MS. FREDA BAILEY SHIPMAN
Couple Repeat Marriage
Vows In Ring Ceremony
Ms. Freda Elaine Bailey of Raleigh
and Keith Alan Shipman of Cary were
united in holy matrimony recently at
First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church.
Rev Dr W.B. Lewis officiated at the
ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Thomas E. Bailey and Ms. Berma
dean W. Bailey of Raleigh and the
granddaughter of Ms. Margie L.
Bailey, also of Raleigh. The parents
of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Shipman, Jr., of Enterprise,
Ala.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore a white satin and
sporabella lace gown. A V neck and
back flowed into a fitted basque waist
bodice. Both neckline and bodice
were heavily decorated with pearl
and iridescent sequins. Long
portraity-type sleeves extended from
the shoulders and were decorated
with sporabella lace accented with
pearls and sequins. The full skirt fell
in soft gathers and flowed into a semi
cathedral-length train. The front
skirt was enhanced with sporabella
motifs lightly touched with pearls and
sequins. The train carried the same
lace motif with smaller motifs danc
ing around the larger ones. The look
was finished with a border of
sporabella lace.
The bride completed her look with a
white stain cap with sporabella
flowers. The cap and flowers were
trimmed in seed and oat pearls.
Small poufs adorned the back of the
cap and a two-tier veil flowed to
fingertip length. Scattered pearls
enhanced the veil.
She carried an elegant oval pearliz
ed cascade which was entwined with
pink roses and ivy.
Ms. Sharon J. Ivey of Baltimore,
Md attended the bride as the matron
of honor The maid of honor was Ms.
Paron T. Bailey of Roanoke, Va.
Bridesmaids were Ms. Rosalind B.
Lee. Durham; Ms. Regina M. Ship
man. Enterprise, Ala.; Ms. Cassan
dra A Sloan, Charlotte; Ms. Alfreda
C. Smith, Raleigh; and Ms. Rosalyn
M. Wagner, Atlanta, Ga.
The bridesmaids wore gowns of
sheer pink chiffon. The gowns
featured a jewel neckline, cap ruffle
short sleeves, a dropped waist caught
with a rhinestone clip. The tea-length
skirt flowed full.
The matron and maid of honor car
ried oval bouquets of pink and green
tipped carnations, ivy, baker and
baby’s breath with pink and green
satin ribbon. The bridesmaids car
ried oval bouquets of pink carnations,
ivy, baker and baby’s breath with
pink satin ribbon.
Little Miss Lanee K. Matthews of
Upper Marlboro, Md. was the flower
girl. She wore a white lace gown of
tiers and flounces of baby ruffled
lace, with demure puffed sleeves and
satin ribbon sash in pink and white.
She also wore a flower girl’s hair
wreath of fabric flowers and satin rib
bon trim.
Timothy D. Brooks of Fort Worth,
Texas served as best man. The
groomsmen were Christopher Bryant
of Raleigh, Eric Duncan of Prattville,
Ala., Terry Greenwood of Enterprise,
Ala.; Christopher Hart of San Antonio
Texas, Theodore Lawson, II of
Birmingham, Ala., Steve R. Ruffin of
Bethesda, Md. and Eric Williams of
Atlanta, Ga. They were dressed in
black tuxedos with cutaway coats,
white pleated formal shirts, bowtie
and cummerbund to match tuxedo
lapels. They each wore pink carna
tion boutonnieres.
Master Nathan Lea of Raleigh
served as the ringbearer. He wore a
matching attire to the bridegroom:
black full dress tailcoat with white
wing collar, pique formal shirt white
pique vest and bowtie with matching
v ’ent shoes.
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and rhinestones. A flattery skirt with
mushroom pleats complemented the
dress. She wore matching lime green
satin pumps. She carried an irides
cent sequined and beaded evening
bag.
The bridegroom’s mother wore a
shell pink tea-length dress of
georgette fabric featuring a dropped
waistline and circled skirt. The
sabrina neckline was enhanced with a
Venice lace collar. She wore mat
ching eelskin shoes and carried a
beaded evening bag and wore mat
ching lace gloves.
The bride’s grandmother wore a
soft pink chiffon formal-length even
ing gown with long sleeves. Her gown
had a cowl neckline with a lace inlet
which was belted with a full flowing
skirt. She wore lace gloves, matching
shoes and carried a beaded and
iridescent sequined evening handbag..
The bride’s mother, grandroothner
and the bridegroom’s mother each
wore matching orchid corsages.
The wedding was directed by Ms.
Merlyn W. Lytle and Ms. Linda B.
Gill, both of Raleigh.
Wedding music was presented by
Obataiye B. Akinwole, organist, and
Ms. Annette P. McCullers and Ms.
Carolyn Mack, soloists.
The reception was held at the Holi
day Inn-State Capitol hosted by the
bride’s father. Reception music was
provided by the Reginald Jeffrey
Jazz Quartet, a gift from the bride’s
mother.
The bride is a cum laude graduate
of North Carolina Central University
and a graduate of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill School
of Social Work with a master’s
degree. She is employed at the
Veterans Administration Medical
Center as a medical social worker.
She is a member of Alpha Theta
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The bridegroom is a graduate of the
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
with a bachelor of science degree in
accounting. Shipman is a member of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He is
employed by North Carolina State
University as a senior Internal
auditor.
The bride was honored at a bridal
shower on March 25 at Fort Rucker
Officer* Club, Fort Rucker, Ala.,
boated by Ms. Mary Merritt, Ms.
Sharon greenwood, and Ms. Pam
Gainey; and on April 35 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith,
Raleigh, hosted by bridesmaids Ms.
Alfreds C. Smith, Ms. Cassandra A.
Sloan and Ms. Sharon J. Ivey, matron
of honor.
A rehearsal dinner was hosted by
the bridegroom’s parents May 26 at
theHoliday Inn State Capital.
Bridal and bridesmaids breakfast
was held May 27 at the same site,
hosted by a friend of the bride's fami
ly
Mr. and Mrs. Shipman honeymoon
ed on a cruise to the Bahamas. They
will live in Cary.
Sgt. Graduates
From Command
■Mites,*
Sharpton Says
Charges Help
Booit Career
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP)-The Rev.
A1 Sharpton said indictments accus
ing him of tax evasion and stealing
$250,000 from a youth group will only
serve to boost his career because the
charges are false.
“This indictment is going to
energize my career rather than hurt
it,” Sharpton said in a telephone in
terview.
Sharpton reiterated that Attorney
General Robert Abrams has a per
sonal vendetta against him.
“I’m convinced that we will beat
these charges,” Sharpton said. “The
media has to understand that the
onus of proof is on Abrams. Abrams
has got to convince a jury, against my
board testifying on my behalf that 1
took money from them and used it
personally.
“And if he can do that, I’ll kiss the
man in the moon,” Sharpton said.
Abrams alleged Sharpton made
personal use of $250,000 solicited for
the National Youth Movement, an an
tidrug group he started when he was
16. He was also charged with evading
state income tax by using the bank
accounts of the National Youth Move
ment as his personal accounts.
Sharpton said that Abrams is seek
ing retribution for Sharpton’s in
volvement in the Tawana Brawley
case.
Ms. Brawley is a former Dutchess
County resident who claimed she was
abducted and raped in Dutchess
County by white men. Sharpton acted
as a Brawley family adviser and led
rallies for her.
Sharpton said none of the youth
group board members has accused
him of stealing money from the youth
movement.
“They’ve never made that charge.
So who is he speaking for? How does a
policeman arrest me for breaking in
to your house and you say nothing is
missing?” he said.
“He hasn't offered one shred of
evidence to the press or even an ac
cusation of where I spent the money
here’s a Rolls-Royce, here’s a Caddy,
here’s anything.”
Sharpton said the money was used
for numerous rallies, marches and
anti-drug crusades.
“And he’s saying that none of this
was community work,” Sharpton
said. “Then, what was it? I wasn't
running a welfare program, I run an
activist organization.”
Sharpton also challenged Abrams
to personally prosecute the case.
GRADUATION EXERCISES—Raleifih Nuriery School's
40th annual graduation exercises were held at the Fine
Arts Building of Saint Augustine’s College. Raleigh
Nursery School is a United Way Agency located In the
Community Building at Chavis Heights. They offer
services for children ages 1-5. Pictured above are staff
and children: Tellsa Hinton, Cameron Hinton, Lekla Hlfl,
Stephanie Harris, Erica Harris. Ouatrice Cox, Trirese Cook,
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Bennie Chence, Timothy Bridget, Crfethi Adame, I
Adams. Second Row: Marcia Hocutt, Anthony
Adrienne Lane, Jason McCray, Clavaron I
Sanders, Hlkiya Smith, Tlerra Taylor,
Troesdale, Jayme Wells. Third Row: Connie Watson,
program coordinator, Brenda High Sanders, dimeter; Uaa
Copeland, dietary assistant; Vanessa Rotoorsen-Spenaa,
4-yur-old teacher, Kathy Harris-Jahnson,
assistant; Marla M. Hunter, secretary.
A TELLING POINT-$«m FuHwood, political editor,
Atlanta Journal and Constitution, seated right. In left
photo, tells an audience of college and university public
relations officials that studying themedia Is important to
the public relations efforts of their schools. Other panelists
in this workshop on “Working with the Media" are W.A.
Scott, III, director of advertising and public relations,
Atlanta Daily World, seated at left; and Thomas A.
Johnson, president of the New York City-based public
relations firm Thomas A. Johnson Associates. Other
panelists ware Sandra Gragg, southeast bureau eMM.
U.S. Hews and World Report, and Steen Mies, manapag
editor, WXIA-TV. Sponsored by Plrtlp Monts Compaaloo.
Inc., the seminar brought 30 public relations officials hw .
historically black colleges and universities to the HyM
Regency Hotel In Atlanta for the two-day meeting. Feeral
the public relations practitioners, In photograph at ngM>
listen attentively during workshop on "Back to Baskr
that stressed basic public relations tundamantate.
Participants came from both public and private MstortcaRy
black coHeoes and unversitlos In 11 states.