May 1999

1999 Woman of Distinction 'Barbie Blanche' drops a shoe as real senator endures honors Date: 5/16/99 Category: Features Page: LRD2 Phyllis D. Brandon An all-female honor guard presented the colors as the banquet got under way May 7 honoring Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Horseshoe Lake as the 1999 Woman of Distinction. The evening in the ballroom of Embassy Suites was a benefit for the Florence Crittenton Services, an agency serving at-risk adolescent girls and their families. Holding Barbie dolls, Martha Choate Murphy of Fort Smith, Lincoln's cousin, walked "Barbie Blanche" through humorous memories from their childhood days in Helena. "Barbie was a big part of growing up for Blanche and me," Murphy said. Lincoln and Murphy took dancing -- the Barbie being held by Murphy was wearing a tutu -- and even bowled. They went to camp and to Europe. When Barbie Blanche tried to ride Murphy's horse (another toy) she fell off, as Murphy demonstrated. In a bridal gown, Barbie Blanche married Steve (who looked a lot like Ken), and soon there were two tiny baby carriages. As Sen. Barbie Blanche, the doll was missing a shoe. Missing the program, Dr. Steve Lincoln was back in Washington with the twins. "While Barbie was a big part of growing up for Blanche and me," Murphy said, "Barbie has changed through the years and so had Blanche, but her strong character and integrity have stayed and matured." "Aren't you glad you got her?" concluded state Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher, another roaster. Introducing Patti Upton of Heber Springs, founder of Aromatique, master of ceremonies Craig O'Neill, always joking, asked, "Don't you wish Aromatique was located in Pine Bluff?" Upton pointed out that she and the senator have a lot in common, "We're both mothers of twin boys. There should be a home for us. " "Through the tireless work of many," Lincoln said, "we can continue to provide guidance to those who have lost their way or who are struggling, all in the spirit of a young girl named Florence Crittenton." Crittenton board president Robin Scott presented the award to Lincoln along with a birdhouse for twin blue birds. With Patti and Dick Upton as co-chairmen, the evening raised $163,100 for the agency. Delta music was by James "Super Chikan" Johnson, and the invocation was by the Rev. Lawson Anderson, a Lincoln cousin. Remembering the Barbie days were Lincoln's family including her parents, Martha and Jurdy Lambert of Helena and husband Steve's parents, Pert and Dr. Ben Lincoln, with his mother, Ruth Lincoln and family friend Eloise Dampf of Heber Springs and Blanche and Tommy Choate of Pine Bluff. Among those enjoying fun were Janet Huckabee; Mitzi and Jennings Osborne; Betty and Justice Ray Thornton; Dawn Scott and Mark McLarty; Margaret and Bill Clark;Judge Bernice Kyser of Fort Smith; Katie Lambright; Bob Birch; Sue Roller Jenkins; Diane and Jon Klug; Rose Crane; Stuart Bell; Diane Proctor and Peggy Harris, both of Heber Springs; Cassandra Carr of San Antonio; Beverly Edwards and Paul Greenberg; Mary Ann and Joe Baxter; Johnelle and J.B. Hunt of Fayetteville; Raye and Doyle Rogers of Batesville and Little Rock; Ellen and Jim Coffield; Nannice Rose of Rogers; Margie Hornor of Memphis; Barbie and Carmie Henry; Elizabeth Dober; Jennifer and Steve Ronnel; Dale and Lee Ronnel; Drs. Cindy and Tom Frazier; Karen Flake; Phil Kaplan; Willie Oates; Stacy Pittman; Ruth and Rollie Remmel; Gina and Phil Tappan; Mary Lynn and Bronson Van Wyck of Tuckerman; and Betty and Dr. Harry Ward. Cutlines: Photos by Phyllis D. Brandon Patti Upton with a laughing Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Martha Murphy of Fort Smith Patti and Dick Upton of Heber Springs with Jon and Diane Klug Dr. Ben Lincoln with his mother, Ruth Lincoln, Eloise Dampf and Pert Lincoln Nannice Rose of Rogers, Lawson Anderson of North Little Rock and Margie Hornor of Memphis Johnelle and J.B. Hunt with Scott Copas (center)

Announcements Date: 5/18/99 Category: Sports Page: C5 Democrat-Gazette Press Services The Little Rock Razorback Club Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held May 22 at Western Hills Country Club. Former Razorback players, members of the Arkansas Hall of Fame, University of Arkansas coaches and administrators are expected to particiapete in the tournament. The entry fee is $50 for Razorback Club members, $60 for non-members. Jennings Osborne will cater the event. For more information, call the Razorback Club at (501) 663-6443. Searcy High School has an opening for an assistant junior high football coach with a Spring sport assignment. For more information, call Bill Barton at (501) 268-8315.

Friends of Research in Psychiatry 400 Friends hear former first lady urge compassion Date: 5/23/99 Category: Features Page: D2 Kyle Brazzel In her soft Southern lilt, former first lady Rosalynn Carter sounded more like she was reading aloud from a letter to old friends than delivering a lecture May 11 as she addressed 400 guests at a luncheon sponsored by Friends of Research in Psychiatry. At a private reception in the Pinnacle Lounge, Carter greeted supporters such as Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Harry Ward, UA System President Alan Sugg and Arkansas f rst lady Janet Huckabee before the luncheon in the Clinton Ballroom of Arkansas' Excelsior Hotel. After an introduction by master of ceremonies Mack McLarty, Carter opened her warm, personable remarks by delivering news from home: former first daughter Amy Carter, 31, who married last year, is pregnant with her first child. Carter also reminisced about Arkansas friends -- Betty Bumpers, with whom she works on childhood immunization issues, and Huckabee, who she joined in the Philippines for a recent Habitat for Humanity home-building -- before reaching the heart of her lecture, a plea to raise awareness of mental illnesses. "My goal is to let people know that there should be no distinction between mental illness and other illness. If you're sick, you're sick," said Carter, who lives in Plains, Ga. Invited to Arkansas by Friends, which supports the UAMS Department of Psychiatry in research programs on the brain and brain disorders, Carter expressed her hope that research will one day yield an immunization for mental illness. Guests lunched on chicken Caesar salads garnished with anchovies and garlic croutons, with berry-filled chocolate cups for dessert. Signed copies of the paperback edition of Helping Someone With Mental Illness, Carter's book, were placed at each setting. With tickets priced at $100 each, the event raised around $25,000. Carter's admirers included Friends president Judy Adams and her husband, Don; Olivia and Department of Psychiatry Chairman Dr. Fred Guggenheim, Dean Dodd Wilson; state Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher; luncheon chairman Barbara Phillips; Dr. Linda Worley; Elaine and Bishop Kenneth Hicks; Donna McLarty; Mitzi and Jennings Osborne; Dr. Tom Kramer; Dr. John Spollen; Sophie Knapping; Anne and Dr. Larry Miller; Connie and Dr. Richard Sunderman; Shirley and Sam Strauss; Dr. Kathy Henderson; Betty Jo Ward; Ginger Crews; Lou Ellen Treadway; Cathy Alexander; Jean Sugg; Shirley Davis; Cary Perren; Julie Singel; Billie Rutherford; Don Hollingsworth; Gay White; Frances Shackelford; Sissi Brandon; Susan Pfeifer; Raida Pfeifer; Denny Bellingrath; Caroline Stevenson; Sharlett Craig; and Tom Grunden. --Kyle Brazzel Cutlines: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KYLE BRAZZEL Friends of Research in Psychiatry 400 Friends hear former first lady urge compas Page 2 of 2 Dr. Fred Guggenheim and Barbara Phillips Rosalynn Carter of Plains, Ga., (center) with Donna and Mack McLarty of Washington and Little Rock University of Arkansas System President Alan Sugg, Rosalynn Carter and Chancellor Harry Ward.

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