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LIOH I01` EH8 COXT1lIlg' OI DZIHEH. Ltlall, been the means of giving .,.u many of the symobls used in this festive celebration a greater signi- cance that we are passing on some- of the replies made by the wise young mother. W[hv"n wr-\ have r-nndlpg nn mn- The ceremonial for Christmas Eve begins when it is dark enough for! stars, and for candles to be lig'h~ter.(.l . , On (".hv-igtmas Eve Inve is ninth-` 1 l As I Watch the Christmas cgmdles burn, I see in them a symbol of the: Great Love which dipped a lustrousf spirit into human form that the; world in its darkness might be il- lumined and made beautifu1.--Abb1e Graham. THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE E OF THE. CHRISTMAS TREEE U1'UUgIl|I." And the tree, mummy dear, what does the tree mean ? .'l"-Ian f`.1nwal-wunn {man in ~n.~nn11u n unuymg 10Ve." Never again will the Christmasi tree be just a gaudy, tinsel draped- r to that little girl. She will al- ways see in its brightness the glory of the Lord. T-F vnnbknv-a 111111 -l'nHm-.-we l-nn I "i n1- 01 me 140111." ' If mothers, and fathers, too, ofi the Barrie boys and girls would let!` them join in the greening of thei house and the trimming of the tree}, , on Christmas Eve, explaining to ` hem at the same time the meaning` f the various symbols as that` mfther did, we would never lose the real signicance of this season in the material enjoyment of these things. 1 1'1I-IURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1930 . ' "fl-u-: CEREMONIAL 01-` CHRIST- MAS EVE EFhe/ Dec7!rh`Be1' meeting of the,]' '\er s Corners W.I. was held ati1 1 home of Mrs. Steers with 17:. 1 1b(:l`S present. The meeting` was[. ed with the singing of the ode,l` o wed by the Lord s prayer. Mrs.,` ds gave a very interesting anal n 'ucf.ive report of the W.I. con-i` ion held in Toronto recentIy.i nie Steers sang a number en-= id Ring, Bell Ring, accompanul` e at the piano by his sister Unap: Coborn sang` the Misfletoei 3 h, a very suitable number fo~.j `: time of year. A cat contest; H1 `Fnllnwprl, \\'l1ir-ii ninwlml tho` TJITIC OI year. (`K can CUTIBCSE: followed, which afforded the hers a good deal of merrimem.`;` ' Hounsome won 1st prize, Miss? 5 2nd and Mrs. Coburn 31'(r.l Ie of second hand clofhing was: d, after which a social hour was . The next meeting will bei at the home of Hrs. R-um: e last. Thursday in January. young IIlUEIlBI'. Wlhy"do we have candles on our` tree, mummy, dear ? asked the little girl. .Q;nmn +.l1inl( it in 1'n fn mnltn Hm Wom en}: Page --- SCOTT S---- that good old-fashioned good will and jollity must be read in the smiles of our dear friends. To you and your dear ones we proffer our expression of sincerest good cheer ICE, CARTAGE, COAL AND VVOOD 1Tvhe December meeting of the: I "'Elmvale W.1. was held at the home llof Mrs. W. L. Tyrer, with Mrs. Jos. f:Adams presiding and 26 members -,and 2 visitors present. Mrs. F. 0. Bishop and Mrs. Dean were ap- ,pointed as a committee in charge of n E autograph quilt. The Institute de- - cided to hold a hard-time social in ` l the Parish Hall on Friday, January . `glth. A ne of 10c is to be im- wposed on those who do not come in .` -hard-time costume. It was decid- ::ed to distribute Christmas cheer in {the community. Roll call proved avery humorous, as each one told ` Siwhat they wanted in their Christmas flstocking. A splendid report of the f'3Institute convenion in Toronto was Jigiven by Mrs. 11. M. Black, in the _`iabsence of the delegate, Mrs. C. E. 'EDutcher. A program followed con- ".sisting of a piano and guitar duet "qby Delbert Bannerman and Elbert Dutcher, community singing and a 9'Chris_tmas solo by Mrs. E. Thompson.- r _, Dainty refreshments were served by 'e"fthe committee. Mrs. Jas. Hill in ` ,vited the Institute to her home for ".the January meeting. I.Tvhe Edenvale Women s Institute ,held their December meeting at the home of Mrs. J. H. Maw. Roll call was` answered by a verse of scrip- ture. It was decided to have a shower for the Children s Shelter at the January meeting. Mrs. Geo. Beeton and Mrs. Dougald McNabb gave splendid reports of the conven-I tion held in Toronto Each membe1' contributed 25c for their tea and an exchange of Christmas gifts was made. At the close of the meeting the hostess served a dainty lunch. |ou'uu:1'12u1u, Ieu in prayer. A nary: [bale was packed for the needy in [Northern Ontario, and it was decid- .ed to hold a shower for the Chil- dren s Shelter in Barrie. Mrs. Westlake, delegate to the conven- tion in Toronto, gave a very full and splendid report. A very hearty vote of thanks was tendered her. VI`-wo splendid articles on the true meaning of Christmas were read by lMrs. Hsodgson and Mrs. J. Suther- land, and the roll call was`respond~' ed to with current events. The National Anthem was sung very heartily, after which lunch was |served.. upareu n Iread by hanu Inn 1 :Twen=ty-one members attended the meeting of the James Mills W.]. held recently at the home of Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw. A Christmas hymn, seemed a very tting opening, at-3: ter which the president, Mrs. J. Sutherland, led in prayer. A large I A..m.n- c1.,.I+m. ... Dn....:,. mr..,. I I i WJ. Ode A goodly thing it is to meet In friendships circie bright, Where nothing stains the pleasuru sweet, -Or dims the radiant light. No unkind word our lips shall pass, No envy sour the mind, But each shall seek the common weal, The good of all mankind. 553.15, 3.110 .lUI' L"/ d.H.UJ.l`3S LU DC 1lg.ll. lzC'.\-I . . . On Christmas Eve love is cloth-j ed with visible vestments, with gifts and written words, with holly wreaths and owers and candles. :'1`he'love that through the year is silenced by b'.asyness is cxprcsscd' in terms of tangible beauty. Chrisi- mas Eve is the ceremonial of Gifts] -of gifts that are given to explain something which the heart canno: 1 say. - I A: T umfr-11 4.110 (Tnri rnndlns \ `you can trust. But a ner thing to a It is :1 ne thing to have a friend|| have a friend who will trust you. I WOMEN'S INSTITUTE NEWS True Friendship 32By-law was passed by the Council of NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY-LAW NO. 1745 Notice is hereby given that a the Corporation of the County of Simcoe on the 27th day of Novem- ber, 1930, providing for the guaran- teeing of payment by the County of Simcoe of the debentures of the Town of M-idland to the amount of $15,000.00 to defray the cost of the construction of sidewalks in the Town of Midland, and such By-law was registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of the.` County of Simcoe on the 3rd day of j December, 1930. Anv mnfinn fn nrmein nv Atnf ncirinq l I Notice is hereby given that as By-law was passed by the Council of the Corporation of the County of Simcoe on the 26th day of Novem-' ber, 1930, providing for the guaran- teeing of payment by the County oil Simcoe of the debentures of the VII-' lage of Bradford to the amount of $40,000.00 to defray the cost oi * establishing, maintaining and oper- ating a system of waterworks m the Village of Bradford, and such ` By-law was registered in the Reg1s- ; try Office for the Registry Division of the County of Simcoe on the 3rd j day of December, 1930. Anv mntinn tn (mash nr set asima. aay o1 uecemoer, wou. Any motion to quash or set asiue this By-law or any part thereof must be made within three months after the rst publication of this notice ' and cannot be made thereafter. '|"\nl-nrl Main 91! Ann n4~` nnnomhhnr NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY-LAW NO. 1744 Notice is hereby given that a By-law was passed by the Council of I the Corporation of the County of! Simcoe on the 26th day of Novem-- ber, 1930, providing for the guaran- teeing of payment by the County of Simcoe of the debentures of the V1`!-= lage of Bradford to the amount of $8,000.00 to defray the cost of ex- tensions to and completion of a system of waterworks in the Village of Bradford, and such by-law was registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of the County of Simcoe on the 3rd day of Decem- ber, 1930. A-nv mntinn tn nrmsh nr set aside Any motion to quash or set aside this by-law or any part thereof mum: be made within three months after` [the rst publication of this notice land cannot be made thereafter. n.,+,.,: n..-. on: Am, n-P nonnumhnw D61`, .l3i5U. l uecemoer, urou. 1 Any motion to quash or set aside: this By-law or any part thereof mus1 be made within three months after the rst publication of this notxce. and cannot be made thereafter. n..+...z +1..:. 9...: Aux! -4` n,....m.1m..| NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY-LAW NO. 1747 Notice is hereby given [1 >1 ! I . I the Corporation ' :ber, 1930, to provide for the guaran- !teeing of payment by the County-o1. '3Simcoe of the of the `Town of Midland to the amount 0) |$271,820.00 to defray the cost 0! the construction of certain local Im- provem,r=nts in the Town of Midland. and that such By-law was registered lin the Registry Division of the 1County of Simcoe .of December, 1930. I -\nv debentures mnnn tn nnnzh nr not ngip that av By-law was passed by the Council of1 of the County of; Simcoe on the 27th day of Novem-` on the 3rd day` `.The query of a little child, who` was assisting her parents in trim-`V ming the Christmas tree in preparz;-; bTt`ion for the coming` of Santa Claus, 2: hnnn H10 n1r=nn.Q n`F trivinrr ..:: and cannot oe maae mereaxcer. I Dated this 3rd day of December,` 1930. I 1` Q2...-...-... NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY-LAW NO. 1746 Notice is hereby given that a By-law was passed by the Council 01 the Corporation of the County of Simcoe on the 27th day of Novem- ber, 1930, to provide for the guaran- teeing of payment by the County of Simcoe of the debentures of the Town of Midland to the amount of $9,136.18 to defray the cost of the construction of certain local im- provements in the -Town of Midiand, and that such By-law was registered in the Registry Division of the` County of Simcoe on the 3rd day of; December, 1930. . Anv mntinn fn n11-91:11 nv ant ncirinl anu cannon oe mace cnereaner. | Dated thxs 3rd day of December,. 1930. I "I' Qimnnnn anu cannot. oe mace mereaner. Dated this 3rd day of December,` 1930. I I T Q3...-..u.u uecemoer, 1:);-su. 3 Any motion to quash or set aside this By-law or any part thereof must be made within three months after' the first publication of this notice `and -cannot be made thereafter. Th-.I-n.J "`1'\;r~ "JuJ 1`-uvv A-F 'I'\nnnu-v:'kn\~ E1H(l CEIUUOE DC D1809 [.".CTe?lI[C1'. I Dated tlns 3rd day of December, 1930. \ 1 I '1" Q:.....-.... i0I UCCQIHDC1`, LNOU. l | Any motion to quash or set aside! this By-law or any part thereof must be made within three months aftex' the first publication of this notice and cannot be made thereafter. n.,.+m1 nae aw: Am. AF n..,.,,...1,..... Zll](l CZIHTIOE DC TYIEIQB U'|C1'CII}CI`. Dated tins 3rd day of December, `I930. I '1' ............. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY--LAW NO. 1748 Notice is hereby given that .1 By-law was passed by the Council of the Corporation of the County 01' Simcoe on the 27th day of Novem- ber, 1930, to provide for the guaran- teeing of payment by the County of Simcoe of the debentures of the Town of Midland to the amount 01 $14,043.82 to defray the cost of the construction of a sewer in the town park, ordered by the Department of Health of the Province of Ontario, in the Town of Midland, and that such By-law was registered in the Registry Division of the County of Simcoe on the 3rd day of Decem- ber, 1980. Anv mntinn in nnnnh nr an! acids NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF BY-LAW NO; 1743 unue gm. Some think it is just to make the tree look pretty and gay, replied the mother, but. I like to think 1': is because the Christ child was the Light of the World. The Shepheru were sartled by the great light that shone the rst Christmas Eve, you know. H"|"1m-.o- Ivrnu Hm Mn l-1u~.+ w..-V1.-. +1."; oer, wzsu. 1 Any motion to quash or set aside this By-law or any part thereof must be made within three months after the first publication of this notice and cannot be made thereafter. Tlufnri H-n Rv-H (`nu n-F nnnnvnknu ana cannot oe maue tnereaner. qigited this 3rd day of December, 1. . I 'I' E:_._.._ J. T. Simpson, County Clerk. J. T. Simpson, nniinfv J. T. Simpson, nnllnfv J. T. Simpson. I County Clerk. J. T. Simpson, nnilnlv J. T. Simpson, County Clerk. axmpson, County Clerk. ! Illll_p50!`|, County Clerk. IUIUW. ' ;That was the star that made that light, wasn't it, mummy ? Thanls the reason we always have a star at the top of the tree, isn't it ? Bu; whv do we nut `rinse! nn H-up ta-an 7" nmpson, | County Clerk. The Northern Advance According to the reports of hos- pital attendants` Hon. Wm. Finlay- son, Provincial Minister of Lands land Forests, is doing nicely. Mr. I Finlayson underwent a major oper- ation in a Toronto hospital two weeks ago for an internal disorder. |He will spend the next week or two Iin the hospital, and is not expected to resume his duties at the Parlia- iment Buildings until early in the Inew year. HON. W. FINLAYSON 1 IS DOINC Walker Stores limited Walker Stores Limited one hundred years ago the Lord of the old Papi- i neau Seigniory, at Montebello celebrated Christmas in the good old-fashioned way, surrounded 1 by his family and dependents through a. series of ' festivities lasting several days. crackled in the great replace; the merry voices of men and maidens rang throu h the great halls of the manor house; carols, so 0 d that the origin of some of them was even then untraceable, were sung; bright garlands of evergreen decorated the apart- ments and corridors and -- in a word - Christmas was Kmg.` Then, for a century, the song of the minstrels and thelaughter of the guests was hushed and only_ the falling snow r.r;lrl the historic seat 0! the Papineaus of the advent of the Christmas season. This year, however, Lucerne-in-Quebec hers: stretched its magic wand over_the historic site and the ancient`. lories are tn be revived, on zi. scale which vcsnltoutrixia hall1the1rt pi':-:l?ce(;s38rs. With this Im- " a eau as eaoqiiar ers, : acres of `neaiitlhii "iiintryside will be T-h}'.0`w'l'l open 30 vi_=,ito ;s: 11. rim, -ique hostel` Pr-h~r.-!r-I-`..i:' ` the Ln: 10'". ` .,rvir-r1` The Yule-log ` INLAYDUN I IS DOING NlCELYI tne 1'/Op OI EH8 FY98, ISITC 11?. Du; why do we put tinsel on the tree 27" I suppose _it is the nearest wel can get to the Glory that shone around, again replied the mother.[ And H19 Invplv r-nlnv-mi nrna-l We wish to greet o;_g__r Many Customers of 1930 a Very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, and trust. to be able to serve you through 1931 in the same courteous manner as in the past Old-Tim Yul-iizide Giories Return BROWN & co. $2. \VITI9I SINCEREST VVISI-IES OF '1`1-IE CIIRISTMAS SEASON TO ALL OUR CUS- TOMERS IN BARRIE AND VICINITY. runs on the continent` ski-ing; ski-joring; ski- jum ing; skating; snowshoeing and dog-sled drives will e offered to the devotees of winter sports, while the most complete comforts and ap ointments of up-to-date hotel-keeping; good foo and bright entertainment will await the guests at close of day. Among the special features arranged for the Christ- mas festivities are the rendering of carols by The Children of His Majesty's Savoy Chapel Choir (London. Eng.); old-time songs by Charles Goulet s troupe of French-Canadian artists and the inter- l pretation of Tudor dances by experts from the lltargaret Eaton School of Dancing. Thus, once ` -.'.gain. will the old walls of the historic mansion hear _ the strains which roused them to Christmas,celebra- "tion a century ago, and before that. Lucern.e-iu- f Quebec 15 ideally situated, on the northern bank of l the uttawu River, uiloul. he-.1; way between. the 2| LJ:!,na.'U:`z.1 capital and l\iontrea1, and only an over- . . it ~. n. ;;:.- :;r.nat -it,i.~s of the Eastern glnited arounu," again repuea me monner-.| And the lovely colored orna-I ments, what are they? again asked` the child with keen interest. |'T`1'1n-:12 ox-n Hm n-:+`+o Hm 1Iv::~n mun H16 cnuu WITJI. Keen mterest. !Those are the gifts the wise men brought. And H19 trap. mnmvmv ripnr wlmf U065 L118 L188 mean ."' ``:The Christmas tree is usually a spruce or a pine that is always green the whole year around. It means everlasting life, my dear-- undying love. `\Tn\rm- smmin will H19 (".'h1-iatrnaz