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I (. Portland Observer 8/tMaÌMWlt GtÙÀjt, Club tea great success by Allen Jones E n terta in m e n t Ratings F a ir •G ood, *E x re lle o t • • • H E L L A N D H IG H W A T E R ’’¿ b jg in B fiw _____________ L m receive« «perial award from N A A C P Northwest Area President Carter. Closter B. Current (left) and Portland Branch President Ellis NAACP leader visits Portland C lo ster B. C u rre n t, D ire c to r of Branches from New York City, spoke Sunday before a crowded meeting of the local branch NAACP. Current said, "at the present time, racial relations in our country are at a standstill and. in fart, may be slipping in terms of what the presidential candi date« are saying or not saying." He criticized presidential candidate Jimmy Carter for stating that govern m ent should not in te rfe r w ith the “ethnic purity” of neighborhoods and characterized President Ford and his Republican opponent. Ronald Reagan, as "Tweedledee and Tweedledum on eco nomic issues." The meeting was attended by Mayor Neil Coldschmidt. Keith Burns, exeru live assistant to Covernor Bob Straub; and Northwest area President Arlington W. Carter, Jr., who presented a "spe rial" plaque to James l,ee for his faith fulness to the Area Conference by serv mg as Vice-President for fifteen years. bee was moved to tears when Carter said that l«ee had personally helped retain a Portland place among the top three NAACP branches in the Region. ••• As I have mentioned before, Fred’s Place is really picking up, as far as jntertainm ent is concerned. For example: I went to Fred's the other night to •heck on ticket sales with Liz, one of the attractive barmaids employed there. As I walked in (around 9:15 p.m.) the band started to play. They got into tunes like: “Disco Lady," “Can We Pretend," (a Bill W ither’s composition, "ljoving You Is Mellow." and many others. Frankly I haven't heard any local group who can compare to their polished performance. They are originally from Las Vegas and stopped in at Fred's for a week. Then on to Frisco and L.A . These six gentlemen of soul seem to have it all together The only regret is that they couldn't have stayed a couple more weeks, so more of you could have checked them out. Heli and High W ater, is one of those groups you never get tired of listening to. Although Liz had only sold a few tickets, 1 still felt the two hours I was there were well spent. Hell and High W ater was out of sight!! "The Present," in form of the actual tea setting, featured three tables red, white and blue, each bearing Bicenten nial floral arrangments, silver appoint ments and especially decorated cakes and refreshments; arranged by Mrs. Gustavia Bonner, General Chairman. A L B IN A L IO N S - “U N IT Y IN T H E C O M M U N IT Y ” • • • ' <:.,A IF • «.« U 4 Gloster B. Current speaks to meeting When I presented the idea of an Annual Fashion Show and Dance to the Lion membership three years ago, it was extremely well received by the members, and as we later found out. also by the community. "Lions International" is around the worM, our purpose is to "serve". We sponsored community causes that we deem necessary in strengthening our neighborhoods We are the strongest supporters of: Sight Foundation of Oregon, Christmas Basket and a number of other community projects. Oui Third Annual Fashion Show and Dance this past Friday night at the Hilton Hotel was a social and monetary success. The only reason we got a late start, was because we were wailing for more people to arrive. As far as I know, our club is the only club around to give “Community Service Awards”. This year the recipients were: Neil Goldschmidt, Harry Glickman, Grayce Baldwin, Charles Jordan and Lion Charles "Chick" Rawlins, who received the First W alter Hicks Memorial Award for "Outstanding Support to his Community and Lionism." "Reflections to Fashions" was the theme for th ° fashion show Coordinator laiVerne E. Davis is to be applauded for the hours she spent in lining up some "nineteen" models for the show. laiVerne also coordinated our show last year at the Thunderbird. The clothes were beautiful and so were the people who were there Some of the people thought the show was too long, but it only lasted one hour and ten minutes. Look at it this way, perhaps the shows you've seen in the past were -- too short. I f there was any disappointing thing about the entire evening it was the band. When I heard them a couple of months ago at the Town Hall, George Rankins and I agreed they would be ideal for our affair. Since that time, however, “three" members of the group were replaced and we did not know about it until the night of the show. They were alright, but the original band was better. On behalf of the Albina Lions. I would like to thank everyone who came out to support our Third Annual Fashion Show and Dance. Until next year!! HEAR B e tte r So Accept Our (9 Day OF A NEW MODEL E32EZZSI UiaalffMLEK HEARING A ID CREDIT You II be delighted with its clarity ot tone . . and its modest price dCoene ' «»'<*,r<**!»r.r<r.*.t r t-r-t t.r<* t S 1 — ! I his week s column is dedicated to the follow ing people who gav e unselfisiilv ol their lime and energy to the Lions Third Annual Fashion Show and Dance. la i\e rn e E. Davis, lainnie Bates, George Tribble, Charles Rawlings and George Rankins. Thanks gang, you're the greatest!!! - Put B ig City G overnm ent on a D iet (Continued from p. 1 col. 6) China and the U.S. are already mov ing in concert in the global arena. As the Russians leave Egypt, the Chinese and Americans are moving in. In Angola, both the Americans and Chi nese were on the losing side, but one may expect more contests with the Russians to come elsewhere. As hopes for the S A L T talks and U.S. Russia detente fade, the next big foreign policy move to watch may be the delivery of U.S. surface to-air mis siles to China, where they would be aimed at Soviet planes. Events puzzling to Westerners such as Teng's purging and Nixon's invitation to Peking may become clearer in that light. I David Milton, who taught at Peking’s First Foreign lamguage Institute from 1964-69, is one of a handful of American China scholars with the knowledge of Chinese political life to grasp the critical issues behind the current political tu r moil there. Milton, who now teaches sociology at University of California- Berkeley, is the co-author of “People's China" |Random House, I975|, and co author with Nancy Milton of "The Wind W ill N ot Subside: Years in R evo lu tio n a ry China 1964 6 9 ." iP an th eo n . 19761. $2.50 of your new subscription to The Portland Observer will go to the Oregon Black History Project A d d re s s C it y $7.50 other areas $8.00 M a il to: P ortland O b server P.O. Box 3137 P ortland, O re g o n 97208 in The C ar M o d e ls Certified Hearing Aid F itte r to serve you • No Appointment Needed EMLER ★ Loco», d in SEMLER OPTICAL O ffic e ★ S .W . 3 r d « . M O R R IS O N • S tr e e t le v e l PORTLAND • HAZEL DELL F red M e y e r S ho ppin g C on te OES offers summer school China The Ivancie lor Mayor Committee 4225 N E Sandy Blvd . Portland Michael White Treas paid for this message Phone — 2 2 7 -7 2 0 0 ( HECK IT O U T A new summer program for children ages four through seven will be offered by Oregon Episcopal School beginning AH T ypes In c lu d in g Use Your Old Hearing Aid as Down Payment May 8th - Paramount presents George Benson and Ron Carter. May 16th - Paramount presents Count Bassie (don't miss him). May 26th -- Paramount presents • Neil Sedaka. Mayor, Ivancie N am e “The Future" was the Program P re sentation featuring youth and young adults as our leadership of tomorrow. P re se n tin g an outstan din g program were: "The Rosebuds" of M t. Olivet B aptist C hurch, M rs. F an n ie Sm ith Youth D ire c to r; T h e "Jack and J ill Chamber Ensemble,” Jack and Jill of America, Portland Chapter, M r. Billy Dawson and Miss Renee Dawson; Poem, "Let America be America" by Miss Nina Lowe; Instrumental Solo - Cole Porter M ed ley , M r. S co tt H a rris , T each er Clackamas County Educational District; and musical renditions, " 4 H Chorale Ensemble," M r. Ira Mumford, Director. Incidental music during the afternoon was furnished by Ms. Kathi Harvey, M r. John Paris and Mrs. Etoile Cox, Mistress of Ceremonies. On special display were pictures of past O A C W Scholarship R e cipients, showing schools attended and attain ments. More than 200 persons attended the Oregon Association of Colored Women's Clubs 84th A nnual Scholarship and Benefit Tea, Sunday, April 25, 1976. The Tea, held at St. Andrews Com munity Center, 4940 N.E. 8th, had as its Theme: "Bicentennial Past Present Future." "The Past" was presented by Exhibits featuring 100 year old quilts and art pieces, club history displays, trophies. Annual Meeting Programs and items from National and Regional Meet ings of the National Association of Co lored Women’s Clubs. Mrs. Marie Smith and Mrs. Mabie Neal co-chaired the displays. 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