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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
6
Mrs. Alex Fitzpatrick at 3213 French Place treats cooking as a hobby not a chore. She crafts dishes from venison to channel catfish and often bakes lemon chiffon tarts and brownies, sharing a lemon chiffon pie recipe with steps for custard filling gelatin and meringue folded in.
Mrs. T LaBative will review Cross Creek Cookery by Marjory Kinnan Rawlings at the Book Friends meeting. The session will be at Mrs. J F Kramer home at 4200 Speedway starting 10 30 a m with Mrs Alice Phillips as co host.
Readers vote on ten best items among 300 home furnishings showcased by the New York Museum of Modern Art and Merchandise Mart Chicago. Vertical blind by Henry Wright tops, Edward J. Wormley armchair second, ceiling light with counterweight third, Knoll Van Ackers sideboard, and Boca rattan salad bowls in clear plastic among the next picks.
A one week exhibit by University of Texas Art Students Association opens Monday in the YWCA lounge at 916 Brazos. The display, part of National YWCA Week, runs daily 9 am to 6 pm and 7 to 10 pm with 30 works across media including prize pieces by David Diller, Nita Barkly, and Bob Hendricks. Julius Woeltz advises. club president is Hendrickson.
Mrs Myrtle B Schow Class of 1897 recalls Kidd Key College in Sherman founded 1868 renamed for Lucy Kidd Key 1886 1916 strict rules and chaperoned life. Alumni reunions mix with Southern Methodist University, with stories of cousins letters and navy uniforms ensuring social order.
Tower Lights Chapter pledges full support for the Austin clean up campaign during a dinner at the Home Economics Tea House. A gypsy carnival fundraiser is planned for April 27 at the Crystal Ballroom Driskill Hotel to fund the chapter's scholarship program.
Burnet April 19. Guest speaker Mrs Blithe Hamilton Kirkland teacher writer and editor wife of Dr R D Kirkland of Austin spoke on Arthur's Treasure Readers Pleasure. Officers elected Grace Kincaid president Earnest Jones vice president James Sawyer recording secretary Ed Young corresponding secretary Wayne Cure treasurer. Lamps for library being selected with Miss F E Goree librarian aid. Assembly room for Barnet County Free Library under construction as current project.
The Austin Woman's Federation schedules a program on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the TFWC Building. Luncheon will be served at 12 at the Hitchin' Post for 18 cents. Tickets available at the Hitchin' Post through Monday or from reservations chair Mrs. Alex Fitzpatrick at 8064.
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