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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1920
Page
2
The Union, published by editor W P Dabney at 420 McAllister Street Cincinnati OH, outlines its mission to promote loyalty and collective effort. It emphasizes spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political advancement and urges readers to live by the golden rule to inspire others.
Mr. Peters was buried Friday. Mrs. E Morris's sister in law has gone to Springfield. Miss J Mills and Mrs. Biggs of Lebanon visited the Editress the past week. Mrs. L Simms entertained her brother. Mrs. Langston had a reception. Mrs. W Morris has returned after a visit to Stanford. Willie Osley is visiting at Crab Orchard. Rev. Warner teaches the Community Bible Class.
Mrs L Coleman of Preston St is quite sick Miss Myrtle Richardson visits Miss Lucille Pitts in Royal Oak Mich Lena Priest guest of Mrs Rosa Walker last Monday Mr and Mrs Cliff Livingston and daughter visited in Dayton O Mr and Mrs Edw Pierce entertained in honor of Mr and Mrs Clayton of Middletown Estella Burrell Teeters left Thursday for Kansas City Mr and Mrs Bolden of Grand Rapids were guests of Mrs Edw Pierce Mrs Frank Fisher entertained at Whist Monday in honor of Mrs Teeters.
Georgietta Young travels to Indianapolis to visit relatives, accompanying family members for a brief stay and family gathering. The visit centers on a social engagement in the city, with plans for local sightseeing and talks among relatives.
Mrs Georgia Miller president of the State Women’s Baptist Missionary Convention led the installation on Tuesday night. Officers of the Ladies Improvement Club of Washington Terrace included President Mrs M S Blackburn Vice President Mrs H Shearer Secretary Mrs E Gardner Corresponding Secretary Mrs Redman Chaplain Mrs Potter Treasurer Mrs Bowler and an executive board comprising Mesdames E Livingston R Walker A Hodges B Devers L B Devers L Edwards G Iago L Morgan L Livingston.
Manager Finley travels to Washington for several weeks of royal travel. Mrs Citizen Thomas heads to the Great Lakes region for the summer. Mrs Hightower, sister of Dr Frank Johnson, is visiting for a few days.
Soubrette Madam Marion Brooks delivers a sparkling turn at the Lyceum featuring song, dance and graceful costume changes. A city favorite, she remains charming and highly popular with local audiences.
Mrs L B Hoggins hosted a dinner for Miss Mat Tie Lewis at the home of JMirs Ben Huey with guests in attendance.
Walnut Hills Juniors were entertained at the residence of Henry Hoggins Jr. in a social gathering described as a cordial event with local youth participating.
Mies Berta Brown is visiting in Detroit for a short stay. The event highlights travel activity and local social engagements.
Lincoln theatre lists a busy week starting Monday with EXCUSE MY DUST. A serial THE WHIRLWIND follows Tuesday’s program. Wednesday brings JACK STRAW and on Thursday LADY OF THE LAW and TRIAL BY THREE. Friday offers TTE CAMILLE OF YOUI RON. Saturday features THIRD EVE and YOUNG BUFFALO among others.
Lyceum Theatre presents Evon Robinson in a musical comedy lineup featuring ten performers. Week shows include Departed Hero Young Mrs Win Throp April Folly Mary Allen Comes To Town Lurking Peril Alarm Clock Andy and Up In Alps Place with multiple serials and pictures through the week.
The Board of Health on Wednesday adopted a resolution endorsing the movement to gather funds from Cincinnati Negroes to purchase Seton Hospital on West Sixth Street, soon to be abandoned by the Sisters of Charity, with plans to convert it into a hospital for Negroes amid caution about Greek gifts.
The Truth could not be revived due to high printing costs and paper shortages. A deal with Cincinnati Union will carry The Truth’s aims through its pages until better conditions arise, with Leslie L. Tull directing Laymen and Ohio Baptist Women sections and plans for weekly features from state officers to convention notes.
White farmer Josh Botkins is under arrest for abducting and murdering the three-year-old son of his housekeeper. A threatened mob faded, and the mother pleads for Botkins release. The piece asserts racial double-talk contrasting whites and blacks.
Lieutenant Carl Wanderer a former army officer in Chicago hired a man to rob his wife and then killed both the wife and the fake robber. He secured $1500 from his wife and posed as a hero for several days. The woman was about to become a mother. The piece makes a racist remark about whiteness and notes doctors would not have learned of the illness with soup.
A reflective line about worth not lying in worldly holdings and harbor but in gentler souls carried by the sea. It suggests they seek fairer shores beyond the present.
The text urges using a wide range of summer fruit salads for picnic lunches. It emphasizes variety to prevent repetition and encourage diverse selections during warm months.
A collection of practical dishes and methods includes Tutti Frutti Salad with figs dates canned fruits lemon juice and a citrus dressing plus Royal Soup using a fireless cooker method then saved chicken stock vegetables and cheese and a squab dish with butter cream yolks and bacon fat with serving tips on bowing and stuffing for presentation
Mrs. Alice Gray of Detroit is visiting friends here. Mrs. Huey of Chandeler Street is visiting her sister in Detroit.
Mrs. Mattie Mulvin and her young granddaughter are visiting her sister Mrs. Sophia Prossett, sharing a family visit on the home scene.
Miss Annie Bocok of Los Angeles, former equal suffrage leader, writes to Tennessee Representative W. K. Anderson urging against ratification of the suffrage amendment. She claims suffrage coarsens women and cites increased immorality, divorce, and murder in California, arguing that women are intolerant and revolutionary and that reform weakens men.
A speech urges colleagues to avoid disaster and urges support for women who prefer their husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers to handle politics and government. It claims suffrage for women in the South would bring calamity and criticizes sudden reform.
A reflective note suggests future time for writing about women in politics. It hints at interest but offers no concrete events, dates, or people. The passage frames the topic as a planned endeavor rather than current reporting.
A Washington Laundrymen's Association member reveals that many Black washerwomen in the capital are not workers but agents. They collect laundries, send them to laundries for rough dry, then return finished items at high prices. The $1 a day washerwoman has vanished as family wash costs rise to $2 or more.
The Grand Army of the Republic formed in Decatur Tl on April 6 1866 led by Dr B F Stephenson and Chaplain W J Rutledge of the Fourteenth Illinois Infantry. The first national encampment occurred November 20 1866 and by 1916 the organization had 5452 posts and 159863 members across states and territories. Memorial Day’s establishment is attributed to G A R efforts.
Premier Holman visited Gundagai by a Curtiss biplane that had logged over 4000 hours, far more than its wartime allowance. The fragile field lay in a hollow paddock near gum trees, wheels bogged briefly, yet the pilot kept calm, hopped the fence, and landed safely to cheers from spectators.
A promotional notice from Homestead Development Association proposes owning one or more 30x144 ft lots in Cherry Grove for financial independence. Each lot will have trees planted and free development until sold with small profits later. Lots priced at $54.50 each, terms $3 monthly no interest, warranty deed and money back guarantee. Written booklet available from Dept. A 222 West Court Street Cincinnati Ohio Canal 4339.
Mary Bell Saulter of 925 West Eighth Street resumes sole ownership and operation of the M. D. 8. System manufacturer. Friends are invited to visit as the business restarts.
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