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6 THE BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER AND NEWS BATTLE CREEK, MICH FKIDAT, APRIL 16, 1343 WAAC Director and Personages of Literary World Visit Fort Custer Musical Club Elects, Hears Modern Cantata CrCL Officers of the Morning Musical Your Figure, Madame! Swamp Angels Have Splash And Fish Fry A splash and fish fry was the Swamp Angels way of defying the cold weather when they met Thursday evening for a swim in the Southeastern junior high school pool. About 16 couples attended. Following the swim, the fish fry-was held at Orr's restaurant, with "as much fish as anyone could eat." The hosts for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. J.

Franklin Stetler and Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Foster. knqmrer and News Photos TWO AUXILIARIES AT FORT COL.

OVETA CULP HOBBY picture at left, Mrs. Kirkland, associate editor of Vogue magazine, and Toni Frissell. one of the most noted of women photographers, are having features of the barracly pointed out to them by Captain Bandel. In the background may be seen John O'Brien, post public relations officer at Fort Custer, and Margaret Lee Runbeck, author of the famous "Our Miss Boo." In the picture at the right two auxiliaries at mess are being interviewed by Colonel Hobby. Others in the group visiting the fort were Robert T.

Colwell, advertising executive; Jack Goodman, associated with Simon Schuster, publishers, and a writer; Katharine Brush, novelist; Alice Hughes, columnist and radio commentator; Oscar Schisgall, Sarah Elizabeth Rodger and Laura Hobson, authors; and Leo Margulies, magazine editor. SALLY KIRKLAND TONI FRISSELL CAPT. BETTY BANDEL A large army transport plane glided onto Kellogg Field shortly before noon yesterday, bringing here for a two-hour visit Col. Culp Hobby, director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps; Capt. Betty Bandel, deputy director of the WAAC, and a corps of writers.

They visited the 35th WAAC Post Headquarters Co. at Fort Custer, of which Lieut. Janet Jenkins is commander. Officers' quarters, barracks and mess were visited, and lunch was served to the group. Purpose of the trip here and to five other forts-is to acquaint the writers with the WAAC in action.

Out of the trip there will come novels, short stories, newspaper and magazine articles and photographic essays on the WAAC, all designed to stimulate interest in the recruitment of 150,000 WAACs. In the i Good Taste Today Raisins, Prunes and Off the Are Available Ration List think it was necessary for my fiance to dance with every woman at the table if it meant that there were only two dances left for us. He Prunes Are Excellent As a Breakfast Fruit, Dessert For Luncheon or As Ingredient in One of Those Good Dinner Desserts. By Edith M. Barber BY EMILY POST Wartime impulses are almost as destroying to the proprieties as bombings are to buildings.

Questions that no one could have thought of asking in former times, come to me every day. For example, this one: "Please tell me whether it is proper for my daughter to accept money from a young man? The circumstances as nearly as I can divulge them are these: She wants to buy some new luggage which she can use when she goes to see him at camp. I had Just told her I couldn't afford to give her this, and right away comes this letter from him saying that he'd like to buy it for her: and to tell him how much when she knows." Unless they are engaged, the answer from every standpoint of propriety is absolutely NO. If they are engaged he could perhaps ask a member of his family or possibly a very old friend to go with her to select what she likes and get it for him. Or if there is not a great rush for time he might write by air mail to the personal shopping service of any big store lor possibly to several) and ask for pictures and prices.

He could then cut out the ones he likes and can afford and send them to her to choose from. How Many Dances with a Best Beau Dear Mrs. Post: How many dances do you think my fiance should have danced with the others girls at our table? The fact is he danced only two dances with me the entire evening the first one and the last. There were three girls at our table, whose husbands are in the army, in addition to several wives whose husbands were present. But I.

don't Food Authority mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove cinnamon, add lemon juice, pour in mold, and chill. Serve with cream. Yield: 6 servings. Note: Stick cinnamon may be replaced by 'j teaspoon ground cinnamon or allspice.

PRUNE SOUFFLE 1 cup prune pulp, cup sucar. teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon lemon Juice. 1 teaspoon prated lemond rind. 5 cpfi whites, stiffly To prepare prune pulp, wash and soak pound prunes about 2 hours in water just to cover.

Cover and cook in same water until very soft. Drain, remove pits from prunes, and force through a sieve. Add sugar to prune pulp and stir until dissolved. Add salt, lemon juice, and rind, and mix well. Fold this mixture into stiffly beaten egg whites.

Poul in well-greased 2-quart double boiler with straight sides, cover, and cook over hot water 1 hour. Turn out and serve with cream or custard sauce. Yield: 6 servings. Make your precious rugs last longer by using protection cups under the legs of your heaviest furniture. If marking has already occurred, try steaming gently with a hot iron over a damp cloth.

After the pile has been "brought up" with the steaming, brush the fibers gently in the direction the pile seems naturally to lay. club for the 1943-44 season were elected unanimously at a meeting Thursday at the YWCA. Mrs. Edwin S. Lean is the new president, and will succeed Mrs.

Helen Peters Kiel in office at the annual May luncheon. The others elected are Mrs. Lyle K. Sherman, first vice president -s Mrs. E.

M. Brigham, second vic president; Mrs. Philip H. Barber, recording secretary; Mrs. S.

Raymond Stevenson, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Roy A. Plant, treasurer, and Mrs. Kiel and Mrs. E.

W. Schoonmaker, directors. After the election there was a program, the theme of which was "American Women in Music." Mrs. Henry W. Klan gave a talk on Amer ican women composers, after which Mrs.

Marvin Jones, accompanying herseli, sang three songs by Pearl Currcn. They were "Nocturne," "Dawn" and "Ho! Mr. Piper." The program was ended with the club's voice group, directed by Paul Eickmeyer and accompanied by Mrs. M. Guy Lipscomb, singing Dorothy James' modern cantata.

"Niobe." At the Y. W. C. A. The Teen and Twenty club of the YWCA will join the Diane and Blue Triangle business gls' clubs in Lenten worship service sponsored by these groups on Tuesday at 7:15 o'clock at the Y.

The 'Teen and Twenty club consists of girls graduating in June or those who graduated in February. After the service, the girls will be instructed in playing bridge and will have folk and social dancing in the gym. Barbara Brattain is the president of the club and Olive McRae is responsible for the club program. Airplanes have been built that can climb above 55.000 feet and travel more than 7 miles a minute. whether each plate is removed at left or right.

Even so. unless there is a definite reason why placing or removing plates at right is more expedient, at left is the correct choice. Mrs. Post is sorry she can no longer answer personal letters. She is glad however to have many printed slips on a variety of subjects to offer to her readers.

Today's slip is "THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CHRISTENING OF A BABY." Be sure to send a three-cent-stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request to Mrs. Post, in care of this paper. P. O. Box 150.

Times Square Station, New York, N. Y. Leaflets cannot be mailed unless self-addressed envelope bears correct amount of postage. 500 other MONARCH Foods-all Just as Good! 1 lp wf "tf 'JrsAi r4 4 Here Is a Food Pattern For Hardpressed Home Maker BY IDA JEAN KAIN Sign on restaurant: "No meat. No butter.

No coffee. Gone out of business. If you want a square meal, join the Army." There's a bit of wry humor that any home maker can appreciate. There must be days when you'd like to join the WAACs. WAVEs or SPARs.

and get away from it all! But you have to stay home and feed the family in spite of the point rationing, shortages, and sky-high prices. It's anything but easy and you can use all the practical nutrition information you can get in planning menus to keep your family well. I have a pattern for a week's menus that will really help you. It was worked out by the Philadelphia Nutrition council and contains some excellent suggestions for 'stretching the ration points to serve attractive, economical and balanced meals. I am passing it along: Breakfast Pattern Fresh fruit citrus and tomato juice 3 times weekly: other seasonal fruits, fresh and stewed.

Whole grain cereal-hot. 3 times weekly, with whole milk: eggs. 3 or 4 times. Bread whole wheat, enriched, or rye. Butter or Margine fortified with vitamin A.

Milk, coffee. Lunch land Lunchbox) Pattern-Soup, cocoa, milk or fruit juice iput in container for lunchbox Hearty sandwich meat. peanut butter, cheese, hardcooked eggs. Raw vegetable or fruit carrot, sticks, celery strips, turnip sticks, or any fresh fruit. A sweet of some kind.

Dinner Pattern Sunday roast or fowl. Monday cheese or egg dish such as cheese souffle, haid-cooked eggs with cream sauce, omelet, or scrambled eggs. Tuesday meat leftover from Sunday, chipped with gravy, creamed, or in a pie. Wednesdayvariety meat such as liver, heart, tongue or kidneys. Thursdays a hearty soup, such as vegetable soup with meat; or.

a main dish with a meat flavor, as meat stew with vegetables, scalloped potatoes with diced ham or bacon, or frankfurters. Friday fish. Saturday baked beans with pork or wieners; or sauerkraut with pork or wieners. The Nutrition Council suggests the menus include potatoes whenever possible, a cooked fresh vegetable, a raw vegetable, salad or fruit, whole wheat or enriched or rye bread, butter or margarine, and a simple dessert. When beans are the main dish, the amount of meat can be small just for flavor.

With beans down to four points a pound, that makes things easier. There is no better Saturday dinner than old-fashioned baked beans with brown bread, coleslaw and applesauce. When cheese is the main dish, use at least a cup to make it replace meat. A sprinkle isn't enough. Here are two sample menus, one for a meatless day and one using meat organs: Meatless Meal Cheese Souffle, or Lima Bean or Soybean Loaf, or Scrambled Eggs.

Broccoli, or Mustard Greens, or Kale or Spinach. Potatoes, Raw Carrot Sticks, Whole Wheat, Enriched or Rye Bread: Fruit Gelatine: Milk for Children; Beverage for Adults. Meal with Meat Liver, Pan-Broiled, or Liver and Beef Loaf, or Braised Beef, Or Stuffed Pork Hearts; Potatoes, Tomatoes. Mixed Green Salad: Whole Wheat. Enriched or Rye Bread: Tapioca Cream or Other Sweet: Milk for Children; Beverage for Adults.

Miss Kain cannot give personal replies to those who send her letters. She will answer only those questions of general interest, and then through this column. Church Societies Plymouth guild of the First Congregational church met Thursday with Mrs. H. B.

Andrews of 119 Grand boulevard. Twenty-four members were present. A carry in luncheon was served, after which there was a business meeting. Mrs. V.

C. Squier, Mrs. P. L. Meehan and Mrs.

W. E. Taylor, were appointed as a nominating committee. It was announced that there will be a rummage sale soon, when clothes, glass ware and dishes will be in demand. The Women of St.

Thomas Episcopal Church met Wednesday morning at the chapel for Holy Communion and then went to the Parish house to sew for the Charitable Union and have luncheon. There were 36 women present for the luncheon, which was served buffet style by the Service guild. In charge were Mrs. Howard H. Rich, Mrs.

Frederick J. Melges and Mrs. Harold Petersen. Next Wednesday St. Anne's circle will have charge of the lunch, for which reservations aie to be made.

Camp Fire Activities Barbara Beeckel was elected pres ident of the Dorothy Laros chapter of the Horizon club Wednesday eve- ning at a meeting at the home of the adviser, Mrs. J. C. Mills. 49 Bowen avenue.

The other officers named were Doretha Scott, vice president; Katheryn Roach, secre tary: Joyce Shouldice. treasurer: Marguerite Scott, scribe; Imogene Spauldins. hospitality chairman: Winifred Wiegmink and Judy Jo-, hansen. program committee, and Marilyn Cox. telephone chair-man.

During the social hour, refreshments were served. I For New Window Shades See I 9 IMC. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Schimmel, 23 Rose, have as their house guests Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Graeb of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence U.

Bera have moved from 24 Illinois to 15 Harvard. Mrs. Emil E. Storkan, 77 Emmett, left Thursday for Milwaukee. to attend the Wisconsin state convention of the American Association of University Women.

Mrs. Storkan is the northeast central region vice president, and as such is the principal regional officer. She will return on Sunday. Miss Lottie Monroe of 146 Cliff left Thursday for an extended trip to Missouri and Kansas to visit relatives and friends. She expects to be away for two or three months.

Social Clubs Mrs. Pearl Weeks of the Renton road was hostess at an all-day meeting of the Pearl Birthday club on Thursday. There was a potluck luncheon at noon, followed by bunco. Prizes were won by Mrs. Clarence Simons.

Mrs. Hannah Hoover and Mrs. Frank Hardy. Guests were Mrs. William Foreman and Mrs.

Vet Erskine of Quincy. The next meeting will be a theater party on May 20, with Mrs. Frank Hardy in charge. Mrs. Dora Mellin and Mrs.

William Breece united in entertaining the Merry Homemakers club on Wednesday at the Breece home, 251 Grove. A carry-in luncheon was served to 27 members. The roll call was answered with giving an April Fool's joke. Mrs. Mellin gave a reading.

The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Earl Chadder-don. 45 North Wabash avenue, on May 12. The Pine Creek club had an all-day meeting cn Thursday with Mrs. Ebb Frisbie in East Leroy.

Assistant hostesses were Mi's. Mame Follett and Mrs. Alpheus Russell. Forty members and seven guests were present. A cooperative lunch was served at 1 o'clock and was followed by visiting and sewing.

Cut flowers were used to decorate the house and the luncheon table. With the Clubs The 10th anniversary of the founding of Chapter AB of PEO was observed informally by 20 members at the home of Mrs. A. T. Sackrider.

87 James, on Wednesday evening. Three visitors were present. They were Mrs. E. J.

West, Mrs. J. H. Sikkenga and Mrs. Paul W.

Hoover. The next meeting will be on April 28 at the home of Mrs. E. Dean Gavney, 141 Garrison avenue. Sixteen members of the Willing Helpers club met with Mrs.

John Armstrong, 20 Haskell avenue, on Wednesday for a cooperative luncheon. The afternoon was spent socially. The next meeting will be on May 12 at the home of Mrs. B. F.

Sackitt, 171 Cherry. Announcements TONHiHT Baraca-Philathea class of the TTpton Avenue church. hard times jarty and cooperative supper, 6:30 p. the church. Members of Rnraca-Phllathea class of the Maple Methodist church to be guests.

Mrs. Bennie Pope of 2 Sylvan avenue entertained a group of children on the occasion of her daughter. Phyllis', third birthday anniversary on Thursday afternoon. Games were played, and prizes drawn from a fishpond. Refreshments were served, the table being decorated in the Easter motif, and centered with a lighted birthday cake.

The guests were Joyce Biscan, Sandra Stock. Janice Whitmore. Diane Melanie Charles McEwen and Barry Preston. The mothers of the children were also present. A linen shower for Miss Christine Kolvoord.

who is to be married soon to Donald R. Watkins, was given Wednesday night by Mrs. A. L. Smith at her home.

2376 West Michigan avenue, assisted by Mrs. Arch Livingston. Members of the Mile-a Minute club were guests, and they spent the evening making a scrap-book for Miss Kolvoord. While she w-as being presented with her gifts, the husbands of the club members came to give a serenade and then presented her with kitchen gadgets. Afterwards lunch was served, the table decorations being red roses and white tapers.

Four-year-old Jane Mechem, daughter of the Horace Mechem 's of 135 Orchard avenue, celebrated her birthday anniversary on Thursday afternoon with a party. Mr. Mechem showed motion pictures to the 24 young guests, who were presented with Easter basket favors and were served with ice cream and cake at a table decorated with balloons held by Easter bunnies. The guests were Betty Bacon, Sheila Hart, Phyllis Howard, Sally Maefield, Judy Mayo, Patsy Knight, Pam Wilde, Susan Mechem, Billy Butler, Raymond Hart. Frank Maefield, Danny and Tommy McAulif fe, Allen Miller, Peter- Parker.

Jimmy Ryan, Michael Shaw, Frank Shipp. Edward Simms, Tommy Stone, Billy Tick-nor, Stephen White and Woody Winslow. Members of the Saddle Hunt club added a new diversion to their regular Thursday evening potluck supper at the clubhouse, in the form of a games party, for which the members furnished the prizes. Over S50 was cleared for the paint-the-kitchen fund. Frank E.

Bechmann presided and Mrs. Harold Heyser led the singing of the club song. Mrs. Heyser and Wynn Cronk also had charge of the games. Extension Grouo Officers were elected at a meeting of the Home Extension group on Thursday at the home of Mrs.

M. H. Franklin. 95 Wiltshire. The new leaders are Mrs.

Ernest Spyker. chairman: Mrs. John Hopkins, vice chairman; Mrs. Franklin, secretary-treasurer: Mrs. W.

S. Heselschwerdt and Mrs. M. R. Bailey, leaders; Mrs.

Howard Hartung, recreational leader, and Mrs. Lester Manwarren. home front chairman. A carry-in luncheon preceded the business meeting. The next meeting will be on Thursday at the community house on West Goguac street.

Members will sew for the Red Cross. Officers' were elected at a meeting of the Wattles Park Extension group on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. John Walter. 493 North Wattles road. The new leaders are Mrs.

Edward Maxson. chairman: Mrs. Ernest Bennett, vice chairman: Mrs. John Walter, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Clifford Conkell and Mrs.

Clare Lindauer. project leaders: Mrs. Ward Wells, recreation leader, and Mrs. Robert Crowell. publicity.

Mrs. Edmond Maxson was appointed achievement day chairman, with Mrs. Ernest Bennett, assistant chairman. There was a potluck luncheon at noon, followed by games. Prizes were won by Mrs.

Hugh Myers. Mrs. Ernest Bennett. Mrs. E.

H. Conkell and Mrs. Edmond Maxson. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in sewing for the Red Cross. Mrs.

Ida Anderson and Mrs. C. W. Cronk-hite were guests. Mrs.

Lester Carpenter was elected chairman of the Yale Extension group at a meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Charles Clark. 12 Fairview avenue. Other new officers are Mrs. Clark, secretary-treasurer: Mrs.

Philip Wygant and Mrs. Wendell Davis, project leaders: Mrs. Wesley Bartelsen. recreational leader, and Mrs. Leo Perkins, home front chairman.

A potluck luncheon was served. Plans were made to attend the achievement day ceremonies in Marshall in May. I Try Beautiform with No Exercise No Dieting No Drugs. TO REDUCE I We Have the Way If You Have the Wish NON-SURGICAL FACE-LIFTING ALSO Hair Dyeing Bleaching i Frederic Permanent I I I Mary McKinleyl 603 CENTRAL TOWER I PHONE 2-3421 Nationally Known It was good news indeed to have dried fruits taken off the ration list, and to have the points lowered on fruit juices. For many months, prunes and raisins have been the only fruit which have been found in all markets.

We've been missing apricots, particularly. Figs are sometimes available, but are generally expensive. We have appreciated the fact that we could use prunes for stewing, for breakfast fruit, or for luncheon for dessert, and as an ingredient in the dinner dessert. Raisins have so many uses in cakes, cookies, and certain puddings, and give a different tang of flavor to cooked cereal. They are also an asset in certain sauces to use with meat such as tongue.

har or heart. While prunes can be cooked without soaking, they are plumper and often more tender, if after they are washed, they are soaked in just enough water to cover them, and then cooked in the same water. They should be covered during the cooking, which should be done over low heat. It seems to me that I am always stressing low heat, but the majority of foods are the better for slow cooking, and at the same time it is fuel saving. When the prunes are tender, the heat should be turned off.

but they should be allowed to cool in the covered pan. When this is done, the natural sweetness seems to distribute into the juice, and you will need to add no sugar. If you should happen to get hold of any apricots, use the same method, but add a small amount of sugar after cooking is finished. Figs should not be soaked. I have two favorite prune puddings.

One is a whip or souffle, and the other is a corn starch pudding of Scandinavian origin. Whips are of two types, cooked and uncooked. The first is merely beaten egg whites flavored with sweetened prune pulp, and with a little grated orange rind. The other is made in very much the same way but baked or steamed in a double boiler. The latter is very easy to make and always gives good results.

Of course when you plan a whip or souffle, you must decide upon a good use for the egg yolks which will remain. They may be used in a baked custard or a thin custard to pour over fruit or cake. Half may be used for the custard sauce, and half for a sauce made with sour cream which Is so delicious over asparagus which will soon be at the height of its season. It is a little like Hollandaise, but takes no butter. A good attribute, nowadays! SCANDINAVIAN PRUNE PUDDING pound prunes.

31- cups water. 1 1-inch stick cinnamon, cup 's teaspoon salt. tablespoons cornstarch. 1 tablespoon lemon Juice. Wash prunes, cover with 3 cups water, and let stand 2 hours.

Cook in covered saucepan until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain, save juice, and pit prunes. Return fruit and juice to saucepan, and add cinna- i mon. Combine sugar, salt, and corn-starch. Mix with remaining cold water and add to fruit.

Cook over I low heat, stirring constantly, until said later that there was nothing else to do and that he hadn't liked it anv better than I had. Answer: I agree with you that even if he was host he should have danced at least every other dance with you, even if the in-between dances had not included every guest. After allevery one expects and likes to see the attentions of a man who is engaged, attracted to the girl he is going to marry and not distracted by other. If he was not host, then dancing with these other women should have been limited to the times when you were dancing with other men and he should have re turned to the table promptly had there been a moment, when you might have been left at the table alone. No Change in Common Sense Rules Dear Mrs.

Post: A friend told me that it was now proper to serve at the right and take away used plates from the left. Is there any truth to this? If she weren't someone who goes cut a good deal in other towns as well as this one, I wouldn't even give it a thought. Answer: Not only is it incorrect, but if you try it you'll see how diffi cult it is if you are not left-handed to help yourself from a dish presented at your right. (The left- handed have to learn to adjust themselves to the awkwardness of the situation to them.) On the other hand, if you mean that plates filled in the kitchen are merely put down at the places, then whether each is put down at right or left doesn't matter just as it doesn't matter a Way Plan if' TOPS IX FASHIOX AXO VALUE FOU 700 AI Woo' COATS Boy Coats, Chesterfields and Londoners they're not alone for Easter but for season-ln-season-out wear they'll always be your wardrobe standouts. 22.98 UP TO 39.98 700 AW Woof SUITS Classic styles with pleated skirts.

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