Portland Observar October 9. 1980 Page 7
Family Album Northwest
By Kathryn Hal! Bogle
Fukabori, two Japanese students
making an educational and friend­
ship to u r o f the Pacific coast.
Present also were Keui A hn, a
Korean; A njonio Rowan, Filipino
graduate o f Willamette University;
George O rr Latim er, Caucasian
leader in local Bahai circles;
Morrison Handsaker, Reed College
student; Elbert Booker, Negro
student in the 1927 class at the
N orth Pacific Dental College; S.
Kayfouri, Syria, Rabbi Jacob Wein­
stein, .« 4 Xta.
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A.M.E. Church?
pastor o f Zion A.P
Fifty years later, her deeds, a gift
she left for all o f us, still illumine
the path fo r others. Incentive,
p r e p a r a t io n , m e th o d o lo g y ,
dedication, and accom plishm ent
were all hers.
A teacher she was; she became an
attorney-at-law, a wife, a mother, a
newswoman - the list can go on;
hostess, entrepreneur, religionist,
politician, civic worker. She han­
dled all these roles d e ftly , never
losing sight o f her principle objec­
tives - the overcom ing o f racial
prejudices and prom oting better
race relations.
O f a ll her interests, her own
family was, without doubt, closest
to Mrs. Cannady's heart. She was
devoted to them all. Her husband
Edward Cannady, editor and
publisher o f The Advocate,
welcomed her as his business
associate and gave her psychological
support for her public life. Their
two sons, before they reached their
teens, were her •‘ m issionaries”
within their age groups. They sang
duets for guests at inter-racial teas
their mother gave in their home, and
creditably perform ed any other
duties she assigned to them.
Family life was important to Mrs.
Cannady and her sons were her joy.
BEATRICE CANNADY 1912
The pages o f this fam ily album
belong to Ivan Cannady. The story
they tell is about Ivan’ s mother,
Beatrice Marrow Cannady-Taylor.
The story is not about her family,
nor about her personal likes and
dislikes, though
one learns
something about them all inadvert­
ently. The story is about Mrs. E. D.
Cannady, a legend in her own right,
who lived among us here in Por­
tland sixty-seventy years ago. Her
name commanded respect and ad­
miration in this community for she
was a pioneer feminist, as well as a
pioneer in her style as a combatant
in the seemingly interminable fight
for civil rights for Black Americans.
F ifty years ago someone called
her a Joan-of-Arc o f the Northwest,
began to follow the activities o f this
newswoman o f co lo r, this early
feminist whose personality charmed
and melted the opposition with such
regularity. She was beautiful, she
was intelligent, she was graceful, she
was artistic. She was remarkable
Where did she come from? Where
was she born?
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The party made the “ Daily Jour­
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George, the elder son, and his
brother Ivan were finally accepted
at the Y M C A summer camp at
Spirit Lake, Washington at the foot
o f Mount St. Helens. Earlier they
had been refused as campers
because o f their race. Their accep­
tance came after much patient effort
by th e ir m other who worked
deligently to “ educate” the camp
leaders to take a “ chance” on
letting in two colored boys among
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Japanese visitors were welcomed at the Cannady home.
the 150 white boys at camp.
The experience proved successful
and the two were allowed to attend
in successive years. Eventually
George was unanimously chosen by
the campers to be their Governor,
the highest honor the boys could ac­
cord a boy at camp.
Ivan and George attended Fern-
wood elementary school and both
attended Grant high school where
their grades kept them in the upper
this Portland lady who rode ahead
o f the crow d. She rode ahead
p ro u d ly,
banners
rip p lin g
courageously in the c h illy a t­
mosphere o f the times, nor did she
ever falter when the winds blew
strong against her. She attacked the
barriers o f racial prejudice and
d is c rim in a tio n ,
cemented
in
ignorance, those sacrosanct relics
le ft by a cruel and inhum ane
American past.
INTERESTING
FACTS
Brought To You Every Week
By A M E R IC A N ST A TE BA N K
• • •
The first wom an to run for President of the U.S.
w as n o t anyo ne in re ce n t tim e s , b u t V ic to ria
W oodhull w ho ran for President on the Equal Rights
Party in 1872.
N icotine is named after Jacques Nicot, a French
ambassador w ho im ported tobacco plants.
•
The yo u n g e s t m o vie star to w in an A ca d e m y
Award was Shirley Temple w ho w on an Oscar in 1934
at the age of 6.
•
A bout 75% of the people in the U.S. live on about
2% of the land.
•
There are more TV sets in America than there are
refrigerators or bathtubs.
American State
Bank
AN IN DEPENDENT BANK
Head Office
2737 N. E. Union
Portland, Oregon 97212
LOCATION:
corner of Killingsworth &
Vancouver
(across from Farmer
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Mr. and Mrs E.D. Cannady and son George (circa 1912).
part of their classes. George became
the first Negro boy to be graduated
from Grant high school. He went on
to be graduated from W illamette
U niversity where he was a very
popular fo o tb a ll star, played
basketball and ran track. George
later attended Howard University
and won his law degree from there.
He was a practicing attorney until
his death in 1963.
Ivan chose to com plete his
education in California, won a law
degree there and went into business
as head o f his own real estate firm in
the southern part o f the state.
While her children were growing
up Mrs. Cannady built a new home
library o f over 300 books by Negro
authors and o f books about the
Negro. Her sons became quite able
to lecture on the subject early in
their lives and sometimes fille d
speaking engagements in their
m other’ s stead. The C annady’ s
home, a large comfortable dwelling
in Irvington at 520 East 26th Street,
was often the scene fo r inform al
discussion groups musicals, poetry
readings, and, o f course, book
reviews. In vita tio n s there were
highly regarded by both Black and
white persons. Young people
gravitated there to borrow a book,
letters came there from persons
around the state who felt they could
receive answers to their questions on
interracial matters. They were not
disappointed. Every query received
attention from this gracious lady.
Her interests were not confined to
Black-white relationships but easily
reached out to others o f whatever
color. A ll were included.
Talk over the breakfast table was
reported as “ anim ated” and
following breakfast, the Cannadys
transported the entire party to
Sunday services at Bethel A .M .E .
Church over on Larrabee and Mc­
Millan streets (where now a freeway
exists).
One affair, a breakfast, hosted by
Mr. and Mrs. Cannady, was given
in honor o f M ik io Oike and K.
E X O D U S
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1 5 18 N E KILLINGSWORTH
PORTLAND. OREGON 9721 1
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FROM THE FRONT DOOR
BY TOM BOOTHE
From the front door, I wish to speak to the children of our com m unity regard­
ing education and the process of learning. Especially, the children between
the age of (6) years and (18) years old.
- Children, knowledge and understanding is the basis of all you will ever
be.
However, you cannot have knowledge w ithout LEARNING, and you cannot
learn w ithout allowing yourself to be taught.
- Be willing to learn all you can - remember that every experience is a
lesson; and a lesson remembered provides you w ith understanding.
- Understanding is to remember knowledge well enough to apply it in
situations and circumstances as your savior.
- Learn to listen and be a tte n tive and respectful to your fam ily and
teachers, for they all provide an opportunity for you to learn.
- Learn to know that your attitude is your most im portant asset. Keep it
positive and it w ill serve you, allow it to become negative and it will destroy
you.
- The single most im portant thing a young man or woman can do is to learn
so to have KNOWLEDGE, so to UNDERSTAND. If you do this, when you are
older you will have wisdom ; and wisdom is like a good watch dog that will
protect you and keep you safe and secure.
Children, you are the future.
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