The Kansas City Independent from Kansas City, Kansas • 1

WW) THE a VOL.1. Subscription $1.00 Per Annum KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, JULY SO, 1915 NO. 49 1 eft the Bndepenp'ent' me eair siBy rae OolBair Woorith is i i i Short Talks to Mothers CARD OF THANKS. Announcement Loses Hold We wish to thank our many friends Do not try to break the will of the Wnll K'nnwn Prntiira Srmw Man TnoroacDc TTia TTlrllno-a and Falls I 1 w. If XUVIVUDUO xug UVllUbU U1UU) uuu lll vi aiu aw i.

Given a Surprise Party A PRE-NUPTIAL PARTY AT THE HOME OF MR. AND MRS. FREEMAN. JOHN WALKER HAS NARROW ES for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our be-lover mother, Mrs. Celia Brewer.

We direction; for a child with no will of his own, makes a man or woman, who also thank those for the nice floral will, in all likelihood, be like a "reel CAPE. Mr. John Walker, of Western offerings. shaken by the University while looking after som Teach the child to use all the energy At the beautiful residence of Mr. ne possesses to do the right thing and Mrs.

Freeman, 630 East Central, whatever that may be. repairs' on one of the buildings last week lost his footing and fell froxa a coupalo and esc exuded to the corner of the roof, where he caught axtf Springfield, July 17, a pre-nuptial Do not punish the children for every MRS. A. R. HOLT, MR.

SAMUEL CHRISTIE, MR. WM. BURNS, Children. MRS. JULIA JOHNSON, MISS IRENE MR.

EARL CHRISTIE. Grand-children. party was given Miss Lydia Lockridge, little wrong they do. What if our of Kansas City, corresponding heavenly parent did that for usY We swung himself to a landing at soma distance. One of his less was broken secretary of Western Baptist Womans' couldn't stand it and neither can the Mr.

William Bloom is one of Kansas Citysi energetic and progressive citizens and is- well known to the general public as a home booster. Mr. Bloom is manager of the Orient air-dome on State avenue at which place he is giving nightly to the people some of the best pictures- and vaudeville in the city. Mr. Bloom has also purchased Empire moving picture house at 8 South James street and has remodeled" it throughout and is giving amusement-goers the best known pictures on the market.

Both of these houses are doing a nice business every night. One commendable thing convention, in honor of her approach- children. below the knee, but he considers himself very fortunate in escaping a more ing marriage to Prof. John E. Ronce, There are times when we must see and serious accident or even, death.

FIRST A. M. E. CHURCH. of Oklahoma.

It came as a surprise not see; I do not mean that we must I ii n. a1 to Mrs. Lockridge. The nostesses not try to correct tne iauits oi me DR. S.

H. THOMPSON RE-ELECTED were Mesdames. Hazel Hicks and child, but I mean, that we cannot ai-Howse of 111. Fifteen ladies were ways get at a fault directly, but must I 1 1 a inr.lndi.Tiff the ex-board, and go a rounaaoout way gen-eun. The services were very, interesting and helpful last Sunday.

Dr. Ransom delivered an excellent sermon in the morning to an appreciative audience. There were many visitors attended The grand lodge of K. P. which was 11111 tti a-wfAififtftf mfiif-riirwi i iiiv mi' tt There, was a time when the Negro in session at Leavenworth this week ti -tn nd Mrs.

Marv mother had no resort but to the lash, but now. -thanks to intelligence, she morning service, the most of whom Roberts, AtlanUc City, At knows that the lash, at times, does o'clock all were invited in to the din- about Mr. Bloom, he draws no color line. Everybody is welcome at either of these picture houses. were delegates to the national meeting of the U.

B. F. closed Thursday, evening. Dr. S.

IL Thompson of this city was re-elected for his second term by acclamation-Other grand officers from Kansas City were elected of which a full report of the session, will be made In next week's issue. int? mom. The table was decorated 6 WM. BLOOM. ed that there are more ways of punish in white and blue, the bride's color, miss ivatnryn jonnson, traveling ing the child for wrong doing than representative for the Advancement also with cut flowers.

Dainty refresh whipping. of Colored People, spoke in the even ments were served. Mrs. W. A.

Brown of Buxton, Iowa, made an interesting It's a fine thing, when the children Hard Times and Why The Beacon ing to a nice audience. Miss John are slow in dressing in the mornings, son is an interesting speaker and her talk, after which Mrs. Susie Hazel SEEN AND HEARD to time them; give them 15 minutes, for thought and word brought light and instance, to get dressed and in a pre new hope to her hearers. Mrs. John presented Miss Lockridge a beautiful silver bread boat from the board, and fripnds of the convention.

In a neat son organized a branch on this side sentable condition, and if they are not, let them miss their breakfast. It will not hurt them physicaJly to miss Monday evening. The contractor, Mr. little speech Miss Lockridge thanked all for their kindness. The members Rogers, has commenced work on the a meal, and it will save you lots of church and in a few days everything of the woman's ex.

board taking this will be moving rapidly. opportunity to show their apprecia- You will find that in most cases it of the long and faithful service of Miss Lockridge and wishing her a happy The carnival will begin Monday, August 9th, on Washington boulevard between Tenth and Eleventh. Mr. Taylor Jackson and Mrs. Lottie Williams are still agitating it At the last meeting, the following committees were appointed: Chairman of program committee, "Mra- M.

CL Matthews; committee on publication, Mr. Kennedy; committee on finance, Mesdames Williams and A. Marr; committee on art and all displayfc Mesdames Matthews and Lyle. Only the churches giving it will be allowed works like a charm. If the child does-not care for breakfast anyhow, and EDWARDSVILLE, KAS.

voyage in her new boat as she sails qvq are scores who then get away to Oklahoma. iMiss Bessie Smith from Topeka, him up a half or an hour earlier than has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. necessary; he'll finally dress quickly EASTERN STAR TO MEET HERE Corns, this week. IN NINETEEN SIXTEEN. to sell anything.

Others may have The United Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star of Missouri jurisdiction, displays by paying a nominal price. umi in.iiiiiiMi'Miiim I 1 met in its 25th anniversary and silver jubilee in the city of St. Louis July The Metropolitan Sewing Circle had 21, 22, 23. Miss Victoria Clay Halley a larger meeting last week. Some was re-elected royal grand matron special features of the program were: Also were all elective officers except associate conductress.

Mrs. Mattie Vocal solo, Miss Tina Calhoun. She is a sweet singer. Mrs. Patterson and others discussed the topic of Randall receiving the highest number of votes was elected.

Kansas City 'Miracles" very ably. The ladies are 2 5 quilting a beautiful quilt the Texas holding her own, as she is well known to do, of course, brought back Past Lily. It will be sold the last of August or first of September. Royal Grand Patron George W. K.

We are just now passing through, if not a panic, then certainly a real money crisis. This has brought about that which is commonly called' hard times. The stock exchanges have closed at intervals, the banks have refused to loan anoney to some of their best customers, the factories have closed their doors, thus turning into the streets thousands of toilers, with no source from which to draw their life's sustenance and thus augmenting what we call hard times. They say its due to the scarcity of money or in other words, to put it another, way, due to 'the decrease in circulation of money. In the magazines and: metropoli- tan journals we read so many splendid articles in explanation of why we have, and must have, hard times.

But some how the explanation) does not explain, at least they do not explain to the man who is most affected by the hard times. The captain of industry and the king of commerce, who, when he shuts up his factory, still drives around in his $5,000 car, still eats his four and' slxcourse three meals a day, still smokes hi three and six twenty-five cent cigars a day, still travels in hiis private parlor car, to hold other conferences with other kings of commerce and captains of industry, on condition. The wives and daughters of the who still are the recipients of invitationis to the monkey dinner, rose party, aeroplane sales yacht jaunts and various other diversions at the cost of tens' of thousands of dollars per diversion. All these and others like them may be able to understand these explanatory articles as to why we have hard times, but the ordinary working folk, that have been turned out of the shop and factory, and1 as a consequence have been put on half rations and sometimes no rations at ha a hard time to make himself see the reason, through the explanation given of our hard times'. Especially is this true when he is told on every hand that our hard times have come, not because we have plenty of money and plenty of usee to which the money could be put which would keep the machinery of our industries constantly revolving, but because men are afraid' to invest and they go on working with their mishapened.

code of reasoning and put the cause of our hard times either on the adaninis-tration or war, or both. They make the 'war and the administration affect everything, even the growing of crops, the rain, the atmosphere, the rising of the tide, the swelling of the river and runaiinig of the street cars, the timing of the trains andi so we poor devils who cannot understand the ignomatic, perplexing, puzzling, uniunderstandable intricacies of our American, system of finance, are called upon to accept this theory as given by the scientific writers as to the cause of our hardtimes. Somehow the common" sense thinking layman, feels that the thing ought to be that there is a better way; a way to avert the annual occurrence of "hard! times" and there are some of us foolish enough) to think that the way must and will be found, by those who are now ini authority, we mean those who hold the purse strings of the Nat-osj, it Is going to be found by someone in the ranks that think it ought to be found. Love for another year. Kansas City also has the honor of eight appointed Miss Kathxyn M.

Johneon, National" officers, of which Miss Mattie L. Ew Field Agent of the National Associa ing, royal matron of R. W. Foster Chapter No. 36, residing in our own tion for colored people, who is spending some time in Greater Kansas City in building up interest here among city, 2415 North Seventh street, K.

C. appointed grand warder. The sil our people, is doing a phenomenal work. Miss Johnson is a hard, con juwuw' l. c.

stewart lar Viqo wnrVH an hard for the last I scientious worker and her ceaseless la Senior member of the firm of bor is doing much in the advancement brilliant and successful affairs in the Stewart Smith, 1515 E. 18th L. C. SMITH or the race all over the country. All Member of the firm of Stewart 01 women deSrve the history of the O.

E. Kansas City whose modern offiice equip-also received the greatest number of ment coupled with extensive bus- praise and should have the fiull support Smith, 1515 E. 18th Kan of the race. votes for place of meeting. Will also iness experience, make this firm sas City, and one of the most systematic, symmetric bus try and meet St.

Louis as royany as foremost in this line in Missouri. her sister city did her. FURNISHED ROOMS. Nicely furnished rooms. Quiet iness men in America, whose congeniality is making for him and you will not have to resort to the BAPTIST neighborhood.

No children. Tele friends galore. WILL lash either. MEET AT FIRST CHURCH. phone service.

Prices reasonable. When there are two or more child There was a large number attended Convenient to all car line. Mrs. Jen- ren in the family, don't try to deal the baptising and basket meeting at nie Motley, 730 Nebraska avenue, Bed All persons interested tne organ- with them all alike for as different Zion Sunday. The services of the day phone, West 1180, Ization of a Kansas City, Kansas, Diants nfifid difFerent treatment in or- were good.

branch of the National Association for der to to maturity, so it is with Mrs. J. Preston Smith and little the Advancement of Colored People, children. Mrs. Will Johnson was the guest of daughter who have been the guests are requested to meet at the First Perhaps jusf a look is all Mary Baptist church, corner Fifth and Ne- needs to get results, while Jane needs Mrs.

Fred Groves Monday afternoon. ox her sisters Mesdames M. J. Thoan- kin and J. King, returned home Fri- braska avenue, on Thursday evening, severe punishment.

Mrs. Sarah Divers is very ill this day- Mrs- Smith, nee MIsa Captotl August 5th, at 8 p. m. Probably John can be shamed into KATHRYN M. JOHNSON, doinsr right, while Tom has no shame Week.

iv-w, aycm. iwu yea.ro in. sumxter High school and has a large number National Field Agent about him. The thing to do is to find Thfl stnn wnrk nf the Masoni hall. 01 meiKis nere wno ettertane ner the one spot that can be touched in the which was put up by Mr.

E. Lankf ord wMle 111 city- a c.Mc uomc pnn ralf-A BAR. child and appeal to that. i- iik. i i mi i.

Son and Mr. E. Criterion, has been oaim cn eoMPONP encourage xne cnuurea 10 ub tionate. vv mane a great mistaKe in comnleted. cbuw-cs wrei, o.

uregory, o. jfarjcs, woods, c. Taylor, Rev. G. He- A rr viaqi.1v rta.nr WMume I thpm othpr than hv nroviainP" for them.

Mr. Raymond Welton of Kansas City Nea1' J- w- Joues Voohies, Meesrs down and 2 room upstairs with large WTtTCrnnv was the guest of Miss Minnie Webster Ewing' Jn and many others were I JlVXI 3. OH. TlVliA JL0.1 kj JL Uil delegates to tne triennial fieseioxt of closets; cellar under tne enure nouse, porch across the entire front, back last Tuesday afternoon. ft- r' the U.

B. Fs. and 6. M. Te.

a Se- porch, finished throughout in hard KANSAS AVE. BAPTIST CHURCH. Mr. Gleason of Kansas Citv was the wuu aui lAiiea Lapei pine, electric lights, lot 50x150 feet, guest of Miss Bertha Groves Sunday churcnes K. Ma good barn and chicken house, with Sunday at the Kansas afternoon.

yard, some small fruits, nice shade Uvenue Baptist church was a success. The Kaw Valley District Association I WT jp, in, A trees, plenty of good water with drain- It ciosea Monday night with a hog age from" the house. Good fence killmff entertainment The services TVTrs. a. Groves and Mrs.

Robert "1" w-iTeuuuu P.rnvps wpr in th ritv las tweek M11 COItven the Eighth Street I around lot. A nice home for someone sunaay were largely attended all day visiting the rfk. Mrs. J. G.

Groves' iaoenime apusc cnurch, Dr. D. B. at a sacrifice. or price ana terms by enthusiastic worshippers.

Cove- mother. Mrs. Stewart. Jackson, pastor, August 3, 4. 5, 6.

7 see editor of this paper, 932 Oakland nant meetmg was held by the Deacon's ana 5. mere wiu ne progame at mm nnr- ci i avenue, or u. isaacsoa, ma oouui Union, one coiwersion. Collection, Miss "EtJhftl Samidprs of Trenton. vuuv i uivixuu Fourteenth street Phone, Bell, West 534 22 I in off onrl Tt- Tt T- -i, and Miss Omelia Watson of rwr- 3221J.

REV. J. DAVIS, Pastor, Newkirk, were the guests of A 50-foot lot besides, this home also 364 Cleveland K. K. Miss Etwin Groves Sunday afternoon.

I for sale. Fine granitoid walks around house Attorney Dorsey Green was elected grand- auditor by the order of Odd Fellows at Salina and! Dr. S. M. Banks was re-elected eecretary of the Endowment board.

The next place of AT FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT. MRS. FLEMING ENTERTAINS DINNER. Prof. J.

Tyler Smith, A. of Kan sas and Chicago universities, for three Nicely furnished rooms, two blocks meeting is Wichita. from court house, gas and water, fine years principal of the Douglass school, Mrs. Fleming, of 1908 North Sixth was in the city last week Prof, street, entertained' as dinner guests Smith is one of the most brilliant edu- last Wednesday, Bishop Tyree, Dr. community.

No children. Telephone A number of delegates from Soutb- service. One person to room. $175 em Kansas were in the city Mons2ay cators of Oklahoma. He was the McDonald and wife, of Kansas City, WR.

W. A. BOWREN per week. Mrs. Jennie L.

Motley, 730 on their way to attend the K. P. sues of Prof, and Mrs. Homer V. Dr.

J. R. Ransom and Dr. G. E.

Nebraska avenue, Bell phone. West grand lodge which convened I Lesv- At whose Church, the First Baptist, the Woman's Day Services burn on Stewart avenue. Horsey. 1180." 'enworth this week. were held last Sunday.