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uuhecs' moiiigi I I Hello’.....Easter has just passed and the holiday that brings us the funny looking bunnies and the dyed hard boiled eggs has drifted into the annals of memorable conversation. Before the smoke completely disappears, let us reminisce a moment on some of the happenings, plus shed some light qn things to come. SPRING DANCE.... The Omega Psi Phi Fra ternity of Charlotte held its annual spring formal dance last Friday night, April 13, downtown in Charlotte’s Civic Cen ter. As usual, this affair boasted all of the things that make for great fun. The band, Brief Encounter, from North Wilkes boro put on a stunning performance for the many guests. Bob Johnson Alley piayea many contemporary tunes with the style and rhythm that made them one of the leading groups in this area., They also added the musical spice to the dance: The guests, which included many people from far and near, were in a good holiday mood, and they really burst loose. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Donald McClure from Washington, D.C., Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grigsby, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roddey, Mr. and Mrs. James Sims, A. D. Neal, Flip Ingram, Stanley Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis from Orangeburg, S.C., Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, Jr., Oren McCullough, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maxwell, James Smith, Mr. and Mrs. William Mooney and Terri Sampson. The only thing wrong with this 9 to 1 affair was that the encounter was too brief. ALL DAY THING...Group 2 of Johnson C. Smith’s local Alumni Association, in early preparation for Homecoming ‘79 sponsored a fish fry party at Curt and Hattie Ardrey’s home, 2011 Quentin Place, last Saturday, April • '■»{'. ' Myra Maxwell, Willie Waddell, Fran Owens, Hfraid: Winston, Duffie Hyatt, Julia Garvin, Charles Hodges, and Frgncis Debeuneure along with Curt and Hattie played the major roles in this all day fun-filled event. They made sure that everybody was wined and dined to the max. Many friends ate, drank, danced, played cards and involved themselves in titillating conversa tion while they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Some ofthe many friends were Gerald Blakeney, Bill 7 Johnson, Jr., Steve Edney, Gwen McCullough, Bonnie Phillips, Pat Moore, Elaine White, Tom Bradley, Lorraine Berry, Sandra Davis, Francis Sowell, Elsie Davis, Wayne McLurkin, William Boger, Elliot Jefferson, Freddy Scott, Joe Robinson, “Shakey,” Mary RiVens, Kitt Massey, Gaby Liebeskind, Callie AlovanHor I *mu Uonnll U» mjr_ T..11_ --■ —— > *»«» • MIIU ATM U. VUUUO Lloyd, Tom Brown and Ed Moore. REUNION TIME....West Charlotte’s graduat ing class of 1959 is making a final effort to find any members who want to be involved in the class’ 20th reunion. All interested members should call Bill Johnson, Jr. at 376-5049 or Barbara Goines at 394-7930. A HUNTING WE WILL GO...Easter is tailor made for children; new clothes, vacation from school, Easter baskets and Easter egg hunts. The Extraordinaire’s Social and Civic Club hosted their third annual Easter egg hunt last Saturday morning on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University. Donna Dowdy and Paul Bailey were the big winners-Donna found the most eggs while Paul found the golden egg. Both youngsters won baskets for their efforts. The Big Event of the Extraordinaires is coming our way soon. For more information, contact any of the members. TEA FUNCTION...The Blue Slipper Social Club of Charlotte will sponsor a Disco-Tea at the Elk’s Home on Tuckaseegee Rd., Sunday evening, April 29. So put on your disco slippers and enjoy a super time with the Blue Slippers. BIRTHDAY FUN...Little Deltwan Broome was very elated last Monday afternoon when he found out that the outdoor occurrence held at Park Road Park was in his honor. Many of his friends and relatives were on hand to help the little gent celebrate his sixth MIUWJ • When checking out the occasion, he found out that his mother, Alfreds Broome, had prepared for and invited Carrie Broome, Roosevelt Broome, Edna Washington, Monroe Washington, Cassandra Harris, Dedra Harris, Karen Freeman, Antoine Washington, Lisa Washing ton, Osie Culp, Jewel Culp, Darryl Culp, Jerry Culp, Darion Washington, Rosetta Washington, Mary Culp, D’Armon Culp, Darius Culp, Dasrien Culp, Jackie Bell, Susie Bell, Cherie Bell, Beverly Culp, Antonia Culp, Raphael Culp, Deborah Robinson, Antonio Robinson, Carrie Washington, Andrea Culp, G» orge Washington, Tina Gaston and Ronald Culp Until next time -- R(X:K EASY!!! MRS. ELOISE FERGUSON ...local vice president Beauticians To Meet Here This Weekend by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer The North Carolina State Beauticians and Cosmetolo gists Association (NCSBCA) will hold their 40th Annual Convention beginning Satur day, April 21 thru Wednesday, April 26 at the Quality Inn on 201 S. McDowell Street. The theme for this Conven tion is: ‘‘Pride in Our Past, Faith in Our Future.” Events which will be opened to the public are: A Corona tion Ball on Sunday night at 8 p.m.; an Awards Dinner and Formal Dance on Monday night at 7 p.m. until; and a Hairstyling Competition and Fashion Show on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. The Association will wor ship at Greater Gethsemane AME Zion Church on Sunday. During the day, these special classes will be held: Hair-Coloring, taught by Mrs. Barbara Hill; Chemical Hair Relaxing, taught by Johnson Products Company; Special Clan and Hail* Cutting, taught by international show artist Bob Ellison from Philadel phia; and Millinery (how to make women’s hats), taught by Mrs. Willie Mae Mahone. Approximately 900 beauti cians from N.C. and the surrounding states are expect ed to attend the Convention. Registration for non mem bers, licensed barbers and beauticians is $37. Officers of the Association are: Mrs. Lillian Snipes, State President; Mrs. Maxine Ford, local president; Mrs. Eloise Ferguson, local vice-presi dent, and co-chairman of the Students Can Sing Their Way Across Europe? Special to the Post ROCK HILL—High school and college-age students can sing their way across Europe this summer through .a pro gram organized at Winthrop College. Robert Edgerton, director of choral activities at Win throp, is planning his second European concert tour in July for the Carolina Youth Chorale. The chorale, which is open to North and South Carolina singers who have completed the 10th grade and college-age ' musicians, will visit Austria. Germany. Switzerland, Bel gium, France and Holland for IS days of sightseeing, cultu ral activities and concert per formances under Edgerton's direction. The group will leave Char lotte, N.C., July S enroute to Holland and return to Char lotte July 19. The trip will cost about $1,175 including round trip air transportation, pri vate motor coaches, English speaking escorts, accommo dations and most meals For more information, contact Edgerton at the School of Music, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S C 29733 or call i»03l 323 2255 Subscribe To The Post! Convention; and Mrs. Jotuuue Ruth Pressley, chairman ol the Convention. r» . For Graduate Study Lattimore Enters Northwestern University nev. verge) L. Lattimore, III. Deputy-Assistant to the Dean, Office of Minority Affairs, Duke University has been admitted for graduate study toward the Ph.D. at Northwestern University. A native of Charlotte, Latimore is a 1975 Magna Cum Laudc graduate of Livingstone College and a 1977 Duke Divinity School graduate, being awarded the Master ol Divinity. In December, 1978, he was married to the former Joy Renee Powell, a Magna Cum Laude graduate ol Barber Scotia College (1976) and the'Ohio State University (Master of Arts in Early Middle Childhood Education). Rev. Lattimore has previously served as Assistant Minister, Greenville Memor ial A.M.E. Zion Church (Charlotte), Interim Minister, Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church (Gastonia), Clinical Social Work Trainee (Salisbury V.A. Hospital), Minister of Education and Youth, St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church (Durham), Chaplain Intern, Department of H. E. W., St. Elizabeths Hospital (Washing ton, DC), Black Campus Minister, Duke University Chapel, and Youth Minister Director, Summer Enrich ment Program for St, Matthews United Methodist Church (Greensboro). REV. VERGEL LATTIMORE III ....Native of Charlotte Kev. Lattimore was voted "Student of the Year” by the faculty and the 1971 graduat ing class of North Mecklen burg High School. In 1977, he ivas nonorea Dy rus nigh school sy his selection as one of the five initial inductees into the ‘North Mecklenburg Hall of fame". While at Livingstone College, Mr. Lattunore was President of the Student Government Association, the Pre-Theological Union, his fraternity and his class. He was honored with member ships to Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He was chosen to represent Duke Divinity School in a “TRAVEL-STUDY SEMINAR: Introduction to Mexico’’, June, 1977. He was selected to “Outstanding Young Men of America” for 1977 and 1979. Rev. Lattimore was ordain ed an Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of the Western North Carolina Conference in Charlotte, NC (1975). He is Chaplain for the National Association of Personnel Workers and Regional Coordi nator for the 1979 “National Christian Consultation for the Development of Black Student Leadership”. For graduate study, Rev. Lattimore will specialize in Pastoral Psychology and Counseling. 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 $13.52. \ Only Calvert Extra makes a mixed drink soft. ('alvert Kxtra mixes up into deliciously smooth drinks. I his blend of aged whiskies neither overpowers the mixer nor gets lost in the drink. Soft Whiskey does what any whiskey does, only softer. The Soft Whiskey Calvert Extra
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