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met it the home of Mrs.
Lucille Streeter with Mrs. Sutle
Dflihunt ai co&ostess.
Devotion wti led by Mn.
Evangeline Page. The meeting
wu then opened for business
with Milt Annie Cruie
preiiding.
A" delightful repiit wu
eerved to the following: Annie
Crute, Agnet Hinton, Mary
Hiyet Mettle Tllmin, Eve
Lyon, Viola Thompson,
Erneitine Fikei, Ella Crawford,
Myrtle Taylor, Elizabeth
Edwards, Lina Sanders,
Evaeeline Paae. Carrie
Saunders, Susie Dilihunt, and HONOREES ARE PICTURED from left to right: Edward Anderson, vice justice. National Phi Alpha
Lucille Streeter. ' Delta Supreme Historian,' Ladson Hart, Mrs. Anne M. Duncan, Dean LeMarquis DeJarmon, and
Mrs. Ella Crawford thanked Reginald Towe, Justice. Phi Alpha Delta renders ' Service to the Student, the Law School and the
die hostess. The next meeting Prof anion."
will be held it 11 14 Hyde Park
Ave., with Mrs. Agnes Hinton
and Min Annie Cruse as
hostess.
inbnclal
tograra At
irango Gr.
The Junior Choir of the
ange Grove Baptist Church
i East End Avenue will be
having a financial program
Sunday, March 14, at 4:00
The Henderson Grove
Youth Choir, the Union
Baptist Youth Choir, the
Coralettes, the Pilgrim
Wonders, and many others will
appear on this program.
Mrs. Rennie Galbreath will
be the speaker. We are asking
that all youths of various
churches to please come, and
bring, friends, also relatives to
this program.
Phi Alpha Delta Law fraternity
Slate Pastor's Honors Former law librarian, Dean
Aid 16th
Anniversary
The Paitor'i Aid Board of
Russell Memorial CME Church
will celebrate its 16th
anniversary Sunday, March 14
at 3:30 p.m.
The Gospel Choir of St.
Mark A. M. E. Zion Church,
directed by Mrs. Barbara P.
Daniels, will be presented in
concert. This Choir has an
outstanding record for
excellent performances. The
Choir will be accompanied by
St. Mark A. M. E. Zion Church
family, and a broad-cross
section, -of ; the Durham
community.
We extend this invitation to
you to share our Anniversary
Program,
Virgin Collage
Foundation Starts
Memorial Fund
PETERSBURG The
Virginia State 'College
Foundation, Inc. has created
me Walker H.i Quarles, Jr.
Memorial Endowment Fund in
memory of the late iVSC
president. '''.--; ;i'
; Dr. Queries, the college!
eighth " chief administrative
officer, served as president of
the foundation. He died
unexpectedly on Jan. 21 after
I long illness.
About SI 0,000 solicited
through the -1 975 community
campaign portion of VSC's
annual fund drive will be place
ituu the endowment, according
to Jamei E. Jones, VSC's
director of institutional
advancement.
Jones, who directs the
foundation's fund raising
effort, said it was ' befitting
gesture on the part of the
foundation board of directors
to name the endowment fund
in honor of Dr. Quarles.
., '.The ysC Foundation was
created in 1968 under his (Dr.
';. Quarles') watchful eye," said
Jones, "His name should' be a
i permanent part of the annual
effort to seek private and
' corporate financial Support for
Virginia State College.'
I i Pr. Quarles served VSC for
t aorne 25 years and was acting
: president ' on 'Three separate
, occasions before being named
; the , institution's president oh
: Oct. 31, 1975. It was during
; his first experience as acting
r fchlef executive that the
; foundation was created,
i The foundation has
' operated since its chartering as
f aon'Stock, non-profit,
4 charitable, tax-exempt
corporation with a volunteer
,; board pf trustees and without
se!arU4 suff members.
' J Annual giving increased
, from 4 low of only $4,000 to
i I975' highly successful record
- of nearly. $110,000. The
Queries, Endowment Fund will
. be part of the annual giving
effort, explained Jones, along
.with sepane funds for alumni
- and special projects, campus
twarenesp,; corporations,
foundations, '.parents and
friends.
' With itate C appropriations
becoming an tver-decreiklng
portion of the cpUegeY toUl
operating budget, public
t colleger and universities have ;
' ' been turning to foundations to .
seek financial support from the
"private sector, pointed : out :
Jones.!' . Jytt:") ! K VBiS-
Phi Alpha Delta Law
Fraternity (PAD), Raymond
Watkins Chapter, at NCCU
Law School held their annual
spring banquet following the
initiation of 15 new brothers,
Friday, March 5 at the Holiday
Inn West at 8:00 p.m The
fraternity also honored Mrs.
Anne McKay Duncan, former
Law Librarian at NCCU and
Dean LeMarquis DeJarmon.
Mrs. Anne Duncan served
23 Vi years as librarian at the
NCCU Law Sthool and retired
on December 31, 1975. PAD
member, Jack Glymph
presented Mrs. Duncan with an
engraved plaque in recognition
of her ou ts t a n d tng
contributions and services to
the law school under all types
of conditions! Mrs. Duncan is a
member of the Phi Delta Theta
Law Fraternity and this was a
signal honor coming from the
PAD group.
Dean LeMarquis DeJarmon,
who has resigned the position
of Dean, effective June 30, was
, honored also for his years of
leadership as Dean and
piofessor of Law.
The Hon prabie ( Ladson
Hart, Supreme Historian, of
the National Phi -Alpha Delta
office, ; Chicago, presented
Dean DeJarmon .an engraved
plaque after a glowing recital,
of the many contributions
made by deJarmon at all levels
of the' legal arena,.! Dean
DeJarmon is a member of Phi
Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.
Miss Jackie Morris, PAD
member, pinned beautiful
corsage' on Mrs; Duncan: and
Mrs: DeJarmon:
S special highlight of the
occasion wfas, ' the Proclamation
by Durham Mayor Wade Gavin
setting March 5, 1976 at Phi
Alpha Delta Day in the city.
Part of the proclamation
pointed out . that several
outstanding law students
werbeing . initiated. , into the
Brotherhood of PAD; and as
mayor, he proclaimed the day
as Phi Alpha Day in Durham,
and urged the ' citizenry to
recognize , ithe good work of
PADS and all other students,
faculty. members, and. staff of
NbtrthjyCaiiplina ; Central
University School of law.
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); LAWRENCE HARPER
Apprcdction Service To Be Held For
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An appreciation service will
be held March 1 7 at the Union ;
Baptist Church beginning at 7 :
p.m. for Lawrence Harper.
Harper was permf nently
UBC will be the featured
speaker; :
CcHnmuriity churches,
business, and friends of
BrotJtei Harper are asked to
injured several years ago in an attend hfe service and offer
attempt to save anothers life, him your support.
Dr. Grady Davis, pastor of , . ,i. ,i; ;
f.kssago of Appreciation
We gratuUy acknowledge Incorporated, and a
the efficient services' and -broadicr6s$ section of Durham
expression of sympathy and regional friends. For the j
extended to our sister, the late ""y acts of human concern
Miss Mlttie Louise" Alston, by expressed at the departure of
Lincoln Hospital, Hillhaven , 9ur brother Charles O. Alston,
Convalescent Center and their who preceded our sister in .
staffs the late Dr. C. D. death, we will be eternally
Grandy, Dr, Sampson Harrell, grateful,
the Mount Vernon Baptist " We sincerely pray that God
Church, Russell Memorial CME will, surround, you with his
Church, and the White Rock manifold-. blessings. The
Baptist Church -families, family of the late Mittie L.
Scarborough-Hargett,, Alston and.Charles O. Alston.
Pceco Mbsioncry Bcptlst CbrA
To Honor Senior GHzcns
"Senior Citizens Day' will
be held at the Peace Missionary
Baptist Church, 1212 E. Main
St, on Sunday, March 14 at
11:00 a.m. to honor senior
citizens. , j
The theme "A Salute , to
Senior Citizens" will feature
Citizens,, who will give
highlights jf the origin of the
Senior Citizen I Program and
also other special recognition.
The music will be rendered by
the Senior Choir. The pastor,
wiuiam xl. uaye. win eive
Mrs." Carrie Hargroves, Program recognition in a special message
Coordinator for Senior to senior citizens.
Phi Alpha Delta Law
Fraternity has 146 chartered ?
law school chapters and is the
first major law fraternity to
admit women to membership.
Over 6,000 women are now
members of PAD. Deans of 62
law schools throughout the
country are members of PAD.
Sanford E. Williams brought
Alumni remarks to the
honorees.
New Brothers, male and
female, include LaVerne Cave,
Errol Clay, Charles Coleman,
Willie Darby, Edward
Fordham, S. Kirkland Foshee',
Robert Griffin, Jacqueline
Hall, Gary Henderson, Patrice
Hinnant, Cynthia Knight,
Elreta Ledwell, Larry Peace,
Thomas Penn and Larry Smith.
Reginald Towe, who serves
as Justice, gave the welcome.
Other officers includeVice
Justice, Edward Anderson,
who read the Mayor's
Proclamation, Margaret Quick,
Clerk, Randolph Baskerville,
Treasurer, and Marshal Donald
Leak. Bill Redd gave the
invocation.
EBEIJEZER HOSTS
USHERS MONTHLY
MEET SUNDAY
The monthly program of
the Durham
Interdenominational Ushers
Union will be held Ebenezer
Baptist Church, 2200 South
Alston Ave., at 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, March 14.
The program is sponsored
by the Choral Society.
Mrs. Carolyn R. Blount will
deliver the address.
Special music will be
rendered by the Ebenezer
Gospel Chorus.
Dr. Thurman Hairston,
pastor, will give remarks at the
close of the program.
Mrs. Keller Leathers serves
as Department Chairperson and
Mrs. Hattie B. Thomas is
Program Chairperson.
The public is invited to,
attend.
THE THERESA
HUNTER HOLDS
MONTHLY MEET
The Theressa Hunter Club
held its monthly meeting
Sunday, March 7 at Bull City
Elks Auditorium, with
president Jessie Nunni
presiding. Business was
discussed. Plans were made for
the up-coming Education
program. Patron's were
solicited for the Souvenir
Program for the Education
Dept. A half-page ad was
purchased for the Youth
Souvenir Booklet, for N. C.
State Association which will be,
held in May at the Sheraton
Hotel in Charlotte. , IC
Members present were:S
president, J. Nunn; Dts. F. '
Bowen, A. McCowen, W.!'
Harris, O. McCloud, Dt. .?
Burroughs, V. Stallsworth, M. "
White, M. Pervis, A. Brown, M.,;,
Patterson, , Dt. Locklear, O.j,
Davis, L. Moore, N. Tomlin. C.
Leslie-Bros. L. Hillard, G.,t
Roberts, G. Parker, R.
McCowan, R. Collier. There
hostess was Dt. Gladystl
Lassiter; a repast was served
and enjoyed by all. Club
reporter Dt.C. G; Leslie.
rev; johhny leak
Rov. Johnny
Lead To Do
Installed
The Reverend Johnny Leak
will be installed as
minister-in-charge of Cedar
Grove Baptist Church in
Roxboro on Sunday afternoon,
March 14 at three o'clock.
Reverend Horace L. Bridges of
Cameron Grove Baptist Church
will be the speaker for the
occasion.
Cedar Grove, considered
one of the oldest Black
churches in the area, has been
labeled "the Mother Church' .
Earliest records date back to
1865, however, the church
probably started before this
date. From this church grew
tow associations.
The Cedar Grove
Association which met at the
church for years and increased
so in size that eventually it
divided to create the East
Cedar Grove Association.
Reverend Leak is a native of
Durham. He is the third of
seven sons born to Mrs. Grace
Leak Council and the late
.Clayton Leak, Sr. His
education was in the Durham
City and County school
system, graduating from
Merrick-Moore High School in
1969. He received the Bachelor
of Arts degree from North
Carolina Central University and
attended South-Eastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Wake
Forest. He plans to continue
graduate studies at Duke
Divinity School at Durham.
For three years Rev. Leak
served as associate minister of
Cameron Grove Baptist Church in
Durham, the Reverend Horace
L Bridges, pastor and New
Hope Baptist Church in
Oxford; the Reverend Ralph
W. Mangum, pastor. He is
active in the East Cedar Grove
Ministers' - Deacons' Union
where the office of
assistant-secretary has been
held for the past three years.
Rev. Leak is married to the
former Shelia Elaine Holman
of Durham. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Holman
who reside at 605 Bacon
Street. Her undergraduate
studies were at North Carolina
Central University and she is
presently employed at Blue
Cross Blue Shield.
Local Minister
Appointed To
Post In Nevada
Rev. Fletcher E. Harris,
pastor of New Hope Baptist
Church, Chatham County, has
taken a leave of absence to
accept a position with the
United States Air Force
Reserve to serve as Chaplain at
Nellis Air Force Base, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Rev. Harris assumed his
duties March 1, at Nellis as a
Commissioned Officer and
received the rank of Captain.
Mrs.. Harris and the three
Harris children will join Rev.
Harris in June.
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MR. & MRS. ROOSEVELT MCCOY CELEBRATED THEIR 50th wedding anniversary, February 29
at W. D. Hill Recration Center. The couples 4 children, 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grand-children and a
host of relatives and friends attended the celebration. (Photo by Wagstaff )
Air. and Airs. Roosevelt McCoy
Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
Friends and relatives around
the city of Durham gathered
on Sunday, February 29 at W.
D. Hill Recreation Center to
honor Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
McCoy upon the occasion of
their Golden Wedding
Celebration.
The colorful floral
arrangements were in keeping
with the white and gold color
scheme carried out for the
event. The delicious full course
dinner and the warm
fellowship with the guests
added to the pleasant
afternoon atmosphere.
The couple had four
children, eight grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren to
share honors with them. Mr.
and Mrs. McCoy have resided
in the Grant Street area for
many years.
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both of Detroit, Mich; three
sisters, Mrs. Alease Moseley of
Amarillo, Texas, Miss Nona M.
Woods of Durham and Mrs.
Mary Alice Lassiter, of
Bethesda, Md.; two aunts and
four uncles.
Burial was in Glennview
Memorial Park.
Courtesy of Scarborough
arid Hargett Memorial Chapel
and Gardens.
Courtesy of Scarborough
and Hargett Memorial Chapel
and Gardens.
V
R. B. WOODS
Final rites were held
Saturday, March 6 for R. B.
Woods, at the Markham Chapel
Baptist Church with Rev. L. M.
Gooch, officiating. Woods was
born May 15, 1931 in Durham,
son of the late Lonnie and
Elizabeth Peaks Woods.
He attended Little River
School and was a U. S. Army
veteran. He was an employee
of the Colonial Stores
Warehouse in Raleigh.
He was married in 1955 to
Ella Henrietta Roberts and to
this union six children were
born.
A member of Markham
Chapel, he served on the usher
board and was a deacon.
Surviving are his wif, Mrs.
Ella Woods; three sons, Robert
Earl of Durham, Isaac Lee and
David Louis of the home; three
daughters, Phyllis, Carolyn and
Ella of the home. His mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Peaks Woods;
six brothers, John Henry of
Durham, Gene Berkley, of
Newport News, Va., Lonnie
Alphonso of U. S. Air Force,
Maryesther, Fla., Edward Louis
of Carrboro, and William
Franklin and Clyde Marcel
Card of Thanks
Thomas E. Royster wishes
to thank his many friends for
their many acts of kindness
during his recent
hospitalization. May God
continue to bless you aU.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Royster
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MISS HATTIE B. PARKER
Funeral services for Miss
Hattie Blanche Parker were
held Saturday, March 6 at the
Mount Vernon Baptist Church,
Rev. Percy L. High, minister,
officiated.
Born March 29, 1899, she
was the daughter of the late
Adolphus and Sarah
McMannen Parker. She
received her education in the
Durham County Schools.
She joined the Red
Mountain Baptist Church and
later became affiliated with
Mount Vernon Baptist, where
she was a member of the
Priscilla Missionary Group.
Survivors include two
sisters, Mrs. Eula Mae Overby,
and Mrs. Alice P. Roberts, of
Durham; one brother, James A.
Parker, of Durham; and
step-grandmother, Mrs. Jennie
McMannen Eaton.
Burial was in Beechwood
Cemetery.
JOHN DELAR WINSTON
Final rites were held
Wednesday March 10 at the
Scarborough and Hargett
Memorial Chapel for John
DeLar Winston. Elder George
H. Tatum officiated.
Winston was born in 1877
to the late Johnny and DeLar
Winston in Greenville County,
and spent his early childhood
in Massachusetts and New
York.
He was a master magician
and photographer, and traveled
the east coast of the U. S.
performing his talents.
He was a member of the
New Light Baptist Church in
Granville County.
Survivors include his wife,
Leatha Wilson: two daughters
Miss Willie Lee Winston of the
home, and Mrs. Reatha Walker
of Durham: three sons,
Alphonzo, of Miami, Fla., L. B.
of Myrtle Beach, S. C, and
Sam D. of Durham: thirteen
grandchildren; sixteen
great-grand-children; one
sister-in-law, Josephine
Winston, of Oxford.
Burial was in Beechwood
Cemetery.
Courtesy of Scarborough
and Hargett Memorial Chapel
and Gardens.
Through fiscal year
1975, the federal
government had spent a
total of $239 billion on
benefits programs for
veterans of all wars.
REV. FLETCHER HARRIS
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Scarborough & Hargett
Memorial Chapels
and Gardens
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