Fine Art Of Giving Great Parties
New York (NAPS) - On a
brisk autumn night in Nov
ember, 1966, approximately
500 of the most famous, tal
ented, powerful and popular
people in the world met as
guests at a masked- ball in
New York's Hotel Plaza.
There were diplomats and
movie stars, scientists, social
ites and politicians. There was
one Maharanee of India, a
Negro writer who had grown
up in Harlem, a hipster writer
famous for his anti-establish
ment hi-jinks and enough
Princesses to fill a small book
of fairy tales.
The guests, who came
from every corner of the
globe, every social and econo
mic background had only one
thing in common: they were
all friends of the host, an
apparently shy though deter
mined young man named
Truman Capote.
Many thousands of words
describing it were written be
fore and after Capote's Black
and White Dance-generally
acclaimed as the livliest and
most lavish party of the de
cade. And although few hosts
plan to entertain on such an
elaborate scale (the tab is
reported to have totaled a
cool $16,000), the more im
portant ingredients of this
greatest of galas can be suc
cessfully included in the most
informal gathering, whether
it's a brunch, buffet-on-a-bud
get or a young couple's 'first
cocktail bash for the crowd.
Some of these ingredients
were described by guests and
newsmen in published reports
of the fabulous Black and
White Ball and they've been
collected by researchers.
"Nobody seemed to be
having more fun than the
host" "Everything was
planned to the last deta il." ...
"There was never a static
moment." ... "A plentiful
supply of lovely young
things." ... And, per'naps the
most significant, from pro
ducer David Merrick : "What a
wonderful thing to have a
party not for any reason."
Great hosts an d entertain
ing experts agree that, what
ever its size, good planning
and adequate pieparation be
fore your party is essential, as
it will allow you to relax and
have fun with, your guests--a
key factor in uny good get-to
gether.
And thou gh not everyone
is fortunate enough to be able
How do you give a great party? Charlotte Adams, the
author of the delightful and informative book, "The Heublein
Party Guide", is a firm believer in the plan-first, play-later
I policy for hosting.
"to entertain for no reason",
9ertainly any truly successful
party will seem, at least, to be
given for the sheer delight of
all concerned. For, no matter
how much time and money
you spend entertaining mere
ly for business purposes, to
repay obligations or enhance
status can be a dismal drag
unless the hosts are obviously
enjoying themselves and there
is an imaginative mixture of
amusing guests to keep things
i popping
The way guests mix is cru
cial. Mixing drinks, however,
is less bothersome for the
average host or hostess since
Heublein bottled cocktails
have coine on the scene. Po
pular varieties are gin and
vodka Martinis, Manhattans,
Whiskey Sours, Daiquiris and
Margaritas. There's nothing to
mix and nothing to add but
ice. An>d, a before-dinner
cocktail always helps melt the
ice.
Fortunately, today's life
style has produced a whole
new trend in entertaining
which pu ts the accent on ease
j and economy. No less an
authority on etiquette than
i Amy Vanderbilt demon
strates this in her own graci
ous though frequently im
promptu parties at her Wes
ton, Connecticut home. She
likes inviting friends by
phone to drop in on short
notice, often substitutes
stainless steel for her four sets
of sterling flatware and has
even used paper napkins in
stead of her fine linens when
the occasion permitted.
Author and TV personali
ty Charlotte Adams is anot
her firm believer in the plan
-first, play-later policy for
hosting. In her compact and
informative book, "The Heu
blein Party Guide", she states
that: two courses plus a salad
are all you need for a buffet
meal -of which one should
always be hot, even in sum
mer. She also advises that it's
not necessary to introduce
every guest to every other
guest when your party list
runs over a dozen, suggesting
that each newcomer meet a
few other guests and then be
left to fend for himself,
though the good hosts should
keep a weather eye out for
shy souls, lulls and empty
glasses.
So, there are the top secret
ingredients involved in the
fine art of giving great parties.
They include: careful prepar
ation, relaxed and convivial
hosts; an interesting mixture
of guests, plenty of refresh
Nature's Most Destructive Force
Brings Trouble To Power Firms
By Stev e Meehan
Cm aak!
Lip.hts flicker as nature's
migb.tiest power-lightning
strikes again
V/ith enough force to win
a ti ig of war with 80 straining
locomotives, lightning already
has caused hundreds of tem
porary service losses this year
i'a Carolina Power & Light
'Company 's area.
An estimated 44.000 thun
derstorms rage over the earth
daily, releasing about nine
million lightning bolts. On
the average, each square mile
of the U. S. gets struck yearly
with 30 to 40 lightning bolts.
Each year lightning kills
about 500 people, injures
1,500 more, sets hundreds of
forest fires and destroys
about $100 million of prop
erty.
The awe-inspiring bolts
take many forms. Streak
lightning, the jagged spear of
light stretching from ground
to cloud, is the classic type.
Ribbon lightning occurs when
a strong wind blows the con
ductive channel of a multiple
stroke to one sMe. Other
forms are bead, heat and ball.
Ball lightning is a true and
distinct variety of the phe
nomenon. Eerily glowing orbs
in sizes from golf balls to
basketballs have been report
ed to flow through windows,
shoot out of chimneys, dart
from ovens, squeeze through
keyholes and slither along
wires. What causes it remains
a puzzle.
Theae bolts frequently
make electric systems their
target*. Consequently, power
companies have made the
greatest efforts toward pro
tection.
Charles Stelnmetz, an elec
trical wizard and co-worker
of Thomas Edison, stood tall
est In this field. 11* discovered
when lightning strike* a
system the electric line
energy *om* times breaks its
bounds, or ge ts out of con
trol.
He leanretj enough about
It to develop arresters which
, Lightning zeroes in on electrical equipment. The beautiful
but powerful bolts cause hundreds of temporary service
interruptions each year in Carolina Power & Light Company's
area.
protect electrical systems
throughout the country. The
arresters, instilled ' on trans
formers, generators and other
equipment, drain the extra
voltage which would cause
damage. They seal off the
normal flow of current and
allow the lightning current to
flow through - all in a fraction
of a second.
When lightning hits dote
enough to a line, it causes an
electrical arc from the line to
the pound. A circuit breaker
helps maintain power in this
situation. The circuit breaker
opens, thus breaking the arc.
which ia draining power
Flickering lights are restored
to normal in seconds.
0|i certain occasions a
lightning bolt'a tremendous
surge of electricity knocks
out piower to a neighborhood
The surge blows a fuse on a
line or transformer. Like a
blown fuse in the home it has
to be replaced before normal
service is restored.
All of these devices are
merely protectors. Since the
beginning of time man has
tried to master nature's most
powerful force and failed.
Attempts at control have
included ringing church bells
during thunderstorms to
break lightning bolts into
smaller, less harmful strokes.
The theory died when an
unnamed humanitarian polled
the fatality rate of bell ringers
and discovered 103 had been
killed at their posts.
Today reaearch programs
devote thousands of dollars In
an effort to find a method of
taming the bolts, but until
then, lightning will remain a
beautiful and dangerous
enemy of life and property.
Promoted To
Executive
Vice President
John V. Cauthen, division
manager for the Burlington
Men's Wear division of Burl
ington Industries, has been I
promoted to division execu
tire vice president of manu |
facturing, with headquarters !
in Greensboro.
The promotion was an- ]
nounced by William L. John
son. Burlington vice president
and area manufacturing ex
ecutive.
Mr. Cauthen. a Charleston,
S. C. native, joined Burling
ton in 1959. He held manu
facturing supervision posts at
the Franklinton, N. C. Plant
and at the Lakedale Plant In
Fayetteville, N. C? before
being named group manager
in 1965. He was promoted to
vice president of the division
in 1966 and division manager
in 1968.
Burlington Men's Wear
manufacturing plants are lo
cated in Fayetteville, St.
Pauls. Franklinton, Rocky
Mount. Wake Forrest, Rhod
hiss, CherryviHe, Mooresville
and Greensboro, N. C.
Mr. Cauthen attended
Presbyterian College and the
University of South Carolina
at Columbia. He is married to
the former Shirley Helen
Page, a Columbia native.
They have two children, John
and Catherine Helen and re
side in Greensboro.
Wheelchairs &
Licenses
Tampa, Fla. -Highway Pa
trol director. Col. H. N. Kirk
man, has ruled that Ray
Lewis will not have to have a
license plate to operate his
battery-driven wheelchair at
its maximum speed of six
miles per hour. Lewis has
been stopped by a state
trooper who had suggested
that he get a license plate.
ments, pretty girls and a mini
mum of fuss. Mix thoroughly,
add a little music, games and
laughter, shake up from time
to time and - presto, your
shindig is sure to- be so suc
cessful that your only pro
blem will be how to get your
guests to go home.
In Service
j EDWARD C. ARRENDELL
I LONG BINH, VIETNAM
( AHTNC) - Lieutenant
Colonel Edward C. Arrendell,
42, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Arrendell. T33 Halifax
Road, Louisburg, N. C., re
ceived his second award of
the Army Commendation
Medal June 10 while serving
with the U.S. Army Depot
near Long Binh, Vietnam.
Lt. Col. Arrendel earned
j the award for meritorious ser
! vice as chief of the Food
1 Management Division at the
depot.
His wife, Barbara, lives at
4233 Westminster Ave.. Phil
adelphia. Pa.
ROBERT W. ROGERS
(30CM046501) VIETNAM
(FHTNC) July 1 Marine
Private First Class Robert W.
Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Rogers of Route 1,
Youngsville, N. C.. Is serving
with the First Marine Aircraft
Wing in Vietnam.
As a member of the wing
he helps provide air support
for the First and Third Ma
rine Divisions and other
American and Allied ground
forces in the five northermost
provinces of South Vietnam.
The wing operates several
different types of aircraft in
cluding helicopters, transport,
and fighter and attack air
craft.
More On DDT
Palo Alto, Cal. - Two Stan
ford University scientist have
warned that It was dangerous
for anyone to dump DDT
down a drain, in traah or even
to bury it. They claim It will
continue to contaminate un
less destroyed by a chemical
compound.
A Long Walk
London-Four men have
reached land for the first tlmt
In nearly 16 months having
walked across the frozen Arc
tic Ocean. The four-man Bri
tish expedition team left
Point Barrow, Alaska, in Feb
ruary 1968.
Muffin's
The Word
It is uncertain that the
origin of the word "muffin"
is "moufflet," which is Old
French for soft (bread). How
ever, it is very much a such
thing that the cupshaped.
quick, light bread we have all
come to love and enjoy is I
always a treat when served,
warm and fragrant, with any
meal any time.
Here is a recipe from the
Bordo date kitchens for date
bran muffins that your whole
family will welcome. Sift 3i
cup sifted flour, 1 tablespoon
baking powder, and tea
spoon salt together. Add 1
cup bran and 1 8-ounce pack
age of Bordo imported diced
dates. Beat 1 egg. Add ' icup
milk, l'/j tablespoons dark
molasses and 1 tablespoon
melted butter. Mix. Add dry
ingredients to egg mixture.
Mix only enough to dampen
flour. Fill 12 greased muffin
pans, or muffin papers, 2/3
full. Bake at 400 degrees for
25-30 minutes, or until muf
fin tests done. Serve with
certainty!
Color
Reflects
Personality
Let the decorating and fur
nishing of your home reflect
your own personality. The
main factor to consider is
you-your personality, your
needs and your means. If you
give thought to your decora
tion and furnishing it will add
greatly to your pleasure and
comfort.
Color is probably the most
important decorative ele
ment. Tlie colors referred to
as "warm" are those contain
ing red, yellow and orange.
Decorators say that the
"warm" colors tend to stimu
late a feeling of intamacy.
But when over-used, they
may make you restless. These
colors move toward you and
make rooms seem smaller.
The cool colors are blue,
green, violet and others pre
dominated by blue. These
cool colors give a feeling of
serenity to a room.
If over-used, they can be
depressing. Cool colors seem
to move away from you,
creating a feeling of spacious
"Get-Up- And -Go" With Breakfast
For some folks the summer months offer more leis
ure, a less hectic schedule. Others continue their usual
routine trying to cram funtime activities into the too
short weekends. Whether working or playing every
one needs the "get-up-and-go" provided by a nutritious
breakfast.
Easy to fix, quick to eat is the basic cereal breakfast
of fresh fruit or juice, Corn Flakes, milk, a breakfast
bread and a beverage. Among the new breakfast treats
are Kellogg's" Danish Go-Rounds ? pastries, delicious
right from the package, extra delicious when wanned
gently in the toaster.
Danish Go-Rounds pastries come in 4 delicious flav
ors: blueberry, brown sugar-cinnamon, honey crunch
and strawberry. Each Danish Go-Rounds pastry is for
tified nutritionally to provide 25".> of the minimum
daily adult requirements for several of the "B" vita
mins, vitamin C and iron.
Whatever the family's summer work and play plans,
remember everyone needs breakfast, dawdlers and
hurriers alike.
(ft Kellogg Company
ness.
Furniture is important.
For some people it is hard to
decide between conventional
and modern. If you have one
type and want another but
can't afford a complete con
version, keep in mind that
beautiful results are achieved
with combinations.
In most cases one style
should predominate with the
other used more-or-less for
accent. Every object in a
room should serve some pur
pose and have a function.
Added beauty is always a
legitimate function.
Light and the way it is
handled can make or break a
room. You can accomplish
some remarkable results with
lighting and the costs need
not be unreasonable.
Deaths
FANNY Y. NEAL TULL
Raleigh Fanny Yat
borough Neal Tull, 66, of
Raleigh died Monday of a
heart attack. Graveside ser
vices will be conducted Wed
nesday at 2:30 from the Oak
wood Cemetery.
Surviving are one son,
Thomas M. Tull, Jr. and one
grandson of Chapel HID.
MRS. BESSIE B. MAY
Mrs. Bessie Bailey May,
80, of Rt. 4, Louisburg, died
Friday. Funeral services were
conducted 4:30 p.m. Sunday
at Maple Springs Baptist
Church by the Rev. Melvin
Salter. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are two daugh
ters. Mrs. Leona Ross of St.
Petersburg, Fla., and Eugenia
May of the home; two sons,
John H. of Rt. 4, Louisburg
and Marvin May of Louis
burg; a brother. Eugene
Bailey of Zebulon; a sister,
Mrs. Annie Shearin of Zebu
Ion: four grandchildren; four
great grandchildren.
MRS. MAGGIE E. MIT
CHELL
Bunn - Mrs. Maggie Ed
wards Mitchell, 80, died Sat
urday. Funeral services were
conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at
the Bunn Baptist Church by
the Rev. Alfred Snipes. Burial
was in the Bunn Cemetery.
Surviving are two daugh
ters. Mrs. Deolia M. Lee of
Raleigh and Mrs. Erlene Ed
wards of Spring Hope; six
sons. L. Glenn, H. Darrell,
Fred W. and Robert E. of
Bunn, M. B. of Alta Monte
Springs, Fla. and Staley M.
Mitchell of Raleigh; a broth
er. Herman C. Edwards of
Raleigh; a sister, Mrs. Eva
Wall of Raleigh; 13 grand
children; a great-grandchild.
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