Full figure fashion show a success
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Chronicle Staff Writer
Mt Zion Baptist Church recently benefited
from a fashion show for full-figured women
that was held in the File-Goodwin Enrichment
Center of the church.
The show, entitled "What's Brewing," was
held for two reasons, according to coordinator
Jeannette Lewis.
"Number one, it was for the building fund
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church; to raise money for
the building fund. And it was also given in
memory of my mother Mrs. Janie W. Thomas,
who was a long time member of Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church," she explained.
Mrs. Thomas died in 1986 and this was the
third fashion show held in her honor. "1 started
But this is my personal contribution as her third
daughter to Mrs. Janie W. Thomas," said
Lewis.
She added that each year, the proceeds are
donated to Mt. Zion's building fund to help pay
for the church's new wing, which was complet
ed about four years ago.
The first fashion show was in 1989, and
according to Lewis, each show has been pri
marily for women who are full-figured.
"In the past, all the smaller women, all th$
skinny women, so to speak, have been getting
all the attention in the world. And this is really
not a true picture. The real world has all sizes,
and I feel that the full-figured lady buys as
much as the smaller-sized women, and that if
you're going to give a true picture, it was about
time, I thought, that somebody stepped out
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Mt. Zion's Building Fund will benefit from a fashion show held in the Flle-GoodwinJEnrich
ment Center. The show was held in honor of the late Mrs. Janie W. Thomas.
this shortly after my mother died, not right
away.
"You know how some people put flowers
in the church, which is fine. We do that on
occasions and on Mother's Day, they recognize
the deceased mothers. And there are several
occasions that we (Lewis and her three sisters)
do remember our mother in many, many wayS>
locally to honor the full-figure fashions," she
stated.
Lewis estimates that over 100 people were
in attendance at the show, which raised at least
$.300 for the building fund. "From the response
of the audience and from the comments that
were made after the show, it was our most suc
cessful one. I heard words like, 'It was profes
The fashion show showcased fashions for
full-figured women only.
sional/" she said.
Fashions for the show were provided by
Audrey Jones of Hanes Mall and showcased in
five categories ? church, sports/casual, winter
coat wear, dressy/after five wear, and the
finale.
Fashion tips were provided by JoAnne J.
Falls and make-up tips were provided by Laura
Allen.
Lewis said that she plans to make the fash
ion shows an annual event at Mt. Zion to be
held every third Sunday in October.
'Big house' Gaines
honored with special day
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Winston-Salem State Wniversi
. ty Coach Clarence "Bighouse"
. Gaines was honored with a special
day proclaimed in his name at last
week's NBA game at the Lawrence
Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Last week, Mayor Martha
Wood proclaimed Friday, Oct. 18 as
"Bighouse Gaines Day" in Winston
Salem. vr"
Sire Tead~thre proclamation
before the National Basketball
Association's 7:30 p.m. basketball
game between the Cleveland Cava
liers and the Orlando Magic at the
Coliseum.
Mayor Wood also presented
Gaines with a check for SI, 000
from Russ Potts, Productions, Inc.,
payable to the Winston-Salem State
University Athletic Foundation.
Russ Potts, Productions, Inc. is
licensed to do business as Sports
Productions, Inc., which was the
promoter of the NBA game.
Gained has coached at Win
ston-Salem State University for the
past 45 yeafs, during which, his
teams have won eight CIAA cham
pionships.
Gaines has also been named the
CIAA Basketball Coach of the Year
eight ti mes, in addition to being
inducted into the North Carolina
Basketball Hall of Famer
? Coach Gaines has also been
distinguished as the second man in
the history of college basketball to
achieve 800 game victories.
Gaines received that honor on
Jan. 4, 1990. He is now considered
the country's "most winning active
basketball coach" with 816 wins. j
According to the proclamation
read by Mayor Wood, "Coach
Gaines serves as an inspiration for
athletes and sports fans across the j
country .by his dedication and com- j
mitment to athletic excellence and |
the full development of individual
potential."
'For the Record'
mree girls. And although it was
tough trying to make ends meet
. somehow God just blessed them.
. They didn't have much but what
> they did have, they just saved.
and even though he and his
wife didn't have a formal education
. , they knew the real value of educa
tion and thus they were willing to
make the sacrifices so that each of
their daughters could one day go to
1 college.
Evroy would walk miles so that
... he could come home and put a Buf
falo nickel in a jar that would pay
- for his children's college education.
He and his wife knew the value
'! of owning things so they scraped
and saved enough to buy them
selves a home ? a brand new home
over Boston. At one point things
got pretty rough ? the wife was
laid off, two children in college,
house payment due.
But through it all Young Evroy
never forgot this one thing: that
God could do more with a dollar
than he could with 10. Therefore he
and Henrietta would keep their
hands in the Master's hand and pret
ty soon everything would be alright
And you know, sure enough, it
was. Because as soon as one daugh
ter made it out of school, she would
send money back home to help out
It wasn't that she had too but it was
because they were all a little family
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together. They were a family. When
the other (laughter finished school
she wanted to send iponey too.
They told her that she didn't have to
but she wanted to.
?In 1967, Evroy decided that he
had enough of his old job at
Reynolds when they asked him to
train another white fellow who in
two^ weeks was making more
money than Evroy. This time he
told them that he was gone. Gone to
plant flower and gone to spend the
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rest of his life with his beloved
Henrietta. That was then. He never
looked back.
* A few years ago, his best
friend, that little woman in the red
blouse and the blue skirt passed
away. For him, she was the best
there ever was. To him she was the
best thing that could have ever hap
pened to a man. Never once did the
two of them ever argue about any
thing. They were simply in perfect
harmony. She was his supporter and
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he was hers. Together the two of
them built a beautiful family that ^
lasted more than a lifetime. It will H
last through all generations.
Next month, November 25, ^
Deacon Evroy Cunningham of Mt. m
Zion Baptist Church will be 86
years old. ?
If you see him shed a few tears, |fj
don't worry. It's not all sadness. It is
also the joy of knowing that one
day he and his favorite will be
together again. ^ -
Chancellor Cleon F. Thompson, Jr.
invites you to attend
Winston-Salem State University's
99th Founder's Day
9:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, 1991
Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium
PRODUCER OF THE ^
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To perform at New Bethel Baptist Church
In
"It's Time - Time to make a change"
November 10th 4:00 P.M.
1016 North Trade Street, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Reverend John Heath, Carlotta Samuel, Randy Johnson, Kenneth
Mallete, Sharon Frazier, John Poindexter, IV
This program is part of New Bethel Baptist Church
"Race Progress Day"
Admission is FREE!
Reservations can be made by calling: 723-2266 or 724-1 824
Dr. Jerry Drayton, Pastor
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