The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 8

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1070 PAGE 8 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR ETV 'Troops Fooled The Experts Seasoning And Savoring With Verna McCallum Here's a good menu for Easter Sunday dinner If you don't want to have as extensive a meal as the whole baked hajii, etc. This menu has a real touch of spring. Tomato Consomme with Toasted Crackers Chicken Asparagus Au Gratin Spring Fruit Salad with Orange Mayonnaise Hot Rolls Cake Coffee Tea Pat Nixon Lauds Women's Council Mayor Richard G. Lugar read to guests at the Victory Luncheon yesterday the following telegram to Mrs. John Burkhart: "I am most pleased to hear of the splendid program of the Women's Council for Channel 20.

The concept of voluntary action by individual and organized groups is an essential element of this country's democratic tradition and the Women's Council for Channel 20 can be especially proud of this outstanding contribution to the educational quality of Indianapolis. Such an excellent and monumental project as an educational television station is a credit to the perseverance and dedication of all of you. With my appreciation and very best wishes for continuing success in this inspiring project" "PATRICIA NIXON" By ROBBIE DuBOIS Star's Women's Editor Ardith's Army has done it. Channel 20 will open Sept. 8 to bring educational television to Indianapolis, thanks to the Women's Council drive for funds.

Mrs. John (Ardith) Burk-hart, council chairman, announced yesterday that the drive has netted $257,891.41. The goal was $350,000. The drive has been extended until April 15. The General," as the chairman calls herself, issued a challenge to her 9,000 "troops" to raise $50,000 by April 15 and she, with "the colonels" (vie e-chairmen), will come up with $40,000 to meet the original goal.

REGARDLESS of the drive outcome, Channel 20 will open by action of the board of di- CHICKEN ASPARAGUS AU GRATIN (Make 4 Servings) 1 and Vx pounds fresh asparagus 4 tablespoons butter or margarine P. vA'Vf J.ju Av7 4 tablespoons flour 1 cup hot chicken stock 1 cup milk Vt cup heavy cream 2 egg yolks 3 tablespoons sherry Salt and pepper cup grated Parmesan cheese 12 thin slices cooked chicken Cook asparagus until barely tender. Drain, season with salt and keep warm. Melt butter In saucepan, blend with flour and gradually add chicken stock and milk, stirring constantly until thick and smooth. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring Concerning! I Women frequently.

Mix cream with egg yolks and add to sauce. Add sherry and season to taste with salt and pepper. Place asparagus in A hot au gratin dish or an oven proof platter and pour over it half the sauce. Add Va cud cheese to remaining sauce. Arrange chicken over asparagus.

Cover chicken with sauce and sprinkle with Channel 20 is launched! Mrs. John Burkhart (left) and Mrs. Hiram Day Black, "ah emissary from Mrs. Richard Nixon," hold a rocket used in decorations for yesterday's victory luncheon for the Women's Council drive for educational television. Though the goal of $350,000 still is being sought, Channel 20 will start telecasting Sept.

8. (Star Photo by John H. Starkey) remaining Parmesan cheese. have more time to tackle problems of the day, and women have the desire. They have a built-in sense of re Set pan under broiler until sauce bubbles and is lightly browned.

sponsibility that extends far rectors, Metropolitan Indianapolis Television Association. The board in a special meeting decreed the public response to the drive of the Women's Council "a clear mandate a unique and victorious campaign," and directed all necessary work be started to Insure a premier telecast date of Sept. 8. Memberships are offered at $12 a year for participating; $60 for sponsor, $120 for patron. Life membership Is $1,000.

They are tax deductible. Contributions may be sent to Channel 20, Postoffice Box 880-20, Indianapolis, Ind. 46208, or donors may call the station's headquarters, 925-5347. Some 500 workers, captains and vice-chairmen attended the luncheon in the Indianapolis Hilton and came to their feet in rousing applause when "The General" received a special citation from MITA for "coming forward in the dark hours of educational television to provide leadership for her Pantyhose Platoon who did go forth and wage a historjNmaking campaign." "The General" cried openly and happily. beyond their own nests." Shop Downtown Wednesday 9:30 A.M.

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Mrs. Black travels the country, seeing how women as volunteers have become Other Stores Open 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. involved in major problems. "Women today are ready, willing and able to tackle tough public problems.

There's no such a problem today that women aren somehow involved in." "The extraordinary per deeper action of personal involvement of all the people in helping solve the problems around us." The billions spent on social problems, she said, "has smoothed out a wrinkle here and there, but the basic problems persist. "Only when the citizens of a nation or a community involve themselves in shaping their society will they achieve what might be called organic change. Organic change is what's needed, not facial. "OUR GREATEST need now is to reach beyond government, to enlist the legions of the concerned and the committed. What has to be done, has to be done by government and people together or it will not be done at all.

"What you ladies have done here in Indianapolis is a perfect example of how such partnership can work. "You really demonstrated what womanpower at its public best can accomplish in a short span of time." formance of the women of Indianapolis in putting educa tional television on the air. Mrs. Black hopes "is indica tive of other solutions you will supply to public prob lems. "You've got the goal of making Indianapolis a pace setter city in terms of solving public problems through vol -4 -it.

untary action. "YOU'VE GOT the greatest LUCKY YOU! energy in town: yourselves." The tab for the "victory" luncheon was paid out of public relations funds, which could not have been contrib uted to Channel 20 by Amer ican Fletcher National Bank, Indianapolis Water Company, Indianapolis Power and Light MAYOR RICHARD G. Lugar said the women's efforts "make a mere male feel humble." Their fund-raising, he said, "is one of the remarkable feats in the history of our city: the experts were proved dead wrong." AH market surveys, he explained, showed that this amount of money could not be raised for educational television. "The so-called little people consumers, customers showed something was missing In our community by responding to your appeal "Corporations and industries should not only get behind the women's drive but supersede it," he said. MAIN SPEAKER was Mrs.

Hiram Day Black, who, as director of the National Center for Voluntary Action, came as "an emissary from Mrs. Richard Nixon." After praising "the troops and the general of Ardith's Army" she cited the need "of Company, People's Bank and For the Woman Who Takes Sizes 14V2 and I6V2 Only $36 to $50 Values Famous Make Sample Trust Company, Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, Citizens Gas and Mrs. Black ticked off with high praise the involvement of Indianapolis women in the war on crime, housing, environment, recreation, mental health, pre-employment counseling and asked for more effort in "a national work force to achieve real change for the better. "There are all kinds of reasons women should take the lead. Women are most affected by the major problems in our times.

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