The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 24, 1954, Page 22

Story Tells First Tree Decoration Many of the well - known legend have been immortalized in Christ- mas cards. One legend has it that | when Christ was born all the trees | burst into blossom and bore fruit. Birds sang and all the forest was transformed into a magic gar- den. There was a sound of bells on the night air and a multitude | a ney °°, of angels singing. we Re ie o% as, Thus, today our Christmas cards often show a star at the top of = the tree trimmed with _ shining | and candy eanes, all proclaiming haills, glittering tinsel, tinkling bells the happy message. Totti titceceotirerroc et Clad a ot Ads x LY, 2) . (Ul wistmas ~ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— CHRISTMAS EDITION —— gee Christmas Memories: A Scrapbook Compiled by Clark Kinnaird ‘HO first coupled “merry” witl “Christmas” in the coinage of the most familiar seasonal greeting? Perhaps George Wither, 16th century English poet who wrote: “For Christmas comes but once a year, Giant Christmas Cards Are Used In Fight Against Epilepsy * 4 CHICAGO — The National Epi-|39 per cent of those afflicted te \lepsy League, which seeks to aid/live normal lives. |the 1%2 million epileptics in the! So far, most of the financial sup- | United States, used a German - port for projects sponsored by the made Christmas ¢ard to raise National Epilspsy League h | funds. |come from people with special in- It expected to sell some 250,-| terest because they or their fami- 000. The “Little Christmas Town,” lies are affected by the disorder. folding card, 27 inches long and) The league plans to stimulate + 18% inches deep, had 24 windows | and encourage further research, | to be opened beginning Dec. 1. Soft-| provide guidance to health, wel- colors, tinsel and snow provide an| fare, educational and votational jold world charm. agencies relative to epilepsy, as It was sold in much the same!well as work with employers to way Christmas seals are distribut-} provide added employment oppor+ ed to help the fight against tuber-| tunities for adults with epilepsy— culosis. AP. The league says that many ad- vances in the successful treatment of epilepsy have been achieved in the last decade and the dread with which epilepsy is shrouded needs And then they shall be merry. Hang Sorrow, care will kill a cat, And therefore let’s be merry.” dispelling. It is possible for at least CE EGE ON EN AE CAA A OEE A A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS ——'< \ \ Let us stand again with the wise men, in eager wonder beside the manger oss to witness the great joy in His presence and His divine love for all. An Irish poet ‘was moved to comment: “For Christmas comes but wanst a year, And when it comes it brings good cheer, And when it goes it laves us here. And what'll we do for the rest o' the year?” jee oe The extent to which the present national character of * Christmas observance is of recent origin is indicated by turning back to a popular encyclopedia of a tentury ago. > & The following is the complete entry on Christmas in The New American Cyclopedia, 16 vols., 1859 edition: “In the United States, since-the Puritans were at first stern opponents of Christmas pastimes, the day has been less generally celebrated in New England than in the middle and southern states. It has been made a legal holiday in some of the states, and is usually observed by a@ religious service and by making presents, and not infrequently by trimming houses and churches with evergreens, aud by imitating the German custom of Christmas trees.” This Cyclapedia has po reference to St. Nicholas-or Santa Claus. This [-] was the popular concept of Santa Claus in those days. It is the illustration used by Harper’s Magazine with its publication of C. C. Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in the A BIG CHRISTMAS was promised by the giant cards which were used by the Epilepsy League to raise funds to control the disease. They were made in Germany . COCR RN OM ME 8 EE EEE MEE EEE REE LIES E EEE Ramona’s House of Rare Gifts MDD Bs Bs Bi Bi Bi Be BeBe De By Be Bede De Be BBB DMB BoB BB DD BeBe De Be De Ds Bedi DI RRMA RB_ RWW S PEAR UEME UE SHRUNK NE NCH NIC UE NR NUE HCE EEE CECE! RRRAHRMR AHHH HHH MIM IIT Seat ood ots May the spirit of the Christmas Season be . Frances Beauty Salon 1010 Grinnell Street Dial 2-3741 BDH 3.2: D DD DDD DDD CECE ECC CC NCUA A NS CULE SE UE 9 To all our friends ~old and new—our warmest wishes for a Merry Holiday Season! 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