Portland Observar Novem ber 13.1980 Page 7
OBSERVATIONS
T h e P r u d e n tia l
o f A m e r ic a
FROM THE SIDELINES
By Kathryn H all Bogle
“ A Touch o f H eritage” they
called it when the Links. Inc. Arts
Committee presented their m u lti
cultural festival o f the visual and
performing arts recently at the Port
land A rt Museum. The Museum
staff and volunteer docents gave
every assistance to make this public
event enjoyable and instructive.
A gift o f a $200 art scholarship
was awarded by the Services o f
Youth Committee o f Links to Linda
Payne, a second year student in the
Museum A rt School. Payne accep
ted the gift with thanks and said she
would use the money in several ways
to provide needed supplies for her
studies in graphic design.
Upwards o f 400 persons attending
were treated to tours o f the ethnic
galleries showing a variety o f
artw ork o f Asian culture, pre-
Columbian, Northwest Indian and
the
Cameroons
representing
Africa’s contributions.
A performing arts program in the
Berg-Swann auditorium was an ex
citing and colorful part o f the after
noon. The Bow and Arrow Indian
Club, under the direction o f Violet
Allman and John Talley, presented
several Indian dancers performed
with the accompaniment o f a hugh
drum played by eight Indian men.
Spanish speaking people were
represented by Margarita and Raul
Gomez who sang and played
guitars.
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Hmong dancers perform at Links tea
nomah County are beginning the
process o f selecting delegates to the
Oregon Conference on Aging and to
the W hite House Conference on
Aging, according to Bobbi Gary,
chairperson o f the planning group.
Ellen Law and Jaquelina Brown visit museum displays w ith Tanya,
museum security person.
(Photos: Richard J. Brown)
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Lydia Ray (se ated ). C h airm an o f the Links T e a , w ith Joh n n ie
Stokes, vice president, and C lem entyne Guy. President. Wall hanging
is from Camaroons.
The
Laotian
C om m unity,
featuring the “ Hmien Musicians o f
P o rtla n d ” and a dance by the
Hmong from the h ill country o f
Laos, brought a view o f their distin
ctive culture through the solemn and
dignified postures o f their native
dance.
Dr. Scholastica Njoku, a Nigerian
poctress, won her audience with her
dance steps set to the beat o f her
own c u ltu ra l song poems. She
taught the audience a few African
words and they happily joined to
sing along with the fun.
“ The Joyous Sounds” gospel
singers under the direction o f
Margaret Carter, filled the hall with
harm onious sounds o f the A fro -
American as they sang ‘ ‘ Swing Low
Sweet C h a rio t” and the more
energetic “ R oll Jordan R o ll.”
Many heard this mixed chorus o f
about 12 voices for the first time
and their reception was enthusiastic.
Lydia Roy heads the Arts Com
mittee fo r Links, Inc. Other art
com m ittee members are: June
Brow n, Jeanne H artzog, Jewell
Johns, Alda Ruth M onroe, Ber
nadette Plum m er and Yvonne
Williams. Geneva Jones chairs the
Services to Youth Com m ittee.
Chapter president is Elementyne
Guy.
In s u r a n c e C o m p a n y
‘ ‘ These events,” she added, “ w ill
have considerable impact on
programs and policies affecting the
elderly in the coming decade.”
M ultnom ah C ounty has been
allocated 63 delegates for the State
Conference and seven nominations
for the White House Conference.
Mrs. Gary is accepting applications
from persons interested in being
considered as a delegate for these
conferences.
N oting that to be a national
delegate the applicant must have at
tended the state conference, Mrs.
Gary enumerated some o f the
national guidelines fo r delegates
selection:
- A majority o f the delegates must
be 55 or older
- A majority o f the delegates must
be women
- M inority representation w ill at
least reflect the percentage o f
minorities to the total population
- Urban and rural interests will be
represented
reflecting
the
population o f Oregon
- Handicapped and low-income
elderly must be represented.
The Social Services Division o f
the Human Resources Bureau has
designated Bobbi Gary at 231-7509
or Ian Smethurst at 248-4752 as con
tact persons to answer your
questions.
“ A p p lica tio n s must be in by
November 30, 1980,” warns Mrs.
Gray.
Zeta Sigma Chapter, the alumnae
group o f Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority is bidding everyone to join
them in their second annual
welcome to the Thanksgiving
Christmas holiday season. They are
introducing this year’ s festivities
w ith a “ Discotheque Party and
Variety Show” to be held on
Saturday evening, November 22,
from 9 u n til 2:00 a.m ., in the
ballroom o f the Holiday Inn at the
Coliseum.
Mrs. Deborah Berry, C h a ir
woman o f the planning committee,
states that proceeds o f the affair will
go to raise money for scholarships
and community activities.
They met him at the airport with a
brass hand. They took pictures o f
him right and left. They pumped his
hand and slapped him on the back.
And they kissed him . W illia m
Hilliard was home.
W illia m
H illia rd ,
assistant
managing editor o f the Oregonian,
came home from Cleveland where
he had appeared as one o f fo u r
journalist selected by the League of
Women Voters to ask questions on
the n a tio n a lly televised debate
between Jimmy Carter and Ronald
Reagan.
Rated as “ one o f the greatest
things that's ever happened to us,”
according to A lb e rt M cCready,
managing editor o f the Oregonian,
H illard’ s selection was a joyous sur
prise. He sat beside Harry Ellis o f
the C hristian Science M o n ito r,
Marvin Stone, editor o f the U. S.
News and World Report magazine
and Barbara Walters, the m illion
dollar-a-year ABC-TV news corres
pondent. The eyes o f America were
upon them all as each o f the panelist
asked their allotted questions.
In Portland, in our community,
we have seen H illiard in Hosford
Elem entary School, at Benson
Polytechnic High School and knew
him when he served in the U.S.
Navy in the South Pacific. Hilliard
is a journalism graduate o f Pacific
University and has been w ith the
Oregonian 28 years. Starting as a
copy boy, H illia rd progressively
fille d many positions there, and
when he was made City Editor back
in 1971, he became the only Black
city e d itor o f any m ajor d aily
newspaper in the nation. He has
held his present position since 1975.
Other honors have come to
Hilliard during these years including
stints as editor-in-residence at
University o f Oregon and Wash
ington State U n ive rsity. He is
to serve this year as a Pultizer Prize
juror and is on the 1980-81 selection
committee fo r the Nieman Foun
dation fellowships. The national
Urban League chose Hilliard to be
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ference in 1978 in Los Angeles, and
in Chicago in 1979. Locally,
Hilliard has chaired many commit
tees for the Portland Urban League
and was a secretary and a past vice
president before becoming a trustee
fo r the national body, which
position he holds at present.
At the airport, H illiard's mother,
Ruth Little, was on hand to greet
her son and his wife, Jane, when
they returned from Cleveland. So
was her Honor, Mayor Connie Mc
Cready. And to take the Hilliards
home, a 1929 Pierce-Arrow
limousine waited as a donation by
Arden Kncpper. The Benson High
School band in fu ll u niform
provided the welcome home music.
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FROM THE FRONT DOOR
By Tom Boothe
From the front door for Children and Parents who were not present at the House of Exodus
or the King Neighborhood Facility Friday, October 24, 1980.
On October 24, 1980, Michael Roberts visited the House of Exodus. Mr. Roberts is better
known to television viewers as "ROOSTER" on the popular ABC television series "Baretta”
starring Robert Blake. Mr. Roberts role as "ROOSTER" project a hip street educated charac
ter who has developed a communication relationship with the police through Baretta, who is
a self styled law enforcement officer.
Appearing on the front page of the Portland Observer, October 30, 1980, Volume XII (num
ber 3) was in interview with Michael Roberts published by Nyewusi Askari. The information
published in that interview is essentially the same as the information shared with the youth
here at the House of Exodus on Friday afternoon.
October 24, 1980, the House of Exodus and its Affiliated Youth prepared and hosted that af
ternoon and evening for Michael Roberts, which included a hugh cake decorated with a
large ROOSTER appearing on its' surface.
Many youth of our community rallied behind Michael's philosophy, and took a liking to his
warmth and sincerity right away; as a matter of fact, the rapport was so great that Michael
and the kids improvised several skits on Alcohol and Drug situations as a major part of a per
formance scheduled by Dick Glass and held at the King Neighborhood Facility that same
evening.
The entertainment for that evening was started with a talk by Michael Roberts followed by
Flute and Calypso music by Tom and Roaslie Boothe, with Doug Hughes on Conga drums;
followed by improvised skits performed by Michael Roberts and the Exodus Youth. The
evening was concluded with Dick Glass performing on the guitar and piano while he sang
songs of inspiration.
FUTURE PROJECTIONS ARE:
Michael Roberts, founder of "Right Track" a drug treatment program; and Rosalie Boothe
founder of THE HOUSE OF EXODUS an Alcohol/Drug Treatment and Education Center will
be working together and forming an alliance between their respective programs to educate
youth primarily on the West Coast of the dangers of Drug and Alcohol abuse.
Children, please do not put anything into your body, that will dull your mind. Your mind is
your most valuable possession, and it was given to you free, don't spend money on drugs
and alcohol to mess it up. (Example) If you have a clear windshield, don't spend money on
dirt and grease to smear on it so that you can't see where you are going.. .Think about itl
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