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By Bob Johnson
AKA FUN.The Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror
ity of the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte got into a funky dance thing last
Friday night, in the Lucas Room at Cone Center.
The party was down the pipe with a lot of boss
ladies and super dudes cjping it to tunes by the
- young and flashy Zequillas Band. Among the
- quests at this Greek function were Robert and
Deborah Reeves. Kevin Smith. Ed Flowers
Don Pearce, James Cuthbertson, Mike Craw
ford, Annette Johnson, Kenny Swann, Debbie
Hearst, Kenny Parks, Sheldon Shipman,
Voreicha Steele, Theresa Graves, Em Gillespie,
Shirley Smith, Johnny Heardon, Norris Dae
Paul Hemphill, Cynthia Bennett, Barbara
Mayhan and Johnny Matthews.
UN&TALiATION
PROGRAM.....The Las
Elegantes Club held
: • their annual installation
program Saturday night
at the lovely home of
Mrs. Daisy Roberson,
1200 Log Cabin Road.
Mrs. Nancy Stroud
was proudly installed as
a new member of this
popular social club.
The following mem
bers were present at
this once a year happen
ing. i-resicient Jacqueline McElrath, Vice Pres
ident Carolyn Moore, Secretary Idelrie Bland,
Assistant Secretary Barbara Warren, Treasurer
Sadie Barksdale, along with Jacquline Peters,
Robe^son*0^^’ fle^>ecca Sullivan, and Daisy
PARTY TIME....A Dy-no-mite party was held
last Saturday-night at 5437-K Albemarle Road
* . That happens to be the abode of Carl Flamer,
president of the Lakeside Lioveib, me., and the
guest who included several of the former Char
lotte Hornets were treated to the best drinks,
hors d’ oeurves, dips andthelatest in music. This
— elaborate event was tri-hosted by Flamer, Frank
Robinson, and Maurice McClettie.
The former Hornets present included halfback
Don Highsmith, wide receiver James Thompson
and wide receiver A1 Young. Other folk attending
nhlKk 25ngUeLst party were Laura Strickland,
Debbie Bright, John Bolling, Steve Gray, Eloise
Erwin, James Bellamy, Derrick Maynor, Lewis
McClendon and David Richards.
FASHIONS GALORE.If you need an idea
for a Christmas gift, how about a snake skinned
jacket lined in mink for that favorite man, or an
original gown by Sarli for that favorite lady.
These fashions plus many more were exhibited
at the 18th annual Ebony Fashion Fair held here
last Sunday evening at the Civic Center. This
owww wds sponsored Dy me ladies of the
Delta Zeta Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
for the benefit of their scholarship fund. Many
people attended this elaborate gathering. A lot of
them dressed very fashionable themselves.
Among the attendants were Mrs. Edith Simpson,
JMew York, twenty students from the Upward
Bound Program at Allen University in Columbia,
S. C. with their gudiance counselor Mrs. L. w!
Hammonds, Mrs. Nora Lee Robinson and
daughter Yvette, Mrs. Constance Henderson and
daughters, Mr. Joseph Wiggins, Mrs. Lousie
Black, Mrs. Maggie Reid, Mrs. Viola Smith,
Mrs. Fannie Kelsey, and Mrs. Jean Bruce all
from Salisbury, Charlotteans attending included
Mrs. Lydia Pride and daughter Chomois Mr 1
and Mrs. L. J. Kirkpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Kennedy, Mrs. Lou Benson, Mrs. Mattie Arnold,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Byers and daughter
Bonita, Mrs. Vivian Howze, La Forest Williams,
--MTS Cnrnlvn Wwrhn, Mrc RpHnn
Joseph Belton, Mrs. Lucille Ray, Mrs. Joan
Antrum, Mrs. P.L. Ross, Mrs. Frances Waddell
Mrs. Rose M. Pyles, Mrs. Cleo Yongue and
grand daughter Pamela, Willie Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Warren, Douglas Sims, Sharon
Rhyne, Janice Davidson, Mary Faulkner, Mrs.
Willie Boyd, Mrs. Katie Vance, Mrs. Eloise
| f Boyd, Mrs. Dannell Hill, Mrs. Sarah Phillips,
Mrs. Mack Davidson Jr., Mrs. Virginia Shaw,
Mrs. Walter Hosley and daughter Donna, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hackett and daughter.
U me ladies responsible for this “Natural
Feeling” happening were Philistine Dunlap,
L. Clarissy Knox, Eloise Morton, Ella Asbury,
. Madie Simpson, Jane Reid, Elizabeth Hutchison!
} Brenda Slade, Evelyn Pharr, Almetto Alexan
der, Eddieola Alexander, Carrie Evans, Mar
garet Hood, Helen Kibler, Frances Miller, Eliza
beth Murphy, Netie Myrick, Sarah Schofield,
Mary Streater, Emma Wade and Elizabeth
Williams.
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i / HAPPINESS....Happiness is a sunbeam which
;V«. nriay pass through a thousand bosoms without
losing a particle of its original ray; but, when it
: .jg strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged
: ' light on a mirror, it reflects itself with doubled
brightness - It is not perfect till it is shared.
Until our next rap session, be good to yoursel
ves and ROCK EASY! yoursei
Miss Ora Lee Fetherson
Is Bride Of Bosie Hasty
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Marvin AME Zion Methodist
Church Miss Ora Lee Fether
son became the bride of Bosie
Lee Hasty.
The bride is the daughter of
Ms. Eloise Fetherson of Rte. 3
Box 165; Waxhaw, N. C. The
groom is the son of Ms. Dore
tha Hasty and the late Mr.
Hastv of Rte. 2, Waxhaw.
The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. O. C. Davis
and Rev. J. W. Threat. D. A.
Oglesby was organist and
Michael Houston was soloist.
The bride was given in
marriage by her brother,
Ralph Fetherson. She wore a
i cream colored lupaaong gown
with lace bodice sleeves and
train. Her veil was also of
matching lace.
Miss Deborah Fetherson,
cousin of the bride, was maid
of honor. She wore a tangerine
orange colored dress with
cream colored lace trim.
Bridesmaids included Ms.
Betty Sue Fetherson, Deme
trices Feterson, both of Char
lotte and Shirley Vinson'of
Waxhaw. Their dresses were a
floral print of tangerine
orange colors with cream
colored lace trim.
Donald Morrow of Charlotte
served as best man. Ushers
included Napoleon Morrison,
Donnie Hasty, Donnie Vinson
and Bivens Morrison.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Fetherson chose a dress
that accented the bride's and a
matching corsage. Mrs. Hasty
chose the same attire.
The bride is a 1972 graduate
of Sun Valley High School. She
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IS a 13/* graduate ot Wingate
College and is employed by
the law firm of Chambers
Stein, Ferguson, and Becton.
The groom is a 1968 graduate
of Parkwood High School,
Keep your out-of-town
friends informed on what’s
happening in Charlotte by
sending them a copy of the
Charlotte Post each week. The
cost is only 18.00, plus tax per
year. '
Monroe and is presently a
part-time student at Central
Piedmont Community
College. He is employed by the
Family Dollar Stores of
Matthews.
.Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was
held at Marvin Church
Community Center.
Singlev-Battle Vows
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Spoken In Boston, Mass.
Of interest to the Charlotte
community is the recent
marria^of Ms. Bernestine
Singley, daughter of Mrs.
Odessa R. Singley of 1216 Oak
lawn Avenue, to Richard Ver
non Battle of Chicago, Illinois.
The couple were married in
Boston, Mass., at which what
time they also joined their last
names to form Singley-Battle
as their own surname.
Mrs. Singley-Battle grad
uated from West Charlotte
Senior High School in 1967.
While attending West Char
lot te she was a top student and
earned many academic
awards. She was a Charlotte
News All-Star Scholar, Presi
dent of the National Honor
Society, won the Belk-Founda
tion Scholarship, and won a
four-year scholarship to Law
rence University, Appleton,
Wis.
After obtaining her B.A. in
Political Science from Law
rence, Mrs. Singley-Battle
entered the University of
Florida College of Law in 1971.
She studied at both the Uni
versity of Florida and the
Escuela Libre de Derecho,
Mexico City, Mexico. In 1974
she was awarded her J. D.
During her law studies she
received four awards for
academic excellence, in three
different fields of law.
During the summer of 1974
Mrs. Singley-Battle had the
priviledge of teaching at the
University of Florida College
of Law. During the fall of 1974
she entered Harvard Law
School, Cambridge, Mass.,
where she is currently com
pleting requirements for an L.
L. M. (Masters of Law De
gree).
Mr. Singley-Battle is a 1972
graduate of Harvard College
where he won the Lloyd
McKin Garrison Prize for ex
cellence in Poetry. He was
also co-captain of the Harvard
Wrestling Team and was
awarded membership in the
Harvard Varsity Club in 19M
A poet, writer, and English
teacher at Boston Latin
Academy, he has had some of ,
his works published in the
“Harvard Advocate" and the
"Harvard Magazine”. He is
currently completing work on
his first novel.
The Singley-Battles have
made their home in Boston
which is where Mrs. Singley
Battle will practice law
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MRS. BOSIE LEE HASTY
...She was Miss Ora L. Fetherson
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