Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg free wednesday june 19, 1968 mrs. King carries on her husband s work by Judith Martin and Carolyn Lewis Washington special tons on wednesday mrs. Martin Luther King jr., is fulfilling the last engagement her husband made before he died. It was to March with the poor people s Campaign from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln memorial on Solidarity Day and to address the crowd from the Steps of the memorial. Since the Day before or. King s funeral when his widow appeared and spoke for him in Memphis she has been keeping his appointments. Last week she spoke at Harvard University in his place. At first she used his words. When she represented him at a new York anti War rally in april she composed a speech from notes he had left. Now she Speaks from her knowledge of his philosophy. She shared his belief in non violence so thoroughly that she has taken mrs. Martin Luther King or. Successful Tai f by dons dark dear Doris i can now understand How easy it is for All those unwed mothers to make a mistake. They just needed a Little move will Power to say i have told you my Story. Please Don t think i was very bad in nearly giving in. I suppose someone like you has never Felt like doing wrong like i had so you like mom could find no possible reason for me to just about make a mistake. Strong minded but jail term extended to get English lesson Montreal up Louise Bolduc 30, will get a. Chance to Bone up on her English when she begins serving a two year Penitentiary term for stealing 000 in furs from a private Home. Judge edouard Archam Bault tuesday sentenced miss Bolduc to 20 months in the Montreal women s jail but she asked that the sen tence be extended another four months because sentences of two years or More Are served in Penitentiary. Asked Why she wanted to go to Penitentiary she said so i can learn English at Kingston Penitentiary in on judge Archam Bault complied with the re quest and miss Bolduc said thank English. Old Silver patterns Sterling or plate write silverware sorting service 531 main St. E., Hamilton ont. Dear but Don t believe it for one minute. Your mom and i Don t mean to pose As saints but perhaps the thought pops up that admitting human frailty might weaken our stand with you Young folks. Aside from that have you Ever thought How unfair it is to permit heavy petting and then leave an excited partner unsatisfied i Don t suggest sur Render but i like to see Young persons Serene enough to find Happy recreation in something other than the darkened living room or parked car. Dear Doris i love my husband dearly. But he never tells me a loves me or shows any affection. He never comments on anything i bake unless i Don t get enough Salt in etc., which makes me feel bad. If and when we go out together about once a year he shakes hands with his friends whom i Don t know leaving me to stand like a Wallflower without an introduction. He has never attended a school or sunday school or Gram to see his children taking part. I wish he would lower himself just once to Tell me he is sorry but never this built up inside me so much and i am so depressed. Greatly depressed dear greatly High time the worm turned before All that inner turmoil erupts by itself and results in a broken marriage. Start expressing yourself. Make him Start longing for your approval for a change and when he does come through with the right kind of gesture Praise him. Send a dime and a self addressed envelope for my leaflet Why suffer in which will help stiffen your spine. You do a husband no favor to go on for 20 years like a Martyr. Please make letters As Brief As possible not More than two pages. And remember that stamped envelope. Burns club picnic the annual picnic of the Winnipeg Burns club will be held at 2 . Saturday on the grounds of St. James kiwanis courts Linawik Bay. Former members family and friends will be welcomed. Further in formation May be obtained from mrs. J. W. Munro who is in charge of the event. J Little interest in whether his Assassin was caught. Even in the first Days after the murder her sister noticed that mrs. King failed to inquire about the murderer. At senator Kennedy s funeral she betrayed no interest in the news that the suspect had been arrested. She is writing a Book of or. King s teachings. To Many who see her on wednesday she represents the spirit of her late husband returning to the memorial Steps to continue the dream he dreamed there five years ago. But or. King had another successor one whom he designated to take Over the Leader ship of Southern Christian leadership conference. Rev. Ralph David Abernathy is the chair Man of the poor people s Campaign while mrs. King s title is honorary co chairman of Solidarity Day Only. When they Are together As at the funeral of sen. Robert f. Kennedy it is mrs. King who is surrounded by reporters and Well wishers while or. Aber Nathy is left alone it is she with her. Madonna like face and Serene smile in the midst of her bereavement who has captured the imagination of the Rich and powerful As Well As of the poor. They have tried to avoid competing for Public attention. When mrs. King led the National. Welfare eights organization s Mother s Day March Here on March 12. Or. Abernathy was not around. The next Day when he dedicated resurrection City mrs. King was Home in Atlanta. She had quietly left Washington the night before and it was mrs. Abernathy who handed him the Nail to drive in the first stake. Even when crowds press too close Coretta King maintains a Quality of apart Ness. Dressed in widow s Black preferring Spike heels to the More fashionable Low ones she marches straight backed with a prideful smile. In a Small group shyness melts in awareness and communication. Her Public voice is the voice of a trained Singer. It builds Low from the diaphragm with liquid resonance. It lingers on vowels the words she chooses May be reminiscent of something or. Martin Luther King once said by it is Coretta King talking. Nevertheless Coretta King has become a Leader since her husband. Died. Her speeches show it. Where once she hesitated to express Strong opinions of her own she now has a new Confidence. When she spoke at Harvard she attacked president Johnson s War policy and com Mission on violence criticized the churches and endorsed the student Power movement. Not Only has she taken on her husband s Mantle but she has added a few pleats of her own. But a Leader needs a follow ing. Not Only is the Southern Christian leadership conference in other hands but there is a resentment there of feminine leadership a deep fear of Matriarchy. Now mrs. King is talking about developing a women s movement. With enough women behind her she would have a Power base from which to work toward her husband s dream. After her arrival Here tues Day she set aside some time to meet with women leaders in Washington to discuss a possible federation of women s groups. Mrs. King describes the new movement As in the sense of which she spoke of Clay Scrymgeour vows and rings were exchanged june 8th in Gordon King memorial Church Between Ailiene Dawn Only daughter of or. And mrs. R. D. Scrymgeour and Edward Norman son of or. And mrs. N. To. Clay. Reverend w. Higham officiated. Given in marriage by her father the Bride chose a simple jewelled neckline White Peau de some Sheath gown. Re embroidered lace formed the Yoke and Long sleeves and trimmed the full train. Orchid and chrysanthemums formed tier Crescent bouquet. Miss Andrea Louenberg maid of Honor and the bridesmaids misses Marilyn Platford and Mildred Paige wore iridescent Teal silk a line gowns with Matching jackets. They carried yellow chrysanthemums. Or. Dan Blix attended the Groom. Ushers were messes. David Borton and Paul Hart. The Bride s Mother chose Silver Grey Georgette with mat Ching accessories. The Bride Groom s Mother wore soft Yel Low. For going away the Bride s ensemble was an Aqua silk Sheath jacket dress with Pearl trimmed Yoke. Her Corsage was Johanna Hill roses. The Young couple will reside in Toronto. Minimum charge s5.00 for 20 lines and 20 cents for each additional line. Ates for publication of wedding pictures available on request. All wed dings and engagements must be submitted 48 hours before publication Date. Violence at the Mother s March starving a child is violence. Suppressing a culture is Vio Lence. Punishing a Mother and her family. Is violence. Discrimination against a working Man is violence. Ghetto housing is violence. Ignoring medical needs is violence. Contempt for poverty is it is the idea of woman Power a coalition of women to work for peace and social welfare which was expressed Here during last january s Jeannette r a n k i n March and before but mrs. King s leadership would give it a new thrust. She has begun talks with women s peace groups about enlarging their scope. Five or. King was Active in. The anti War move ment mrs. King participated in the women s strike for peace and the women a International league for peace and Freedom. She has also begun recruiting other prominent women. She enlisted some Kennedy Supor ters now without a cause on the Kennedy funeral train. If a federation groups succeeds mrs. King could become a National Leader in her own right. When alive she took he direction from him. She marched and gave speeches then too but at his Side or when he sent her As a substitute or when she could extend his activities of interest for him. She gave fund raising concerts and served As a Delegate to the White House conference on children and youth and in the women s strike for peace Dele gation at the 1962 Geneva disarmament conference. But her real Job she always said was to keep House and bring up their four children which in the King household also meant teaching them to March and explaining to them Why their father was in jail. Now the children Are usually with her and she continues to bring them to open marches and she Are dangerous. But a Houseful of friends neighbors and staff members have kept her modest Atlanta household going so that she could fill her new commit ments. Of at am.6 46 Toronto 6p an Osgoode Hall Law school professor has recommended that a 46 year old Toronto Secretary be Given compensation for her denial of a Job because of her age contrary to Ontario s age discrimination act. Prof. Walter Tarnopolsky said in an inquiry report to the Ontario human rights commis Sion tuesday that the Secretary Winifred Britnell should be compensated for loss of wages. He recommended payment of on grounds that the girl eventually Given the Job was paid s100 a week and that miss Britnell went without work for five weeks. Respondent in the Case was Heather Rudolph an interviewer with Michael Brent person Nel placement service of Toron to. Prof. Tarnopolsky r e c o m mended that the placement service also be asked to write a letter of apology to miss Brit Nell and make an undertaking to abide by provisions of the age discrimination act which prohibits Job discrimination against persons Between 40 and 05 on grounds of age. 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