Portland Observer, April 27. 1963 Section I Page 7
OBSERVATIONS
MRS. C’s
WIGS
FROM THE SIDELINES
by Kathryn Halt Bogle
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Braids
W illia m e s , p o p u la rly called
“ S h a d ,” is a M e m b e rs ’ G a lle ry
artist.
T
here's going to be a "g a th e r
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ing" soon. Pass the word. The
w ord is that "B la c k women o f all
ages, regardless of profession, politics
or philosophy will gather on Satur
day afternoon. M ay 7, from noon to
Betty Cabot*. Proposto»
5:00 p .m . at M a tt D ishm an C o m
munity Center."
Featuring w t« . by M A O M I S IM S AMORE DOUOLAS. BILLIE » MATALIE COLE
The G athering C om m ittee plans
call fo r you to b ring your own
b ro w n -b ag lunch w ith enough to
share w ith an o ther w om an. T h e
committee hopes to provide an “ In
fo rm al. relaxing setting for getting
acquainted w ith every w om an
there."
The Gathering is planned to be a
celebration o f “ our being, our spirit,
our su rv ival” w ith the purpose to
build a spirit o f sisterhood in our
community.
D o you deserve this break? D o
B ran da
Spica
w ant to expand your frien d sh ip s
by N f k e Cole
am ong o ther w om en in the c o m
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munity? The G athering Com m ittee
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thinks that you might. Members o f
the co m m ittee include: Jaye
Alexander, Ivy Boslo. Gen Christian,
Now
Phylis Jackson. A v el M a y fie ld ,
Now
Stephanie M ich ael-P ickett, Bobbie
N u n n , C h ristin e Poole, M a rv e ith
Redding. Kathleen S aadat, L in d a
Williams and Kay Dean Toran.
T ra n s p o rta tio n fo r wom en o f
senior years w on ’ t be a problem i f
Cleaad See. 6 M on . O F IN Turn, thru ta t. 11:30 AM to 6:00 FM
you call 281-3935. See you there?
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Master of Ceremonies LaVerne Davis; City Com-
• mlssloner Charles Jordan; a student; Mlsa Evelyn
; Collins, and board member Isaac Payne enjoy con-
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v*rsetlon during 26th Anniversary party for Grace
Collins Memorial Community Center.
(Piloto: Richard Brown)
$15 00
M R S. C ’» WIGS
nniversaries, anniversaries and
^anniversaries. Evelyn Collins,
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.'her staff at the Grace Collins Memo-
• rial Comm unity Center, and a great
.■many friends have been observing
the 25th anniversary o f the Center
during all the past week. On Friday
evening, April 22, the planned sched
ule peaked with "A lu m n i N ig ht.”
Dozens o f young adults returned
to the C e n te r d u rin g the week to
celebrate the founding o f the Center
by the late G race C o llin s and her
d a u g h te r, E velyn C o llin s . O n
A lu m n i N ig h t tributes came fro m
every direction to enfold and assure
Evelyn Collins o f the love and respect
o f the co m m un ity fo r herself and
her work and service in caring about
children o f all races in the Northeast
Com m unity.
dressing the meeting, he referred to
“ M o th e r C o llin s " as having been
among those Portlanders who were
warm and welcoming to him when
he came to P o rtlan d 13 years ago.
Jordan made admiring reference to
the racial mix in the enrollm ent o f
children in the Collins program and
rem arked " W e w alk on the moon
and we had better learn how to walk
one with the other.”
An array o f decorated cakes and
punch were served to all who attend
ed with each one receiving a taste o f
Commissioner Jordan’s very special
banana pudding he made fo r Miss
Collins.
Benediction was given by the Rev.
B.E. Johnson o f New Hope Church
o f God in Christ, and by the voices
n oth er an n iv ersary — a
2 X c ».champagne opening — called
a "Retrospective O pening” fo r the
viewing o f about 300 black and while
Now Open in N.E. Portland
of little children chanting in unison.
phuiogiaplis by photographer Snench
A N A L T E R N A T IV E to Fad Diets and High Cost Program s
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"G o d Bless -
L aV e rn e Davis acted as mistress
o f ceremonies for Alum ni Night, in
troducing a program that included a
Vocal solo by C a ro lin e G oldsby, a
song and a choral recitation o f the
13th C h a p te r o f C o rin th ia n s by a
h alf dozen children under age seven.
They did a highly creditable jo b o f
“ putting away childish th in g s" as
they sang and recited w ith o u t an
adult leader. There were adult male
soloists, a duet and a m ixed trio
which included Collins herself.
City Commissioner Charles Jordan
was there as principal speaker, but
he also spoke as an alum nus. A d -
M iz C o llin s."
A',
i the St. Vincent de Paul Child
.D e v e lo p m e n t C e n te r, s ta ff
and friends are scheduling events
and c o n g ra tu la to ry com m ents to
honor Greta Rogers on the comple
tion o f thirty years o f service to that
Center.
T hey call Rogers a “ p illa r o f
security" at the Center. As adminis
trative housekeeper her jo b is " d i
verse." according to the Vincentian
News and Views.” She first came to
the Center in 1953 when it was known
as the Blessed M artin Day Nursery.
She has opened the door at 6:45 each
morning for hundreds o f youngsters
in the intervening years and has seen
them as they depart for their homes
at the end o f the day.
“ I ’ m an assistant to the director,"
Rogers says. " I do whatever is need
ed. I fill in for an absent teacher now
and then. I keep records and I do the
o rd erin g fo r o u r housekeeping
needs, and sometimes I n il in for the
cook,”
Rogers w on ’ t have to cook next
Tuesday, as friends are gathering to
h on o r her at lunch at an u pto w n
restaurant.
707 N.E. Fremont
281-652S
New Outlook
Weight Control Center
A’
Williames will take place on Sunday
afternoon at the Interstate Firehouse
C ultural Center. The exhibit w ill be
an opportunity to see the broad scope
o f W illiames’ work over the past 20
years.
Collectors w ill be on hand to see
prints o f some o f their favorites by
this artis t, several o f whose works
are owned by the M etropolitan A rt
Museum in New York C ity. In v ita
tions have been m ailed to some
p atro n s o f W illia m e s a rt but the
public is invited to attend. Hours are
set for 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m . at the
Firehouse at 5340 N orth Interstate
Avenue.
The New Outlook Weight Control Center is exclusivey for
women, located at
4903 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
284-5757
District 18 Democrats elect Boyer
Bob Boyei was elected treasurer
o f District 18 Democrats. Boyer, a
lo n g -tim e co m m un ity activist and
la b o r lea d e r, was a ca n d id a te fo r
state representative from District 18.
District 18 Democrats form ed a
committee to follow up on the fund
ing cuts to the M etropolitan Human
Relations Commission. Members of
the co m m ittee are N ick B a rn ett,
Ross D anielson , T h e lm a C arlso n,
Bob Boyer, Grant Paddon and Gail
Washington.
The organization also set the third
Thursday o f each month as its meet
ing date. A n o p in io n colum n
“ D e m o cratic 18 V ie w p o in t" was
planned fo r subm ission to the
Observer, and plans for a summer
and fall precinct organizing campaign
were begun By im p ro v in g co m
m unity involvem ent and o rg an iza
tion, the District 18 Democrats hope
to have m ore clo u t in Salem on
issues like South A frica divestment,
unemployment and economic devel
opment.
A ll Dem ocrats are w elcom e to
attend. C all 281-8126 for in fo rm a
tion.
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Chewing gum was discovered by the Maya Indians
centuries ago.
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"Mustache" comes from the Greek word "mystax"
which referred either to the upper lip or to adornments
growing there.
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Puerto Rico was the only part of U.S. territory Chris
topher Columbus set foot on.
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Aristedes, the winning horse in the first Kentucky
Derby, held in 1875, was ridden by black jockey Oliver
Lewis.
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