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Workshop helps congressional nal wives By Henry Mitchell The Washington Post try to be Superwoman," the adviser said. But the 62 wives of 1 new members of Congress may need to be Superpersons. April Evans, for example, new from Macon, left her rented house on The McClures Perry-McClure ceremony read Carolyn Perry of Reading, and Lynn McClure of Danvers exchanged wedding vows Feb. 5 at Quincy, Mich. The bride is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Perry of Reading, Mich. She attended Western Michigan University. McClure is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Emery McClure of Danvers. He is a graduate of the same university and i is employed by Robert Yoder. The couple resides at 204 E. North, Capitol Hill ($850 a month and no place to park the car) at the crack of dawn one day this week to get to a "workshop" on "Political Wives: Realities and Lifestyles" across the city at Mount Vernon College. She sailed past the Lincoln Memorial, encountered the whimsical wooden barricades they throw up at random down there, took the only exit she could find and--without going on and on about itfound herself on the road to Dulles Airport in suburban Virginia.

Her problem, as a congressional wife, is twofold: She needs a map and she needs a place to park her car. The workshop or seminar on political wives (with a contribution from Elizabeth Arden, the beauty people) began with a panel headed by Abigail McCarthy, author and former Senate wife. She presented a dismal litany of snide comments that have been made about political wives over the decades and said nonsense, political wives are a great cross section and should not be intimidated by the false picture that such wives are inadequate -such cliches eat away at one's sense of self-worth. Traumas ahead "Look at Eleanor Roosevelt," she said. All that vitriol against her.

Yet she did her thing and now has a place in most hearts. Others, sociologist Jessie Bernard, columnist June Bingham, lawyer Jeanne Simon, psychiatrist Jerry Wiener, ran through some of the possible traumas facing a political wife who is trying to make do on a congressional salary while LIVING Today Pantagraph A-11 BloomingtonNormal, Ill. March 7, 1977 Dear Abby: Wife worries about hanky-panky with women on offshore oil rigs DEAR ABBY: My husband works for an oil company, offshore seven days and onshore seven days. I'm just a housewife who can't even get to her own husband when he's working offshore, but listen to this, Abby. There are seven females who are now working side by side with the men on that rig, thanks to the government and Women's Lib! Those women also eat and sleep under the same roof as the men.

My husband says his company is bound by law to hire women, and there's nothing he can do about it. There are plenty of jobs for decent women on land, so why would a decent woman want to work on an oil rig with a bunch of men? They say these women demanded equal rights. Where are MY rights? My husband says I don't have to worry -that no funny business is going on and Literary festival set for Bent School PTA A literary festival heads the program activities for Bent School PTA meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school gymnasium. Winners of the school spelling bee will be announced and a PTA life membership will be given.

They win at bridge North-south winners at Bloomington Duplicate Bridge Wednesday night were Mike Summers and Bob McIntire, first; Sue MacNamara and Carol Crocket, second, and Thelma Bailen and Bob Cooper, third. East-west winners were Nancy Callis and Sallie Boge, first; Denver Queen and Mick McGuire, second, and Wilma Capodice and Alma Myer, third. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CUSTOMERS SORG'S WILL BE OPEN MON. NIGHT Till 9 P.M. Come In and Take Advantage of Fabulous Savings on Temper -ware Lenox.

By Off Temper-ware by the set (16 piece or 45 piece setting) Off Crystal Stemware by "Tempo" and Sorg's MEMBER OF Jewelers THE AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY South Side Square searching for the identity she left back at Bald Bayou, and while fending off snipers who consider her "part and parcel of the financial and sexual shenanigans" of this town. "I'm here to learn what I should have done eight years ago when I came," said Virginia Mann of Greenville, S.C. All' this time, she said, she was largely unaware she faced problems and crises and has had a perfectly lovely time, thank you. But it's never too late to learn. "I could not be more contented or happy," said newcomer Susan Skelton of Lexington, Mo.

She thought the value of The Glasses Wahl-Glass Married at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in St. John's Lutheran Church were Rita J. Wahl of 1432 E.

College, Normal, and Winston Lee Glass of Mackinaw. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Simon Aper of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs.

Eugene Glass of Waynesburg, Ky. Attendants were Tina Glass, the bridegroom's daughter, and Chad Wahl, the bride's son. A reception followed in the church library lounge. After a wedding trip to Chicago, the newlyweds will reside at the College Avenue address. The bride is a graduate of Whitewater High School in Whitewater, and Madison Academy of Beauty Culture in Madison, Wis.

She is employed as a data control specialist at State Farm Insurance Companies. The bridegroom, a graduate of Pulaski County High School in Kentucky, is an electrician training instructor at Caterpillar Tractor Peoria. The Bielfeldts Anchor pair to celebrate 65th year ANCHOR (PNS)-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bielfeldt of Anchor will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Monday, March 14, with an open reception in their home in Bradenton, Fla.

Bielfeldt and the former Maria Riecks were married March 14, 1911, in St. John's Lutheran Church near Anchor. They are the parents of Edwin Bielfeldt, Marjorie Cumpston and Harold Bielfeldt, all of Anchor; and Rodell Bielfeldt of Gibson City. They have 8 grandchildren and 10 please. greatgrandchildren.

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Enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope, the worskhop was simply the "group support" of being with other political wives, but she had no grave problems to solve. The second half of the workshop positively sparkled, possibly because nobody spoke like sociologists or addressed general areas of concern. All were wives of congressmen. Go mad! Betty Buchanan of Alabama told how she got a job as director of music at a local Baptist Church. Unfortunately they "go mad" rehearsing for their Christmas cantata just as Congress is going mad trying to leave for the holidays.

Her husband, she said, sings in the choir, attends rehearsals, races up to the Capitol to vote, then back to rehearsal. The Buchanans frequently give music programs about town -it involves the family and is great fun. Charlotte Conable said she sometimes wondered what would happen if all congressional wives suddenly disappeared -would anybody notice? Betsey Coughlin of Pennsylvania, administrator at National Cathedral School in Washington, said she works not to find identity but to make ends meet and pay children's school bills. Sometimes, she said, people think political wives are being competitive when all they're doing is "trying to stay afloat," since it can be hard to "break out of the of a congressman's high-identity ego. Once she got into real estate work which was an "absolute It occurred to her maybe she could do something she liked better.

So she did. Problem solved. As it all added up -the possible identity crises, the anxieties, the divided energy of the husband, the likely trauma to the children-it pretty much came down to this: Wives who want to have happy lives have happy lives, wives who want to do something, do it. The happy ones, the Redbird ABWA selects tax topic Redbird Chapter, American Businesswomen's Association, meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Davidson Room of Illinois Wesleyan University's Memorial Center.

Robert Spaulding, director of auxiliary enterprises at Illinois State University, will present a program on taxes. Dee Stephan will be vocational speaker. Pat Walsh is accepting cancellations for the dinner meeting until Tuesday. Sisters plan double wedding Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Medcalf Jr. of 1004 W. Jackson announce the engagements of their daughters, Lydia and Diane, to two Chicago residents. Lydia Medcalf will be. married to Gregory Flowers, a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph C. Flowers of Chicago. Diane Medcalf is engaged to Darnell Brown, a son of Mrs. Bertha Brown, also of Chicago.

The couples plan a double wedding May 14. Past presidents set spring luncheon Past Presidents Club of Rebekah District Association 16 will have its spring luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in the Brandt Room of Bob Johnson's Restaurant. New officers will be elected and annual reports made. A memorial for Mrs.

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Two more easy ones for one-dish meals By Lolita Driver Pantagraph food editor Our continuum on meals-in-a-dish has stirred a lot of interest. Doris White of DeLand shares recipes for two easy ones. First: Ham Casserole: Saute cup chopped onion and 6 butter. Add 6 flour and tsp. pepper.

Stir till smooth. Gradually stir in cups milk and 1 cup chicken broth. Cook, stirring till thickened. Add 4 cups cubed ham and 1 pkg. frozen peas which have been thawed.

Place in a 3-quart casserole dish. Combine 4 cups hot mashed potatoes, 1 beaten egg and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese. Drop by spoonsful onto mixture. Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Chicken and Rice: 1 can cream of Recipe Roundup mushroom or celery soup, 1 can cream of chicken soup, cups raw rice.

Mix together in a baking dish. Place the uncooked chicken around on top. Salt and pepper the chicken, and pour stick melted margarine over the chicken. Bake for hours at 375 degrees. YOU ASKED FOR IT: "Last February (1976) the TV Guide had a recipe for Cheese Pie.

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FROM TEXAS DEAR M. Yes, I buy it. And furthermore, any woman who works alongside a man on an oil rig is earning her bread the hard way. If she wanted to cash in on her femininity, I can think of several other jobs she could have chosen. DEAR ABBY: My son got married, and a week later he came back home because he learned that the woman he married prefers women to men.

Her lesbian friend moved in the day my son moved out. The problem is what to do with the wedding gifts. Some say to return them, others say that if the wedding ceremony has been performed and the couple has lived together-even if only for a few days--the gifts don't have to be returned. My son wants to do the right thing, but he's not sure what that is. Also, what should he tell DEAR STUMPED: Your son should return the gifts that came from his friends and family.

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