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
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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.
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His Excellency Ambessador Abudu Yesufu Eke
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