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Newspaper
Kansas City Sun
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
5
Ill residents Rosa Countee and Mrs. George Bradley are listed among a string of local updates. The community announces dance events at Armory Hall on December 9 and 11, room rentals, visitors, marriages, and residents’ gatherings with addresses and phone numbers for contact.
Mrs Pa Ol im Mra May Dunham of Chicago visits Chicago society hostesses Mrs Eva L Moore at 2306 Lydia Avenue in town for two weeks. Funeral services for Mrs Mahatm Leatherbury of 1000 Garfield Avenue held at Ebeneser A M Church with large attendance, honored by Board of Stewardesses and ministers, noting long illness and devoted husband care.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs Della Bridgewater who passed away November 30. Gratitude to Carnation Court No 95 for kindness and flowers. Grateful appreciation to Revs Osborne and Dawson and family.
Special attention given to rheumatic subjects with office hours 9 to 11 in the morning and 2 to 8 30 in the evening. In loving memory of our darling mother wife and daughter Mrs Bila Berger who left us December 4 1916 for her heavenly home. Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep Mrs A R Phillips mother Mr Kent Berger husband Leona Berger Wilbert Berger Philip Berger children.
The First Aid Nurses Auxiliary Training School of the Colored Division at General Hospital held its December 2 graduation at Paseo Y M C A in a ceremony led by Dr William J Thompkins. The program featured invocations, vocal solos by Eliza Dishman Vernetta Allen Ruth Price, clarinet and baritone solos by H D Massey Edward Boatner, a commencement address by Mrs N C Crews, remarks by Dr Bullock and Felix H Payne presenting prizes to top students.
Grand Master W W Fields issues a Missouri lodge proclamation urging all lodges to hold Memorial services or Lodge of Sorrow for the late Grand Senior Warden Ernest O Boone Sr of Louisiana on Sunday December 15.
The City Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs will hold a banquet at Lincoln High School on December 13. Reservations due by December 8. See Mrs. Baldwin for tickets. Fifty cents per plate.
The Wheatly Provident Auxiliary No 1 thanks friends and patrons for supporting their Thanksgiving Dinner at Wheatly Provident Hospital. Net proceeds were $60. They will publish an itemized expenditures report later. Della Brookins chairs. N C Crews president. Rosa Jones secretary.
Alonzo Leatherbury thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during his wife’s illness and death. Gratitude expressed to ministers A A Gilbert J W Horse W T Osborne and N C Crews for consoling words. Thanks to Pauline Oldham for solo and to Ebenezer AMBB Class No. 7 and Bylvester Temple No. 24 M T for condolence letters.
Local items report Miss Willa Jefferson and Anice Anthony visiting Lawrence. Mr Alfred Bartell convalescent. Mrs Jessie Brivoe learns of nephew Samuel Skinner killed in action. Mrs Nettle Penix Herndon and child guests of Mrs Cora Penix. Also updates on injuries at Fowler's Packing House, deaths of C T H Briscoe and Elizabeth Fullglove, revival efforts at Little David Baptist Church, and social notices including hair grower advertisement and church events.
Rev and Mrs Story depart Friday night for home reporting one of the best conferences in the C M E Church. Bishop Cleaves is credited with noble service as many returns are made. Rev H L Bolden has returned to his charge here in Kansas City.
Tom Gill of 311 East Sixth Street owns two free of debt Packard limousines valued at 5 600 each and sixteen hundred dollars in Liberty Bonds. His cars are driven by Ed Ball and Cheney Harry Davis. The Metro politan Temple Mission Society reports active Sunday meetings with Mrs. C. Taylor delivering the lesson on Affection next Sunday.
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