F rid ay , A pril 17, 1953
Duncan-Holliday United
At March Wedding Date
In the presence of m em bers of
th e im m ed iate fam ilies and a few
close friends Mrs. M ary M. D un­
can and Mr. G eorge H enry H ol­
liday w ere u n ited in holy w ed­
lock S atu rd ay m orning M arch 28,
1953, in th e a ttractiv e floral
decked hom e of the b rid e’s son-
in-law and d aughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Jo h n A. L eftridge Jr., 5105 N.E.
D avis street. Rev. Jesse L. Boyd
officiated.
T he bride, given in m arriag e by
Rev. J. D. L eftridge, w ore a Forst-
m a n n ’s d u al toned p etit point
w orsted su it in blue. H er sm all
w h ite h a t was studded in b ril­
liants. She w ore w hite gloves and
black p a te n t le a th e r pum ps and
carried a m atching bag enhanced
by a cataly a orchid. Mrs. Jo h n A.
L eftrid g e Jr., h er m o th er’s only
a tte n d a n t, w ore a V an H outen
forrr.-fitting su it in grey and off
th e face blue m ilan straw . H er
corsage w as of pale pink c a rn a ­
tions.
H onored w ith R eception
T heodore Ingersoll J r. w as best
m an for his uncle.
A w edding b reak fast followed
a t the hom e of th e senior Left-
ridges, 52 N.E. S acram ento street.
C overs w ere placed fo r fourteen.
Off im m ed iately via m otor to St.
M artins Springs, C arson City.
Wn., th e hap p y couple retu rn e d
n e x t w eek-end to be honored
w ith a reception E aster S unday
evening a t th e hom e in Irv in g ­
ton. Mr. an d Mrs. Jo h n A. L eft­
ridge Jr. w ere hosts.
Mrs. H olliday, th e bride, and
those assisting in receiving and
serving w ore floor-length p arty
dresses in pastel shades. They
w ere M esdam es J. D. L eftridge,
J. W. Ingersoll, Jam es N. C an­
trell, G. W. A nthony and Cora M i­
nor. Mrs. L eftridge J r. w as as­
sisted w ith th e refresh m en ts by
M esdam es Jam es H effner, R. M
Leggroan and E. Jackson.
A n u m b er of out-of-tow n gifts
and local ones w ere a g reat s u r­
prise to th e honorees.
T urkey D inner Served
P re-n u p tial courtesies included:
the sum ptions tu rk ey d in n e r g iv ­
en by B eta Iota C hapter, Iota P h i
L am bda sorority, at th e hom e of
Mr. and Mrs. R aym ond Wilson.
The p re-b rid al cake decorated in
th e so ro rity ’s colors and em blem ,
w as a p oint of interest. Covers
w ere placed fo r sixteen. Mr. and
Mrs. Jam es H effner, 5124 N.E.
Davis street, w ere hosts for a
three-course dinner.
The B ethelite clu b ’s m eeting
M arch 23rd a t th e J. W. Inger-
soll’s, 3384 S.E. W oodw ard street,
w ith Mrs. Ingersoll and Mrs. C.
E. Ivey as co-hostesses, had a fes­
tive a ir and provided o p p o rtu n ity
for su rp rise gifts of b eau tifu l sil­
v er for th e b ride and groom -to-be.
Mrs. A lb ert M orton’s, M ary A l­
ex an d er, h erself a recen t bride,
b eau tifu lly appointed luncheon
for six teen guests w as an o th er
o p p o rtu n ity fo r com plim entary
gifts.
New UL Officers Elected
In Seattle Local Branch
SEA TTLE, Wn., A pril 3 (S pe­
cial)—T he election of W. V irgil
S m ith, assistan t su p erin ten d en t
of S eattle public schools, as p resi­
d en t of th e S eattle U rban league
w as announced a t th e leag u e’s
22nd an n u al m eeting h eld h ere
la st w eek a t N orw ay center.
Ju liu s A. Thom as, d irecto r of
in d u stria l relatio n s for th e N a­
tio n al U rb an league, told 400
m em bers of th e S eattle league a t
th e m eeting th a t job openings for
tra in e d N egro w orkers are in ­
creasing steadily.
Thom as said th a t non-w hites
m u st begin to qualify them selves
fo r professional and in d u strial
jobs w hich form erly w ere closed
to them .
Som e Jobs L acking
“W ith th e grow ing reduction
of discrim in atio n by em ployers,
th e problem of finding train ed
w orkers is now becom ing our
chief concern,” stated th e in d u s­
tria l relations director.
D iscrim ination is being reduced
in m any in d u strial and public
agencies in K ing county, accord- j
ing to Lew is G. W atts, ex ecutive
secretary of th e S eattle U rban
league. W atts said .how ever, th a t
as yet no N egroes are em ployed
in ban k in g o r lu m b erin g jobs in
th e area.
O th er new officers of th e league
Pag* Three
POR TLA ND CH ALLEN G ER
Speakers to View
World Relations
A forum , en titled , “Is th e U. S.
F u lfillin g Its O bligations in In te r­
n atio n al R elations?”, sponsored
by th e y o u th division of tho
H ughes M em orial M et h o d is t
church a t the W illiam s A venue
YWCA, S unday, A pril 19, at C
p.m.
F iv e speakers w ill b riefly o u t­
line in d iv id u al view s on th e su b ­
ject a fte r w hich th e y w ill question
each other. Q uestions from the
audience w ill also be invited.
S p eak ers w ill be Carlos Ogimi,
R eed college; E phraim Layode,
U n iv ersity of P o rtla n d ; G erh ard t
W endell, Reed college; and Jo h n
P au l Jones, Lew is and C lark Col­
lege. M oderator w ill be G ad Low y
of Reed college.
Master Winslow
First in Contest
M aster A rth u r W inslow won
first prize in the E xcelsior-spon­
sored tick et-selling baby contest
last S unday. He is th e son j f
Mr. and Mrs. A rt W inslow, 524
NE R oselaw n street.
Miss
R ita
S haron
H arris,
d au g h te r of Mr. and Mrs. L on­
nie H arris, 2323 NE R odney av e­
nue, took second place.
O th er
co n testan ts
included:
Miss D ebra R eynolds and G reg-
gory W atson.
P re sid e n t of the E xcelsior
club is Mrs. W inslow.
Ju d g e s of th e contest w ere
Mrs. T helm a U n th an k and Mrs.
U. G. P lu m m er. G uests included
Mrs. Jacq u elin e W illiam s and
Mrs. L aw rence C am pbell, Jr.
T ea an d cookies w ere served.
Colleges Deny Race Dias
T h ree O regon colleges have re ­ E rnest B aker, president, and Joe
plied to a le tte r from D ave R obin­ M iller, tru ste e, said th e local
son, ch airm an of th e governor’s p rid ed itself on having “one of
advisory com m ittee on discrim ­ the m ost dem ocratic system s for
ination, req u irin g inform ation on hiring on th e coast.”
discrim ination in O regon college
frate rn ities and sororities.
1952
T he th ree colleges, E astern O re­ lOO PATTERNS
gon College of E ducation, S o u th ­
ern O regon College of E ducation
and th e U niversity of O regon 20c to 40c PER ROLL
ALSO L A R G E S T S E L E C TIO N OF
M edical school, declared th e re is J 9 5 3 W A L L P A P E R I N T H E W E S T
no discrim ination being practiced
by stu d en ts or faculty, Robinson
said.
i;:7S.W. Fir*» A»«. PORTLAND * Op*n till 8 p.m.
U nion Lacks Negroes
( A T W ALL PAIN T *2.75 GAL. A FLOOR
In an o th er phase of th e com ­ 'H IN T $3.65 * ENAM EL $3.65, $4.05 GAL.
IITSID E W H ITE $2.95. $3.95. S4.95 GAL.
m ittee m eeting, m em bers heard
tw o officials of the* P o rtlan d
L ongshorem en’s union ex p lain I
th a t th ere is no discrim ination
USED RECORDS
against N egroes in the local.
15c
T he com m ittee had invited |
spokesm en of th e union to ex p lain j
w hy th e re are no N egroes in the
local.
Tw o officers of the union,
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SPECIAL
8 tor $1.00
Friends Honor
Mrs. G. McCoy
F ourteen girls w ere p resen t at
the spacious hom e of Mrs. A llie
Jacobson in honor of Mrs. G ladys
McCoy. C o-hostesses w ere Mrs.
R uth S pencer and Mrs. A llie J a ­
cobson.
T he honored guest received n u ­
m erous a ttra c tiv e gifts for the
baby-to-be.
A m ong th e guests w ere M essrs.
Rosalie B atiste, M yrtle W hite,
Bobbie N unn, A ndrew G ay, R uth
H olley, M ercedes Diez, Lilly
Evans, G ladys Lew is, L ibby A n­
derson, Jo h n n ie M aekie and Joy
Brock.
Tho show er w as given S unday
afternoon, M arch 29.
Melody
Amusement Record
Shop
2713 N W illiam s
TR 4574
Staffed to Meet
Portland Needs
Mrs. B eatrice Reed
Mrs. Reed, a m em b er of
for 1953 are C harles W inston,
FOR SA LE—F our room house.
C olonial’s staff, personifies
U tility and bathroom , h a rd ­
first vice p resid en t; Jo sep h E.
w ood floors, oil furnace, fire­
G andy, second vice presid en t;
th e efficient, u n d erstan d in g
Mrs. W. B. Foster, secretary , and
place, double garage. F1IA a p ­
service offered by the m o r­
C hris D ariotis, trea su re r.
proved ap p raisal $6500. $1300
tu a ry to its patrons. This
dow n. Call GA 0632, 810 NE
N ew directo rs include: H elen
E
m
m
ett
W
illiam
s,
stan
d
o
u
t
service
has attra c te d th o u ­
S u m m er street. O pen for in ­
C arnes, G eorge W. Coplen, Mrs.
g
u
ard
for
U
niversity
of
O
regon’s
sands of P o rtlan d fam ilies
B. J. B u rn ett, R ussell S. G ideon
spection.
grid team d u rin g the 1952 coast
and P atrick Francis.
. . . one of the reasons Colo­
conference football w ars, signed
nial
can offer
a co n tract last w eek to play p ro ­
fessional football w ith th e C hi­
so m uch for
cago C ardinals.
so little in cost
★ Pies
★ Cakes
The C hicago-, eared W illiam s
m ade the U nited P ress coast con­
★ Cookies
Mr. and Mrs. C ornell McDoug- ference all-star team . His lineback
ald gave a su rp rise luncheon to r play also earn ed him first team
th e ir d au g h ter, L aV erne Sunday, recognition on num erous all-o p ­
Sponsored by the
A pril 12, a t th e ir home, 216 NE p o n en t elevens.
CO
OPERATIVE CLUB
C lackam as street.
W illiam s g ra d u a te d from O ie-
-
(J^l^duan^
S a tu r d a y . M a y 2
Mr. and Mrs. Bob H erndon gon last w eek w ith a B. S. degree
12 Till 8 p.m.
w ere co-host and hostess.
in h ealth ed u catio n and is c u r­
W illiam s Ave. YWCA
E arlier in th e day a n o th e r s u r­ ren tly engaged in m a ste r’s w ork.
W orth W. C aldw ell
W illiam s Ave. and T illam ook
prise p a rty had been given for
S andy Blvd. at 14th
EA 4111
Miss M cDougald by one of h e r
school m ates w ith o th er school
m ates present.
C om plim ents of
F rid ay evening, A pril 10, Miss
M cDougald atten d ed h e r first
dance at th e M asonic Tem ple. The
dance w as given by th e B illings­
ley D ance Studio. One of th e ir
pupils in vited Miss M cDougald.
G uests at th e hom e luncheon
w ere: th e M isses R achelle and
M elva Jean D awson, E ster M arie
1453 N. W illiam s Ave.
F uller, N athalie W illiam s, A lcena
C aldw ell and G loria Sm ith.
Ex-Cregon Guard
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Luncheon Party
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