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Williams - Coate Vows Said Thursday, 12. 1984 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 3A Pamela Ann Williams and Charles Eugene Coate, Jr. were recently united in marriage. The 2 p.m. wedding took place in Providence Baptist Church in Greensboro, wl^ere the Rev. Dr. Howard A. Chubbs officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Vivian Lewis- Williams of Paramount, CA, and the late Dr. Charles Warren Williams of Charlotte. The parents of the bridegroom are Mrs. Cassie Cheek-Coate of Greensboro and Charles Coate of New York City. The bride was given in marriage by Charles Mc Clure of Charlotte. The matron of honor was Dr. Marcia Lewie-Thomp- son of Indianapolis. Brides maids were: Mrs. Pamela Haith Saunders of Atlan ta; Mrs. Diana Y. Briggs of Herndon, VA; Mrs. Freda Williams of Durham; Mrs. Debra Boone of Hampton, VA; Paula Richardson of Raleigh; Alfrieda Phoenix and Dr. Pamela Z. Pear son of Charlotte. The flower girl was Candiss Thompson and the junior bridesmaids was Candita Brown. The best man was Mi chael Coate of Charlotte. Ushers included: Dr. Charles Warren Williams, Jr. of West Hollywood; Dr. James Cheek, Jr. of Wash ington, D.C.; Ted Little, Joseph Williams, Sidney Evans, Vernon Shanks and Elijah Saunders, all of 2nd. Lt. Jerrette Lee Receives Hughes Award Mrs. Charles Eugene Coate, Jr. She was Miss Pamela A. Williams Raleigh. The candlelighter was Brian Cheek, and Master Vernell Crayton served as ring bearer. The bride wore a gown of ivory imported Italian silk taffeta and Alencon lace. Beads, pearls and irrides- cent sequins embellished the exquisite lace bodice. Wearing a cathedral length veil and a Juliette cap, the bride carried a cascade of ‘‘Catch The YW Spirit” The Charlotte YWCA is inviting the community to “Catch the YW Spirit” as it kicks off its annual mem bership drive April 23. Minette Trosch, the city’s Mayor Pro-Tern and former YW board member, will serve as honorary chairman of the drive. The drive will culminate in the organization’s annual meeting May 11, a dinner featuring a nationally pro minent speaker. The drive coincides with the National YWCA Week, a celebration of 125 years of service. Locally, the YWCA is in is 82nd year. “Seven team captains are assisting in drive events which will include a telethon, letter writing campaign, coffees, and such,” said Roberta Black- well, drive coordinator. “Our goal is 700 new members,” said Marjorie Belton, Membership Com mittee Chairman. The YW is comprised of two centers - one serving the Uptown area, the other (Park Road) serving the suburban area. Current membership is about 9,000 which includes boys and men who are welcome as associates, “Catching the spirit of the YWCA is done inex pensively, for we do pur posely keep our dues at a minimum,” noted Mrs. Belton, Annual regular membership is $15, $3 tor teens. “We don’t want to price persons out, since we are first and foremost a service organization,” she added. In addition to its large recreational offerings (some 300 classes), the YW program includes Creative Learning classes designed to provide personal enrich ment. “Many are not aware that we also operate three day care centers, pro grams at four Scattered Site projects, one after school day camp,” said Mrs. Belton. READ THE CHARLOTTE POST white Dutterfly orchids, sonia roses, miniature car nations, stephanotis and gypsophila elegans. Musicians were organist Joy McLean; violinist E. Suggs; soloist Angel Sar gent. The bride is a graduate of Hampton Institute and UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a speech-language path- .ologist with the National Speech and Hearing Ser vices in High Point, N.C. The groom graduated from Livingstone College and attended A&T State Uni versity Graduate School. He is a sales counselor with Circuit City in Greens boro. The couple honeymooned on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The wedding was directed by Mrs. Clemen tine Sessom of Greens boro. Special To The Post Orangeburg - The 1983 Hughes Award for the out standing ROTC graduate of the class throughout the United States went to 2nd Lt. Jerrett Lee. Lee was commissioned in cere monies at South Carolina State College last May and is now serving as 1st platoon leader of Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cal- valry at Ft. Hood, TX, The recipient of this honor is selected from nominations of. ROTC graduates in each region. The nominations are then sent to the Department of the Army where the final decision is made. The Murrells Inlet (SC) native said, “This award signifies to me what the Heissman Trophy means to a football player, except that there are more people competing and the com petition is a lot stiffen.” In 1982 during advanced summer camp at Ft. Bragg, NC, Lee was se lected the top cadet from more than 3,000 cadets from colleges and univer sities attending the camp. He said he also broke the camp record for pushups, knocking out 140 in less than two minutes. Current ly he holds three trophies for arm vvrestling. He was ranked as number one in physical training during his Infantry Officers’ Basic Course last summer. Lee received the George C. Marshall Award which is presented to the out standing cadet from each institution every year and the Cartwright Award which is given the out standing black cadet in a predominantly black school. Along with the lat ter award, he received a $1,000 bond to assist him in his early military career. He was graduated from the college magna cum laude. He was a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu Na- Jerrette Lee SCSC ROTC graduate tional Honor Society and Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration. He was also on the Dean’s List and Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universi ties as well as being a Presidential Scholar. Although Lee’s degree is in business administration, he chose to be commis sioned in the' infantry branch because he felt it offered a challenge. He says he likes challenges and knew the infantry would be both physically and mentally challenging. He also feels he can con tribute to his country in the best way by being a frontline defender. “I want to make the Army my career, and may be later go on to become a president of a corporation dealing in computers,” he said. Meanwhile he plans to pursue a master’s degree in information manage ment systems through the Army Fellowship Pro gram. All the people who work with him agree that he is a motivated officer with great potential, from his commander. Captain Charles Davis, to Sgt. SFC James Ray and Major General Andrew P. Cham bers, commanding general of the fst Cavalry Divi sion also praised him. “He is a typical First Team Trooper,” the general said. “The Hughes Award is a very signifi cant accomplishment and we’re all very proud of him.” Back at South Carolina State College where his training really began. Col. J. T. Bowden, Jr., Depart ment of Military Science said, “Lee is a perfect example of whnt can hap pen to a young person in college who sets goals and doggedly pursues them. What he has done can be done by most here at S.C. State who set their aspira tions high, and early, and then really work on them.” “An excellent student,” commented Dr, J. W. Hairston, interim chair man of the Department of Business Administration. “He is highly competitive. He is just not satisfied until he is tops.” ’Tftdfipfiie >dcet. Presents ao%o8 In Stock Gov/ns Sizes 3 to 20 Large Selection Of Fabrics And Colors 1531 East Blvd. Monday - Thursday 10-9 Friday Sat. 10-6 332-7589 LET'S TALK MONEY Mildred Dwiggins Swift Church Employees and F.I.C.A. F.I.C.A. stands for Federal Insurance Con tributions Act, better known by the Social Security Tax withheld from paychecks. 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