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WSSU Homecoming Parade Bridges All Age Gaps Bs MARK R. MOSS xyironrrtF SnfTWritcr - Eric Brown is 8 and Mamie Waiters is 88. There are serious generational differences here but that doesn't mean they can't enjoy a common experience like the one they shared with thousands of others at Win ston-Salem State University's home coming parade Saturday morning. Brown, a third-grader, said he was there to catch some of his class mates marching in the parade that started at Fourth and Broad Streets around 10 a.m. and headed into East . Winston. The best part about the parade, he said, was the dancing and __ : the music. Waiters, sitting on a folding ; chair beneath the shade of an oak at . the corner of Fourth and Woodland streets, said her first homecoming parade was in 1914. Though not a WSSU graduate, she comes out every year. "Thank God for being here that long," she said, after revealing her age. WSSU's 101st homecoming paratle brought out the best in the participants and the weather. Floats, school bands, shiny cars showing off attractive women, or children i ? a ? r r m in l Staff and children from the attempting their first at public choreography all drifted eastward WSSU Early Childhood Learning Center ride on float Saturday. under a benevolent sun. The colorful floats were either showing off the. best beauties of campus organizations or local busi nesses. The many high school bands paused occasionally along the six mile route to strut their stuff. Mayor Martha S. Wood waved from the back of a black limousine, and Joseph Dudley, president of Dudley Products, smiled and acknowledged the^crowd as he walked. Two young band members from different high school, who began to fcl faint and nauseous, required some rest and shade, but no immediate emergency care. Shirley Carter, who helped tend to one of the sickened youngsters, said she's been attending the parade since elementary school. I "B======== ''ViCTV These Into fiflfe firis seem to be enjoying the parade's festivities. wy . \ , _ Mamie Waiters, 88v attended her first homecoming parade in 1914 . ^ In front of lota Phi Lambda Sorority float : . LaTeea Ambush. (Back: I to r): Odessa Thelma Barnette , Arrie Wright and Virginia Wright. Members of lota Phi Lambda on float at the parade. Sorority Showcases Programs at Parade The sorors of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., a sorority for business and professi^M] women, show cased some of their local and national programs Saturday in the Winston-Salem State University homecoming parade. The GEMS, a group of elemen tary through middle school-aged girls, rode on the sorority's green and white float during the parade. The GEMS program offers friend ship and guidance to girls of aver age ability and attempts to raise their levels of aspirations. Tanethia Livingston is a GEMS representative. Moshay Cotton represented FIGS, a group of high school girls who are interested in pursuing careers in business. LaTeea Ambush, a debutante, represented all past and future debu tantes by riding at the head of the ? float. Thelma Barnette represented pelatis of the sorority, a group omen dedicated to programs jh help impact the problems that \Nomen of color experience daily. Arrie N. Wright, Odessa Gaither and Virginia E. Wright also rode-on the float. Members of the homecoming Diana Williams-Cotton, Virginia committee were: Peggy Galloway, Wright and Arrie Wright. 5HaSorof< 3E*par MAKE A DIFFERENCE If you're looking for a way to make a difference, then consider becoming a Professional Parent. The Professional Parenting Program is looking for couples or single adults who like kids, and are willing to take a needy child into their home for that important second chance. As Professional Parents you'll receive top-notch training, 24 hour staff support, and $550 a month. 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