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ships and patronage that
has been ours. Each Yule-
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more determined to serve
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ing year.
This year is no exceptio n.
We are truly grateful and
fully aware of your part in
the progress of this organi
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tinued good-will and trust
that we may merit it for
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QUESTIONS
1— Who was KrU Kringle? .
2— What does the name Kris
Kringle mean?
3— Who wrote the first Christ
mas Carols? When?
4— What superstition had the
Scotch aboai the Christmas can
dle?
5— By what other name Is mis
tletoe known?
6— Where did the custom of
kissing under the mistletoe be
gin?
7— When were Christmas can
dles first used?
8— How long has the practice of
gift giving at Christmas been
observed?
9— How did the custom of hang
ing Xmas stockings originate?
10—Why are candles used dur
ing the Christmas season?
ANSWERS
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ANSWERS:
1. Santa Claus' , __
Christ Child". 3. St. Francis of
Asslssl and his friars—in Italy—
during the 13th century. 4. It was
considered an omen of bad fortune if
the candle went out before midnight.
5. The Golden Bough. 6. England.
7. In the middle ages—at the Jewish
"Feast of Lights.” 8. Since the fourth
century. 9. St. Nick once dropped a
purse of coins down the chimney of
a poor family. It landed in a stocking
that had been hung to dry. 10. As
symbols of the star of Bethlehem.
S&enmarh
Do J4ans ^Ander&on—
Santa 6 Se&t D4e(per
L AST YEAR a festival in Den
mark paid tribute to one of the
greatest helpers Santa Claus ever
had. He was Hans Christian Ander
son, fairy tale writer, and composer
of many Christmas stories.
His works have sold more copies
than any other book, except the
Bible, and have been translated
into 35 languages, including Arabic,
Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and
Greenlcndish.
Since 1875, the year that he passed
away, visitors from all part? of the
world have come yearly to the town
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of Odense to see the home of the
writer of such tales as “The Little
Match Girl,” and “The Ugly Duck
ling.”
Anderson’s fairy tales, released
just before Christmas each year,
brought him money, fame and the
attention of princes, as well as the
adoration of children.
Once he received a United States
dollar bill, enclosed in a letter
written by a young American girL
It read: “Papa says that the dollar
is my own, that he does not suppose
you are in particular need of money,
but I owe you this and a great deal
more, he thinks it proper that I
should send it to you.”
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A pair of ancient church bells,
brought to Frankenmuth, Mich.,
from Bavaria shortly after Frank
enmuth was founded as an Indian
mission, has been calling the con
gregation of St. Lorenz to Christ
mas eve services for more than a
100 years.
Ninety-five per cent of the resi
dents of the small community are
members of the church, earning
the village the title of “the most
Christian community in the United
States.”
Frankenmuth has never had a
crime of violence, and, as far aa
residents can remember, no onft
has been jailed over a period of
25 years. The only visitors to the
lockup were transients given a
night’s lodging.
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HAILING NEWBORN KING
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CONTRIBUTION
Joel Poinsett,
U.S. Statesman,
Noted for Flower
Although he was a brilliant states
man, and the friend of four Ameri
can presidents, Joel Roberts Poin
sett is famous chiefly because he
introduced the Mexican plant
known as the “Painted Leaf’, of
“Mexican Fire Plant" into the
United States.
Poinsett, then U.S. ambassador
to Mexico, called the plant to the
attention of American botanists
and grew the plant himself as a
hobby at his South Carolina home,
after he left Mexico.
The plant grew heavily in Amer
ican favor—especially popular at
Christmas time—and was renamed
poinsettia, in honor of the man who
brought it to this country. -
Contrary to popular impression,
the flaming red bracts of the poin
settia are not flowers, but leaves,
and it is for these bracts that the
plants are grown.
It is possible to have variations
of either pink or whita varieties,
as well as of the more usual red,
popular because it carries out the
holiday color scheme of rich bright
red with a contrast of the dark
green of the leaves.
The beautiful poinsettia, almost
a “must” as far as Christmas deco
rating is concerned, is one of the
most temperamental of plants.
The poinsettia thrives in its
native Mexico, but elsewhere must
be handled carefully—perhaps pam
pered slightly. However, ’ the bril
liantly colored flowers it has at
Christmas time is reward enough
for any efforts needed to make the
plant thrive.
Constant warmth is needed by
pcinsettias. Temperatures should
be kept between 70 and 80 degrees
during the day and no less than 65
degrees at night. Any sudden
change in temperature and drafts
will cause the plant to drop its
leaves.
Abundant water is also a neces
sity, but it should be applied but
once a day so that the plant may
become moderately dry between
waterings. This permits needed
oxygen to reach the roots.
Try to give the poinsettia the
sunniest spot available. It is wise
to fertilize it occasionally with a
good commercial food tablet.
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STABLE AT BETHLEHEM t
The shepherds “came with haste
and found Mary, and Joseph,
and the Babe lying in a
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Holly Superstition:
It Will Determine
Ruler in Household
H USBANDS and wives I Atten
tion! There is an old supersti
tion about holly that will interest
you. It was a belief of the ancients
that the first to bring Christmas
holly into the house, either husband
or wife, would be the one to rule
the household during the ensuing
year.
But don’t put too much stock in
the belief. Like other Christmas
legends, the truth might be lost
in history.
The Druids were great admirers
of the holly plant. They believed
that its evergreen leaves attested
to the fact that it waa never de
serted by the sun, and waa there
fore sacred.
Legends have related how the
crown of thorns waa plaited from
holly. The leaves of the plant wera
white until the Crucifixion, after
which they turned a deep, blood
red.
A holly wreath plaoed on the
door is believed enough to frighten
away even the boldest of witches.
'Christkindli' Is Swiss
Counterpart of Santa
Santa Claus plays a very In
significant part in the Swiss cele
bration of Christmaa, observed
mostly on December 24. It la Chrlat-
kindli, the Christ Child, who maker
the rounds of Swiss homes on
Christmas Eve.
This radiant angel is said to
have come from the North, travel
ing on a fairy-like sleigh pulled by
reinde.;, much in the fashion of
our Sax ~. Christkindli brings good
Swiss children a beautifulf tree, and
many gifts. Like Santa, he stresses
obedience and admonishes naughty
youngsters.
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