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DELTA SIGMA THETA CONVENTION—Leaders of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
look over the Westin Hotel in Detroit’s Renaissance Plaza, at a planning session for the
sorority’s 37th national convention to be held in Detroit, August 12-17. The Westin is one of
four hotels which will house the 5,000 Deltas expected to attend.
From left are: Linda C. Redd, national second vice-president, of Chicago: Hortense G.
Canady, national first vice-president, of Lansing, Mi.: Convention Coordinator Eleanor
Jones, Detroit Steering Committee; Lorine S. Samuels, of New Lenox, 11., national
treasurer; Erma Henderson, president of Detroit City Council; Delta National President
Mona H. Bailey, of Seattle, Wa.; Shirle M. Childs, of Windsor, Conn., national secretary;
and Angella Current, executive director from Delta national headquarters, Washington,
D.C.
Convention to be held in Detroit
DETROIT—DeIta Sig
ma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
led by national president,
Mona H. Bailey of Seat
tle, Washington, made plans
at the Westin Hotel in the
city’s dynamic
Renaissance Center for
the organization’s 37th
national convention to be
Christopher Daniels
Streets to be resurfaced
Mayor Edward M.
Mclntyre has recommen
ded the following streets
to be resurfaced by the
Department of Transpor
tation. It is expected that
this resurfacing will be
accomplished with the
funds allocated for this
year:
Morgan Street,
Garlington Avenue to
15th Street; Hester Street,
Sunset Avenue to Dead
End; Emory Street, Sun
set Avenue to Dead End;
Garlington Avenue, Sun
set Avenue to 1602
Garlington Ave.; Holley
Street, Roulette Lane to
1597 Holley St.; Linden
Street, Wrightsboro
Road to Tutt Ave.;
Holley Street, Wright
sboro Road to University
Place; Mill Street,
Wrightsboro Road to
Milledgeville Road; Mill
Street, Laney-Walker
Blvd. To Florence St.;
Johnson Avenue, Mill
Street to 12th St.; Floren
ce Street, 11th Street to
12th St.; Pine Street,
Laney-Walker Blvd, to
Florence St.; Kent Street,
Steiner Avenue to Grand
Blvd; Johns Road, Kim
berly Drive to 1528 Johns
Road; Schley Street, Cen
tral Avenue to Wright
sboro Road; Maryland
Avenue, McKibben Street
to Lyndale St.; Hines
Street, New Savannah
Road to Peters Road;
Phillips Street, Laney-
Walker Blvd, to Dugas
St.; Dugas Street, Eleven
th Street to Dead End;
Thirteenth Street,
Hopkins Street to D’An-
held August 12-17, in
Detroit.
Deiia Erma Hender
son, president of
Detroit’s City Council,
welcomed the group
made up of the national
officers, the National
Convention Planning
Task Force and
Daniel
receives
award
Christopher Daniel, a
student at Medowbrook
Elementary School,
received the Math Award
for the highest average.
He also has the second
highest average in the
seventh grade.
Chris is the son of
Charlie and Joyce Daniel
and the grandson of the
Rev. Frank and Essie
Seabrook.
tignac St.; Pine Street,
Laney-Walker Blvd, to
D’Antignac; Miller
Street, Eleventh Street to
University Place;
Harrison Street, Miller
Strdet to D’Antignac
St.; Ninth Street, Spruce
Street to Telfair St.;
Picquet Avenue,
Milledgeville Rd. to
Wrightsboro Road;
Conklin Avenue, Clay
Street to Dead End;
Rosalie Street, Sunset
Avenue to Hernlen St.;
Joseph Street, Sunset
Avenue to Hernlen St.;
Hernlen Street, Steiner
Avenue to Milledgeville
Rd.; Old Savannah
Road, Twelfth Street to
Turpin St.; Grand
Boulevard, Turpin Street
to Mill Street; Curry
Street, Broad Street to
Division St.; Clark
Street, Curry Street to
Wood Street; Wood
Street, Broad Street to
Division St.; Edgewood
Drive, Glendale Road to
Overton Road; Clifton
Street, Highland Avenue
to Maryland Avenue;
Lyndale Street, Pen
nsylvania Ave. to
Maryland Avenue;
Maryland Avenue, Clif
ton Street to Parkway
Drive; Twelfth Street,
Walton Way to Broad
Street; Seventh
Fenwick Street to Telfair
Street; Taylor Street,
Third Street to Gordon
Highway; Hunter Street*
McCauley Street to
Roulette Lane; East Hale
Street, Strother drive to
Belafonte Drive.
Washington, D.C
headquarters staff.
Dena Sigma Theta, a
70-year-old public service
organization of Black
college women and
graduates, chose Detroit,
President Bailey said, to
bolster the city’s
economic comeback.
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“The facilities in
Detroit are excellent, and
economic development is
a major focus of our con
vention,” Mrs. Bailey
declared. “We believe
our presence here will
demonstrate our faith in
Black political and
economic leadership.
16 at A.R. C. among distinguished students
The Society of
Distinguished American
High School Students
announced today that 16
students from The
Academy of Richmond
County have been accep
ted for membership in
The Society of
Distinguished American
High School Students.
Founded in 1968, the
society has honored some
of the most outstanding
high school students in
the nation.
To qualify for society
'V
Curtis Atkinson
Band rated superior
The Lincoln County
High School Stage Band
recently participated in
the Abraham Baldwin
Agriculture College An
nual Jazz Festival and
received a rating of
superior.
The following students
membership, a nominee
must excel in academics,
extracurricular or civic
activities and be
nominated by a local
sponsor. Once accepted
for this select honor,
members become
eligible to compete for
college scholarships
through The Society’s
National Awards
Program. This year 118
colleges and universities
have earmarked scholar
ship funds for Society
members.
Atkinson
to speak
The third induction
ceremonies for the Panel
of Distinguished Augusta
Living Blacks will be
sponsored by the Augusta
Black History Committee
on July 17 at 4 p.m. at
Trinity C.M.E. Church.
The speaker will be
Curtis Atkinson,
assistant secretary of
state. In addition to the
ceremony for the elderly,
a group of non-elderly
individuals and
organizations will be
cited for long time-service
and leadership in Black
Augusta.
were recognized and
received a framed cer
tificate for outstanding
achievement: Dana
Smith, soloist; Joanne
Elam; alto saxophone
and Gilletta Mason, key
bass. John Bradley is
director of stage band.
The Augusta News-Review June 25,1983
Students from The
Academy of Richmond
County awarded mem
bership are Andrew
Rutherford, Teresa
Rogers, Willie Malpass,
Cathy Moton, Sherie
Bush, Nica Suoi, Zoe
Grantham, Maho
Akamatsu, Renee Kelly,
Gerald White, Kerry
Benning, Debbie Wilson,
Lauren Harbin, Heidi
Rubin, Nema Suoi and
Carolyn Armstrong.
The Society has also
presented a National Ap-
Notice
The News-Review post office box has been
changed to P.O. Box 2123. Please use it foi
all correspondence.
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preciatiqn Award to Mr.
Ellis M. Johnson, the
students sponsor. This
award was made “in
acknowledgement of un
tiring efforts and stead
fast dedication on behalf
of the students from The
Academy of Richmond
County.”
To preserve the honor,
these members’ names
and their biographical ac
complishments will be
listed in the Society’s
1 983 Membership
Registry.