Lr~" ■— " by Bob Johnson—^——■
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PLAYERS’ GATHERING...When the word
players is used, the thought of a sharp dude with
a very slick conversation comes to mind. But
Jhis tune the word players means tennis players
which doesn’t necessarily mean that they can’t
altogether^ °F wWch is another story
In this story though
Charles and Bernetta
Parker, members of the
Black Association of
Tennis in Charlotte
(BATCH), hosted a
party for the Progres
sive Tennis Players of
Atlanta, Georgia recent
ly. The affair was held
at their spacious home
in Bimam Woods and
was filled with much
excitement and enjoy- Bob Johnson
ment as some of the best
tenms players in the Southeast got down on a
different court.
Disco dancing to the sounds of Brick, Anita
Ward and othei oopular musical entertainers
were Dennis Ware, ^crnck Ware, Eddie “Be”
Ware, Roderick Woods, Oliver Banks, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Bailey, Samuel B.^cote and Ralph
Long, all of Atlanta. Dana Berry, Kim Berry,
James Cuthbertson and Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
Mack were some of the guests from Charlotte
that were caught up in the excitement.
The party was highly successful and the
visitors from south of the border vowed to give
the Charlotteans a rousing time when they come
to Atlanta in August to the American Tennis
Association’s National Championships.
INDEPENDENCE ACTION...The greatest of
all human benefits, that, at least, without which
no other benefit can be truly enjoyed, is
independence. To that end - a holiday, the 4th of
July anniversary in the United States, of the
adoption of the Declaration of Independence in
1776.
The mind bleeds with imagination when the
thought pa&es.of how the Americans'could have
celebrated their long fought-for independence,
then. Now, 203 years later, Americans still
celebrate the occasion, but very few things, if
any, have to be left to the imagination.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Smith, of 306 Red Roan
Road, for example, rolled out the red carpet of
hospitality for many of their friends and
relatives for a holiday celebration that will long
be remembered.
This July 4th happening was an all day event
that consisted of dancing to the contemporary
sounds played by the G-Man, swimming, games
of badminton and backgammon, titillating con
versation and plenty of delicious food and
sparkling beverages.
The menu for this phenomenon consisted of
barbecued ribs, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs,
baked ham, baked beans, corn-on-the-cob, tossed
salad, steaks, pork chops, and potato salad,
topped off with homemade ice cream and cake.
To help with the preparations for this holiday *
feast were Edwina Hayes, Frances Debeuneure,
Thomasina Harris and Carolyn Wallace.
The guest list included Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Outterbriggs from Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs.
Penny Wallace and family, C. J. Whaley, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Harris of Anderson, S. C.,
Jimmy Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hayes and family, Berna
dette Cole, Carrie Mae Smith, Sherrie Foust,
Debbie Foust, Lynette Luster, Angie Lowery,
James Edward Brannon, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Brannon, Kitt Massey, Bill Massey, Sara Byrd,
Jackie Friday, Bill Johnson Jr., Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Smith and family, Virginia Phifer, Tommy
Gallman and Van Hill.
The Smiths received telephone calls from
Bobby Smith and James Debeuneure of Wash
ington, D. C., and Charles Smith from Kentucky,
expressing their apologies for not being able to
come.
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TUumiNU wti,R....Hnen uie sun rises over
the Whittle Springs Golf Course Saturday, a
number of Charlotteans will be teeing off in
search of the many prizes and trophies to be
awarded the players with the lowest scores for a
two-day tournament. From there, Harold
Teeter, Don Queener, Robert Sanders, Alvin
Reid, Billy Brannon, Dave Taylor, Gerald
Bridges, Ed Harris, Alvin Grier, Lewis Rorie,
John Love, Walter Strong, James Bouler, and
John Crowell will travel to the Skyview Golf
Course in Asheville to participate in a 3-day
tournament to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, July 17, 18 & 19. The last leg of the
tour will carry them to Winston-Salem, Satur
day, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, for a 2-day
tournament at Winston Lakes Golf Course.
Here’s hoping the God of birdies shines on the
Charlotte players during the week long tour.
LOVE....Absence in love is like water upon
fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it.
In Astoria Queens, IS.Y.
Wilson-Jackson Vows Spokesn
Miss Sylvia Ann Wilson and
Edward Lionel Jackson re
cently exchanged wedding
vows at the Astorian Manor in
Astoria Queens, New York.
Rev. Ellis Bailey Sr , the
bride's great uncle from
Laurens, S.C., performed the
wedding ceremony.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore
a white Quiana gown trimmed
in Bianca lace with pearls and
a white wide-brimmed hat
which was also accented with
pearls and lace.
Mrs. Loretta Vaughn, the
bride’s sister, was the matron
of honor; Ms. Lorraine Royall
of San Francisco was the maid
of honor. Bridesmaids were
Mrs. Frank Kirton, Mrs.
Denise Hall, Mrs. Mildred
Johnson and Mrs. Mary
Franklin, Mr. Jackson's
sister. The bridesmaids wore
rose peach, plum, lemon and
aquamarine dresses and
carried matching floral
displays.
mngoearers were Malik D.
and Eric D. Vaughn.
Michael Boylin was the best
man. Ushers were Gregory
Harmon, Larry Thomas,
Chris Prescott, Len Patterson
and George Jackson, the
groom’8 brother.
The bride’s mother wore a
multi-colored silk gown,
purchased from Sak’s Fifth
Avenue.
The groom's mother wore a
turquoise Quiana gown with a
chiffon top trimmed in fur.
The bride, a native Charlot
tean, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoyt Lee Wilson.
She received an A.S. degree in
1975 from Kings Borough
Community College, and is
presently attending the Col
lege of New Rochelle to pursue
a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts.
She is currently employed at
the Human Resources Admi
nistration, Department of So
cial Services (City of New
York), where she supervises
an accounting and clerical
staff.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Jackson. He
earned his B.B.A. degree in
Accounting in 1971 from Ber
nard M. Baruch College in
New York City. He is present
ly attending New York Uni
versity to obtain an M.B.A. in
Finance. He is employed at
New York City’s Human
WT Lodge 063
Plans Presentation
Day
Worthy Travelers Lodge
063, which recently opened in
Charlotte, will hold their
Award Presentation Day on
Sunday, July 15 at the Char
lottetown Inn on Kings Drive.
C. B. Steele Jr., Grand
Master of the new Lodge, said
that the awards will be pre
sented to their members for
outstanding service in the
organizing of the Lodge.
Mr. Steele, who is also the
Supreme Recruit Deputy of
International Masons of the
World, presides over a board
of six Supreme Sub-Deputies:
Robert Thompson, Odell
Mills, David Scott*, Lonnie
Smith, Ward Vinson and
Nelson Rankins.
Mr. Rankins heads the Plan
ning Committee and Mr.
Thompson was appointed Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master in
June by Mr. Steele.
James Dogon is the National
District Grand Master and
Alexander Edward is the State
Grand Master
The Worthy Travelers'
future plans include the open
ing of two chapters and one
Lodge in the Charlotte and
Monroe area.
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MR. AND MRS. EDWARD L. JACKSON
•'•She was Miss Sylvia A. Wilson
Kesources Administration. As
Director of the Bureau of
Accounts Payable, he super
vises a staff of an estimated
160 persons and oversees an
annual expense budget of $4
billion.
Attending from Charlotte
were Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge
Alexander, Miss Blanche
Grant, Mr. and Mrs Miller
Smith, Bill Johnson and Bob
Johnson.
Mrs. Nellie Smith Caldwell
P" 1 — ■
and Henry Smith from Phila
delphia, Charles Jordan of
Washington, DC., David
Royall of Atlanta, Georgia and
Ardie Segars Jr. of Houston,
Texas were among the friends
and relatives who came from
out of state
The couple spent their
honeymoon in Nassau,
Bahamas at the Nassau Beach
Hotel
They will reside in Park City
Estates in Rego Park, Queens
Thursday, July 12. 1979 THE CHARLOTTE POST -_Pagt 3
Here This Weekend
Twenty Five Will Vie For
“Miss Black Universe" Honors
by Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
Black women from North
Carolina cities and counties
will be in Charlotte this week
end for the first state Miss
Black Universe Beauty
Pageant. __
Twenty-five women, rang
ing in age from 17-26 from
areas including Charlotte,
Mecklenburg County, Edge
comb County, Raleigh. Win
ston-Salem, Greensboro,
Hillsboro. Davidson. Chapel
Hill, Waxham, Shelby and
Gastonia, will compete in the
primaries on Friday, July 13
at 7 p.m. in Ovens Auditorium
The finals will be held Satur
day at 8 p.m. also at Ovens
Auditorium Tickets will cost
$5 for each show and are
available at the Coliseum Box
Office.
AJ1 cities will not be repre
sented,” according to Carolyn
Mason, president and sponsor
of the pageant. She explained
there wasn’t sufficient time to
promote the pageant through
out all of the state's cities
Some cities will be represen
ted, some counties and in
some cases both cities and
counties will have Miss
Universe nominees, as with
Charlotte and Mecklenburg.
Miss Donna Mitchell, 17,
winner of the Miss Universe
Charlotte Pageant will repre
sent Charlotte and first
runner-up Kim Peterson will
represent Mecklenburg
County.
‘‘All of the women will be
competing on equal footing,"
Ms. Mason emphasized.
Miss Mitchell, a recent gra
duate of Myers Park High
School won a scholarship to
the Eastland School of Music
in Rochester, N.Y. which she
will enter in September.
Kim Peterson, 20, is a junior
music major at Johnson C.
Smith University. r
Preliminary competition
will feature swimsuit, talent,
and evening gown presenta
tions.
In the finals. 12 women will
contend in the preceding cate
gories in addition to answer
ing a question to reveal poise
and communication ability
Prizes for the pageant are
$1,000 for first place, and $500.
$300, and $200 for respective
runners-up
The winner of the state com
petitiorMvilWit^oi^h^ionon^
of Miss Black U.S.A. at the
national pageant to be held m
Mt Vernon, N Y on August
115
Miss Black ’ U.S.A. will
advance to the international
competition to be held in
November
Black women from Europe,
Africa. U S A , South Ameri
ca. the Caribbean and third
world countries will partake in
the world's first international
pageant
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