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(L, to r.) Sallie Brown; Be mice Bess , co-captain; Evelyn P . Acree, captain; Apryl Brandon; Janice Hines; Francis Baird; Deltra Bonner; Maxine
Brandon; and Lisa Johnson, Also pictured is Lauren Johnson, v .
Local NCNW Sponsors Star Walk
Bernice Bess is crowned Super Superstar by Evelyn P. Acree, the outgo
ing Super Superstar.
The Winston-Salem section of
the National Council of Negro
Women sponsored its second dinner
theatre on June 19. The 1993-94
Starwalk/the principal feature, was
held in the Shilohian/St. Peter's
Day Care Center auditorium.
Maxine Brandon was chairper
son of the decorating committee.
Bernice Bess introduced the mis
tress of ceremony, Sandra S tin son.
Marie Clybum, the chapter's chap
lain, led the invocation. Carolyn
Crutchfield welcomed members
and friends.
Ginny Britt of Crisis Control
Ministries led an appeal to black
churches for help with donations of
money, volunteers and goods.
Those who attended donated more
than S270.
The theme of the Starwalk was
'To those rare individuals who go
beyond the call of duty and reach
for the stars." ?
Thelma Pigford, chapter presi
dent, saluted the members of the
section who helped carry out the
national and local programs. During
the awards portion of the program,
Pigford thanked members and
friends who have helped the council
throughout the year with projects,
which included community work
and fund-raising.
Manderline Scales, the state
convener, reminded members of the
purpose of the NCNW and urged
them to support both national and
local projects.
In 1973 a group of women met
at the former Patterson Avenue
YMCA and agreed to form a sec-~~
tion of the NCNW. Under Scales'
leadership, more than SO women
were inducted during the chartering
of the section, which was obtained
in 1974.
The 1993 Starwalk was made
by the current SO paid and active
members. They also received cer
tificates.
Non-members who were recog
nized as Community Stars for ser
vice to the council were: the Rev.
Theodore Brandon, Lacy Dillard,
Mae Brut, Ethel Walker, Lon me
Robinson, Florence Corpening,
Michael Young, Greg Burrell,
Amos Pigford, Ronald Pigford,
William Pigford and Union Chapel
Baptist Church.
The Guiding Stars were recog
nized for being among the first
members of the council who main
tain active participation in the orga
nization by attending meetings and
participating in projects. They are:
Roxanna Pitts, Manderline Scales,
Marie Clybum, Lam Dillard, Clara
Ellis, Georgia Davis, Olivia Green,
Donley Young, Mildred Shouse,
Doris Noble Crosby, Rosie Feem
ster, Katherine McLean, Virginia
McCullough, Francis Baird, Lillian
Hairston, Emmalene Goodwin,
Mary B. Johnson and Mary Sloan
Jones.
The Rising Stars are the newest
members bringing energy and new
ideas. They are: Evelyn Acree,
Maxine Brandon, Lisa Johnson,
Apryl Brandon, Sandra Stinson,
Catherine Kirk land, Virginia Cole
man, Maria Burrell, Queen Reid,
Valaric Reid, Deltra Bonner,
Shirley McMillan, Janice Hines,
Tanya Jones, Norma Vincent, Ber
nice Bess, Linda Sutton, Idella
Jones, Carolyn Crutchfield, Ros
alind Banner, Carlotta Fleming and
Mary Thompson.
From the Guiding and Rising
Stars emerge the Super Stars. They
are the members who are willing
workers. They do all the necessary
preparation for projects and regu
larly attend meetings. The 1993
Super Stars are: Evelyn Acree,
Maxine Brandon, Virginia Cole
man, Maria Burrell, Catherine Kirk
land, Janice Hines, Bernice Bess,
Tanya Jones, Norma Vincent, Clara
Ellis, Georgia Davis, Linda Sutton,
Donley Young, Lisa Johnson, Apryl
Brandon, Sandra Stinson, Deltra
Bonner, Manderline Scales, Francis
Baird, Valarie Reid, Queen Reid,
Rosalind Banner, Carolyn Crutch
field and Roxanna Pitts.
The 1993-94 Super Super Star
is Bernice Bess. She joined the
council in 1992 and has actively
and eagerly participated in all
events.
Teamwork is stressed in all of
the council's projects. The winning
team was Team No. 1, chaired by
Acree and co-chaired by Bess.
Team members present were: Fran
cis Baird, Delta Boriher, Maxine
Brandon, Apryl Brandon, Lisa
Johnson, Sal 1 i e Brown, Marie
Clybum and Janice Hines.
The Winston-Salem section has
five life members. Two who were
present, Scales and Brown, were
presented rose bouquets. Bernice
Reynolds, Annie Alexander and
Elvin Smith were not present. H
Roxanna Pitts led the unity
prayer and blessing. Norma Vincent
called the winners of the door
prizes during dinner. After an inter
mission, the Ml Olive Drama Club
performed a play and musical. The
play was written by Michael Gray.
The Rev. C.E. Gray, pastor of Ml
Olive, was the director. The title of
the play was "Let God Be God."
After the play, members of the
cast gathered to greet the guests.
They were accompanied by the offi
cers of the NCNW Winston-Salem
section.
?The 1992-93 officers are:
Thelma Pigford, president; Cather
ine Kirkland, 1st vice president;
Evelyn Acjee, recording secretary;
Lisa Johnson, assistant secretary;
Virginia Coleman, financial secre
tary; Maxine Brandon, correspond
ing secretary; Roxanna Pitts, parlia
mentarian; and Marie Clyburn,
chaplain.
Last Week's Play Was Dry, like the Weather
The past week for bridge
playing (dub games) was like the
weather for the same period of
time ? hot and dry! A game was
not played at the Carl Russelj
Recitation Center due to the holi
day closing of the facility. Games
were not played with more than
one table at either the Winston
Lake Family YMCA or the Rupert
Bell Center. A combination of
vacation time for many people,
extreme hot weather and other rea
sons kept many players away from
the regular club games, making
last week one of our driest weeks
of play in quite awhile.
In spite of the dry period,
which may continue for awhile,
some few players enjoyed practice
games at the YMCA, Bell Center
and in some homes. The beat, or
rather the heat, goes on and so
does bridge.
A few local players traveled
to Richmond, Va. for the Mid
Atlantic Sectional (July 2-5). No
results have been passed on to the
writer of this column as of yet, but
it was learned that Bessie Allen,
Gerakline Cary, Marjorie Lester,
Waldo Lester, Monica Leu and designed to utilize some of the
Ruth Washington made the trip for knowledge and skflls learned dur
at least one or more days, lliere ing the period of training,
may have been others to partici- Boone is very pleased with
pate from Winston-Salem, but the progress of his students. "They
such news and how players placed , been regular in attendance,
have not been made available to pityttptllnd prepared for their
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Bridge News
By RUDOLPH V. BOONE SR.
the writer. We do thank those who
represented our city and unit
Tomorrow will be the lOtlf
lesson and graduation time for five
bridge students who have studied '
the "Elementary Bridge Five Card *
Major" course by Shirley Silver- *
man and Rudolph V. Boone Sr. *
The graduates are: Catherine $. ~
Kennedy, James D. Kennedy Jr;, *
James E. Payne, Lots D. Quinn
and Jefferson Rollins. After the
final lesson, the students were
involved in a "team game**
le$sonvand*xcite<J about their
taritlsigs" the interest level of
the stikients were very high, and
this shobla cany* over Into skill
folly played games in the future.
Congf&ulatioes to the graduates!
Tt?is is the weekend for the
mont%rgaroe at the Dudley Cos
metology University auditorium,
SuncWJM J&h AH bridge play
ers arc cordially invited to come
ind participate. The competition is
gveatf: Hie food is great! The fel
lowship is great!
Thelma J. Pigford (left) showers Bernice Bess with gifts.
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