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St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11
Almost About
Every thing
BY PERCY VILLA

Today (Friday) is my birthday
and when one gets to be my age,
one doesn't go passing the word
around or expect giftS-even from
those closest. shutter the thought
that one honestly can't get young
er, yet its so nice to have people
tell you-you don't look your age.
For many years the Villas used
to enjoy dinner on our birthday
with the Neil Messicks.
The charming Francis Messick-
too bad her birthday is the same
day. But four years ago they
moved to Los Angeles-so now all
we do is exchange greetings via
the column and letters or phone
calls.
Each year during this span of
four years we promise one another
to get together for dinner on this
occasion but seventeen
hundred miles isn't just around the
corner.
So again we make a solemn
promise that next August 11th-
my plans are to visit the Messicks
for our annual get-together.
And for this occasion, we adopt
the words of Eddie Schwartz: "All
I want for my birthday is NOT
to be reminded of it."
Have a chuckle from Brutus
Cassius: I'VE hear President Ken
nedy is calling up reserves only in
those states he didn't carry in the
election"
For many years the wrestling
promoters and the wrestlers would
take an extended vacation during
the summer months. And after
working four and five nights a
week the boys in the game were
happy that June would arrive so
that they could spend the summer
with their families.
But not this year. All over the
country from coast to coast the
game has been meeting with great
success.
They are hard working folks
and line people in the show tradi-
tion-"the show must go on"-for
the cash customers.
I read in the New York columns
that matchmaker Teddy Brenner
is busy trying to persuade Archie
Moore and Sugar Ray Robinson
to clash in the main event at the
1864 opening of the Madison
Square Garden to be built atop of
the Penn Station Goodness
they both ought to be grand
fathers by then. In short the old
est living fighters for the title.
The fight promoters are charg-
ing an inflated $1OO for the Pat
terson-McNeeley bout in Boston
whereas in 1910, when the great
Joe Louis defended his title against
Al Mccoy in Boston, the top price
was only $40.
And long past the cocktail hour
at the Nacirema Association,
Charlie Rhodes overheard two
gentlemen who had overturned as
follows: Let's go to the ball
game" Nav, I'm going to the
fight" There's no fight to-
night" There will be E.
And he put down his glass and
grimly headed homeward.
THE GOSSIPLE TRUTH: Hav-
mt heard of a wrestler turning
boxer but I'll wager that most So
called fighters envy the wrestlers
with their pay-checks Willie
Stamm says: Gambling sure has
brought our family together-we
had to move into a smaller apart
ment." Ring magazine ranks
Tom McNeely 10th From one
to tenth Doesn't give him
much of a chance Ring rates
Sonny Lston as the No. 1 heavy
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11
SPoRTS
BY BILL BROWER


ing after rain had halted
tied at 1 with innings completed
At the visitors quarters occupied by
National Leaguers Bill White tying neat Windsor
the collar of an immaculate white shirt.
Bill had been of the heroes
midsummer competition League
White stretched a single a
fifth inning off the famed throwing of Mickey Mantle
When did he make his mind the St
Cardinals first
"As left the plate replied White Of the
erudte among players. IT hard all the way"
surprised
Mantle Mickey pulled right
White had sent a sizzling drive to dead
Hes got to get by throwing strike" White said IT'S
tough play for him to make"
whether he tempted Nantes arm
before
oh spring training.
only get hit in
sixth inning his speed again proved
He sharply hit ball through the middle of the middle the
Pitcher schwa
stab at the ball ced his glove and hortstop Luis Apaco
grabbed get
sped line The
NIe only run was carried across the plate by Mwakees Eddie
Matthews
White also contributed fielding gem in the fifth Brooks
Robinson Of the Baltimore Orioles first when Schwa at
sacrifice Bill rushed first
Cncnnas Eddie
nppng the ooe third baseman Kasko fired to Frank Boiling
first doubling up Schwan.
players o
Robinson Cncy
smuggling outelder leading
manager Danny Nuraugh Pittsburgh
probably would have inserted Frank pnhtter had the
game
White Mays Cepeda
the NLer the route To illustrate how the
Roberto Cemente of the Pirates Hank Aaron of the Mil
Altman of the Chicago Cubs Anyone
suitable the Wills of the
hortstop replaced Kako
who later Chcagos Ernie Banks.
Dodgers catcher who entered the
the fourth inning, struck out three times
game batting 1882 in alIsar competition
the contemporary stars He col
Wills a single In that
only representative the AL squad
kidding by Mays during the drills
sporting his head incurred during
the Chicago White Sox Floyd
Robinson bacswng Howards noggn
WILLIE knew that later
you'd where 1t wasn't wanted"
started to his defense Now there
catcher. AS bet it, he plays 1t
strictly left field"
couldn't help but notice the subtle lineup
inning Roseboro out went
kept and white players But
window later when Banks into the
pnch-htter and remained to finish at shortsop
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for Mayor Arthur Naftalin's selec-
ton Of Pat Walling as the new
Chief Of Police Makes most
people in and out of the depart
ment happy Archie Givens
wants to visit Las Vegas And
his money Elliot Roosevelt
and his family who have lived
in many parts of the country say
Of all places they like Minneapolis
and its many lakes best The
children now can go swimming
without taking a bus or a car
instead they walk to the beach
Dick Kannellis, who does a bang
up job as publicity director for the
fabulous Sahara Hotel In Las
Vegas plans on a Twin City visit
next month Get ready TV and
radio stations for some interviews
with Richard Fight fan and
boxing manager Joe Daszhewicz
claims that the only way to get
along with some people in the
fight game is to get along without
them
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11
Ton Big Leaguers
Insist On Removed Of
Jim Crow Practices

Boston (ANP) - One Of the
aftermaths Of the An-Star base
ball game here last week was a
meeting Of the major league play
er representatives, with the ques-
ton Of segregation one Of the most
important topics.
The views Of tan players were
expressed by Bill White, hitting
and base-running star Of the all
star contest which ended in a l.
to-1 tie when rain interrupted after
the ninth inning, and Bill Bruton,
Detroit Tigers outfielder.
Bruton had been invited to the
meeting by Bob Friend, of the
Pittsburgh Pirates. White, first
baseman for the st. Louis Cardin-
ais, is one of the most eloquent
spokesmen among the tan per-
formers.
In the end, the players voted to
send a letter to owners urging
them to take steps to eliminate
the training camp segregation,
which primarily affects the trans
in Florida.
AS White and Bruton outlined
the situation to their white count
erparts, it was this:
I'VE have to sit in bus and eat
sandwiches, while our teammates
go in a hotel and eat steaks.
I'VE don't need to sleep in the
same hotels as our teammates, but
we'd like to have the privilege of
making the choice"
They pointed out that segrega-
ton is especially acute when the
players were on trips, ranging
from 40 to 200 miles. Usually the
trip is by bus. On reaching the
city where the game is scheduled,
the visiting team-before going to
the field has lunch.
The tan players have to stay in
the bus while the bat-boys get
them sandwiches from drugstores.
The question Of segregation
arose last winter when Negro lead
ers in Florida demanded that ma
jor league owners do something
about lowering the color bars in
Florida hotels. The only place
where there was any relaxation
of social traditions was in Miami.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11

SiVe departments was Jake Woods,
Detroit rookie second baseman,
who was leading in triples with
eight.
In batting in the MI, the leader
was Roberto Clemente, who was
stroking at a 1853 clip. Trailing
him by 20 percentage points was
Frank Robinson, who has a chance
to gain triple honors in hitting.
Trailing the Pittsburgh Pirates
outfielder and his Cincinnati Reds
counterpart were Hank Aaron,
Milwaukee, and George Altman,
Of the Chicago Cubs, at 1923; Or
lando Cepeda, San Francisco, .320;
Tony Gonzales, Philadelphia, .313
and Vada Pinson, Cincinnati, and
Willie Mays, San Francisco, .314.
Now consider these figures:
Runs - Mays (92); Robinson
1857, and Aaron (76).
Runs batted in - Robinson (97)
and Cepeda 1857 and Aaron (sD.
Hits - Clemente (138), Pinson
ODD. and Robinson and Cepeda
(125.
Doubles - Aaron and Mays
(25).
Triples - Altman (9), Maury
Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers, Gle
mente and Bill White, st. Louis
Cardinals (S).
Home runs-Robinson 1881 and
Mays 800 and Cepeda (30).
Stolen bases - Wills (1S)
Aaron (16) and Pinson and Rob-
inson (15).
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11

Baton Rouge, La. (ANP) - Eu-
gene D. Thomas, track coach at
Southern university, has been sell
ected by the us. State Depart
ment, Division Of Cultural Ex-
change, to serve for three months
as a coaching instructor in the
West African nation of Ghana, IT
was announced here.
Thomas, who left the campus
early this week for briefings in
Washington, D. c., said he was
pleased but surprised. THE selec-
ton caught me off guard" he re-
marked.
Thomas is scheduled to leave
the states the second week in Aug
ust. He will help groom Ghanian
athletes for participation in Afri-
can games, to be held on the con-
tinent in September. He will serve
as coach of the team.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11

And long past the cocktail hour
at the Nacirema Association,
Charlie Rhodes overheard two
gentlemen who had overtrained as
follows: Let's go to the ball
game" Nav, I'm going to the
fight" There's no fight to-
night" There will be q.
And he put down his glass and
grimly headed homeward.
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He Was The Most
Likely To SuccRadl


Oxford, England (ANP)-Times
have changed greatly since 1922,
for Lord Ritchie, now a prominent
Londoner, for it was in that year
he was expelled from Oxford Univ
ersity for being bone idle" and
the student less likely to succeed!
Last week, Lord Ritchie add
ressed a group of oxford alumni,
some of whom may have outstrip-
ped him scholastically, but failed
Of success in later years. Today
Lord Ritchie is chairman Of the
London Stock Exchange
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11

the text Of a telegram from its
national executive secretary, Roy
Wilkins to Postmaster General ].
Edward Day. In it Wilkins charged
efforts were being made by Georg-
la post office personnel to oust
Law from his job as letter carrier
because of his civil rights actiWt-
les. He called on Day to stop the
alleged move.
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no less sanctimonous than some Of
the other big names in boxing,
past and present. Many Of these
fighters were products Of bad en-
vironments, and had shady back
grounds. Even the present cham
pion, Floyd Patterson, was report
edly rehabilitated as youth.
Boxing gave all those former
wayward youths a second chance;
a new life, fame and success. 1t
could do the same for Liston, when
and If he is rehabilitated.
Let's give him another chance.
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TAN PLAYERS CONTINUE TOP PERFORMANCES
IN BOTH MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES

Chicago (ANP)-As the major league entered into
its final months after last weeks asar game in Boston,
tan players continued to dominate the offensive performances
in the National League and EOn Howard remained in
tention for the American League batting title.
Howard second in the AL batting derby with .351
mark The only other ALer among the leaders the often
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NAAcP Charges It's SqVonnoh
President Is Under Fre'
Because OF His Civil Rights

Savannah (ANP' - Savannah
postmaster ]. Marcus Stubs Fri
day confirmed a report that ad-
ministrative action is pending
against postal employe M. w. Law
who is state and local president Of
the NAACP.
He added that charges have
been forwarded to regional post
office department officials in At
lanta.
Earlier the NAACP had released
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-11
WEST COAST SPoRTLIcHT
BY e. RROKENRuRY

w ~~u S~ANSH Nv y y
l. f. BRoKENBURY
Los ANGELES NAACP PROTESTS RAHS-REDSKINs CHARITY
TILT
Angeles-he Los Angeles Chapter of the NAAcp last week
voted to officially protest the playing
ingOn Redskins August The game
in its 18th consecutive annually
boys clubs
MARSHALL GONE FAR ENOUGH"
One Of the clubs district
nearly 100 Negro Negro Angeles
area have decided George Preston Marshall enough
challenged his biased attitude Negroes
been quoted by several sources as saying that he does not
will intend to hire Negro
Redskins team by the second the
to use the Govenment-owned stadium in Washington.
CORE STARTED IT OFF
positive on the part the NAACP must be
given part to Negro writers
and Los Angeles Congress Equality
has announced the formation picket
the night of the The Wrong
ton of Attorney Lee Branton has indicated
junction which will Redskins playing publicly
owned stadium California bgoted policy
Of barring Negroes from jobs on the team.
SC LOSES NEGRO FOOTBALL STARS
The University of Southern California campus
was announced that two of its almost
certain Negro starters will
Dave Washington outstanding declared schoascay
ineligible and will not be able to compete
BASEBALL WoOs LIVINGSTON
Livingston starting right
and star ouede the baseball decided stay
football this order his injured baseball
leading years
league
Levngston year pubcizng
barely subject having
injury during football
PACE NOW WITH OAKLAND RAIDERS
Pace AI-Amercan hafback Michigan
few days the property of the San Francisco 49 in the National
League
grid fortunes with Oakland Raiders the American Football
him competition with
apparently
starting left hafback job had operation during the and
special equipment protect
Perhaps reason the 49ers were too reluctant to let
go is the fact that Ray Norton former 100 yard dash champ
fzed the 1860 ompcs Rome has been running with authority
The big trouble the 49er coaches that is
difficult to get blockers out in front of Norton
TEN NEGROES START IN GIANT-DODGER GAME
Angeles Dodgers
last twogame SERIES ten Negroes the starting line
lids five on each team
For the Giants Felipe Mays
first Machal
on the mound
Dodgers center, Maury
Davis third and John
Roseboro behind the plate
Waiting wings stalVarts Gillian the
Dodgers and San Fancscos Sam Jones May AOu and Willie Nc
Covey.
Davis being the cu and the only reach second Juan walked
only two
TAN STARS STEAL SHOW IN RAM ENTRAsQUAD GAME
Redands CaI-Negro stole the the intrasquad
game staged Angeles Rams Ollie MasOn
gaining good yardage catching
running fulback
big year; Ldy and Big John Baker
holding the defensive end jobs.
by the best-lookng
camp" rugged catching
thing his direction.
Perhaps the popular squad
Lindsey Mississippi Vocational the who be
fuback His extracurricular
tes the Ram players relaxed and his singing piano play
joke telling the Ram tremendous lift in
morale.
eeooooooooooooooooooeoo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-07-06
BY Mrs. MABEL BRYANT

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tucker of
Memphis and Mrs. Lutte Saddler
of Greenwood visited MI. L. B.
Tucker, Sr. Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Wilma Brock attended
the wedding of her niece Miss
Rosemary Arnold to DR.. Jubrun
Ragsdale in Memphis Saturday.
DIR. and Mrs. w. G. Brock
and Mrs. G.. L. Brock were bust
ness visitors in Kosciusko Tues
day morning.
Mrs. H. j. Johnson, Mrs. E.
E Tate, Miss Mary Ellis Wilkes,
Miss Rosemary Browning and
Mr.. Ronnie Johnson shopped in
Kosciusko Tuesday.
Mrs. George Brock, Susie and
Cindy returned to Forrest City,
Arkansas Tuesday after visiting
relatives for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Autry of
Durant visited the Larkin
Browning family on Friday.
Miss Julie Faye, Phillis and
Tony Tucker of Memphis spent
this week with MI. and Mrs.
R. E. Aldridge and Miss Gene
va Tucker.
Miss Jean Hand of Memphis
stopped by for a short visit with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. J..
Hand on her way to Hatties-
burg.
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my Henning Becomes
fBennyJenkins

gays centered with white carna-
tons surrounded with blue
tulle and ribbons.
Staff Sergeant Henry j. Jen-
kins attended his brother a 5
best man. The groomsmen were
Bobby Waddell and Jerry Fra
cure of Sails.
The brides mother wore a
dress and matching jacket of
aqua re-embroidered linen. The
mother of the bridegroom wore
a dress of light blue eyelet en-
broidery. Both chose white ac-
cessories with pink carnation
corsages.
Reception Held
Immediately following tn e
ceremony. the brides parents
held a reception in the church
parlors.
q The brides table was over
laid with imported linen. In the
center the brides bouquet was
thanked by silver candelabra
and greenery. The punch bowl
was placed at one end and the
three-tiered wedding cake at the
other.
The bride and groom cut the
first piece of cake with a knife
belonging to a great-aunt Of the
bride, Mrs. Eugene Parker OF
Goodman.
Presiding at the register was
Mrs. Jackie Jenkins.
Assisting at the reception
were Mrs. Wesley Dickerson of
Sails, Mrs. Jack Dickerson,
Mrs. Elinor Johnson and Mrs.
Billy Stonestreet of Durant. AL
so assisting were Mrs. Carl E.
Foster of Canton and Miss Mary
Mabry of Jackson.
For the wedding trip the bride
chose a smartly-styled beige
sheath with matching beige ac-
c~essories and the orchid from
her bouquet. After a honeymoon
trip the couple will be at home
in Panama City, Florida.
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against a background of white
columns entwined with green
ely. Centering the table was
the five-tiered wedding cake
topped with two sugarspun sill
yer wedding bells Tiled with
sprays of the lilies of the valley
and puffs of maline. On each
side were five-branched silver
candelabra with white tapers.
AT each end of the table was a
silver punch bowl. Silver nut
dishes completed the appoint
ments.
Tea girls were Misses Lin and
Gayle Owen, Jackie Fore. Mar
tina Sanders, and Kay Murphy,
Coldwater, niece of the groom.
Assisting in serving were Mrs.
Jack Simmons, Mrs, Sam Will
liams, Mrs. Harry Crouch, Miss
Minerva Gurley and Mrs.
George Thatcher, Jr.
Following the reception, Mr..
and Mrs. Murphy left for
Panama City, Florida. The bride
chose for travelling an import
ed raw silk suit of Dior blue
with matching hat and shoes
and the orchid from her bridal
bouquet. Upon their return they
will be at home at GAO Cedar
hurst, Jackson.
Both MIR. and Mrs. Murphy.
received their degrees from the
University of Mississippi. Mr..
Murphy is studying medicine at
the University Medical Center,
while Mrs. Murphy is getting
her major in microbiology in
Jackson.
Rehearsal Dinner
Mrs. Hugh Levers Murphy
and her mother, Mrs. Mathew
Alexander Campbell, and her
daughters, Mrs. Hudson Dodson
and Miss Helen Campbell en-
tertained with a dinner honor
ing Mrs. Murphy's son, Garnett
Murphy of Arkabutla and Miss
Cynthia Dabney Saturday even
ing following the wedding re-
hearsal.
The dinner was held at sunni
Sand Restaurant for members
of the wedding party and out
of-town guests.
The tables were decorated
with yellow carnations and gla-
doll, English ivy, yellow ct
bows, and yellow candles. Place
cards were white decorated with
yellow flowers and greenery in
keeping with the bridal color
scheme.
Miss Dabney wore a black
and white trousSeau dress. The
fitted bodice was of black raw
silk and the full gathered skirt
was of white silk organza with
large black flowers. Her cor
sage was of white carnations.
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M~urphy-Dabneey,l' " Vows Exchanged

Miss Cynthia Agnes Dabney,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Conway Dabney of Gulfport be-
came the bride on June 25th
Of James Garrett Murphy, son
Of Mrs. Hugh Levers Murphy
of Arkabutla, and the late DR..
Murphy. The groom's mother is
the former Miss Mosy Camp
bell Of West.
Cathedral tapers and native
greenery formed the back
ground for the beautiful cere-
mony held at St. Peter's-by-the-
Sea Episcopal Church in Gulf
port, at 4:30 o'clock in the af-
lernoon.
The Rev. Frank Robert, rec
tor, officiated at the double
ring ceremony in the presence
of a large group of friends and
relatives.
Vows were exchanged before
the altar adorned with a gold
altar cloth, gold vases of white
gladioli and majestic daisies and
seven-branched gold candelabra
holding white tapers. An arch
Of cathedral white wrought
iron candelabras were on each
side of the altar in a bank of
shiffaleria plants and native
greenery. A large arrangement
of white gladioli and majestic
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In a candlelight ceremony at
the Sails Lutheran Church,
Miss Tiny Gail Henning, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Hen
ming Of Goodman, became the
bride of Altman Second Glass
Roy Benjamin Jenkins, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike w. Jenkins of
Durant.
The Rev. Donald J. Myers,
pastor, performed the double
ring ceremony in a setting of
dignity and simplicity.
Church decorations featured
an altar arrangement of white
gladioli, daisies and chrysanthe-
NUNS, surrounded by green's
and thanked by tall candelabra
holding white cathedral candles.
Music vas played by Miss
Margaret McGehee, organist, of
Durant, who also accompanied
Mrs. Donald J. Myers soloist.
Entering the church on the
arm Of her father who gave her
in marriage, the bride was ra-
diant in her white wedding
gown of chantilly lace and tulle
over bridal satin, the fitted boz
dice adorned with sequins and
pearls. The very bouffant skirt
swept gracefully to the floor
over period hoops. Her. fingertip
veil Of French illusion fell from
a princess tiara of pearls. She
carried a cascade bouquet of
white stephanotis, centered with
a purple orchid.
Miss Betty Henning vas her
sisters maid of honor. Her
sheath dress was of romance
blue polished cotton with a full
tulle overskirt and her circular
head piece was of matching
tulle.
Bridesmaids were Miss Mavis
Waddell of Sails and Miss
Diane Stephens of Canton. They
wore identical dresses of ro-
nance blue and circular tulle
headpieces. They carried nose
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S7S.a2S-0Q pEFENSE BONDS
ARE SOLD IN LEXINGTON

Mrs. Minnie {. Beall, post
master, stated today from jan
uary 1st the people of Lexing-
ton had purchased $75.825.00 in
Defense Bonds. which is a ra-
Their fine record from compare
son over the nation.
However, every citizen is ex-
pected to do his Or her part in
the purchase of Defense Bonds
and YOU are invited to come in
and invest some of your money
in these bonds that are devoted
exclusively for defense mea-
sures.
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W. B. Kenno-
Continued From Page One)

city official.
There was no meeting of the
board on Tuesday because of
the national independence Day
holiday. The regular monthly
meeting of the board was sche-
duled for Wednesday, July 5.
at 7:30 p. m. as The Advertiser
went to press.
Top items on the agenda for
Wednesdays meeting was the
appointment by the board of the
city clerk and tax assessor, the
city marshal and the city tax
collector. The latter also serves
as clerk of the City Water De-
partment.
Due to the absence of one
member, MI. Nichols, the Board
postponed the appointments un-
til Friday at 900 a. m.
Persons now occupying the
offices are Alton B. Parker, city
clerk and tax assessor: w. L.
Meek, Jr.. city marshal; and
w. O. Thompson, tax collector.
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TCHULA BpW
CLUB: FINE MEMBERSHIP

Formation of a Business and
Professional Women's Club for
the town of Tchula had a fine
beginning Monday night when
an initial membership of ten
ladies of the CITY gathered at
the Baptist Church parlors to
hear the activities outlined by
four members of the Lexington
Club composed of Mrs. Ida
Rogers. Mrs. Susie Bailey, Mrs.
Maud Patterson and Mrs. Sadie
McRae. Miss Lera Ashley. Of
Tchula, welcomed the visiting
delegates.