Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 20, 1917, Page 9

Rules for Young Writers. 1 Write piainly on one side of the P Use pen and ink mot DebelL no LS M- ’-:nd pointed articles will be given vreference. Do mot use over 259 werds. & " Original stories or letters only will be used, e 5. Write your name age and ad- @ress plainly at the bottom of the *adaress all communtcations te Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! Whatever you cay—Be truel . Straightforwardly act, Be_honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you" POETRY. A CHRISTMAS CATCH. ©Ob, run, and jump, and skip and hop, We're goinx to town to Christmas shop! The rough wind blows, and makes your nose Look like a frozen cheny. We'll buy a bouncing ball for Ted, A bat for Fred, And skates for Ned; And for Mama an emery red Shaped lik» a large strawberry. ©Oh, dance and prance, and laugh, and sing. We're going to buy most everything! A puzzle map, a white fur c3p, A scarlet, ostrich-feather; A string of turquoise beads for Nan, A doll for Fan, A slea for Jan, A topaz ring for Sister Ann, AnA shoes of gilded leather. ©h, whirl and twirl, and jig, and spin, We're going to bfing the hoily in! Search high and low for mistietoe— Green leaf and waxen berry, Ivy and box we'll wreathe and twine With fragrant pine, In quaint design, To deck the tree where candles shine, And make ocur Christmas merry! Cecil Cavendish in December Nicholas~ CHRISTMAS DUTIES. S. A Watson At Christmas, when the snow lies deep, And bitter winds the valleys sweep: ‘When silvery frost shall crown_ the hilL, And all the earth is cold and still, Remember then His flocks and herds, Sbeiter His cattle, feed His Birds. “st. At Christmas, when the, rain comes down, And gloomy want pérvades the town; ‘When hope and charity are rare, And all the world is chill with care, Remember then His loving words, And feed His little human birds. When food is scant, and hearths are cold, Stretch out your hands, and give your gold: When Christmas bells thelr message Fing, Obey the Universal King: To honmor His remember then, “Be merciful, O sons of meni” —OQur Dumb Animals. CLOSE OF 6TH DRAWING .CON- TEST. N loedd It dcesn’t seem as it the Wide- Awake drawing contests had complet- e a year of work, but the 6th’ contest was closed December 10th; and the pletures that have come In since the 10th will be entered in the first con- test for 1913, which closes the first of ‘March. The whole number of drawings re- celved was 62; and the number for the year more than 300. ANl of the contestants have display- ©d intense interest and worked hard to win. Uncle Jed appreciates their en- deavors, thenks them one and all, and wishes them every one, a Merry Christmas. WINNERS IN THE ART CONTEST. 1—Writi heart, by Springs, 1st prize, $1.00. 2—Show Me a U-Boat, by Austin Smith, of Yantic, 24 prize, $0.75. 3—Ring-Round-a-Rosy, by Henry Roos, of Sterling, Cons.. age 14, 34, prise $0.75. ¢ Their Christmas Feast, 4—Catching by Lillian Murphy, Ase 12, of Norwich, 4t prize 30.5 5—Ome of Uncle Sam’s J. Avstin, of Wauregan, 5th jer Sweet- , of Stafford Boys; by THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT en Risley. prize, $0.25. 11—A Futurs Lieutsnant, by Faith Curtis, of Norwich, age 11, 11th prize, $0.25. of Norwich, age 12, 10th HONORABLE MENTION. We Should Worry, by Maria Whit- ford, Norwich. = Pa Katsenjammer, name of maker omitted. % Off for France, by Lillian Murphy, of Norwich. I'm Here, by Ella Boudreau, of Nor- wich. Uncle Sam’s Keeper, by Mary Bur- rill of Stafford Springs. Uncle Sam, by Grage A. Burrill, of Stafford Springs. United We Stand, by Angie White, of Nozwich. 5 The Drumm: Boy of 76, by John Lee, of Norwich. F Getting Ready For Christmas, by Lillian Murphy, of Norwich. Boyhood Home of Washington, by Sylvia Derochet. of Norwich. Show Me a U-Boat! by Austin Smith of Yantic. 5. 2d prize, A True Friend, by Catherine Cooney, of Baltic. Mother Goose and Gander, by Al- bert Mathewson, of Versailles. Mr. Hoover's Mutton, by Charles Mansir, of Norwich. lona, a_Camp-Fire Gicl, by Dorothy King, of Plainfield. = = A Cunarder, no name attached. The Thanksgiving Gobbler, by Agnes THE THINGS SHE DIDN'T SAY. “I think the very meanest thing you Gayeski, of Colchester. Uncle Sam, by Iona Howard, of|can say, sometimes, is just nothing at Westerly, R. L all!” said Prue Elder, with a decided House Under the Hill, by Oliver E.[nod of her auburn head. The girls gave a shout of laughter. Rathbun, of Norwieh, o -|“How can you say anything mebu oo Fond Farewell—No name attach-| .o you say nothing at all?” asked ed. Bessie Snow. - A el State. Nevss, “Well, I will tell you. I was staying Disco of Norwich. up at Awnt Riah's last summer, you Doing Her Bit, by Ireme Gallup of [know, getting strons. after typhoid fe- Norwich ver. 'All the girls were nice to me, because they knew I couldn't play, or even read very much, and needed t2 be entertained. I never knew before that girls could be so nice. I got to love them all. There was one in particular. Her name was Alice Otis, and youll all know her, T hope, because she's com- ing to visit me mext vacation. At first I thought Alice rather 0dd. She is very quiet, and she would have been hard to get acquainted with, only she was sorry for me because i had been ill, and took particular pains. “T just can’t tell you all the things that Alice did for me. She had a pony 2nd cart, and almost every day she used to ‘take me for a drive. Then she would bring me flowers and read o me, and even play and sing for me, though 1 found afterwards she would hardly ever do that for any one—she is so timid. “Well, there was a_ crowd of girls that call themselves, ‘the stickers, be- cause they always, sfick together. They are a little bit—just a little bit—noisy and slansy, but after all they were 800d-natured and popular, and I—well, of by Florence ..A Kiltie, lainfield s The Kaiser and His Ally, by Forést Lewis of Norwich. Dogwood, by Wilford Disco of Nor- wich. A Worthy Guard, by Dona Howard of Westerly. Francis Ford and Red Cros: by Ella Boudreau. . Polar Boy, by Randall Sherman.of Colchester. Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men, by Catherine Murphy. Friends Always, by Dona Howard of Westerly, R. I A _Civil Engheer, by Ella Boudreau of Jewett City. Big Horn Sheep, by Claude Robin- son of Norwich. The War Cry and the New Ford for 1917, by Mary Casey. Indian Chief, by Joseph Brackley of Norwich. Uncle Jed expects the little artists will make a new start next month azl by Wilfred Lister of Nurse, —The book I recelved is very interest- ing, and T the the prize book you sent me and thank you very much for it. I have read it rot once think I would et a prize for my letier, 80 T was very giad to fina story of Th be two uncles fighting for Uncle Sam. ceived the prize book you sent me en- titled The Camp Fire Girls on Ellen’s it very much. for the prize book you sent me entitled Chasing a Yacht. find it very interesting. Thank you very much for the prize read it and find it very interesting. thanks for the prize book An Ameri- can Girl in Korea. I was pleased and surprised to receive it. for a_Victrola which helps immensely to tell you the truth, I feit’flattefed that they took me info their bunch and seemed to like me. “One day we were all out 6n Aunt Riah’s porch with our fancy work—all the ‘stickers,’ that is, and myself. Alice Otie’ name was mentioned, and they all began at once to talk about her. ‘O, the stuck-up thing,’ they said.. ‘She is just as prim and horrid as she can be! She won’t be anything if she can't be the whole show,” and all that sort of thing. And what do you -suppose I said—I, after Alice had been such an &ngel to me, and after I had learned so well how shy she is, and how hard it is for her to make up with _people. I didn't say one word! Thalts why 1 said a little while ago that sometimes the meanest thing one can say is nothing at all.” “I believe you are right, Prue,” said Bessie. “I have had some experience like yours. and I don’t believe that even foolish or unkind words could make me more ashamed of myself.'— The King's Builders. show marked improvement over the work already done. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. vey Zavattoni of North Stonington you very much. Dorothy Blake of Storrs—I received and enjoyed it. Sarah G. Gill of Jewett City—I did Thank you very much for the Red Cross Girls m the British Tredches. I am sure it -will interesting. especially as I have Helen Congdon of Moosup—I re- Isle. I have read some of it and like I thank you. Agnes Cronin of Baltic—I thank you STORIES FOR WIDE-AWAKES CHILDREN'S HAPPY TIMES. One of the happiest holidays in the whole yea? in Switzerland is when the farmers bring their flocks down frem the mountains where they have been all summer. School is closed and.the chlldren go to meet them in proces- sions, singing songs, ringing bells and waving flags. As a reward for their enthusiasm the farmers treat them to a dainty supper of sweets and cakes, which they are allowed only on holi- days. The children of Russia play marbles with the knuckle bones of sheep. A baby’s cradle in Natal, South Afri- ca, is made of goat skin. The skin is stretched on the ground and held in place by strong wooden pegs. The tather scrapes it quite clean and then rubs it with fat to make it soft ond pliable. This takes weeks of time. When the cradle is finished the little baby is put inside, snug and tight, and is carried on the mother’s back. In- stead of rocking the child when she wishes to quiet it the mother hangs the cradle 10 a rafter of the roof of the hut and sets it gently in motion or Fangs it to the branch of a tree out- side. Cockle bread is a queer name for a child’s game, but in England they do have queer names and queer games, To play this game the children crouch down in a group or row, with their hands clasping their knees. When they are in place they swing forward and backward all together, keeping time and singing an old song, which begins as follows: “Up with the heels and down with the head, And. that's bread.”, Pleasing tobs of Naples are doll tops.* The boys whip them, and as they_go epinning around they’ call to them “Go faster, go faster, dol An instructive and entertaining game may be plaved in the evening or on rainy days when children are com- Pelled to remain indoors. Blank cards are distributed to each one, and every <hild writes on his two lines of any poem he has learned at kindergarten or school. The cards are then handed to someone who has been chosen to read them. As soon as the first line he way to make cocklety A BOOK FOR EVERY LETTER. This is Christmas week for the Wide-Awake Circle and every ‘Wide-Awake who is fortunate enough to have a letter in the depaft- ment this week is presented a booic . Uncle Jed wishes every Wide-Awake a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Books for writers living in the iness office for them at any hour after 10 a. city may call at The Bulletin bus- m. Thursday. cown. Then my mother got the Christmas dinner ready. In the middle of the ta- ble there was a big turkey. ! After dinner my cousin and I play. ed with my playthings till night. Then my cousin had to go home. I bade her good nizht, and then went to bed and slept and ‘dreamed of my toys. LEOZA CYR, Age 1. Jewett City. dered 'if he oug#t not to take spme- thing out of their stockings. Just then the log broke and sent a shower of sparks up the chimney. This was the picture that greeted a fright- ened father. . “See. It's Santa Claus, daddy! He lovk natural because he hurt coming down the chimni I'm goinz to give him our stockings | for two poor little gfrls he knows,” ex- plained the child eagerly. “Run up to bed now, Betty,” said the father quietly, though ne gripped her hand harder than usual, After the child had gone, the man A Christmas Story. On a beautiful and joyous Christ- mas morn I zot up and ran into the parlor. There was a big Christmas tree, all lighted up with candles. On |Of the nouse reached for the tele- the tree was a big aoll and a set of | Dhone, then paused. furs and a pair of gray top shoes. “Was it true, what you told her, 1 put my shoes and furs on to go |about empty stockings at home? to churéh. When I came home my | . Yes The chill was gone from the man's voice as he said: ‘Good night and a merty Christ- mother said: “We are going away to stay until New Year's” I was glad to. We started-off. on Christmas day. Where do you think mas. Put these stockings in your we went. We went to New York to|pocket. Il lock the window after my aunt’s. She has a daughter, Mary. | You.” MILDRED GRANDY, Age 12. There we had our Christmas dinnc Yantic. and stayed till New Years. We had a merry time. VIVIAN McLAUGHLIN, ‘Age 11. [ Jewett City. Claus Hid His Face. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. | A Jubilee Party. When San Dear Uncle Jed: 9me evening last It was Christmas eve. A light snow | weel the girls and boys of the Han- had been falling all day which, With|guer Congresdtional church had a the setting sun, and rising wind, had | pirthday par become something akia to a blizzard. Tt was a night when those happily | en’s Board of Missions. housed would glanicc’ out into the! We had a large birthday cake with ! storm and_say: fifty candles on it. Before lunch the “How Christmassy it looks’ And|candles were lighted, and we all gave then draw closer to the hearth fire. | the Jubilee yell, Save for belated delivery wagons,| After lunch we plaved games. They the streets in the residential part of | were United States exchange, musical the city were almost emnty; bué lights|chairs, drop the handkerchief, spin the shown' everywhere, and in ome par-platter and many others. e all had ticular house the unshaded windowa very pleasant time and everyone | 7 which was to celebrate | the fiftieth anniversary of the Wom- revealed a gorseous Christmas tree;|went home ready for dreamland. a big, old-fashioned fircpiace, and two HELEN BABBITT, Age 15. stockings, filled to the brim by lov-! Hanover. ing hands. A man and a woman were I found a pretty doll with flaxen curls and light blue eyes. It was a, vely Pappy Christmas day and I am sure T haq never had such a happy Chrlist- mas before. LEA BACHARD, Age 12. Jawett City. A Thanksgiving Entertainment. Dear Uncle Jed: Although we have but a small school of seventeen pupils and out of the number only three sirls, |we zave a very pleasing Thanksgiv- {inz entertainment. 4 The day before the 28th in our pen- manship period we wrote formal invi- totions to our parents and friends to e present at the Thanksgiving ex- | excise Fach chid drew an appropriate de- n on the corner of their Invita- tion. We did mot spend much time in practicing because we were o busy with our school work, but the enter- tainment proved satisfactory. As TI'm the oldest scholar in school had the honor of announcing the prozramme which consisted of dia- logues, recitations, songs and drills. | Our closing numbers were America and a_salute to the flag. LOUISE A. KOVAROVICS, Age 13. g 7w . 1l A Little School Girl Studying Herlr Lesson, by Anna Olson, of Baitic, Tth prize, 25c. tramped the strects all day looking for work, for he had promised his wife is read anyone who remembers the rest of the poem writes it and receives the card on which the rest is written. The one who gets the most cards wins the game and recelves some small prize. I have read it and rang out sweetly on the still night air. The busy Christmas frolickers cared little for the young singers. Tom and Alice were discouraged and nearly stift from cold after two hours had gone by with not enough momey for their breakfast in Tom’s pocket. At last, when they were ready to give up: in despair, they saw a brilliantly lighted bouse. — The old Christmas carol rang out sweefly. as hope returned to the little singers. Within the house thp revelers heard - the song and hastened to the windows. The kind-hearted mistress of the mansion was moved with pity for the children.'She had them brought in and placed before the fire. Christ- mas cheer was given to them. ~After they were rwefreshed the kind lady Gladys Williamson of Norwich— book . entitled The Red 'Cross Girls With the American Army. I have Mauds Buckley of Norwich—Many 1 have read it and it is & very good story.. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDEA- WAKES. Our Entertainment. ‘We gave an entertainment to pay Ralph prize, $0.50. §—Ready to Defend Old wich, §th rrize, $0.25. 7— _Am Ready, by John Franea, by Claude Robinson, of Nor- in school work. it October 31st. Glory and 7th. H. Burrin, h prize, | entertain: ‘We decided to have Chickenpox broke out in the school and we postponed it until November It was a crisp, breezy night. OQur nt was to begin at 7.30. We drew out their story little by little. She had no children but loved them dearly. After hearing that the little waifs had no parents, she quickly de- cided to adopt them as her own. That night the little singers slept peacefully school were told to meet in the Greeneville school assembly room at half-past three. On entering the assembly room we were met by a woman who showed us to_our seats. ‘When everybody was seated _this same woman distributed war pamph- lets and talked to us about Hoover and economy. She then told us she was forming a Junior Home Economics Club, and the meetings would be held in the Greeneville school and each member would recelve a leaflet concerning cooking and economy every. week through the mail. She also said that the girl having the: best report and writing the best composition at the end of twelve ‘weeks would be given a gold medal. Those wishing to join this club were given membership ‘cards to fill out and were told" that the first meeting would be held Monday, Dec. 17. We were dismissed a few minutes Ashford. WEST THOMPSON Property of Catholic Parish Thorough- Iy Renovated and Improved—Church and Rectory in Fine Condition. that he would not return without something for the children’s Christ- mas: but it was now late evening and he was emptyhanded as when he had started out. He was gazing in a sortof fascin- ation at the scene before him, when, with a last loving touch to a berib- boned package, the woman switched off the light, leaving the room in darkness save for the fire on the hearth. The man outside shivered, and pull- ing his collar closer about his neck started to face the storm again: but he had gonme only a few short blocks when he stopped, arrested by a sud- den temptation. “T'll do it!” he muttered huskily. “Tll take just one thing from each stock- ing. They'll never miss them with that big tree loaded with gifts, and my babies shall keep their faith in Santa Claus. ¥ve mever been a thief before, but- He forced himself to retrace his steps and coming in sight of the house once morz, he saw a light o out—m an upper room. e “Tll -give them an hour to go to sleep,” he thought, and kept steadily on, walking sepialy to keep out. the cold. > The Sacred Heart church, West Thompson, of which Rev. John J. El- ty'is pastor, has been in the hands of decorators and painters = for _the past few weeks and is now in the best condition in its history. New Stations of the Cross, beautiful v;orks of art de- picting the Saviour's sorrowful jour- ney ,to Calvary, have been installed. The people of the parish are delight- ed with the attractive, neat and pros- perous appearance of, the church prop- erty, since the rectory has also been painted within and without, and has been thoroughly renovated. Thes the policy of Bishop John J. Nilan, of this diocede, and of the Roman Catholic church in general, - which | the American Red Cross campaign a ‘meaning of the Red Cross movement o Stsftord Sprinks, age *, $—Jobn Bull, by Emile Raymond, of Taftville, age 10, Sth prize, $0.25. 9—The Little School Girl Studying Her Lesson, by Anna Olsen, of Baltic, age 3, $0.25 -10—Mother's Little Helpers, by Hel- in fresh’ white beds. A few days later the good lady car- ried out her plan and the two waifs became her own children. A famous physician performed an operation on Alice’s eyes and she re- gained her sight. Tt was nearly midnight when he re- turned. -The room where the stock- ings hung had windows looking out on a porch. It was no trouble to slide back the catch, raise the window and step in. Here he paused to tie a hanakerchief across the lower part of his face. were to have it at the Grauge hall. Our program was rather short. consisted of thirteen numbers. had dancing a short time after. earned $22.° We already had 3$2. We nearly hed enough to pay for the Victrola. It is a great pleasure to the after 4, all being pleased with this club, and many were anxious to join GLADYS WILLIAMSON. It We We Norwich. Christmas Day. TOMMY TIDD. What Tommy Tidd Says: whole school. North Stonington. A Patriotic Meeting. On . Wednesday school ~girls we went t all had arfived MADGE SWAIN, Age 9. morning all the of 'Greeneville from the age of 10 years up were told to meet at the assembly hall in the Greeneville public school. Immediately after school . the stated place and when e sat ready to listen Both Alice and -Tom were happy in their new home and eoon forgot their old life. Their foster-mother always remembered how she found her dear children and thanked the good Christ- mas angel for giving her 5o welcome a gift. MAUDE BUCKLEY. Norwich. The Junior Home Economics Club Early Christmas morning I woke up and ran to my stocking. which was hanging in back of the chimney. I looked in it and found Christmas can- dy and Christmas nuts, then at the toe of my stotking I found a dollar. There was also another great su prise which I did not kmow. My mother led me into the parlor, and there I saw a beautiful Christmas tree, lighted with candles all around it and in the middle of the trec I saw It was not easy to decide what to take from the bulging stockin; It was too_much_like robbing a baby’s bank. He would go home. Perhaps Molly wonld have. found a way. He was re- placing the stockings over the fire- place when he ‘was startled by the sound of a child’s voice: “Oh, what have you dome to your facs, Santa Claus? A tiny girl was standing in the door- Last Wednesday the girls of our|a beautiful doll. I ran and took it|Way in he: little bars feet. { ; “Did_you hurt your face when you g T came down the chimney and have to. — tie it up?” 1 _She thought the map was Santa vaus! He said he had filled their stockings wnd his pack was empty and he had| ‘ust thought of two liftle girls whol to the interesting talk which followed. In' the first place the woman told us | how children can help to win the war by saving sugar and using substitutcc such as honey, syrup, molasses an. many times sait. ‘Besides saving sugar, we were alsc asked to save all other ecarcitles for Uncle Sam’s boys and the people. ir, France who are in need. - The real object of this meeting was = = - t> form a Hoover club, by which the B e e eyl Rty War Saving Stamps, for Gifts save, and thus help ‘heir country to Jin the sreat war which today it GERTRUDE PLATT, % ¢ 5 Norwich. T Am 13 “If, instead of giving a $5 gold plece, you will give a $5 stamp = —_— and four 26-cent stamps (which cost you $5.12) you will lend. the g ‘l‘::e"r“;‘_'mmn B money to the United States government and will encourage the re- two little street singers. Their 2 cipient not to spend the money—although the $6 stamp can.be cashed ents were dead and they lived al at any postoffice at fixed prices yielding 3 per cent. if cashed before slons, Tha.oldest was Tom, a bright, maturity—and you will also encourage the recipient to add -more other was Alice, o poor Het: Wia G5 stamps to. the certificates as he or she is able to save money &nd there- Bind girl, by to lend more money to the government. 3 It was Christmas eve. Tom had led “We are agents for the government in selling thess stamps and would like very much to have you consider making your Christmas presents to your children, your friends, your employes .or your. ser- vants in these certificates. The owner of these certificates will gradu- of t. Alice to the street and they were wending their way toward the fashion- ally acquire the habit of soving, which is so vitally necessary at this . time. : ,womld have no Christmas. He won-| Lee & sgood Co/ L) able part of the city, to sell e o S i s 28 then they stopped to look into the store windows and Te Victrola Outfit IX-a $62.50 An ideal outfit at a moderate price! Consists trola IX-a ($57.50) and your choice of $5.00 in Victor Records, selected from our complete stock. down $E= $ 5 and month Ask about our special Record Library Plan Well worth investigation of Vic- WICTOR VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS THEOLDEST ORIGINALVICIOR DEALERS, INNEW ENGLAN ESTABLISHED i872 The Store of Victor Service Supree body Working for the Cause. Booths bearing th the allied flags w questing the people their bit are brin. tions to the cause. mittee is daily recel from Baltic ladies who are be enrolled as knitters tc for the home boys at ing camp: of S the Baltic branch. the people of hard to make The officers of their assistants and Sprague are. working in’ the big drive. The huge success to the boys of this country who, of- fered their services and have gone into training is being explained by the Red Cross workers gtationed at different booths in town. Those in charge make an appeal to the people of Sprague to assist in this good work by subserib- ing. Renewals are fast coming in and it looks as though the member- ship of the Norwich chapter would be Mrs. Charles Charon's store, has receivec number of subscriptions t Mrs V. O. Freeman gre. increas: Ma is ‘spending a few atly increased when the campaign |] e W] itic branch was |ner daughter, Mrs. Joseph Saeabiianea the offers labore Peter Harrell, who has © established the officers labored earnest- iy to obtain subscribers. Their effort was rewarded, as wassshown at the flag raising cercises held in Baltic a - few months since. Baltic, Hanover and | Deep River—] Versailles _comprise the town ~ of |and automobile painter, Sprague. While the population of this | permanent place with the town is mot as large as many other | way department and will towns in eastern _Connecticut. the |his work under the supery showing both in enlistment by Baltic |sistant State Road Com: boys and the voluntary contributions|Kane January 1, 1918. friends in weelk. Maine, returnec time o make this campaign a suc The wor differen ing_the Red Cross campaig of gene Post, has secu ssion: putting the Jast touches to the tree, PSS Snawaze (.l “some one out inthe| o . A Grest Surprise. Main St. . Norwich, Conn.| storm was looking in wpon them ear Uncle Jed: It was Christmas o dh Standing with his back to the wind, | MOrning and my first thought after his_hands plunged deep into his s r o L TLCE oK pockets, was a man who gave the peo- | First, T pulled out a pretty dark biue Blo within only & paseing glance, his | hairribbon, next a bax of eandy and| " ., neglected, tumble-down|by Baltic people equals those eyes held fast by the two Christmas | ben @ bak of popcorn. I also found|PROIe, 10, P0F s parishes. towns with a greater percent stockings hanging by the fire. He had |2 fifty-cent piece. But what surprised population. Practically every o me most I found a goldpiece at the e oh chila In Baltic 18" be £ very toe of my stocking. This was a BALTIC. - this Big campaign. Men of mes great surprise. I thought that T would > = 53 greatly 1 the xood W g0 to the Christmas tree and see if — B i e e there was any surprise for me there. | Wnited Efforts Bringing About Redyins carricd on by the members - Indeed, there was ‘a great surprise.| Cross Campaign Success — Every- [Lranch A Bead o toe o Mrs. Barnes in the Lead. carr + : Cateching Their Christmas Feast by Lillian Murphy, prize, 50c. Norwich, | Conn. Pyralin Ivory A set like this makes a beautiful Xmas gift. We have many others: You may select each piece as you need to commence or add X to a set. Many people find this a practical method of making gifts. “The Lee & 0sgood Co. NORWICH, CONN. Y PAGE & SHAW and PARK & TILFORD CANDY