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Portland Observer, July 14, 1982 Section II Page 7 OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES by Kathryn Hall Boule CATERING COSTS ABOUT TH E SAME EVERYWHERE HI- IS a soft, gentle lady, quiet S “ We did just that and found our and reserved in her m anner. selves doing volunteer work as med Quiet, yes, but not inactive. ical missionaries at the Presbyterian Im p o rtan t to her are fam ily, Church Hospital in Guatemala City. friends, the tenets o f a strong reli " I also found myself pregnant. gious fa ith , the practice o f good With twins. Wc had Io reasscess our health habits and a life-long pursuit plans and make new ones for a o f excellence. The order o f these family o f five, with three little ones things may alter from time to time under five years o f age. but they remain as markers, d ed i "A s quickly as our twins, Carlos cated in the life o f M arva Graham . and C o u rtn e y, were b o rn , wc M .D . headed back to the states and to our Reared in B altim ore, M arva firs, look at the Pacific Northwest. I Melvin was the only child o f D o ro had been prepared to see a rain fo r thea and Archie Melvin. “ Bookish” est area but found P o rtlan d a de as a growing g irl, M arva casliy lightful city. turned to books for interest and com panionship although her p ar ents habitually engaged her in their adult conversation and companion ship. Following her natural style, M a r va applied herself to studies when she was ready for college and, in I960, she became a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in pre-medicine from Howard University. Not exactly all o f her time had been spent in bookish study, how ever, for it was no, long after her graduation that M arva became the bride o f A lvin G raham , M .D . D r. Alvin Graham just “ happened” to be the son o f the Rev. and M rs. H O . G ra h am , the Presbyterian minister and his w ife o f the B a lti “ A lvin began surgery practice at more Church where the Melvins had St. Vincent hospital; I left the babies worshipped for years. in the care o f a G uatem alan lady D r. A lv in G raham was ready to who had come with us and I started open his first o ffic e as a general reserach work at University o f O re practitioner in a small town in the gon M edical School. A ll seemed west, having just completed his fam smooth, bu, (this was in 1966), then ily practice study at San Luis Obis my husband was drafted for service po, C al. Bride and bridegroom set in the Vietnam War. tled in Cayucos, California. " W e tried to keep as close to In Cayucos, the Grahams became gether as possible. For part o f the the only black residents in this little time the children and I were in Balti city o f 2,000 white people. Most o f more w ith my parents, and part o f the residents were retired persons the time we were together in H ono comfortable in maintaining their life lu lu . M y husband switched his style in the leisurely pace o f a small studies to radiology and began to town snuggled close to the famous serve a residency in H onolulu. The Hears! Castle. residency was com pleted in B a lti "T h e population had no hesitan more. cy in receiving us and becoming my " T h is was about the time o f husband's p atien ts,*’ D r. M arva ’women’s lib .’ I began to wonder if G raham says. She adds with a my brain was atrophying and I laugh, “ Some o f them told us, ‘ I f he thought aloud about entering medi is black and made it this fa r, he’ s cal school. I met good natural sup go, to be good." port for the idea from my family. " W e enjoyed it th e re ," D r. “ That settled it for me. I applied Graham continues. " I did some o f and was accepted for medical study the lab work for the o ffice and at the U niversity o f O regon. I en busied myself with the townspeople. rolled on time, and when he could, O ur firs, child , Russell, was born my husband followed me to Oregon there in Cayucos. We stayed about this time. five years and then, since we both “ I enjoyed my experience ’on the like to trav el, we decideed to give h ill.’ Oh, there was a minor thing or ourselves a year o ff to nose around two fo r, a fter a ll, I was the only in Mexico and Guatemala. black wom an in the school. But, otherwise, I was accepted complete ly. " I pul the children in p rivate school (Oregon Episcopal Schools) as in our fam ily the education o f children is first. It took a lot o f o r ganization at home to keep things running well. We like to travel and we have little interest in expensive clothes and expensive cars so the budget adjustment was simplified. " In 1977 I was graduated from U. o f O . medical school. I combined my residency years and internship at the Veterans Administration hospi tal in Portland. When I received my Oregon license to practice, I worked a year at Callahan Center where in jured workers are treated and reha bilitated. "M y husband. D r. A lvin Graham, is now a radiologist at the Kaiser Sunnyside location. " I spend my tim e now w ith my family. The children are growing up and, later on, I plan to return to my profession.” Dr. Marva Graham will be one of the speakers at the T actical Re source seminar being arranged by the Black W o m e n ’s N etw ork on Saturday, July 17, at the P .O .I.C T rain in g Center on N .E . U nion Ave. D ’ Norgia Price is president o f the Black Women’s Network. E N IT A L Y N N Talley, daugh B Three-year-old M akeda Stewart was flower girl and three-year-old David Parker was ring bearer. Best man was Luther Tucker o f M ia m i, a classmate o f the bride- EVEN AT THE W ESTIN BENSON. Catering prices are pretty standard all over town. But so are the services. Except at The Westin Benson. W ith crystal chandeliers, delicate china, gleaming silver and remarkably a x d food served by top notch professionals, we set a higher standard. Catering costs about the same everywhere. But only The Westin Benson offers you so many priceless extras for parties of 20 to 500. 4 a I H t W tS i IN BtNSoN 1*0« Ito nd ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING CLASSICS HOTELS. I ¿II 2*45*4140 toiftat. Km* rwning 6» wvt krnd parking. < I9H2. MRS. BENITA GILLIARD groom. Groomsmen were Benjamin Talley I II , Toney Caywood, Ricardo Stewart, and Ernest Harris 111. Act ing as ushers were M artin M cC len don and Samuel Johnson. A ll the men in the wedding party wore sil ver grey attire with lavender carna tions in their lapels. Both bride and bridegroom were M ay graduates o f G ram bling C o l lege. The bride m ajored in C om puter Science and has been inducted into the U S A F as a Space Systems O ffice r. G illia rd received G il- his degree in marketing and Produc tion with an associate degree in busi ness a d m in istra tio n . He also has joined the U .S .A .F . The newlyweds will spend a brief honeymoon in Oregon before flying to their in d ivid u al assignments as commissioned officers at Cocoa Beach, Florida. ter o f M r. and Mrs. Benjamin Talley, and M ichael Anthony lia rd , son o f M r. and M rs. O liver G illia rd o f M ia m i, were united in marriage on Saturday. July 10th at the M a llo ry Avenue C hristian Church. The one o ’clock afternoon service was conducted by Elder Perry Parker. The double ring cerem ony, c a r ried out in traditional fashion, pro vided a lovely setting for the bride. D E L T A S IG M A T H E T A re For her wedding the bride wore an eggshell satin gown, hoop-skirted gional conference, scheduled with a table overskirt trimmed with for July 15 through July 17, drew touches o f lace.Bodice was o f lace. nearly a dozen members to Pasa Her veil, made with three lacc-cdged dena fro m the Po rtlan d A lum nae tiers, fell from a molded cap of satin C hapter this week. They w ill meet se, w ith seed pearls and lace. She w ith o th er D elta members at the carried a bouquet o f white roses and Pasadena Hilton. baby breath. Among those attending the C on Maid-of-honor was Deana Talley, ference are: A ddie Jean Haynes, sister o f the bride. Two other sisters, president o f the local chapter; Karla and Stephanie, joined M aria Evelyn H a irs to n , vice president; Powell and Delores G u id ry as Aletha Chavis, treasurer; June Key, bridesmaids. A ll wore identical lav corresponding secretary; Ellen Law, ender toc-,ip silk gowns with sheer, M a ria n G ilm o re -L o v in g , Jewel long-sleeved jackets trim m ed with Bowman, Laura Glossen, Yvonne lace and lavendar satin ribbons. The Williams, and Mattie Peterson. bridesmaids carried bouquets o f Them e o f this y e a r’ s regional roses, carnations, and baby breath, g ath erin g, according to M rs. and in their hair they wore clusters Haynes, w ill emphasize "W o m e n of baby breath. Helping W om en.” A A beautiful diamond is a gift you give yourself or someone else ... that's as lovely at the end of a lifetime as it was in the beginning. Choose one from our fine collection. Black alumni plan reunion The firs , U n ive rs ity o f Oregon Black Alum ni Reunion will be held August 27-29 at the H ilto n Hotel in Eugene. D errick Bell, Dean o f the University o f Oregon Law School, will be keynote speaker at a banquet on Saturday, August 28th at 6:30 p.m . O ther events include Friday, A u g. 27th R eg istratio n and an evening get-acquainted disco dance from 10 p.m-2 a.m. Saturday’s acti vities will be a picnic from 10 a.m . to 4 p .m . followed by the banquet and a second dance, again from 10 p .m . to 2 a .m . Sunday m orning there w ill be a no-hos, farew ell brunch. A ccording to K enneth A d a ir, C h airperson o f the U n ive rs ity o f Oregon Black A lum ni C om m ittee, O ver 200 styles... from *200 the purposes o f the Reunion are to renew acquaintances and develop friendships and networks. There are also plans to develop a Black Stu dent S cholarship Prog ram at the University o f Oregon to "h e lp our own.” O th e r members o f the R eunion com m ittee are Rose A nn B u tler, Greg Gudger, Armando LaGuardia and Pearl H ill. For registration and in fo rm a tio n call K enneth A d a ir (2 8 7 -7 6 9 1 ) or w rite to U . o f O . Black Alum ni Committee, 3736 N .E 18th, P ortland OR 97212. Fee for the three days’ activities is $25, which includes the picnic, two dances and (he banquet. After Aug. 3 the fee is $30 per person. \O I\T H " vz • vn wow VZXWf \ » z»» r u n » . vz\ Professional Appraisal Servit e L L O Y D CENTER 284-2101 JA NTZEN BEACH 693-4826 SALEM 364-2224 JRalpIj’fl ^Hollçûjoob florist (HFIofoers ^ r o m ¿Hollgínaai» “With thia ring I the* wad.” Bishop Adolph and Mattia Walls re paatad thalr wadding vows. Bishop U.S. King officiating. (Photo; VIAnca Eastar) Couple repeats wedding vows by VIAnce Easter Bishop Adolph and M attie Wells celebrated their 25th, Silver, A n n i versary June 22, 1982, by repeating their vows at the Paramount Thea tre, to help kick o ff the Full Gospel Pentecostal Association’s conven tion. Bishop Wells is the International Bishop o f the F u ll Gospel P en te costal A ssociation and Pastor o f Emmanuel Temple, F .G .P .C . Bishop U .S . K ing o f O a k la n d , C alifornia officiated the ceremony. A ttending were many outstanding speakers and choirs from through out Oregon and Washington, from Moss Point, Mississippi, San Fran cisco, O a k la n d , Los Angeles, and Dallas, Texas. Those in attendance included Bishop Cane o f Spokane, Washing ton, and Vice President Edna Travis o f Takoma, Wash. I n Y A W S R esta u r a n t 2005 N.E. 40th Portland, OR 97212 249-1888 We Deliver Anywhere Resale Clothing First Q uality The Second I ime Around V\ omen •> C hildren s C lothing and Household Item . Al I SIZES AVAIL ABIE Belle W ilson, O wner Consignments Accepted Q u a lity M e n hanthse O n ly I By Appointm ent Please Tues Sat. 10 Btn-5 pm 2 8 1 -9 4 1 8 Visa b Master Charge 2 4 0 b N .E . U n io n A v e Parking On NE Sacram entoS, 1
