Portland observer., August 22, 1984, Page 5, Image 5

Portland Observer, August 22, 1964, Page 5
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SIDEWALK SALE
SERVATIONS
August 23rd
H > Kathryn H a ll Bogle
E R E M O N IE S FOR the charter
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Ona Rack
d ra ftin g board to labeling and to the
dress hanger BJ labeled dresses are
now in Fred Meyer stores.
T h e b u ye r f o r th e huge F red
Meyer chain em pire bought a few o f
B J ’ s budget lin e item s to place on
trial-sale in six o f the c h a in ’ s leader
s to re s — I n t e r s t a t e , B e a v e r t o n ,
T ig a rd , M e d fo rd and C oos Bay in
O re g o n , and up in A n c h o ra g e ,
Alaska.
T he M s. BJ o f the label is B e tty
Jo W illia m s T h o m p s o n , the young
w om an w h o lives alm ost next d o o r
to y o u . S h e ’ s th e one w h o m akes
and m a rke ts the M a h ji paper d o ll
and her paper wardrobe. She is also
the one w ho is w o rk in g to earn her
PhD in education at P o rtla n d State
U n ive rsity. W ith her ow n stu d io o f
fa s h io n design in S ou thea st P o r t ­
la n d , she can let her ta le n t and
im agination soar to the heights.
" T h e fu n has o n ly ju s t b e g u n ,"
says Ms. BJ “ The dream is o f m any
chains o f stores s e llin g m y designs
across the co u n try . I w ant my label
know n in the entire w o rld — and why
not? P ucci, G iv e n c h y , C a rtie r. B ill
Blass and C a lvin K le in all dreamed,
and m y dre a m s are n o t d iffe r e n t
fro m theirs M y label can be know n
around the w o rld — fo r I have begun
designs f o r c lo th e s to be w o rn in
o u te r space— you m ay be tra v e lin g
there som eday a n d I ’ ll be ready to
o u tfit you.
" 1 w a n t m y la b e l on e v e ry th in g
fr o m ’ A ’ to * Z ’ — a irp la n e s to
zippers. 1 am designing shoes. I am
designing jew elry and even th in k in g
o f designs fo r a helicopter. I do not
lim it m yself.
" I t may sound highly im aginative
now , but realization is not tar o ff. I
have e sta b lish e d b u y in g o ffic e s in
the East as w e ll as Ihe W est (H a s t
and shall be visiting them soon. The
visit w ill not be by m agic c a rp e t— it
w ill be by U nited A irlin e s ”
M eanw hile, the Fred Meyer buyer
has s o lid p la n s to place an ad
d itio n a l ord er fo r a w ider selection
o f B J’ s styles.
A t In te rs ta te and the o th e r Fred
M e y e r s to re s , BJ dresses are in
w a sh a b le c a re e r-o rie n te d styles
made up in p o lye sfe r-lin e n fa b rics.
F o u r d iffe re n t styles are sho w n : a
s h o rt-s le e v e d c o a t dre ss, a lo n g
historian-editor.
sleeved coat dress, a georgette w ith a
A
re c e p tio n
fo llo w e d
the
P eter Pan c o lla r , and a g e o rg e tte
cerem onies; a courtesy extended by
scoo p neck w ith s h o rt sleeves BJ
the Jack and J ill Associates (m em
makes these in misses sizes fro m size
bers r e tire d fr o m a c tiv e p a r­
6 to size 16
tic ip a tio n ) o f the P o rtla n d Chapter
A ll o f the garments have excellent
d e ta ilin g as BJ takes no short cuts
H O P P IN G fo r practical clothes
C o lo rs are u p d a te d and f o r w a r d ,
the F red M eye r b u ye r n o te d T he
that can give you a lift o f sp irit,
b u t wear lik e iro n and wash lik e a bu yer to ld th is w r ite r tha t the M s.
BJ la b e l m a rk s the f ir s t tim e th a t
hankie?
F red M e ye r has d e a lt w ith a dress
M s. B J ’ s d e sig n s are no w a c ­
design house on the local scene
cessible to you M s. BJ is here w ith
M s B J ’ s o w n business o r g a n ­
her designer clothes that are w ith in
iz a tio n in c lu d e s C o r n e lia M o n t ­
budget reach M s. BJ assures you o f
go m ery, a lo n g -tim e frie n d M o n t
that Her garments bearing her label
g o m e ry is B J ’ s sa m p le m a k e r
are cu t w ith im a g in a tio n , s titc h e d
a n d her " r i g h t - h a n d " a ssista n t
w ith great care and com pleted w ith
th ro u g h every o p e ra tio n o f the g a r­
those id e n tify in g labels BJ makes
m ent-m aking process.
up her garm ents rig h t in to w n fro m
in sta lla tio n o f the Vancouver,
W ash in g to n p ro v is io n a l chapter in ­
to the na tion al org an izatio n o f Jack
and J ill o f A m erica, In c., were con­
du cted on S unday, A u g u st 19th, at
th e In te rs ta te F ire h o u s e C u lt u r a l
C enter in P o rtla n d The event drew
to the c ity the n a tio n a l p re s id e n t,
R a m o n a A r n o ld o f L o s A n g e le s ,
a n d th e d ir e c to r f o r th e fa r west
re g io n , B a rb a ra D u e ll- C la r k . o f
Seattle.
F ifte e n w o m e n o f V a n c o u v e r,
representing th e ir fa m ilie s, pledged
th e ir c o m m itm e n t to the aim s and
objectives o f Jack and J ill in a can­
d le lig h t c e re m o n y h e ld in the
a u d ito riu m w ith th e ir fa m ilie s and
Attending the inatelletlon ceremonies for the Vencouver Jack and
friends sharing in the occasion. C en­
Jill Chapter were (l-r) Jeen Andrews, president Vencouver Chapter:
tra l persons o f the 26-year o ld P o r­
Barbere Duell Clark, regional director fer West; Remone Arnold. Na­
tla n d C h a p te r o f Jack and J il l in
tional president of Jack and Jill of America, Inc; Elaine Jamison,
g u id in g the f o r m a tio n o f the new
past president Portlend Chapter; and. Patricia Walker, current pre
chapter included C o ra S m ith , cha ir
aident Portlend Chapter
(Photo Rlcherd J Brown)
o f th e N ew C h a p te r C o m m itte e .
Elaine Jam ison, o u t-g oing president
o f th e P o r tla n d C h a p te r and
P a tric ia W a lk e r, president-elect o f
the P o rtla n d C hapter.
T h e o b je c tiv e s o f th e p a re n t-
o r g a n iz a tio n a re : " T o cre a te a
m e d iu m b f c o n ta c t f o r c h ild r e n
w h ic h w ill s tim u la te g r o w th and
d e v e lo p m e n t," and " t o p ro vid e fo r
childre n a constructive, educational,
c u lt u r a l, c iv ic , r e c r e a tio n a l a n d
s o c ia l p ro g ra m ”
These w ere
o u tlin e d by R am ona A rn o ld . " W e
are pleased,” A r n o ld said, " t o see
th a t th e N o rth w e s t is g r o w in g in
m e m b e rs h ip . W e n o w have 174
c h a p te rs in th e n a tio n . T h e c o m ­
m u n ity w ill b e n e fit as we w a nt the
you ng people to give o f themselves
in c o m m u n ity se rvice . O u r the m e
fo r 1984 is " F o c u s on the F a m ily :
Hostesses for reception Sunday at the Interstate Firehouse were (l-r)
N ew D ire c tio n s in U n it y , S e rvice
Bobbie Nunn. M yrtle Carr. Ida M cClendon, Addie Jean Haynes.
and S u r v iv a l. ’ O u r lo g o is ‘ P E P ’ ,
Roberta Vann and Bernadette Plummer (Photo Richard J Brown)
fo r parenting, education and po ten­
tia l in vo lve m e n t.” The new chapter,
roses in re c o g n itio n o f her recent
o rie n tin g th e ir m em bership in these
A r n o ld s a id , has been in v o lv e d in
graduation fro m high school. Yvette
goals fo r nearly 24 m onths.
p la n s to a tte n d the U n iv e r s ity o f
D u e ll-C la rk , heading the 20 chap­
W ashington
te rs o f th e fa r west lo c a te d in
C h a rte r o ffic e rs o f the new chap
O re g o n , W a s h in g to n , C a lif o r n ia
ter are: Jean A n d re w s , p re s id e n t,
and A riz o n a , p o in te d o u t th a t the
Jean Massey, 1st vice-president, Jan
greater nu m be r o f chapters exist in
M
in e s , s e c re ta ry , Eva J a c k s o n ,
C a lif o r n ia , w ith one c it y , Lo s
tre a s u re r a n d C o lle tte H a rn a g e ,
Angeles, sup po rting seven chapters.
Cora Sm ith, president of the
new chapter. ,
26th
FROM THE SIDELINES
H e r o w n S e a ttle C h a p te r has 40
members, she said
H e rb C a w th o rn e , d ire c to r o f the
O ffic e o f S pecial Services at P o r t ­
land State U n iv e rs ity , spoke in f o r ­
m a lly to th e m a n y y o u n g p e o p le ,
present, giving them insight in to the
h is to r ic ne cessity f o r fa m ily -
oriented o rg a n iza tio n s to help them
choose their goals in life.
Y v e tte C ris s , d a u g h te r o ftn c w
m e m b e r V e lm a J o h n s o n o f V a n ­
couver, received an arm bouquet o f
Grace Collins
Memorial Center
Day Care
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In s id e B u s in e s s a s U s u a l
Latest in Gifts & Jewelry
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Try it von ’ll lik e it
C o m e trv o u t new tech n iq u es
D o you rself a favor
There is no head that we can’t
do. because "It’s About Hair” .
A New Salon just for you Spe
cializmg in Hair Relaxing. Blow
Style. Bumper Irons, Bob ft
Style Cuts, Curls and New East
Coast Hair Colors
Special
Designer Curls............................. 40.00
Relaxer..............30.00, touch-up 20.00
Haircuts............................. 8.00 and up
Hot oil treatment.......................... 5.00
Cellaphane................................... 15.00
Stylists:
Edw ina A rceneaux
D a rle n e Searcy
Lian n e R oland
M arsha B ro u n
M i ’l l . W
A ll W ork ( m a i d i l l e e n
W a lk in s W e h o l l i e
o m e n , and ( h ild ie n W e ll
n in e
Free C o n d itio n er with Chemical Services
• Kindergarten
• Pre-School
'Latch Key Program'
Children 6 wks.
to 11 yrs.
• Breakfast
• Hot Lunches
•Snacks
FRESH
GROUND
4-yaar old kid» at Graca Collin*
M am orial Cantar laarn how to
maka cookiaa.
Mon-in
6 30 am 600 pm
Call
Ma B J. and Cornelia Montgomery check the labeling of germent»
for the Fred Meyer market.
281-6930
6 yaar old kid» at Graca Collin»
study hard on »chool work
bafora going outaida to play
128 N.E. Russell St.
Grace Collins
Memorial Center
Day Care
Models sought for fashion show
Rose C ity C o n n e c tio n w ill be
h o ld in g a u d itio n s f o r m o d e ls in ­
terested in p a rtic ip a tin g in th e ir fa ll
benefit fashion show The auditions
w ill be he ld at th e M a tt D is h m a n
C o m m u n ity C enter on W ednesday,
August 29, 1984, fro m 6-8 p m and
S aturday, Septem ber 8, 1984, fro m
2-4 p.m.
E ig h t fe m a le a n d f o u r m ale
m o d e ls are needed T h e fa s h io n
show is a benefit fun draiser fo r the
B la ck Colleges C o m m itte e and the
M a r t in L u th e r K in g S c h o la rs h ip
F und , therefore, models w ill be par
tic ip a tin g on a vo lu n ta ry basis.
In te re s te d p e rs o n s , m ale and
fe m a le and age 18 and o v e r, w h o
have had some pre vio us experience
in m odeling are in vited to au d itio n
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