"Let Her Own Works Praise"
Proverbs
Appreciation Dinner and Dance
Honoring
Zephyr Martin Craddock
Club Allegro
117th Place and Halsted
Chicago
Friday, October 8, 1976
Pre-Dinner Social Hour 6:30 P.M.
Dinner 6:00 P.M.
Mildred D. Johnson
Coordinator
Program
Invocation..................................Rev. Dr John R. Foulkes
Minister,Parkyay Garden
Christian Church
Welcome..................................Benjamin C. Duster, Attorney
Mistress of Cermonies..............................Mildred D. Johnson
Director, District One,
ICPT....................................................Mildred Dozier
Den Leader Coach
Cub Scout Pack,4541...................................Virginia Griffin
Solo.......................................................Ruth Jessup
Servive to Church......................................Ruby B. Gilliam
Dulles School P.T.A. .......................................Vera Pitts
Servive to Church........................................Thelma Morrow
Piano Selection..................................Charles E. Sherman, Jr
Faculty, American Conservatory of Music,
9 year student of Honoree
Servive to Church..............................Rev. Dr. John R. Foulkes
Excerpts from "The Wiz".........................Scott Joplin Elementary
scholl Pupils:
"Lion:..Patrick Sanders
"Dorothy"..LaJune Moody
"Witch"..Via Sloan
under supervision of
elememtary teachers:
Diane T. Asberry and
Patricia Ryan
Introduction of Groups
Presentation of Gifts and Awards to Honoree
Honore Response..................................Zephyr;Martin Craddock
Dancing to the Sound of
Charles Adams, Technican
Thanks for ypor love in support of this Appreciation Dinner honoring Zephyr
Martin Craddock
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Zephyr Martin is a native Chicagoan. She attended the chicago Public Schools, graduating Englewood High School, Wilson Junior College and received the Bachelor 0f Music Degree, with major in Piano, from the American Conservatory of Music.
Coming from a musical family that took part in cultural activities, she, along with two sisters and two brothers, studies the piano, she also took Ballet lessons, was a member of the Allied Opera Guild and while attending Wilson Junior College sang with the Chorus and the Chicago Manuscript Socity.
Her mother, Mrs. Alyce Martin Meine, is the Organist of 8th Church of Christ, Scientist, and her brother John Austin Martin is the Organist of St. John Church - Bapitist.
Zephyr is married to Harry Burton Craddock and they have two college age sons, Burton Lewis and Kenneth Martin Craddock.
She has always particpation in church, community and school activities and has received many recognitions for her service.
In PTA she received the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers - Honorary Life Membership - appreciation of faithful and devoted services rendered in behalf of children and youth (May 1972). In September 1972 she received the National Congress of Parents and teachers - Honorary Life Membership - in recognition of devoted and distinguished servies to children and youth.
From the Chicago Area Coouncil, boy Scouts of America, she received the Award of merit for service to boys of Grand Crossing district of such high caliber and of such character as to merit a position of distinction amoug all scouters. (May 1970).
In 1975 she received a Bicentennial Award of Recognition for Continued encouragement, cooperation, and support of SAY Children's Theater.
In 1960 she received a certificate for a course of training in Professional Modeling from Cari Scott School of Modeling and Charm - Very helpful to someone in public.
Music has always been uppermost in her life, over the past twenty-five years she has taught over one-hundred students to play the piano. Many of her students have continued their studies and some are playing for churches, choirs and other musical groups and a few are teaching music.
Zephyr is currently the Organist of 23rd Church of Christ, Scientist, teaching piano and organ and involved with Church, school and community activities.
AFFILIATIONS
Associate, SAY Children's Theater
Organist of 23rd Church of Christk, Scientist
Former Organist, Parkway Garden Christian Church
Former rehearsal accompanist for Ballet Dance Group
PTA - Illinois Congress of parents and Teachers
Boys Scouts of America (Chicago Area Council)
Former Assistant Teacher, University of Chicago Nursery School
Secetary: Parkway Garden Christian Church
8th Church of Christ, Scientist
Former member of Parkway Garden Circle Club No. 1 (block)
Former member of T.W.O. The Woodlawn Organization and other civic and
social groups.
Volunteer Community Worker
(A full page ink drawing of Zephyr by her son Burton Craddock)
August 20, 1974
WHAT IS HER NAME?
It's Zephyr
A Sweet Breeze
Blowing goodness into everyone's life -----
Cooling thing down when too warm
Warming them up when too cool -----
It's Zephyr
Quietly gentle, but swift
Getting more done than a great wind,
What is her name?
It's Zephyr,
Of many strong dimensions,
Many mighty currents flowing from her being
It's Zephyr,
Giving full recognitition
To the Mighty Force
Which gives her her being.
What is her name:
It's Zephyr,
Sharing her strong, quite genius,
And knowning she shares it by Reflection
Her name is Zephyr.