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C om m unity, pointed out that the dis­
integration o f the family and inability
of the system to discipline children
has made it alm ost impossible to live
the principles Dr. King bequested to
our generation. The gangs, he said in
heavy laden Asian accent,’’are rasing
ourchildren”. The audience who prob­
ably have witnessed drive by shootings
and killings, yelled in applause. The
crow d w atched in aw e as Imam
Shabazz lambasted the media for pro­
moting a “Popular C ulture” that is
detrim ental to our society. He raved
and roared over the m icrophone as he
spoke about the unfortunate parents,
whose kids have gone away from the
values and principles that Dr. King
p reach ed
and
liv e d ,
u sin g
Quran .based oratory and phrases to
impress the ecstatic audience.
If adoration and glorifications
could raise the dead,Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. would have risen from his
grave and strolled quietly into the
waiting hands o f dignitaries who gath­
ered at this occasion. A t sixty-five he
would have shook hands with Mary
dow n ed V/
lo w e r lin e s
“W endy” Roberts C om m issioner O r­
egon Bureau o f Labor and Industries,
Bev Stein, Chair M ultnomah County
Com m ission, Charles Stoudam ire,
Executive Director, O regonCom m is-
sioner on Black Affairs. Vicki Bar-
rows, President Portland Association
o f Teachers and those who sincerely
participate in celebrating his birth­
d a y . T o D ick B o g le an d L ew
Frederick, Director, Public Inlorm a-
tion Office, Portland Public Schools,
who played the Emcee, and to C hief
Charles Moose and to those who re­
ceived awards in his name-hc would
say “ Keep Living The D ream ”.
From the highest o f dignitaries
and to the lowest o f the ordinary folks
that graced the K ing’s birthday bash
it was clear that the “ D ream ” he had
and the principles he cherished be­
fore he died will continue to live even
beyond our generation.
But, what was not clear, after all
the speeches and music, were whether
there will ever be any one like M artin
Luther King, Jr. This and plethora of
other questions raised at this occasion
are better left for historical ju d g e­
ment.
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Louise L. Waters Elected President
Of Union Pacific Employee’s Club
L o u ise L. W a te rs
Louise L. Waters was the first black
woman elected President of the Union Pa­
cific Employees’ Club. Louise has at vari­
ous times served as Vice President and
Treasurer of the Club. Ms Waters has been
a member for over twenty-nine years. Ms
Waters has worked on the Club Board for
the last twenty years. She enjoys her work
tremendously.
The Portland Union Pacific Club was
organized in 1933. The Club meets twice a
month to focus on their year ‘round philan­
thropic projects. Other activities include
monthly pot luck dinners and luncheons.
For fun they play Bingo.
The local Club has over three hundred
members under the designations; Active
Employee, Retired Employee, and Spouse.
There are Sixty-four Union Pacific Em­
ployees’ Clubs throughout the United
States. Each year they hold their convention
in a different state. This August the conven­
tion will convene in Little Rock, Arkansas
which will be the host state.
As a member of Vancouver Avenue
First Baptist Church, Ms Waters is also a
member of over twelve clubs and auxilia­
ries, whom address themselves to commu­
nity service. Ms Water’s, says, “she does
not belong to any organization that does not
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W anda G rif-fith Harding was
bom in Portland, O regon on O ctober
10,1922. She died Sunday, D ecem ­
ber 26, 1993 of causes related to
congestive heart failure short-ly af­
ter placem ent in an adult foster care
home.
She attended Jefferson High
School, and completed some college
courses. Most of her adult life was
spent in San Francisco, California
w ere she w as em ployed by the
H unter’s Point Bayview Com m unity
Health Center as an adm inistrative
assistant.
She married Leroy J. Jackson in
1963. He preceded her in death. She
m arried Donald J. Harding in 1979.
They later separated.
After the death o f her m other in
1981, she returned to Portland to
care for her father, Lloyd Griffith.
She was employed by NE Mental
Health Clinic and as a client tracker
for Dclauncy Mental Health for sev­
eral years prior to retirem ent due to
illness.
Mrs. Harding was survived by
her step-daughters, Jean Jackson o f
R ichm ond, C alifornia and Linda
Jackson o f O akland, California and
step-sons, Charles Jackson o f O ak­
land, California, Ronald Jackson o f
Houston, Texas and Ralph Jackson
of San Francisco, California. Aunts,
lone Duke o f San Francisco, C alifor­
nia and Inez M ayberry o f Portland.
Cousins D andle Bradford, Rochelle
Parker, Donna Lee Lincoln o f P ort­
land; M am clla Reese o f Vancouver,
W ashington; Jacqueline Bolivar of
Los Angcles.Califom ia; Betty Kemp
of Lake O sw ego, Leo G riffith, Jr.,
Daryl L. Griffith, Kenneth J. Griffith,
A1 fred Griffi th, George Duke, Horace
A. Duke o f Portland; C larence Stan
Duke o f Santa Barbara, California,
Charles H. Duke o f Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. M rs Harding leaves a
host o f other relatives and friends.
A mem orial service honoring
Mrs. Harding was held on January 4,
1994 at the Bethel A.M .E. Church.
Rev. Dorsey McCullough officiated
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