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-
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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. Christian
6 H eavy
burden
7. Leaves
out
8. Keep
9. German
river
10. Lays,
as tu rf
18. Ice cream
drinks
18. A ffirm ativ e
votes
18 M r.
Lincoln
19 Quar
rel,
some
21 Girl's
nick
name
22. Become
old
23. Lights
24. Come
In
27. Free
30 Before
31. Carried on
33 Caresses
lig htly
34. Oriental
nurse
jargon; Realtors are w hite— black
people are realtist«.!
The A lbina M in isterial A lliance
has asked the community to support
Harold Williams in his race to be the
Democratic candidate for the legis
lature in the new District 18.
•
Extra— Don’t forget to be on time
at the Ebony Fashion Fair’s Look o f
Elegance Friday evening at the Civic
Auditorium!
Register now and vote
on May 18th.
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4. 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
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