JULY 29 - AUGUST 4, 1985 THE CITIZEN
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AME Church wants 'fleeing- fathers' home
ASHVILLE Churches
h ve neglected the family and
have done little to reverse
the trend of the "vanishing
male" - the phenomenon in
CORcsmsd WomsR host
Mother, daughter banquet
By Irene Green
USKEGO - The Concern­
ed omen' group recently
hosted a other and Daughter
Banquet with the theme, "I
Really ant To Know You."
Purpo of the dinner a
for mother and daughters in the
area to get together for a time
of sharin and fellowship. This
group has di overed that many
time inter-personal relationship
deterior te and are ometimes
even destroyed by misunder-
tanding, I ck of communica-
tion, busy or conflicting
hedules etc. Therefore, the
ultimate go I of this dinner
was to build or to re-e tablish
cIo r rel tionship between
-rnother and their dau ters.
A "Let's Get uainted"
time wa held where partici­
pant and gue t had a chance
to meet e ch other. A scripture
reading and a welcome wa
extended by the group's
pre 'dent, Jo Ann Betts.
Dorothy elton gave the invoc -
tion. short talk detailing the
purpo , goals, and objectives
of the group w presented
by Maggie Jone .
u ical selections were pro­
vided by the Oake Sisters
and Rosie Lane. One of the
special event of the evening
was the Game Time. This was
an activity where the daughter
had prepared questions for their
mothers. The topic was,
'Question You Alw ys Wanted
To Know And Were Afraid
To As". The questions from
the daughters ranged from sub­
jects on dating, marriage, teen­
age pregnancy, drug, etc.
Mothers and audience partici­
pants answered questions
according to their knowledge
and life experience. This
proved to be a fun-filled, stimu­
lating and thought provoking
discu sion.
Floral corsages and table
arrangements by Peggy Watkins
who also gave the cIo ing re­
marks and acknowledgements.
Other decoration were by Ann
Oakes who also gave the bene­
diction.
The Concerned Women are:
Jo Ann BeUs, Ann Oakes,
Irene Green, Peggy Watkins,
Dorothy Melton, M ggie Jones,
Pat Clark and ellie Billings.
Gregory fasts Ethiopia relief
BOSTO - Dick Gregory
will go on a 4O-day fast in
Ethiopia thi Summer where
he will also take an active role
in Pha II of the on-going
experiment utilizing hi 4X
utritional Forumla in the treat­
ment of famine victim m
frica.
Speaking at a recent new
conference here ith Berhane
Dere , Ethiopia' Deputy Com­
mi loner for Relief and Re­
habilitation, Gregory said that
he ould subject himself to the
m treatment provided to
group of famine victim being
treated for kwashiorkor or
vere malnutrition with th u
of the Dick Gregory 4X utri­
tional Formula.
The program begun earlier
this year, will be under the
upervi ion of doctor at the
F culty of Medicine Addis
dab University, Addi Ababa,
Ethiopi .
During Ph I of th ex-
periment, conducted with in­
f nt uffering from kwashiorkor
or severe m lnutrition, doctor
in Ethiopi wrote that 'the
finding in thi pre-pilot tudy
provide confidence to initiate
- larger study comp ring modi­
fied Dick's formul with for­
. mula u d tr ditionally in thi
h pit 1. . . . In the pattern
tudied. Dick's modified mix-
ture was clearly efficaciou in
reversing clinnical and bio-
chemical abnormalities of
kwashiorkor. "
Mr. Deressa, the visiting
Ethiopian official, told said
at the new conference: ' e
are most grateful to my friend
and brother, Dick Gregory, for
the u of his nutritional for­
mulas in Ethiopia. Early tests
of his formulas in the care of
nutritionally deficient patients
have been most encour ging.
We are moving now to extend
the tests and we will be
happy to meet with you and
tell you the results."
The Ethiopian official said
that his East African nation
had once been an exporter of
foodstuffs and tha they hope
to regain that tatus.
This could be ured,
. Dere said' if doner n tion
and e pecially the United State,
would also help Ethiopia with
medium and long term develop­
ment assistance. We make a
peci I appeal to America - a
nation that feed it people
and much of the w rid with
fewer than 3 percen t 0 f it
P pulation en ged in
agriculture - to help u with
long term development si -
tance that w can again
become If ufficient in f, d."
which jobless men leave their
families in earch f If-esteem
say an Afric n ethodist
Epi opal Church official.
"Churche haven't spoken up
enough on the problem of
preserving family life" said
Katheryn M. Brown, elected
president I t week of th
denomination' Connectional
Lay Organizati n.
Brown said the flight of
men from home is an epidemic
problem in the Black com­
munity, but is not confined
to Blacks.
, e feel it's really a product
of economics," she aid.
'Economically deprived men
sometimes have a lower elf­
esteem. We feel it's a part of
th purpose of the church to
motivate or re ore that con­
fidence in a per on."
Brown, the assistant principal
t an Atlanta high chool, aid
she hopes to lead the group
to start outreach and financial
pr gram to help strengthen
families.
Other go 1 for her four-'
year term re to expand so ial
programs to fight drug abu ,
alcoholi m and crime - par­
ticularly where it affects young
people, she aid Thur day.
The denomination ha about
2.4 million members in 6200
churches in the United State
the Caribbean and Africa. Its
biennial ion, which ended
July 18, drew orne 1 500
delegates.
Brown said the phenomenon
of the • vanishing male" is one
of ociety's gravest trends.
"I don't want to und
exist, but any male who is a
real male will not want to tay
home and see his wife work
from sunup t undown," he
said.
"The problem is the dirnin­
i hed ego of the father in the
hotne. So he leaves. The
Census Bureau calls them 'de-
rtion .' but that s misle din .
They leave becau they feel
they have to be men."
The trand h led the A
Church recently to
ever I Ion -terrn pr gram su
a the Sons of Allen, ' bi
brother" organization that re­
cruits y ung adult men to offer
uidance and support t youn er
males in the church or com­
munity.
The group is named for the
Rev. Richard Allen the fi
bi hop in the AME Chur h.
Another church program de-
igned to pr moily stability .
a • kill ban ," which keeps
an inventory f kills f church
member and neighborh d citi­
zen.
The s ilJ - fr m hou
eeping to tut ring - re the
marketed in the community
to help skilled pe pie obtain
jobs or even help unskilled
individuals learn a tr de she
aid.
Celebrate summe
with
sotnegood,
ealthyfun.
Where can kids find balloons
clowns, good things to eat ... ond
learn how to take good care of
their health?
At the Children's Health Carnival,
August 7 at Mercy Hospital.
Youngsters can climb inside a
fully equipped ambulance. And
we'll measure their height and
weight and check their eyes and
ears. We'll even give their dolls
a check-up" too.
Kids can take home coloring
books ... toothbrushes ... juice
popcorn and other healthy treats.
Plus lots of good information
about good health. All for free.
Area health and safety groups
will show children how to be safe
around fire and animals. And
how to spot and avoid poisons.
We'll also have drill team per­
formances, soccer demonstrations
and double-dutch jump roping.
So come join us for a good dose
of healthy summer fun.
Loo for the tents
at ercy Hospital,
960 Agard,
Benton Harbor,
August 7, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Rain date i Augu 8.