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22-A-Eott UK LONGTIME MEMBER of Motion Picture Audrey Descher of Woodland Hills, left, joins Peter Marshall and his mother Mrs. Jeanne Macaro of Shennan Oaks, president; Mrs. Elsie Moore of Van Nuys and her actor-director-producer son Alvy Moore of Northridge, from left. They enjoyed annual luncheon at Hotel Bel-Air which mothers host every holiday season. IhoKmn It's the Season for Togetherness Cont.

from First Pace I actor-director-producer son Alvy Moore of Northridge; Pauline Gerber and her dancing daughter Mitzi Gaynor; Louise Hickman of Sherman Oaks and son Dwayne Hickman and Mrs. Clara Miller and her talented and ever lovely daughter Ann Miller. Betty Lynn joined her mother Elizabeth Lynn, and dancer Paul Wallace was there with his mother Ann Willens of Encino. Jay Stewart's wife Phyllis joined him and his mother Mrs. Ress Fix and former president Audrey Descher of Woodland Hills, brought her daughter Sandy (now Mrs.

Donald R. White), also of Woodland Hills, grandson Donald White 3, and son, Michael Descher, a business administrations major at California State University at Northridge who played Santa Glaus. Lydia Rader brought her reason for being a motion picture mother, her daughter Sharon Douglas. Joining them were Sharon's husband Joseph Fox of Sherman Oaks and Lydia's author son Paul Rader, visiting here from Mesilla, N.M. Lydia, who makes her home in North Hollywood, is still remembering her trip to Paris and London last summer with her daughter Virginia Davis of Oklahoma City.

They visited Virgina's son Dr. John M. Davis, junior officer of the American Embassy in Paris. He took them to the famed Paris Opera, Maxim's and Le Tren Bleu. Peter Falk didn't have his mother there but he dropped by to wish Merry Christmas to everybody else's morn.

More mothers of famous children were Mrs. Carrie Doran and daughter Ann; Mrs. Edna Benoit of Burbank and her daughter Suzanne; Leona Carlisle and daughter Mary; Minnie DeVol of Sherman Oaks and son Frank of Toluca Lake; Mrs. Bernice Greer and son Dabbs; Deloice Olsen of Tarzana and daughter Susan Lucia Pollock and Dee Pollock; Gail Roth and daughter Norene Nash. Marjor ie (Mrs.

Tony) Marshall said she and her bus- band would make the rounds of their childrens' homes on Christmas Day. She was at the luncheon with Ruth Sydes, but none of her show business children could be present. They're Gary Marshall (Toluca Lake) producer of "Odd Couple" and "Happy and actress Penny Marshall, who is married to Rob in the Family" Reiner and Ronny Marshall Haltin and her family who live in Shennan Oaks. Ruth's daughter Cindy Goes to Carol was there with her actor-husband Chris Connelly, who is star of "Paper Moon." Ruth, her husband Thomas Sydes, son Jonathan, a senior at North Hollywood High, and daughter Debbie, an art major at CSUN, will share Christmas dinner with Cindy and Chris in their Toluca Lake home and they'll all take turns talking long distance to the Sydes' oldest son, Maj. Anthony Sydes U.S.

Army (North Hollywood High and UCLA graduate)who is stationed with his family, the former Ann Driscoll (a Corvallis High graduate) and children Elise 10, and Tammy 8, in Virginia. More movie moms present (but without their children) were Cecile Pro-, vost, mother of Jon Provost; Alma' Day of Sherman Oaks, mother of Doris Day; Marie Brown of Shennan Oaks, founder of the club and mother of Tom Brown; Julie Holdrige of Studio City, mother of Cheryl Holdrige Reventlow, who'll be home from Aspen, for Christmas; and Olive Abbott of Studio City, a charter member, and mother of director Norman Abbott and script girl Betty Abbott. The president's handsome show biz son Peter Marshall was there hut her daughter, Joanne Dru wasn't. Entertainment was provided by the Chatsworth High School Chamber Singers and singing star Ray Middleton who narrated a story of Christmas music. One thing's for sure, no motion picture mother will have a problem finding a star for the family Christmas tree.

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(UPI) Can the nation's youth be taught to eat the right kinds affood? The Nebraska Education Dept. says yes. But not by having them stand up in class and read from those old health books that spell out the "basic four" food groups and all the vitamins and minerals each group contains. "Reading about Sally getting up and eating eggs for breakfast in a 20-year- old health book just isn't going to cut it anymore," said Ray Steinert. Since last January, the department has been experimenting with an approach to nutrition is looking at it," Mr.

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of Agriculture which, Mr. Steinert noted, has long been interested in nutrition for children. He heads the Nebraska USDA's School Lunch Division. Based on the notion that kids generally nust don't eat right, the USDA, through the years, has tried to remedy the situation, at least in the school lunchroom. The USDA not only establishes its "type lunchroom menu but also determines how much 'of each food is to be served each youngster, and then provides some commodities for preparing the lunches.

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