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Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13
Beating the Heat
By James OHara Day
Human beings are not


trGtion Many business undertaking has
been dealt staggering bIO0 by the same all
ment.
If your business suffers from heat pros
trGtiom, it's yOGr own fault
The hardest thing for the public to do is
to be hght-hearted and good-natured under
the bTOtItng rays of summer sun. If it is
made more ill-natured by the fioorwalkers
and saleswomen in your store, it's yoNr osOn
fault.
How about the efficiency and service Of
your employees on q hot dGgs
How much desire have you instilled into
them to cheer up the tired sO0nsan or the
WOrrted man who comes to your countersT
Answer those questions, and you will de-
eide whether y0W or the WeGther can be
blamed for the falling off in your sales.
Stop a moment and remember that VuI-
gGrity emphasizes itself in hot weather
How much does it cost you to permit one
girl behind your counter to affront pros
pective buyer by an anttdy appearancef
What is your expense for allowing two Of
your employees to chew gumf
There is in this country a kind of COM
nterciaI suicide. 1t consists of inducing peo-
pie to come to your store and then permitting
them to feel discouraged and 0MtGgoRistic
because of your lack of efficiency and cheer
full service.
Anybody who SERVES the public must set as
his ideal the fact that he will be superior in
so far as he can to the weaknesses of the
public.
These are the days when it pays Big money
to offset the hot, disgruntled buyer with good
nature and optimism.
He who wants the public to patronise him
must set standard above the public's stand
ard. You have no right to be annoyed by the
heat You never have right to be impa-
tient with your public.
If you do, you will undermine the good
effects of al the advertising you have done
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13

Ssfsotad % A4aTtha ". ChTssf'ane1
Let ne but do mv sOork from day TO day,
IN field or forest al Ne desk or loom,
IN he roarino market pIacs OF tranquil room;
Let me bss find q IN my heart 10 cay,
When ragront ,cishss beckon me astray,
'7hss e my cork, my blasting not my doonl
OF all scho I've am the one by wl.on
This cork can best Be done In the right way."
Henry VaA DYKE
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13

There Is nothing that President Smith seems to
enjoy than to be the host and 70 welcome to his
home, to public halls owned by the church over
which he presides. his friends ana fellow laborers-
marked feature Of his administration has been
tended series OF social functions In the form OF
annual receptions. given honor OF veterans OF the
church. notably those who drove teams pulled
hand-carts the plains In anteraroad days or
who occupy posts Of hardship II not of danger,
In out OF the way sections His kind thoughtfulness
toward the aged and hs tender care for little chill
dren among his most pronounced characteristics.
! present an occasion when he expressed him
self Indignantly instance where a woman.
coming late into public assembly. had committed
the impropriety OF pulling child out OF scat that
she desired TO occupy / have also known him to
leave his place to speak word OF comfort to a poor
cid lady whose feelings had been hurt by
brusquc not to say ili-mannered conductor. in
matter pertaining 20 her ticket Exceedingly sens-
tive and he is easily moved to tears
any pathetic INCIDENT that makes sudden demand
upon his emotions t;is.lte SO ts-ya
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13
The Mormon" President


THE people who colonized the desert valleys OF
i The Great Basin" and founded the now flourish
Ing state OF Utah, were the Latter Day Saints,
OF 'hormone.' In their pilgrimage from the Mssis-
sppi and Missouri riversthe latter then the frontier
OF the naton-they penetrated 20 the wilderness be-
tween the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and set
the standard OF intermountein civilization
The present day leader OF this community Is the
sixth 70 bear the title Of president Of the Church
Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints He IL the nephew
and namesake OF that Joseph smith whom all Nor
mons revere their martyred prophet His father.
Hyrum Smith. shared with his brother. the prophet
his tragic fate at Carthage III. June a. 1874; act
Of mob violence preceding by only few years the
migration OF their people into the wilderness
Born at Far West. Mo. November a. isss in the
very thick OF the mob troubles eliminated In the
expulsion OF the "Mormons" from that state. his
father Hyrum Smith, a prisoner in the hands OF
the Mssourians when his John F. into the
WORLD Some OF the plunderers while sackng the
defenseless city, thrust themselves into the sick
mothers and In reckless search for articles
Of value pulled bed TO pieces and tossed the mattress
upon another bed where the babe lay sleeping. lie
was nearly smothered when black in the face. he
rescued from his perilous position
In the exodus OF 1875 he accompanied his widowed
mother from Nauvoo, Ill. crossing the Mississippi
flat boat, towed by a skiff. Camping the Iowa
by the mob forces Of the city from which they had
fleds Mrs Smith, OF heroic mettle, drove
her team TO the Missouri river and thence
the plains and mountains 20 Salt Lake valley. Her
little acted herd boy and tsarnster and other
wise assisted the family during and after the long
journey to the Rocky mountains. He not quite
10 years old when that Journey ended
Though naturally serious. and intensely earnest
in his convictions, his temperament IL not saturnine,
unfriendly critics have represented. While he
be solemn. he is not gloomy and morose On the
contrary there is Jovai vein in his disposition which
makes him most companIonabe. He laughs as heartily
anyone good joke, and has a keen apprecia-
tion OF wit and hurnor. Occasionally he viii spin
yarn" himself But fun-making, in order to be
ceptable to him. must be in he delights not
In iltimed pleasantrtes in such leave sting
behind. hard worker almost necessarily employed.
he allows his recreationswhich all too few
TO interfere with his Iabors particularly his religious
duties.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-13

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Adj
dress win be- changed ~ often as requested.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

duced by DR.. Thompkins, he made his
second appearance before an Ameri.
can public, and his initial bow before
a Negro audience. Excellent music
was rendered for the occasion by the
choir of the church, where the exer-
cises were held.
The graduation exercises were held
at Allen chapel on Monday evening,
May 18th, with a good attendance of
representative people of both races
present, in spite of the inclemence
of the weather. DR.. Thompkins, as
master of ceremonies, in introducing
the mayor, who delivered the COM
mencement address, briefly recited
the things of civic interest that have
been accomplished during his admin
istration, both for the betterment of
Kansas City in general, and for the
Negroes, in particular. In spite of his
unfit physical condition, and a later
appointment, Mayor Jost held his au-
dience spell-bound for forty-five min
utes with masterpiece of eloquence.
After hearing the words of wisdom,
advice, and practical philosophy deliv-
cred in an earnest and heart-to-heart
manner, one does not wonder at his
being termed "the little giant"-for
that of both the intellect and the heart,
he undoubtedly is. During his talk, he
brought out many facts that have been
CLOSED over by most public men of
this country. He spoke of the differ
ences between the respective courses
that members of the two races must
pursue toward the same end. In con-
nection with this he discussed quite
freely the subject of Social Equality.
Coming then more directly toward his
purpose, he enumerated and elaborat-
ed upon the three main factors in life;
Fun, truth and love. Fun to keep us
young and cheerful, truth, to make us
strong, and love to make us tolerant.
Throughout the whole, he extolled
the noble profession chosen by those
graduating and exhorted them to the
highest ideals of that profession. One
particularly beautiful picture he drew
was that contrasting the soldier on
the battle field to the nurse at the
same place to the greater glory of the
nurse.
After a death-like silence during the
, entire speech, the audience attempted
to show it's appreciation by prolonged
and deafening applause, when the
speaker had finished.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Why the Negro Voters Being Sdou Avoided in the Bond Campaign?

tail quite little concerning their ef-
ficiency. But on this, as well as on
the occasion the night before, did he
extol most highly DR.. VIM. ]. Thomp-
kins, the superintendent of the Color
ed division of the General Hospital,
proclaiming him as being from every
standpoint a gentleman, a physician
and surgeon, and an executive-the
right man for the place. In connec-
tion he prided himself upon his good
judgment in selecting DR.. Thompl1ins
as the first Negro to hold this position,
and also upon his own insistence in at
tempting to persuade DIR. Thompkins
to accept it, until he succeeded He
said that under the management of DR..
have been surpassed. and his col
leagues convinced that the change is
not an experiment but the logical con-
dition for best results. He also ex-
pressed himself as being pleased with
the two new Colored employees of the
hygienic department, DR.. Richardson
and Miss Laura Brown, both of whom
were appointed at the suggestion of
DR.. Thompkins.
Miss Bustard, supervisor of nurses
of the General Hospital Training
school then presented to the graduates
their school pins, after which they re-
cited the Florence Nightingale
Pledge"
Others on the rostrum were DR.. Geo.
Pipkin, superintendent of the General
Hospital; Rev. Nurse, pastor of st.
Stephens Baptist church; and Rev.
Thomas, pastor of Allen Chapel
Music for the occasion was rendered
by the unequaled Western University
chorus, which, under the direction of
Prof. r. G. Jackson was at it's best
more than this need not be said
Rev. VIM. H. Thomas, pastor of the
church delivered both invocation and
benediction. The members of the
graduating class are Miss Kathryn
Price, of Illinois; Miss Georgia Hall,
of Kansas, and Miss Leatn.a Hargrove
of Texas.
Other features of the commence.
ment week were a luncheon at noon
Tuesday, the 18th, for the mayor and
the hospital and health board, pre-
pared and served by the graduating
class. A picnic at Swope Park on
w ednesday and an automobile tour OF
the city for the class on Thursday
concluded the festivities.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
NO INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT.

Now, then, gentlemen, let's not have
any Invisible government" in con.
nection with the Y. NJ. c. A. An invis.
ible government is not nice-it is
naughty-and generally leads to re.
suits far removed from the spirit and
purpose of Y. NJ. c. A. work.
Many of the best minds of the city
seem to be of the belief that the Y. M.
G. A. should take no part in school
fights, school politics, or politics of
any sort. They hold that the Y. NJ
c. A. exists for the general good, and
has no occasion to get behind the
purely personal ambitions of any man.
But if the Y. NJ. c. A. is going to take
part in school politics and is going to
attempt to dictate the successorship
in the various principalships in our
system, then that should be done open.
ly and above board, and every mem.
ber of the association, from the very
humblest, like myself, to the most ex.
alted executive officer, should have a
part in it. In other words a meeting
of all the members of the association
would have to be called and the mat
ter laid before them. If the associa.
tion then, by it's vote, would instruct
high officers to go to the school au-
thorities and state that the Y. NJ. c..
A. prefers so and so, the proper time
would have arrived for doing so.
Now, until such instructions are Civ
en-, no executive officer has any right
to go any where and tell any body that
the association favors either this man
or that man for any position soon to
be filled by the Kansas City board of
education. Any attempt to do that is
an effort to create an invisible gov
ernment. w. E. Griffin.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
THE SONG OF SPRING.

Il am Spring." in my train bring you joy
Joy with the sparrow and life with the rose
Vivifying, replenishng the void.
oh, Children of Men, cast your lot with me,
In my world there's lovely charm and sweetness,
Inspiration is mine am the wine
OF existence, the elixir of life.
The renovator of men, Oh ye sons,
Listen unto my song, | will bless thee;
My youth, my beauty, my charms, my glory
With me comes budding, blossoming flowers,
With earth's cover of young and pleasant green,
Pleasant enthralling, Intoxicating,
Filling with aroma that bewitches;
All. give thee this o world, drink, rejoice
Drink at my fount, anticipate my smile.
Because give you renewal of life"
You WOO, longing for my return. oh, men,
Look on me and great JOY will give thee
If depressed by Winters reign, look on me-
If fallen will raise thee, look on me,
If age has crept thee, I'll stay its hand,
am the annual beginning of life
The Saviour of the seasons, am Spring.
Put your trust in me and live, hear my birds
Singing new songs floating up to heaven,
Feel my zephyrs gentle kisses which watt
Messages OF hope, instillng new thoughts;
My colors they are gay, my hours sit lght
Vernal glories bless each new born morning
With song of hope to the despairng ones"
Thus sang Spring, tinctured with sweet vanity
Coquetish. inexperienced, hopeful.
Enhanced, the mystic people gave no sound
Until the finiSl when applause burst out
AS II the ro9-hg thunders had declared
Meanwhile, r ght summer, with itching Tyre,
Sounds his preparatory to sing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
OMAHA TALENT DRAWS LARGE
AUDIENCE FOR BENEFIT OF
ST. JOHNS A. M. e.
CHURCH.

Because I Love You" a drama of
love and adventure was presented at
the Krug theater Friday evening by
the Du Bois Dramatic Club. 1t was
the third offering by this splendid or
ganization and it quite exceeded the
fondest expectations of its most san
guine friends. The stellar roles were
played by Ada Smith as Imogene
Courtleigh, ]. w Bundrant as Horace
Werner, John Smith as Dick Hall, B.
K. Ward as Major Duffey, Hazel Walk
er as Prudence Freeheart and Andrew
Reed as Ira Courtleigh, the william.
The minor parts were played with
equal interest the Gypsy father, moth
er and daughter, by Covington, Jessie
Moss and Hazel Perry. Lige, the ne
gro servant being well taken by mas.
ter Cecil Alexander. Ada Smith, as
Cad acquitted herself creditably
throughout the production, as did also
Bundrant, Ward and Hazel Walker
Reed, as the william rose to the plain
of art. Jessie Moss Hazel Perry, Cow
, ,ington Smith and Alexander brought
down the house through the comedy
strain of the production. The artists
favoring with song between the acts
of this splendid '~""'-. were DR.. Bad
ger, Messrs. Rufus Lang and Roscoe
Miller. They were indeed a credit to
Omaha in the musical sphere. Mrs.
Mccoy and Mr. Herald with Piano and
trap drum made the theater ring with
beautiful vibrations of the most clas-
sical renditions. Mrs. w. T. Osborne,
generally regarded as the ablest pro-
moter in Umaha, is responsible for the
artistic, financial, and social success
of the play, which brought out the most
representative audience which up-to-
date has graced any of our play houses
for the witnessing of a drama. A
hope is here expressed that the Du
BOis Dramatic Club will give the pub
lie another artistic treat in the near
future. H. j. Pinkett.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

To the Officers and Members of the
Missouri State Federation of Color
ed Women:
In accordance with our constitution
the Missouri State Federation of Col
ored Womens Clubs is hereby called
to meet in convention at Macon, on
May 1929, 1915.
We hope that every club in the
State will be represented by dele
gates. If unable to send delegates,
send reports of work and the annual
dues.
| Remember that the dues are cents
/ per capita, and every club will be en-
titled to one delegate and one alter
nate TO every ten members.
| The club women of Macon will spare
no pains in assisting to make this a
banner meeting. Let US come to-
! gether in this our fifteenth annual ses-
sion with one desire, one impulse; the
desire to do what We can to further
the best interests of the race intent
only upon promoting the public vel
fare, and common good of all.
For further information write Mrs.
Gertrude Ball, corresponding secretary,
Lexington, Mo.-Mrs. Ida A. Walker,
president, No. Bell Road, St. Joseph,
| Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
STATE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND
PHARMACEUTICAL AsSoclA-
TloN TO MEET IN THIS
CITY MAY 26, 27, 2s.

For a number of years there has
been an effort on the part of num-
Der of our strongest and most thought
full Negro physicians and surgeons, to
develop an interest in a State Medi-
cal Association. The benefits to be
derived from such an organization,
must be apparent to all. BY associa-
tion and contact men are made to
think and this is an essential feature
in developing broader ideas and in in
creasing efficiency.
Too much encouragement cannot be
given to our doctors who possess such
lofty ideas and noble ambitions, to in.
crease their store of knowledge in or
der to better serve the public.
A few days ago five of our local
physicians travelled over four hundred
miles in order to be present at the
meetings of the Oklahoma State So
ciety. AS result of their trip, a plan
is on foot for the organization of a
Tri-State Medical Association COM
prising the states of Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma
The local profession is expecting
quite delegation from Oklahoma and
elaborate preparations are being made
for their entertainment while here.
The first public meeting of the
State Medical Association will be held
Wednesday evening, May 26, 8 p. m. at
the Paseo Y. NJ. c. A. The public at
large is invited. The same evening
the public is also invited to meet the
visiting doctors at Lyric hall, 10 p. m.
On May 9th, 8 p. m. there will be
held for the benefit of the health of
the community special health meet
ing at Lincoln high school. Stereop-
ticon views of housing conditions in
Kansas City, will be shown, also a
special address on the Relation of the
Teeth to Health" will be given.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
Nurses Commencement an Ova-
tion---Dr. VIM. ]. Thompkins
makes good the City Hospital
KANSAS CITY'S ANNUAL CIVIC EVENT
Mayor Jost's Address an American
Classic
Hon. Thos. M. Finn Aroused the Interest of
Every Negro Citizen.
Rev. }. W. Hurse's Strong Sermon Lasting
Impression.
Address
Classic

The Second Annual Convention of
the Colored Division of the Kansas
City General Hospital Training school
for nurses, which constitutes the chief
interest of this year to the civic pride
of the Negroes of this city, was held
May 1920. and was the most auspic-
ious occasion of its kind ever held in
this section. The week consisted of
many pleasing and interesting festivi-
ties, beginning with a reception at
Lyric hall on the evening of Saturday,
May 18th. The assembly of about $50
of Kansas City's elite, that enjoyed
the affair. together with the hall beau
tifully decorated with palms, cut flow
ers, and the school and class colors,
formed brilliant spectacle.
The following Sunday night the bac-
calaureate sermon was preached to
the graduates by Rev. Hurse at st.
Stephens Baptist church. The house
was taxed to it's fullest capacity, and
all who heard the minister's message
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

In introducing the next speaker. Mr..
Finn, who was to present the diplo-
mas, DR.. Thompkins took the oppor.
tunity to thank him for making the
occasion possible and for all he had
done for the people of his race. He al
so expressed his appreciation for the
hearty cooperation and assistance ren.
dered by all connected with the work
from the superintendent of the Gener.
al Hospital down to the garbage man
not one thing having been asked Ior
that had not been received, not one
effort having been made that had not
been recognized. In presenting the
diplomas, Mr.. Finn highly compliment
ed the work of the graduates, of which
he knew personally-having witnessed
many times during his frequent visits
to the hospital. He also paid a high
tribute to Miss Mary Hampton the SUI
pervisor of nurses of the Colored divI
sion and 0omplimented the Colored
physicians Of the staff, goiag irto de
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
ALLEN CHAPEL NOTES.

Last Sunday the services at Allen
Chapel were of the usual high order.
The minister, Rev. VIM. H. Thomas.
preached to a large and appreciative
audience. There were three additions
to the church. Mrs. Lillian Saving
ton Lewis of Prince Rupert, b. c.,
sang a beautiful contralto solo. In
the evening a sacred recital with
sthereopican views was given by
Madame Jennie Watts Brown, which
was very enthusiastically received.
Next Sunday, May 23. Rev. Thomas
will preach in the morning and the
audience will be favored with music
by David Wendell Reed, the blind
evangelistic singer, who will have
charge of the services at night and
will deliver a sermon in song at that
service. The public is invited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

to the young ladies of the graduating
class were deeply impressed by the
thoughtful. practical advice which, if
taken to heart cannot help but tend
toward success in the future.
Mr.. Thos. M. Finn, president of the
hospital and health board, was the
other speaker on the program. In spite
of the fact that Mr.. Finn lays no claim
to being an orator, his forcefulness of
character, sincerity of purpose, and
strong convictions of conscience, to-
gether with his calm manner, clear
voice, and directness of speech, make
whatever he has to say interesting,
and attention to him worth while. He
spoke of his general interest in his
Colored brother Qor so he considers
him)-relating incidents of his early
training and environment that had fos-
tered that feeling. He then spoke of
his particular interest in the Colored
people here incidental to his becoming
identified with the work of the health
department, where he felt that he
could do them some good. He dwelt
for the most part upon the subject of
Colored division of the General Hos
pital, his ambition to bring about such
an institution, reasons for doing so,
his becoming acquainted with DR..
Thompkins, and reasons for selecting
him as the man for the place, condi-
tions that he found there a year ago.
improvements made under Colored
management, etc. He made an appeal
for the cooperation of the Colored ply
sicians of the city, for more students
in the training school, who are local
girls, and for greater, appreciation
from the Colored citizens for physic-
ians of their own race. He assured
the public that while he retained his
position In the department, the Color
ed division of the General Hospital
should be equal to the white in every
particular-eq equipment, comforts and
necessities for the patients and oppor-
tunities for development OF the nurses,
internes and staff. Another feature OF
special interest was an extemporane-
Gus talk on tuberculosis, by Dr. Pa
quin, commissioners of health of Kan.
sas City and president of the Missouri
Valley Health Association, an interna.
tional character, who is a graduate OF
Missouri University, Queens College
Canada; University of Paris, and also
of Berlin. When called upon and intro
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

A Thought for the Week-Why
should not the colored people become
the inn-keepers of America? Is the
idea wholly fancIrul? Have the daugh-
ters of those far-famed 'mammies" of
old not sufficient of their parents ap-
titude and executive ability to make
themselves mistresses of housekeep-
ing if the way be only shown to them?
We could guarantee one thing: it
would take a stronger race prejudice
than exists today to keep men and
omen out of appetizing and attrac-
tive restaurants merely because the
boniface who looked after his wnIte
customers was dark s6in.-Oswald
Garrison Willard in an address before
the National Negro Business League.