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Prominent Omahans
Married On Sunday
Miss Vera Graham became the
bride of R. C- Price, Sunday after
noon at the home of the bride- The
couple took their vows before the
immedia'e f-miTy and a few fri
Mr. and Mr*. R.. C.. Price •
ends. The Rev.. George Slater of
Council Bluffs, Iowa read the mar
riage linea The bridal attendant*
were Mr. and Mrs.. Gerald Parks.
Following the ceremony, a very
pretty appointed dinner was serv
ed. The table was a striking scene.
Red and white carnations were
used as a centerpiece. Those pre
sent were: Mr. and Mrs. Avery
Washington, Mr. and Mrs- Grant
Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Parks, Rev. and Mrs. George Slater
Mrs. Lula Mae Ridge, the mother
of the hride, Mrs. Florence Jones
and Mr*. Levetta Bush.
This couple is extensively known
throughout the state of Nebraska,
for their social and civic activity.
The hride is an active church work
er and a tireless advocate for the
uplift and advancement of her race.
She is a member of the executive
committee of the Colored Old Folks
home, a member of the YWCA. Sho
is chairman of the membership
committee YWCA and is on the
board of management- She is alsto
president of the Modem Priscilla
Art and Study club, of the Feder
ated Women’s club and state organ
izer.
The groom is a prominent busi
nessman, co-partner of the widely
known tonsorial establishment of
Killingsworth and Price. Landing in
Omaha 27 years ago, with 16 cents
above train fare, he is a taxpayer
and several times property owner,
and one of Omaha’» most influen
tial race men. While president of
the Omaha branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, he wrote his
name high in view of the white
race, "AS A MAN FOR HIS
RACE .” He attributes his business
success to hard work, by being the
the first to reach his business es
tablishment and the last to leave;
but he is always ready to join any
committee to fight for the cause of
his race. He is also correspondent
for the Associated Negro Press.
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David Pauline, jr-. will celebrate
his fifth birthday together with his
father’s birthday, on May 20th at
thejr home 2818 Seward sreet.
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Mrs. Rebecca Evans, together
with her friends, Mrs. L. Davidson,
Mr- and Mrs. Leo Branch and
Ruth Robbins, motored from Lea
ven worth, Ka». to spend Mother’s
Day with Sgt. and Mrs. George
Bivens, parents of Mrs. Evans.
Sgt. Chilian, who recently re
tired from the U- S. army, toget
her with his wife, of Leavenworth,
Kas. are making their home at
2514 No. 26th street
ELK’S TO SPONSOR THIRD
ORATORICAL CONTEST
Mr. J- Westbrook, State educa
tional director f<>r the Elks of Ne
baska,, ansnoundes that the third
ajnniial Orat^riccal contest 'spon
sored by Iroquois Lodge No. 92 I.
B- P . O. E.. W will be held at
Zion Baptist church Friday May
21st at 8:00 p. m.. The winner of
which will represent the lodge at
the regional contest to be held here
in July
Mr. McPherson makes the follow
ing press release: That the Improv
ed Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks of the World in inaugurat
ing these oratorical contest, Nation
al in scope, are hopeful that in
this way a force will be put in mo
tion that will result in directing
the minds of all America to the in
jutices being heaped upon the Ne
gro through the non enforcement
of the 14th and 16th amendments,
which is that portion of The Consti
tution that vitally effects'the Negro.
Thus the subject of each contest
ant will have something to do with
the Constitution.
] Mr- McPherson, who is the son
I of Mr. and Mrs. I. S.. McPherson,
General Board
Urges Passage of
Anti-Lyneh Bill
Jadkson, Tenn., May 16 (By Con
tinental Press)—The CME Church,
third largest Methodist body am
ong Negroes, passed unanimously
p. resolution at the session of the
General Board here, Thursday
urging the whole-hearted support
of the pending federal anti-lynch
ing bill now bfore the Senate.
The resoution said:
“We recognize mob violence and
the lynching evil as blots upon the
escutcheon of our American nation,
a disgrace before the eyes of the
civilized world.
“The lynching of human beings,
with all its attendants brutalities
and inhumanities as exhibited in
too many instances, ha» awakened
I the American conscience to the
| danger of tarnishing the American
! mind with a criminal tint. Noting
■ from the record that by far the
| greater number of lynched victims
1 are Negroes which leads to the im
pression that lynching is largely
based on racial prejudice, race hat
red, economic rivalry and politial
agitation.
“In view of the fact that the lyn
ching poblem has come to the fore
throught the passage of the Gava
gan Federal Anti-Lyncing bill by
the House of Representatives and
now rests with the United States
Senate.
“Be it resolved, The the College
of Bishops and the General Con
nectional Board of the Colored Me
thodist Episcopal church, herein
condemn lynching and mob violence
in all forms and for any reason.
Wo believe in law and order, and
wo condemn crime of every kind.
“Resolved secondly, That we ap
prove of the Gavagan anti-lynch
ing bill as passed by the House of
Representatives and that we send
a copy of these resolutions to our
several Sitfnatars, and urfee that
they will give whole-hearted sup
port to the passage of this pending
anti-lynching bill.”
DELINQUENT SUBgCRI
The postoffice department
of papers to delinquent subscri
up to date, please mail or bring
or call WEB1517 for represenl
greatly appreciated*
1712 No. 28th street, was graduated
from Long school in 1928 where he
began to show his ability as a lead
er and since that time has made a
wonderful record as such- While at
Central high school, from which ho
was graduated in 1932 with Mili-;
tary honors, he w-as chosen one of
th« speakers over a world wide I
hook up broadcasting program for
goodwill of nations.
As a student at Omaha univer
ity he has made for himself an ad
mirable record, both as an orator
and musician, and now while at
tending the university as an under
graduate student he is also serving
as a statistician for the department
of Sociology.
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PROMINENT MASON DIES
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Masonic funeral rites were held ]
for Mr. Tom Trail, 2615 Patrick ]
avenue, Tuesday night, May 4 at <
high 12 at the Myers Funeral <
Home.
Officiating officers were Mr- Wil
liam Carter, M. Williams Givens,
Ilustroua Commander and Chief,
and Potentate H. J- Kinney, all of
Zaha Temiple No. 62, A. E. A O..
N. M. S.
Aside from the above named ^
Masons, there were a host of other*
from both the Blue Lodge and the
I Shrine.
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Leaves for Kansas City!
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Mr. Harry Leland left Thursday j
morning for Kansas City where he|
will accompany Mrs. Leland home.i
Mrs. Leland was called to Kansas
City some time ago to the bedside
of her brother, Charles Williams,
who since then died- Mr. Williams,
was an employee at the GeneraL
hospital where he had been employ-1
ed for many years was an officer in
the Elks Lodge of Kansas City,
which conducted the funeral ser
vices. Mr- and Mrs. Leland will
return to Omaha on Saturday
morning* The many friends of Mrs.
Leland join in extending deepest
sympathy.
Thomas Edwards
Treasurer of the Passaic Crescent
Athletic club, 278 Summer St.,
Passaic, N. J- Mr. Edwards lives
at Belleville, N. J. Charter mem
bers of the olub, which wa« organ
ized 14 years ago, are Robert Al
len, Wm- Miller, Jefferson West
Frank Kyles, Bill Slappery and
Tom Edwards.
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hers. If your payments are not
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atave: Your cooperation will be
Tflie Management
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I IT C. HANDY, composer of
W the “St. Iouis Blues," who
vill show how his famous “Mem
>his Blue*” should be played by
tolding forth with his hot trumpet
>n Cavalcade of America’s “Song's
>f the South” broadcast each Wed
lesday, 8 to 8:30 p. m. EDST, over
:bs..
Omaha’s First Full
Length A 1 1 Negro
Movie Half Finished
TITLED MURDER IN BLACK
SCENED TO BE FILMED
AT STYLE REVUE
Attendees of the Omaha Guide’s
Style Revue Monday night at the
Dreamland Hall will have an op
portunity to (appear in Omaha’s
first full length all colored motion
picture, entitles “Murder in Black”
being produced and directed by
Ruben Taylor. The group scenes
and acts will be incorporated into
the regular play- “Murder in Black”
which is scheduled for a premiere
showing within several weeks has
been half completed and is being
enacted by an all Omaha cast.
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Will You Be There?
I Will
Amid an atmosphere of harmony
and cooperation which spells suc
cess, the Omaha Guide announces
the greatest spring event in the
form of a Spring Style Revue ever
to be attempted in tlho city of Oma
>a.
The following clubs are sending
nodels;
Quacks; Urban League Charity;
Mitizie; Kappa Alpha Psi Fratern
ity; Comhuskers; Bacchnnnites;
Beau B'ummels; Critics, Modern
istic Maidens; Optimist; Modern
Art); Cleverettes, Council Bluffs,
Iowa; Girl Reserves: Trojans; Lit
tle Theatre; Literati; Trivira; En
tre Nous.
Beauty Shops include: Rose’s
Beauty Parlor: Willa’s Beauty Par
lor; Norths id© Beauty School; Mrs.
Althouse Beauty School.
Mr. John Smith, well known de
signer and director for the Omaha
Guide mammouth style revue wish
es to have all models meeit with
him Sunday at 4:00 p. m. at the
Dreamland Hall for the first uni
son rehearsal. Impersonations for
Wally Simpson and the Duke of
Windor will be married as a climax
to this gala occasion. The big ques
tion seeans to be who are the in
dividuals that are to double for
the Duke and his charming “Wal
ly.” If you can guess them be
fore tfhe time of thoir marriage you
will win for yourself a prize. So
put on your thinking cap.
Statement to Press by
Dr. Vernon R. Thomas
A misunderstanding of the pur
poses of our organization in the
campaign to free the home and
form from taxation in Nebraska
to the extent of «$.1,000 appears in
the belief of some that homeowners
are seeking to entirely evade tax
nti°n
It is agreed by all that home
ownership, construction and im
provement is being discouraged and
delayed by the present tax system,
in Nebraska
Such broadening of the, tax
hn«e would continue the tax pay
ing by the home owner in common
with all others but would remove
the penalty on building and im
provement and remove the menace
of the tax lien on homestead.
A meeting to which the publie is
invited will be held at the Rome
hotel, in the Crystal Room, Tues
day evening May 18h at 8:00
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BEAU BRUMMELS HOLD
PARTY AT ELKS REST
The Elks Rest freshly renovated
'n preparation for the coming of
the convention in July was the
scene of a very fine function given
by the popular Beau Brummel club
last Monday evening. Music wa»
furnished by such well known or
chestras as Benny Goodman, Cab
Calloway, Earl Hines, Duke Elling
ton and others through the unique
combination of Victrola, loud speak
ing system and of course electrici
ty. Dancing and gaiety were enjoy
ed until late in the evening by ap
proximately 75 which included the
wives and friends of Beau Brummel
members.
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Congressman Mitchell
Vacationing in Ark.
Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell,
First Illinois District, is spending
a two weeks vacation at the Pythian
hotel and Baths, Hot Springs, Ark.
After his strenuous efforts to get
his own antilynching bill through
the Judiciary Committee only to
see it rejected by the House, and his
subsequent labors for the Gavagan
bill which did pass, the Congress
man was advised to take ie easy
for a while!. He is enjoying the
baths, massage and other facilities
of the Arkansas Spa.
On Friday night he as entertain
ed at dinner by Dr. and Mrs. H..
H. Phipps when Negroes of pro
minence from all over the state
were present to meet him. On Mon
day the Civic League, a local or
ganization of some seven hundred
men gave a barbecue for him at
Eves’ Camp. His other activities
include fishing, boating and hiking.
He has declined all invitations
make speeches but did consent to
address the Civic League briefly
at its meeting last Thursday night.
Although the majority of Negroes
in his city and state differ from
the Congressman in politics and do
not approve of some of his activi
ties, they nevertheless admire the
height ho has attained and as his
ho: t« arc* doing all in their power
to make his stay in this city plea
sant and profitable.
STYLE SHO'V
Models And participants in the 1
urgently requested to meet Mr.
at the Dreamland Hall for final
Mrs. 1
C. M. E. Bishops Make
New Assignments
.Taokson, Tenn-, May 16 (By Con
tinental Press)—In connection with
the meeting of the College of Bis
hops of the. Colored Methodist Ep
iscopal church assembled in Jack
son, Tenn., in the Colored Metho
dist Episcopal Publishing House,
May 5th and 6t(h, the, following
actions were taken in oonnoction
with the activities of the annual
meetng:
Bishop J. Arthur Hamlett, Kan
sas City, Ka*., Presiding Bishop of
tho Fifth Episcopal District, was
selected bo represent the Colored
Methodist church at the Universal
Christian Council on Life, and
Works at OxCord England, July
12-26, 1937. Bishop James A. Bray,
Chicago, Presiding Bishop of the
Eighth Episcopal District, was se
lected to deliver the Quadrennial
Episcopal Address to the General
Conference which will meet in Hot
Springs, Arkansas, May 1938.
Dr. Bertram W. Doyle, dean of
men at Fi«k university, Nashville j
Tenn. was elected Genral Secretary
of Education to succeed Professor
W. A. Bell, president of Milea Mem
orial college, Birmingham, Ala.
S<cretary-elect Doyle completed
the college course at Ohio Wesley
an university in 1921, received the
M. A. and Ph. D.. degrees from the
University of Chicago in 1924 and
1934, respectively. He is author of
a scholarly book, “Etiqueet of Race
Relations in the South,” which
comes to the press of the Univer
sity of Chicago the 21st of June.
Lane college conferred upon Dr.
Doyle the degree of Doctor of Di
vinity in 1934.
Hots Springs, Ark-, was selected
as the seat of the forthcoming
Methodist Episcopal Church Gen
eral Conference, May 1938.
The College of Bishops recogn
ized the importance of the Nation
al Youth Conference, of the Color
ed Methodist Episcopal Church at
Little RocJc, Ark-, June 16-20 in
clusive by sending out an episco
pal message to the entire connec
tion, urging the whole-hearted sup
port on the part of the constituency
of the church. Present indications
are that there will be a mam
mouth crowd attending these ses
sions.
Bishop J. Arthur Hamlett will
deliver a special sermon as the re
presentative of the Episcopal col
lege at the opening session of the
Youth Conference.
Bertha Lee Smith
On School Program
Mis* Bertha Smith, the niece of
Mrs. L. S.. Davis appeared on the
Lake school national music week
festival program, Friday May 7th
playing for her selection “Cora Mia’
by Amo and “Pearls” by Burgmul
ler. Aside from the individual sel
ections, Miss Smith played four
numbers with the orchestra and
served a* announcer for the entire
program
Mis* Smith who is 11-year-old
and in the 6B was the only one of
her group to appear on the pro
gram. She is the pupil of Mrs. Flo
rentine Pinkston
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Dmaha. Guide's Style Revue are
John Smth at 5:30 p m, Suinday
direction—please be present,
d Gilbert, Crairmain.....
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Presiding: Elder Dies
In Kansas City, Mo.
Rev. William Cullen Bryant Lew.
is, of the Omaiha district of the
Nebraska, Kansas Conference who
died in Kansas City, Mo. Monday
April 12th, wr.s born in I*ake Pro
vidence I^a. Jujne 16, 1883. He wa»
the only child of his parents.
Rev. William C- Bryant
Rev. Lewis revived hi* high
school education in Louisiana and
Greencille, Mis*, and was graduat
ed from Tuskegee Institute in 1906
in his early twenties, later study
ing theology at Columbia universi
ty, New York.
In March 1919 he was married
to Miss Osya B- Me Donald, the
daughter of E. Z. McDonald and
sister of Mrs. Thomas H. Good
win of Omaha, Nebr- Shortly
after his marriage t« was licensed
to preach by the Rev. James A
Johnson and admitted to the North
East Oklahoma conference in the
spring of 1921- He was ordained
deacon by the late Bishop W
Simpson Brooks. «
Tho Rev. William Lewis served
the unexpired term of the late
Rev. Charles R, Tucker at Vernon
Chapel, Tulsa Oklahoma from
June 1921 until the following Janu
ary, when Itev. p. W.. DeLyles wav
astdgjned as pastor. H
In 1922 he was ordained minister
and appointed by Bishop Parks to
his first charge at J'pnks an Plea
sant Valley, Okla. Ofter serving
successfully for eight years in the
North East Oklahoma Conference,
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Follow the Crowds to
the May Day Festival
Sunday is the day when 300
youth shall lift their voices in song.
It promises to be the biggest youth
demonstration ever to have been
staged in Omaha. The Junior choirs
of 15 churches will display their
ability to bring joy to thousands
through song- Aside from the song
festival there will be ’1 queens
one of whom shall be crowned the
May Day Queen of Omaha for the
year 1937. Those vieing for this
position of honor are as follows:
Misses Priscilla Gilden, Bethel Bap
tist; Winifred Williams, Zion Bap
tist; Josie Woods, Bethel AME;
Jacqueline Johnson, St- John Bap
tist; Louise Porter, Metropolitan
Spiritual; Marie Woods, Pleasant
Green; Lulu Mae Powell, Pilgrim
Baptist; Evelyn Luckey, St John
AME; Louise Morris, Mission Field;
and a guest queen from Clarinda,
la., Miss Iola Willis.
Don’t miss this big ©vent di
rected by Miss Ethel Jones as
sisted by the Junior choir director
and sponsors of same throughout
tho city, Sunday May 16th at St.
John AME church, 22nd and Willi*
at 3:00 p. m.
Spend "A Night in Hollywood” Monday, May17
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