Buffalo Criterion, 1984-03-07

              niagara reckon rochester mm .'» %,, ii l unkhitay miiiiii 111 limi out ■•! 1 i wny's necessary minonty newspapei - circulation the buffalo criterion school bd convention to be held here nys school fids assoc choses buffalo for 1988 convention cluiilun m milmliaw i'luaitluul vviinlmin llugluu mm un mullmut hank n a , wliu ni'ivi'i m y'liu i'linlimmi nt ibu hlillnln ainu 1 linmlimi nl i urn mutt i convention mul riniiiiiu ihvmmi inn nil iimiuiimil thai ihu nuw ymk miilu ml ii ml llnniili am •., will iiuiii iii limit annual cauvuiilliiii 111 hut lain liiii mlnh 11..iii.1 i an km mil.mi convention la mvim-ilmil ta nlll iii i i.ikmi 111 >■ i la ilu itnllnln nun.oil..lki ii •■. i mum the lln 11 ol canvoilllail cniitm will bn lliu nilu till liu'i liiiii nml mlnlillimin mini i liiiii i i**l linimn will bu iiibuivdil in dawn town ana su ourban hotels to accommodate the dele gates mr mitschow noted that this convention is in 111 i uiilli 1111111 l nl hut lain ■ ■ ii|.|iiiiii ( ' mi 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mtl.ulla grant 1 ilu occupational awetatnent in.l survlce center in i mini i hi linn.it i in llin i 111 nil s.|iimi lllil participant i ill in drawn bum public ifi.llltllllci lulls personnel ll.illl ill i i'llll'l will wink vm |||„ county's 1.1 search mull i ni 1111 l welfare i , i rata in cmi benefit irani fin minium «- dm 1..1 suarch program already i.i helped joo in-ill i 111 i ll iii n aavinga ol neatly m mill i wel fare outlay mr hut knw ki mil the migrant will target i ii willnli i lii-nl nn,l iii>miln two day h'llnlllll beginning in mill ll in in ip tln-ill prepare im job interview tin i lii-i'n'-i will average llllmlll i nuinliii'i in -*!.-• • mnl ■ nullum v i ii at lllonlll ni mil lln |... • ililii nt ilrmln 11>1111 1 ■ ilu renter n frimil hi l|u 11l w 11 '.||^('. 11,1 in county ij>'|'.liiliii mil limn a i'mih tho centers were opened but mm with inl mnl i mil v fund nl 1,.11 ridgw 11.mi.1 larkawanna mill m'l niaitara si . town i i mllllwllllllll 111 ll'l'h'll 1,11,1 ll workera in lha lee mi , miiii indumlrlea mum 11 11 i-1 1 1 11 vi , i winker inn i > 111 mil l ub ikill mnl experience which would aamm ilium aniin 11 in private rin player imi iiii'v tag he unable in „: , .| |, m ,| ||„, interview iiiif/i hiiimiii extra ii'-.riiiinn i'lit h'lllllllll will lll||l i 111 111 mi kulknwiki inn i tlm grunt will provide i iiiiiriiliii i nm innlinc loin tin iiioffinin kiml will in in im ■■ uiiu third i ihu vii pii-iimn n l wui'k mr im mv certified in the i mil vi sim ml sii ii mi i*<-|il . in umpliiynhlu ilv walking wild llin i i llpillinliiil alni-nilllt-fll nod service centura mv linpn la lliilkn hv iiiliililu i in lillili information needed la nm cunntully in i-iilm llin private l|l market we will in 1 1 ■ imli i|.nnli pro ben bull lull iil.llilnn einerience mnl i lull ni im nil lining ibu nli nppli nlimii mnl litluiviow una ml kiilknwnkl mid the huiiiiiimn will nival null aaaiiaaimmi to m iilliiin mnl ntiuii|{tlmli iiimliviilii.ii developing a ihiinonnl employment inn pii'pnitillun i.m nut i i i-illll ulli'l vlnwn nun piiiiiin ii|i|ilu iiliimii affect lively iiiiimi writing job imi iiiiii rmaaattaa ami technique wmk 1.i11.11l mnl altitudes anderson to be presented appreciation award mrs lauretta d ander son will receive lincoln memorial united metho dist church appreciation award at the dinner sponsored by the council of churches below is the citation submitted to the council to show the church's appreciation for their can didate lauretta d anderson began her commitment to lincoln memorial united methodist church march 1 1929 when she was brought to buffalo as a child by her aunt and uncle rev and the late mrs william h homer lauretta sang in the junior choir and partici pated in sunday school programs and plays she was always friendly cheerful and outgoing the late mrs emmalyn homer a former concert singer choir director and dramatic actress taught her niece lauretta how to sing and to direct the choir as a teenager lauretta was the leading soprano in a cantata written produced and directed by mrs homer she sang on many programs in the communi ty and won the city-wide vocal contest for public high school students in 1936 lauretta is the grand daughter of the late rev charles tindley song writer and founder of the tindley temple in phila delphia one of his well known compositions is when the storms of life are raging stand by my me he lived from 1856 to 1933 lauretta's devotion to christian teaching led her to serve as a sunday school teacher and pianist as an adult she sang in the senior choir and when rev and the ate mrs homer transferred to a church in pittsburgh in 1965 lauretta took on directing the senior choir and continues in that role today mrs anderson plays many roles she pitches right in with enthusiasm in preparing for many church events she provides music for every occasion often singing a solo when the choir is unable to participate she also serves at church secretary in emer gencies she is a member of the administrative board and shares her vast church knowledge and experience with younger members she resides with her jevoted husband fred ' we are grateful to lauretta for her full life of service and grateful to the lord for blessing her so abundantly with the true spirit of christ ian love and ministry in our midst and now the chairper son of the board of trustees and minister and all the members of lincoln memorial united methodist church are proud to present this dedicated servant of the church and the communi ty as our 1984 selection to receive this distinguish ed honor the winner's circle winner's met at religious retreat this photo shows the board of directors of the upper room prayer warriors who recently sponsored a retreat at the cana grace retreat house in alden seated from left are catherine beverly benjamin president and founder and norma roberson standing from left are victoria patterson and barbara reed the ana grace retreat house in alden new york was the setting this i i weekend for a win ner's retreat sponsored by the upper room prayer warriors of each component the workshop leaders then began an in-depth discussion of their topics the leaders and their components were educa tional ms cynthia jefferson director of the african child develop ment program of st augustine center social dr edith washington institutional analyst from the elmira correctional ministerial staff of the agape ame church the saturday morning session started with devo tions followed by a prayer breakfast the speaker for the prayer breakfast was mrs myrlene jones of syracuse n y mrs jones is a clinical social worker at the veterans administration medical center in syracuse n.y highlights of the retreat included a mini-concert given by rev henry reed and the reed singers the theme of the retreat was the total christian woman the selected components of the total christian woman were the educational economi cal social political and spiritual aspects of her life the keynote speaker for the friday night session was the dynamic mrs mary crosby chappelle she opened the retreat by giving an overview of the objectives of the retreat as well as a brief definition facility in elmira n v economic mrs marvel ross james market ana lyst at american standard heat transfer division political judge barbara sims city court judge spiritual mrs anne perm an evangelist mis sionary and member of the following the retreat was a fashion show given by mrs judy roberson car mack featuring styles from new york city kappa alpha psi worldwide recognition week slated the week of march 18-25 has been designa ted kappa alpha psi worldwide recognition week by grand polemark robert l gordon during this week kappas from all over the world will wear their kappa parapher nalia this is to demonstrate to the world that kappas are on the move and that we are mobilizing kappas for humanity said grand polemarch gordon this week will com mence our official celebra tion of the fraternity's diamond jubilee anniver sary to be held in indianapolis indiana in august of 1986 it will also stress the importance of our exerting dynamic lead ership in our renewed effort to make alpha psi a fraternity of promise pro ductivity influence and service so stated grand polemarch gordon special activities com memorating kappa alpha psi's seventy-fifth birth day will occur in indian apolis indiana during recognition week march 18-25 th forbes to make address the rev james forbes associate professor of worships and homiletics at union theological sem inary in new york city will be the speaker at the annual council of church es recognition dinner at 6 p.m thurs mar bth in the hyatt regency buffalo more than 500 persona from more than 50 ares churches are expected to attend the dinner at which awards for community and ecumenical services will be presented james m.white succumbs after lengthy illness memorial services were held for james madison white sunday mar 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m at the thomas t edwards fu neral home 995 genesee st the rev charles jennings officiated mr white was born august 15 1907 in lima ohio to the late daniel ! and helen white he was i one of eleven children he attended lima public schools in 1924 at the age of 17 years he journeyed to cleveland ohio where he met and married dorothy may games on oct 10 1926 by the late elder david rochester of the church of god and saints of christ from this union six children were bom he was a loyal and active member of the church of god and saints of christ for 25 years he arrived in buffalo in 1947 where he continued his occupation as a metallurgist until illness disabled him in 1964 his last 20 years were filled . with severe illness which he handled with courage and humor he was an inspiration to ail who knew and loved him his survivors are two daughters naomi hasan of cleveland ohio and magdalene wooten of buffalo two sons joshua scruggs leftwich to speak at buffalo n.o.w meeting yvonne '« initgn i • li wlilt lli liml i uiniin mill i n|i|miinlii l limn 1 iuvm urn ului i i'm,inn nml ilu in 1 i iinuiiliniiui vi in in iiiuluuuil in id ituw iiitiiiiiii-.linli.m n i '!•' "'' it'..l a _, /. meeting of the buffalo chapter of the national organization for women to be held at 7:30 p.m at the north buffalo com munity center 203 san ders road known for her erudition and wit commissioner scruggn-leftwich has an m a in public adminis tration from the university of minnesota and has completed work for her doctorate in city and regional planning from the university of pennsyl vania as a fulbright fellow she studied at the berlin free university and the berlin academy of political science 1 in ,■ iniliii i i i i mil mid . tutu i tin lii i 11 ■• ut il i ml ami ii ii mini planning ■•• ii.-mv.i ihiiveinilv iii.it in ii i ii nil i i llllmul mini mill 1 ii ■ it luui'iiii|i hi uil in lvi ill il nil mil 1 ml i • . . i . vviiiinii wan aim i li'|itil v v ili iui him v i.m * m 1 i'lmimiifi nml 11.1 i -|. im ul tltllm nuivi-il 1 i'll tttitl iin i.....i i'ti-n i iili-nl i mlii i iminu ami lii i l mini i . 11 \ i iiuii 111 i ilm|mli,l mid.m ull hi li.vi | i 11 i iim.l 1 inn , 11 it i inn i imi i • ... mini i i.i iii.l j..i1.1t ill ml nm lii in 1.11 l inn in in i i ■ 1 vi i|u-iitii . i.i i . illi . l att.ii,jflttn.hl|i 1 itlauatyil responsibilities as nys commissioner of the divi sion of housing and community renewal in clude administration of technical financial and regular housing and com munity development pro grams including the nys middle income housing program serving 600.000 people both the urban and rural incentives pro grams neighborhood and rural preservation pro grams and the rent central and stabilization program in her capacity as commissioner mrs leftwkjl also serves as the chair of the state fire prevention and building code council parks cited at st philip's annual dinner the men's club of st philips espicopal church held its 11th annual dinner dance saturday mar 3 at the holiday inn grand island n y james parks was the honoree for this year mr parks was born in warrior alabama he graduated from warrior high school and attended selma university in 1939 he came to buffalo to drive his brother who was ill home to alabama upon arriving he found his brother recuperating very well and decided to remain in buffalo he found employment at the chevrolet motor and axel plant on river road he then served four years in the united states army after his honorable dis charge from the army mr parks attended the american radio and tv institution from which he graduated after a stint of taxi driving mr parks studied data procession applied for and accepted a job with cornell labora tories he retired from cornell laboratories as a computer technician mr parks joined st philip's episcopal church where he has served on the vestry and as warden he was senior warden when father f don taylor became rector of the parish he is presently a member of the finance committee james parks became a member of the grand united order if odd fellows and served as the most noble grand for more than 12 years over lodge no 11360 - pride of the knight after joining the council he was elected to the position of worshipful master a posi tion he still holds james parks dr e.w.d isaac founder's day set the trinity baptist church 41 spruce st buffalo will celebrate its annual dr e w d isaac founder's day pro gram on sun mar 11 at 4 p.m the celebrating of this annual occasion in honor of the late dr e w d isaac give rise to the significant contributions he made to the baptist denomination it was he who founded the baptist training union which is the training arm of the church — exclusively founded in black baptist church the principle speaker will be deacon walter h kemp sr of the trinity baptist church all are invited to attend roy james rich is director and the rev joseph e davis is pastor winner's circle see page 2 white see page 2 f serving working i raiding in wny inner cities lsincc 1923 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