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During the Tri-County Fair week of 1950 the men and women of Al tamont Reformed church entered on a project of meal-serving that offer ed certain advantages that had not been hitherto enjoyed. Perhaps the most welcome and deeply appreciated of these advantages was the serving of an honest-to-goodness breakfast a breakfast that men and boys who had duties that kept them on the fair grounds nights came to with vigorous appetites. This first year the setting of the restaurant was a tent. The second year the project opened more attractively. A build ing,, screened on all sides, the work of the men of the church, was ready for service. When the Fair opens Monday, the project will be. in its third year. Howard Schell is chair this ‘wi of the Thirty gallons’ been made and ‘frozen, inlaid As in past years, breakfast will be served beginning at 7 a. m. It will be of interest to know that Frank and Ida Witter have worked every year at the fair and have been at the fair grounds by 5:30 a. m. to get breakfast started. And that break fast—pancakes and sausage with all the trimmings! Or, if preferred an other menu is ready ,to serve. Mr. and Mrs. Witter will follow this same schedule this year. These two put in a long day and when dinner time comes are often still working until they reluctantly yield to the urge of fellow workers to go home and rest up for the next day. This year dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This will be a new venture which could not be offered before due to limited space for cooking. The kitchen at the fair grounds will be supervised by Mrs. Clarence Gage mornings; Mrs. John Armstrong will have charge noons and afternoons; Mrs. Edwin Righter and Mrs. Warren Barker will be in charge evenings. While many busy workers are en gaged in the various duties connected with meal-serving in the building on the fair grounds, a bevy of other folks are moving hither and yon, their hands occupied with many activities in the parish kitchen. Here under the cheerful and efficient leadership of Mrs. William Wands, food is cook ed, salads are given mouth-watering appeal—all these sundries of the meal service that have added up the excellent reputation the Reformed church restaurant of the fair grounds has gained during these years of its operation. Mrs. Wands has contact ed a group of helpers, but always more are needed. If by any chance some church members have not been contacted, and any of these feel that a few hours during the day or eve ning can be given, will they please contact Mrs. Wands. All of the congregation may not be in the front-line of service in con nection with this project which has so increased in value to those served and in volume to those serving. Yet there is a loyalty of spirit in this ef fort that unites the congregation entire.
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Altamont Enterprise
Altamont, New York, US
Fri, Aug 15, 1952
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