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Page 4 Section II Portland Observer, M ay 13, 1982 Pancake Breakfast FROM THE SIDELINES by Kathryn H a ll Bogle MR. AND MRS. JACK RICH Beneath an archway o f flu ffy white chrysanthemums and pastel carnations at the altar of Augustana Lutheran Church, Marian Lathan and Jack Rich exchanged matching gold wedding bands and their wed ding vows before the Rev. Dennis M a rtta la on Saturday afternoon, May 8. The 2:00 p.m. wedding, an inter- faith event, witnessed by 300 invited guests', united Marian, the daughter of M r. and Mrs. Brozie Lathan of Lake Oswego and Jack, the son of M r. Morris Rich of Encino, Califor nia. Given in marriage by her father, His Excellency, Abudu Yesufu Eke, Nigerian ambassador to the United States, made a brief stop in Portland during the past week. The distinguished visitor ad dressed about 100 members and friends of the World Affairs Coun cil, who gathered at a luncheon held at the H ilton Hotel last Thursday, May 6th. Eke, while recognizing the friend ly relationship existing between the United States and Nigeria, sought to draw attention to some sensitive points in the attitudes of each nation to the other. “ No nation can be entirely inde pendent o f its neighbors,” he said. “ What you do in America is a les son to us in A fric a . Any country that can feed its own people can be admired. We see the industrializa tion of your country and we look up to you to see how you do it. You are not only flying to the moon, you are paying attention to technology and we have great adm iration o f your technologies. Your work with your hands, not just your minds, and we admire you for this. We look at your history and we see that one section may want to withdraw from the whole, such as the C ivil W ar. We see that the 13 states stayed together and have grown together and we see that our country has had its own test, when in 1967 Biafra tried to secede. We had our own Lincoln-type man who rose to keep our country together. ” Taking a gentle jab at some recent events, Eke asked, “ Is the United States interested in the status quo in South Africa?” Again, "How is this interest manifested?” The economy of Nigeria is tied to the economy of the United States, Eke said. Crude oil is a link and he said that the solution could be for the oil-buying and oil-selling nations to simultaneously lower oil prices and the prices o f food and other commodities used by the oil produc ing countries. “ No country can be entirely happy if his neighbor is deeply un happy,” Eke said. The speaker was introduced by Richard Nokes. While in Portland, ambassador Eke spoke to classes at Portland State University. Arrangements for these talks were made by Dr. W il liam Little, head of the Black Studies Department at Portland State. In the welcoming parts at Port land International Airport were the Ambassador’s countrymen: D r. E.C. ("Chuks” )Ogbvobiri, Joseph Vdeajah and Mrs. Njdeka Ebisi. The Ambassador was scheduled to speak on Friday in Seattle at the University of Washington before re turning to the Nigerian embassy in Washington, D.C. the bride was escorted to the altar by her brother, Anthony Lathan, yeo man 2 /C o f the U .S . Navy, sta tioned in Los Angeles. The bridal gown was of white Bel gium lace over taffeta fashioned with high throat, long fitted sleeve and chapel length train. Her veil was attached to a tiny white Princess D i ana hat. She carried an all-white bouquet of orchids, stephanotis and baby breath. The “ something bor rowed” was her mother’s diamond wedding ring set. Audrey Green, sister of the bride, acted as matron o f honor. Mrs. Green wore an embroidered peach silk ankle length dress with cap sleeves. In her hair she wore small clusters of baby breath and she carried a basket of small flowers on her arm. Angela C ration, Ginger Brown, Maria Parra, Tina Lathan and Vanessa Casin-Cross, sisters of the bride. Six-year-old Shawnee Lathan act ed as flower girl and young Jermain Lathan carried the two rings. Attending the bridegroom was Donald Farness as best man. Ushers wearing matching brown suits were: Richard Gibson, Randy Dietrich, Ralph Raleigh, Ron Emig, Bruce Lathan and Anthony Lathan. Vocal soloist was Mrs. Mary M . Golden, a Bremerton aunt o f the bride. The dainty and petite bride, born in Portland, attended Jefferson High School. She has a degree in speech communication and a teach ing certificate fro PSU. She is em ployed as a senior merchandiser in the offices of J.C. Penney. The bridegroom, brought up in New York City, attended the U. of Minnesota and holds a master’s de gree in business administration. He has completed some work towards his doctoral degree in Economics and taught Economics at OSU from 1970 to 1972. Since 1978 he has been the auditor for the Employment D i vision for the State of Oregon. A reception followed immediately after the wedding in the church par lors. Later in the evening M r. and Mrs. Lathan entertained the wedding party and 200 or 300 guests at an elaborate wine and champagne buf Big Big OBSERVATIONS fet supper. Many ethnic foods, Jew ish, Swedish and A frican , were among the selections offered. Dancing, which continued through the supper hours and be yond, was for all ages and back grounds. Leading folk dancing was the bridegroom Jack Rich, whose hob by is the dancing o f the Balkan countries. Africans in national dress joined in the informal and joyous dance lines. Westerners joined where they pleased. M orris Rich, father of the bridegroom, claimed a first traditional dance with his new daughter-in-law. Among other dancers were Marian Rich Harshman, sister of the bridegroom and her son, Erik Harshman of Torrance, California. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Pauline Devore o f Encino, John Golden of Bremerton, Sister Agnes Olorunninsola, Brother Emmanuel Onyeador and Brother Am bily Epekpe, all of Nigeria, Brother Jo seph of Sierra Leone, and M r. and Mrs. Webbo Makete of Kenya. Assisting M r. and Mrs. Lathan with the smooth flow of the day’s events were: Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, Mrs. Marjorie Russell, Mrs. Marie Smith, Mrs. Ella Ann Mason, Mrs. Denise Peterson Allen and M r. and Mrs. James North. The newlyweds, after the festivi ties, left for a honeymoon in San Francisco and Reno. Denise A . Brown caught the bouquet at the bride’s departure. M r. and Mrs. Rich w ill be at home in their new apartment in Portland upon their return. $2.95 which includa* ham or Muaaya and all I ha coffee you can drink S a t. M a y 15th 8:00 a .m . til noon _ , . . . . . . , — . Ticket* ara available from P rinca H all M aso n ic .a m p ia member« or pay at the door. Seonawad by aw Ha> Ska O a r « M oona at Romer* 116 N .E . 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