The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 18, 1932, Page 16

RS P i P Y T weather.” saiq)2nd comfort to ‘“sea-faring men, b ‘;"m:pul"m“mvves‘ virgins and children.” His " and thamped | Affection for children was based on ¢ S oy, k"‘rhvn | the assertion that he brought back | beginnin; - ,‘]_m h,;‘ “_‘Hto life three schoolboys who had : P A wchfgr he haq |Peen murdered. An encyclopedia| Chubb e e ym Caroline, their| Attributes the name by which he|published d u‘(;],“ g 3 L “" |is known in America to the early| ______ = Jared -2 oar to Vul(‘h settlers who called him San tmas packages, | Nicolaas. pretty, wrinkled| BUt 1t little matters whether he AT i long letter in|P¢ Known as Saint Nicholas, Santa | oline's handwriting, as he clos- | C1aus, Kris Kringle, or a dozen door. Of course it \\"N‘mh" names, for the presence of " iheir only child to Dis spirit on this climax holiday friends—and it would | ©f the vear is the important thing. be pokey indeed to come home to| eat Christmas dinner with two old And there was Billy| She used to go| y. Now they had | quarreled and Billy was very grave and grown-up in the conduct of | his public garage. He had a good | mind to go down and ask Billy to| come and eat Christmas dinner with them—Billy had no folks of his ng all about the Chr mas packages in the back of his Mr. Pigeon jumped in and, around in the hard way he had dug out of the snow, went | tinkling out of the yard and down | toward the large garage the and gas station that Billy| 1 had built on the main| geon,” said Billy. as you!"” returned Jared 1 come over after you,| Billy an 1 do you you?” asked | What Billy. “Come and eat amner with me and ma—I kinder ain't coming down “Thank you,” said Billy , red and then pale ‘Come when you like, so’s you! get there before one o'clock,” grinned Jared, wishing he knew getting T T T T “Well, Jared Pigeon,” Exclaimed His Wife, “Where Have You Been?” some girl he could ask to share dinner with Billy. “Well, Jared Pigeon!” exclaimed | wife, coming to the back door' came in with his delayed “where have you been ng me with this news about he “Don’t get excited Phoebe,” pro- sted her husband dumping the ! ges on the floor and closing the kitchen door. “I know it's| terrible that Caroline can't come home this Christmas, but you know what young folks are these days. Ive asked Billy Wakeman to din- If you can think of any girl I can ask so therell be four of | vse, mother—" ‘\ Mrs. Pogeon smiled sedately. | “Land no Jared, Carolne’s the on-| Iy girl 1 can think of,” she said. “And now, with company we're goin’ to get busy.” Mother Pigeon, running up and cdown stairs, was very busy—set- ting the table with all their best| china. There was a delicious warmth up here in Caroline’s room. Then, when everything was al- most ready, when Mrs. Pigeon iv her best black silk, and a new cap with a tiny violet bow on her lovely white hair, was entertain- ing Billy Wakeman, just as a mother cares for-her own beloved son just before it was time to sit down to that delicious dinner ‘mysteriously set for four people —though Mr. Pigeon knew mother always set a place for Caroline anyway—just then they heard the korn of the village stage. “It's stopping here!” yelled Mr. Pigeon, rushing to the side door, and in a moment a lovely, laugh- ing girl was throwing off her furs among them, not seeing Bil'y ‘Wakéman at first, where he stood white and tense. Then she saw him, and a wonderful look came into her face—“Billy,” she whis- pered, “You here? Oh, this makes its perfect.” Billy Wakeman held out his arms and Caroline went into them like @ homing bird. Mrs. Pigeon drew her husband T took it for granted this morning, that C: wasn't coming 1~ _,““» |b | derful thing to ask his | that | saint —-and she is here! She said she was tired of the city, and that she would find something to do in town. I knew her heart was ing for Billy—you did a won- ————.—— About Old Santa Claus, Children’s Patron Saint The dictionary merely tells you Santa Claus is a contraction of Saint Nicholas (see Nicholas, Saint). A turning of the pages reveals that Nicholas was bishop of Myra or Smyrna in Asia Minor about 300 AD. He was the patron of old Russia and was be- | lieved to offer special protection |1t enters every home in the four| corners of Christendom and touch- es the hearts of all the men and women in them. Moreover, it is| essentially the spirit of childhood. | the freshness, the courage, and the | eagerness of young lives. Saint | Nicholas may seem old, but he hss) none of the fears, regrets or pre-| Jjudices of age. He and his chn-‘ dren stand on the threshold of the| world. Their banner is good will |and their goal is peace. So this day, dedicated to the memory of the birth of a child,| belongs to all children. It is| their carols, their laughter, their| happiness which makes its sweet. Ard we older folk should on this {aay at least share their kindliness, their tolerance, their purity and| their Saint Nicholas.—The Boston | The Christmas Carolers Are Welcome Everywhere “Here So it pressed straining carols outside. used the Carolers.” to be. Young faces against the windowpane, to hear the cheerful Perhaps it was the come story of the Christ child put to Then | sing again veiled b | tune on a ballad of love and cheer. | When the singers were done the | householder invited them in for a |bite and a sup or gave |coin or two for their song them a on to the next under the ehind sifted snow. house, to stars. or ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE American Ethical Union, “small | band of musicians went the rounds | and ‘in the mire or on the road lor on the steps, played the old folk tunes as a lyrical prelude to the great day. To some of the an- tique ballad airs, like “Good King Wenceshaus,” says Mr. Cubb, the ¢ singers would add a hymn tune or two—‘Once in David’s Royal City,” or “Hark, the Herald An- gels Sing.” “Punctuating the bus-|; tle of domestic preparation for the coming feast, these ministrations in the still night gave a breath of |poetry that touched the spirit of . | Christmas with an endearing beau- ty. Day by day the tide of joyous And then in the early morning, |anticipation rose until the cres- |home again to their own firesides. It was a good old custom, this|erance.” midnight minstrelsy in the season | of peace and goodwill. “With the g of Yuletide twelve days before Christmas day, as Percival tells us in the Standard, rounds on Christmas eve to sing in New York by the In Appreciation The holiday season again affords us an opportunity to our friends and patrons — and wish them all—happiness in the days ahead. THE Herald. ———————— Too Many Santa Types | | TRIANGLE The country once more is force- | fully reminded of the great need for a standardized Santa Claus. } RARATHIA t Caroli " = 2 s s S L And Express Our Appreciation to All T Products | FLORENCE SHOP WE WISH YOU JOY HAPPINESS, AND CONTENTMENT THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON Our Many Customers W. P. JOHNSON General Motors and Maytag mmfl_flllmfllIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIII[HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllflmllfllllllflllIIIIIII |cendo broke into a fcrte of exub- Those simple days of the folk are | gone, says Mr. Chubb; the glory is ‘departcd, | But the custom of making the | carols or peace and good will on extend Greetings to BUILDING | 000000000 of 0 TR AR TSRO OCRRR R AR SUNDAY, DEC. 18, 1932 still prevails here and there. | Natale; erary Digest.) Raesa it A RO \ Merry Christmas,” as Other Nations Say It s is how the nations of the| express the wish “A Merry | France, Bon Noei;| a, Tin Tao Nian; Festas; Japan, Kinga Shin- rurkey, Ichok Yilara; Hungary, tmas": ce, Chrystovjena; Croatia, Sre-| Bozic; mis; ien Karacsonyi Holand, Spain, Felices Pascaus; nany, Froehliche Weilnachtan; Glad Julen; A Very Merry Christmas T T e T, N e p— Rumania, | citatiune; Bohemia, V | Glaedelig Jul. R0 A | “Christmas Man,” Portuga’, | children of Lithuania Unnipeket; which the; Een Vroolijik | good things to eat. Italy, Felice ‘l_!!lIIlllIIIIHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIHIIHII"IHIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIlIIIIIllIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIEiz. FRIENDS Vracium Feli- cle Vanace; | Poland, Wesolych Swiat; Denmark, Given to Kris Kringle Santa Claus does not mas eve as he does the children in this country, but there are all kinds of Christmas celebrations in have a part, In Germany and Norway old Kris Kringle hides gifts for the childfen in many out| of the way places, and Christmas| It is not clear from the Serip- day is spent chiefly in hunting fo:| tural allusions that the shepherds them. In Holland Saint Nicholas who visited the new-born Jesus dispensed Christmas cheer, but| were the same as the wise men hen the Hollanders came to th's| who saw his star in the East. Only — ‘meu—y his name was changed miMatf.hew records the story of the Nanie Santa Claus. In Sweden Santa magi, and only Luke mentions thé % Claus is much like he is in Am-|shepherds. Mark and John do not erica, but he does not come down|refer to éither the shepherds or the the chimney, but in the night he| wisemen. comes into the room where the| Christmas tree is and leaves gifts| for all. His name is not San's|Sad Thing About Christmas Claus, however, ' for he is callel “The Christmas Man.” and many — e —— b Shepherds and Wise Men vistt the on Christ- ——,,— The saddest thing about Christ- mas is that the good fellowship the day inspires too often withers with the Yule tree and is tossed out of doors. T * TO OUR AND CUSTOMERS Qe e e e MflflflfllllllllllllllllllllIII[IIIII|I|IIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIlMWM@% .v.