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- u ■ | T - - - — ..■•»». ***' ' * " P' - SOCIAL CLUBS AFFAIRS ''O-O-C-I-e-I-y" ORGANIZATIONS Urban League Starts Workers’ Aid Drive Chicago, Nov. 11 (ANP)—In or der to widen the employment field for Chicago’s thousands of jobless Negro workers, the local branch of the Urban League launched a drive Thursday at a meeting at tended by the civic, business, and so cial leaders of both races in the downtown YMCA. ‘‘Negroes were brought here be cause Chicago needed cheap labor,” declared Horace Bridges of the lea gue. ‘‘They came from rural com munities and the league was or ganized to teach them how to live in urban communities.” A. L. Foster, secretary, said ef forts were being made to improve health and empfloyment opportun ities for Negroes between 16 and 25, and Miss Phuline Redmond, youth director, 'I'd of the need of funds to carry on health improve ment work. Miss Charlotte Carr, white, re cently appointed head of Hull House, remarked that “N'egfroes are the last to be hired and the first to be fired. Those employers who are inetrested in this move ment should try to make use of Negro labor to offset the prejud ice of others ” NOTICE:— Adult Education Music and Dra. matic Classes.. YWCA. Monday evening, 8 p. m., Voice Culture; Solo and Chorus singing. Wednes day evening, 8 p. m., Dramatics. -—- o Mrs. Thelma Jaco, who was struck by an automobile, driven by Lawrence Payne, September, 19th, is able to be up and about again. She has been under the care of a bone specialist. Meet Your Friends at THE NEW RABES BUFFET 2229 Labe st. JA 0195 Beer — Liquor — Soft Drinks Also DANCING Dfrect Wire on all Sporting Events AT 7527 Lunch Counter—W. Phillips Prop. Barbecue, Chili, Hamburger and Pastries See ANDY First Everyday is Sale Day at Andy’s 1936 Chev. Town Sedan $460 1936 Ford V8 Coupe 385 1936 Ford Tour Sedan Radio, heater 450 1934 Olds Sedan, Radio new tires 396 1934 Ford V8 Tudor or Sedan 265 1933 Chev. Sedan or Coupe 275 1933 Ply. Sedan or Coach 276 1932 Chev. Coupe or Coach 175 1932 Ford V8 Tudor or Coupe 195 1931 Chev. Coupe or Coach 146 1930 Chev. Sedan 126 1929 Cbev. Sedan or Coach 96 1930 Ford Coupe 85 A. C. NELSE N Auto Sale, I nc. 2043 2044-2112.2200 Harney Street Phone ATlantic 2425-2426 a r __ The out flung, flat lhat 1 ic*tl > ipuler the chin at upper It ft, is of lace and velvet. Immediate ly below is a dramatic brim without crown in dark purple velvet, wii)i a black bird of paradise sweep. The third style is a black vel vet bandeau with wing of se quin embroidery. THE MODERN ART CLUB The Modem Art cluo met Mon day, November 1st, it ,'5-Uh and Farnam str.ots with Mrs, Viola McFall hostess. The,e wen: It members present. The club expr si es its sympathy to Mrs. Lydia Ro gers, in the passing of her father, Mr. Owen. The ladies the prepar ing for their Thansgiving and Christmas activities. Mr;. II. Mar shall became a member of the club The next meetng will he with Mrs. Lenora McVay, 288.1 Corby. EVANGELISTS HERE To our any friends of Omaha and vicinity, we wish to announce through the columns of th:s flue paper, The Omaha Guide, the re turn engagement of the evangelist, Elder H. M Jenkins of Los Angel es, Calif., who conducted a very I successful meeting at the Church of God in Christ, 2318 No. 26th street in the month of August. Sunday, November 7th, marked the beginning of a fall meeting of 20 days or more, as long as the Lord leads. We are looking forward with great expectation that souls may be born into the kingdom of God through his ministry. Como one, come all, Mother Liz zie Roberson, National Supervisor of the women’s work of the church, and Elder V. M. Barker, pastor and Overseer. Modern heated room, single men or women. 2614 Blondo. Mrs. Texanna Brown, 1803Z No. 24th street, has been very ill for the past two weeks. -—o Misses Handly and Peoples are spending the week with their aunt Mrs. E M. Wright before return ing to school at Washburn college in Topeka, Kas. -o A charming visitor to Omaha was Mrs. Parthenia Jordan, of Chicago, 111. She was the guest of Mr. arid Mrs- Othello Roundtree -o Mr. G. B- Well, who has been engineer of the Lehigh Cement Co. for the past 38 years , died after a short illness at his home in Iola, Kas. He is survived by a son, Mr. A- N. Bell and a daughter, Mrs. E. M. Wright, 2612 Binney street, both of Omaha, also two grandchildren, Misses Conne Lee Handly and Milicent Smith Peoples I ... . -- Mi1, and and Mrs. L. A. Marshall wt re host and hostess for a day to Mr. John Henry Baldwin of Fall City, Nebr. -o A new resident of Omaha is Mr. nnd Mrs W. II. Saxton, 2613 Grant street. They recently arrived from Marshalltown, la., and expect to remain until after the Christmas holidays. --o Cultural Center Music class r.chedule is as follows: Wednesday night at 8 o’cock for aduLts; Fri day nights from 7 to 8 o’docks, for young people. Mrs. H. Makins is instructor. -o Mrs. Julia If nry, 28$6 No. 25th street, prominent church worker of Mt. Moriah Rnptist church has 1 ct n in bed for the past two weeks suffering from heart trouble. Her | daughter, Mrs. Mablo R”a h is in I attendance. Mrs. I. A. Hughes, was was called to Independence, Mo., Friday evening because of the death of her brother, Charles F. Clauborn®, 1 returned Thursday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Arthur Raf ferty. ..-O Mks. Walter Bassett has return ed home after spending a month in Arkansas visiting her brothers, Charlie William and John Jackson. Mrs. Bassett reported having a wonderful trip. -o Mrs. Charles F. Davis and daugh I ter spent a very enjoyable evening at the Kappa dance in Iowa City, Saturday. Other Omahan’s present far this social event were, Miss Ethel Davis, Mrs. Mildred Gilbert, Miss Ruth Harris, Mr. Henry Le velle and Mr. Edward Bruce. The entire Omaha paty were also in attendance at the Alpha dance. Mrs. M. G. Chandler, 2804 No. 25th street, is expecting her daugh ter, Vera Chandled, secretary to the president of Virginia State college, home for the Thanksgiving holidays. Miss Chandler returns to her home town after an absence of more than two years. Enroute, sho intends to stop over at Nash ville to visit friends. Men’s Dress Shirts 13y2 to 20 $1.00 Men’s Ties. $.29—4 for $1.00 Open until 9 Sat. evenings ACE TIE SHOP 1402 Farnam The auditorium of St. John A. M. E. church was the setting for the most colorful banquet o fthe season last Thursday evening when approximately 250 persons gather ed to pay homage to distinguished characters in music, among whom were: Sameul Coleridge Taylor, i Harry Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, Doland Hayes, Carl Diton, and N. Clark Smith, all of whom were genius’ in the field of music. Among those who spoke on the achievements of Negro musicians were: Mrs. Christine Althouse, Mr. Percy Barr, Rev. John Williams, .Rev. R. A- Adams and Mr. S. Ed ward Gilbert who gave a resume on the progress of the Negro in Music. Several numbers written by Negro composers were rendered by St. John AME church choir under the diaction of Mrs. Pearl Gibson. A delicious turkey dinner was en joyed by all present. Mr. I Me Pherson served as Master of Cere monies. At the conclusion of a de lightful evening it was the com mon opinion of all present that Mr. L. L. McVay who originated such a meritorious event three years ago had scored another success. -o THE QUACK CLUB The Quack club held its regular meeting Friday night. The club is planning a dinner dance, and it is promised to be a beautiful and colorful affair. Mrs. Faith Patter son, former president of the club left Sunday morning for New York. The club will present a speaker of the CIO Friday. The public is invited to attend. FRIENDLY lfi BRIDGE CLUB The Friendly 16 Bridge club met at the home of Mr. C. Laster, 2230 Miami street- After 3 rounds of bridge were played, Mr. George Wead and Mr. Ford, won high scores. The club is sponsoring a bridge tournament at Dreamland Hall, November 18th. PASTOR’S WIVES COUNCIL “Peece comes to him who brings | it; joy comes to him who gives it. Bi't r°rf ct understanding comes to him who loves perfectly.” With this in mind, the Pastor’s Wives Council met November 3rd with Mrs. W. C. Conwell. After d votionals, the business of the day was brought to the at tention of the council by the pre aident- Mrs. Adams, became a mem her of the Council and was elected Parlimentarian. -o Mr. and Mrs. Othello Roundtree ceebrated them 21st wedd'ng anni vtrsary, Saturday, November 7th at their home. It %vas a gala affair marked by delicious refreshments and many presents. Those present were: Mr. and Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. Artison, Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, Mr. and Mrs. McClutchen, Mrs- Viola Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Yancy, Mrs. Reta Christie, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Keyes, Mrs. Edith Smith, Messrs. Green Albert, Scott, King McBrien, Pope Gibson,Fred Scott and Vernon Roundtree. -o-. Modern heated rooms for tourist Garage free. 2614 Blondo. The St. Jacob A ME church enter tainment was a great success, Thursday night. -o Mr. and Mrs. J«mes Lapsley, formerly of Omaha, now living in Chicago, 111., are the proud parents of a baby girl. Among those who journeyed to Lincoln, Nebr- for the homecoming over the week end were Att. Jess Hutton, Dr. Craig Morris Dr. and Mrs. W. Solomon, Mr- and Mrs. William Davis and Mrs. Milton Johnson. -o The Clair Chapel usher board tenders thanks to everyone for the support of their Style Review on last Thursday evening and especi ally do we thank the various usher boards of the city and Mrs- George Cooper, Mrs. Clarence Reeves, jr., and Miss Cleo Wright of Council Bluffs, la. Mrs. J. W. Eddens of Oklahoma City, Okla., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs- Joe Eddens, 2.306 No. 21st street for four weeks. Mrs. Eddens is the only sister of Mrs. Joe Ed dens. Mrs- Eddens who is a minis ter, is leaving Omaha this week end to conduct a revival in Guthrie, Okla. -o Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hardin, Mrs. Cecilia W. Jewell and Mrs. James C. Jewell, motored to Jeff erson City, Mo. last Friday to the Lincoln university homecoming nnd attended the Wilherforce Lin colm football game on Saturday. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Duke Diggs, foster parents of Mrs. Hardin, More than one thousand graduates and former pupils from several states gather ed there to do honor to their be loved school, among whom were Mr. Jesse Hardin whose grand fa ther was one of the group of Civil War vctertans w;io donated the land upon which 'he university was built. Mr. Hardin’s mother was also a graduate of Lincoln uni versify. Enroute home the party stopped over ii Kansas City to visit several fri -nds. ♦ % ERMAN’S MARKET ► 1 1 IE It MAN FRIEDLANDER \ i Proprietor | “EAT FLEISCHM ANN'S YEAST FOR HEALTH” I > 124th and Lake Street WEbster 5444 I WOME ^ TO* T«ANWGIVIN<j TRAVEL BY TRAIN MW • The best way to travel economically, safely and comfort ably is by train. Relax in a restful Pullman or roomy coach seat No worry about driving hazards or weather conditions. Complete air-conditioning on all Union Pacific through trains keeps the cars clean, quiet , . . and at just the right temp erature. You can eat, sleep, read or write—while you speed to your destination. On your Holiday trips this fall and winter —“Go Union Pacificl" Mrs. Anna Snowden, 2009 Cass street, who was injured by falling through an open door of the Medi cal Art Building, located at 17th and Dodge streets, on August 17th filed suit in the District Court, Monday, November 7th, against the Medical Building Association, a ers corporation. She is suing the owners of the building for $10,000 damages for injuries sustained. Her petition sets out the defen dants were negligent by not main aining the proper lighting and warning signs in the corridors- She claims permanent total disability as the result of said fall. Her at torney is Ray Lawrence Williams Get Money LavF life. No caae beyond hope Stop *£* ' *rl‘*1 Jo*/ Information IMX M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta. Jersey City, N. I. 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