Ptgt 16-The Chronicle, Thursday, May 26, 1983
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High School), I was actively involved," says Acree, a
native of Augusta, Ga. 44I was president of the student
government, a member of the National Honor
Society and 1 was starting guard on my basketball
team, which won the state championship. But mainly
my involvement in the student government prepared
me and gave me confidence."
Acree says an instructor who taught a money and
banking course at Morehouse partially influenced his
decision to pursue a career in banking.
44He was an emDlovee of the Federal Reserve Bank
0 ' and
he made such an impression on me with his fresh
approach to teaching," says Acree. "It was one of
the most current classes I had ever taken. That is
when I decided banking was what I wanted to do."
Acree adds that some of his friends who have
Masons: Secretin
truth is they are ashamed of it is religious and
being on equity with charitable. "You can't say
. blacks," noted a contem- it's purely a religious
porary of Prince Hall, a Dr. organization because a
Bentley, in bis diary. religious organization deals
But despite color separa- purely with the Bible,"
tion keeping blacks from Brown says. "It claims the
u/hif*? IaHom rniintl#?cc Hpav??nlv Father ac it*
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black lodges have sprung up guiding light."
throughout the United When asked what the
States and in Winston- Prince Hall Masons do
Salem that carry Prince Brown is momentarily
Hall's name. speechless, then quicklj
Brown says he was drawn points out that the Granc
to the organization because Lodge in North Carolini
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Piedmont Park *
instance, there's the Pied- tion took place, th(
mont Park Executive people's attitudes have beer
Board, which is made up of totally different," say
residents, and a senior Alberta Watkins, a membe
citizens groups and of the executive board
residents council. 4'They have picked up thei
Some of the programs ^eet anc* begun to ta^e mor
implemented for residents Pr'de *n beautificatioi
include Girl and Boy Scout l^e neighborhood. The;
Troops, the 4-H Club's hav* been^ping> up thei
cooking class, a ceramics yarc*s and making it a mor
class, a sewing class and a P^easant P^ce to Kve.
cardio-pulmonary "The modernization pre
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musviiaiiuii "w ? / iiv>f*vw,
There's also a day care" Mrs- Washingtor
center in the neighborhood Pe0P'e are 'akin
"16 care for the children of more Pride in the 0UIsW
working parents. appearance of the con
munity. They seem to no
?As?morale look at it as more of
among residents is concern- home."
ed, the recent modernization
program in Piedmont s# Catkins says th
Park has had a great im- on* accomplishmei
pacl residents are especially pr
?"Since we had the "d of is the recent markii
modernization program, I parking lot area,
have noticed a Sigriificant "There was a big pr
change in the way the peo- blem with parking becau
pie over here act toward the lines were not mark'
each other," says Alberta off in the lot," says Mi
Harvey, who has been Watkins. "We got togeth
manager of Piedmont Park and since they've marked
for the past five years. "We off, it has cut down on t
put in storm windows and confusion. It is evidence
renovated kitchens and the new feeling
bathrooms. The residents neighborliness over here,
now take a lot more pride in Politically, since th
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an important and moral issue. But
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The NAACP hasn't forgotten; throi
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mindedly sought one goal: EQUALIT
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careers in banking also influenced his decision.
Prior to his graduation from Morehouse, Acree
was recruited to work for Seattle First National
Bank, but things turned sour for him when the bank
lost $400 million and was forced to cancel its training
program.
"I had to regroup after that experience," Acree
recalls. 441 was unemployed for seven months, so I
tried to put the time to good use. 1 audited two
courses: intermediate accounting and loan analysis
and administration at Georgia State University
(Atlanta)."
Acree says he was later interviewed for the position
at Wachovia and hired in March of this year. He col1
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lecis aennqueni reian accounts.
As for his impressions of Winston-Salem, Acree
e But Supportive FrOi
made contributions last NAACP," Brown says.
year in excess of $200,000 While lodge brothers
to help the Oxford Or- willingly discuss why they
phanage, to support educa- were drawn to the Masons,
tion through scholarships none will disclose those
and to support organiza- closely-guarded secrets.
! tions like the National The Rev. Warnie C. Hay,
\ Association for the Ad- pastor of Galilee Baptist
vancement of Colored Peo- Church and a member of
i pie and the United Nations Bivouac Lodge No. 503
, Children's Fund since 1944, says his decision
f (UNICEF). to join was part tradition.
i "We've given more than "It's traditional," says
1 any other single organiza- Hay, who is also a 32nd
i tion in the state to the degree Mason, "from my
father on down. 1 just saw
?... ?them and didn't know a
thing about it and 1 decided
p J7 I wanted to be a part. I
rom rage IJ always wanted to be with
mi mi somc *rouP that's doing
something and I always
t Piedmont Park residents wanted to become a Mason,
i have had to make an adjust- I really have enjoyed and
s ment. have been enriched since ber
"It has caused some ing a Mason and I wouldn't
. apathy," says one resident,
r who asked not to be idene
tified. "People around here
n were used to working with
y one group and now they Jj? MNSTANC '9800
r have had to make a change;?'St MONTI SAQQC
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says it is very similar to his hometown. h
"Winston is very comparable to my home/' says si
Acree. 44In Augusta, we have Babcox and Wilcox o
and in Winston, you have Reynolds. Both places are fl
very industrial.
He adds, 4'There are also many similarities social- ^
ly." I
Acree says he occasionally frequents local clubs
and restaurants. But he says he enjoys playing
basketball more than anything else. '
And he says he has set some goals tor himseit.
"On a short-range basis* I'd like to work on the
corporate side of banking," he says. "Long-range, I
plan to go to law school and work as a lawyer in a
bank."
Acree, who has two brothers and two sisters, says
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Tomie Douthit, another L? _____
member of Bivouac
past master of the lodge,
was also attracted to the
brotherhood by its Chris-?H
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thing," says Douthit, who | \ 1 U ^
has been a Mason since I I yi "L
1967. "It promotes brother- 1 r
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e is especially grateful to his mother because "she
acrificed to send all of us through school; only one
f us did not finish." His father died when he was
ive-years-old.
He adds that marriage is a possibilty "someday,"
>ut for now, he says, he has his eyes set on career :
;oals.
What would he tell young blacks who are incrested
in makine bankins a pawr?
"I would tell them that the key to success is hard '
vork and preparation," Acree says. "The opporunities
are there. You just have to decide if you want .
o become a part of corporate America. Once you .
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