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The Astorian
A Bi-Monthly Newsletter about Members and
Activities
Activities Volume 03–May -June 2018
The Astoria Beneficial Club Inc.,
“Celebrating a Rich Past:
Making a Difference In The Future
Message from the President
Greeting my fellow Astorians,
Welcome to spring of 2018, hopefully everyone had a great Easter.
First, I would like to thank the Astorians who attended the book tasting affair at J.L. Francis
Elementary School on April 20,2018. We were greeted by the school Principle Ms. Kecia Ryan,
and the Tile 1 Reading team Ms. Tanji Wyatt, Ms. Kelly Crowder. Astorian Charles
"Jake” Woodie read to the Kindergarten class and helped serve the food samples. Other
members helping to serve was Allan J. Foster Sr. and Marvin S. Tart Sr. Thanks to brother
Woodie the school has invited us back to attend another affair they may have. Thank- you guys
for helping to get Astoria name out into the community.
Is this 2018 or before 1964? This is why Astoria was formed in Aug of 1901 due to racial issues. I
am referring to the Starbucks incident on 04/15/18. The company is closing 8,000 stores for
racial bias training on 05/29/18.
We still need to unite and stand together to protect our rights.
Remember our annual picnic and upcoming Raffle drawing to be held in July
In Unity
Sincerely
Jonathan G. Johnson-President
Announcements and Reminders;The Next Regular Monthly Meetings;
Monday May 14 and Monday June 11, 2018
At the Letters Carriers Union Hall on Chamberlayne Ave.
Current Dues are $125Club Mailing Address;
Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc. P.O. Box 25742 Richmond, Virginia 23260
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Club Website;astoriabeneficialclub.org
Article VII
The Bill “Bojangles” Robinson Memorial Commemorative Service, shall be held in June.
Every year, the Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc, has a commemorative service at the statue on the fourth Saturday in June.
Living Astoria’s Past Presidents:
William A. Ford 1980-1982
Eugene Harden 1986-1988
James W. Hunt, Jr. 1989-1990
Marvin R. Tart 1993-1994
Edward G. Hamlin, Jr. 1997-1998
Francisco B. Newman 2001- 2001
Harry D. Reid, Sr. 2001- 2002
Alan J. Foster, Sr. 2003-2004
James Taylor 2005-2006
Kirk C. Jones 2007-2008 Hamlet H. Hood, Jr. 2009-2010
Vance M. Horne, Sr. 2011-2012
Gary E. Young. 2013-2014
Roy Carter. 2015-2016
Jonathan Johnson 2017-Present
Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc. Officers 2018
Jonathan G. Johnson President
First Vice President Wayne Rachel
Dalton King Second Vice President
Archer Dabney Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary Fennon Henderson
Marvin R. Tart, Sr. Treasurer
Willie Williams III Assistance Treasurer
James H. Lewis, Jr. Financial Secretary
Herbert Southall, Jr. Assistance Financial Secretary
Ronald Ford Chaplain
Harvey Carey Assistance Chaplain
Theodore R. Jones, Sr. Sergeant At Arms
Alan J. Foster, Sr. Legal Advisor
Hamlet Hood, Jr. Historian
2018-2019 Board of Governors;
Eugene Harden
Roy Carter
Dolson Anderson
Ronald Ford
Keith Hicks
Astoria Calendar 2018
January July
February August
March September
April October
May November
June December
· Executive Meeting· Dues are Due· Newsletter Sent
· Election of Nominating Committee
· Annual Picnic· Newsletters Sent
· Forum · No Regular Club Meeting
· Dues Past Due· Historian Annual Report· Board Meeting· Newsletters Sent
· Education Committee Report· Nominating Committee Report to
Club· Board Meeting· Newsletters Sent
· Non-financial members are declared suspended
· File taxes
· Annual Bylaws Report
· Social Function· Tax deadline· Newsletters Sent
· Memorial Service· Ann. & Award Program· Board Meeting· Newsletters Sent
· Bill “Bojangles” Robinson Program
· Board Meeting· Fellowship Meeting
· Club Approve Budget· Installation of Officers· Audit Report· Fellowship Meeting· Written Annual Comm. Report
Happy BirthdayMay
Smalls, Arthur
Harvey Carey
June
Hamlin, Jr., Edward G.
Southall, Jr., Herbert H.
Vann, Fred H.
“My GOD shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus”
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Committees and ChairmanTHE C. F. FOSTER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.
Alan J. Foster, Sr.
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James Lewis
Memorial/Sick Committee
Harvey Carey
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Entertainment/Ways and Means Committee;
Fish Fry Dinner
Date: June 9, 2018
Pick Up or Eat In Time: 12-4pm
Place: Proposed Site: The Letterman's Club
Menu: Fried Lake Trout
Green Beans
Potato Salad
Desserts-cake and or pie
1 Can Soda
Cost: $10.00
Please pre-order in advance by June 3, 2018 and the approximate time you would like to pick up or be served. Contact Norman McCowin with your orders at [email protected] or call at 804-690-2559. You may contact Alan Foster with your orders at [email protected] or call at 804-370-9409. The Raffle Tickets for members that have not received their tickets will be mailed by March 10, 2018.
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PALS Committee
Bernard Christmas
United Way Birthday Party
Thursday, May 24
3:45-5:00 p.m.
Fairfield Court Elementary School
2510 Phaup Street
Richmond, VA 23223
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Education Committee
Gerard McShepard
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Membership Committee
Keith W. Hicks
The committee is planning to have a table set up at the 2 Street Festival to register applicants for membership. Partnering with other organizations to increase name recognition is being planned by the committee.
Ronald Ford
Chairman Ronald Ford stated that new sheriff Antoinette Irving will be the key note speaker on the 3rd Saturday in June at the Bill Bojangles Statue. 10:00am.
Hamlet Hood
Hamlet Hood stated that archive forms for information are available. Forms will be sent out again. Let us know where things are: banners, photographs etc. Inquires will be placed in the Astoria Newsletter.
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Newsletter Committee;
The next Astorian (newsletter) will be sent July 4 land version and July 5 online version, 2018. Harry D. Reid, Sr. – Newsletter Editor
Send all article and comments to;
CELEBRATING A RICH PAST: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FUTURE
Organized August 8, 2001
The remarkable tradition of the Astoria Beneficial Club, Inc. began on August 8, 1901 by 22 men who believed in firm religious values, high moral standards, intellectual growth, civic and
social responsibility. Astoria also became a club of vision and recognized that the barriers to full citizenship eventually could be eliminated with patience, planning and timely action.
Astoria has earned a significant place in Richmond’s history because of the vision of its founders. They believed that the barriers to full citizenship could be eliminated with patience, planning and timely action. Their vision became the guiding light for a rich history of pioneer efforts to gain voting rights, equal opportunity employment and to end segregation of public eating facilities. The Astoria creed has inspired outstanding men from every walk of life to
"higher moral, intellectual, civic and social standing" for almost a century.
Editorial [email protected]
I've always been attracted to happy people for the selfish reason they put me in a better humor. Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I just don't enjoy cynics and doomsayers, so I stay clear of them.
Well, a respected British medical journal called BMJ has published a 20-year study of 4,700 people which shows that happiness is not only good for you, it is actually contagious.
It spreads like the flu!
The researchers told the Washington Post that happiness is far more potent than just making another person laugh. The study shows that when one person in a group is happy, it increases the possibility - sometimes by as much as 34 percent - that others in the group will also be happy; everyone from a spouse to a next-door neighbor, and the impact can be long-lasting.
With the state of the news these days, we're finding this out not a moment too soon, so I'm happy to know it - and pardon me for being smug, but another thing that always makes me happy is knowing I was right.
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JUST FOR LAUGHS;
World News
Hanif Johnson 27 is the youngest judge in Pennsylvania this won’t make the news they only show you the violence and negativity
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick celebrated Jackie Robinson Day by tweeting out the baseball legends famous quote.
“I cannot stand and sing the National Anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a Black man in a white world. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by becoming the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball. The quote comes from Robinson’s autobiography I Never Had It Made.PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starbucks sells itself as a community gathering spot as much as a coffeehouse, a welcoming place with comfortable chairs for lingering, trendy music and Wi-Fi. That’s one reason the arrest of two black men who were sitting in a Starbucks struck a nerve for so many: They were doing exactly what people do at most any of the chain’s 28,000 stores worldwide.The CEO of Starbucks Co., Kevin Johnson, called the arrests a “reprehensible outcome” and said he wants to personally apologize to the men, saying the company “stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling.” But that didn’t stop protesters from gathering Sunday outside the store in downtown Philadelphia where the arrests occurred.“It is a shame that (in) the year 2018 we’re still putting up with this mess, this country was built on the backs of black and brown people and now Starbucks is going to treat us like we’re second-class.
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Houston, TX — Michael Brown, a 17-year old high school senior, applied for scholarships to 20 of the best universities in the US. Every one of those 20 prestigious universities offered him a full ride and $260,000 in additionalscholarship offered.
Health News;Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits Your Health
More research is needed to definitively link apple cider vinegar and its capability to lower cholesterol in humans, but one 2006 study found that the acetic acid in the vinegar lowered bad cholesterol in rats. Also, a Japanese study found that half an ounce of apple cider vinegar a day lowered cholesterol in people who participated in the panel.
A few swigs of apple cider vinegar could help keep your blood sugar levels balanced, according to several studies that have shown a link between the two. One study of people with type 2 diabetes who weren't taking insulin found that taking two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed resulted in lower glucose levels by morning. Another study at the Arizona State University found that insulin resistant people who drank a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water before eating a high carbohydrate meal had lower blood sugar afterward. Scientists think the antiglycemic effect of the apple cider vinegar benefits these patients most.
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Astoria Song
(To the tune of Born Free)Once more we gather togetherRegardless of WeatherTo salute The AstoriansForward, onward and upwardOnward and upwardForever that is our goalOur weakness heedsAnd strengthen our faithWit hope and love, and faithInspire our heartsForward, onward and upwardsOnward and upwardsThe Astoria
THE FIRST EDITION OF THE ASTORIAN Online (newsletter) version was launched January 2009 by Newsletter Editor Harry D. Reid, Sr. this is an online version of the original newsletter land mailed to all active members of the Club. The online version is an in depth perspective of the Club activities, Presidents Message, History, Upcoming event, Astorians in business, Health issues, Just-For- Laughs, Editorial, Business, Retirement and an opportunity for members to
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