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! CLUBS AFFAIRS '■O-U t-i e I ORGANIZATIONS Wagonwheel Sports Club Entertainec Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, 2531 Maple street, who are very active spokes in the Wagonwheel sports club, entertained sixteen members of the club with a %'ery lovely buf fet supper Sunday evening at seven o’clock. After an hour and a half of business, new members to the board of directors in the persont of M,r. Robert (Hammonds, ,Mr. James Janes and Mrs. Essie Por ter were elected by the club. Mr. and Mrs. George Porter were made custodian of all club pro perties. Mr. Robert Britt was el ected vice, Miss Estella Robertson was elected assistant secretary. The members of the club are looking forward with eagerness to their first picnic which will be givem on Sunday, May 29th at Hummel Park. Mrs. Ella Mae Mills-Haynes is chairman of the social activities and she has re ported delightful preparations. The picnic will be for members only New members to the club are Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Wtlker, Mr. and Mrs. Rav Gustin and Mr. arid Mrs. A. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were very gracious host and hostes and the entertainment took on a southern air vben Jail glasses of mint julip were Served. 7*he next meeting will be at the hWne of Mr. and Mrs. (Jeorge Porter, 2204 Burdette street. f RETURNS FROM TRIP Rev. George White, traveling manager of the J. C. Mr Brady Co. of Chicago and Mr. Janies Ed monds. assistant manager and Mrs. Edrn Mitchell Supervisor or agent made a successful trip to Kansas City Mo. and Kansas City Kansas, St. Joe Mo, Independence, Mo., aril Leavenworth, Kans. or ganized agents in each city for theMcBrady fleet Rev. Geo. White is attending Minister of Morning Star Baptist Church. Mr. Edmond is a promising young man of our cite. Mrs. Edna Mi, chel] is past collector for the Om&ha Guide. Mose Win-1. 2432 Charles street, father of Harvey Ware, 2411 In dian’. averne, passed away. May 22. He was laid to rest in Forest l awn Cemetcrv. Five grand chil dren survive hini. QUACK CLUB New officers for the Quack cclut will be elected Friday, May 27. The Quacks are making plane for the spring dance which will take place June 20. Mrs. iBernice Marshall, tihe Quack’s bi-annual delegate, gave her report, which was very interesting and educa tional. A few added remarks were made by Mrs. (iladys Pulluni lone Jones, President Willa Jake, Reporter -o Well, hello everybody! The much talked aoout “Es .-uires Club” :na V i*s debute into 5be limelight of society l-'riday, May 20, by giving an opening party. All who attended claim it p great success. It was given at the home of the honorary presi dent, Lloyd Neal, 2725 Maple street. This is a club to watch from here on, for it has a promising career. Among the officers are: Edward Hicks, vice president; David Long mire, secretary; Spencer Jacobs, Treasurer; Emery Turner, ser geant-at-arms; under him, Harold McNeal, Melvin Downing and Ros coe Smith. The “ace reporter” is yours truly, David King, with Louie Whitner and Lee Averett. Well, its time to go and gather the fruits of my work. Be back next week with more news. Your 1 tee reporter bidding one and all— adios! D. L. King, ithe Second THRIFTY 12 ART CLUB The Thrifty Twelve Art club met Tuesday, Hay 17. at the home of Mrs. Fannie Lee, 5517 South Thirty-first street. The Housing Project was one of the topics dis cussed during the meeting. Every or.13 was quite busy with their needlework. Miss Addie Foxall was added to the membership of the club. Get busy club members, as there will be two birthdays in June and one in July. A delicious luncheon was served by the host ess. Our next meeting will be held May 31 at the home of Mrs. Pearl Lee. ■-o— Miss Dorothy Hayes. 913 North Twenty-fifth street, has been, con fined to her home on account of | illness, hut is reported improving at the time. , Miss .Bernice Hill, 9J.3 No. Twen ty-fifth street, who has been ill, is j much improved. STIMULATING BRIMFUL OF ENERGY AND DELICIOUS FRUIT FLAVORS /y* Notes <>n Sunday afternoon, Mayr 22 at 4:40 p. m., about 40 members of the Northside Branch gathered to hear the reports from the Biennial Convention and to honor the new members taken in during the drive The report was given- in the form of a round table discussion which was lead by Mrs. Gladys Pullum, the branch executive, and one of the delegates to the convention. Other delegates participating were Mrs. Lois Goode, chairman of the committee of management, Mrs. Bernice Marshall, worship chair man of the Quack club and Mrs. Edna Carr, president of the Tro jan club. Following the reports, the mem bership committee, with Mrs. Susie Yancy in charge, served punch and cookies. She '> * assisted by Mrs. Viola Pierce and Mrs. R. C. Price, who made the delicious cakes. The Booklovers club had its last review of the season Thursday, May 19 with Mrs. Thelma Han cock reviewing the book anil Miss Jennie Robinson giving the life of the author. The club plans to close with an outing in June. Mrs. Vera Cowen was elected president and Mrs. Delores Blackwell, secre tary for the incoming year. The committee in charge of the closing is Mrs. Ivois Goode, chairman, Mrs. Thelma Hancck, Mrs. Mary Fraizer and Mrs. Delores Blackwell. The class in “Today’s Problems’’ closed Thursday, May 26th. There has been much interest manifest ed in these discussions which have been sponsored by the Public Af fairs Committee of which Mrs. John A. Williams is chairman. I The YWCA is conducting a “Rtay-at-Home camp” for girls beginning Mondav, June If} and ending Friday, Julv 15. There are many girls in Omaha who will not be able to take a vacation, so a camp at the “Y” is planning the nearest thing possible to a holiday or camp vacation. The campers will include both grade and high school girls who will have an opportunity to work together and separately according to their interest. There are skillful leaders who have been secured to help girls have the best and hap piest summer that they have ever had. The camp will be only three days a week. The Junior Matrons of St. John AME church are sponsoring the “Black Ace” a drama in three acts which was presented by the Girl Reserve Department of the North side YWCA a few weeks ago. This is a repeat performance. Cleveretfies Hold Swanky Dance One of the biggest social events of the spring “-eason was given Monday i f'ght, May 23. in Council fluffs. Ia., by one of the most pop ular clubs in Iowa, J;he Cloverett«s. This club is composed of nothing but charming 'ad’es. who receive their guests with million dollar smiles. The dance was gb’en at th° beautiful Crystal Lodge, located 30th and Fifth avenue, only a few stens from the Missouri river. Lloyd Hunter and his Rhythm Kings played for the dance. Kyles and Red Rivers were the masters of ceremonies. O’-er one hundred guests from Omaha at tended the dance. Beautiful gowns and styles of all kinds were on dis t lav. Miss Jean Spinks is or'si dent of the club and Inez W'll s, secretary. -o RETURNS FROM VACATION Rev F P. Jones, pastor of the lit. Moriah Baptist church, has iust retunv'd from his vacation. He visited in Leu’s ana and other reptilev ritios of the sunny south 1'W He snent three weeks visitin' I relatives and friends throughout the south. He reports having had • very delightful trip and vacation WOP I I) YOUTH CONGRESS TO MEET AT COLLEGE P<uhkee«o‘e. N. Y., May 25 (C. N. A A Youth delegations from 13 foreign counA-ifs wll attend | the Second World Youth Congress | here at Vessar College. Joseph j Gadden, chairman of the arrange j ments committe, anrnunced. The I prime task of the Congress wiR be to fermub/e p rr'ogram of educational activ ties that nation al committees will use as a guide in their efforts to assist the youth . POPE I H’S RECOGNIZES FASIST GOVERNMENT Vatican City. Mnv 25 (CNA1— r 'no plus has fnrmallv recognized the Fasist Government of Francis co Franco in Snaim Catholic sup porters of the Loyalist government r->->ress«d boon disappointment a- i' indicated that th" Pone’s poSi. t;on did rot fri’l" rofleef the n"n ti“r,nt of the average communi cant. i 75th Anniversary of Freedom of Negro to Take Place In 1940 A gigantic jubilee clebration marking the 75 Anniversary of the freedom of the American Ne gro which will take place in De troit, Michigan, in 1940 was of ficially launched this week as Governor Frank Murphy of Michi gan accepted the chairmanship of a Nationwide Committe Friday The jubilee which will assume the proportions of a World’s Fair at a cost of $500,000 which has been virtually assured by the state and Federal Governments, will be known as “Seventy-Five Years of Negro Progress.’’ The rise of the American Ne gro will be graphically protrayed in ten thousonds exhibits that will represent every aspect of Ne gro progress in the last three quarters of a century. The history celebration will be enhanced by the meeting of the Sesquintenial Con ference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit at the same time. The acceptance of the chair-1 manship of the Nation Committee by the Honorable Frank Murphy of Michcigan last week was the culmination of the efforts of a group of Detroit leaders among whom are Dr. George Baber, Lo cal Chairman, Moses L. Walker, Treasurer; Senator Chrales C. Diggs, Attorney; Charles H. Ma honey, John C. Dancy; Wilbur Woodson, the Reverend Willinm H Peek; Attorney Chrales Roxbo rough, the Rev.iR. L. Bradby, Carl ton Gaines, Ixiuis Emanuel Mar tin, the Reverend Horace White, Lloyd Cofer, J. E. McCall, and the Reverend J. D. Howell. The National Committee head ed by the Governor of Michigan will include distinguished leaders of both races throughout the na tion and each of the forty-eight states will be represented in the exhibition. With no parallel in American history, this jubilee is expected to attract a million visi tors from all parts of the world. Detroit’s geographical position as the gateway to the East and to the West of our country won the sup port of the government for this mammoth spectacle. With the active cooperation of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce the Michigan Tourist Bureau, the Convention Bureau and the Board of Education along with all stage agen'ies, the success of this un precedented under:ak'ng has been assured. It has been officially estimated that the exhibition will give employment to approximately five thousand colored citizen._ Concert Artist Makes Big Hit Mr ,R. E. Belton, concert artist, of Minneapolis, who appeared at Zion Baptist church Thursday ev ening, May 19, received hearty applauses from the audience which witnessed his most unique and in teresting? entertainment. The solos rendered by him, and the poems which he dramatized so beautifully, were well received and enjoyed by all. His last act of entertainment was, motion pictures of hia trip to Honoulu and many other pic tures of interest. Some of the aud ience were thrilled to see them selves on the screen in real “mov ies.” They can say that Mr. Bel ton put them in the “movies.” Mr. Beltons baritone voice made quite an impression, in fact he is an unusual artist in every res pect. We have never witnesed an en tertainment of this natures before. He will return to us again in June. DOLGOFF HARDWARE PAINT. GLASS and VARNISH We do glazing and make window ahadea to order SCREEN, CHICKEN and FENCE WIRE BUILDERS HARDWARE Everything at a low price. 1822 24 N. 24 WE 1607 Althouse Beauty Culture SPECIAL Shampoo ....... 25c Press .2.»c Mancicnre .-.l*5c Croguignole wave ..25c Marcel .—. *26c Permanent wave .. S.00 Plain Facial .25c 2422 No. 22nd St. WE. 0846 *7a ^Ue. Woman WUai <1'ufuuf to. 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