June 13,1990 The Portland Observer Page 3
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Ezekiel Chapters 31-32
MATHE ANN CALLIER-
SPEARS
19901 REGION VII JOINTGALADAY IMPERIAL COURT AUXILIARY
of the
A.E.A.O.N.M.SJ
and
North and South America & Jurisdiction, Inc.
IMPERIAL COUNCIL
A.E.A.O.N.M.S.P.H.A.
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
On the 24th day of May, 1990
at nine in the morning, registration be
gan in the Klamath Conference room of
the Red Lion Inn - Columbia River, at
Jantzen Beach to celebrate the 1990
Region VII Joint Gala Day.
Before this weekend was com
pleted, this group had held its Convoca
tion with Commissioner Charles Jordan,
as guest speaker, on the night of May 24,
issued meritorious awards to three very
deserving persons; the Humanitarian
Service award was presented to Mrs.
Margaret L. Carter. The Community
Service award was presented to Dr.
Mathew W. Prophet. His award was
accepted by Mr. William Gerald.
At the Convocation Service,
Commissioner Jordan stated that...
“ Blacks have a set aside mentality.
Society has conditioned blacks to be
lieve that black is bad through some very
simple, everyday influences, such as:
weddings arc white and funerals are black;
angel food cake is white and devil food
cake is black; a champion dresses in
white and an outlaw dresses in black.
We, the Black race, are much
like the people, in the book of Numbers.
They were a murmuring lot. God had
alerady done so much for them and now
they had come to a point in their journey
when God required of them to rest solely
on their belief in him. Trust Him and
claim the inheritance that he had had for
them. It was just waiting for them to
claim but because of the sin and unbe
lief, however, they were not allowed by
God to claim their inheritance but were
condemned to wander in the wilderness
for forty years. Then, after forty years of
wandering in the wilderness, God brought
them to the banks of the Jordan.
God continues to be faithful to
us but we, like the children o f Israel,
continue to commit the sin of unbelief.
God remains true to His word. How
many times have we, as Black people,
been on the banks of the river Jordan.
We don’t want to give up our houses or
our cars. When are we going to realize
that we should praise the giver and not
the gift. We seem to be waiting for
Pharoah to part the water.” Commis
sioner Jordan’s words are still ringing in
my ears and in the ears and hearts of all
those who were assembled there, that
night
Also, on the program was the
Bethel A .M £. Church Inspirational Chou-
led by Ms. Lorraine Wilder and their
pastor,Rev. Milton Green. AstheM .C.,
Noble John T. Blow, stated, “ This pro
gram reads like a who’s who from Be
thel A.M .E...."
Following the special convoca
tion service, there was a gala celebration
of games and fellowship with food and
refreshments in several rooms, that had
been set aside especially for the occa
sion. Assembled were representatives
from Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, the state
of Washington, Arizona and California.
Among those present were: Grand Wor
thy Matron of OES Prince Hall Grand
Chapter, Dtr. Jo Ann Childs; Imperial
Daughter of the Desert, Dtr. Frances
Odom; Illustrious Commandrcss of Minor
Court #142 of Oregon, Dtr. Orene Rose-
man; Imperial Deputy of the Oasis, Dtr.
Virgie Tinsley; Illustrious Potentate of
Prince Hall Shriners of Oregon, Charles
W. Sanders; Imperial Directors, Noble
Lawrence Valmore from Suisun, Cali
fornia; Imperial Co-Directress, Dtr. Mary
Alice Blackwell from Oakland, Califor
nia. Noble Valmore and Dtr. Blackwell
presided over the region’s activities.
This was the first time the Gala
Day celebration had ever been held in
Oregon. The first time it was held in Los
Angeles. The second time it was held in
Oakland. This celebration, in Portland,
was the third. The fourth annual Gala
Day Celebration is scheduled to be held
in Los Angeles, again. California sent a
very large representation. The main
Imperial Council will be held in Detroit,
Michigan in the August 1990.
ing 5” A-Group and “ Flaming 5” B-
Group. These groups were headed by
Potentate Robert Sheppard and the Captain
of Patrol, Phillip Cook, Jr. One group’s
ages ranged from 7-11 and the other
team - 7-16. Jo Shana Card was the
leader of the B-Group and Antoinette
Stephenson was the leader of the A-
Group. The third group was led by
Captain Noble Stringer, Alooma Temple
#212 from Suisun, California with a nine
man precision drill unit. The last entry
was a nine man drill unit representing
Egyptian Temple #5 from Los Angeles,
California with Joe Powell as its Cap
tain.
Reigning over the entire affair
were three very charming and lovely
young ladies - Miss Region VII-1990,
Kayenta Young representing Egyptian
Temple #5 from Los Angeles, Califor
nia; Miss Desert of Washington, Angela
Jones representing Yemen Temple of
Seattle, Washington; Miss Desert of
Oregon, Lorraine Brown representing
Mina Temple #68 and the retiring queen
of 1989, Miss Yolanda Jones represent
ing Sheik Temple #98. Mrs. Carrie
Perry is the director and chaperone. These
young ladies were chosen from these set
of criteria: 17-21 years old, must be in
High School or College, single, must
have a good morale character, intelli
gent, 3.5 and above GPA and others.
Saturday night ended with a
beautiful GALA BALL that drew scores
of beautiful lades adorned in their gowns
and jewels. The men were handsome
and dapper in their tuxes and elegant
evening attire.
The next day, Friday, May 25,
1990, began on the golf course and then
on to the bowling alley. There was a
memorial service held in honor of their
deceased members, a joint business
meeting and opening ceremoney. Later,
that afternoon, there were training work
shops on leadership and supervision. The
The 1990 REGION VII JOINT
evening activities were bubbling with
surprises brought forth from the “ Talent GALA DAY, of the Imperial Council
Program” that was held that evening in A.E.A.O.N.M.S.P.H.A. and the Impe
rial Court Auxiliary of North and South
the main ballroom.
America and Jurisdiction, Inc., termi
On Saturday, May 26, 1990,
nated its four day celebration on Sun
the 1990 VII JOINT GALA DAY PA
day, May 27, 1990 with a closing service
RADE left the Portland Memorial Coli
in the Klamath Conference Room of the
seum at 10:30 a.m., proceeded north on
Red Lion Inn - Columbia River Jantzen
Williams Avenue; turned right on Fre
Beach. Portland awaits the next Gala
mont and then right onto Martin Luther
Day celebration. Its activities brought
King, Jr. Boulevard, heading back to the
much happiness and many new friends
coliseum with Mayor Bud Clark as the
to the City of Roses.
Grand Marshall. As the parade wound
We have experienced love...
its way through the streets of North/
in our parents, our families and friends
Northeast Portland, residents scurried
and now a new love in each other.
out to see what all the commotion was
With sincere joy and a firm desire
about. There were drill teams, bands
to give this love its fullest expression
marching and on a truck, many cars with
we will be joined in marriage
out-of-state dignitaries and a miniature
motorcade with African ¿American Shrin on Saturday, the sixteenth of June
Nineteen hundred and ninety
ers performing difficult maneuvers. All
at one o’clock in the afternoon
in all, it was a very good parade that
Laurelhurst Bible Church
stretched out for more than a mile.
3212 Southeast Ankeny Street
When the parade reached the
Portland, Oregon
coliseum, the activities were far from
Minnie L. Harris
over. Shortly after the parade was over,
and
the drill team competitions began.
Lee O. Hardaway
Thutmos Temple #74 from San Fran
Reception following
cisco, California had two entries; “ Flam-
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