Portland Observer, November 17, 1982 Page 7
O B S E R V A T IO N S
FROM THE SIDELINES
by Kathryn Hat! Houle
18th annual formal ball. I t ’s to be a
strictly formal affair in the Georgia
Pacific Room at the M em orial C ol­
iseum coming up this Saturday. T o
be sure, better bring your invitation.
A
SU R P R IS E within a surprise
was the party “ The G ro u p ”
gave to com plim ent Bobbie
Nunn following her retirement after
26 years with the Portland School
District. Bobbie Jean was duly sur­
prised by the thoughtfulness o f her
friends who arranged cocktails and
dinner, but her hostesses were also
surprised that nearly a hundred peo­
ple heard about th e ir plans and
wanted to jo in in the evening’s fun
out at the Airtel.
So it was toast and roast and Bob­
bie w ithstood it w ell. Josiah, her
husband, toasted her g en tly. H e r
son, Joe, roasted her w ell, and in
turn H arriet A d a ir, an A .K .A . so-
Joaiah N unn, Bobbie Nunn end Jan and Joe at retirem en t party
for Bobbie.
N V IT A T IO N S A R E out to the
wedding o f Laodice A nnette
W alker and David Leroy Tonkins,
J r., an event to be solemnized on
Saturday afternoon o f November 27
at the A lle n T em ple C .M .E .
Church.
Laodice W alker, daughter o f W il­
I
son C. and Carmen P. W alker, will
be arriving from Washington, D .C .,
her home for about four years, for
her marriage to Tonkins, a resident
o f the capital city.
The Oklahoma Ambassador Club
is in v itin g friends to attend their
ro rity sister, H azel H ay s, a state
Parole Board C h a irm a n , Shelley
Hill, formerly o f the Urban League,
and Lucious Hicks o f the N A A C P all
sent jo v ia l barbs to w ard Bobbie
who had worked with each o f them
in the organizations they represent­
ed. D aughter D a rla N unn tele ­
Jean
phoned her barb in from Los A ng­
eles and M argaret C arter o f Joyful
Sounds made her own contribution
to the joyful event.
Bobbie’s 26 years were spent as a
classroom teacher, a cu rricu lu m
specialist a n d /o r desegregation spe­
cialist. “ The G ro u p ” has been to ­
gether for a number o f years in what
they call a “ casual, relaxed struc­
ture.” They meet if, as, where and
when they want to, but they get the
message across if they have to. The
Group gave Bobbie a heavily laden
money tree to take home.
The arrangements for this partic­
ular p arty were in the hands o f
Jeanne Hartzog. Other Group mem­
bers are: Verla Woods, Jerry W ard,
Velma Renfro, Cora Smith, Juretta
W ebb, P .N ., Freddye Pettet, Bev­
erly H illia r d , Joy P ru itt and O zi
Smith.
like to be among the co-hosts, call
Asbury at: 666-5988 or write your
questions to P .O . Box 13217, Port­
land, OR 97213.
T
Katherine Dunham will be dis­
cussed in a free lecture-demonstra­
tion by Benny B ell, a fo rm e r
H E T R I- C O U N T Y N atio n al
Dunham student when,, as a maes­
O rg a n iza tio n fo r W om en
tro, he brings six of his score o f dan­
(N O W ) met in Coos Bay over the
cers to the 1982 Assembly o f Black
weekend and through the president,
A rtis ts . Bell and his students o f
A ro la A sb u ry , O b s e r v a t io n *
mixed racial background, and o f
learned that they are considering
varying ages, will be accompanied
Shirley Chisholm as a principal for­
on the bongo drums by Bruce
um speaker in M arch , 1983. Chis­
Smith.
holm ’ s speeches are expensive and
T h e ir perform ance is to be pre­
the Tri-C ounty organization is cast­
sented by The Links, In c., on Sun­
ing in Portland for co-hosts to bring
day afternoon, November 14, at the
Chisholm here.
Interstate Firehouse In te rc u ltu ra l
I f there are individuals or mem­
C enter at 5340 N . Interstate A ve ­
bers o f o rg an izatio n s who would
nue.
T
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MICHAEL AND LA VORIS JACKSON
Jackson, Roberts wed
M ich a el Jackson and Miss La-
Voris Roberts were married on Oc­
tober 2nd at E m m anuel Tem ple
Church. The double ring ceremony
was p erform ed by Bishop A .A .
Wells and Elder Felton Warner.
The bride wore a white gown with
heart-shaped bodice, with train and
veil. The groom wore white tails,
and the bridal party was in black.
Matron of honor was Linda Miller;
M a id o f honor was Miss C y n th ia
H arris. Charles Bedford was best
man.
A reception at H o lid a y Inn fo l­
lowed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter o f M r.
and Mrs. Burdell Roberts. She pre­
sently attends M t. Hood Community
College where she studies computer
technology.
M r. Jackson attended M t. Hood
C om m unity College and Portland
State U n iversity. He is the son o f
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson and the late
Edward Jackson.
The couple honeymooned in H a­
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