Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 1 May 2003 — Page 9

The Muncie Times • May 1, 2003 • Page 9

Calvary Baptist Church, the Reverend T.W.H. Gibson, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and B.Y.P.U. at 6:30 p.m. Special music by the senior choir at the evening service. Bethel A.M.E. church, the Rev. J.M. Nickles, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; preaching at 11a.m., general class at noon; A.C.E. league at 6:30 p.m.; preaching at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Union Baptist Church, Whitely, the Reverend James Smith, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. B.Y.RU. at 6:30 p.m. Special music by the choir. Trinity M.E. church, the Reverend G.H. Harris, pastor, Sunday school at 2 p.m.; preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Regular prayer services at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.

IN COLORED CIRCLES

Mrs. Anna Lucas has returned from Dayton, O., where she was called by the death of a relative. Mr. and Mrs. John Timberlake of Indianapolis are spending the weekend here the guest of the latter’s mother, Mrs. H.T. Pierson and sister, Mrs. G.L. Riffe. Perry Payton spent Monday in Detroit the guest of Miss Mary Ellen Henderson. Charles and Dewey Hansbro, and James Willis and daughter of Cincinnati, O., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Robbins Sunday. Mrs. Blanche Brown of Dayton, O., spent Monday here the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Valentine. Doc Tribble spent Monday in Springfield, O., the guest of friends. Mrs. and Mrs. John M. Robbins and Mr. and Mrs. Maury Robbins motored to Columbus, O., Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward

Robbins and Mr. and Mrs. Abner Johnson, They returned home Wednesday. The members of the Epicurean club pleasantly entertained their wives and friends Wednesday evening at a picnic at Funks Lake. A special business meeting will be held Monday night at Calvary Baptist church. All members are asked to attend. The excursion committee will meet Monday night at 8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. The engagement of Miss Juanita Haynes to Rufus Wills Jr., of Detroit, Mich., was announced Tuesday evening when Mrs. Harry Humphrey delightfully entertained at an informal party at her home in East Seymour street. Music and games were the diversions of the evening. Miss Haynes is the only daughter of Mrs. Humphrey and is a popular member of the younger social set. Mr.

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Wills is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wills of Ashville, North Carolina. The wedding will take place in the early fall. Those enjoying the affair, Tuesday were Miss Haynes, Mr. Wills, Mrs. G.H. Hall of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mrs. N.J. Marrs of New York, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. David Gwyn, Hazel Adams, Anna and Lena Belt, Grovelle Peele and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Humphrey. The Muncie General Merchandise and Fuel

Continued from front cover from Dayton International Airport, Ohio, to Houston with her mother, Marilouise Walker, also of Muncie. She expects some of her family members to come in from Louisiana and other states and join her in Houston. She and her mother fly back to Dayton on May 18. “Yes. I was surprised when I got the message in February that I had been nominated and that I had been selected. I am excited and overwhelmed about going to Texas for this program and the awards ceremony,” she told The Muncie Times on Sunday evening. “I was surprised and pleased to get the announcement that I was among 100 women from

across the country to be selected from the nearly 3,000 entries that were submitted. This was a surprise because I didn’t know that both of my sons, Adrian Maurice and Jasopn LaMar, had written letters about me and sent them in to the contest sponsors. Each one wrote a letter nominating me.” “I don’t know if they talked to each other. They probably did. Each one has a personal perspective of who I am, what I do, the challenges I have faced, the things I do and want to do. They have lived with me and have unique personal perceptions of who I am and what I do. After I had won, they told me they had nominated me. It is an honor for my sons to nominate me

and for the sponsors to select me.” “It’s a blessing because they are never ashamed to stand up and say that they are ‘mama’s boys’ and very proud of that fact. Of course, the information they provided had to be verified by the sponsors, before my name could move forward.” Smith’s sons left Muncie years ago. Maurice, 32, of Van Nuys, Calif., is a medical responder for the Los Angeles Police Department. LaMar, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., is a clinical specialist for Merdtronics, a global company that specializes in implantable medical devices such as heart pacemakers and insulin pumps. The contest was about nominating and writing

support letters about women who had demonstrated singula'r accomplishments through hard work, leadership and determination. At the awards dinner, winners will receive certificates. Portions of their nominating essays will be read. For the purposes of the contest, the United States has been divided into five regions. An overall winner will be chosen for each region. The regional winner gets a $1,000 check to be distributed to the charity of her choice. Charming Shoppes VOICES will publish a book featuring all the winners' photos and their stories. The inspirational books will be given away free from the

company, has been incorporated with a capitol stock of $2,500. Thomas G. Phillips is president; Haynes Duvall, vice-president and Eldo Stafford, secretary. The members of the Entre Nous club will enjoy a wagon ride Wednesday to the home of Miss Belle Coleman. Wagons will leave the corner of Plum and Seymour streets at 8:15 p.m. Published July 10, 1920 in the Muncie Evening Press.

company’s stores across the country. In East Central Indiana, the company owns Fashion Bug, Lane Bryant and Catherines’ stores. Smith said, “One part of this award program that will be very special to me is the opportunity to meet positive women from all backgrounds and walks of life and to hear their stories of challenge and victory.” Smith was the first female executive director of the Muncie Housing Authority. Her firing, several years, roiled the city as her African American and white supporters demanded her immediate and unconditional reinstatement. However, Muncie Housing Authority commissioners would not budge.