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their faith lllr bodies of the Wise Men lltilfllti to iuislantimiplt in the fourth century by lb llll lll llclrlm motile of ltllhdlllv lllll vcrc enshrined at Milan ful wink after the first rusado lchcritl llarhziiossu authorized Iemmal of the relics in oliozlle winn they remain to flux day de pud within the Inmuilicinl liltihiilldl ul Williyjlle Mum MM MIN IUTII HEADS Illlll llzi InluLIl litertiny of the First llilrlv WA lilltl lls ll WI1 Lllll llrllelil Si llil the tltXHlEHillll Ind ltllllt gtIlrlll 21in pursuant arranged by the tinte Ioup leaders was much eu Joyed solo stun by little Stanley Vl Army it Mall ow mm Skillltllll gave an in ltltgtlllli adores on Christmas in lium 111 Dodd gave reading Would we do as ind did Mrs Adams 311qu rendered two an thems Mrs leo Smith gave the noni inaling cuiliimlitces report liev liumphreyswinstalled the new officers as follows lres Mrs lieid ist VicePres Mrs if lomliuson 2nd VicelIes Miss Rfllzuniiton Secy Mrs Miller Asst Sccy Mrs liumphreys lrcas Mrs Ed Arm strong Asst lrcas Miss Sin clair Devotional Mrs Prince Pianist Mrs if Winn Asst Mrs Irwin Flower Coir Mrs ll Urry Parsonage C0m Mrs Tucker Mrs ll Mclbail Mrs Dodd Social Cour Mrs Put man Mrs OConnor Mrs Adams Mrs Smith Baptismal Your Mrs Urry Miss Jones Lookout Cont Miss Sinclair Mrs Pearce Mrs Barliey Mrs Horne CENTRE VESIRA WI The monthly meeting of Centre Vespra iomens institute was held at Mrs Itodgers on Dec 12 The Roll IIll was answered by Gift lonil Reports were given by tin vaious committees Proceeds from the bazaar on Nov 23 were $5400 Two posters were submitted for the fiftieth anniversary of the Womens Institute First prize of $500 was won by Beaver Miss Fraser the otth cuntestant was remembered by gift The program consisted of singing of Christmas carols and two interest im stories read by Mrs Smith used by itd Christ in Syria water and wheat auin the fertile Camel of Jesus who travels over thaw an MANY wars The name January is derived from the produced god Janus llv dwelt on Epiphany Ere brinx 3335 ttflilxll the KM light and lag pram3cm to good children legend up the uuugexi of hr camel nhich bore the Wise Sicn Bethlehem Ins exhausted by the pressing journey and as it lay moaning before the Stable the Christ thild blccd it with lmmm will CbristmosAlwoysmTeost Of Family and Fireside Houston is and ltllslttls been liritalzis creates and gayest fcswg iiml cp back lit the Middle Cyprian Inuiicllvd at dwlaringi that in Britain tlIrisImas was kept Willi ttlcalvt tiirlllullv than in Iiiyiitlzir realm in liuropc It has always been the fiilsf oil the fanniy and the fireside ln oldw en tuned lumprtnlity was cxtended to all landlord tenants too That great linldtilielt and lltittlthlltlSi lclc at this season allowed toi lllt their own litmid in their own liVery forbidden lll tle rest of 1le year and they kept open huusel for Lil their tenants llip Yule log day however he gradually became the god of rhcbegjnnlng of things The beginning of the year was isntred to Janus and festival in his inon called Ageing was Cele luaterl At the beginning of any zupurtzrnt undertaking his aid and Bill he was Ouxfit lie was worshi Iped as the guard ion of trade and slipping and be sns xlgc inventor of agriculture in addition to secular celebra itlons malty religious titnonunailmis hold special stlitt on New Years EH flulli ll 01 ill cl UdlUil The Methodist Episcopal church and mom far Ages idtitlg liIcualI priest lcrelwas the earliest to to adopt tide was brought in from the woodslv with daueluu and rejoicing and tile titled ibristuiag iatlldlollt ilien ther pun sinitiuu carries were played and the Mummers prifollllid pliy In many places al Lord of illilill tlriltll to li Iciltli festllliita and everyone inclining the Iioldcindu lilmwelid minjgiplge ltl mnuuands inf of the lillll1l Yuletide moi dilion ler singulp of hrmtmas ttlluls ilauy lilutlish carol are tly old and cry beautiful And groups of yollllp people from clubs schools and churches stilll go around uniruiir them in tllel weeks before hristnuls lsually the Honey illi collect is gllen it charity Some locltllilts have their own iarols For instance much bombedlovintry England is the home of Lully lulla lhou littlel tine child and after the terrible raid of Hill the people of mcnlly gathered among the ruin und sang this hymn hristnlas hells are non by the churches on hllSllliElg morning llouscs are decoratedi with holly mistletoe and overt greens the traditional Inincepicsl and plum puddingwso luras they are availablp today are still enl en And presents re eXclIangrcd Jo lilill AND GREEN DECORATION The use of green at Christmas time is undcrslandablp when it is recalled that the idea of udcekint churches houses shops clcu cen ters around the use of evergreen This custom untcdates the Christ inn era and apparently is surviv ul of the Roman Suturnaliu wlIen inhabitants of Rome ornamented their temples and dwellings with green bouglrs lied which is regarded as the gmuuuzceizimvccuzocountenancechecczcczicumuwemmm OUR WISH Engineering or Johnson Son Mayyour Christmas be Bright and iMBIEY and your New Yep filled custom and they ure called valrli night services in itll St leorpes Methodist Episcopal church in Philadelphia held its 175th vatch night service The church was founded in 1765 and in 1770 held what has been called the first such serum in America Many other elltlltllts are holding such services today January is legal holiday in all of he states and the District of toluulbml was not until after tutti however that the date bcvi came legal holiday in Massa chosetts With the exception ofwar time the date Is legal reason for lib criy for the sailor and soldier Yes army and navy regulations spec ificnlly state this fact To quote from the navy regula trons The first of lamruryumrd such other days its may be desig nated by the President including the day of national thanksgiving shall be designated as holidays on board ships ofthe navy and all naval stations most cheerful of all colors is said to react most quickly onthe optic nerve Decorations available at the winter solstice include holly the berries of which are red FOR YOU 92 Ross St magmaoaammmmomxm stony The ceremonial for the snow has passed when enemies are forgiven and harsh wards forgotten as new trad has been blazed fugail through the New Years festivities The storytelling gralldmolittr bus taught the ancien chants and customs through the beads of the strings of historic wampum but now she again has time to enter tain the children Gathered around her lodgmfire they plead for another story min their bright eyes and shrill voices To satisfy them she tells an an rlcnr legend about the clouds Long moons ago when the world Was first made the sky at wra tcrtime was cluudless much as it is on clear midsummer days The ground was covered with white snow and the trees MVP ills uuuznuuwemtuln um ngutuumltu pines stood bare The cold wind whistled around the bark cabins and with landless sky every thing above and below lmllicd dreary The children too missed thi grcen leaves and changing colors over the lillldscllpt and they gari wish that Ile sky nuclu hart clouds now and tired it is true dark gray fierce looking clouds came in great masses and covered all the skirand let down snow flakes to amusi thc children lint the children also wished for bright ltltltltll the old bear in the sky heard their widus So the old bear blew his moist breath into the heavy clouds and brokp them up he even tirade bumps in some of them and hch on thr tlrp corners of others until when they passed over the villuue ltull cloud had different shape some llkt luals Some like wild cats some like hills lndevm some like foan people liver afterward the clouds took these strange shapes bring smiles and lump iliation to all children in midwiu tent db llules oruell St Francis Was First To Popularize Custom 0f ChriStmos Carols St Francis of Assisi is accredited as having been one of the first to popularize the custom of slitllllll carols at hristmastimo lie taught the faithful simple and tuneful melodies and the sayingr true that overjoyed by the success attending his presentation of the first Christmas iih in 1223 he burst into joyous Ucal recitation of the gospel story llymns in honor of the nativity were written as early as the Mir century but these monotonous church chants neither properly nor musically antedate our modern carols Experimentationwith mod al and intervallic relationships duringr the 15th century together with the folk songs and minstlelsy of the times made definite contri butions to the traditions and pop ularity of Christmas music Puritan England forbade public performance of carols so for while they travelled mulciground by word of mouth and broad of accuracy When the restoration 0f English royalty voided the Roundhead Par lizlmeuos abolition of Christmas festivities residents of colonial Boston placed lighted candles in their Windmvs to welcome the Waits who resuming the Oldng lish tradition went aboutthecity singint carols on Christmas Eve It cameupon the midnight clear That glorious songof old The world in solemn stillnesx lay m1l WmmIm and overcome these difficulties KKKKKNJEQQQKEK KIKKKWKKKKKMKXKKWKM sheets printed annually served to preserve the texts with variance mmammalasmammommmmmazpnxnnmmamamanner Kl 32830113 Gratings To tin Farmers of same Bistdct All members at theiBarrle Chambehot Comerce consisting of businessand protele men and Women In the Teen erasurequ to enFaumrs and their families in the district iayeryhlgrry Christmas and Prosperous and Happy new Year Agriculture makes vital cornributionim the national Income The Battle Chamber of Com merce recognizes the serious difcultiesfwhich have tom time to time mm the lander in the history of CanadaDUftculiies which have stemmed from national as well as economic wases and records its apzmclmioniof the manner Inrwhich the Canadian Funnier hasmet Personal Seasons Giotings to all members of mg Barrie Chamber of Commerce STIVER Managing Director comm MEETINGS To the people of Barrie and district we extend um Seasons best wishes and sincere thanks fok the memory Of the kind pat ronage reeftired during our first year tn business lllny We continue to some you GATES Huntsman JACK OATllfS Joutitucx BETTY unmar xxxxxxxmxmmx 29 an auteurIIImediumuiilimumlmuuwmm ibeaittet wattage ii Together with our Thank You for year pdttohogedring V946 weodd Just an oldofdshioned wish In an oldfashioned way May your Christmas be Merry and Happy andiGay CAMERON ELLIS it is Our Wishes If we had time and could write rhptnefrwed say no More thdn we said before Merry bristmas mmmuuuuammi likhhkhkkklkikllh at at it cameraman transom HOLIDAY minnow or the National Anthem lunch nannymmmainlxmimxnnnnamizmimmammalaiaznmimmmm ruspmvcd by the hostesses The mckcualewmmakimtmmceramicagueawmeumgummm Januarv meeting will be held at Hawkeifpus HappyENew Year THE HourArmand Slit Clapprlou Si New Branch fpliltitgfgsltitle of Selebiealiiiz Five Pomts 26 Elizabeth St fliot do not in Betble em vs the reVerence they logicall expect KFKEWKKWWW To hear the angels singz liaappp lilew lDear Wuhaxmezuax Rhiah 23134 whammy 72434 36 Mrs Wingrolos Roll tall Chiiam Sf AND MAY THE usw YEARBE BRIGHT AND Ten 5W VERYvHAPPY Rikiiimliidli limit it served on January and in peace Thank you for your kind patronage and consideration during l946 OHISOD M0391 $61163 ifzifsiaiumgibas nx maamzumlxzmenzuxmmzxxmumzwz idemmacaw iii maximisemmanJammomanagementaraaaazmiammammg quaint English Christmas cus tom th tollin of the Devils WKKKKKEKEKEEaaollleallzllg Khan at he palfish Church of the sacred spot in the Christian world ammo zaymxzaax to see On the contrary most mugkmguggkim ggm it thitheireturn of Christmastide regardless of chang Every Christmas Eve 0170 years trig itimesthe old old wish is sincere and unchangedt MAY YOU HAVE it Merry Christmas AND New Year this ceremony baSbeen performed only broken by World War II when for securityreasons the church bells of Britain were silent The tenor bell of llestury is tolled Yorkshire town of DeMburyE once for each yeatsincethg birth of Christ and this year the 1946 strokes will take about an hour the final stroke being timed ex actly to fall at the midnight item legend connected with the cus tom tells how local baron named Thomas de Sootbill back in the presented the tenor Abel tETlie church with the request tlra sirduldbe tolled annually It ANDSTAFFVV 64Eliiaber st Barri Australasian mamssgnaxsssssmmmwmomma Sellers of misce any wares at the very door of the Church of the Nativity bullt on the site of the Manger Hucksters on one of the motisiacred dayg in the Christian Year becomes vurt ualfairground of motherofpeari crosses hawk their goods among the throng of visitors OEEfyd beggars tell their tales of we to Wouldbe con tributors while oslems persuade pilgrims to buybriglitolored and sticky sweets brought from Dam ascus In the throngs are Jews hundreds of them The legend is that the Moslems left this church standing when they destroyed or converted all otlrrs they fuiniVersal spim 6f rearms atthis tag are yea oerasidff lsliiSnor truly happyiI hexagram COMPANY LIMITED PHONE 12996 BARRIE ONT the jmm mums of Dewsrburx iniihe oly Land because of the mmmttnou hep evi was were ln away from the parish foranother When theseAIabseaw thoArab Year looking kmg bringing Presents to 13th century kiiledcnc of his LL PIA servants and to explate hisCIIme the edifice builtw berh gt SAlilE OLDSANTA csus they refrained from TilSting sacrile Hollands on jr an Assam 3v jrqailiuanrainisaridfleasinaar ii alanine Xlend jsincetegk OSPERUS ame oldSanta same old Joys ldallstandsslegisaa ya one crummy same old Simeon gifts for cherubsuee LSameTold catch 35ng distockl in ZHOLIpAYfSEASON