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CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE MARKET PLACE (Reprinted from The Citizen, Dec. | 24, 1937) BY LOUISE ABNEY The market place on Christmas Things and things for sale. . . Tinsel baubles, giled toys, Along the Christmas trail! Jostling crowds of shoppers; Trees of fragrant pine And Douglas ‘fir and silver spruce; sing ¥ j - ’ A never ending line ee - - ; Of eager noisy vendors ¢ 3 fs your Christmas joy Crying out their wares; . bs i : j “Whoever buys. on Christmas Ss : go beyo nd all bounds Eve . The Christmas blessing shares.” ...and may you Southern smilax, holly wreaths, Spri istletoe. . . prigs of mistletoe. oak heights Everywhere the falling flakes |} . 198 Of starry Christmas snow; : i May every colorful ball on Throngs of harried shoppers, _ P z Ghildren’s eyes aciow, : . your Cees Tree...every sparkling | Reminiscent of a Light . length of tinsel, reflect the joy and That shone -- Jong ago. " %, glad spirit that we wish } { 5 all the days of Vendors in the market place : . ; to be is Chri a Bid you-come and buy. . . ; ; ~ — Christmas. There was once a Gift that came, eel And may the brightness Priceless, from the sky! ; . = of your Yuletide continue The keeping of Christmas in| gee / , 413 Bahama St. Dial 2-2731 Great Britain, repugnant to the | Puritans and Nonconformists, was ‘orbidden under the Commonwealth | ” Home Appliance Co., Inc. in 1644. The order was given for | December 25,to be 2 market day. ne 605 SIMONTON ST. DIAL 2.3621 Eating of plum pudding and mince | | pie was denounced as a heathen of happiness during the coming New Year. ’ Citizen SOUTHERNMOST CHRISTMAS is captured in thi i *s. Curry Moreno who was chairman of the Garden Club’s recent holiday exhil t at ing a foam block touched with rose as the “conversation piece’’ base, she s) ‘or t ae by scattering tiny sprigs of shepherd's. purse, also knows as pepp foreground and a spray of firecracker flower with the bell flowers ei (i n v ch. Silver lacquer on the firecracker stems was used lightly to al ne gree: Dp sk to compliment the pale green of the assorted shining tree ornaments, son vhi vere ros nd sky blue. The driftwood back- drop was untouched with color. celebrated since the fourth cen- America’s Christmas Based | [SteS2SS ing gifts, banned by the early yee chureh as a pagan custom, didn’t On Old Euro ean Tradition come in to practice until several P centuries later, and then only as a remembrance of the Three American Christmas traditions, like most of our customs, are! Kings of the Orient who followed ; based directly or indirectly uporthe cultures of “Old World” Europe. | the star to Bethlehem. Adapted by our ancestors to fit the American mode of life, they The first Christmas menu in ; a a appear to be strictly “raade In America” products; but finding of Denn deseo plans a ; historians and scholars prove otherwise. of: salt fish, bacon, brussels| ¥ The word “Christmas” is ac- sprouts, gooseberry tarts, and credited to the Dutch expres- ; The Christmas tree, long asym- | plum pudding. Quite a difference sion “Kerstmisse,” and the 11th | bol of the season in this coun- | from today’s Christmas repasts! It century English “Cristes Maes- | try, is a direct import from |is in this category that America se,” both meaning Christ's | Germany. can lay practically her only claim Mass, or as wo say, Christmas. | The birth of Ch S |to fame, namely, the Christmas 3 79 ~—~ | turkey and pumpkin pie. How- ever, there are some who would dispute our claim—they say that ust a leftover from Thanks- giving Day. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD “God, . .gave his only begotten son” (John 8;16) For a gift to the world, the Savior of men, Master, teacher, and friend of where sorrow and dark- | had been. ; Shepherds were startled by that $ i 4 3 ‘ 2 . and all good-wishes for ae shining light | xe 0 b. Se 4 And the host of angels that aj | . } 4 your health, happiness and ee peared to; tats, _ Ce 5 ? success in the New Year. by Rejoicing and praising God; | FR any - % F And they left their flocks and/ i U.S. No t Terminal nt to Bethlehem. ¥ é pes Station sa | In another country, Wise Men 701 Whitehead St, ; ‘ Le, looking up S MaMIeTOn Come Cte gy | <— strange light, gleaming | $d | o our consumers, we yeti dag co. * 4 * iis ht pele te Guia e.| oe | s wish for you all the eX- Frances Hames 2) citement and pleasure of ajoyous Christmas season. CITY ELECTRIC SYSTEM Hf we haven't had a chance to wish you a Merry Christm personally, during the past few days, may we now say to each + andev ery one of nds and patrons, A Barre as Mew Pray”