Social notes honor guests and weddings in town
Mrs. Hester Thomas hosted a fine dinner at Barr Street for Mrs Katherine Isler and Mrs Emma Brumfield of New York City with twelve covers. A luncheon honored Sister Norah Taylor at Yale Avenue with Rev. Roberts and others present. A marriage bonded Mr Gee Drake and Miss Elizabeth Price on McAllister Street on Saturday April 30. Mrs. T Spencer Finney endures shock from her husband’s sudden death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Thomas
Barr St
Katherine Isler
Emma Brumfield
New York City
Prince Rankin
Elias Anderson
Wyatt Saunders
Clara Dudley
C. E. A. Hunt
Samuel Richards
Yale Avenue
W. A. Johnson
Norah Taylor
Roberts
Ferguson
Blackwell
Holland
Anna Hart
Henry Breckenridge
McAllister Street
Birthday Surprise From Bethlehem Chapter No 40
On May 2, our birthday, Sta: of Bethlehem Chapter No. 40 members in white surprised us with a program and prayers. Mrs. Fannie Drake presented a purse to the Matron, then a decorated birthday table with a large star cake and three gallons of ice cream. Minnie Champs signs off with thanks as others report community notices and club event plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sta: of Bethlehem
Fannie Drake
Branch Organization Makes Progress in New Initiative
A new branch organization has been started as part of ongoing efforts to expand reach and improve coordination. Leaders report steady momentum and community engagement growing around the initiative.
Mrs Zack Shotwell to Return to Indianapolis With PORO
Mrs Zack Shotwell and her daughter, the first to bring PORO to this city, plan to make Indianapolis their home. As an agent here she taught many others, and she thanks customers and friends for gifts. Her daughter Ollie left Tuesday, and Mrs Shotwell remains at 838 Hathaway St, West 901-L, for an undetermined period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Shotwell
Indianapolis
Mattie Brooks
BE. WH. Young
Susie Larkins
Jannie Moore
Flora H. Walker
Bettie Jones
Pearl Christian
Lethe Broaddus
Mattie Brown
Emma Ru
Card of Thanks and family notices from Fronk era
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Mrs Eliza Fronk, thanks to Harriett Johnson Julia Ransom O’Brienville Benevolent Society and Undertaker Rankins, mentions funeral offerings and minister. Also notes congratulations to George Warren and Ethel Horner for birth of Charles Preston Warren, and a trip by James Bowler family. Remembrance poetry for James Powell with memory and mourning reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Johnson
Julia Ransom
O'Brienville Benevolent Society
Rankins
A. J. Fronk
George PB. Warren
Chicago
Ethel Horner
Charles Preston Warren
Thanking those who offered condolences and services
The bereaved family expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness after the death of their father, son, and brother. They thank the Rev. Ross, Rev. Watson, and Rev. Merritt for consoling words, the Baptist Choir, floral donors, Y. M. C. A., Fraternal League Grays Rand, and the undertakers Mr. and Mrs. Copeland for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Watson
Rev. Merritt
Baptist Choir
Grays Rand
Mrs. Copeland
Mr Geo E Glenn Invests In Stocks
Mr Geo E Glenn is reported to be placing funds into stock investments. Local business notes indicate cautious growth and diversified holdings among listed securities. The report highlights Glenn as a single individual investor active in market purchases this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Glenn Haseen
Jesse D. Locker Speaks at Cumminsville NAACP Meeting
Mr. Jesse D. Locker native to this city delivers a speech at a large Cumminsville NAACP Company meeting two weeks ago. A promising young lawyer, he graduated from Howard University in 1915 and has since built a fine practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Locker
Cumminsville
Locker
Howard University
Mrs Ethel Graham Letter About Sudden Death of Mr Finley
Mrs Ethel Graham writes a courteous note regarding the sudden death of Mr Finley, expressing sympathy and informing of the family’s bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Graham
Finley
Mrs. L. Dorsey Purchases Chicago Residence on Champlain Ave
Mrs. L Dorsey of Chicago has purchased the residence at 4217 Champlain Avenue. The transfer shows a private sale completed this month with the buyer listed as Mrs. L Dorsey in city records.
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Mound Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Rev
S. O. Shinault
West Fifth Street
West Sixth Street
S. T. Sneed
Henry C. Rocker
Walnut St
West
Eighth Street
Cincinnati, O
W. H. Hill & CompAny
Ellis & Hill Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Canal
O’brien
Walnut Hills
Woodburn
Mamie Smith
Jazzbo Ball
Gershuny
Sixth Street
Raince
Chapel Street
Fred D. McCoy & Co
West Ninth Street
Jas H. Thompson
Undertaker
Freeman Avenue
E. W. Smith
W. Court St
Park
Ellis Brothers
Modern Ambulance Service
Phone West
T. J. Banks
Hotel Sterling
Minnie Champs
Mrs. Burrell Swanson
South
Lewis Richmond
W. M Nance
Ina Hamlin
James Franklin
Birmingham
Mary Robinson
Park St
Mrs. W. E. McPheeters
Kentucky
C. C. Roach
Elia Higgins
West Str St
Chries Alexander
Union Baptist Church
Walter Chalk
Mt. Auburn
Ethel Gardner
Amelia Johnson
Ladies Improvement Club
Crescent Club
the Sterling
East End
M. L. Ziegler
Horace Sudduth
Sth Street
Leroy J. Walker
Cutter Street
Cincinnati O
Jessie WiLliams
Concord Street
Eliza Fronk
James Bowler
Park Ave
Hamilton
Oakland
Troy Bomar
James Powell
Father
Clafford Raymond
Elbert Brookins
Phon Woodburn
Park Avenue
Phone West 2140
W. Copeland
Cincinnati Ohio
L. J. Young
Gushurst Brothers
Linn Street
West 2950
Raedien Oe
J. T. Conyard
Kenyon Avenue
Edward H. Habig
Fifth St
Pekin Theater
Battle’s Sample Furniture Store
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