Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 24, 1912, Page 3

otice Nnmbel‘ S seee e Reside SPEOAL B e mumcate notim 0 jl written I :é:nces of social functions, club nce Number ... ;—_ L Notices for the Social Department can be com: Society Editor by either of the above telephones the Society Editor, care Evening Telegram. meetings, church gatherings and otuer items Of social interest chould be telephoned to this depart- .,'.heyoecnril ~.je months that make the year \oir alloted goal and here, 41] his wintry panoply, 3 Lristmas bids grim sorrow flee. re they who hear the voite | < this dull old world rejoice. ach t top solemn nowadays; B l':xl' too busy 'long the ways . Lest for growing rich, s of the How and Which. etter far forget yourself. silher goals than place or pelf, .+ a bravely helping hand, ‘:;:.u-«- kincness in the land, sist on gihving folks a chance, ake off the bonds of circumstance, ke vach hour as it comes, and, so i all hours better as they go. <on such as this should be e preface to felicity (HES] o one and all we voice the wish { plenty in the drawer and dish. ud Lappy hearts and minds at ease; ot discord and discomfort cease; ot one and all know only peace. —An Acrostic. * * L] Lakeland Girls Attend retty Social Functions or Bartow Bride. The D. A. Q. club entertained at mncheon Wednesday afternoon at he cozy little home of Mrs. Rufus Leatham on Hendry avenue in com- liment to Miss Bessle Summerlin, he bride-clect, The dining room was peassil Druids of Briton. It is a reminder .y ye thoughtfulness in it, the ecorated in ferns, roses and potted avts. The tables were laid with | bar 11 hroidered covers from China, | nd wore dagzling with cut glass. | | jlv.rware and hand-painted china. ! s as follows: First, grape- i with cherries and crushed ice; ¢ 1 1ricd chicken, salad, pickles, | ol = Iy, hot biscuit; third, fruit )it Lipped cream, fruit cake, I There were three tables, | purty being seated ut one | W ¢Inh members occupied the | I'e bride-elect was pre- | ith a handepainted china ' 4 u token of love and of <hes. Present beside the onor were Misses Olive n of Lakeland, the maid of Fdna Doyd, ‘ wedding; . Daphne Lewis, Jessie s, Tommie Lee Wilson, Clara ' . <on, Laura Butler, Lee Wil- mpsie Brewster, Mesdames E. i and C. W. Gary. " evening, Miss Jessie \\‘il-I T lan - one of the bridesmaids in the Yunerlin-Plath wedding, enter- aiv 1 ‘he bridal party at her home dson street in a most charm- "¢ mioner, The members of the e narty were Miss Bessie Sum- | r . E. A, Plath, Miss Olive Sum- #1'1 of Lakeland, a cousin of the ! tié «nd maid of honor, with Milton | “kij Miss Tommie Lee Wilson : T. Hatton, Miss Mary Reyn- -‘fls ith Jacob Summerlin, brother A ride, Miss Jessie Williams C. Harper. Upon arrival the -lies’s were invited into the parlor, “here a short time was spent in con- fration, after which they were in- led into the dining ropm, where hey were seated at the table and the ~‘:“7~f‘men were given toothpicks Vith which to construct plahs for a | 0use. The ladies were provided with *“Neil and paper upon which to write menu for the use of the bride dur- ‘1% the first week of housekeeping. this afforded much mirth for a time ".d the bride will no doubt find the -jvions helpful, while the groom * find it difficult to decide upon e lan for his new home from the many and varied ones i A dainty enlad course ‘a-s then gserved. consisting of "¢hen salad served in dainty white PLers, nut neufchatel balls, olives, mbrosia served in orahge cups forned wiy orange blossoms, bride’s cake, coflee, H—ey |dining table was a cut-glass bowl, !vlant, is propagated. The towing is {twined them into rings or bracelets, order that their news value is not tanthemum filled with salted al- r:onds and mints. The dining room was beautifully decorated in yellow and white, the color scheme of the wedding. The center piece for the f)led with gorgeous yellow roses.— Nctes to Tampa Tribune. : * * * ‘ The Xmas Stocking. Most children hang up their stock- | ings at Christmas, but few know"the origin of the custom. Long ago in Italy lived good St. Nicholas, who used to go about throwing Kknitted | purses filled with coin into the win- | dows of the poor. These purses were ; long and looked not unlike a footless stocking. Tn time the people hung these purses out to receive coins be- fore Christmas. When coins were! scarce toys were left in them for the | children. The custom went to the countries farther north, where good St. Nich- olas became Santa (laus. When the long knitted purses passed out of use stockings themselves were employed. Because of the cold the stockings | were not hung outside, but beside the great chimneys, through which it vas supposed the saint came. In this form the legend and the custom came across the sea to America. Now, how many children can re- member this when they hang up their stockings this Christmas eve L] . L] Mistletoe Legends, There are several pretty legends of | the mistietoe. The custom of deco-| rating the home with it goes back | centuries to the ceremonials of the ! of their winter custom of keeping green things indoors as a refuge for the spirits of the forest, existed by the severities of the weather. As with the ivy, it was forbidden in »wheon was served in three pehias s gt ite DARE 8- the church because of its Pagan as- ocyongive gift. Yet we forget that yeiations. But five eenturies ago as- | semblies were held in public squares to greet the plant even that late con- sidered gacred. To this day in cer-| tuin parts of England it is used as | o Protector against spells, the farmer | offering it to the first cow that calves | sfter the new year, thereby securing bis stock against illness and trouble for a vear. In Germany it is thought that if vou earry a spriz of it into an old honge the ghosts abiding there | will appear to you and answer su h ctions as you may shiveringly ask. «embolism of mistletor in Druid- iral rites was spirit; so it relates to for it grows in the air and not warth., Mistletoe, T may say, is a parasite, cxisting on both deciduous and cver- green trees. 1 Europe it abounds on apple trees, and is rare on oaks. ‘fhe Lerries are eaten by frugivorous hirds, and through their agency, par- ticularly that of the thrush, the affected by the bird wiping its beak to which the seeds adhere, azainst the bark of the tree on which it alights. The growth of the plant is! siow but it usually lives as long as | the tree if not removed. As it is rare on oaks, the ancient | Druids, when they required it at the end of the year, had a white-robed jpriest to cut it with a golden sickle. it was not allowed to touch the ground, but white sheet was spread to catch it. Two white bulls were then slain beneath the oak where it had grown. The twigs of the para- site were distributed among the peo- ple, who placed them cver doors, or to keep off evil, or as we would now say, bad luck. The Druids, also, con- sidered it as great a cure-all as some folks today regard various patent rostrums; it was a remedy against witches, fits, poison, apoplexy, tu- riors and consumption. But why is it always suspended in our homes? The reason is traced back to an old myth of the Norsemen. The mother of Baldur, the god of all good things, exacted a promise from the vegetable, amimal and mineral kingdoms to preserve his life from | money. | present, the kind that no hyman be- | fcel miserable, even when the right ' notentiate of the earth, Loki became jealous of Baldur's great popularity, aund fastening an arrow from a strong | ‘Lranch of mistletoe, gave it to old | liodur, showed him how to aim it end in this way Baldur met death. However, he was restored to life | but the mistletce, placed under flwi care of Friga, was never again to be ; an instrument of evil till it touched | the earth, the empire of Loki. This misiletoe. The god of mischief and ' ;- is why the parasite is, in our bomes | j¥: and churches, always suspended from cefling and chandelier or in windows. When persons of opposite sexes pass . S84REIEED PEEPIEEIEIEEIIOPIIEPEPIPE | 1 der it they give each other the TELEPHONE NUMBERS—SOCIETY EDITOR. kiss of peace and love in the full as- gurance that the epiphyte is no long- er an instrument of mischief. The legend is prety. \Without sueh—the flowers of sentiment—the werld would be 8 humdrum affair in- dced. lmagine a landecape ibarren of flowers and grass, with no singing | A2 brook or piping birds, angd with dead-lcvel stretches of field and a drab -eky, and you can get' a“picture life without poetry. : showing white streaks or whose fea- tures are already grimly gray, find the Christmas-times gone by (with tueir holly boughs, ivy and mistletoe ¢!caming in the lamp or candle light) our sweetest memories. * * * A Word on Christmas Glving. What we can afford is a prety big Lig tactor in our Christmas plans, be- cause we painfully ,though natural- iy, exaggerate the importance ot \We make the adjustment of | what we would like to do to what we can afford to do a serious problem, and we worry to the sacrifice of the Christmas spirit, says the Woman’s Heome Companion. The most miserable Christmas ing is rich enough to afford, is that wiich is bought to make a show, to exploit one's own vanity. It isn't wrth while to draw distinetions, be- ciuse each of us knows prefectly weli v hen we're extravagant in present- puking, whether we are thinking whout making some one else happy, | - cr showing off. When you are tempted to buy a “thow-off'" present, remember that the recipient has some rights. One who understands will be made un- happy by that gift. You know your- self that when you receive a present that represents a great sacrifice on the pary of the giver it makes you spirit of generous friendliness is be- “ hind it. The cost in money is about the est of measures for any Kind of a recognition of a desire or things un- asked for, the affection that goes with it, counts for much more. Every Christmag each of us receives a mes- sage that means more than the most <t o~ = el P P P Look on the Bright Side The holiday spirit is in the air. its beauty over the whole world, inspiring a universal delight in giving. Tte charms permeates the darkest hovels of trade and rewakens a universal unselfishness that is far too prone to sleep. hearts of parents and excites in children a fresh delight, that throws over the whole of their future lives a glow never to be forgottén. Bates has the prettiest doll in town. sich as Fine Linen Towels, Fancy Table Covers and Table Linens, Bu- reau Scarfs, Beautiful Bed Spreads. see. A fine pair of Wool Blankets, very appreciative on a cold night. Silk Hose, White, Tan or Black, 50c and $1.00, Many good things for Christmas giving; always glad to show you. -The Protesions- sometimes in the perplexing sclece tion of presents for others. | MY LINE INCLUDES amem— dlasses Soienti “hone: DR. SAMUEL F. SMITH SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Thron_ Prescribed Office 141, Reusidence 22. Bryant Bldg. Lakeland, Fla. OR. W. 8. IRVIX OENTIST Kstablisked in July, 190¢ «cume 14 und 16 Kentucky Buliding "hoves: Ottive 180; Residonce 84' s« [RAMMELL, Sryant Block, iakeland, N0, 8, EDWARDS Attorney-at-law. Offices, Bryant Bullding Lakeland, Fla. KELSEY BLANTON Lavwyers. ‘Phone 810 Lakeland, Fla. TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. Fiorids Attorney-at-Law. Oftice in Munu Bulidiug LAKELAND, FLORIDA. Both the Little Remembrances that carry SupuiSsaqg mopefung Ul $8IP] ISIMIN | Soor 7 Stuart Bldg. DR. W. BR. GROOVER, *'Tis Ch‘rlstmas Like dawn, it comes and spreadg the It lays its finger on How about something useful I mean something nice. Come and ( DR. N. L. BRYAN, DENTIST. Rooms 8 and 9, Deen & Bryant Build- ing. Phone. 339. Realdence Phone 300 Red. LAKELAND, FLA. A. J. MACDONOUGH, Room 6 Deen & Bryant Bldg. Architect. Lakeland, Florida. ol D 0. ROGERS, BB s Lawyer, i W. S, PRESTON, LAWYER Room 7, Bryant Building. (Offce Upstairs East of Court House.) Phone 267. BARTOW, FLORIDA. Lakeland, Florida. i Examination of Titles and Real Estate Law a Speclalty. R. B. HUFFAKER. —Attorney-at-Law— New Idea Not Attractive, Bartow. ¥I8 | 4 Borlin professor serlously pro- poses to establish a school of love, where the rudiments of loverflaking may be taught. But harn't it beem supposed that lovers are born, nod made? PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Bldg. Lakeland, Florida, Synonymous? First Wife—"What is your hus band’s average income, Mrs. Smith?” DR R R SULLIVAR, —PHYSICIAN— #pecial attention given to Surgery|Second Wife—"Oh, about midnight.” and Gynecology | —Judge. POSOHOHRFOPOFOFOEOEO AAHOMOFOEOHO M AXGDSREIITL SN Lakeland Artificial Stone Works Near Electric Light Plant MAKES RED CEMENT PRESSED BRICK CALL AND SEE THEM. CAN SAVE YOU MONEY Crushed Rock, Sand and Cement for Sale @. D & H D. KENDENhALL | BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL DESCRIPTION® Newspapers ; "::imn.ni':‘:_ezrf!_ “’l'gu:}:“l":}:;?' 12 and 18 inch Drain Tile for Sidewalk, Gate Posts, Yieaer LAKELAND, FLA. Gl Bl 4 Wi Mounds, Et&,E Deliver P o Ma""Zines Phosphate land examination — Suu | o tock on Han "e‘_ ree of Chargs = veys, examlnailon, reporia ; H. B. ZIMN‘ERMAN. propnetor. Stationery Blueprirting. | GO F POROROHOITITSINTSTS NI BONE 20RO 0Y P Card ’eg&mw»:w«:uwmws-oenaso-s»--':-w@o«wmo\z-o‘w SOTOIOHOHOSOOPOIOID IO IO IO D 2 ost Cards | Cigars| ¢ X 7 Ii A \ ; 1' 1 \ ; 3 Come and see me beforce pur % 3 chasing elsewhere. Y.u g 1 g patronage appreciated. g ‘5 Miss Ruby Danic! News' Stand Loooy ot Edisopia Theater CHEAP—At the second-hand store, good iron beds from $1. up, springs $1.50 and up, dressers and up, chairs 60c to $1; also have stoves, tables, cots, rockers, etc., one sectional bookcase, good as new; also one porch swing. A part of this fur- niture has been used but very little. ARCHER, 210 W. Main. > ARCHER 1 good will at this happy season, and . and- somer _presents for those you wish to re- member in a more substantial way. our pleasure to show you this large stock of pretty things. Goods bought here en- graved without extra charge. H. C. STEVENS LAKELAND It is Jeweler F g * # FLORIDA G040 40 H O IO LOEOF O HTHOPO SUPIIIIOIOS OO PO F OSSO POPOLRPO _ PAGE THREE.