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Page f Portland Observer, August 8, 1984 A .M . PRINTING CO. OBSERVATIONS 2201 N. Killingsworth FROM THE SIDELINES BY Kathryn Halt Bogle Phone: 283-2487 C L U B W O M A N 'S dub woman A .is M in n ie Bell Johnson. A c tive in m any local w om en's organizations, Johnson was recently upped to head the oldest organized w om en's g ro u p in the slate o f Oregon that is still in existence. John son has alre ad y begun her year's term as president o f the P o rtlan d W o m a n ’ s C lu b , w hich was first org an ized in 1896. T h e re were 77 charter members then and the mem bership rolls list 100 names now. T h e P o rtla n d W o m a n 's C lu b owns their well-kept building where (hey meet regularly and have (heir fu n c tio n s. Once they used the second flo o r w ith its b e a u tifu lly polished flo o rs fo r a b a llro o m which occasionally was rented out to o ther o rg a n iza tio n s fo r recep tions or dancing. N ow the second The naw offlcara of tha Portland W omen's Club ara (l-r seated) floor has been restructured to house Minnie Ball Johnson, president: Mary Mauda Jenkins. 2nd vtca-pra- a motion picture theatre called "T h e aidant ll-r standing) Esther Hamming, traaaurar; Frieda Fimmel. cor- M ovie H o u s e " which specializes in ree secretary: Marta Jacobson, rac. secretary: not pictured. Loya Lee. old movies for public showing. 1st vice-president. W ith c o n stan tly rising costs, members have been pleased to have August 18th, at P rin ce H a ll, 116 Johnson's presidency w ill be the rentals from the tenants to help N .E . Russell St. The Royales Bridge assisted by Loys L ee, 1st vice in the upkeep o f the b u ild in g . A C lu b , a m em ber o f the P o rtla n d p resid en t, M a ry M au d e Jenkins, recent bequest has been used to u nit o f the A m e ric a n Bridge 2nd vice president, M arie Jacobson, A s so ciatio n , is sponsor fo r both restore freshness and new life to the recording secretary, Frieda Fimmel, street-level quarters. New carpeting sessions, one for under 100 master corresponding secretary and Esther for the parlor-like reception rooms, points and the other fo r over 100 Hemming, treasurer. new paint, a completely re-built kit Johnson currently is president o f chen w ith new re frig e ra tio n and Keep Christ in Christmas, treasurer ranges and a new H am m ond organ o f M u ltn o m a h W o m a n 's C lu b , for the receiving areas, have moder treasurer o f Les Femmes, editor o f nized the interior. Horizons, a monthly publication for Programs such as were initiated in the I , $00 members o f the Portland the beginning days o f 1897 when the F e d e ra tio n o f W o m en 's O rg a n i Portland W o m an ’ s C lub urged the zations. She is also a trustee of Be ad d itio n o f m anual train ing to the thel A .M .E . Church where she has curriculum o f the P o rtlan d Public been a member for many years. Schools, and in 1900 when they The Portland W om an’s Club with opened the first cooking school in new President Johnson is m aking P o rtla n d , and when, in 1901, they plans for the opening o f the club’s nominated and secured the election fall season when they will entertain o f the first w om an to the School at a "H om ecom ing" tea in Septem Board, have kept the membership's ber at their building on S .W . Taylor interest in civic a ffa irs . C u rre n tly St. the club c o n trib u te s to Raphael H o u se, the S a lv a tio n A rm y , T h e D N A B A S K E T T A N D Johnie A m eric an Red Cross and D o e rn - becher H o s p ita l, according to W illia m s are to be d irecto rs Charlotte Burnadlne Rutherford M a rie Jacobson, recording fo r a class " c " to urnam en t to be secretary. held in tw o sessions on S atu rd ay, E FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING NEEDS master p o in ts , acco rd in g to G eri Christian, a Royale member. Registration opens at 12:30 with the first session beginning at I 00 p .m . and closing at 4 :3 0 p .m . A complete turkey dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. with the second starting at 6:30 p.m . Play is to end at 10:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the door available at the door. C Office b Business Letterheads • Business Cards Bulletins • Price Lists • Charts Nswsletters • Forms • Flyers Envelopes • ADS PLACED H A R L O T T E B U R N A D IN E Rutherford, a native Portlan der, now o f W ashington, D .C ., is spending a p art o f her summ er vacation visiting in this city with her parents, Verdell and O tto R u th er fo rd , and old frien d s in her hometown. A g rad u ate o f P o rtla n d State U n iv e rs ity and a cu m -lau d e graduate o f Howard University Law School, Rutherford passed the stiff District of Columbia Bar and was ad mitted to practice there in June, 1984. C u rren tly, the young attorney is on a fellowship, a work fellowship, which basically, Rutherford says, is a staff attorney position leading to a graduate degree called a Masters of Law in Advocacy. H er position, at the In s titu te fo r P u b lic Represen tatio n at G eo rg eto w n U n iv e rs ity Law C enter, provides her practical training and experience in a clinical law program where she supervises law students in the fir m . The students consult w ith large groups o f people needing law guidance, such as the Gray Panthers, the han d icap ped, veterans w ho wish to vo te, persons en tan g led in im m ig ratio n issues, or a m a jo r T itle V I I race-based em ploym ent co m plaint launched by a group. " I want to do litigation and court suits as I have a c o m m itm e n t to public interest law R e alistically, since private practice is my ultimate goal,” Rutherford said, " m y ideal would be to return to Portland and open a civil practice w ith a portion o f public interest cases— i f I could survive financially." Rutherford, a single mother at 36, was accompanied to Portland by her d a u g h te r, A l-Y a s h a , IS , and Damant, her 12-year old son. 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W om en, dnd Children Welt nine N E OF T H E BEST CO N Free Conditioner with Chemical Services ferences I have ever atte n d e d ," was the summ ation given by Freddye P e tte t, co n cern in g the recent gathering o f 15,000 persons who attended the four-day sessions o f the National Urban League con vention in Cleveland. Pettet, returning to Portland, said she was particularly impressed with the high calibre o f the convention’ s w o rksh o p p resen tatio ns b uilt aro u n d concerns fo r the Black fa m ily 's teen-age pregnancies mounting as they are to unpreceden ted numbers, and the Education o f the fa m ily — fro m k in d e rg arten to adulthood— were a part of the struc tured w o rksh o p studies. M id d le - class Black fam ilies cam e under scru tin y as did the issue o f the " F e m in iz a tio n o f P o v e r ty " in a w orksho p w hich P ette t ch aired . Representative Louis Stokes gave the closing speech. In attendance at the U .L . C o n ference along with Petett were: Lin da Rasmussen, D o n n y A d a ir, ch airm an o f the P o rtla n d U rb a n League b o a rd , and W illia m H illia r d , E d ito r o f the O regonian and an Urban League board m em ber. FRYERS Fresh, W h o le G rad e A Southern G row n Prostitution (Continued fro m Page I, Column 6) and support groups for prostitutes looking for other jobs and lifestyles. But in the m eantim e, she and her neighbors felt something had to be done now about the problem. " W e are q uite sick and tired of being put in the position o f being re ac tio n aries on this is s u e ," she said. Barbara M cC arth y, o f the O ver look Neighborhood, said the people who oppose strengthening laws against prostitution d o n ’ t live in neighbor hoods w here p ro stitu tio n activity occurs. lb. S t 2Oth b D IV IS IO N Foia»! 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