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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1978)
Portland Observer Thursday, November 23, 1978 Page 3 SERVICE & Q U A LITY MAKE OUR REPUTATION by Kathryn H . Bogle The Retired Railroad Senior Citizens Association held its annual banquet recently at the Royal Esquire Club on N.E. Alberta Street. A bout 190 members, w ith their families and friends turned out to dine, to socialize and to hear State Senator W illiam McCoy, Jr. who gave the principle address o f the evening. William Gordon, currently presi dent o f the organization, sketch ed in the background o f the organization, saying that the mem bership totals up to 208 persons, nearly all retired with only a few still employed. They gather monthly in general meetings usually at the Senior Service Center to visit and just to "keep in touch,” he said. During the month a "Benevolent” community o f members visits the shut-ins at home, those in the hospital and the bereaved families o f former members. Drapery Cleaning Specialists Mon-Fri 8-5:30 Sat. 8-5 FAST —QUALITY DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICE WE DO ALTERATIONS N.E. 7th Portland, Or. 97212 SPORTS HOUR JOE’S PLACE 1801 N.E. Alberta WILL First formal organizational meeting. 1901, of Railroad Retirement Senior Citizen Association. (Photo courtesy James Lee Collection) palaces o f this city. Both men, Baker and Duke, had been early members o f the Protective Order o f Dining Car Waiters, Local 465. They worked with high regard fo r each other to fo rm RRSCA during the latter part o f the fifties. Mr. Gordon listed charter mem bers o f the RRSCA, in addition to John Baker and Stanton Duke, as: Clarence Anderson, Asa Brock, H.C. Ellison, Harry Hardy, Julian Grant Henson, James Lee, Isaac Pugh, Edward Sims, James Sullivan and William Vance. * ’ Mi - ? ■«> V - t chair left) with waiters from the Hen shaw Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. (P hoto courtesy Vernon Baker Collection) Call: 2 8 8 -8 7 6 8 John Baker, a strong organization man, had been a polished diniftg room w aiter during his w orking years before he joined the Union Pacific Dining Car crews. Born in Kansas, John had lived in Oklahoma and had moved on to Omaha, Nebraska in 1905. There he won a place for himself as a member o f the smooth working crew o f waiters at the prestigious Henshaw Hotel. (See accompanying photograph.) MARIE’S KITCHEN N O W OPEN TuM-Thurs 8:30 am-8 pm - Fri-Sat 6:30 •m-3:30»m - Sun 8:30 am-3:30 pm "L o o k not mournfully to the past It comes not back again, but Wisely improve the present It is thine — ” BREAKFAST AT ANYTIME > 5 2 4 6 N.E. U N IO N 287-9363 © Family Album Northwest 1978 19" Magnavox solid state color TV John came west to Seattle in 1919 but decided to live in Portland after visiting here. When, many years later, he retired from railroading, he retired as an instructor o f waiters. John was called out o f retirement to work at the Waverly Country Club to staff and train waiters at the club, which he enjoyed doing for a few years. Stanton Duke, born in Galesburg, Illinois and reared in Portland, also became a waiter and club-car man for the Union Pacific. He worked for 46 years in that capacity but found time for a very pleasant avocation fo r which, too he w ill be long remembered. With his flair for the dramatic arts, Stanton had an added successful run as an entrepreneur. Stanton Duke, almost single hand- edly, was responsible for bringing to Portland many o f the famous big dance bands, Black stars o f the nation's music roster. Stars such as Jimmy Luceford, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and others lighted up Portland life. 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