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SOCI/rs- ClUBS AFFAIRS- 1 IlV " ORGANIZATIONS ZAHA COURT ELECTS OFFIC ,ERS FOR 1939 Z inn Court No. 72 Daughters pi Isis, hell their election of oiffkers at the Mpsonic Hall Thursday night, February 26, Officers for 193J are: ■III. Commundress, Mrs. El zabefch Givens, 1st Lieutenant, Mrs.-. Ada Harris, 2nd Lieut. Mrs, Mary Tur nes, 1st Cer. Commandress, Mrs. Amanda Jenkins?, 2nd Cer. Com-( tnandress Mrs. Afflura Stewart, Hig-'i Priestess, Mrs, Helen Carter.! Treasurer, Mrs. Venus Stamis, 111. Rocordi’tijs, Mrs. llaiie Petties, Or iental Guides, Mrs. Goldie Down ing, Inside Spy, Mrs. Louise Scott, Legal Advisor, Mr. William Givens Imperial. Court Deputy, Mrs. Ella Hunter, Chairman for membership of State of Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado .u— — .- « group of 10 people met Satur day night at the home of Mr. and Mr\ Earl A. Thomas, 2215 Grace St., and organized the 0. N. O. Club. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Conier, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hammonds, Mr and Mrs. William Mitchell, Mrs. Lola De Villa, Mr. Eldridge Cooper, Mr. j and Mrs. Earl A. Thomas. After business was transacted, cards were played. The hostess than served a delicious midnight supper. R A. Thomas, prt*8- Katrina Hammonds, reporter. -e—--— ( PUMPS RETURN AFTER ATTENDING RELATIVES FUNERAL He nry Crump, with his children Charles. Corde, anti Hattie Crump, returnee! home Sunday, January 29 from Buneepon, Missouri, where they attended the funeral of Mr. Crump.'-’ mother, Mrs. Belle Crump which was held on Saturday, Jan uary 28. --—n — MEDICAL DENTAL- PII ARM A TICAL AUX1LL1AKY Tho Mo.iical-Dental-Pharmatical Auxilliary met at the home of Mrs. Craig Morris Tuesday Janu ary 27th after the regular busi ness meeting was held current to pics were discussed. The next meet ing will be held at the residence of . JWAVAW.V.V.V.V.V.'.V. Jjul'fy Pharmacy We. 0009 24th and LAKE STREETS PRESCRIPTIONS Free Delivery AMERICAN"! WETNElt SHOP , 2ft09 North 24th Street | Best Chili and Best Hot Bogs in the West AO Kinds sf Sandwiches ROME MADE ICE CREAM The Very Latent flown the Ohksaff* Convention: The New— “Pin Curl” WAVE The Same Effect as the Oso qrnnole without the heated inn. STYLES AS DESIRED Althouse Beauty School 2422 North 22nd Street WEbster 0846 ivia.thews of South Omaha, - ’ ~ k -oO j - G<KH> SM A It IT AN (LUB • T o • Good ,-^nar.tan Club of Piifa.iso Baptist Church met at the h me of Mrs. Wiley 2875 Ohio St. There was a nice attendance. Wo also had some v sitors. There was a nice discussion on birth day parties. Mrs. Wiley gave an interesting tlak on “The Interest u' the Club,” which was greatly apprcc a ted by all. A lovely luncheon was served ty the hostess. The roll was called and a vote cl thank , Was extended to the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley. Mrs. B. Edwards, president. Mrs. Wiley, acting secretary. Dr. L, E. Britt wishes to an nounce to his many friends and patients' that he is now located at 2428 Seward St., west of Reids Drug store —1——0O0-‘—• SUPRISE PARTY Two charming southern maidens at the present resiling in Omaha were suprised at a lovely party given by relatives and friends, last Tuesday night, January 17, Mrs. Goldie Herbert whose birthday was January 16th and Mrs. Rebecca Rtichic whose birthday is on the 17th are sisters. McCANTP-REWI NUPTIAL'S Wednesday -evening January 25th 1939 at the close of the Joe Louis-John Henry Lewis fight, a fashionable wedding took place at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Theodore Redd of 2406 Charles. A laigi number of friends were present.; Many of them were dressed it: evening gowns. Those united in marriage iv "-e Miss Susie McCants and Mr, T. Redd. Rev. A. Wagner performed the marriage ceremoi^-. The orido and groom received a large num ber of valuable gifts: der of the evening was spent in merriment. A lovely lepas't was served. This s an incident-whore two b’other- have married tva sisters Mr. Redd’s brother mn riel the former Miss McCants’., sister not long ago. ; THE SOCIAL ART CLUB The Social Art Club met Wed-1 neidiay, Jan. 25, with Mrs. Rosa Overton, of 2530 Maple St. The opening song was led by Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Smith rendered the scriptual reading, and prayer was offered by Mrs. Diggs. There were two additions to the membership j | roll, in the persons of Mrs. Flos sie Mayberry-, and Mrs, Flossie j Moorer, The club was honored with j the prescence of threes visitors. There were Mrs. 0 eta via Glover; Mrs. Mable Turner; and Mrs. He I ron. The many members present, 1 worked untiringly on the needle work which is to be exhibited by them ait the quilt raffle on Friday, Feb. 10th, 8 A M. at the home of Mrs. James L. Smith, 2021 North 21st St. A delicious, and well serv ed luncheon was enjoyed by every one. The tasty menu prepared by our hostess consisted of the fol lowing: English Meat Pudding, Swiss Macaroni, One Thousand Salad, Nuts, Bon Bons, Cloverleaf Rolls, Grape Jelly, Cherry Bavarian Cream, Chocalate Cake, Tea with Cloved lemon. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the resi dence of Mrs. Rosa Pettigrew, 2810 Ohio St. Miss Elma Wesley, president Mrs. Bertha Smith, secretary Reported by Bertha Smith hjiiQunl I EXTRA Remember—when you take a Smith Brothers Cough Drop you get Vitamin A-extra! Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the only drops containing VITAMIN A This is the vitamin that raises the resistance | of the raucous membranes of the nose " and throat to cold infections. TK*»P MA.R K IN HILLSIDE RECITAL r e Willi will present he/ pi pil Alice Green in a piano ! rce tal, Eundajr February 12, at 3:3') p. m. et the Hillside Presby terian Church at 30th and Ohio Sta. • Clifford Makins will sing sev eral solos during the program. Everyone is invited to attend. - - ^ -- REMINSCING BACK THROUGH THE YBARS A REGULAR OMAHA GUIDE FEATURE SUMMER 19 3 2 AUOHA dancing party The Aloha Club gave its annual dansante Wednesday evening in , the Dreamland ballroom. Purple and gold, the club colors scheme, was carried out in all decorations and displayed a beautiful modern istic setting, TVie party expressed sophistication and smartness in its personnel. As the soft music filled tho rooms the songs lent a rest ful asmosphere and thrilled the I hearts of the guests. All the guests were beautifully gowned, but some of the smartest creations were worn by Miss Con nit: S ngleton, white embroidered ergandie; Frances Gordon Elliott, pink net frock; Tlo Southard, while ne‘ and vel'*e‘; Elaine Srrrit ■ pink georgette; lone Tangar, whiie i mbroidered organdie; Marjorie E vvaids, soft white crepe and red velvet; Dolores Blackwell, blue chiffon jacket eftect; Mrs. Tillar Little Rock, Arkansas, ping net with blue sash; Carrie Jewell, pink , satin; Eloise Turner, white geor gette; Pearl .Reese, flowered chif-1 fon; Jean Blackwell of Baltimore white georgette crepe; Leeta Le wis; egg shell satin, backless de sign; Jap Brown, white organdie, pink sash; Nina West, green organ die, green shoes; Elona Skinner,: St. Paul, white satin; Florence ! Myers, pink net; Ruth K. Sykes, j Chicago, blace lace; Dorothy Wil liams, green 'georgette and gold; Walteretta Seals, Lincoln, black, and white sat'n; A. V. Countee, blue georgette; and Ruby Elliott, blue satin. Miss Katherine Martin of Cof feyville, sang two numbers, and Mrs Gunny Harris also entertain ed with vocal numbers, both being hits of the evening. -nOn l>r. and Mrs. Hawkins gave a night drive for Mrs. N. P. Greggs, Sunday night January 22, to view , the city and the airport lights. Mr, and Mrs, lliram R, Green field were also included. The drive war very enjoyable as is all that the Hawkins are known to be. -—o MRS N. P. GREGG LEAVES FOR' HOME IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA After about eight weeks most pleasnnt and delightful visit in | Omaha as the guest of her friend, Mrs. Hiram R. Greenfield in Dun dee, Mrs. N. P. Gregg departed last Saturday afternoon for her, home in Los Angeles, California by way of Denver, Royal gorge, Salt Lake City. Oakland and San Francisco, where she will visit the Treasure Island and Golden Gate Bridge, Sunday January 22, Dr. and Mrs, Herbert Wiggins entertain ed for Mrs. N. P. Greggs of Los Anegeles, California with a trip to Father Flanagan’s Boys Home and a most interesting visit through the buildings, and then a two hour drive over the city, stop ping at a drug store for refresh ments. Mrs. Wiggins presented Mrs. Greggs with a beautiful Va lentine shaped box of dainy can dies. The party of five included be side the host and hostess and guest of honor, two others They were Mrs. H. J. Kinney and Mrs. Hiram R. Greenfield. California like weather and the wonderful hostess completed an afternoon of real enjoyment and great hospi tality. Highest bell in the carillon in the Tower of the Sun w'll be 265 feet above the ground at the 1939 Cali fornia World’s Fair. IVus. N P. Greggs honored at Beauli ful Reception -- X I In one of the loveliest settings i ever seen in Omaha, was the beau tiful reception given in honor of Mrs. N. P. Greggs by 'her hos tess, Mrs. Hiram R. Greenfield, on January 25th from 2 until 4 P. M. Mrs. Greenfield spared no pains in entertaining her guest in a m(^t magn^icent manner. Tho pretty home of the Green fields was enhanced (by a gor geous flower arrangement that suggested a California flower garden. The many subdued lights and candles lent charm and beauty to the rooms. The attractive re ception hall and living room were tho first lovely sig?>. from which the strikingly beautiful never-to te-forgotten dining room flower garden was seen. Tho elaborate snowy white linen lacy hand drawn table cloth overlaid with baby Llue on the din ng room table was exquisitely decorated. The ar rangement of the large center pcie.: was a white pattery boat ar tistically filled with many of the C-1'^ornip rnimg flowers" some of wh’ch w ere, yellow, jonquils, sprays of acacia, anmeons, Span ish iris, sweet peas, narcissus, maiden hair, fern and other beau tiful flowtsr. Pastel shade can dles in small white pottery boat i shaped candle holders shed- a soft | light over the table. Also on. the buffet were carious colored sweet peas in a green console flanked by green pastel shade candles on matching candle holders, togethei with Dresden china; electric’ can dles on the extreme ends of the buffecl. The ceiling of the dining room was hung with streamers of Polmusis from each corner of the dining room and the fern l:ke ends bung gracefully over the chande leii which added beauty to the pas tel shade setting. The menu was unique and colorful, All was in pastel shades depicting spring. Too indiv'dual ice cream baskets in four pastel shades, green, pink, yellow and orchid with different1 colored roses topping each basket1 of ice cream. Individual cakes cut j in triangles, oblongs and squares were iced in the same pastel col ors lavishly decorated on top with loses and many other flower de signs. Candies were small rings of after dinner mints in all the pa®tel shade*. Mixed nuts consis ted of, cashew, almonds, pecans, and small brazil nuts. In the sun parlor wieh its soft ly lighted lamps, the delicious fruit punch was served. The guests lingered around the punch bowl to enjoy the healthful drink which Mrs. Herbert Wiggins poured . . Receiving with the hostess and Mr.s Greggs was Mrs. George Di xon a recent bridge, who has come (to make her home in Omaha. The hostess wore white lace with a sweet pea corsage. Mrs. Greggs guest of honor was charming in blue silver lace, with flowers of light pink and blue and blue san dals. Mrs. Dixon was very attrac tive in a flowered silk, with a sweet pea corsage, a gift of Mrs. Greenfield, the hostess. Mrs. Rose wore roce colored silk, Mrs. Haw kins wore an afternoon dress of black satin, Mrs. Gooden was charming in green velvet, and Mrs. Wiggins in blue crepe. All were perfocely lovely. A large number of guests call ed during the afternoon. Miss Gererude Rucker was in charg of the Guest book Register The guests were all attired becoming ly and were very gracious in their works of appreciat on for an en joyable and delightful afternoon, and an opportunity to bid Mrs. Greggs “Bon Voyage.” Many tokens and gifts were presented to Mrs. N. P. Greggs on ehe eve of her departure and she left overjoyed with wonder ful impressions of the city and its hospitable people. Mrs. Greggs won many new friends i'or she is affable, pleasant and charm'ng. Her first visit to Omaha will be long remembered. DELIGHTFUL DRIVE FOR CALIFORNIA VISITOR Mrs. J. D. Lewis was hostess in honor of Mrs. N. P. Greggs of Los Angelos, California, several j weeks ago for a fifty mile drive which included Blair, the new Blair. Bridge, Missour i Valley, Iowa, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, concluding the drive, "Mrs. Lewis entertained the party at her love ly home with a dainty repast. Be sides the guest of honor, those in tine party were: Mrs. Goode, Mrs. Rose I^acour, Mrs. Dillard Craw ford, Mrs. W. M. Camper, and Mrs. Hiram B. Greenfield. The weather was ideal, the party con genial, and all were lavish in their praise for the hospitality of the hostess. ———o Dear Miss Watters: DEAR MTSS WATTERS: 1 am a girl 20 years old, and ev-1 er since I can remember I have been in love with a boy. Our families greatly disliked each oth er and kept us apart but we man aged to see each other. One day my grandmother found us toget her and the result was I was sent to stay with relatives in another city. While there I found I was gcing to have a child. I wrote des pedatelly to my sweetheart, but each letter came back unopened, and finally his mother wrote and told me that I might as well quit writing to him as it would be use-i less. And finally the child was born, but lived only a day. Now j three years later I have returned! ! to this city. My close relatives' I are doad and so are his. I still love him and he loves me. And now quite suddenly he tells me he is married and thought that I was too, as my mother,had Jtold him that and that on"the rebound he had married this other woman, thinking that I loved someone else. Wo still love each other dearly, but his wife refuses to. give him a divorce. We have talked of -see ing each other secretly, Miss Wat ters, but either way will bring only heartache and misery. Do you think that I should stay and take his love unlawfully or go away un til perhaps things work out differ ently. Am I a coward for running away? After all he was mine you | know. ASD. Your story reads like fiction and your plight is opp deserving of sympathy. However this other person whose life you might wreck by resorting to some'of the things you seem to have in mind has done you no evil. He asked her to marry him and she accepted, and now it is her home and the privil eges that go with it. Under the circumstances I would suggest that you find happiness elsewhere. MY DEAR MISS WATTERS: I am a woman 39 years of age. I am comely, have my health, and an extra good job. I am going with a man who wishes me to mar ry him, but he says I must give up my job. Now, Miss Watters I love this person sincerely, but as the job he has pays s<£ little I do not sec how we can live unless I keep or wi:h mine. He seems to be ex tremely jealous of my job and al so the people I work for. Miss Watters I am trying to decide what to do. Perhaps you can help i me. Shall I give up my job and ; try to live on love (if that is at | all possible) or continue with my jo-b and lose the only man I have ! ever loved? , M. H. B. You are old enough I believe to ' havo sufficient experience and ; knowledge to know that ft takes adequate finance as. well ns love i 1 • establish a happy and substan-1 j tial home. If your boy friend is childish enough to want you to stop work when his common sense tells him hi does not earn enough to] support the- two of you. You should appeal to his sober sense by taking a pencil and paper and demonstrating to him by simple mathematics, that such is impos sible. I would iather think that e ii not sincere n these demands* Hu is possibly trying to be impres* ■ ive. Don’t give up your job. * ———o KANSAS TO GET FIRST HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE ANNUAL ■Oofieyvile, Kan., Feb. 3 (ANP> —Plans were completed Thursday for Cttffeyvillet} first and the only combined high school and junior collefco Negro annual in the state of Kansas. The publication, a 20 pago magazine entitled “the Per Vita Journal,” sponsored by the Per Vita club of the Coffeyville junior college, wild be published the second week of February in con nection with Negro History week. 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