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"We're just
housewives* as the old
saying goes", said Mrs.
I Alberta Reynolds,
secretary of the Senior
Citizen's Rhythm BandT"
"The Band", as it is
usually called, was
I started in 1969 by
William Peay, Mrs.
I E u p o h i a Workman,
Mrs. Esther Fountain,
Mrs. Catherine Clement
I and Mrs. Alberta
Reynolds.
"Dr. Permilla
Donstons in the mu^ic
department at Winston-Salem
State University
let us rehears there in the
u^gmnmg. "Students
inNhe department sug- !
1 gested that we make our
I own insturments, said
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Susan Jcanca Parker I
became the bride of Re\. <
Clark L. M c G r i f f of
P e t a 1 u m a, California,
Saturday, January 3, at I
Village Baptist Church in
Marvin City, California,
with Rev. E.G. Akognon
and Rev. S.L.. Banks officiating.
The bride is the daughter^ \
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl .4^' :
Parker, 1313 McNeil Street,
P e t a 1 u m a, California.;McGriff
is the son of Mr.?
and Mrs. Walter C.
McGriff, 1447 Emerald
Street, Winston-Salem. ' .. *'
The bride is a graduate of
San Jose State University. ^
The groom graduated from
A&T State University fn *
Greensboro and Golden
Gate Seminary in Mill r
Valley, California. He is a '
captain and chaptatrrm fhe '
U.S. Army, stationed at Ft', 'j
Riley, Kansas.
The bride was given in j
marriage by her father. '
Maid of Honor was Mrcs \
Jclisa R. Parker, sister of
the bride. Bridesmaids were f
Miss Carol Banks of
Petaluma, California, aiid>
Miss Glyntona Johnson of J
San Rafael, California. - c
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There are approximately
26 members in
4 41 Ive band'' with
member's ages ranging
fronrover 50 to under 85
years. The majority of
the women in the group
are widows. "Most of us
become involved to keep
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..vy.ii gluing luuesume.
We have maybe a coupte
of retired nurses and
maybe a retired teacher,
but most of us are either
factory workers or
housewives," Mrs.
Reynolds said, adding,
"most of the professional
people have other
. things to keep them busy
so4hey don't usually join
u
group. '
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best man. Ushers were Per;y
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Michigan, aTich Donald
Parker, brother of the
bride, of Fort Riley, Kansas.
The couple will live in Ft.
Riley, Kansas.
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;On 60th
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--Mr. and Mrs. Melton J.
Sadler,'Sr., of 613 W. 25th
Street, were honored Saturday,
December 27, on their ,
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The; couple was feted by
heir church, St. AnneVEpiscopal
Church, and the
Former St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church to
lighlight the celebration.
The Sadlers have two sons,
Vlelton Sadler, Jr., 01
Winst on-Salem and Dr.
^.eorge Sadler of Hartford,
^onnsix grandchildren
rrui * two greatgrandchildren.
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absence of mane in the
rhythm band. "We have
had one or two men join
us every now and then,
but they usually don't
stay with us long," she
said. I think they are just
glad for women to get
away so tITey don't have
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hens tend to do," she
said.
In addition ti visiting
nursing homes in the city
"the band" traveled to
Raleigh, N.C. and up
near Boone.
Since ther is no
transportation provided
for the band on the
weekends the traveling .
and performances are
done during the week. If
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Ethel Smith Jessup be:ame
the bride of James
Lee Cooper during a civil
:eremony on Tuesday, De:ember
30, in Kingstree,
5.C.
The bride is the daughter
Omega
Psi Phi Chapter, Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will
rjold its monthly meeting
Wednesday, January 14, at
p. m . a-t t h e
Statesman's Club,
Winston-Salem Savings and
Loan Company, 120 West
3rd Street. All Omega men
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:omc and pariicipatc in the
:hapter's activities.
The chapter recently won
"irst place in a district effort
o raise funds for the 6th
District - Frederick Douglas,
t local p harihacist a nd
Dmega man won the inJividual
honor foc.conrihtiting
the most money to
he effort.
On Friday, February 13,
he chapter will sponsor "A
Valentine Jam" at the Ben011
Convention Center
rom 9 p.m. to I a.m. Music
vill be furnished by The
=bony Music Company . All
proceeds will go to the
Taternity's scholarship
und. Tickets
may be secured
rom any Omega man.
-rederick Douglas and
Virgil G. Simpson are co:hairmcn
of the social comnit
tee. Dr. William Ft.
-Jofflcr, Jr. is basileus'of
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that wants "the band"
to perform at other times
they usually include
transportation.
According to band
members, usuatty one
performance is given
during the week. It lasts
approximately 1 Vi hours
and conists mainly of
singing and playing
hymns, however, the
group will sing other
groups and organizations
help us out ocassionally,"
she said.
"PrrtKoKln *"*?*
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interesting or unusual
performance given by
our group was the time
we sang for the Bicentennial
Program at Benton
Convention Center in
1976," recalled Mrs.
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of Mrs. Annie Smith Joyce
of Pilot Mountain, N.C. The
groom is the son of Mrs.
Mattie Grimm of Lake City,
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The couple will live in
Winston-Salem.
Psi Phi'
the chapter.
Host committee for the
January meeting include
Clark S. Brown, C.W. Gad
Dennis
Georgk
Among the recent
graduates of Georgia Institute
of Technology was
Gary Van Dennis of
Baltimore, Md. Gary's
mother, the former L. Faye
Hartman, is a nursing
graduate of the Old Kate
Bitting Reynolds Memorial
Hospital and worked for
many years ai tne John's
Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore. At present she is
employed in a private clinic
as head nurse.
His grandmother, Mrs.
Levonia H. Dixon, is a resident
of Detroit, Mich, and
is an avid Chronicle reader,
along with her entire famirieu
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Reynolds. We were all
dressed in the long
dresses and wore bonnets
for the singing, she added^
"The scariest performance
I've been in was
the time we sang at
-WSSU 1 don't recall the
actual date, but I do
know that it was the first
time I, and probably a
lot of other members had
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cvci pcnurmea on a Dig
stage before. 1 do
remember, though, that
there were an awful lot
of bright lights
everywhere.
Photographers were
there taking pictures.
The Stage seemed to be
really high I got a little
dizzy and worried, but I
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i husband in touch wi
Winston-Salem happe
i ings.
Mrs.-- Dixon and h
, daughter (Gary's moth<
I now Mrs. John Etienne) ;
tended the commenceme
exercises held Dec.~l3th
Atlanta, Ga. Ga*y fecei v
the Bachelor of Electric
Engineering Degree and w
begin work Jan. 1st f
Wcstinghouse Corp.
Baltimore.
Gary spent several sui
mers in Winston-Sale
when he was quite youn
He has aunts, cousins, ai
friends in Winston-Salem
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made it through the performance
okay." she added.
Everyone in the band
seems to enjoy performaning.
Dedicated is
probably a better word.
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things to do it was agreed
that on that day the main
event would be band
rehersal for one hour.
It's also a good time to
catch up on the latest
news about the grandchildren,
great
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Any nursing home
that would like to receive
a visit from the Senior
Citizen's Khythm Band
may~ call the Senior
Citizen House loacted at
2359 Patterson Avenue
at 725-1906.
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