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MICHIGAN CITIZEN·P 13
29th Annual
Brotherhood
Banquet Held
mi tted 29 con ecutiv years to
a shared belief of b therhood
and your NAACP Chapter has.
and I congratulate you.
Mayor Mike Fleckenstein
presented greetings. The
audience ung the egro a
tional Anthem, the Battle
Hymn of the Republic and
Gwen Jordan, a student of
Three Rivers High School
providing musical entertain
ment, inging two songs.
Member of the Nile
NAACP attended the Banquet
with Dorothy Green erving a
the Mi tress of Ceremonies
and Margaret Banks served a
Chairperson.
Over 100 people attended
the event.
By Vera White .
The 29th Annual NAACP
Banquet was held Friday night,
April 27, at the Three Rivers
Best We tern 1M. Their theme
w ,"Education, It' Effect On
Social Economic Changes In
The 90's And Beyond".
Gue t speaker was Dr.
Samuel Moore, Professor of
Education Administration (K-
12) College of Education,
ichigan State University,
t Lansing.
Moore told the audience
t t working ogether can im
p ove our schools which will
i prove ou society and
" espect and articipation are
c ucial". He Iso said, open
iIIingne s to participate and
p ysical respe t for each other
s gnal our str ng commitment
t hare valu s, attitudes and
b lief and th increasing ra
c al and ethnic plurality in our
n tion ha bee and continue
t be a bounti II storehou e of
i eas nd ener y for us to tap.
Moore co gratulated the
c mmunity on it's celebration
ying, "Few group have com-
81 me 0 da n
Monty F er w born in
Stubenville, Ohio and ended
chools and graduated there. He
h lived in Michigan since
1985. He have five sisters and
three brothers.
Feaster been married to
hi wife, Hollister Ann since
Aug�t 1989 and have two step
children, Charlene and
Antwain. He is. employed at
D&WFoods ..
F ter ays, it is a great
becoming a Deacon and
hi desire is to do the Lord's
will.
ys to the youth of today,
"Refraim from running the
treets, have respect for your
elders and listen to them for they
wi e. And get yourselves a
good role model to 100 up to."
Th ordin tion program in
clude , congregational song,
"Wh t a Fell w hip, a reading
entitled," et Apart" was given
by Deac n teve mil y. Three
I wer pr cnted by Mr .
Dor thy ram, har n While,
nd hirley In ram' and the
Mass Choir f e Jerusalem
provided additional music, .
Ordination Council par
ticipant include, Rev. James
Alexander of Grand Rapids,
Rev. R.C. Gulley and Rev.
Leroy Smith b th of Benton
Harbor and De cons Ronald
. White Sr., and teve miley of
ew Jerusalem.
Ingram and Feaster an wered
all que lions correctly nd the .
ouncil gave th men scores of
100 percent.
The Ordination ermon and
charge to the Deacons was given
by Rev. RC. Gulley Certificates "OOJ
of Authorization and Deacon :L! •
cross pins ere presented to 10- - I
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Ordination Services were
held I month for two local
men, James Ingram and Monty
Feaster ordained at New
J alent Bapdst Church, 817
8th Street in Three Rivers. .
James Ingram was born in
Chicago and has lived in
Michigan for 15 years. He has
ODe SOD, J Jr., by a previous
marriage.
Ingram is a member of the
choir aDd Pastor s Aid Club and
is employed Dock's Foundry.
He ys, becoming a Deacon
is the great t thing that has hap
pened to him since he became
aved by Jes Christ
He says to the youth of today,
"Don't get caught up in material
things beca e it is important to
100 to the Lord for all of your
"