The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
KANSAS CITY, KAS.
BY Miss Elsie Rogers.

DIlCCI III hdo DOCh bhlANll rs OIL
injury received by a fall is able to
get out. Miss Estell Mitchell, of 947
Oakland Avenue is very sick. Mrs.
Sallie Brown of 10th and Walker who
broke her jaw bone incurred from a
fall is improving.
... Clifford Lewis, ) year old o of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Lewis, 4704 Sum
NIT St., died at the General Hospital
Tuesday morning as a result of burns
received late Monday evening. Mr..
Wash Elan of 9th and Oakland pass
ed away Wednesday evening after suf-
fering from an attack of La grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Weaver, S47
Oakland Ave. have purchased a home
at 905 Washington Blvd. and expect
to move in the first of March. 1t was
formerl yowned by Mrs. Viewers
father, Mr.. Winston Smith. Night
school at Sumner High reopened Mon
day night January %. The Young
Peoples Social Club of the Sth street
Baptist church met at the home of Mr..
and. Mrs. Elme rWilson, 945 Oakland
Friday night and were served an ella
borate luncheon. Mrs. O. Scott is
president. The Linwood Club will
meet with Mrs. Lillian White next Fri
day afternoon, 532 Parallel Ave.
The Civic League will render the pro-
gram at the Citizens Forum Sunday
afternoon February 8. Rev. D. A.
Holmes will be the principal speaker
MIR. VIM. Price has returned to
his home at Tennessee, Okla. after
spending several weeks the guest of
Nh. and Mrs. Tilford Davis, ZIG
Wash. Blvd. Mr.. Houston Jr, Asst.
Registrar of the National Negro Bust.
ness League received notice that the
next sessio nwill be held in Atlantic
City, n. j., August 2l-22-23, 1918. He
hopes that the two Kansas Cities will
be represented by a large delegation
THE Emanuel Prayer band of the
9Th street Baptist church is doing
great work. January 81 they met at
the home of brother Daniel Harris,
2423 North 9th street. They are meet
ing with much success. Rev. d. b.
Jackson pastor. -. Elder James Brun-
ner will leave for Muskogee, Okla,
February 3 to take the pastorate of
the Church of God and Saints of
Christ.
Mrs. Laura McNeal of 1O1 Garfield
Avenue is indisposed this week..
Mrs. Laura Jones of 325 Garfield Ave
nue. is i'll The L. b. F. & S. NJ. T.
has started an emergency fund to
strengthen the endowment fund &c.
Mrs. Ida Boggs of 913 Oakland Avenue
is seriously i'll. Mrs. Laura Wood
of 625 Troup was confined to her
home last week with illness. The
story of a Beautiful Garden" Gene
sis l Chapter will be given by Mrs.
Zula Jones in the Missionary Society,
which convenes Immediately after
morning services. ...All ONE who
have sons or husbands drafted or en-
listed in the war please leave your
name and address with you pastor
or report at the Y. w. G. A. at 900
Nebraska Avenue by order of the Civil
liam Committee. . The parent teach
ers' Association of Douglass and
Stowe schools are to be commended
for their excellent work for the Red
Cross. The pastor of the Metro
politan Baptist church brought to his
members a message full of inspiration,
which will be long remembered. -.
The B. Y. P. U. Sunday school ana
various auXiliaries have taken on re-
newed energy for the year and expect
to make this year a successful one.
=. Mrs. Scales Brown of S44 New Jer-
sey Avenue, was indisposed last week
.... Mrs. Vary Jackson, who has been
i'll, is improving nicely at this writing
.... Miss Augusta Nelson was confin-
ed to her home last week with an Ill
cerated tooth. Miss Laura Nelson
of Reno, Kansas, who was severely
bit by a dog, was here under the treat,
ment of DR.. j. R. Thompson. While
in the city she stopped with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.. Howell.
49,. MI. /. X. E. Holland, of st. Paul,
Mimi, and little daughter, Corrine, is
visiting his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tunnely at III
Greedy Avenue. Mrs. Rosetta vii
liams of 1872 New Jersey Avenue, who
has been ill is improving nicely.
The Negro Civic League of Kansas
City, Kans., will hold their second pub
lie meeting next Sunday at the Met.
ropolitan church, furnishing the pro
gram for the Forum. Rev. d. A
Holmes, the President, will be the
principal speaker. We are interested
in everything hat concerns the Ne
gro. Any information concerning the
organization may be had of DR.. l. H