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~Iby~Fee Ptss: Wees~V 1 MarTk1~13 I~? PAGE SEVEN Party for a reason How do you hold a party? No, not a political party; a good, old-fashioned , bouse party, wh ere neighbours anad friends and people you ain't even met yet get together and crowd into your kitchen. One way you can do it, I have recently learned, is to invite a whole lot of people. People today are very bus y what with driving interest payments to the bank and appliances to the bail if s and general keeping up with economie activity, downsizing, that sort of thing. Therefore, one has to give a reason. Goodness, otherwise people wouid just corne to have fun. That isn't the modern way. So to give a good party today, one needs to sel something. Pretend at least t hat some economic ________________________________________________ activity is going on, something the government might be able to tax. _______________________________________ For this, you have lots of choice. You could pick someone who is trying to seil littie plastic plates and bowls and sandwich-moulding containers. Yc>'î invite the people, and the merchant hawks her/his wares to the unsuspecting. If you are not into plastic stuif, or you have filled your cupboards at haîf the price at the supermarket, you might try other products. Make-up. Lingerie. Needie wvork. Leisure wear. Children's clothes. The premîse is simple. You invite your friends to r'our bouse. A sales person cornes, too. You cut up ittie pieces of' cheese, make enough date squares to feed an army, chop up celery and raw calories mixed in an inviting dip, then ply guests with caffeine. The sales person then gets everyone to dress up in plastic dishes, or paint makeup on lingerie, or give acupuncture lessons with needlework. Guests then talk interesting stuif about aIl those who were invited but cancelled at the Iast minute. Then everyone tries eyeliner in the chip dip, endorses a blank cheque and goes home. It's simple merchandizing. The sales person gains three bagsful of cheques, the hostess gains a lifetime of return invitations, and the hostess' husband gains four days worth of leftover cheese nibbles, and four pounds on the chocolate brownies. Everyone is happy. TURNING THE SOD FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES BUILDING, MABCH 1, 1948 Prom left to right are Herbert Pringle, J.J. McLaren, James Boss, Fred Rawe, Garnet One hint, however, to husbands involved. If Thompson, Mayor William Davidson, William Pringle and David Mowat. The PUO building, someone in your life is about to hostess such a party, which was used from 1949 to 1991, is at the corner of Brock and Coîborne streets. say to demonstrate makeup, and you are about tci Whitby Archivei photo leave the house for the eveninq, as husbands must do, you might get asked a question. Answer with care. 10 YEARS AGO For example: from the Wednesday, March 9, 1983 edition of the Wife "D I ookdiferet tnigtP'WIITBY FREE PRESS Wife "D I ook iffren tonght' eOvercrowding at the Whitby Jail could be alleviated if Port Whitby had proper sewage Husband: "You look radiant. You look gorgeous. facilities. nlr ot incu etePartmeabouterautfcorsai1îng routo * The Toronto and Eastern is building an electric railway alongMary St. Clatr ta be nthie Miite o r 0f corsIwas out * 'he County of Ontario Old Girls' Association is presenting 'The Cricket on the Hearth' at by tree~veks n te dte f Murony'sresgnaion Il the Music Hall on March 28. But watch for an international parachute to unfold in j Brooklin is without a butcher now that William Ormiston has retired. the next three months. The Whiàtby intermediate hockey team has lost only two of il games this season. mmmmmmmmý