and Holy Com|munion. “Seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.” ings semi-monthly-. 8. They shall hold special meet ings when called by the Bacchan ite Club’s President or by the Chairman of the Council. 9. A primary election shall be hed in November of each year; the time and place to be determined by the Bacchanite club 20. A general election shall be held in December of each year; the date and place to be determin ed by the Bacchanite club. 11. The Chairman of the Council will take his office on or about the 15th of January of each year 12. The Councilmen shall be ap pointed by the Bacchanite club each year and will take their of fie the same time as the Chair man. You can see after reading these by-laws just what the purpose of this Council is. This Council was not created to tear down other organizations that are already functioning in the in terest of the Negro We would like for each and every one of you to read the next article which will appear in the next ed ition of this paper. Vocational Guidance Survey Being Conducted In respond to the request of the general public, interested in know ing why the students of the 'avi on t high schools of the city were rcceivng circulars for n meeting of race students in the various scihools. write: Learning there was n meeting of some nature be ing called at Central high, as a newspaper re, j^'CntatSve, I 'felt duty bound to relay its purpose to the general public whom had shown slip1.1' concern and thus I relate my findings. It. was very decidedly a move for the future betterment of the Negro youth being conducted by Mr. Julian McPherson, a senior student at Omaha university and majoring in Sociology, Under the direction of the De partment f Sociology of Omaha uni veirsity, it is hoped by Mr- Mc Pherson, thot when he shall have succeeded in getting all high school student of Omaha fill out p, specially prepared questions ire carrying such questions as \V lint is your intended vocation? What college do you intend to attend? What is your greatest nmbition? Will your parents be able to defray your expenses to college ? What Jo you do when not at school, or at work? Ham you any academic training for the vocation of your choice? and many other such ques tions specially designed to get the necessary material upon which a barns may be reached for further study and for some, very helpful educational assistance of the vo cational type to you in the future, Mjay I -ay ns onn who has had I mudh social experience, that sui’h ! moves arc now under way all o'’er the ountry, und n ^tde from the Sociological departments of most schools, similar movement are be ing sponsored by organizations such as Kappa Alpha P«i fratern ity, ur>Ier, under tlxo caption of Guide Right Movement, Urban Lea gue which carry on an annual vo cational Gu.uance campaign. The F.lks Fraternity which have a na tion-wide educational program and many other such organizations at© joining in this world wide move ment to aid youth in the finding of theis lifes vocation. Mr. McPherson stated upon be ing interviewed that he was re ceiving hearty co-operation on the part of the principal’s and from the students. ■—o-— BISHOP WILLIAMS AT AL LEN CHAPEL EASTER The lit Reverend Noah W. Williams, presiding bishop of [the 5th Episcopal District, will h epresent and preach at Allen 'Chapel A ME. Church, South Omaha, at 3:00 p. m. Easter Sunday afternoon. Rev. D, C, Stephenson, pastor of Allen Chapel, stated; “The bishop wfill deliver hi special Eastglr message to all those present. Bishop Williams is noted as one of the most powerful preachers in the African Episcopal Church.” .Bishop Williams who is a man I of letters has traveled exten sivelv, notable of his travels was his recent trip to the Holy Land, where he secured films roundings where Jesus and His disciples spent 'their boyhood dajrs, and with these wonderful filmed pictures he is giving his [public wherever he speaks, the I benefit of liis travels accom panied by .a Very interesting travelogue of the scene. These pictures will be shown at St. John AME Church on Monday night following Easter. The general public is urged to follow Bishop Williams dur ing his stay in Omaha. He will appear at St. John. Bethel and Allen Chapi-fl AADR Churches on his sojourn ii) our eitv. SIT DOWN EPIDEMIC HITS SCHOOL Catching stop with the modem trend of getting what you want, the students in one of he rooms of Long school called a srike for Shorter hours, hoping to at least draw a compromise they proceed ed to sit and ignore all of the us i:al routine. Noting that the sweep ing epidemic of SIT lX)Wn STRIKES had reached into the very foundation of aharacte.r building the school house, Miss riiyder, who is in harge of the now famous room went about to find out who the master minds were, as she was interested to know who among the proteges had actually put into praatico that which she has dedi cated her life, WHO HAD BEEN READING and above all who had been thinking was the paramount thought in her mfnd. Whom do you imagine she found to be. the mastjT minds? None other than Masters Richard Gibson and Ed ward Poindexter. Upon interviewing the principal, Miss Anna T. Healy, she made tho following statement: That to her tho incident was very amusing and above all it proved that the pre sent generation was both reading and thinking" She further stated that she was willing to compromise with tho striker* arbitration com mittee, which she hoped to meet on Thursday morning, but first she would demand the strikers to show ’their tfnion enr<L after which she may become an applicant for the sanrjp union. Paints and Patches By S- Edward Gilbert Paints and Patches, a musical comedy in two aet3, which was pre sented at the Central Y. W. C- Ai, 1.7th and St... Mary’s, on Friday ! evening of March 12th, w'as herald ied a howling success by 200 per ! sons who attended. To have seen the play was to have) been carried back into back into the there Orient baffled with tho mysteries for which the far east is noted. Hear the accusations of the loss of a Chinese ring and e. gold piece, noted the tangling of tho threads leading to the where abouts of the lost articles and at last finding yourself unconscious ly beeolnrving a slueth in an effort to unravel the mystery only to be confronted with the climax and tne students in one of the rooms of gold piece. This wonderful operetta was | directed by Miss Estelle Roberson, I assisted by Miss Dorothy Beck and j the Girl Reserves 0f the Northside YWCA. --- TO PRRESENT BEAUTIFUL... EASTER MUSIC The Hillside Presbyterian C hurch, 30th and Ohio streets, of which the Rev. J. S. Will iams is pastor, will present the “Seven Last Words,” by Du bois at the church on Easter Sunday at 5 o’clock p. m. This is the 7th annual performance of this keautiful inspiring can tata and the public looks for ward to it with great anticipa tion. The chorus will be an ag gregate of 30 voices with Mrs. Irene Morton, Mrs. Pearl Gib son, Mrs. Grant Smead, Mr. Richard Miller and Mr. H. L. Preston as soloists. There will be a string quarte'lte accom panying the chorus: Mr. Will* Peterson and James Smith, vio iam Lewis, bass violinist; James linists from the Omaha Univer* sity; and Mr. James Duff, also from the music department of John S. Williams, minister and Swell trained musician will di rect the chorus and string quar tette. Be sure to be in your seat at 4:45.