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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
9
A reader shares an afternoon tea menu with assorted sandwiches and molasses logs. The recipe from The Complete Book of Desserts by Anne Seranne lists flour sugar salt butter molasses vanilla and nuts, chilling shaping logs, rolling in nuts, and baking at 325 for 15 minutes yields about three dozen 3 inch logs.
The Wetherwood Garden Club hosted an open house highlighting an heirloom silver candelabrum over a hundred years old, arranged with red varieties as a centerpiece. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Prosser welcomed guests for the fourth annual affair serving all adult residents of the arena, with hospitality by Mrs. Anderson and decorations by several members.
Mr. and Mrs Alexander G Rice Sr of Dunbar were honored at a dinner for their golden wedding anniversary. They wed December 13 1913 in Westview Charlotte County Virginia and have lived in Dunbar. They have three children, six grandchildren, and guests included Mr and Mrs C Robb of Huntington.
The annual YWCA Jingle Bell Ball for teens will run 7 30 to 10 p m Friday. Mrs Ira Holmes, chairman of the teen age committee, announced invites go to boys and girls 12 to 17 in seventh through the 12th grades. Party dress is required and non members may attend with a small admission fee.
Local Christmas travel and family reunions as students and relatives plan visits across Houston Charleston and nearby towns. Christina Young arrives from Coast Bible College Houston to spend holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Marry Young. Others include Jean Parker and James Keevercomb visiting relatives in South Charleston Greensburg and Lexington. Elizabeth Ann Grade born to Roger Grade and Jean Parkins announced in Sheboygan Wisconsin.
Four Indonesian men touring West Virginia portrayed a peaceful home life with women in traditional dress yet similar to Western women in many ways. They noted legal gender differences in marriage and divorce, a shift from large extended families to smaller units, and a diet centered on rice with fish. They described clothing, hairstyles, and social customs, mentioned youth access to Western music and dances, and outlined entertainment and housing trends in Indonesia.
Four Indonesian men visiting as guests of the Department of Commerce praised West Virginia as the friendliest place they have visited. They spoke of welcoming locals who stopped them on the streets. An informal party at Mrs. J. B. Goldsmiths home honored the visitors, with Charleston residents from India, Cuba, France and England in attendance. A Sunday coffee hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Schmellenkamp further honored the guests.
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