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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1978
Page
6
Dear Abby letters reveal tension over a woman playing Santa and domestic roles at family gatherings. Readers debate gender norms, laundry duties, and dating advice, with Libby and Abby offering perspectives on equality, Christmas hardship, and personal style.
The third annual South Carolina Society of The Sons of The American Revolution Colonial Ball and Debutante Presentation will be on Saturday Sept 2 at The Carolina Inn Columbia. Debutantes must be straight lineal descendants of Patriots. For information write The S.C. Society S.A.R. Colonial Ball Committee P.O. Box 4457 Columbia SC 29240.
The Aiken Branch AAUW Arts Books and Crafts Fair returns March 3 and 4 in the Municipal Auditorium on Park Avenue. The event features a Kiddie Korner with children items from the Thurmond family and requests donations of toys clothing and baby items to benefit the Educational Foundation Programs.
The South Carolina Central Region Band Clinic will be hosted by North Augusta Senior and Junior High Schools at North Augusta High School. Registration starts 3 p.m. Friday with rehearsals Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, followed by a free public concert Saturday at 7 15 p.m. Directors are Earl Mays for Senior High and Bercher for Junior High. Students audition within eastern central and western regions for seats in their regional bands before all state selections.
A sharp look at Anne Worsham Richardson of Charleston opening Birds of America exhibit at Arts Club of Washington features 18 original watercolors and 32 signed prints. The Shoreham-Americana Hotel hosts a major Chinese export porcelain loan exhibit with pieces valued at thousands, while attendees include notable figures and diplomats.
Birth announcements from Aiken and nearby towns report three newborn sons. Brian Patrick Frushour was born Feb 1 at Aiken Community Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frushour with grandmothers Mrs. John Frushour and Mrs. Edgar Cooper. Robby Detric Denny arrived Feb 7 at Self Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Denny, whose wife is Delores Johnson of Kingsport. Aiken couple Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schroder welcomed a son on Feb 9 at Aiken Community Hospital. grandparents are Malcolm Schroder, Ross Sommers, all of Aiken, and the Schroders' family includes two-year-old Lora.
The Aiken Camellia Club plans a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Education Building with Lee Poe acting as auctioneer to fund the club treasury. The Aiken Camera Club meets tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Center for a quarterly intra club slide competition with six slides per member. public invited.
The CSRA Library Association met at the Aiken County Educational Center with Frankie H Cubbedge presiding. A nominating committee was named to report at the May meeting: Elizabeth M Tyson chair, Ada Dasher and Dorothy Jones. Plans discussed for a tour of the Thomas C Cooper Library USC in lieu of the May luncheon. Ann Pederson, Georgia Archives director, presented a sound slide program titled A Very Fragile Resource Our documentary Heritage produced by the Society of Georgia Archivists.
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