Bryan-College Station Eagle from Bryan, Texas • 7

Erma Bombeck Restaurant Discrimination Thursday April 15 1976 Page 7A Includes Single Diner family The Eagle Bryan College Station Texas Bridge Marathon Concludes MON THURS RI 1000 8:30 TUES WED SAT 10 00 6:00 iMitataiCAMl Misses amous Maker PRE EASTER SPECIALS ONE WEEK ONLY Jeansand Selected Junior Missy Dresses Jr Pants Dresses Pants Blazers Jewelry Purse Scarves Pants were 1700 to 2800 Wives Club Hosts Skirts were 21 00 to 2400 Blazers were to 440 Tops were 900 to 2200 Lillian DuPuy Charlotte Reagan Patsy Boedecker and Elizabeth Raney Maybe my imagination but people react con descendingly to a person who dines alone One man ap proached my table one night and said in a loud voice like I only read lips) anyone sitting in this I looked at the empty chair a full minute then said "There was but he died waiting for service" He took the chair away from the table returned in a few minutes and said need your salt and pepper do you?" I shook my head Then he whispered you always eat alone?" when I'm lucky" I whispered back THE BRAZOS VALLEY ART GALLERY is featuring the Annual State Citation Show sponsored by the Texas ine Arts Association through April 26 The exhibit includes oils acrylics and watercolors by artists from Amarillo San Antonio ort Worth Abilene Austin Lubbock and other Texas cities The exhibit may be seen Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 at the gallery 32UA Texas Ave Bryan the Brazos Valley Develop ment Council Hie meeting was held in the irst Presbyterian Church Bryan HAPPY COTTAGES 20 10 GOODIES RACK ANTASTIC SAVINGS A weekend Czech est complete with homemade koiaches will begin April 23 at 7 pm on the ort Bend County fairgrounds two miles south of Rosenberg on Highway 36 The three day fest features 15 Czech bands and a battle dance each evening Music for the dances will be provided by Alvin Linhart and his Sugarlanders Louis Havelka and Rolling Country the City Polka Boys of Houston Dan Pavlas Orchestra and the Dutchmasters of Houston Daytime events will include performances by the Troubadors and Victoria Czech Choir SPJST Lodge 88 band choir and dancers Der Liederkranz Orchestra and Choir Czech ine Arts Dance Ensemble and Pants (Sepaniteg) Ellen Peters and rancis Handin tenth team Hazel Irvin and Rita Stiteler eleventh team Lillian McNeely and Kitty Skrabanek twelfth team and Helen Roas and Christine Lowe fourteenth team Mr and Mrs Smith were winners of Team 13 Team captains were aye Stuart Nelle Holley Willie Belle Bogard Marge Dyksterhuis Johnnie Stanford Jack Stacy Betty Westbrook Blouses (Separates) SOKOL Gymnastic Team from Houston Anton Cvorak of Rosenberg violinist and great grandson of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak will also perform A variety of food will be available including the original ort Bend County Czech klobase and German sausages homemade homemade koiaches potato pancakes steaming hot corn on the cob barbecue homemade breads and Mexican foods The Rosenberg Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce organized the CzeclT est or more information contact Jack Renfro executive vice president Rosenberg Rich mond Area Chamber of Commerce 1919 Avenue Rosenberg Texas 77471 Is ull Of Easter Gifts Mianiiikhiiaai 10O Spring Luncheon Members of the Officers" Wives' Club of Bryan College Station held a luncheon in Holiday Inn North on April 8 Special emphasis was placed on the spring season as members brought flowers for fellow members to show honor rdspect friendship and ap preciation New officerr were installed by Jvlrs Weldon Bumham They are Mrs Richard Dfeschenaux president Mrs Joseph McNabb first vice president Mrs James Bushong second vice president Mrs Joyce Vaught recording secretary Mrs Victor rysinger corresponding secretary Mrs Glen erris treasurer and Mrs William Greene publicity Current board members served as hostesses After six months the annual Club Bridge Marathon has come to an end ourteen teams each composed of six couples began monthly play in September which concluded in March with Mr and Mrs James Smith being named overall winners Those participating met with the same partners and same teams each time Mmes Henry Seale and James Eller were co chairmen A party was held in honor of the team winners and team captains Monday evening Prizes were awarded to the winners of each team as well as to the overall winners Winners by team were Margaret Whitely and sauerkraut Imogene McDonald first team Annette Varisco and Hallie Lee second team Willie Belle Bogard and Lou Her tenberger third team Anne Pilcher and Ixtttye Sosolik fourth team and Dolores Neil and Ida Johnson fifth team Also Iea erris and Barbara Mollenhauer sixth team Mildred Behrens and Mildred Calloway seventh team Christine Ixiwe and Missle Collier eighth team Mr and Mrs Clark Diebel ninth team The well being of mankind Its peace and security are unattainable unless and until Its unity is firmly established 693 4170 779 2876 The Brazos Valley Development Council hosted a regional workshop Tuesday afternoon as Art riedan of the National Association of Human Development Council described the function of providing an op portunity for citizens over 60 to participate in stimulating activities to keep them fit and active riedan met with key per sons from various organizations in the Brazos Valley Region who work either directly or indirectly with the older citizens talk was sup plemented with a film Older eel and a slide presentation demon strating exercises which have been developed especially for older persons The workshop was coor dinated through the office of the area Agency on Aging of Jack Taylor amily Incorrectly Named Gary Christopher Purdue grand prize winner of the on baby contest held Saturday was incorrectly identified as the grandson of Mr and Mrs Jack Taylor of Kurten In fact Gary Purdue is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Jack Taylor of Bryan and Mr and Mrs Ed Purdue of National City Calif He is the son of Mrs Sheri Purdue also of Bryan and the late Mr Ghristin Purdue Weekend Czech est Planned at Rosenborg You will recognize the famous label immediately 100 Polyester and Polyester Blends Pastel colors to mix or match Sizes and 8 to 18 Stock up now for vacation or a long time single travelers and single diners have been screaming about discrimination never had to put up with the extra charges of making a trip as a single but certainly experienced the inequality of eating alone I am led beyond the WAIT OR HOSTESS TO SEAT sign down past the "NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LOST racks beyond the "KEEP CLEAR SWINGING and into a twilight zone that is void of laughter voices or for that matter any other human sounds Inere at a table the size of a coaster I am seated between a sign that reads and This would be amusing were it not for the fact that one evening I actually had a woman emerge from drop a dime in my saucer and say almost out of soap There are a lot of myths surrounding the single diner that like to get out of the way today: Single diners eat to get it over with and just love to sit at acounter and stare at six three day old cream pies in a fly specked mirror alse The person who eats alone usually does so between Mon days and Thursdays Those who come on weekends do so to make trouble alse The lone diner likes nothing better than to be coupled with a perfect stranger with whom she has nothing in common who keeps staring at her like she hired the matchmaker from on the alse If a restaurant gets a reputation for sitting single people at the window in full view of other people it could mean in a few years be having single people bussed into your neighborhood alse Brazos Development Council Hosts Regional Workshop Tops Skirts g49 17" SPORTSWEAR SALE 449 18" coordinate group blouses and pants excluded Jr Tops 1 0 I I a fBESBN i i 5 7 IvKaBwBH i 4 lucr uvv MANOR EAST MALL 1 1 20 20 I (Irti rtiriun rrt' i 1 riiriUii 1 lir" jii jti nimriirii jiir ni irii rm iijtij iir ij ij iij iijiu hj n' i 10 TlT IK iitk'c 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