"Moments To Remember/'
Old Congress Hotel, January 14,1956
Portland will remember Las No-
vias (Sweethearts) for their many
com m u nity involvem ents. " O u r
strength comes from helping o th
e rs .” — their m o tto — has been a
large part o f their lives since I947.
Even though the Las Novias Club
is inactive, their activities o f that era
will always be remembered.
The club disbanded in 1957 and
had its first get-together in June,
1974, in P o rtla n d , fo r three days.
F o llo w in g this event, the group
sponsored two 1950s Disco Celebra
tions and were jo in e d by m any,
many friends who came and were re
united with them. In observance of
their motto, proceeds from these a f
fairs were donated to The M a rtin
Luther King Scholarship Fund and
The Rod Peterson Scholarship
Fund.
The second R eunion was held
June 24-26, 1982 in Los Angeles,
C a lifo rn ia . Each one gets bigger,
better and more m eaningful. The
last was filled with events which in
cluded a get together at the home of
Mrs. Marianne Williams (the meet
ing place for all events); an evening
with Portland's own Maurice Davis
at the "C atch o f The Sea Restaur
a n t " ; Beach trip and W einer
Roast— a bit o f nostalgia— with an
evening Dinner Cruise from San Pe
dro to (he C atalina Island; Tourist
D ay; F in a le — House P arty at the
home o f M r. Louis Fuller.
The 1982 Reunion was enjoyed by
all in attendance. The next get-to
gether is getting underw ay. Plans
are in the making for a trip to the
Bahamas in 1984.
Portland Observer, August 4, 1982 Page 5
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Standing: Joyce (Wilson) Livingston. Back row,
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Wallace, Marianne (Fuller) Williams, Erma Hep
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1982 Reunion. Standing: Marianne Williams. Juanita Rodrlguaz,
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Herndon (former advisor). Seated: Adalene Tucker, Batty Ivory, Bil
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Not pictured above: Gloria Sumner. Rebecca Rogers. Vivian War
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Urban League holds convention
by C. Eddie Edmondson
" In the old days of the civil rights
movement there used to be an ex
pression, 'N o permanent friends;
no permanent enemies. Just per
manent interests.’ That is some
thing we may need to ressurect
and think about as we face elec
tions in November."
— Bernard Watson,
Urban League, Los Angeles, CA
The National Urban League at its
convention in Los Angeles this week
called on the Reagan A d m in is tra
tion to begin a $100 billio n public
works program that would put A m
ericans back to work building high
ways, schools and hospitals.
W ith unem ploym ent fo r black
A m ericans at I9 per cent, double
that o f white workers, League o ffi
cials admitted a domestic M arshall
Plan stands little chance o f being ac
cepted by the Reagan A d m in is tra
tion. But, they said, Am erica's po
litical climate is changing, and the
Urban League will do everything in
its power to ensure it continues.
T h is is not the first tim e the
League called for an urban domestic
program s im ilar to the M a rs h a ll
Plan which rebuilt post-war Europe
after World War II. Whitney Young
proposed such a plan before his un
timely death.
John Jacobs, (he L eague’s execu
tive director, said that the social ser
vice programs which suffered such
drastic cuts under the Reagan ad
ministration were considered "black
programs.”
" W e have always know n that
there have always been more white
people than black people participat
ing in all o f the income-transfer pro
grams. N ow w ith unem ploym ent
ram pant, Americans are beginning
to see that those 'safety n et’ p ro
grams were indeed social insurance
to protect all people from falling be
low a certain level o f subsistence.”
Most o f the speakers at the con
vention, which ended July 28, fo
cused attention on the Reagan A d
ministration, attacking or defending
its econom ic and social policies.
There was also a decided move by
League representatives and A dm in
is tratio n and R epublican P arty
spokesmen to find ground o f mutu
al agreement.
Attorney General W illiam French
Sm ith defended the A d m in is tra
tion's record when League officials
said they believed the country's civil
rights programs were being under
mined by Reagan. C itin g point by
point instances he defended (he Jus
tice Departm ent's record on voting
rights, school busing, and a ffirm a
tive action.
" I ’ m c e rta in ," he told those as
sembled, "th at the end that we pur
sue is the same goal that you cher
ish: equal rights and equal o p p or
tu n ity . I ’ m also c e rta in ," French
added, "th at while some o f us may
d iffe r on some o f the rem edies,
there is a total agreement on most of
(he steps necessary to vindicate ends
that are involved.”
F o r its p art the League a n
nounced that it would q u alified ly
support the Reagan A d m in is tra
tion’s plans to establish urban enter
prise zones for revitalizing the inner
cities. Businesses who invest in de
pressed areas would be given tax
breaks.
" I f local con tro l is guaranteed,
and, if businesses are required to
hire local residents, then the urban
enterprise zones can w o r k ,” said
M a rle n e C o op er o f the U rb an
League. She compared the League's
support w ith an e ffo rt to turn a
sow’s ears into a silk purse.
" W e can sit back and talk about
how the sow looks, how big it is and
how it smells, o r,” she added, "we
can get in there and try to change it.
A nd that is what we arc trying to
d o .”
In a d d itio n , the League an
nounced it would attempt to register
thousands o f black voters. Blacks
must show their strength in the vot
ing booth if they hope to see change
in the adm inistration's policy, said
Jacobs, who took over direction of
the U rb an League fro m Vernon
Jordan who stepped down unexpec
tedly last year.
R ichard R ichards, chairm an o f
the R epublican P a rty , told the
League that Republicans are inter
ested in black voters. He urged the
League, and blacks in general, to
put aside political differences. "Th e
R epublican P a rty is not the
enemy,” he said.
"1 believe it would be a grave er
ror if any of us accepted as a fact in
A m erican po litical life that m em
bers o f the black community are for
one (political] party only.”
Jacobs said he w asn't sure that
there’s a role for blacks in the Re
publican Party. "B u t that is really
up to the Republicans," he told the
assembly. " I dare to say that this is
not the case now. But, they ought to
w ant to do th a t. I believe that it
would be a mistake for the Republi
can Party to believe that they are
going to get a repeat o f the last elec
tion.”
Richards said the R epublican
Party would do well in November.
A n d blacks would do well to cast
their lot with the Republican Party.
" T o shape, to bend, to mold the
president’s economic recovery pro
gram, budget recommendations, ed
ucational policies, new federalism,
etc., you will need to be in the halls
o f the Reagan W hite House and in
the R epublican caucuses o f the
House and the S e n ate," Richards
said.
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