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Hage 6 Portland Observer Thursday. June 8. 1978 Invitation to Bid Rose Festival Memories by Kathryn H. "Booker T. Washington's First School" was the title of the first “Colored' float ever to be entered in the early days of the floral parades of the Portland Rose Festival. The children of Bethel A .M .E. Church portrayed the students of the school and ftsthel s Sunday School teachers just add ed parade responsibilities to their accus iomed roles. The little frame building depicting the school was constructed on a flat bed truck by the men of Bethel under the direction of our minister. Reverend J. Logan Craw. I Whole families of the general congrega tion worked all through the night cover ing the little schoolhouse with thousands of roses they had.gathered from gardens throughout the city. Friends brought sandwiches and cake and coffee with fresh supplies arriving to cheer and delight the workers all through the night until daylight came and the work was finished. A flower bedecked float in a later year was entered by Or. Robert Merriman who covered his automobile with roses. He acted as dnvor for the occasion and invited daughters of his friends to join him. D r. Merriman, a civic-minded family doctor, ¿he second Black physician to practice in Portland, had his offices at Fifth and Washington Streets. He and his wife lived in Alberta at the head of 15th Street near Going Street until about 1921. . . . The "Lady Elks" had a snappy drill team and made more than one parade appearance in the Rose parades of the "Roaring Twenties." Brother Elks also marched in parade drees near the "Daughters." Little Delores Caldwell Leggroan was a popular choice for majorette in the late twenties when she was selected to lead a childrens' marching band. Bandmaster duties were shared by Bert and Ethel Turner of the A .M .E . Zion Church. C IT Y O F M IL W A U K IE C L A C K A M A S C O U N T Y . OREGON W A T E R D IS T R IB U T IO N S YSTEM IM P R O V E M E N T Notice i* hereby given that the City of Milwaukie. Clackamas County, Oregon. Will receive sealed bids for the installation of 2,236 lineal feet of 6-inch ductile iron w ater mains. 1.624 lineal feet of 3/4-inch copper services. 9 fire hydrants, and miscellaneous fittings. The construction site for this project is in the City of Milwaukie. Oregon, on S.E. 22nd Avenue. S.E. River Road, S.E. Bluebird Street, S.E. W ren Street, and S.E. Sparrow Street. Bids will be received at the office of the Public Works Director, City Hall, 10722 S.E. Main Street. Milwaukie, Oregon 97222, until 2:00 p.m. June 16. 19*78 at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Each b. d shall be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and other Contract Drawings now on file at the office of the Public W orks Director, City of Milwaukie. 10722 S.E. Main St.. Milwaukie. Oregon 97222. Copiss may be purchased for a nonrefundable fee of $10.00 at the office of the Public Works Director, Milwaukie. Oregon. ker T . Washington's Firs* SchenT - 1913 - children: G am er Grayson, Jr., OtheMa Nichols (Odell). Ann Morrioon, Chlotilde Carry (Woodwardl. Kathryn Golden Hall I Bogle I, Lenh Jackson (Laadi, Noille Constance Allen (Beattyl, M argaret Hill. Stanley Cage. W illiam Duncan Allen, Jr. Lillian Hall Baker. Mabie Bold, Edith Grey. (F ro « Bogle Family Bidders and/or Contractors are notified to examine thoroughly the Bid Instruction, Proposal, the form of the Contract and the Plans and Specifications. I f there be any doubt or obscurity as to the meaning of same, intending Bidders or Contractors should ask the Engineers for an explanation before submitting their Proposal. "Family Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond made payable to the City of M ilwaukie in an amount not le u than Five Percent (5% ) of the amount of the bid. A t parade time the float and partici pants were ready. Teachers assigned places to sit and we children climbed on and were given little pink and blue scrim umbrellas (from Meier and Frank! to ward off the hot rays of the sun. Excitement was high. A parade courier signaled expectantly for the float to move into its assigned position. Nothing happened. We didn't move. The truck was obstinate. Silent tension gripped us all. All of us watened the man cranking the truck as he cranked again and again. Still no movement from the motor. Then the cranking grew frantic as three or four men m turn nudged each other aside to try a hand at the crank. Finally with much coughing and shuddering the motor began to work and the float, and we, moved into position. And we all breathed again. Periodically, during the length of the parade, the motor floundered, but someone walked beside us to crank when necessary and we were never stilled very long. Applause was generous as we passed through the streets. Our school title, however, was made of roses and they had long since wilted. By judging time the title could not be read at all. Those roses had been the first to be put proudly into place by the neophyte decorators when they started decorating the float the evening before . . . The City of Milwaukie reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding. The City of Milwaukie reserves the right to determine which bid or Bidder is the best and most satisfactory Bidder. No Bidder may w ithdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the day of bid opening. A ll work will be subject to the prevailing wage rates established by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and the 10 percent M inority Business Enterprise requirements. By Order of: The City Council Milwaukie. Oregon IN V IT A T IO N T O B ID Sealed bids will be received by the Housing Authority of Portland at 1605 N E 45th, Portland. OR. 97213, until 2 p.m., PDST, Friday, July 7,1978, for the construction of 15 duplexes and a recreation room, to be located at the Eliot site, N E Russell and N E Rodney. Portland, Oregon. Bids will be opened publicly at the above-stated time and place and read aloud. Bidders and others properly interested are invited to be present at the bid opening. “Lady E k a M a r e ta ^ T o m ” - parti rig n ììi1 hi the 1927 Base Festival Parade. IFrem M arr isan F a a fly CaB.rtias) Drawings and specifications may be examined a t offices of the Portland Builders Exchange Co-op, Northw est Plan Center, Dodge/Scan, United M inority W orkers, Construction Data Plan Center and the Owner. Prime bidders who are prequalified with the Housing Authority in accordance with ORS 279 may obtain 2 seta at the Owner's office upon deposit of $50 for each set. Subbidders and suppliers may obtain sets or parts of sets, and prime bidders additional sets, by paying the cost of reproduction which is nonrefundable. Full refund of deposits will be made to prime bidders upon return of the documents in good condition not later than 7 days after bids are received. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. H O U S IN G A U T H O R IT Y O F P O R T L A N D By Lyndon R. Musolf Executive Director The Housing Authority of Portland will accept sealed bidR at 1605 N .E . 45th Ave.. Portland. Oregon until 2:00 P M June 20.1978 (P D T ) for the following: 328 Williams counter flow wall furnaces Model 9465FA (or approved equal) natural gas furnaces 65,000 B TU input as manufactured by Williams Furnace Company. Beuna Park. Calif. (To include double wall type B gas venting material to complete installation.) 328 Williams side outlet package assy. 97A-26A (or approved equal) manufactured to fit: Model 9465 for aide venting. 72 W illiams sealed combustion Model 9660 D V F (or approved equal) natural gas 66,000 BTU input, with vent hood cap aaay. as manufactured by Williams Furnace Company. Beuna Park. Calif. M ajorette Delore« Caldwell Leggroan was selected to lead the children'« march ing band I From Caldwell Family CaBee- thm) Specifications and bid forms available a t the Housing Authority Mainte nance Dept.. 8910 N. Woolsey Avepoe. Portland. OR. 97203. or call M r. Richard Jones (503) 249-5565. “Brother Elks" marched in the 1927 Rose Festival Parade. Obituaries (From Morrison Family Collection! ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH Corner of 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9:30 a.m Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m. (Second and Fourth Sundays) Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand. Minister HUGHES MEMORIAL UNITED M ETH O D IST CHURCH R fV AUSTIN V RAC M IN ISU R 111 N.E. FAILING Dial A-Prayer 284-0684 Church School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m Office 281 2332 Sper i f j h / t n g In I n d iv I ou arc Welcome to W orship at f i / O ' • M o r f T f X K '7*' i f " . • !♦ H M f p v “The (h u rc h W here No Stranger Feels Strange" THE ARK OF SAFETY CHURCH OF GOD PENTECOSTAL. INC. “A w arm spirit of fellowship a lw a y s ' The Honorable Bishop I .V . Peterson D .D . "The Holiness Preacher." Pastor Sunday: Sundai School 9:15am M orning Morohip 11:15 am “Show ers ol Blessings Broadcast " KG A R 1550 11:30 am T2:30 pm YPBC 6:30 pm Evangelistic Worship 8:00 pm I u e s d a y -frid a t Noon Day Prayer Tuesday: Bible B a n d /J r. Church W edneadav: Choir Rehearsal Friday: “T h e Pastor Speaks" 84 N F Kiliingsw orth 2814M99 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 281 4429 Masses 5:00 p.m. Vigil - Saturday 10:00 a.m. Choir Sunday 12:00 p.m. Folk - Sunday 7:30 pm ST. ANDREW C O M M U N ITY SCHOOL 4919 N .E . 9th Ave. Norita Kelly. Principal New Hope Missionary Baptist Church REVEREND A. BERNARD DEVERS. PASTOR THE CHURCH DESIGNED TO MEET YOUR NEED Sunday School Morning W orship ST. ANDREWS CATHOLIC CHURCH 806 N .E . Alberta Street Reverend Bertram Griffin, Pastor Arvell W . (Si, Denton, a self-employ«) contractor and carpenter, died in a local nursing home Monday, June 5th. Denton was born at H artville. Missouri June 23, 1903. He has been a resident of Portland for 45 years. He was 33° Prince Hall Mason and Past Grand Master. He also was the Past Exalted Ruler of the Elk's Billy Webb Lodge 91050, and a member of the Brother of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 9226. Funeral will be held Saturday. June 10th at Bethel A .M .E . Church. Interm ent is at Rose City Cemetery. Elvodean Manier. He is survived by four brothers: The family suggests remembrances be Guther. M illard, William and Albert; and contributions to the American Cancer two sisters: M arjorie Thompson and Society. Phone: 284 1620 Grades 1 through 8 Evening Service 2nd. 4th and 5th Sundays Communion 1st Sunday Wed. - fam ily P rayer Meeting and Bible Study Friday - Brotherhood f ellowship Service with Morning Star 3rd Sunday Prayer and Pastor Phone: 281-6476 Church Phone: 281-0163 9:30 a.m 10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
