Page 6 Portland Observar, December 3, 1981
OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
B Y Kathryn Hall Bogle
some heroic things in bronze. He
also has metal wall-hanging pieces,
exciting in th e ir faith fu lness to
movem ent and some smooth
examples o f landscapes serene and
magnificent. These are a bit expen
sive for a stocking g ift, although if
keeps statistics on the h irin g and
promotions for Equal Employment I
Opportunity Reports. Her list o f ac
complishments is long. One o f the
greatest is she "responds to employ
ment inquiries by m ail, w alk-in or
phone.” Super woman!
O n g o in g P ro g ra m A im e d a t D is o r ie n te d W o m e n — recently
separated, widowed, or divorced. PCC job placement office will sponsor a
career and life planning workshop for displaced homemakers beginning No
vember 30 with sessions continuing through December 3 at the Friendly
House Community Center, 2617 N W Savier, Portland.
Enrollment in the next workshop is limited to 30. Information and regis
tration questions should be directed to Careers at the Portland Community
College Sylvania Campus, 244-6111.
Annette Barnea and Howard Washington announce their engage
ment at a recent Kwanzan party.
A t the Kwanzan p arty , A nnette
Barnes, a teacher at H a rie tt T ub-
man M id d le School, and H a ro ld
W ashington, a v ice-p rin cip al at
Tubman, told o f their engagement.
The couple will become one some
time in January o f 1982.
y
Frank Sarpy and Edythe Caw-
thorne at Kwanzan party.
Rosa Lee Carson, president; M au -
della Ramsay, secretary and Cartez
Penix, treasurer. Members are liste-
ed as Edith Anderson, Bennie Blan
ton, Linnie Black, Archie Bonner,
Carolyn H in to n , Eula M urray and
Marie W alker.
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The Rev. Alcena Boozer, deacon
at St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal
C hurch, counted 50 persons from
the Burnside community who sat as
guests at the Thanksgiving dinner
table in the parish hall o f St. Philip
on T u rkey and Thanksgiving Day.
The Episcopal Church W om en, to
which all women in the church auto
m a tic a lly belong, were the h a rd
working hostesses for the celebra
tions.
The Rev. Boozer is now in New
Y o rk C ity at N a tio n a l Episcopal
Church headquarters there. She is a
member o f the National Task Force
o f 20 concerned persons from dio
cese around the country gathered
for two days o f brain-storming.
"T h is is our first m eeting,” said
Deacon Boozer. “ We are seeing that
is is urgent ’ o discuss the c ritic a l
need to attract more Black persons
into the ministry o f our church. St.
Philip in Portland has been search
ing for a minister for some time and
we are vitally concerned. The Task
Force will discuss in detail the 'how*
The Kwanzans, a women s club
w ith 25 years o f o rg a n iza tio n ,
started o f f the w in ter season's
round o f parties with an inform al
and friendly champagne a ffa ir at
Prince Hall.
The twelve members o f Kwanzan
played hostess to about 75 guests
o f recruitment, the training and the
who came through a downpour o f
deployment o f Black ministers. We
rain to relax and enjoy each other at
want to publicize our need and we
the old hall. Prince H a ll, the home
welcome
public interest in our
o f the Prince H all Masonic Lodge,
search
for
answers.”
has provided social conveniences to
The Rev. Boozer w ill be guest
all racial groups for more than fifty
minister at St. M argaret’s Episcopal
years and it echoes the footsteps, the
Church in Dayton, Ohio, before her
dancing steps and the music and
return to P ortland. The Rev. W il
laughter o f fo u r generations o f
liam ("F ath er Bill” ) Wetzel, former
Black Portlanders.
minister
at St. Philip, is the minister
Emma Chiles is current president
at
St.
Margaret.
o f K w anzan. O th e r members are
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A rie R andle, M a ry F u lle r, M a ry
S till planning your g ift list fo r
Smith, Maude Young, Audrey Ellis,
Christmas? You might think o f an
Angie Richard, Genevieve M a rtin ,
art piece by a local Black artist.
Hazel Motley, Edna Porter, Pauline
Countee and Bernadette Plummer.
Philemon Reid was a featured art
ist at the B roadw ay G a lle ry (825
N .E . Broadway) last Saturday. The
The third annual Christmas Tea
gallery is a pleasant place to browse.
o f the Usher Board was an event o f
Atm osphere is quiet, carpeted and
Sunday afternoon on November 29
home lik e . Rooms are small and
at St. Andrews Community Church
lend an intimate and personal feel
out on 30th and Ainsworth.
ing for the shopper.
The social hall o f the church,
A m ong the impressive oils and
decorated handsomely w ith white
knife-palette paintings by Philemon
Christmas tree with ornaments and
Reid are some small treasures cost
C hristm as packages, held a con
ing far less. His original Black His
tinuous flow o f members and
tory Series is now available in prints
friends o f the church who each put
and these reproductions come at a
down a " little green" in the silver
com fortable "u n d e r-th irty ” dollar
offering tray for the sake o f sweet
price. Look in the bin near the door
charity. Table for tea delicacies were
for other reproductions. Some nice
skirted in red and white netting, a
things in there to give lasting satis
warm fire burned in the fireplace
faction.
and hot coffee was poured gener
Over at Al Goldsby Studio at 825
ously. A real C hristm as card set
N o rth K illin g s w o rth on Sunday,
ting!
Dec. 6, you are invited to an Open
Chairm an o f the Usher Board is
House from 3 p .m . to 7 p .m . A l
H u lo n M o tle y . O ffic e rs include
G o ld sb y, m etal scu lp turist, has
GOLD EAGLE FISH MARKET
5620 N .E . Union
M o n -F ri 10-7
S a t- S u n 11-5
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you have been planning an art pur
chase for some time, you might con
sider one o f these. They are some
thing to remember.
G oldsby also is fam ed for his
" d o t” pictures— an interesting tech
nique. Cost is reachable.
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From the Front Door
by Tom Boothe
r
ZOE WILSON
Zoe W ilson o f Salem has been
tapped to be in the 1982 edition o f
" W h o ’s Who in the W est." Daugh
ter o f M r. and Mrs. Artie L. Wilson
o f Portland, Zoe has lived in Salem
for some time working in state gov
ernment. Currently Zoe is Personnel
O fficer in the Oregon Department
o f Transportation.
In her capacity as personnel o ffi
cer Zoe recruits " n o n -tra d itio n a l”
employees; she interprets personnel
rules, laws, policies, union contracts
to management and employees, and
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E M P O R IU M
From the front door, on Saturday morning, December 5, 1981, at 10.00 am
members of the Exodus Clean Team's performing group will be practicing the
dress rehearsal of their performance "In Search of Pride."
The performance "In Search of Pride" consists of music and songs short
skits, monolog stories, poetry and dance, all of which is original material
composed and developed by members of the Exodus Clean Team.
The children of the Exodus Clean Team invite you the public as neighbors
and friends to come and preview and critique their performance.
This performance will be presented at the Exodus auditorium located at
17th and Alberta on Saturdays and Sundays, after which it will be scheduled
for schools, social agencies, local community centers and church groups.
I w ill publish the date, tim e and location of each perform ance of "In
Search o f P rid e " as they are scheduled. But fo r righ t now , come ou t
Saturday morning and give the kids your vote of confidence at:
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