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Lest we hesitate to admit so recent a creation to the inner sanctum of cherished traditions, let’s see just how old some of our Christmas fa vorites really are. Denmark launched the annual Christmas Seal campaign against tuberculosis in 1904; Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” was written in 1843; SamOel Clement Moore wrote “The Night Before Christmas” in 1822; W. C. Dobson, one of Queen Victoria’s favorite artists, dis patched the first Christmas card in 1845, and, historically, the first Christmas tree was set up in 1604. One can imagine the first Christ mas carol—the “Gloria in Exceisis” of the angels. However, of our popu lar Christmas carols today, “Adeste Fideles” is undoubtedly the oldest. Its origin is controversial: some say it was a graduale of the Cistercians, others date its composition various ly—from 1250 to 1680. Even accept ing 1680, “O Come All Ye Faithful” antedates — for example — “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing” (1730), “Silent Night” (1818), and “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (1868). There’s a lot of Christmas tied up in the confident expectancy of child hood and the nostalgic memories of grown-ups; so, “May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.” Saint Nicholas Day in Holland When Christmas rolls around in Holland, it is quietly and religious ly observed: St. Nicholas Day, De cember 6, is the day of gift-giving and jollification. For weeks, life-sized figures of St. Nicholas have decorated shop windows and men dressed as Nich olas have stood in front of business establishments, and driven around in horse-drawn carts delivering par cels. At last the great day arrives: if there are several children in the household, sometimes they are gath ered together from neighboring households, Bishop Nicholas (dressed in full vestments and ac companied by his Moorish servant) attends the children’s party and im presses them by his knowledge of their shortcomings and chides them fatherly before distributing the trinkets and gifts he has brought for them. After the youngsters have had their fun, the grown-ups sit around a festive table and open their “sur prises.” Small gifts are baked in loaves of bread, packed in enor mous crates, wrapped in bales of paper—each wrapper directing the present to a different person: the longer the donor and final recipient remain unknown, the greater the general jollification. Indicative of the spirit of the sea son, packages containing gifts are often entrusted to strange passers- by who are instructed to leave the parcel on such and such a doorstep and ring the bell. California Has Mile Long Avenue of Lighted Trees The trees comprising the mile long Avenue of Christmas Trees in Alta- dena, Calif., are descendants of the Deodar Cedars of India which grow upon the slopes of the Himalayas. * While traveling in India in 1882, Capt. Frederick J. Woodbury gath ered the seeds which he planted lat er on his ranch in California. When the seedlings were about two feet tall, the captain’s sons transplanted them to line the wire driveway lead ing to the ranch residence. The once private driveway at the foot of the Sierra mountains is now e busy public thoroughfare and Cap tain Woodbury’s seedlings, illumi nated each year at Christmas, at tract thousands of visitors annually. Greatest Stamps Of Entire World Officials estimate at least 100,000 lives are saved each year—in Amer ica alone—by funds made available by the annual Christmas Seal cam paign against tuberculosis. In 1903, a Danish postal clerk— Einar HolboeU, by name—conceived the idea of a voluntary tax on Christmas greeting cards which would benefit the underprivileged. Specifically, Holbosll visualized es tablishment of a fund to build a hos pital for tubercular children. The ministry granted Holboell permis sion to sell his seals at post offices and the Christmas Seal campaign was launched. In many countries, the seal campaign is conducted largely in co-operation with postal authorities and, in some instances, the seals are parts of special post age stamps. The American Red Cross became interested in the project in 1907 and co-operated with Hie National Tuber culosis association. To strengthen the nation-wide campaign, the Red Cross and the Tuberculosis associa tion jointly conducted the sale of the seals and, until 1919, the em blem of the Red Cross appeared on the seal. In 1919, the double-barred cross, international emblem and trade mark of the warfare against tuber culosis, was embodied in the design of the seal. In 1920, the Red Cross wished to devote its energies to the annual Roll Call and arrange ments were made whereby the sale of the tuberculosis Christmas Seal is conducted exclusively by the Tu berculosis association. Children of Provence, France, reverently recite the following pray er before the Christmas cribs in that vicinity: Little Jesus of the Crib— Give us the virtues of those who surround you. Make us as philosophical as the fisherman, Carefree as the drummer, | Merry for exploring the world as the troubadour. Eager for work as the bugler, Patient as the spinner. Kind as the ass, Strong as the ox which keeps you warm. Give us the sacred leisure of the hunter. Give us also the desire of the Shepherd for earthly things, The pride of the trade of the knife grinder and the weaver, The song of the miller. Give us the knowledge of the Magi, The cheerfulness of the pigeon, The impulsiveness of the cock. The discretion of the snail. The meekness of the lamb. Give us the goodness of bread. The tenderness of the wild boar. The salt of the haddock, The good humor of old wine, The ardor of the candle. The purity of a star. Propriety of a few of the meta phors may be disputed, never theless, nostalgia prompts specula tion regarding a world of human ity endowed with the virtues so ear nestly and innocently enumerated by the little ones. Future Foretold By Drowsy Hens Divinations were an important part of the Christmas festivities in Czarist Russia. After a special family Christmas dinner, the girls of the household placed five piles of grain upon the kitchen floor: each pile was given a name, such as Hope, Ring, Money, Thread and Charcoal. A drowsy hen was fetched from the henhouse and allowed to walk around the kitchen floor and choose a pile of grain. Obviously the hen’s choice of Money meant wealth; Ring, foretold a wedding within a year; and Hope, promised the fulfillment of a wish or a long journey. If the sleepy chicken chose the grain designated as Thread, a life of toil was pre dicted for the marriageable maiden of the household; and Charcoal was considered an omen of death in the family. Old songs were sung to accom pany such goings-on, while the girls and women vied to devise complete stories based on the antics of the hen. Yule Means December The word “Yule” for Christmas comes from the Anglo-Saxon "geol,” meaning December. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1946 Mince Pies of Deep Christmas Tradition No Christmas dinner would be complete without mince pies. While they have long been a part of our Christmas tradition, they originally had a deep symbolic significance. Patterned after the manger in which Christ was born, they were oblong in shape. The crust, baked a golden brown, represented the gold brought by the Three Wise Men. Insurance of Marriage Crippen tells us that the maiden who receives no kisses under the mistletoe will not marry for years. Homer R. Williams, turret Cap tain 1-c, son of R. C. Williams, 712 Green street and Wilton Laddie Motl, ship’s cook, 3-<J, husband of Mrs. Earon Wenora Johnson, 2702 Milne avenue, have been iniatiated into the Royal Order of the Deep aboard the BB Wisconsin, while crossing the equator in company with the aircraft carrier USS Leyte on a tour of South American ports. King Neptune and his party came aboard the ship near Valparaiso, Chile, and passed sentence on all “polywogs”. “Shellbacks”, men who have previously crossed the imaginary line, initiated the new comers. On completion of the rites the men were officially declared “Shellbacks” and King Neptune re turned to his watery domain. Santa Claus C.8.A. Good Little Olrla and Good Little Bore everywhere. Good Little Girls and Boys Everywhere: Your old friend Santa has received your letters. While be could not answer them all from Santa Clans, Ind., he wants you to know that he is watching over you and knows you will become stronger in every way before next Christmas. Bonchevalier and Tree of Humanity dreamed a dream, or perhaps ex- perienced a phenomenon. The knight himself admitted that the whole thing seemed Incredible; if it was a vision, he could not interpret it; but he was absolutely certain be had seen it and his story was al» ways the same. Learned citizens of the com munity questioned him and shook their heads—so did everyone else, except his mother. The tree of humanity had been revealed to her son, she said proud ly, and all the world would be, blessed by his vision. Indeed, Bonchevalier’s vision symbolized the tree of humanity; the candles represented persons, the good ones standing upright; the bad ones inverted; and the child at the top was the Infant Jesus who watches over all the world of hu manity. The tale of Bonchevalier and the tree of humanity, told with minor variations throughout France and Germany, is one of the most charm ing of all the Christmas tree leg ends. Bonchevalier was traveling through a dense forest once upon a Christmas Eve. In the distance one tall evergreen stood apart from all the others; it seemed aglow with lights and, from afar, a star ap peared to rest among its topmost branches. As he drew nearer, Boncheva lier saw that the tree was covered with candles — some standing up right and others inverted. The star at the top seemed to be the vision of a child whose beautiful head was surrounded by a pale amber halo. Word spread through the village that Bonchevalier had seen a vision. McGregor sweaters Sleeveless and Long sleeve. Pull Over or Coat Style. HICKOK Belt Buckle Sets McGregor, B. V. D., & Van Heusen Sport Shirts Small, Medium <t Large DOBBS & DUNLAP HATS JARMAN & CROSBY SQUARE SHOES Daniel Greene House Slip pers. 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