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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1978

Page

6

Dear Abby column on tardiness and RSVP etiquette

A reader asks how to handle a punctuality problem at supper with her husband and the table. Abby advises 15 minutes notice before serving and to start without him if needed, then discusses RSVP follow ups and trust in relationships with flight crew partners.

Abby Melvin

Be Prepared When The Cold Comes Lay It Safe

Winter arrives with bluster as forecasters promise chilly days ahead. The notice urges precautions, urging readers to secure shelter, fuel, and warm clothing to avoid hardship during severe conditions. Local authorities emphasize readiness and practical safety steps.

Dinner for Six Roast Chicken and Orange Pudding

A delicate dessert menu featuring roast chicken, potatoes, green peas, salad, orange pudding and beverage. Eggs beat with sugar and orange rind, folded to a light meringue, baked in custard cups, then chilled. The orange sauce forms the bottom with a cake-like top. Serves six.

Handmade Quilts Topic of Meeting

Lawton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 30 p m Saturday in the Museum of the Great Plains The regent Mrs Cecil R Lee will preside The education meeting themed Women of Strength will include a skit Sarahs Quilting Bee moderated by Mrs L S Watson A display of handmade quilts will be on hand Committee chairmen will summarize past year work in preparation for reports to state committees Hostesses will be Mrs Eugene Heinz Mrs Francis W Heinz Mrs R E Matthews and Mrs Roy Stafford

Lawton Daughters of the American Revolution Museum of the Great Plains Cecil R. Lee Sarah L. S. Watson Eugene Heinz Francis W. Heinz R. E. Matthews Roy Stafford

Early Parody Became Our National Anthem

James Cary reports on origins and myths of The Star Spangled Banner. He notes the tune comes from John Stafford Smith’s The Anacreontic Song, written for the Anacreontic Society, with Ralph Tomlinson as president. The piece traces how Key’s 1814 poem later joined the anthem, and Hoover’s 1931 formal designation.

James Cary Copley Washington Francis Scott Key Fort McHenry Baltimore Key Anacreontic Society Lichtenwanger John Stafford Smith Society Ralph Tomlinson Columbia John Brown Herbert Hoover United States of America

Mrs Means Installed as President of Lawton Fort Sill CWU

Mrs W J Means was installed as president of Lawton Fort Sill Church Women United at St Andrew's Episcopal Church, succeeding Mrs R L Dewberry. She will serve a two year term with Chaplain John DeVeaux of Fort Sill officiating and Rev William C Shirey delivering the welcome. Other officers named include S Kloster Powell vice president and Catharine Garvin secretary.

W. J. Means Lawton-Fort Sill Church Women United R. L. Dewberry St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Means John DeVeaux Fort Sill William C. Shirey St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church S. Kloster Powell Catharine Garvin O. E. van Meter Frederick Mallon Louis Adolph Dewberry Ecumenical Action W. M. Benge

Our bodies need foods with proper nutritional value

People once viewed the body as a simple engine needing food to survive. Scientists now see that balance and proportion of nutrients matter. The body autonomously extracts what it requires, provided we supply the proper raw materials through our diet.

Congress to send commissioners abroad on December 30 1776

Congress resolved to dispatch commissioners to Austria Prussia Spain and Tuscany on December 30 1776, outlining diplomatic mission plans and foreign policy outreach during the colonial era.

Congress Austria Prussia Spain Tuscany

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