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Week of October 20,2010 - October 26,2010 • Vol. 38 No. 34 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Savannah Celebrates the
Greatest Generation
Jimmy Ray and Bill Quinan of the Veterans Council of Chatham County stand beside the WWII
Veterans Monument as it is being set at its permanent location on River St. Both have been part of
a team of fundraisers to make this dream a reality. "Today is a great day" they both said.
Construction for the WWII
Veterans Memorial is under
way!
Conceptualized and
designed by Savannah's own
Eric Meyerhoff, this memo
rial is a visible symbol of a
nation's gratitude for extraor
dinary acts of courage and
selflessness and represents
the culmination of years of
planning and private com
munity fund-raising. The
memorial will be unveiled at
the "Celebration of the
Greatest Generation," a sen
timental yet poignant event
held on Saturday evening,
November 6th at 5:30 p.m. in
the beautiful Harborside
Room of the Savannah Hyatt
Regency Hotel, directly
adjacent tothe memorial
itself.
Continuing in celebra
tory fashion throughout the
weekend, the Veterans
Council of Chatham County
is proud to announce that the
long-awaited memorial will
be dedicated at a formal cer
emony on Sunday afternoon,
November 7th at 3:00 p.m.
on historic River Street at the
Whitaker Street ramp direct
ly in front of the Bohemian
Hotel Savannah Riverfront
on the west side of the Hyatt
Regency Hotel.
Prominently displayed
on the picturesque water
front of our seaport city, the
memorial is a visual repre
sentation of our theme "A
World Apart." Standing 20
feet high, a steel globe clad
with copper is overlaid with
bronze land masses and
islands. The globe is divided
into two parts, representing
the Eastern/European
Theater and the
Western/Pacific Theater. A
walk-through between the
two parts will display the
names of the local men and
women whose lives were
lost in World War II.
The Dedication
Ceremony on Sunday,
November 7th at 3:00 p.m. is
free and open to the public.
For further information or to
make a donation, visit
http:// www. Your WW 2Hero.
com, or call Cecilia Russo of
Cecilia Russo Marketing,
LLC, at 912-665-0005.
Jack and Jill Savannah Chapter
Celebrates 50 Years
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Members of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Savannah Chapter
Jack and Jill of America,
Inc. Savannah Chapter is cele
brating fifty years of service to
the Savannah community.
The late Mattie M. Leftwich
envisioned an organization
that focused on the family, and
sought for all children rich cul
tural experiences that would
enhance both the physical and
mental growth of the child.
Thus, in October 1960, Mrs.
Leftwich and twenty-nine
ladies began efforts to form
the Savannah Chapter of Jack
and Jill of America, Inc.
The Chapter was
installed by Mrs. Thelma
Keck in October 1960 and
sponsored by the Charlotte,
N.C. Chapter. The Savannah
Chapter elected Mrs. Leftwich
as its first president.
The Charter members
were as follows: Dorothy
Adams (deceased), Ernestine
Bertrand, Virginia Blalock,
Jacqueline Bryant, Mozelle
Clemmons, Mozella G.
Collier (deceased), Agatha
Cooper, Ruth Dobson,
Veronica Douglas (deceased),
Ester Hardin (deceased), Sadie
M. Jason (deceased),
Constance Johnson, Edith
Jones, Margaret Law
(deceased), Mattie Leftwich
(deceased), Merdis Lyons,
Mary McDew, Violet
Singleton (deceased), Harriett
P. Stone (deceased), Sadie
Williams, Mary Edith Stiles,
Ouida Thompson, Mary
White, Inez Williams, and
Martha Wilson (deceased).
Merdis Lyons is now a Life
Member along with Sadie
See Jack and Jill, page 16
American Dental
Association Selects
First African
American
President
Raymond F. Gist, D.D.S.
Raymond F. Gist,
D.D.S., a Flint, Mich., gener
al dentist is the 2010-2011
president of the American
Dental Association (ADA).
Dr. Gist’s induction took
place during the ADA’s 151 st
Annual Session in Orlando,
Fla.
Dr. Gist is the first
African-American president
of the 157,000 dentist mem
ber organization, the nation’s
oldest and largest dental asso
ciation in the United States.
“Becoming the first
African-American president
of the ADA is very rewarding
for me, because it has
allowed me to demonstrate
that the opportunity is here
for every dentist that aspires
to make a significant contri
bution to this fine profes
sion,” Dr. Gist said. “It also
highlights the accomplish
ments of the African-
American dentists that pre
ceded me and created this
pathway for me to follow.
While too many of my fellow
professionals endured the
hardships of being denied
membership for far too many
years, I represent the wel-
See ADA, page 10
Inside This Week’s Edition:
Jack and Jill Celebrates Fifty Years, pg.2
Armstrong Professor Receives Research
Award, pg. 4
DeRenne Middle School and Sam’s Club
Form Partnership, pg. 7
Focal Nonprofit Receives $90,000 Grant,
Pg• 9
Savannah State University Tigers Speak,
pg. 10
Savannah-Chatham Students Participate in
Leadership Conference, pg. 11
