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State Rep. Says Passage Of Bill For Replacing Statute Gives Floridians A Voice
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this year, legislation was passed in the Florida House and Senate to remove the statue of Confederate Army General Edmond Kirby and replace it. The statue is located in the Na- tional Statuary Hall Collections, in Washington, D. C.
The bill was co-sponsored by State Representatives Ed Narain and Jose Diaz in the House. Senator John Legg sponsored the bill in the Senate.
Rep. Narain said, “I’m very excited about this because
it gives Floridians a chance to choose its replacement.”
Each state has two statues on display in the Capitol. The other Florida statue is of Dr. John Gorrie, of Apalachicola. He is credited with inventing air conditioning.
On Wednesday, members of a special committee of the Great Floridians Program met to select three finalists to replace the statue of General Kirby.
The four-member commit- tee unanimously selected Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University. George Washing-
ED NARAIN State Representative
ton Jenkins, Jr., founder of Publix Grocery chain and Mar- jory Stoneman Douglas,
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
note author and environmental- ist, each received two votes.
The finalists were chosen
from a list of 129 candidates. When the votes were tallied, Dr. McLeod Bethune won 1,233 votes. James Weldon John- son came in second place with 447 votes and George Wash- ington Jenkins, Jr., captured 417 votes.
Some of the other names nominated for the honor in- cluded former presidents, for- mer governors, inventors, attorneys, educators, and busi- nessmen. Among those on the list were: Harry T. Moore, Zora Neale Hurston, Gover- nor LeRoy Collins, Ernest Hemingway, Walter “Walt” Disney, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ray Charles, Thomas Edison, and Presi- dent Andrew Jackson.
Legislators will decide which of the three people will be cho- sen at a later date.
Annual Women’s Day Program Planned
SUPERVISOR PHYLLIS N. GREEN
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Sunday, June 26th, mem- bers of the New St. Paul AME Church will host their Annual Women’s Day Program. The event will take place at the church, 4603 E. 42nd Street. Reverend Karen Jackson Sims is the pastor.
The theme this year is “21st Century Women --- Stirring Up The Gifts Within ... Stir Up The Gift of God which is in you...”
During the morning program, the 10 a.m. guest speaker will be District Consultant Evelyn Williams, of the Tremendous Tampa District.
The 4 p.m. program will fea- ture Supervisor Phyllis Green, 12th Episcopal District.
Supervisor Green is a Florida native and was educated in the public school district of Pinellas County. Her district in- cludes Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Aside from her work in the church, Supervisor Green is a Golden Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorpo- rated, a former member of the Tallahassee Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, has served as a tutor for elementary school-aged children, and enjoys “tweaking” recipes when cooking for her fam- ily.
Supervisor Green and her husband, Bishop John, are the proud parents of one daughter, Courtney, who recently gradu- ated from FAMU.
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