Second Annual Bethune-Dubois Fund Dinner Introduction of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. INTRODUCTION OF MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING SECOND ANNUAL BETHUNEHDUBOIS FUND DINNER SHERATON WASHINGTON HOTEL CONNECTICUT AVENUE AND WOODLEY ROAD, NW BALLROOM - 7:00 P-M- TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1987 GOOD EVENING. I HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS EVENING WITH ANTICIPATION BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD BE A GREAT OCCASION, AND SO IT IS. AS ONE OF THE HONORARY CO-CHAIRS, IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE IN "THE BETHUNE-DUBOIS FUND'S SECOND ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER" AND INTRODUCE ONE OF THIS YEAR'S AWARDS RECIPIENTS — A TRULY GREAT LADY AND DEAR FRIEND— MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING. IT IS NO ACCIDENT THAT MRS. KING IS ONE OF THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS, FOR SHE PERSONIFIES THAT BRAND OF COURAGE REFLECTED BY ANOTHER GREAT LADY - MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE - A GREAT EDUCATOR