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V The Omaha Guidites “The Door of Expression” — - Edited by ‘UNCLE GIL’ —— ' ■ ' DOUBLE COLA IDEAL BOTTLING COMPANY WEbster 3043 i 1 , Carl Nigro Shoe Repairing Best Material Expert Workmanship Service 3118 North 24th Street W.W.V.VAV.’.W.VA'.W, BOOST JOE LOUIS Wear a Joe Louis button now on sale at your local drug store. WWAVAVAVANW.VA1 WANTED TO BUY 100.000 Pounds Brass, Cop per, Lead and Aluminum 20.000 Batteries 50.000 Auto Radiators Are we Buying You Bet. If it’s Auto Parts You Want It Will Pay You to See Us First. We Are Here to Serve You. Consolidated AUTO Parts Co. 2501 Cuming St_AT 5656 Home of Kangaroo Court IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL MAYO’S BARBER SHOP Ladiet' and Children’! Work A Specialty. 2422 Lake Street. Cleo Cola | Queen of Sparkling Drinks f 12 oz. 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Ml • Chicago, lib Picnic at Elmwood Saturday, August 28th Expect Five Thousand At Guidite Picnic Saturday, August 28th, is the big day. It is the day Uncle Gil and his nephews, and nieces will make merry from early morning until early evening. It is picnic day, a day of merr making not only for the youngsters, but the grown-ups as well. The committee on arrange ments are hard at work preparing fo thousands of childen in an out of Omaha. Uncle Gil has received communication from loyal Guidites in Council Bluff's and Clarinda stating that they will be on hand 100 per cent. The 700 young people who en joyed the Free theatre party spon sored by the club and those who participated in the Guidite May Day Festival will be on hand t > make merry with Uncle Gil. •-o There will be games, music and refreshments for all. DON’T FORGET T1IE DATE. COME EARLY AND STAY LATE SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th BRING YOUR LUNCHES AND ENJOY A DAY OF FUN AND MIRTH. ICREAM, CANDY, AND ORRANGEADE FREE TO ALL CHLDREN. PICNIC FACTS WHEN: Saturday morning, PARADE: Forms at 26th and Corby, extending east to 24>th street. Starting at Corby street the parade will move promptly at 11 o’clock. Line of march PLACE: Elmwood Park south on 24th toCuraings; easft to 16th, sonth on 16th to Dodge west on Dodge to park. REFRESHMENTS: Free ice cream, coolade and candy, AMUSEMENTS: Baseball, Dan cing, horseshoe pitching.contest, sack racing and many other gomes. PROTECTION: City Police, Boy Scouts, School Patrol. 10 W TO GET TICKETS: Come ,to the Omaha Guide office be ginning Augus^ 21*;t. Tickets may be obtained by clipping ice cream coupons on Guidite page on and after Saturday Mr. P. Hieromymous, one of Omaha’s largest Negro trans fer company owners, has come forward and offered Uncle Gil the service of his flee | of trucks to transfer the hundreds of boys and girls to Elmwood Park for the Guidite Club Picnic, Sat urday, To assure plenty of refresh ments for .the kiddies Mr. Drum of the Fontenelle Brew ery has promised to play the part of a good Samaritaji by seeing ,t,o it that the kiddies have plenty of orangeade to keep them cool while they play. Uncle Gil will need many autos and trucks for the trans portation of kiddies to and from .the park, so if you want to do your bit to help Uncle ®il and his kiddies. Lend us a car and a truck. Parents are urged to accom pany their children and enjoy a day of fun. Free Ice Cream LEMONADE AND CANDY. Of course, there'll be the usual ice cream, lemonade, and candy. All this will be free to the boys and girls who attend the picnic Uncle Gil is especially desirous of having out-of-town boys and girls attend this big jubilee. Mr. Gregg Williams and his band will be on hand to furnish rhythm rock ing melodies, for Uncle Gil’s kid dies. All ready another fine young father has offered to supply the Guidite Picnic with candy. NOOK and CORNER •i ■ * ■ ALL FOR SELF No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him; there is al ways work, And tools to work with, for those who will And blessed are the horny hands of toil. We were not put on earth to just dream and drift. We have work to do and also loads to lift Though deep in inire, wring out your hands and weep No shame-faced outcast ever sank so deep. If you desire the power that some one else possesses Do not envy his strength and dis sipate your energy, By weakly wishing h s force were yours. Think for yourself, depend on yourself and act for yourself. —Alma Wall. Entertainment Whirl By Jimmie Evans A new WPA production opened this week, a mystery play by the Negro writer Hughes Allison, call ed ‘The Trial of Dr. Beck.” The play was well received with the main objection being its lack of good comedy lines.The name character in the play has one of the easiest acting snaps we have heard < f during the entire play he mouth approximately, two lines of dialogue. Tod Duncan, Ruby Elzy, Anne i rown and the Eva Jessye choir covered themselves with glory at the George Gershwin memorial con cert held at the Lewisohn Stadium last Monday. The critics were pro fuse in their praise of the work done by the stars of his last Broad way production, ‘‘Porgy and Bess.” Benny Carter, is still the rage on the continent. European critics label him as the ‘king of swing.’ Carter is doing so well on the other side that it is highly improb able that he will return to %these shores for many moons. William Lyons, who writes a column for the New York Post, a white daily paper, is enthused over the work of Tip, Tap and Toe in the 20th Century production, ‘‘You Can’t Havo Everything.” Lyons maintains that their contribution is the only original bit of work in the film. The Federal theatre’s three ring circus plays a Harlfem engagement at the lot at 155th street and the Speedway, starting Monday. Since the WPA has somewhat curtailed their pink slips, the actors on the Federal Projects are in a better mood.They have made some de finite contributions to the national theatre and the feeling is that the government should continue to sub sidize tern. Many producers all over the country complain however that the theatre projects are for the most part filled with incompetents. That the money of the govern ment would be bettetr spent if Uncle Sam would finance the pro ductions of seasoned and well known producers. Jokes Abie: I lost my dog the other day Dan: Why don't you advertise in the paper? Abie: What, my dog can't read ads. Rich student in dancing: Teacher can I be of any use to you in the future? Teacher: Yes, don’t tell anybody who taught you how to dance. & Wllie: You didn’t expect to have so many people to dinner auntie, did you? Auntie: Did a little bird tell you ? Willie*: Yeah, the little piece of chicken on my plate. Jim: Daddy, do bees and cows go to heaven? Daddy: No! Jlim: Well why is it called the land of milk and honey? Teacher: Who can tell me what is one use of the cow hide? Johnnie: It holds the cow to gether. Q. What is higher than the sky ? A. Nothing. Q. What comep down and never goes up? A. Rain. Q. What is this, the longer it works the shorter it grows? A. Lead Pencil. Q. What has a mouth but yet it can’t talk? A. A telephone Q. What is in the world that has never bee« seen? A. The wind. -o Who Knows? What is a “serpent?” What is the meaning of Sotto voce ? What is the tenor clef? What is the “ine” of a composi tion ? • Last Weeks Answers 1. A '‘crotchet” is an old name for quarter note. 2. An “epiloque” is a speech or short poem addressed to the spec tators, one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play. A conclud ing piece. ?. A fugue meaning flight is a composition in the strict style in which a subject is proposed by one part and answered by other parts, ccording to certain rules. 4. An “Inverted turn” is a turn which commences with the lowest note instead of the highest. 5. A ‘kit” is name of a small pocket violin formerly used by dancing masters. Its length is about sixteen inches and that of the bow about seventeen. --o The true worth of a man may be shown when he is faced with the solvng of a problem that may re sult in success or failure for him in future life. The man who treats the problem with care and deep thought overshadows the one who carelessly makes a choioec as if by the throw of the dice—E. L. B., Jr. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Get Money — lovf Egg I guarantee to help you yet a new «i«rt »r if*. No CM* beyond hop*. Stop w,rry "* I Writ* me today. Information FREE' M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta. Jersey City, N. J. The ! QUESTION ! BOX ! i 1. How is ‘drought’ distinguish from any other dry spell of wea* | ther ? 2. What is the derivation of post in the word postoffice? 3. How old is King George IV of England ? 4. Do Confederate veterans rc ceve pensions from the U. S. go vern mont? 5. What is the most populous i country in the world? 6. Which is heavier, gold or | platinum ? 7. Whoes invention was the foun dation of the wqalth of the cotton growing state? 8. In what city is Independence Hall. 9. How many amateur radio sta tions are there in the U. S-? 10. Where, in the human body, is the myacardium? llWhat is a sharecropper? 12. How many members has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? 13. Who was the Roman goddess of fire? 14. What does the ape symbolize? 16. Of what country is Canberra the capitol? 16. What is the approximate cost of operating a big league base ball team for one year? 17. How many periodicals are published in the U. S. by or for Negroes? 18. Who is Daniel C. Roper? 19. How long should a concrete block last?' 20. How do the leading world powers rank in aviation? Answers 1. wnever tne rmniau ior a period of three weeks is but 30 per cent of the average for that period and place. 2 From posta (Latin), meaning "station.” 3. Forty one. 4. No. 5. China. 6. Pla tinum. 7. Eli Whitney’s invention o* the cotton gin. 8. Philadelphia. 9. About 45,000. 10. The muscular part of the wall of the, heart. 11. A tenant on a farm who furnishes tho labor in producing a crop, re ceiving an agreed portion of the proceeds as his compensation. 12. About 3,000. 13. Vesta. 14. Unclean - ness, malice, and cunning. 15. Aus tralia. 16. $500,000. 17. 250. 18. U. S. Secretary of Commerce. 19. In defnitely. 20. The 1936 Aircraft Year Hook gives: England’s Em pire, France, Russia, Italy, United States, Japan, and Germany. •— -o Earn Extra Money School days have come, to an end, which means boys and girls everywhere have the opportunity to make merry during the three months vacation. Here’s hoping that a majority of the Guidites es pecially the boys will fnd jobs and earn money so as to help their parents defray expenses at home. While we’re on the subject of working, perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad idea if those of you desiring to earn some money during your spare time, would sell copies of THE OMAHA GUIDE. SPECIAL Shampoo. 55c Droquignole marcel.....25c Press_25c A.LTHOUSE — BEAUTY SCHOOL 2422 N 22nd St. WE 0846 The Guidite World of Music i By Miss Ethel Jones I The Kettle Drum One of the most interesting in struments of the percussion section of an orchestra is the kettle drum. These drums, the only ones which ave definite pitch, resemble copper or brass kettle of spherical shape over which are stretched calfskins. The skins at first were stretched or released by six or eight tunint screws which made possible a range of a full octive. Today, the tuning of the modery tympani is accomplished by the use of a me chanical device. Through this de vice the change can be made with the turning of but one screw. The chromatic tones can also be ob tained on adequately constructed instruments by pedals. The drum sticks used arc of wood: others are covered with sponge, flanel, cork, felt or leather. To meet the requirements of a composition, the tympanist often has to change from one set of sticks to another ns well as to constantly retune his instrument. This retuning often occurs in the midst of a movement in order to follow the modulations of modern compositions. The original home of the kettle drum is the Orient. It is among the oldest known instruments of the Greeks. As early as the thirteenth century, the tympanic had made their way to southern and western Europe. They were generally used as an accompaniment to the trum pet. Large kettle drums were known in the fifteenth century in Hungary, from where they found their way to Germany and France. Toward the end of the 11th century they were used by the Prussian ca valry. Until 1700 they held caste among the tribes of Africa very much as they do today. In orchestras today, the tym pani are many times used as solo instruments. A most unique ex aple is in the “Gurlesque in D Min or" for piano and orchestra and ‘Till Eulcn-spiegel," by Richard Strauss, and in the last movement of the symphony phantastique of Berlioz. But the most dramatic and symbolic use of the instrument is in 1 the operas of Wagner. 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