y dent. nd con entioneer the United S te travel d there to enjoy a ee of . gin , pre ch- ing or p etc. The Hono ble R.H. Harris of Chic Union th t unds of Detroit er group ichigan ho . 'The ational Indepen­ of D troit rved r Co • th l' younge t re the only full gr up to ttend fr m B.H. emb r of the I dy-Air nd the man er of the Uni n G pel Sin ers ere in ttend nee al . The Zionettes n on Tuesday and edn sd y night Benton Harbor- . J c . Lip in served i re of Ceremonie for the ational Youth Department on Tuesday night and rs. Debra Collier a the emce for the usi al on Thur - day night. illi B. Sims, rs. ary illiarn on de otional committee during the ill Lipkins rved chaii- person for the time and place committee. Th theme for thi year conv n ion DETROIT - You can b Debu- tante in the 1983 Annual Senior Citizen' Debu nte BaD to be held Sund y, october 30, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. t 800 Cadillac Hotel Grand Ballroom 1114 ashington Boulevard Detroit, Tic et are 8.00 per person. For futher information bout to particip te caD Vivian ivins t 313- o 259-2485. Founder Organizer Vivian MDS; General Chairwoman . Daisy Elliott, uthor of ichigan' oric and right legislation. Co-clWrwoman' Leola Littlejohn. The Senior Citizen's Dubutante Ball . open to aD female not younger than 60 years of e as of 1983. • rl .. ..+... The City of ton Har- bor uld like to inform .. all of it' citizens that : the city in the Place .. of performing tree triming and tr remOVal of all tree that are city owned .. property. : If you kno of any tree that need to be re­ I moved or trimmed plea .. contact Mr. lina Sterlin : at 925-0077 between the .. hours of 9 am. - 4 p m. .. AUG. 31 - SEPT. 6, 1913 THE CITIZE 'Gre tne through Service' St. tthe 3: 11 and Roman 12: 1. During the con ention there are four conte ts here variou state ha h d conte tants orkin durin They are: Prince, prin e queen. ichigan brought b c t 0 crown this year. e d the reining Prince , but 10 to Tenne this year. The Prince, from I Din 0 . , but the and Queen ere from the te of gan City of Detroit. They are Daniel and r. E er Hubbard. r . Anton Gary Sheppard of Benton Harbor 10 to. r. Hubb d during the te queen cont t in Detroit in April of this year . Other than the groups already named . that attended the convention, there total of ven full group from ichi­ gan, 1 Benton Harbor, 1 Pontiac, and 5 from Detroit plu Detroit Lo youth cho . yor Richard L. Ber y of an City proclaimed the wee of ugu 13- 20 1983 tional Quartette Con ention ee in an City. Mr. Arthur Fisher, dministr tor to the mayor pre ted Pr 'dent H rri with a key to the city on ooday night. Since the convention convened in Dalla, Texa 1982, many member throughout the United States h been called from 1 bor to re ard, including ationa! urse chairperson, r. Lucille He er, of lDino·; ational Board ere­ tary, M L. obley of California; and. ational cond vice pervisor of the omen's Department, fl. Velma Hughes of Texas. They ere very deeply missed by the convention. The Rev. ADen Gary Sr. of Indian ga e the opening rmon on onday morning. He spoke on the theme, and he deli red perbly. H also spo e for the U rs and ur on Thursday moming. The It . Ro , pa or of True Vine .. onary Baptist Church of Chi- 0, D. the gue er on Tu - day night for the youth department. H' bject a; "The Cro 0 d of Deci • ion." He also told the convention ho th Lord had healed him of cancer of the vocal cord. any local ministers and p tor dre d the convention and made e eryon feel e n more wet om . A gue representative from Li tle Roc At an attend d the convention eking inform tion for the ate of PAGE 7 ever. other highlight on the honorin of ariou con ntion by the pe r Hazel Jordan E ea h given bouqu t of flo ers, Th 19 ion of th tion Quartette Con ntion ill conven Au 18 thru 2S at th Omni Inter­ national Hotel orfolk . For further information, you c contact the ere­ tary of the Local her in Benton Har r . ill Lipkin. ext year' Local St te dation Quartette Convention election year. The Local con enti ner y to Local president Harry Sublett of K City and State pre' dent Cameron for job ell done. e a1 y to Bishop C right and S te pre '- dent Elder A. Hamric e're e pecting great, great and even greater thin - next year' the city of orfo ,State of Virginia. HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY ROOSEVELT S pt. 5 HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY BELl DA 5 pt. HAPPY 19Lh BIRTHDAY ARYAN Sept. 8 Love, om, K nyetta, Rob rt AO ,.as ��STON NTON ....... R.OR. MI PHONE �25-5e14 o Writ to"D r Lola" about your problems. Th Citiz n P.O. Sox 216, Benton Harbor, i. 49022. ainStr t-P.0.Box216 Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 I WANT TO SUBSCRIBE ro THE CITIZE : . ( , 3 mon I '(" ( ) 1 y r (, 2 y $4. $7.00 $12.00 $2 .00 ( ) B I ( ) P y 10 T.OI . SpofUor�d by Com/ort (!f C"ee� ;Plistry P 0 616/927-1527