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Portland Observer. May 11. 1963 Section I Page 7
OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
bv Kathryn Hall Bogle
N
o one wanted to go home.
Nobody wanted to leave the
annual P ortland
Black
Women's Gathering last Saturday
afternoon at the M a tt Dishman
Com m unity Center. The a ffa ir, a
well planned celebration o f “ our
being, our spirit, our survival." was
a waking dream , alive and warm
and in full flower of recognition of
the sisterhood uniting the 300
women meeting together.
The dream belonged to Linda D.
Williams of the Oregonian staff. It
was brought to life by the help of
Ivy Boslough, Geri C hristian,
M arveita Redding, Bobbie Nunn,
Kay Toran, Phyllis Jackson, Chris
Poole. Stephanie Michael, Avel L.
M a y fie ld , Kathleen D . Saadat,
Gloria Stewart and Linda Williams.
The com m ittee members were
aglow with the spirit of cooperation
they found from women's organiza­
tions including Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority. The Links, In c ., Delta
Sigma Theta and the Black United
Front. Commissioner Charles
Jordan gave a donation from his
own pocket as did several other
individuals. Neighboring business
people who also helped foot the bill
by donating food for refreshment
time were: Safeway, T h riftw a y ,
Popeye C hicken, Kentucky Fried
Chicken, C o rn o ’ s and La Panier
Bakery.
Chris Poole, a media coordinator
for Portland Public Schools, said no
real agenda for the Gathering had
been formalized. "W e just let things
happen,” she said. “ We lunched
first and then, a little later, we had
an open mike for women to intro­
duce themselves if they wanted to,
or they could tell about a business
they operate or an organization to
which they belonged. That got the
women talking to each other, and
that was our aim . There were no
barriers for age, occupation or
politics set for the w om an-to-
woman conversations and acquain­
tance.”
The women did utilize the help of
a dozen or more males. Some of the
men entertained a score of children
from toddler age up with toys,
games and a film . A rt Alexander,
manager of Cablesystems Channel
22, and Gregory Gudger of Metro­
politan Human Relations Commis­
sion, headed the cadre o f male
babysitters chosen from among
their friends. St. Philip Episcopal
Church provided the space for the
children in the quarters of the Lee
Owen Stone nursery school.
Stephanie Michael, president of
the Black W om en’ s N etw ork and
co-chair of the Gathering, advocates
political awarenes for black women.
Michael recently headed a workshop
on this topic inspired by the help­
lessness felt by women o f the black
community over the death o f 17-
year-old T rin a H u n te r. “ N o w ,"
Michael said, “ we have started to
get things done.”
A music program starred M ary
Lockridge, blues singer; Marianne
M ayfield, singer and bass player;
Wanda Thompson and Sheila
Wilcoxson, soloists; and the Love
Congregation with Janice Scroggins
at the piano. Ruby Burns, talented
dancer, Lois Lewis and the
Sojourner T ru th Poets found an
appreciative audience for their art.
The "1984 Gathering" is already in
the planning stages.
first
Black Woman's Gathering organizers: Ivy Boslough. Gari Christian.
Marrolta Redding, Bobble Nunn. Phyllis Jackson. Chrle Pools. Aval
Mayfield. Kathleen Saadat. Gloria Stewart, and Stephanie Michael
and Unde Williame, co chairs. (Not pictured: Kay Toran.»
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
too, appear in his photographs.
There are pictures of precious child­
hood moments (nothing sad,
nothing cutesy), tender and sweel.
There are frilly dresses, nude bodies,
the landscape, the sea and the sun,
and there is "Omega M an" perhaps
the most pow erful statement o f
them all. People stand, rooted,
before the simple majesty o f this
one.
Three or four hundred persons
trooped through the Firehouse on
opening day, sipped champagne and
marveled at the patience of the man
who could wait for the exact
moment in time and place to capture
the fleeting moment — perfect for
all the tomorrows.
Lucky people were the visitors
who gained entry to the little audi­
torium o f the Firehouse to hear
Shcdrich Williamcs talk informally
o f his art. “ The photographs we
create,” he said, "directly relate to
intensify changes of our space and
time related expressions; space-time
changes we cannot explore, but only
accept___We begin a space for
deeper principle and perception —
deeper understanding o f kn o w l­
edge___The full essence of space/
time can never be revealed. The
moment we spend in this space will
never pass again. We can only stop
it for a brief moment by using the
elements o f our cameras and the
inner light o f our creativity and the
fullness of our minds.”
Shcdrich Williames studied with
William Grand, Josepha Haverman
and Wynn Bullock whose concepts
o f " tim e and space" influenced
W illiam es’ search for images of
distinct nature. He finished his
formal education at Portland State
University.
Williames has presented over 200
one-man shows and numerous
portfolios, and fans o f his art are
collectors in many parts o f the
country. Many of his photographs
are in the permanent collections of
the M e tro p o lita n A rt Museum in
New York C ity , the Bibliotheque
Nationale of Paris, the Museum of
Modern A rt in N .Y . C ity and the
Portland Art Museum.
On opening day, Williames called
several names o f people present in
the auditorium who had touched his
life in the years of his photography
and gave each of them a treasure of
his art to keep. Williames instructs
others in his style of photography
and several of his students assisted
him in conducting the exhibit. He is
a Members Gallery artist.
Present at the Retrospective
Opening were W illia m e s ’ w ife,
Jennifer, and their eleven-year-old
daughter, Coco.
The Retrospective exhibit will be
on display at the Firehouse through
the month of May.
he 30 years o f Greta Rogers’
association with the St.
Vincent de Paul Child Development
Center were celebrated on Tuesday,
May 3, with a luncheon at John's
Meat Market. About 40 friends, co­
workers, and representatives o f
community agencies were on hand
to congratulate Rogers and to
extend best wishes to her as she con­
tinues in her daily duties at the
Center — for this was no retirement
party.
Tom Tyson, director o f the
T
Schmidt. "Rogers holds a positive
spirit for every person she meets,”
Tyson said. “ She accomplishes
much with a smile.”
Rogers received numerous gifts
and greetings to mark her 30 years
o f faithful service. Greetings from
Mayor Frank Ivancie were brought
by Mrs. Ivancie and a telegram was
there from President Reagan; David
Parradine of the United Way spoke
in behalf of his agency; there were a
dozen members present o f The
Daughters o f The King, an
Episcopal Order for Women; con­
gratulations came from Emanuel
Hospital who cited Rogers for the
1500 hours of volunteer help she has
given to Emanuel patient care.
Richard Ross of K A T U -TV acted as
master of ceremonies.
In her acceptance rem arks.
Rogers with a smile and only a hint
of a tear, reaffirmed her pleasure in
receiving the children of some of
"her” children she cared for in the
early years o f her work at the
"Blessed Martin Day Nursery" as it
was known at that time. Rogers
recalled the happy times of the past
and said she looks forward to con­
tinuing service “ into the future.”
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ichelle H enry-D avis, and
.L a u ra G illespi, both of
Grants Pass, Oregon, made a
special trip to Portland to attend the
Black Women’s Gathering over the
weekend. G illespi, an industrial
relations representative is the
daughter o f Beth B ritton o f this
city. Davis is w riter o f books for
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The champion swimmer and diver among land
mammals is the otter.
The kitchen of a monastery in Portugal was built to
accommodate the Alcoa River, which flows through
it, providing a supply of fresh fish every day of the
year.
The Italian volcanoes are part of a longer chain
known as the Alpine-Himalayan belt that extends into
Afghanistan.
ttention bridge players. The
Holiday Inn Coliseum is to be
the site of the American Bridge As­
sociation Spring Tournam ent on
Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and
15. The play, open to the public, is
under the sponsorship o f the
Portland Unit of the Northwestern
Bridge Association of the American
Bridge Association.
Saturday’ s play w ill feature a
two-session Swiss team play
beginning at 12:30 p.m . and 7:00
p.m. with one session of open play
at 1:00 p.m. Novice game is to be at
7:00 p.m. On Sunday there will be
one session o f open play and one
novice session starting at 12:30 p.m.
The Royales, Club Finesse, the
Pacesetters and the Men's Group
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years of service. Looking on era: Maude Banks Young, Tom yaon
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
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o f Shcdrich W illiam es is re­
vealed in the black and white photo­
graphs of his exhibit now on display
at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center in a showing titled "Twenty-
Year Retrospective.”
Many visitors are returning to sec
the display more than once, for the
impact of a particular picture may
stay with them, haunting the mind
for another study. Williames calls
this exhibit "retrospective” and that
it is. The breadth of the collection is
rewarding to a number o f tastes
spreading as it does through twenty
years of growth in the artist and of
the man. The depth of the collection
reaches deep — so deep that it
catches the breath.
At the opening of the exhibit on
May I, the Firehouse was decked in
several arrangements o f the cool
and regal calla lilly — the flower
(hat has become almost a trademark
for this artist-photographer. The
calla lilly also appeared among hit
framed photographs in solitary
Coco WIHIemee and her father. Shedrlch. at hie photo oxhibltion.
‘.plendor, or. in groupings.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
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