Evening star., 1950-11-17
Readers
Clearing House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
GOLDEN WEDDING
CELEBRATION.
(From, Mrs. S. w., Arlington }

From Mrs. S. w., Arlington.)
I would appreciate it very muchI
If some of the RICH readers could Il
give me some ideas as to how toI
plan golden wedding celebration
for my parents. I am at a dis
advantage because they live in al
small town a couple hundred miles
away and I have lived away from
home for many years, consequently
do not remember very many of
their friends and neighbors. Also,
I could not be there for more than
a few days ahead of time as II
have a child in school here. II
have no sisters to help me-just
one brother, also away from home.
I had thought some of having
"open house" from about to Al
for their friends and neighbors butt
what about relatives (there arel
quite a few? They probably
would not like to just drop in for
a few minutes like the neighb0rs,
but the house isn't big enough
to invite them all for the family
dinner later. Would buffet sup-l
per solve that problem and if so,
what would be an easy and suit
able menu? What could serve
the "open house" guests? I hadl
thought of punch. decorated cup
cakes Il would like to save the
big cake for the family dinner)
maybe some fancy cookies or sand
wiches, nuts and mints. Do any of
you have any better ideas for
refreshments? Could you give me
some help on decorations also. II
inquired of the large novelty store
in E street near Twelfth, but they
had very little to offer.
AS for sandwiches or cookies,
have any of you had experience
in making the fancy sandwiches
and cookies? If so, what are your
recipes and how could they be
kept fresh If made up the day
before? Or does one have to go to
baking or catering school to
learn this art? What would be a
good punch recipe to serve a large
number of people?
realize I have taken a lot of
space for my request, but after all.
a golden wedding is something
pretty special and I feel confident
that I shall receive help from the
Clearing House in planning this
one. 81.
STAINS ON FLOORS?
From Mrs. E. T. p, Bethesdd.)
I am sure some one will have
had this sad experience and can
present some solution. On the oak
floors of our new house there have
appeared dark stains resulting
from wet swimming trunks being
dropped and overlooked for several
hours. It is such a simple way for
is to have occurred, it seems there
should be some simple remedy
something less invloved than sand
ing and revarnishing.
I have hesitated TO try to draw
the moisture out by using warm
iron, fearing I might instead drive
the stain deeper. I would surely
appreciate any help, for I am
ashamed that I seem so careless
with beautiful new floors. Yet 1t |
is one OF those seemingly un-
avoidable accidents In a family of /
four pre- schoolefs. Mommies just
don't have eyes and hands enough
to avoid all those things!
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WHITE BOARD
(Fronn Mrs. A. d. c., Washington.) |
Answering Mrs. G. A. F.'s Falls |
Church. Va. recent request as to
where she may purchase a white
board for use instead of a slate
blackboard: The board she has
reference to is Prestwood Hard
board with plastic coated finish.
1t comes in standard shec.5 4
feet wide and in various lengths
and colors and is the same board
that is used for bathroom and
kitchen walls and can be pur-
chased at various local lumber
companies.
Green is also a good color for
this board. The trade name for