The Chronicle, Thursday, December 3, 1981 - Page 3
Community
Calendar
American Legion Post 220 Is Alive And Kicking
December 3
prsday,
[^orth Carolina A&T State University will hold
..registration for the Spring Semester at the
Jinston-Salem Graduate Center, Winston-
Salem State Univ., in Carolina Hall room 112 at
,m. The following courses will be offered:
The Principalship, Seminar in Educational Pro-
and Curriculm Development. Contact
bleins
pj Jerry Hickerson
education at 761-2121.
director of Countinuing
mrday’
December 5
workshop production of the Off-Broadway
pljy^ “Getting Out”, by marsha Norman, will
produced by the North Carolina School of
Ire Arts on Saturday, Dec. 5 through Tuesday,
Dec. 8, plus a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Dec.
5 The play will be presented at the NCSA
Sound Studio on Vintage and Main Streets. Ad
mission is free, but reservations must be made
by calling the NCSA Box Office at 784-7843.
A rally, sponsored by the Political Rights
Defense Fund, in support of the Socialist
Workers Party and Young Socialist Alliance
ivillbe held at 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 127 S.
Cherry Street. Diane Wang of the national com
mittee is the keynote speaker. For further infor
mation call 723-3419.
Janie murray, post Chaplain-Rev. Nance and Mrs. Bel! are active members of
American Legion Post No. 220. Here they proudly display the goods gathered for
Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Saturday, December 6
The 11th District Administrative Council will
meet at 3:00 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 1025
E. 14th Street. The Bivouac Chapter will serve
as hostesses. Business will consit of reports.
Elections ofofficers, etc. Members are re
quested to be on time.
Dr. Samuel Barber, director of the North
Carolina A&T State University Choir, will con
duct the annual “Christman Gift” of Yuletide
hiusic from Guilford College to the wide com
munity at 7 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on the
Guilford campus.
The public is invited to the concert and to a
reception to follow in Founders Hall.
Luminaries will light the way from Friendly
Avenue to Dana, and then on to Founders for
the reeeption.
The Winston-Salem State University Choir
will perform the area premier of Mozart’s
“Missa Brevis in G Major, K. 49” at 8:15 p.m.
in the Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium. Ad
mission is free. The choir will be accompanied
by members of the Winston-Salem Symphony
and conducted by Robert L. Morris.
The League of Women Voters will have a
Holiday Open House from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Alyson Paul’s House, 731 Somerset Dr. Drop in
with friends and family. R.S.V.P. 728-4806 or
748-0669.
Monday, December 7
The Forsyth County Public Library’s
Children’s Outreach Program is sponsoring a
series of film programs on Monday at Happy
Hill Community Center at 3 p.m.; Tuesday at
King Recreation Center at 3:30 p.m. This
week’s featured films are: “Amimals Talk,
“Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” and
“Christmas Cricket”.
The YWCA Contemporary Women’s Series
will take a look at marital dependency when
Manderline Scales, Director of Student Ac
tivities at Winston-Salem State University will
speak on “The Psychological and Economic In
security of the Dependent Spouse in a
Marriage”. The program will be from 12:15
•1:00 p.m. and is open to everyone.
Tuesday, December 8
The East Winston Restoration Association will
hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in
the Fellowship Hall of the St. Benedicts
Catholic Church located at 1625 East 12th
Street. All residents are urged to attend as
business of importance will be discussed.
Wednesday, December 9
The YWCA’s Mothers’ Network will hear
Caroline Davenport-Ersoff give tips on
Choosing Toys for Infants and Children”
from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Everyone who is in
terested may attent. Child care is available for a
American Legion Post No. 220 Commander George Grady smiles as he and post
members prepare to distribute the 31 Thanksgiving baskets to disabled post members
and post widows last week.
By Beverly McCarthy
Staff Writer
Since George Grady be
came commander of the
American Legion Post 220,
the organization has been
actively contributing to the
Winston-Salem commun
ity. Not only did post
members take part in salut
ing a minority business
during Minority Business
Week, but the group plans
to make contributions to
other organizations all over
the city.
Grady became post com
mander in June of this year
and has set various objec
tives for the group. Those
objectives include the or
ganization of post bovi'ling
and softball teams, im
proved communications
among auxiliaries, the or
ganization of a View Nam
Veterans Committee, and
above all improved morale
among post members.
“1 want the post, to be an
active part of life in Wins
ton-Salem. We’ve got a lot
to offer the city, and
they’ve got a lot to offer
us,’’ Grady said.
Robert L. Love is second
in command at Post 220.
Serving as adjutant of the
group. Love sees post ex
pansion as a personal ob
jective.
“I mainly concentrate on
community and social acti
vities of the group,’’ he
said. “The American Legi
on began in 1917 after
World War 1. It’s a good
organization with a lot to
offer,’’ Love commented.
Senior citizens all over the
city will receive a special
blessing from the members
of Post 220 during the
Thanksgiving season. Paul
Ferguson is chairman of the
Thanksgiving Drive which
will allow several senior
citizens to receive food
boxes.
“We want to show the
elderly in the city that we
care about them. We’ll be
giving boxes to some of the
widows of former soldiers
also,” Ferguson said.
Maintaining the spritual
and intellectual morale of
the group is the Rev.
Carroll Nance Jr.’s job.
Nance also heads a commit
tee that deals with the
human relations progress
of the group. From time to
time, Nance’s committee
sponsors meetings with
various dignitaries from the
city as guest. On Nov. 29,
Carl H. Russell will visit the
legionnaires’ meeting.
The Service Officer of the
group is Southern Prysock.
It is Prysock’s job to assist
veterans with job hunting,
visit sick and shut-in post
members, and see that
anyone in need receives
assistance.
The American Legion
Auxiliary is the ladies or
ganization within the
group. Its purpose is to
contribute to the accomp
lishments and goals of the
American Legions.
Officers of the auxiliary
are unit president, Mrs.
Sandra Deberry; first vice
president, Mrs. Martha
Gillis; second vice presid
ent, Mrs. Helen Nichols;
secretary, Mrs. Mary
Thomas; treasurer, Mrs.
Lula Jenkins; financial
secretary, Mrs. Nomie
Long; chaplians. Mrs. Alice
James and Mrs. Clara
Love; sergeant at arms.
Mrs. Doris Noble, and pub
lic contactor, Mrs. Janie
Murray.
Murray also serves as
Community Service chair
man of the auxiliary, and
sees her job as a vital part
of the organization.
“We reach out to the
communit’- ’nd \t w mv job
to go out into Uic conunuii-
ity and see where we can
best serve,” she said. “We
make a yearly contribution
to Oxford Orphanage, and
do lots of things like that.”
The members of American
Legion Post 220 are excited
about the future. Post
members realize that the
activities that they plan to
carry out may take lost of
work, but Commander
Grady feels that the pro
jects are well worth the
effort.
“We plan to be very active
in the upcoming days. We
work together and enjoy
what we’re doing,” he
said.
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