Y M C A building fund update and lectures
The YMCA building fund needs 526 dollars more to receive Mr Rosenwald's 25000 dollar donation. A married man increased his gift from 10 to 20 dollars after his bride insisted. Kansas City Board of Education employees averaged 22.58 per person with 93.3 percent paid. Dr C G H Miller of Central Baptist will lead three talks on Twentieth Century Demands of the Ordinary Man at Paseo YMCA June 14 21 and 23. Meetings at the C M E Church 1830 Paseo. All men invited to attend at 2:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YY. M.C. A
Kansas City Board of Education
C. GH. Miller
Central Baptist Church
Paseo Y. M. C. A
C. M. EB
Paseo
Miller
Practical Christianity Our Institutions Too Indifferent
A critical essay argues for quality membership over quantity in churches, urging intelligent, moral applicants and denouncing manipulative conversion practices. It emphasizes church unity through love, harmony, and understanding, condemning empty enthusiasm and urging practical demonstrations of goodness rooted in divine guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fais
Nero
Thomas
Ita Ife
God
Enthusmaam
Job
Memorial for Amy Penniston Green a life of service
Amy Penniston Green died at age 72 after fifty years of service to God and suffering humanity. A longtime Ottumwa resident she wished to die in her girlhood home Chillicothe Missouri where a simple funeral at A M E Church was held. Survived by husband son Daniel Shumache granddaughters great grandchildren and many relatives the obituary notes her vigil by daughter Mary Shumache and praises her saintly life and steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relahves
Slater
Green
Ottumwa
Iowa
Chillicothe
Mary Shumache
Troy
Kansas
Shumache
Kangws
John Penniston
Omaha
Nebra Thue Band
Reddick Green
Mra
Lillian Webster
Nell Howant
Anni. Saunders
Nancy Murray
Des Moines
Rev
Chas, Crews
P. C Crews
Columbia
Smith Crews
St. Joseph
Jas, H
Trade Winning Campaign At Metro Meeting
A post meeting update from Kansas City Kan with Hon. Wm. Bruce and Hon. C. A. Franklin speaking. The Afro American League gains members and pledges unity, urging action and local organizing at Vine Street Baptist Church and across nearby towns. Details include new members, fundraising, and plans for the June 4 gathering and upcoming national convention in Muskogee Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Nhero
Chas. Slaughter
C. J. Ferguson
Wooly EK. Jacobs
Winston Holmes
S. Matthews
Bob Robinson
Lena B. Downs
Preston Kyles
W. C. Carrol
J. L. Williams
H. J. Spigener
Nellie Falla
Jno
Frazier
Flora Johnson
J.G. Ashcraft
Harry EB. Taswell
A. Young
B. Taylor
C. J. West
Wm. Johnson
G. M King
Sth
Nebraska
Kansas City
Kan
J. R. Ransom
W. CG. Hoéston
F. A. Shackleford
J. P. King
J. Edgar Dibble
Okla
St Joe
Topeka
Leavenworth
Atchison
C. A. Franklin
Agan
Wive on a Boulevard Colored Property Ad
A promotional sale for exclusive colored residence lots south of 27th Street Parkway on Vine overlooking Troost Park Lake. Describes as the city's most exclusive colored property, comparable to country club lots, priced at high value with payments on terms, targeting affluent buyers and predicting rising worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
27Th Street Parkway
Vine
Troost Park Lake
City
Country Club
Moon's Produce Market offers fixed prices for all customers
Moon's Produce Market declares price fixes to serve rich and poor, ships goods from its own farm to the store and to the Moon Restaurant at 1223 Baltimore, 1335 East 18th Street, run by W. Moon, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
East 18Th Street
Moon
No Middle Man's Profit Printing Notice
A printer at 1409 Main Street warns against false soliciting in his name and offers direct material and service. The North Missouri District A M E Church District Conference and Sunday School Convention meets June 16 19 with Rev P C Crews presiding and a large representation and strong programs planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partons
A. Franklin
Main Street
Bell
Grand
North Missouri
A. M. EB. Church
P. C. Crews
Rlder
Sun Bell Phone East 999 Subscription Ad at 1803 East 18th Street
A compact ad promotes SUN Bell Phone East 999 subscription services located at 1803 East 18th Street. The brief notice emphasizes availability and the address for customers seeking to enroll or inquire about the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN Bell
East
Y W C A Notes and Branch Reports in Kansas City
Prof D Archer Gregg of Western University will address the Y M C A vesper at Fifth and State Sunday June 14 with Miss Viola May Jackson singing. The service runs 3 to 4 pm and all women and girls are invited. Reports from the Yates Branch show 150 paid and 425 total enrollment, with rest room use up in May. Members misunderstand renewal cards but are counted upon renewal. membership costs 1.00 for the general rate and 0.50 for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Archer Gregg
Western University
The
Kansas University Y. W. C. A
Viola May Jackson
Mildred C. Mitchell
Central Y. W. C. A
Yates Branch
YW. C. A
F. K. Douglass
Yates
Fifth and States Avenue
Kansas City
Kas
Meeting at Garrison Square Charities Plan Initiated
The Federation of Colored Charities met at Garrison Square and used the committee rooms to discuss aiding public utilities and charitable institutions. A plan to mobilize funds was laid out with white supporters pledging two dollars for every colored dollar raised for Child Protective League Domestic Training School Old Folks and Orphans Home St Simon s Nursery Wheatley Hospital and Working Girls Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pbederation of
Colored Charites
Garrison Square
Child Protective League
Old Folks and Orphan’s Home
St. Simon's N
South Side Day Nursery
Wheatley Prevident Hospital Association
Working Girls’ Home
Thes Charities
D. J. Jai
HH. C
Ebenezer Church Rally Names to Be Published
In the next issue a list will publish the names of business professionals and school teachers who contributed to the Ebenezer Church Rally. The notice signals accountability and records the donors for church fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Church
Card of Thanks for Mrs Amy Green
The family thanks friends neighbors and many groups for aid during the illness and death of Mrs Amy Green. Gratitude goes to the Negro Business League of Kansas City Lone Star Chapter Weaver Flora Co of Kansas City Mrs Hicklin and Hughes of St Joseph Golden Rule Lodge No 77 Chillcothe Mrs Lina Branham Des Moines Mrs Ida Johnson Mrs Elia Grogs St Louis and other Chillcotheans for floral offerings and kindness from ministers and all others. Mary Schumache Nelson C Crews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Green
Negro Business League of
Kansas City
Lone Star Chapter
Weaver Flora Co
Meedames Hicklin and Hughes
St. Joseph
Golden Rule Lodge No. 77
A. PF
A. M. Chillcothe
Lina Branham
Des Moines
Ida Johnson
Elia Grogs
St. Louis
Printing contest at area schools offers discount prize
Guess who did the printing for several Chicago area schools including Lincoln High Wendell Phillips and Sumner. The prize offers 10 percent off all printing at Harris Printing Co located on 1615 Pedith Street by phone East 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln High School
Lincoln Ward
Wendell Phillips
Attucks
Douglas
Sumner
Penn
Harris Printing Co
Ped Ith Street
Bell
East
Call for New Masonic Temple as Lodge Pushes Progress
John Turner Lodge votes for progressive action by the Building Association to seek a larger, more convenient Masonic Temple. Grand Master Crews attends and urges plans for a modern building to benefit lodge members and the public, with future lodges urged to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turner Lodge
Building Association
Moon opens market from the farm to the consumer
Mr W C Moon opens an up to date market at 1335 East 18th Street promoting direct farm to consumer sales and fresh produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 18Th Street
Rosedale Woman Passes Out In Heat At Work
Milas Hoxle Murphy collapsed from heat exhaustion while working at Fern Laundry in Rosedale Kansas. Ida Craig has returned from a pleasant outing with Hazel Lacey in Topeka. St Paul M E Zion Church members and friends enjoyed a play Friday night led by Braixle Strickland and Adolph Washington raising $44.15 for Conference Claims. Rev Norfleet to preach at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church services Sunday June 14. Nellie Davis ill at home at dist and Lafayette avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milas Hoxle Murphy
Fern Laundry
Lloyd Avenue
Roveries
Ida Craig
Westport Avenue
Hazel Lacey
Topeka
Kansas
St. Paul A. M. E. Zion
Braixle Strickland
Adolph Washington
Strickjland
D. Norfleet
Pleasant Valley Baptist
Norfleet
Nellie Davis
Dist
Lafayette Avenue
Why He Remembered in the Houston Post
A brief literary quip warns that most fretful men forget the exact dollar earned, while one recalls the mere nickel. The exchange reflects memory’s fixation on small sums rather than larger wages. The line underscores the paradox of memory and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houpston Post
No Vacuum in the Household Sparks Odd Exchange
An agent offers a new vacuum cleaner at a doorstep, but a hardfaced woman responds that they have no vacuum to clean, revealing a tense, clipped exchange that ends abruptly as she rejects the pitch.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln “High
WM. H. Cawley
Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Y.M.C.A
Chas. A. Starks
Arstemia
Church Unity
E. S&s. Willett
St. Augustine P. E. Church
26Th and Woodland
F. J. Weaver
Amy Penniston Green
Metro
Politan Baptist Church
Bruce
Kanses City
Kans
Vine Street
P. J. Blackwell
Wertle Blackwell
Howard University of
Wallace McDonald
William Maxwell
Junius Grant
Mosely
Finley
Misa Louanna
T.W. H. Williams
Bruce School
Moon's Produce Market
Y. W. C. A. Notes
Lucinda Day
Paseo Y. Mlc. A
Jet
Masonic
MR. W. C. Moon
Rosedale, Kansas
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