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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1979)
Pag« 4 Portland Observar Thursday. Saptembar 6. 1979 r <* :A un t Polly ’ ’ celebrates birthday Conference explores nutrition The Oregon Heart Association will sponsor a conference on fa m ily n u tritio n on Tuesday, September 18th. Featured speaker is Dr Fred Stare, N utrition Department, Har vard University. Dr. Stare, one of the world's most renowned nutri- by Kathryn H Bogle Belated birthday greetings for an August birthday are still flowing in to Mrs. Pollyanna Reed at her N.E. Portland residence. Bright cards and flowers for remembrance o f the natal day surround “ A unt P o lly ” (as many o f her friends address her). The actual day. August 19th, fell on a Sunday and the Reverend Father G r iffin and the Reverend Father Coleman arranged for three pews in St. Andrews Catholic Church to be set aside in Mrs. Reed’s honor. Her special friends would be attend ing the special mass to be celebrated that day. Among those in attendance were several members o f the Wilson C. W alker fam ily w ith .Mrs. W a lke r’ s m other, M rs. Flora Parrish. Alma Tuggle. Mrs. Fay Austin. Leola Mosely and Marcelene Burger were also present. Mrs. Cyvira Woods brought flowers, Mrs. Sam Jackson and her daughter. Mrs Essie Jackson, brought a generous sized birthday cake for the celebra tion which followed at Aunt Polly's home. A long time resident o f Portland, Pollyanne Glayze came to Portland over 50 years ago from Hot Springs, Arkansas to wed a college friend. W illis Reed, whom she had known at Langston University in Oklahoma. The pair was married at Bethel A M E. Church in 1926, and made their home afterwards on Cherry Street, u ntil Mr. Reed’ s death in 1948 “ Progress" and modernization in the city and its environs took their house. Cherry Street, the neighbor hood, and obliterated it all, scat tering the people like leaves in a fall wind. Mrs. Reed, having never worked outside her home since her marriage, surveyed her situation and alter find ing a suitable dwelling for herself, decided to take on a position which had been offered to her With a love for people evidenced in her life, Mrs. Reed had been a high school teacher in Boles. Ok lahoma before her marriage In Port land, she had busied herself with civic organizations and was a charter member o f the Portland Lrban 1 ea gue. a member o f the NAACP chap ter, and was a charter member and a past president o f the Literary Re search Club Her active club life also included a stint as president o f the Oregon Association o f Colored W omens Clubs tionists, is the author o f Panic in the Pantry and Food and Your Health Also speaking will be the 16-year- old tennis star. Tracy Austin and en tertainer Bill Cosby. The conference is free and will be held at the Coliseum from 11:00 to 5:00, with speakers at 3:00 p.m. MITH CHICK THIS VALUE! home fu rn ish in g s Whirlpool Pollyanna Reed and young charges at Providence Day Nursery in the 50 s Looking at Mrs Reed's leader ship qualities, the Reverend Lather Jerome M Schmitz and Charles Royer, an active layman o f the C a th o lic C hurch, invited Mrs Reed's interest in the establishment o f a day nursery in the area So it was that Mrs Reed became the first Superintendent of the Blessed Martin Da\ Nursery, situated at that time on N 1 Broadway She worked for several years there, building and ex panding the program MRS P O LLY A N N A REED I ater, Mrs Reed moved to Pro vidence Day Nurserv soon after its opening on the campus o f Provi dence Hospital Mother Mary M il dred, director o f the Providence Day Nurserv. worked with Sirs Reed for over six years in this th riv in g program fro m Providence Day Nursery, Mrs Reed moved to "The H ill," as a member of a team of m edial per xonnel at the University of Oregon Medical School, working in a Child Development proje«.,. Mrs Reed's specific work was as a Medical Inter viewer in the pre-natal portion o! the project From this position Mrs Reed retired from the work a day world. Her zest for life undiminished. "A u n t P olly" is pleased that friends she made during each segment o f her active public life have not forgotten her. and she looks fondly at a par ticular greeting from the Literary Re search Club, whose members remind her each birthday that they treasure her faithful association with them. Contact with the Reverend Father Jerome M Schmitz has been kept current with warm friendly visits between them, although now Father Schmidt's parish is in Molalla. Making the day truly memorable fo r Aunt Polly this year was a visitor, Mrs Olive Tanaka Mrs. Tanaka is a member ol the Tanaka family who operated the "W illiam s Avenue Grocery" in that vanished neighborhood o f Cherry Street and W illiams Avenue of so long ago. The Tanakas’ kept not only fa vo rite Oriental grocery selections but also the standby menu items of mustard greens and fresh green beans, and all for their neighborhood customers tastes. Over a delicious meal Mrs. Ianaka had prepared and brought with her to Aunt P o lly, the tw o friends reviewed old memories fo r each other That's what makes a birthday happy' Happy Birthday, Pollyanna' Stock No. 13-310 14.3 Cu« Ft. No-Frost Refrigerator Convenient 14.3 cu. ft. total refrigerated volume including 3.48 cu. ft. freezer compartment. Separate temperature controls. 3 Adjust able zinc plated shelves provide you with storage flexibility. Adjustable meat pan con be used as an extra shelf. Super Storoge Doors have shelves deep enough to hold half-gallon milk cortons. Duroble porceiain-enameled steel interior. Rolls on wheels for easy moving. we g iv e yo u m ore . . . MITH PCC se ts da n ce classes ROASTS ROUND BONE BEEF CHUCK BEEF Makes the Meal Pound Do you want to dance’’ If so, then Portland Community College's North Portland locations are the place to be this tall Classes in disco, dance exercise, and Mid-Eastern belly dan cing will he available for those who like to live a little bn while they get their exercise. If you feel it's time you got back into shape, but dancing isn't your style, then perhaps sailing, swim ming. self-defense, tai-chi or volley ball will suit you better. They're all available at three N orth Portland sites: Roosevelt and Jefferson high schools and at PCC's Cascade Cen ter. In add itio n to these centers, classes will be offered at a variety o f off-cam pus locations including Peninsula Park, the Salvation Army Swimming Pool and Neil Kelly Com pany, where home remodeling classes w ill be held. I f you feel you need to brush up on your business skills, or learn a new one. then a class in marketing retail merchandise, multi-level typing or a workshop on starting your own business may be just what you want I f you would like to try your hand at arts and crafts then perhaps a course in furniture refimshing, home remodeling, calligraphy or stained glass making is for you. Are you planning a vacation in Europe this year? I f you are then you w ill want to look into the various foreign languages being offered this term. Included are beginning conver sational Spanish, Swedish and Fin nish as well as Spanish for Social Service Personnel R egistration fo r all classes w ill continue through September 19th, at Interested in current books about African Liberation? 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