Pag« 4 Portland Observar Thursday. Saptembar 6. 1979
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: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.
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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'
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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?
Visit:
JOHN REED BOOK STORE
In the Dekum Building
519 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Sixth Floor
Or call 277 2902
all PCC centers and may be made
either in person or by mail At the
first class meeting you may register if
space is available Classes start Sep
tember 24,h
Credit class registration is by ap
pointment for those who preregister,
or in open registration September
20th-28th.
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