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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
nY BEATRICE RALLl

Every housewife will want to have . special dinner for Christmas Day.
 if tho menu ls planned to fol- low a few of these suggestions the whole dinner can flll It's partakera with Christmas spirit. A tiny Christ mas tree with dolls standing at the foot of it as Q center piece will de- light the children of the family, Dishes of celery, stuffed olives, homemade green pickles, radiSheS and currant jelly it In with the eol- or scheme,
 Here arc e few of tho clever dish- e for Christmas dinner:
 ChrlAtmAs Night Soup
 Add small star noodles, which cOn he purchased at any grocery store, Co cream of celery soup. Toested cheese sticks give additional flavor to thls first course, These can Do made by either toaStlng crackers or thin slices of bread which have been spFinkled with butter and cheese in Q hot oven, Sprinkle with paps rika before serving,
 Squares of cranberry jelly or fans oy nodded shapes topped with whipped cream may b0 placed Rt every guests plate after the soup course is removed.
 Like Tiny Tim most Of us llko to think of e goose at Christmas time, This can Do stuffed with whatever suits tho family taste, apples, chcst- nuts, Q bread end onion filling or even, as tho fFishman suggests, . wholo lemon can Do baked in it, Most families, however, will have turkey or chicken for their ChrlSts mas dinner. This should Do baked and served with dressing and carved on the table.
 Duttcred peas, eandlod sweet DO. tatoes and cottage cheese served with cream and Bprinkled with pap- Tika arc Appetlzlng dishes,
 Christmas Tree Salad
 Place wateroress on plate piled in form Of tree, dot with tiny slices of carrots to look like candles, and beet balls, Serve with French Ores. sing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

There was on old tradition in England that, with their rich store of spice, mineo pies symbolized the first Christmas gift of the Wise Men, Several centuries ago, cNrry- Ing out his tradition, tho Christ. mas mlnee meat pic was baked Ia A crust shaped liko Q cradle or mAnger,
 Mineo pies Still smack of high days and holidays but they can be made now so easily and inoxpen- sively with dry mineo meat that they aro practical as an every dny treat %, Try these recipes over tho holidays, or tlle them for use later on, The Christmas tree top can be changed to any design de1 sired,
 Christmas Mlnce Pie
 1 package co oO dry minee meat, 1 Ia cups water
 3 tablespoons sugar
 Break the dry minee meat Into pieces, Add cold water Place oVor heat and stir until oil Jumps are thoroughly broken up, Add sugar, Bring to Q brisk boil; continue boiling for three minutes, or until mixture k practically dry, Cool, Line q nino-ineh pic plate with pastry and All with mineo meat mixture, Cut pantry Into tho shape of q Christmas treo and place on top of minee meat filling. Bake In hot oven (400 degrees F3 for 90 minutes,
 Spicy PrMnc Pic
 1 @ oD package dry mince meat 1 i-2 cups pruno Juice and water 3 tablespoons sugar
 cup freshly cooked or eanod
 prunes. Pic crust
 Break minee meat Into piccoS Add prune juice, water and sugar Place over heat and stir until all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
Clever Dishes For
 Holiday Suggested
Democrats Recipes for Dinner Can Fill Partakers
 Witl, Christmas Spirit Says Beatrice Hall
Christmas wreath Salad

Christmas Wreath Salad
 Waterercss may be placed around Q plate to initiate Q holly wreath cluster using round plmiento bits for berries. Serve with French Dressing,
 Christmas Desserts
 Tee cream, nodded In fancy shapes, such as Santa Clauses or Christmas bells, can bo secured it ordered in advance, A Snowman Pudding may be made from blanc mAnge nodded in on oval or round shape, topped with Q spoonful of whipped cream for tho head and Nabiseos for arms and legs, Red cinnamon candy can be used for buttons, These "snow- men" can be made In advance and kept outdoors to chill, To make the Snowmans body, mix Ia cup corn. starch, i.2 cup sugar and ls4 tea. spoon salt, dilute with i-2 cup cold milk, Ndd to { cups sealdcd milk, stirring constantly until mixture thickenS, afterwards, occasionally cook fifteen minutes In double boil. OF, Add flaVoring Of teaspoon or vanilla and whites of three eggs beaten stiff, mix thoroughly, mold, chill,
 If you plan to make Christmas cookies, tho children will Do delight- cd with Stuffed Stockings, These can be made by cutting two shapes from the dough, topping tho first shape with chopped raiSina and nuts Softenod with marmNlNde covering this with the second stocking before baking,
 Santa Claus Packs can be filled la tho same way, Star cut cookies are also appropriate at this time, This recipe may Do used for tho cookie dough;
 i.2 cup butter
 1 cup sugar
 2 eggS
 i.9 cup thin cream
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 teaspoon salt
 1 teaspoon yellow ginger
 Flour to roll,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
Vanilla Charlotte

1 tablespoon gelatin
 il cup cold water
 i-3 cup sealded milk
 la cup sugar
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 ib pint heavy cream, whipped . Soak gelatin In cold water 10 minutes, then add scalded milk and stir until gelatin is dissolved, Add sugar and vanilla, When cold fold In whipped cream, Pour inle wet mold lined with slices or poihtt of fudge cake, Chill, unmold and serve with whipped cream.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
a;n II LSiISys I:(l I.l Isl Is :lIl Food

dough into Q long round loaf, wrap 1t tn wax paper and put in the refrigerator overnight before using. Slice In thin slices and let the children cut these In fancy shapes, Bake in Q hot oven (t0o degrees rJ until light brown,
 children love to decorate their cookies. So have on hand Q few half nuts or halved candied cher- rids, shreds of candled orange peel or ginger or citron to be used for tho purpose, A raisln or currants pressed In a pattern win suffice fl nothing else is available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

cup butter and lard combined. Fold in two eggs, we'll beaten, then add one teaspoon vanilla and one cup of sour cream, Sift together two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, quarter teaspoon baking soda and Q pinch of salt. Add gradually to the first mixture using flour enough to make Q soft dough. When about half the flour required has been added, put in half cup of finely chopped walnuts. Roll thin, cut in fancy shapes and bake in 0 hot oven.
 This recipe for Ice box cookies can be made up and kept in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

refrigerator for . long time, using it from time Co time as wanted. But keep the dough carefully wrapped.
 Ice Box Cookies
 Cream three-quarters cup Of but- ter until foamy, add one cup sugar and two eggs, one at Q time, beat- ing the mixture well after adding each egg. Sift together two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder and quarter teaspoon salt, Add the dry ingredients gradually to the first mixture, combining very thor. oughly. Add ono cup of finely shaved oceans last of all. Bake the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

humps are thoroughly broken up, Bring to brisk boil; continue boil- ing for one minute. Allow to cool Line Q 9-ineh pie plate with pastry and flll with mineo meat mixture, Gut prunes in halves, remove pits and place evenly over top of nineo meat. Place upper crust on filled lower ono and press edges firmly together. Trim off surplus pastry, Bake S6 minutes In hot ove (400 degrees F).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

knoW my buHkub" ton that Christ-
 mas cookies he made at home, with the help oi tho children, will seem like c nuis. anco to many mothers. But it has its reward
 nevertheless,
 Count against tho small trouble Involved tho great
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22

Richard Thorpe Is directing his third comedy in Q row in Metro- 0oldwyn-Mayer's "Love Is Head- ache" He has not handled . draIia since Might Must rall."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
Cape Cod Cocktail

| cup sugar x cup cranberry sauce
 2 canned apricots
 l small banana, sliced
 A cup lemon juice ~ Mix all the ingredients. Chpl thoroughly and serve in cocktail glasses, a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-22
The
 Chef Suggests
BY JOSEPH BOGGIA

To-day 1t is SO eaay to buy cookies from the corner bakoshop or box. cd at tho grocery store that l
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Preaching Mission
Ends Sunday Mar. Il
At Hillside Church

The Hillside Presbyterian church
ends, on Sunday, March 21st, its
first week of preaching mission,
which began last Monday evening.
The various ministers of the city
took part in the preaching. On
Monday evening, the Rev. p. J.
Sears spoke. On Tuesday evening,
Rev. ]. w. Adams; Wednesday
evening, Rev. d. w. Bass; Thurs
day evening, Rev. M. M. Doodle;
and Friday evening, Rev. P. F.
Jones. Beginning Sunday evening,
March 21st, at 7:45 p M, the pro-
gram for the second week will
begin with Mrs. w. L. Farmer in
charge. The Mission closes on
Thursday night. March 25th, for
the preparation of the great gather
ing on Easter Sunday, baptizing
and Holy Communion. "Seek and
you shall find, knock and it shall
be opened unto you"
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Citizens Honor South
High School Grads.


Sunday evening, March 18th, at
TIRE Woodson Center an overflowing
and enthusiastic audience honored
five young Americans for the mer-
iaorious achievements accomplish
ed by them while students at South
high school.
The program which preceded
the reception for the graduates was
as follows: Singing of the Negro
anthme by the entire audience, Of
fering of the invocation by Miss
C. Agee; words of wecome by Mr..
Herbert McCaw, a member Of the
center staff; piano solo by Mr..
Sylvester Stroud grafton. depict
ing the progress of the Nego race
by Miss Althea Lightener, vocal
solo by Miss Algernon Pryor, a
very inspiring talk by Rev. Ste
phenson on youths Responsible
ity to the Community" a vocal So
10 by Miss Christine Dixon, accom-
panied by Mrs. Pinkston at the
piano, an address by S. Edward
Gilbert of tie Omaha Guide, who
during the course of his address
stressed upon the pertinent fact,
That the time had come when the
adults of the Negro race must do
more than educate their children.
hey must bend their efforts toward
building enterprises into which
their boys and girls may step after
they have completed school life and
Steps out into life's shool.' Speak
ing on the assigned subject "What
the business world offer Youth"
He said "The business world has
not been fully developed by the Ne
gro and thus is offers untold pos
sibilities for the men and women
of tomorrow providing first that
they are prepared, and second that
7le adult of the race awake from
their state of lethargy and cease
to be satisfied consumers, but ra-
Their strive to be producers.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Paints and Patches
BY S. Edward Gilbert

Paints and Patches, a musical
comedy in two acts, which was pre-
sented at the Central Y. w. C. All,
18th and St. Mary's, on Friday
evening Of March 18th, was herald
ed a bowling success by 200 per-
sons who attended.
To have seen the play was to
have been carried back into back
into the there Orient baffled with
the mysteries for which the far
east is noted. Hear the accusations
of the loss of a Chinese ring and
p gold piece, noted the tangling Of
the threads leading to the where
abouts of the lost articles and at
last finding yourself unconscious
ly becoming a slueth in an effort
to u%nravel the mystery only to be
confronted with the climax and
the students in one of the rooms of
gold piece.
This wonderful operetta was
directed by Miss Estelle Robertson,
assisted by Miss Dorothy Beck and
the Girl Reserves of the Northside
YWCA.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
BISHOP WILLIAMS AT AL,
LEN CHAPEL EASTER

The Rt Reverend Noah w.
Williams, presiding bishop of
the 9Th Episcopal District, will
b epresent and preach at Allen
Chapel M Il. Church, South
Omaha, at 800 p. m. Easter
Sunday afternoon. Rev. D, G,
Stephenson, pastor of Allen
Chapel, stated; "The bishop
will deliver al special Easter
message to all those present.
Bishop Williams is noted as one
of the most powerful preachers
n the African Episcopal
Church"
Bishop Williams who is a man
of letters has Travelled extern
sively, notable of his travels
was his recent trip to the Holy
Land, where he secured films
roundings where Jesus and His
disciples spent their boyhood
days, and with these wonderful
filmed pictures he is giving his
public wherever he speaks, the
benefit of his travels accom-
panied by a very interesting
tr~avelogue of the scene. These
pictures will be shown at St.
John AME Church on Monday
night following Easter.
The general public is urged
to follow Bishop Williams dur
ing his stay in Omaha. He will
appear at St. John, Bethel and
Alien Chapel AME Churches
ON his soiourn in our city.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20

ings semi-monthly..
8. They shall hold special meet
ings when called by the Bacchan-
tie Clubs President or by the
Chairman of the Council.
g.. A primary election shall be
he'd in November of each year; the
time and place to be determined
by the Bacchanite club.
20. A general election shall be
held in December of each year;
the date and place to be determin-
ed by the Bacchanite club.
1.-THE Chairman of the Council
will take his office on or about the
18th of January of each year.
~. The Councilmen shall be APP
pointed by the Bacchanite club
each year and viii take Jheir Of
fie the same time as the Chalr-
man.
You can see after reading these
bylaws just what the purpose Of
this Council is.
This Council was not created to
tear down other organizations that
are already functioning in the in
terest Of the Negro.
We would like for each and every
one Of you to read the next article
win appear in the next ed
ition of this paper.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Omaha Girl Admitted
to National Honor
Sorority

Miss Ida Rowland, 24131a Lake
A'reet, was signally honored re-
Gently when she was initiated into
the Alphi Kappa Delta, the soeio-
logical National Honor Fraternity.
Miss Rowland having merited
her ~admsttance through sdholas-
tic attainment, proven leadership
and social personality, becomes the
first person of her group to receive
such and honorable recognition in
the state of Nebraska.
Miss Rowland resolved her pre-
paratory work at the Booker I.
Washington high schbol, Tulsa,
okla. Later matriculating at Omaha
University, where she received her
A B, degree in 1886.
This young scholar IS now a can
didate for an N. A. degree in So
GEOLOGY, the same to be awarded
in June 1887.
Miss Rowland is to be found
during the time she is not delv-
ing intb the achives of the Socio-
logical section of the library of
Omaha university, serving as one
OF the Recreational directors at the
Urban League Community Center.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
DOW N
EPIDEM MIC
HITS

Catching step with the modern
trend of getting what you want,
the students in one of he rooms of
Long school called a srike for
shorter hours, hoping to at least
draw a compromise they proceed
ed to sit and ignore all of the us
ral routine. Noting that the sweep
ing epidemic of SIT Down
STRIKES had reached into the very
foundation of character building
the school house, Miss Snyder, who
is in barge of the now famous
room went about to find out who
the master minds were, as she was
interested to know who among the
nroteges had actually put into
practice that which she has dedi-
Gated her life, WHO HAD BEEN
READING and above all who had
been thinking was the paramount
thought in her mind. Whom do
YOU imagine she found to be the
master minds? None other than
Masters Richard Gibson and Ed
ward Poindexter.
Upon Interviewing the principal,
Miss Anna T. Healy, she made the
following statement: That to her
the incident was very amusing and
above all it proved That the pre-
sent generation was both reading
and thinking" She further stated
that she was willing to compromise
with tho strikers arbitration COM
mittee, which she hoped to meet on
Thursday morning, but first she
would demand the strikers to show
their union cards after which she
may become an applicant for the
samp union.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Dietitians Dies

Interment for Mrs. Florence Lee
Bowers, graduate dietitian at Fried
mans hospital, was held at Bethel
Cemetery in Alexandria, Va, Tues
day, after services.
Mrs. Bowers, born in Alexandria,
Va, passed away at Gallinger hos
pital after a short illness of scarlet
fever. She was the daughter of
the late VIM Henry Lee and Mrs.
Eunice Crutchfield, 727 18th ST.,
Northeast, where she resided
Born in Alexandria in 1906, she
came to the capitol at an early
age and attended Lovejoy elemen
tary school, Dunbar high school
and Howard university, from which
she was graduated in 1929. Short
ly after graduation she married
DIR. William Bowers, a prominent
young Pathologist of Chicago. DIR.
Bowers made many friends in Oma
ha during the sumner of 1926 and
1926 at which time he was en-
ployed by the Union Pacifi Rail
road
In July, 1886, she completed a
course in dietetics at Freemans
hospital and was serving as grad
uate dietitian at the time of her
death. he was a devoted daugheer
old and young, spreading sunshine
oil and young, spreading sunshine
wherever she went.
The deceased leaves to mourn
her loss, her husband, DR.. Bowers;
mother, Mrs Crutchfeld, grand
mother, Mrs Jane Hawkins, and
two bothers, Clarence and Elmore
Crutchfield and also a host of fri
ends among whom are Mrs. Rob
bic Turner Davis, Mr. VIM. Davis
and S. Edward Gilbert, all of whom
were in attendants at Howard uni
versity at the same time.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
the Fairway
With the SWastika
GOlf c | b
By Billy Davis, Reporter

Oyening meeting of the season
will be held at the Urban League
Community Center, Monday night,
March 22nd at 500 p. m. We want
all members present. This is a yerv
important meeting. All golfers who
wish to become members of our
club are invited to attend. This sea-
son will be one of the most import
ant we've ever had. Our biggest
turnament of the year will be at
Minneapolis, the beautiful metro
polls of Minnesota. The tournament
is the Central States Association
and will be held in August. We will
pen the tournament eason at Des
Moines, May 31st. Decoration Day.
The cities (lat will compete in
the Central States at Minneapolis
ire: st. Louis, TbrSka, Omaha,
Chicago, Kansas City, Des Moines,
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Now, members, you can see what
we have to go up against this year,
so let's get out and practice and
busa old par wide open. We can
and we will won't We? We want
one of the best cubs of the asso-
citation this year. We have suffici-
ent ma Jsrial and there is no rea-
son why we con't.. Are you ready
Let's start with a BANGl Forel
There she goes.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
TO present BEAUTIFUL.
EASTER MUSIC

The Hillside Presbyterian
Church, Both and Ohio streets.
of which the Rev. J. S. Will.
Jams is pastor, will present the
Seven Last Words" by Du-
bois at the church on Easter
Sunday at 5 o'clock p. m. This
Is the 7th annual performance
of this beautiful inspiring can
tata and the public looks for
ward to it with great anticipa-
ton. The chorus will be an ag-
gregate of 80 voices with Mrs.
Irene Morton, Mrs. Pearl Glib
son, Mrs. Grant Smead, Mr..
Richard Miller and Mr.. H. l..
Preston as s~oloists. There will
be a string ~quartette accom-
panying the chorus: Mr.. Will
Peterson and James Smith, vio-
lam Lewis, bass violinist James
linists from the Omaha Univer-
sity and Mr.. James Duff, also
from the music department Of
John S. Williams, minister and
well trained musician win di-
rect the chorus and string quar-
tette. Be sure to be in your seat
at A.A5
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
Vocational Guidance
S urv Being
Conducted

IN respond to the request of the
general public, interested in know
ing why the students of the vari-
oltt high schools of the city We're
receiving circulars for a meeting
Of race students in the various
schools. write: Learning there
was a meeting Of some nature be-
inc called at Central high, rs a
newspaper re- besentatSve, I felt
duty bound to relay its purpose to
the general public whom had shown
sone concern and thus | relate my
findings. It was very decidedly a
move for the future betterment Of
the Negro youth being conducted
~ Mr.. Julian Mcpherson, a senior
student at Omaha university and
maioring in Sociology.
Under the direction Of the De-
partment ( Sociology of Omaha uni
versity, it IS hoped by Mr.. Nc
pherson, thot when he shall have
succeeded in getting all high
school student Of Omaha fill out
2 specially prepared QUESTIONABLE
carrying such questions as What
is your intended vocation? What
college do you intend to attend ?
What is your greatest ambitionY
VIII your parents be able to defray
your expenses to college? What
do you do when not at school or
at work? Have you any academic
training for the vocation Of your
choice? and many other such cues
tions specially designed to get the
necessary material upon which a
basis may be reached for further
study and for some very helpful
educational assistance OF the 70
catianal type to you in the future
May I say as one who has had
muah social experience, that such
moves are now under way all over
! the euntry, and ABIDE from the
Sociological departments of most
schools, similar movement are be-
ing sponsored by organizations
such as Kappa Alpha Psi fratern
ity, urller, under the caption OF
Guide Right Movement, Urban Lea
que which carry on an annual vo-
cational Guidance campaign. The
Flks Fraternity which have a ma
tion-wide educational program and
many other such organizations are
joining in this world wide move
ment to aid youth in the finding
of theis lifes vocation.
Mr.. Mcpherson stated upon be
ing interviewed that he was re-
ceiving hearty cooperation on the
part of the principals and from
the students.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20

Congressman A. w. Mitchell
Washington, D. c., Mar. 10 (Spe-
cial)-Two brilliant %'aspirants for
midshipmAn honors, present res
dents of Chicago, were named last
week by Congressman Arthur W,
Mitchell of Illinois, to the Navy
Academy at Annapolis.
The boys, George Trivers, Is
and James l Minor, jr., were APP
pointed principal candidates fol
lowing the forced resignation a
month ago of Midshipman James
Lee johnson, jr.
Trivers of 2817h Elvin Road,
A~nacostia, D. c., is a senior at
Minor Teachers college; Minor Jr.,
is a Junior at Howard University.
Both of them graduates of Dun
bar high school.
Congressman Mitchell revealed
that the two appointees we're sell
ected from a list of six applicants
all qualified enthusiastically and ply
sically, he add that a dozen boys
had written him for appointment
but that several could not meet
the requirements.
Tivers and Minor, if they are ac-
cepted by the Academy will enter in
the class starting in July.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
MARY BURDEN
N. COLLISION
MARRIED

The marriage of Miss Mary Eli
zabeth Burden, one of Omaha's
most Jopular young ladies', to Ma
thaniel Russell G~oldston, which
took place Wednesday evening at
the home of the brides parents,
26O7 Writ street, has teeh an
nounced.
Mr.. William Davis and Mrs
Mary Baltimore stood with the
couple.
Mrs. Goldston is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Burden. Mr..
Collision is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Hicks.
Mrs Collision wore a white sa
tin and net two piece combination
dress, rhinestone bandeau white net
veil and white morier sandals,
carrying a bouquet of pink roses
and white sweet peas.
TIE groom wore a conventional
The groom wore a conventions
tuxedo. Rev. d. Thomas officiatel.
After the ceremony the brides
mother sarved a tasty luncheon
to the bridal group and $50 fri
ends The young couple will leave
Thursday on their honeymoon go
ing to.Sioux City where they will
sojourn fr 10 days after which
they will make their hme in EH
City, Nebr.
The Omaha guide., 1937-03-20
MAN
APPOINTED
P. O CLERK

MI. Gaitha Pegg, n of Oma-
has most progressive young men
was recently appointed regular
substitute clerk in the local post
office, 10th and Dodge. His APP
pointment marks the first TIME
that a race man has been appoint
ed in 8 years.
Mr.. Pegg, who is the brother of
our prominent young barrister,
Atty. John pegg, is a graduate Of
Central high school and the Uni
versity Of Nebraska.