Portland Obaarvar. Septambar 10, IM I Paga 7
OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
By Kathryn Hall Bogle
I he gentle fragrance o f w hile
rose», hundred« and hundreds o f
them, laced an unforgettable dimen
sion o f beauty into the wedding o f
Nalani Hickson o f H ono lulu when
she exchanged vows with A rtie W il
son o f P o rtlan d, Oregon and H a
waii.
A rtie and Nalani Wilson
The event o f August 22, in Hono
lulu. drew 450 guests. Islanders, and
a sprinkling o f relatives and friends
from the mainland, assembled at the
historic Kawaiahao Church, where,
trad itio n ally, the royal families o f
H aw aii have m arried and w o r
shipped. The bride is the daughter
o f M r. and M rs. Irw in Bickson o f
H o n o lu lu . The bridegroom 's p ar
ents. who attended the wedding, are
M r. and M rs. A rtie W ilson Sr. o f
Portland.
The bride's favo rite white roses
banked the church altar. Roses were
massed everywhere through the
greenery o f palms. The traditional
music o f H a w a ii was played and
sung tenderly. Sheron Bissen (Miss
Hawaii o f 1979) was soloist.
The bride, escorted down the aisle
by her fath er, wore a full skirted
white c h iffo n gown with bodice
beaded with pearls and sequins on
fine lace The gown itself was styled
With a five-foot train and the cathe
dral length bridal veil o f silk organ-
zn cascaded from a cap o f white silk
flowers Her bridal bouquet was o f
white roses. She wore pearl earrings
and her mother’s bracelet o f old H a
waiian gold.
Bride's attendants were Beth
Bickson, sister o f the bride, T o ri
M avaiel and M aile M obeoly. They
wore full skirted gowns o f silver
gray silk with deep band o f pink sa
tin edging the hem and edging the
off-the-shoulder treatm ent. Baby-
pink roses were at their wrists.
The bridegroom wore a silver
Ashley tuxedo. His best man,
George L u m p kin o f Los Angeles,
wore a grey tuxedo as did Wilson P.
W alker o f P o rtlan d and Douglas
Kattley o f Bridgeport, Connecticut
who acted as ushers. A ll wore white
rosebuds in the lapel.
Wedding guests were invited to a
wedding supper at the Honolulu In
ternational Country Club. The buf
fet, featuring the international cui
sines o f China, Japan and America,
was begun by a toast to the newly
weds by Haw aii's Governor George
A riyoshi. Dancing on the m oonlit
terraces followed supper. Music for
dancing was by “ P a ra m o u r,” a
U S. band.
The new M rs. W ilson is a model
for a noted Hawaiian designer. M r.
W ilson, a graduate o f G rant High
School in Portland and o f the U n i
versity o f H aw aii, is a licensed real
estate broker in Honolulu. His firm,
“ l ocations, In c .," founded by him,
locates properties on several Pacific
islands for clients.
The couple plans to live in H ono
lulu after returning from their hon
eymoon.
Attending the wedding o f Nalani
Bickson and A rtie Wilson were sev
eral mainlanders. Among them were
these Portlanders: M r. and M rs.
W illis C o ok, M r. and M rs. T .E .
Poe, Robert Bates, M rs. Wilson C.
W a lk er, the Rev. and M rs. T .L .
Sirayhan and their daughters, the
Misses Debora and M ary Strayhan.
Also present were Ms. Toni Smith
o f Seattle, and M r. Richard Wilson,
Kay Shivers and Jesse Price, all o f
('hicage, and Miss Lodice Walker o f
Washington, D .C .
The newlyweds, in Portland for a
few days following their marriage,
were honored here at a reception.
Nearly two hundred friends ga
thered at the Holiday Inn at the A ir
port last Saturday to greet them.
M r. and Mrs. Artie Wilson Sr. were
hosts for the affair.
showings by other artists, but since
both o f them "believe in productiv
ity ” it seems likely that their indivi
dual work will be predominant.
The major artist will be Philemon
Reid. In this opening o f the new gal
C otton Pickers” and " C o tto n
Choppers” and "Sojourner T ru th "
to Malcolm X , M a rtin Luther King
and "Th e New D ay .”
The “ Black H istory Series" was
a sell-out the first tim e P hilom en
Reid offered them at pub lic sale.
That sale was an “ unexpected in
stant success" o f his originals, says
Reid. There was request for more in
that series even though the originals
went for a healthy, robust price.
For the opening o f the Broadway
Gallery, prints o f the Black History
Series w ill be o ffered in a lim ited
(150) First E d itio n . Sets w ill be
numbered and autographed anew
fo r each buyer to assure a u th e n ti
city. Prints are to by 1 7 ' by 1 7 ' in
outside measurements with a central
circle 12’ in diameter.
Once you see his paintings and
drawings, you w ill rem em ber the
name: Philemon Reid.
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lery, Philemon Reid will feature his
"Black History Series.”
The "B lack H istory Series,” ex
pressed in black and white pen and
in k , moves through tim e o f “ The
Final services were held Saturday
for Helene Strawder Myles, wife o f
J. Pinckney Myles. She died here in
Portland after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Myles, born and educated in
The fin e, delicate pen and ink
drawings o f Philem on R eid, his
paintings in strong prim ary colors,
his convoluted figures, and his cu
bist-influenced geometries are to be
the m a jo r a ttrac tio n at a new art
gallery to be opened to the public
this S aturday, September 12. The
hours are set fo r 4 :3 0 pm to 7:00
pm. The gallery is to be know n,
sim ply, as “ T he Broadw ay G a l
lery." The address is 925 N E Broad
way.
Reid, and a fellow artist, a pho
tographer, Ron Klein are in this ven
ture together. They form ed their
business relationship out o f a
friendship grown out o f respect for
the artistry each saw in the work o f
the other.
Klein found a house with suitable
space and design to accom m odate
their displays and they both set
about the necessary renovation. The
outside has been painted yellow, the
inside— well, better see it for your
self.
The intention o f Klein and Reid is
to occasionally o ffe r space for
Portland, was a real estate agent for
the H erm an Plum m er Real Estate
Company.
Lowell Jackson was her surviving
son. Also surviving her are a sister,
Jeanette P lu m m er, seven grand
children and tw o great g rand ch il
dren. H er m o th er, M rs . Helen
Straw der, Vann and Vann were in
charge o f services held at A llen
Temple C M E Church.
C ry p t entom bm ent was at Rose
City Mausoleum.
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O ver the long L a b o r D ay
weekend some folks swam , hiked
and /o r barbecued and picnicked.
Others held hands. Bridge hands.
A m ajority o f the members o f the
American Bridge Association, a far
western org an izatio n o f sharp
players, converged on tables set up
at Seatac at the M a rrio tt hotel for
their annual fall tournam ent. They
played F rid a y , S aturday, Sunday
and, p ro b ab ly, M o n d a y up to
check-out time.
A few members o f the A B A who
live in Portland could not make the
trip to Seatac, so to ease the pangs
o f missing all that good playing time
up there, they put together a “ m ini”
tournament right here in town.
M a rth a Jordan, director o f C lub
Finesse, (a club o f 16 women who
regularly play duplicate bridge) o r
ganized the m in i-to urnam ent. She
called in the stay-at-home members
o f the Open Bridge C lub, a club o f
16 men who are A B A members.
They scraped together 2'/4 tables
and settled in at the home o f George
and M arth a on Friday for cocktails
and d inner and bridge u n til m id
night.
Jewel Johns had the m ini-tourna
ment (an d the m a xi-d in n er) at her
house on Saturday. Sunday Heiloise
and Shelley H ill entertained them
a ll, and, on M o n d a y , Fannie and
Vernon C h atm an did the honors.
Fannie and Vernon may have had to
open more tables for play if the tra
velers returned before midnight. Up
to press tim e partners George and
Vernon had emerged as winners
with M artha and Heiloise coming in
as runner up.
GOOD NEWS
for PGE’s residential and
farm customers
lower rates averaging 27^%
effective October 1
Passage of the Northwest
Regional Power Act makes
big reduction possible
That s right, even in these times of con
tinued inflation PGE is submitting a rate pro
posal for regulatory approval by the Public
Utility Commissioner that will give our residen
tial and farm customers an average 27' ?%
rate reduction! I, approved on schedule it will
be effective October 1,1981
For years, PGE and other utilities, govern
ment and elected officials in the Northwest
have worked to develop a plan that would as
sure fair distribution of the lower-cost power
from the Bonneville Power Administrations
tax payer financed system The Regional
Power Act which was passed by the U S
Congress docs that
In addition, the Act provides for conserva-
tion assistance and reward as well as regional
planning for future power needs and lower
cost construction financing
The end result is lower power costs for our
PGE residential and farm customers A mighty
nice result
Low cost conservation rates
PGE s submitted conservation rate propo
sals include a rate inversion which attempts to
price marginal use at the highest price
PGE proposes to have multiple-family
dwellings winter and summer rates set
at 2 5 cents per kwh for the first 300 kwh and
3 0 cents per kwh for the next 300
Single-family dwellings would pay 2 5 cents
per kwh for usage between 0 and 300 kwh
and 3 0 cents per kwh for usage from 301 to
700 kwh in both summer and winter
Subsequent energy would be higher in cost
and will vary seasonally as well as between
single family and multiple family dwellings in
the higher use blocks However, none of the
proposed rates would exceed the present
yearly average residential rate of 4 52 cents
per kilowatt hour for all kilowatt hours used
The basic customer charge of $3 per month
remains.
So you can see it pays to conserve If PGE s
proposed rates are approved, some custom
ers who use a small amount of electricity will
find that their savings are far more than
27’ ?°o, large users will find the percentage is
less — but everybody will enjoy lower costs
and the average savings will be 27' 2%
Full information will accompany your
October bill.
If approved as scheduled, a more complete
explanation of the new rate schedule will ac
company your October bill In the meantime,
our local PGE offices will be supplied with up
dated information for your convenience
We wanted you to know the good news in
advance Keeping your power costs down and
your service reliable is our continuing effort
And telling you about a 27’ 2° o rate reduction
makes us as happy as it does you
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