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The Savannah Tribune, Wednesday, May 22, 1985. Page 6
Community News
& Views
By Onnye Jean Sears
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Since graduation from a col
lege or university is con
sidered an honor, the caps and
;owns are worn as symbols of
ionor.
Wearing gowns or robes, as
a kind of official costume goes
back to ancient times. Popes,
princes, lords, judges, impor
tant civic officials and
members of the clergy have all
worn robes to indicate their
•ositions of importance for
tundreds of years.
The first academic robes
were worn at Oxford and Cam-
bridge Universities in
England and the custom
developed there because
members of the church wore
them. At one time, the robes
were worn at all times by all
students and members of the
faculty.
But today the cap and gown
represent the attainment of a
certain type of degree from a
particular school. In other
words, by looking at the
design and the color of the cap
and gown, you could be able to
tell which college that par
ticular person graduated and
what kind of degree he has.
It’s that time of year again
when graduates are donning
their caps and gowns. A re
cent honor graduate who has
made her parents proud is
Tammy Lewis. We will tell
you more about her gradua
tion later. Our son-in-law,
Love Sears-Collins III, has
graduated from Emory
University. Love completed
an MBA and a culmination of
the degree was a week in Lon
don, England, at the London
School of Economics.
After a week in London,
Loye and daughter Leah took
a Strip to Nairolyhy Kenya
where they found many in
teresting things to do and see.
They came back with many
{ lictures, video cassettes and a
ot of interesting stories about
their experiences. They did a
lot of shopping for African art
and artifacts.
More graduates include
Morris Cooper and Arthur Lee
Holmes - Beach High School;
Pamela Adams - Bradwell In
stitute; Leslie Johnson - St.
Vincent’s Academy; and*
Richard Mole, Jr., - Windsor
Forest High School. Con
gratulations to all.
Certainly the wedding of
the spring would have to be
that of Wanda Lyons and
Laurence McCreary. Wanda,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Lyons and Laurence, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mc
Creary were married on Satur
day, at Butler Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. Henry Lee
Pinckney, officiated.
Wanda had her sister,
Jeane, as her maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Karen
Lyons and Michelle Redman.
Groomsmen were Michael
Fesk and Leon McCreary.
Louis McCreary was his
brother’s best man. Kalil
Johnson was the most hand
some ringbearer ever. The
bride’s brothers, John and
Ralph, were present to act as
gracious ushers.
The Ballroom of the Hyatt
Regency was resplendent in
the wedding’s colors as the
proud parents of the couple
received their gifts and ac
cepted best wishes and con
gratulations.
The new Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Creary, announced by the
master of ceremonies, older
brother Johnny, began the
first dance and were joined by
the bride’s and groom’s
parents on the dance floor.
Soon everyone was dancing to
the toe-tapping tunes of the
band. And the dancing went
on and on and on.
The couple will live in
Boston. We extend best
wishes and congratulations to
the new Mr. and Mrs. Larry
McCreary.
The Savannah Chapter
Links, Incorporated, joined
the Savannah State College
International Students
Association on Saturday after
noon in presenting the 12th
Annual International Banquet
in King-Fraizer Hall. Dr.
Raut, adviser to the club,
Chatham County Commission
Chairman Charles Brooks,
Representative Diane Harvey
Johnson and a number of other
dignitaries were present.
More later.
Congratulations to...
...Mr. William Pleasant, Jr.,
who has an outstanding ex
hibit at the King-Tisdell Cot
tage entitled °‘A Journey
Down Memory Lane,” that is a
collection of paintings from
1940 to 1960.
...New American Association
of University Women officers
who were installed in
ceremony at the annual picnic
on Saturday.
Florida A & M football All-
American Burney Lee Adams,
brother of the Misses Jettie
Adams and Althea Adams of
Midway was inducted into the
Greater Savannah Athletic
Hall of Fame on Saturday
night at the Hellenic Center.
A St. Pius High School and
Florida A & M graduate,
Coach Adams is now head
football coach in a high school
in Newark, New Jersey, a
position he has held since
1970.
Coach Adams was introduc
ed by former Tompkins High
coach Joseph Turner on Satur
day night. Coach Turner was
instrumental in the Hall of
Fame athlete gaining a college
scholarship that started him
on his career as a major foot
ball personality.
We are proud of the latest
inductee who joins the
outstanding athletes enshrin
ed in the mill of Fame.
Mrs. Evanel Elizabeth Ren-
frow Terrell was honored by
her many friends in a celebra
tion on Sunday, May 19 in
historic First Congregational
Church.
The anniversary celebration
was hosted by Gamma Sigma
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kap
pa Alpha Sorority. The com
mittee for the affair was
chaired by Soror Albertha E.
Boston. Committee members
included sorors Jerrie Col
eman, Connie Cooper, Johnye
P. Gillans, Jessie C. DeLoach,
Leona B. Henley, Henrietta C.
Perry, Lydia Young and
Dorothy Wilson.
Community leaders and
sorors paid tribute to Soror
Terrell from the Halls of Ivy,
Dr. Clyde W. Hall; the Halls of
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorors
Johnye P. Gillans and Jessie
C. DeLoach; the Halls of Com
munity Involvement, Mrs.
Anne Strozier; the Hall of
Women’s Organizations Soror
Onnye Jean Sears and
Superior Court Judge Eugene
Gadsden and the Rev. J.
Richard Woodward, her
pastor, reflected upon her in
volvement in the Halls of
Church Commitment.
Soror Agatha Cooper,
representing the 1970 line of
sorors, presented Soror Ter
rell with a bouquet of golden
roses. She was presented an
engraved clock by Basileus
Dorothy Wilson. The many
congratulatory messages were
acknowledged by Soror Lydia
S. Young.
A reception followed in the
social hall. It was a grand late
afternoon into evening affair
for Soror Terrell and her
response at the end of the pro
gram indicated. Soror Terrell
is married to Mr. Carl Terrell.
We send get well wishes to
Maude Hall who has not been
able to leave her home because
she has not been well.
Sympathy to Mrs. Lucinda
Brown and family on the death
of family member, Mr. James
Bussee of Washington, D. C.,
who was funeralized recently.
We extend our condolences
to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Curry on
the death of their aunt, Mrs.
Rosa Lucas who passed
recently.
Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Williams
had death in their family
recently. Dr. Williams lost an
aunt in South Carolina recent
ly. We extend our con
dolences.
June will be a busy month
for children at the public
library. Vacation Reading
Club begins June 1st at all
branches and offers
something for just about every
child and young adult. Ac
tivities are so varied and so
numerous that parents may
want to pick up a calendar of
events at the nearest library
branch in late May.
In the meantime, special
events to keep in mind include
Black folktales and arts and
crafts classs at the Main
Library, a martial arts
demonstration at Port City
Branch, a talent show at
Ogeechee Branch, break danc
ing at Hitch Branch, the Doris
Martin Dance Company at
Forest City Branch, and
movies, story hours and
special programs at all 18
branches. Of special interest
is the summer reading tourna
ment, “Books: The Ultimate
Combat.” For more informa
tion, call the library branch
nearest you, or 234-5127.
GREAT MOMENTS IN
AMERICAN HISTORV
It was a great , moment in
American history when Col
onel Emeido A. Oliva was
promoted to the rank of
Brigadier General of the line
in the District of Columbia
National Guard.
Bom in Havana, Cuba,
Brigadier General Oliva is
the first Cuban American to
be promoted to General Of
ficer rank in the National
Guard.
Brigadier General Oliva
began his military career in
1954, when he graduated
from the Cuban Military
Academy and was commis
sioned as a second lieutenant.
With the change in govern
ments in his native country,
Brigadier General Oliva re
signed his commission and
proceeded to Miami, Florida.
He then assisted military op
erations against the com
munist government of Cuba
culminating in the “Bay of
Pigs” operation where he
served as a task force com
mander. He was subsequently
captured and imprisoned for
20 months. In December
1962, Oliva was freed and re
turned to the United States.
General Oliva, the first
Cuban-American General
in the National Guard.
Brigadier General Oliva’s
awards and decorations in
clude the Meritorious Service
Medal; Army Commendation
Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster;
Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal; Combat Infantry
Badge and a host of Reserve
and National Guard awards
attesting to his outstanding
service.
He has a MA from Amer
ican University and his civi
lian occupation is Special As
sistant to the Commissioner
of Social Services, District of
Columbia government.
CAR BUYER
TIPS
Seasoned car buyers count
resale value among the main
things they consider when
shopping for a new car. An au
tomobile, such as a Mercedes-
Benz, which can reasonably
be expected to have lower-
than-average depreciation,
may very well be less expen
sive to own than a car with a
lower initial price, but higher
depreciation.
The National Automobile
Dealers Association pub
lishes a used car price guide
which your dealer should be
willing to show you. This will
give a good indication of what
range of depreciation you can
expect for various makes and
models. There is one special
point of caution if you're con
sidering certain imported
models, however.
In recent years a number of
European-version cars have
been imported for sale here in
what is known as the “gray
market.” Though these look
like the versions builtbythe
factory expressly for U.S.
sale, they differ mechanically
and have had to undergo vari
ous modifications.
These modifications gener
ally void warranty provisions
and make the cars difficult to
service. Further, as the
NADA price guide points out
in a warning note, “It is possi
ble that many ‘gray market’
cars do not fully meet federal
(safety and emission control)
standards. This condition
might result in a substantial
lessening of the car’s market
value.”
If you want to determine
whether a car is a gray mar-tin,i,
ket unit; contact' the au-
thorized distributor for that
make and give him the vehi
cle’s identification number.
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