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tndtrtrrrn zaj i o our family of cherished friends tea icisn the joyb of a good oldfashioned christmas and along uith our greetings teed lik to send our sincere thanks for the opportunity of serving all our patrons cec hendricks staff stouffville ontario twenty tons of clothing for overseas relief in a vancouver warehouse 20 for their first term i tor of good warm clothing are dr ruth taylor overseas being packed and crated this missions secretary of the worn- week ready for its long jour- ans missionary society has re- 1 ney to korea cently returned from a journey- in toronto the director of to korea occasioned by adminis- ithe united churchs overseas trathe problems relief projects pencilled the wnzi the united church is total shipments to korea over doing fa korea will have last- the past five vears rk qualities in strengthening if we include this twenty kot church and giving the stouftyiile tribune thetity december 20 1954 pje 9 mistletoe distinctive as yuletide decoration mistletoe that distinctive christmas green so common in many parts of america is usual ly thought of as merely good holiday decoration or as a cre ator of open season pn ladies fair for otherwise bashful swains mistletoe did not always hold this position in our lives the druids called it allheal and thought it held many miraculous virtues the scandinavians dedi cated it to their goddess of love friga probably this goddess of love is responsible for the cus tom of kissing under the mistle toe the power to heal to protect against sickness to perform magic deeds all these and more arc the qualities ascribed to this plant in legends traditions and even in ancient histories and lit erature mistletoe is a parasite which infests branches of various trees of both hardwood and conifers but mainly on hardwoods one species is found exclusively however on conifers among the celts and others mistletoe which grew from the oak was considered to have pe culiar magical virtues not pos- pessed by that from any other trees some even considered it so rare as to be only cut with a gold knife another old tradition is that the mistletoe supplied the wood ifor the holy cross as previous to that time it was a forest tree but after the crucifixion was condemned to exist only as a dwarf parasite mistletoe was taken over into the christian tradition in due course and dedicated to the christ child an old rhyme reads the mistletoe bough at our christmas board shall hang to the honor of christ our lord be thou well on christmas among the happy customs of christmas is that of drinking a wish for health and happiness to the assembled guests the early name used was wassail the name wassail is a con traction of the middle english waes hael meaning be thou well wassail was usually prepared in a large wooden bowl the base of the drink which was cider was placed in the bowl and other ingredients added for seasoning it was then set on the hearth in front of a log fire and apples were tied above as the apples began to roast the juice dripped into the wood en bowl here is a recipe for wassail today 1 gallon cider dash of grenadine 6 egg whites separ ated and whipped add allspice cinnamon crushed cloves to suit and one pint of milk or cream if the only exercise you take is lifting a fork to your face better watch out when you climb on the scales tcith all the traditional good will and warmth of the holiday season we wish the best of everything to our loyal patrons and thank them most heartily for the opportunity of serving them during the past year walter taylor motors chcvolds dealer stouffville ontario tons it totals 593 tons shipped korean church leaders better 3 resources to achieve their goals dr tavlor said i ballantrae there was a good turnout at the home and school christmas meeting rev davis of stouft- vile brought along his projector and three films one was about valued at over s1i90000 rev w harold young take 1956 alone he said 33000 cash sent and 100 tons j of clothing valued at 200000 and totalling 540000 articles of clothing it is not a spectacular work dr young pointed out mainly because we distribute our raon- ev and clothing through church puppy who strayed from home world service that is an inter- b returned to find there was denominational group launched no place like home the other by the world council of chur- wo were christmas in other lands and all about christ mas we certainly appreciated rev davis coming out as we know at this time of the year it is a busy one for him a big thank you also goes to mr groves our grades 45 6 teacher who did a wonderful job of training the choir for this eve ning we are told that mr groves has a degree in music which certainly proved itself last wednesday it is to be to all our friends and customers we extend the compliments of the season jean ross smith smith radio electronic service ches ask rev david ii gallagher the united churchs overseas missions secretary what his church is doing in korea and he will sayin korea we spend about 200000 a year between our own board and the wom ans missionary society that is apart from our churchs re lief work our missionary work is quietly done through the ko rean church the presbyterian church of the republic of ko- hoped that mr groves may find rea with korean church lead- tme ln hts busy schedule to ers we carrv on our work of with the choir so that evangelism medicine and teach- 1 l lh ing the united church of canada has 27 missionaries in korea twelve of them are women who serve under the womans mis sionary society two dr ernest struthers of toronto and miss anne davison of hamilton are presently on loan to church world service dr struthers is can have them perform again mrs e herbert wife of our principal gave a very effective reading why the chimes did not ring all in all folks you can see a pleasant evening was had by all so on behalf of the home and school assoc we would like to take this oppor tunity to wish everyone a very merry christmas and may the and from all reports a pleasajit evening was enjoyed by all a turkey supper is being planned for master douglas clarks 7th birthday on monday at his heme with relatives and friends on hand to help him celebrate many happy returns of the day doug a littie note to all wa mem bers there is to be a change in our groups also in the care of the church the new lists will be published early in jan uary it is our guess that santa will be arriving by helicopter due i to the lack of snow but with the modern way of living we can no doubt take this in our stride we cannot help but wonder though if the children will ac cept santa if by chance the fashion designers get their wish to dress santa in a more modern garb merry christmas to everyone and may the new year be a happy one group two of the wa will be planning the next program those in charge will be miss lena king mrs paisley mrs x perkins and mrs m rose mrs h mitchell is in the gormley rest home christmas cards would no doubt be very much appreciated engaged in antitb work while i miss davison is a trained social a eventful one worker salaries for both these mak yo new workers are paid by the united lutions i will try to attend church of canada w f me i held the second w ednesday of every month executive members please note there is to be a change of our meeting night announce ment to be made at our next recently retired from korean missionary service are rev i william scott of toronto who served 43 years in korea and rev e j eraser of truro an other pioneer of korean mis sions all united church mis sionaries now in korea are there sparhtng chrlihnol tree ball holds june geranium or blue gron both soop 1 25 blue gron both twtm both said ond fluffy milk both fi a iporkling cylinder 375 general meeting jan 9th heres a date to remember dec 26 the day after christ mas and even though you may be quite tired and full of turkey do make a special effort to at tend the ratepayers meeting to be held at the school though we are not sure of the time try to be there by 8 oclock mr j watson cubmaster informs us that the cubs are having a church parade this sunday dec 23 their meeting place wrights general store they will then march to bal- lantrae united church watch for them the vivian church had their christmas concert on friday for th holidays may all the good will and good cheer of the season lift your heart and crighten all the days ahead j l smith jeveler wut grcii flower mlit and dusting powder 425 ftfj trfwet sfytj gran fitted into xquiitt taffeta ait to carry m the puno 1 25 sachet mow holds the long aitg famow ry graft froga me 125 v croti flower mljt a frooowt woy of laying merry chrumrq 200 houstons the rexall drug store phone 229 christmas wouldnt be christmas mm uithniit the glad tcarmth of gratings rfjgwp gitxn and received so from all of us to all of you t v i heres e hearty frtxuflu greeting for a liappy holiday stouffville cooperative phone 269 or 122 stouffville