——————. "7" ————— toi IN THE WHITE HOUSE How Presidents of Past Enjoyed Christmas Holidays. No Celebration by John Quincy Adams Because He Regarded Religious Festival as a Foolish Extravagance. CCORDING to history the only A president of the United States who did not celebrate Christmas (because he regarded it as a foolish extravagance) was John Quincy Ad. ams, “the most economical known in public life.” Mrs. John Adams, the had a most discouraging time trying to make merry in the White during the Christmas holidays. (She was the first wife of a president to celebrate Christmas in mansion in Washington, dent and Mrs. Washing for the presi- gton were al- days.) of economy, but it was the House itself that was shabby, and a Christmas reception given to the mem bers of congress by the president proved, from her point of view, a ghastly failure. President Jefferson with four daughters, Was a and during father's the her Christmas head of made 2st, was the household, and signed to be from that time when the star stood Bethlehem. There were trees, and decorations, children of the official families, as well as gifts for the poor of the capital Although the Madisons did spend all of their Christmases in the historical interruption by the British, when they occupied other quarters for and sur- hospitality never been record for holiday merrymaking that has passed. When Andrew White House he was bowed and bro ken by the death of his wife and de pressed by political animosities. He had neither heart nor the slightest in- clination for holiday celebrations, vet be pulled himself together at Christ mas time, and saw to it that the day meant something happy to those in the White House In the meantime the Monroe istration was marked by nothing the way of holiday celebrations yond what was ntionally scribed, J be conve pre and after President Jackson's efforts at keeping the spirit of Christ mas in spite of his own personal sor rows, President Harrison did not live to Christmas in the White House. Mrs, Tyler lived one Christmas in After his second administration was ifant ente Christmas or any othe year, hospitalities the old Virginia styl no stint of merrymaking House, The Polk administration reverted to the grim and practical idea of John Quincy Adams. Perhaps it was not economy that changed the Christmas celebration at the White House; it is difficult to define the reason why Pres ident Polk did not make the holidays gee a to cel the marriage the Ty Whit ler noted 8 bril rtainments. Whether it wa time of the dispensed in was at the White for it and there sion; ment of the chief executive; perhaps it was because Mrs. Polk did not be lieve in the gay and festive way of to intimate history, she did not figure in military history, who had no of the White House, in had taken his seat as president the United States, and spent only one Christmas In the White House, be- queathed his administration to the Pillmores, people pitiably distin] guished by sorrow and adapted to the social obligations of the great national responsibility of sustaining the political and social ob- Hgations of the White House, “Shortly after becoming predident,’ The Ten Commandments for Christmas Giving By HARVEY PEAKE Tu shalt love the giver of the gift, becaust he has seat the gift, 2. Thou shalt remember first the very young and the very old. 3. Thou shalt buy within thy means, remember. ing the spirit of the gift and not the value, 4. Thou shalt not become a party to the mere exchange of gilts. Let thy fe go with each and every greeting or present thou sendest out. Thou shalt make such gifts as thy skill may warrant, inasmuch as the work ot hands gives added value to the offering. 3, a gift, but only peace and good will. Thou shalt have thy gifts ready several days before the time of delivery, that the immediate days before Christmas may be filled with peace and happiness, and not with turmoil and frenzy. friendless with such wholesome gifts as may hearts, show thy gratitude in more sincere ways. Christmas, NIN NNN NING NSN NNN NNSA NN SNS NNN Little Denny Was Almost Beyond Hope in the Eyes of His Older Sister, Aged Six. She was six if she she a little fat back her her red hand she heid a year getting into was a day in a little biack of red hair tam-o'shanter In a struggling vounger, and they the elevator at a and making for coat and hed firm ahout wighs her were tovs.' Children by but sponsibility, of have bean a are not allowed, guardians, in most such was her decorum, that bold floorwalker dared to question her Nor, evidently, was it her boy, still held in leash, ran front and made ght for devoted to Banta ( nd his sleigh, piled with There was a backgroun cedar and a huge Christ pair sat down before the ing old fellow in his red long white beard, holding whip, and from his face the did not turn from emn adoration Across the was a creche a wonderful and beautiful infant Jesus in the unaccom large air of re it would who rat visit in tiie space reindeet toys. d of fir ar tree strai {aus, 1} au ais nas robe, his his big small bo worshiping room er in her blue his staff » girl whis ned, strog im a Wo See the cow vi to milk the farm when air? + the goat, the goat in our alley?’ Cow we Fut Denny pulied to be Tha little was that gi whined back again to } girl looked ug is idol Her sigh ven by evers an prince for man for beginning whose soul she holds herself ible “Denny.” she said, Santa Claus better than respon “Denny he likes God great eternity.” A CHRISTMAS HYMN No tramp of marching armies, No banners flaming far, A lamp within a stable And in the sky a Star. Thelr hymns of peace and gladuoss To earth the angels brought, Their Gloria In Excelsis To earth the angels taught; When in the lowly manger The Holy Mother Maid In tender adoration Her Babe of heaven laid, Horn lowly In the darkness, And none as poor as he, The little children of the poor His very own shall be, No rush of hostile armies then, But just the huddling sheep, The angels singing of the Christ And all the world asleep. No flame of conquering banners, No legions sent afar; A lamp within a stable And in the sky a Star! seMargaret KE. Sangster, Weekly, May each Christmas. as it comes, find us more and more like him who, as at this time, became a little child for our sake, more simple-minded, more humble, more holy, more affec. tionate, more resigned, more happy, more full of God. —J. H. i Hewman. Rvesrbeseleletetetrirte le Ce dede dries Home Made Presents. “I thought I'd be economical this year and make my Christmas pres ents myself, instead of buying them,” {sald Mrs. Harlem; “so 1 bought a book of Instructions and went ahead.” “How did you make out?’ asked Mrs. Bronx. “The materials footed up to $43.58, and I put in a month's hard sewing and cutting.” “How did that compare with ast year?’ “Last yoar | bought all I wanted for $35." Bh dh OW ——————— First Christmas Card, In Decomber, 1844, Mr. W. A. Dob son sent the first Christmas card, How the Festive Season Is Ob- served Aboard Ship. Not Much Work Is Sports, Traditional Dinner and Evening Entertainment Fea- tures of Occasion. “spirit of Christmas” entered in- board the ships of the United States tional holidays varies, of course, the time, Into earch of the continental ports” “home come dropping in by twos and threes in New York and Philadelphia, and Norfolk and Frisco, it looks al most like a naval review. According to long established custom, they are on the beach (“liberty,” as they call it in the service), and every man jack who is not actually undergoing pun- nt is allowed and encouraged to | at the bright lights—go | leave or uptown for fun or | likes as long as his | from the ship | event. This custom applies | to the enlisted men, but to the officers as well and, when Christ home on anything else he lasts but away in any are not likely to be many more persons on board any man-o’-war than regulations call for in the mini mum. The few der such eircumstances, succeasful effort toward the “shipkeepers” cannot, un make a very merriment in the National Monthly, but what |, they lack in numbers they invariably mi 48 up in other wavs, of these ways being the complete satisfaction one Abroad and together is al on though, it Every soul 2% sea different reat teg wh, Hi Faun i" & A Christmas Concert on Board Ship. sedate flag or less unap proachable enant, d¢ to “Jimmy-legs” and the ship's cook and messenger bos volunt tutes himself a committees of one to see the thing through in oid navy” | fashion, and even King Neptune, when he ymes on board on oy ise, ¥ the line” to douse every hayseed and | land!ubber, has a formidable rival in the “spirit of Christmas.’ it the the first usually more lieut board, from officer and wn arily consti © matters not much whether the anchored off Vera Cruz or through the Pacific ocosan, from home and friends makes it incumbent on all to do their level best to make at least a brave try Merry Christmas.” Routine drills are entirely suspend- ed; and, except for cleaning ship {cleanliness in the navy being deemed to, but actually neck not a is aliowed to plowing “All hands” are called, to be sure, on scheduled time, but many more men “sleep In," | after the tiniest minimum of festivities are gotten under way. There is a varied athletic program and after an hour or so off for dinner at mia- Sailors are taught to be thorough. 80 they go at their potato races and | pleeating contests and tugs of war | fervor that they show when trying for a 13-inch tarret gun record or stamp ing out a Caribbean revolution. There is no lack of interest. That can be de- pended on. And when call is sounded | they are a tired lot | Toward sunset the various contests have been completed (or not unusu- ally called off “on account of dark- ness,” as the baseball people say), and, after an early supper, a stage is rigged up on the quarterdeck and the crowning event of the entire celobra- tion is on. Sometimes it is a minstrel show, another time a vaudeville per formance, but without exception there is plenty of music and near music, and no suel entertainment would be com- plete without the inevitable and inim- itable cakewalk. Some of the impro- vised costumes are fearfully and won. derfully made. But they are striking and, for the most part, very appropri ate, while the pirouetting and gyrating of the cakeowalkers thomselves are well worth seeing. The program is a long one, but interest never lags for a moment—{for American sailors are just as thorough at play as they are while at work, Candies on the tree aglow, Holly red and mistletoe; Hadiant faces, rapiurous cries, In the nursery wondering eyes, Btockings full and bulging out, Toys of every sort about, Music, Joyous, gind and gay, All of Christendom at play, Beason of the Holy Child, Dearest gift, divine and mild, Angel songs, dispelling fear, Yule, the blessed Yule is here! Pose Mills Powers, In Youth's Cx on Simple Littie Embeliishments Such as Ribbons, Seals and Holly Count for Much. At no time a thing count for so much as at time of Christmas giving: and in a few instances there are who overdo the outward embel none of us now like simplest little remem ess wrapped in spotless pa- with gay ribbons and adorned with bright seals expressing merry greetings And this is as it should be for the gains a great deal of zest from the multi beribboned white parcels to and fro, and we do not re passing of the ye bundle of our grand smother’ & day. But tho gift is not all that counts careful the and where The the the unl to olor brance cheeriness and ity of pli low we must be of how when and of presenting it time that custom more and more sets apart for the exchanging of gifts among friends is Christmas eve, any time from dusk to midnight: but day itself is sacred to pre senting gifts within the family fan put all the gifts in the If {bra ry or living room, arate plies, and deliberate breakfas the ne Christmas circle SBome lions in sep then, afler a all walk in and open the presence of each they NR Ein other. Never give can contrive a gift in person if you to send It or put it where it will be found awaiting the recipient when he or she fs alone, for when re ceived in this way the gift makes ils strongest appeal to one’s appreciation In giving money, even to near rela- tives, the utmost care should be give it in the most delicate possible; especially if you know money is needed. One of the cleverest ways is to take way the money in a paper bag and, after roll per part of the handle close the umbrella over it and tie with narrow ribbon. Another good way is to present an “note page 14’ Turning to see what fresh new paper money of ita presentation no jess than the material benefit, Popular Christmas Custom Said to Have Come Down to Us From Olid italian Practice. There is a story from Italy which some suppose to be the beginning of the present idea of the Christmas stocking. Years ago good old St { Nicholas of Padua used to throw | knitted purses with money in them in at the windows of the poor. These knitted purses were not unlike 2 stocking without a foot, and lator it became the custom of the people to hang this knitted sack just inside the window that 8t. Nicholas might put pomething in as he passed. When these purses went out of use the stockings were substituted. In the northern part of Italy it was a little too chilly to leave the windows open and the stockings were hung by the mantel place so that they might be filled from the chimney. SERN TRAGRRRORES SHEARER E TERRIA, . i Play Santa, it you will, but i : don’t get your whiskers burnt. - . SRRLRLCAPRIRALRBNRBVENNNRE RRR ORO Julkiapp Delivery. This is an expression used in Den mark and Sweden and denotes theh way of sending gifts. Before Christ mas all the gifts are wrapped so as « disguise the contents. Each package is labeled for whom it is intended and then at odd moments during the day these are thrown in st the doors o the windows, «| KEYSTONE STATE — ed From Here and There. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS Clew Driving Park For Dye Plant Site. fron Ore Vein Uncovered—Ma. chine Shop Kept Busy. The Topton furnne Steel and Iron C WAS in of the ompany, idle 2 The match w r Heffner, the The in charge years, ap 5 em. blown as Olde ploye of the slant vian opera of enden Il be new f ndry About uperint form ¢ Iron em boss Work driving Erveyed P. and « 4 i will con and to that place Wa atruet there rem y work recently added to the firm and wher told hanging might Williams resus rMy-eighl in Scran her head that she troubis raised Stein ng, in )y the il for re tion, al a are road machine mth ths 4,954. for the im ingyivania Altoona 1! year ago. The total is uring locomotive shone at They are rej we menze volume of traffic be by the Pennsy and they are Kept buss day and night Formal of the of the November election for three Bu Court Judges and on th on the four proposed Constitu tional amendments has been made by Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus E. Woods on behalf of the Governor. later than usual this year. reach $100,000 in the proclamation e elec The loss may eastbound freight on the Lehigh of a "Frisco line car broke, and as it left the tracks, eleven other cars fol lowed. They were loaded with wheat, oats and flour for the allies A rich vein of iron ore was uncov- ered on the farm of William Bertsch, near Selsholtzville, by Milton, W. P. and Robert Gery. The vein is twenty feet wide at the top. Bamples run high in percentage, and mining opera tions probably will begin at once, may send “Country” Smith, colored, of Harrisburg, to the alectric chair. The police alleged that the hat worn by “Country” when ar rested waa stolen from the home of Mra. Ella Albright, murdered last sum. mer. Smith is accused of the crime. From the triennial assesament of Bucks county, it is shown that there are 928 leas horses and 1.566 less cows than in 1912, and the value of the in crease in real estate taxable is $1. 260,201. A green hat EE The State Commission of Agricul ture considered plans to work in con junction with State College in the farm bureau and farm advisory work, #0 that the State will get the benefit of double service and they probably will be put into effect early next sum: mer, Although she was able to walk into the Conldale Hospital unaided, it was found that Mrs. Cassie Galiouaky was suffering from a fractured skull and her condition is eritical. How she was injured is not known. | NOTE 10 AUSTRIA SHARP IN TERMS The Destruction of the Ancona Called Barbarous. NOT DISPOSED TO PARLEY U. 8. Asks Prompt Action On De. mands—Wants Disavowa!, Repara tion and Punishment Of Sub. marine's Captain. The Ameri regard slearm text of the ia-Hung the It als a forma tes for ary lian demand prompt de and inde of the r repara RICITY.” Reaas irga ded In MAY SEND NITRATE s8HIP. Officials Discuss Action To Re lieve the Farmers Houston tment of mn the ad (rovoran to Chile erican yen for farm to obtain nitrate need of nitrate, the A pressing one not be met because toms to bring the country INAUGURATED. GOV. STANLEY | Succeeds McCreary As Chief Execu. tive Of Kentucky. Frankfort, Kj James B Mc | Creary of Kentucky retired from office years and Augus- for six consecu- tive terms De: Representative in Congress from the Second Kentucky district, was inaugurated as his sue: cessor, the ceremony (aking place at noon Lov after fous tus Oweley Stanley nocratic MRS. MARSHALL RECOVERS. Vice-President's Wife Now Travel. Able To Indianapolis Vice-President and Mra, Thomas R. Marshall left here for Washington. Mra. Marshall, who was operated on at a local hospital three weeks ago, has co far recovered that her phyrician said she could make the trip. She will be accompanied by a nurse GERMANS PAYING WAR LOAN. or Third Call Now Re. ported In. Berlin Cash payments on the third German war loan now amount te 10. 681,400,000 marks (§2.645.350,000) or 87 per cent, of the total subscription. Installments paid with money borrow. ed from loan banks have decreased 51,600,000 marks to 579,100.000 marks 87 Per Cent. con ——“— Li mins. FOR MONUMENT TO MRS. WILSON Ga., Mears That New York Architiect Will Design It Rome, Ga-~—Herbort Adams, New York architect, has been commissioned by President Wilson to design a monument for the grave of Mrs, WH. son, who was buried in Myrthe Hl Cemetery here in June, 1914. Rome,
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