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Chautauqua Tea set for April 25 in Greenfield

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The Rev. Ricardo Lewis and Vonya Lewis will portray Frederick Douglas Patterson, of the Patterson Car Company, Greenfield, and his daughter-in-law, Kathleen Patterson, at a tea on Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Old Stone Schoolhouse and Konnecker Education Museum, located at 243 South Street.
   The Pattersons will also be discussing their life in the first half of the 20th century.
   What sounds like a social event from the past is really the second Chautauqua Tea sponsored by the Greenfield Historical Society.
   Again this year, people can enjoy the life stories of famous Greenfield people as told by those characters in a Chautauqua setting. This time, Frederick Douglas Patterson and his daughter-in-law, Kathleen Patterson, will share their experiences as the heirs of the African-American C.R. Patterson and Sons Manufacturing Company, maker of motor cars, buses and trucks. 
   The Pattersons will also discuss some of the discrimination faced by African-Americans at this time.
   The part of Frederick will be portrayed by Rev. Ricardo Lewis of Shorter AME Chapel in Greenfield. Kathleen Patterson will be brought to life by Vonya Lewis, instructor in humanities, government and modern languages at Sinclair Community College in Dayton and the wife of the Rev. Lewis.
   A display of photos and history of the C.R. Patterson family will be set up for guests to view prior to the tea and program.
Members of the Greenfield Historical Society will be serving tea and coffee and tables again will be laden with delicious desserts, cookies, petit fours and cakes. Last year, Edward and Lulu McClain (Dan and Susan Long) hosted the tea.
   Reservations are required. Tickets may be purchased a the Home Building and Loan in Greenfield beginning Monday, April 12 or you may call Harold Schmidt at (937) 981-2905 to reserve your place at the tea. Cost is $12 per person.[[In-content Ad]]

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