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stars of various sizes. Currents of
nr caused them to awing am’. turn
with a- twinkling olfect.
Around the room wore rml Christ
mas bells. Hack of the platform the
store pill. sm ell was let down anil
upon this were arranged silver stars
around a large red bell 1'his to
gether with till) hristnias tree, brill
imt. with tinsel, bright ornaments
ami pretty gifts made the room look
very attractive indeed.
On Sunday morning our service
was 111■ ns11 \ musical. A choir, con
testing of the older boys and girls, had
been organized and every buiiday
afternoon for some weeks had been
practicing the music. Having no
one to pi «v the organ made alow work
in learning the songs, but the results
were highly satisfactory <»or
young people covered themselves
with glory by singing remarkably
well some quite difficult music with
out uoc>impairment.
In front < f th. choir platform were
sithimim of white lattice work deco
rated with crej> * paper poinseetUis, the
effect of which was very pleasing.
Iii the evening in spite of very
stormy weather, the church was well
filled with people to see the Christ
mas atereoptieoti pictures
Hilt. Monday 'Vis. of course, the
Iff.*at ii>iy fur us Jill. It would ho
11 til t'i imagine ;i in re perfectly
lu-mitif ill ihiy. It ivus simply
lvirly Ml the morning the Christinas
tree was put in plane in the assembly
room end by II o'clock it was trim
med Mini loaded with^itts. Then the
children, all eagerly waiting to he
admitted, iveri cull d in Ami how
their eyes did sparkle and their faces
slum-as they beheld all the inystcri
otis packages.
()*ir two lit t list y iris Seldov
Katherine, who ll:nl not been v
at Christ mas before, hardly
what to nmkc of what they Maw
first they would not accept any
gifts ottered them, hut whi n tl»
the older ones getting ni. i* pi
their shyness \ niisluii and t\. ;
s >011 \% i d vufn »MMiiiiniit ovn
big cloth dolls uni toy mine *al i
incuts and Hu dishes. Hut not
so than two older girls, l>om
and l >• -11 v l’ci rin, when tin \
ro'- ivnl a h -p* box fr-un
Chins.-n; in r did tin v main
n >isc than tin* two y.'Uit^ in* ii,
and Willie, wluii they re
♦ ach a funny doll.
ia and
\ it Ii us
knew
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of the
r their
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Miller
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■ccivi'd
It took m »iii lit t]». time to distril
ute Jill the ^ifts iii'l \vh»*n they were
finally uivu out anil every on*' had
their arms full it vus time for dinner
to be served.
Our quests for the <1 ay were 1)r.
and Mrs Sil'•‘•rrinn, Mr. and Mr-.
K-'Uom. Miirv Mf-Kwrn, Mr Moon,
and A I -a Calu^an.
Am stewed chiefeeti with Ids* ui*s,
mashed p< t:ito» s mid gravy in what
tin* o.hiMren like better than any
tinntr els--, that was what we had for
Christmas dinner, supplenentod with
• raulf rri s, steamed p dding, randy,
n uts and orani es.
As it \v*is nearing supper tun** he
ft >re w*» left the dinin r table of course
no supper wu* wanted
In the evening aft* r the younger
children hud gone to bed, the older
(iiioH met in Ho* as*1 in 1»1 y room, where
they played flinch find other games
they had received on the ChriatniRS
tree. Win n bed time (Mime tin* girls
went buck to the Winch Dormitory
tired and happy.