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Page 6 Portland Observer, April 22, 1982 OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES B Y Kathryn H a ll Bogle by Kathryn H a il Bogle "Bring them back next year? N o, 1 d o n ’ t think so— p artly because o f their schedules for next year. Prob ably in 1984— that is more lik e ly. M eanw hile, Evergreen Events will be doing some o th er interesting things in theatre.” Women notable in the history o f Oregon were spotlighted when the Oregon Lung Association arranged a highly successful project culm in ating in a public banquet at the H il ton hotel on Saturday evening, A p ril 17. Over 600 guests paid $25 to $50 and upwards to be present. Nearly 100 organizations around the state had been contacted by the O L A and the response was enthusias tic. The O L A invited these organiza tions to submit the names o f o u t standing women for consideration as nominees. C andidates eligible were to have made a significant con trib u tio n to Oregon history some time between the years 1850 to 1920 in any one o f eight categories sug gested such as art, business, educa tio n , law , politics, local and state wide community service or medicine and science. T he P o rtla n d C h ap ter o f The Links, Inc., and the Portland Chap ter o f Jack and Jill o f America, Inc. were among the state’s responding organizations. Beatrice M orrow Cannady (1889- 1974) emerged as a finalist and win ner in the category o f com m unity service-statewide. A form er teacher and P ortland newspaper e d ito r, M rs. C annady was the first black woman to practice law in Oregon. She was graduated by Northwestern College o f Law in 1922. Asked to sing at her class commencement exercises at M u lt nomah hotel she was asked by col lege officials to take her friends and leave after her diploma was given to her " to avoid any embarrassment.” The indignity was never quite fo r gotten. An outspoken advocate for racial justice, Mrs. Cannady worked in be half o f black children in Oregon and W ashington who had been denied th e ir c iv il rights to attend public school. Successful in her mediation o f this issue, she later convinced the Board o f Education to institute lec tu re courses on N egro history in P o rtla n d ’s high schools. She, her self, became the first lecturer on this subject at Lincoln High School. M rs. Cannady also worked tire lessly for the N A A C P , establishing local chapters in Oregon and in Washington. She was an early mem ber o f the Oregon Prison Associa tio n ’s committee for prison investi gation and committees for women’s interests. The Portland Council o f Churches nom inated her fo r o u t standing contributions to race rela tions to receive the Harmon Award. Her innovative inter-racial teas were part o f her renown as a hostess. Quotes from the P o rtla n d O b server o f October 9, 1980, appeared in the O L A brochure describing Mrs. Cannady as a “ pioneer in her style as a combatant in the seeming ly interminable fight for civil rights for black Americans.” Here in Portland on business and on hand to receive the "W o m en in H is to ry ” aw ard in his m o th e r’ s name was Ivan Cannady, a Los A n geles attorney and realtist, the only living son o f the honoree. Mrs. M il dred Reynolds, a well-known civic leader in the Northwest, made the presentation o f the plaque to M r. Cannacy. C h airin g the O L A project was Kay Toran, affirm ative action o ffi cer for the State o f Oregon. Honor ary chairman was Dolores A tiyeh, O re g o n ’ s First Lady. Mistress o f Ceremonies was Gwyneth Gamble ° f Oregon Public Broadcasting Ser vice. Project Coordinator was Clair Savig. • The Broadway Gallery on Friday, A pril 23, is presenting recent works by A rtist Philemon Reid in a one- man show. Reid does lovely things o f black people in oils, water color, pencil and pen and ink. His draw ings have appeared on several occa sions in the Observer and many readers will remember his dramatic in terp retatio n s o f M a rtin Luther King. Reid promises that many new pieces are to be on view on Friday. The gallery at 925 N .E . Broadway suggests that visitors may expect to see attractive prices set lower for the special show. Hours are from 6 to 9 pm for this exhibit. Over at Jefferson H igh School, M ary Folberg and her partner, An- < BEATRICE M. CANNADY -1912 (Photos Courtesy Oregon Historical Society) The Oregon-Washington Football C lu b m eeting, held at its regular time at the home o f Vernon and Le- nore Gaskin last Sunday, also held a surprise show and program for the host and hostess. The 25 members o f the group pro duced not only cake and re fresh ments, but a money tree complete w ith an arching rain b o w and the proverbial p o t-o f-g o ld at the end. all as a kick-off for the Gaskins fif tieth wedding anniversary. Feeling a little off-side about being the sur prised receiver o f such early atten tion, Mrs. Gaskin went into a hud dle w ith her spouse o f nearly fifty yards— no, make that fifty years, and signaled that they will go ahead w ith their own game plan to cele brate their golden goal in June. The Gaskins have not lost the en thusiasm o f their cheer leaders, Suzi Patterson and Helen Rawlins, who sang and played at the surprise warm-up event, for Suzi and Helen promised to assist and run interfer ence at the touchdown party later on. • Handsome invitations are being received to the forthcom ing wed ding o f M a ria n A n n L a th a n , daughter o f M r . and M rs . Brozic Lathan. Miss Lathan will be wed to Jack Ira Rich, son o f M r. Morris Rich on Saturday afternoon, M ay 8, at A u gustine Lutheran Church. • A t Oregon Lung Association reception honoring W om en in History of Oregon were Mildred Reynolds who presented awerd for OLA honoring Beatrice Morrow Cannady; Dolores Atiyeh, Oregon's Oregon's First Lady; Frank Sarpy, Banquet Guest; Kay Toran, chair man of OLA project; and Ivan Cannady, in Portland to stand in for his mother, the late Beatrice Morrow Cannady. nie Painter, in the venture, “ Ever green E v e n ts ,” is still receiving "thank-yous” from an appreciative public for bringing to Portland the fabulous “ Dance Theatre o f H a r lem.” T he D T H m ight not have had a local sponsor for a Portland appear ance because o f the staggering ex pense in bringing so large a troupe over so many miles, housing them and providing all the show necessi ties for so famous and exacting per formers, except for the long friend ship M ary Folberg has with Arthur Mitchell, the director o f D T H . ACROSS 1. Shaft 8. Leader of Iaraelitee 11. Command 12 A dult lnaect 11. Old Norae work 14. Dwelt 13. Speak 18 Chang-» 17. Bone la n a L I 18. A ehaem 20. Most stupid 22 M a lt beverage 23. "Tempeet” sprite 28 A news paper 28 Japanese coin 29 Not severe 31. Telegraphed 32. Tellurium (sym.) 33 King's residence 38 Pronoun 37. Friend, In Spain 38 W ild hog 40 Domesti cates 41 Think 43 Darken 44 People of B ritain DOW N 1 Thus 2 Hoard 3 M ary B aker ------ M itchell once danced and taught dance classes at Jefferson, Mrs. Fol berg said. “ This was in the days when Portland Public Schools could a ffo rd such stellar instructors and their workshops. W hen I realized that D T H probably could not come at all to Portland for lack o f a re sponsible sponsor, Annie and I took the plunge. W e put everything we had in to presenting D T H and hoped . . . ” It took lots o f m oney, lots o f courage and fa ith , but packed houses and a grateful public made it all w orthw hile, M rs. Folberg said. 5. 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Guided Ivan C annady, in town on busi ness and to be guest at an Oregon Lung Association banquet honoring the candidacy o f his mother, the late Beatrice M o rro w C an n a d y , as a woman in the History o f Oregon, is an attorney and realtist in Los A n geles. A realtist? Cannady, specializing in residen tial property in Los Angeles since 1946, commented that L .A . prices are about one-third above prices he sees in Portland. He talked business and a little " s h o p ” w ith H erm an Plum m er, a Portland broker while in town. In L .A . Cannady belongs to the Consolidated Realty Board, a black organization o f about 300 members, the largest such black group in the nation. Because o f the racial discrimina tion prevalent in C alifornia, blacks had to form this group among them selves. They celebrated 33 years o f their organization in February o f 1982. The C R B members now own their own facility with its three large public meeting rooms they rent for large social events, and two smaller meeting rooms. The facility is now worth $500,000, according to C an nady. Cannady has held many offices in C R B and is currently regional vice president o f the Southern Division o f the C a lifo rn ia A ssociation o f Real Estate Brokers. The C R B , Cannady said, carries members in to m em bership in a wider organization: the "C alifornia Real Estate Brokers,” and on to be come members o f the N ational As sociation o f Real Estate Brokers headquartered in Washington, D .C . The latter organization is one o f the strongest trade unions in the nation, Cannady pointed out. He also ex plained a fine point in real estate *5°° Discount with this ad. Good until April 29,1982 35 Capital of Peru 38 Greet 38 A curve 39 Open (poet.|- 42. W hat 7 Designer Curl $4500 5126 N.E. Union A ve. 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