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THE POST, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1942
By All Churches
Deeper Significance Of
Will Attract Hundreds This Year
Religious observance of the holiday season will see its climax in the
traditional Christmas services Thursday evening and Christmas Day in
To the youngsters with visions of holiday
goodies, recitations and shiny new toys it will be the greatest day of the |
all the churches of this area.
year, but to the older folks it will
Christmas in many years.
There is a joyous spirit in the
air and a brave attempt to make the
season unusually festive. Many
family circles will be broken this
season for the first time in years.
There is an uncertainty of what the
New Year holds that makes more | by Joanne Sidler, “Cradle Hymn” |
Full Programs Are Prepared ¢
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’ | recent callers at the Wilcox home | ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Payne. Mr.
\ | were PFC Willard Crispell of Out- | Payne was formerly employed by
a N i i | let and Pvt. Loy McCarty of Nan-|U. S. Civil Service Commission at
For Christmas ¥ | ticoke, both now stationed at Fort | Washington, D. C., but he has re-
¥ ¥ Sheridan, Illinois. signed and has enlisted in the Mer-
Yuletid ¥ : % re chant Marines.
etiae 3 x OR Ee ¥| Irving Ashton who is stationed at ois
BB REA RNR | Camp Devens, Mass., is spending a | David Deater, prominent stores
My "| furlough with his parents, Mr. and
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have a deeper significance than any |
of Bethlehem” by the congregation, |
the ‘welcome by Austin. Snyder,
“Sleep Baby Jesus’—song by the |
Primary and Junior classes, prayer |
by Reverend Abbott, recitation by |
Beverly Major, “Much Too Young”
| carols will be sung and the sermon
, subject will be “God’s Gift to Us.”
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN |
Christmas will be ushered in at !
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Shaver- |
town, of which the Reverend Her- |
CONTACT |
bert E. Frankfort is pastor, at a for
Christmas Evening Vigil Service at 3
11 P. M. Holy Communion will be | Service i
administered. The usual Christmas |
New members will be received.
On Christmas Night at 6:30 P. M.
the Sunday School program of reci- H e 1 1 0,
tations and songs by the scholars of |
There! |
| serving overseas as a Radio Tech- , wok
School, R.C.A. Institute, School of | to spend the holidays with his par-
Communication Technology in New |
| School of Radio at Fort Monmouth, |
New Jersey. |
mature minds seek the reassuring by the Beginners, ‘Presents’ by | p) 2
presence of the Christ Child. For | Warren Major, Beverly Major, Pat- | the Sunday School will be given.
these reasons, the churches of this | sy Ide, Alma Brown and Russell Ma- | The follgwing wil] Sake part in the
y 1 h 1 Helis Se { program. Robert Harold Ash, Wil-
region, as well as those all over the | jor, recitation by Emerson Brandon, (Gon EE. TH J Ali Sh
country, expect larger Christmas at- | “Tis Christmas Eve’ 10 E. dhomas, df, alice Sarey,
by Shirley | »: . 3 y
tendance than at any time during | Elston, “Silent Night” by the con- | Richard M Rudy, dry, Eobert, Owens,
| Virginia Louise Frankfort, Dolores
the last score of years. | GS arama a Lundy, Ralph Ell, Carol Ann Rudy,
| nyder, apdra 2900, ema { Carol Thomas, Sandra Graves, Eve-
DALLAS METHODIST | Kemmerer, and Elaine Major,
fae ay "| lyn Bowman, Marie Adler, Kenneth
The Christmas Musical Service | “Christmas Shopping” by Goldie | mq, .o Beatrice Ell Frederick Mal-
was presented at the Dallas Metho- | Ide, “Christmas Every Day” by | kemes, Jr. Elizabeth Derolt. Frank
dist Church on Sunday evening. The | Mary Britten Major, “A Child's Fisher. Carel Malkemes Arthur
four musical organizations provided | Thought” by Catherine Davis, “The Bon Ruby Shrey Carol Bow-
the program. The program consis- | Reason” by Geraldine Casper, reci- man Marilyn Lundy. Ronirice Adler
ted of: : i tation by Bobby Rice, violin solo by Flogaor Downes, Janis Lee Graves.
Prelude—‘‘Christmas Carols.” i Joseph Ragno, “Have You Heard” James: Owens, EN Margaret J
(The Church School Orchestra di- | bY Grace Barrall, “The Christmas Malkemes, Beverly Morgan, William
rected by Mrs. William H. Baker.) | Star” by Tommy Nagle, Kenneth | J. Hartman, Harold Rose, Barbara
Processional—“Fanfare for Christ- | Sutton, George Major, Frances | Jane Malkemes,
Z 3 a Nancy Fahringer,
mas Day” by Shaw. | Wentzel and Darrel Major, Beau- | Nancy Lozo, Dorothy Winters, Ken-
The Junior and Senior Choirs ac- | tiful Christmas Star” by Priscilla
companied by the Bell Lyre. | pe 4 it Ie Jape : RN Esther Warren, Alice Bowman.
Hymn—*“Joy to the World” by | Bry soams, Oot y Wentz, and | There will be a piano solo by Bea-
the congregation. | Catherine Casper, “How We Know” |
| trice Adler and a saxaphone solo by
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: Prayer—The Choir, the Congrega~| > re tik i a | Paul Fahringer. At the conclusion
tion, Silently; the Minister. {Give y tommy Liston, AUred| ft the program gifts will be presen-
Hymn—“There’s a Song in the Adams, Arthur Carichner, Bobby ted to the children:
Air” by the Chancel, Junior and Nulton, Danny Carichner and An-
Senior Choirs thony Casper, remarks by Reverend
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Anthem — “The Prophecy” by | Abbott, cello solo by Judith Simms, | ayn .
she Sonior Choir. play—“O, Holy Night” with H. A. The Waiting City
Solo—“0 Holy Night” by Adam, Snyder as reader, Carl Brandon as | paris i$ a city strange and calm
neth Malkemes, Robert McMichael, |
Mrs. Thomas Moore. and Gilbert
Tough as shepherds, Bill Major as
Joseph and Dorothy Major as Mary,
responses by the Church Choir, “Joy
to the World” by the congregation.
Scripture Lesson—Luke 1:39-56.
Hymn—*“O Little Town of Bethle-
hem” by the congregation.
Anthem — “Hear the Joy-Bells
Ring” by the Junior Choir.
Offertory—“Prayer” from “Hansel
and Gretel” by Humperdrinck—Four
cornets.
Anthem —“The Christ Child,” by
soloist, Ralph Miers
RUGGLES METHODIST
“Things associated with Christ-
mas’ was the theme of the worship
service in the Ruggles Methodist
| In mists of greyest gloom enshroud-
ed,
Her brightest moods she must em-
{ balm
Unless her secrets are unclouded.
The sifting fog hides St. Cloud safe-
|.
| All except her domes of white
| Which rise to whisper to the shad-
Eom Je Shon a. Yon Church on Tuesday evening at 8. > ows
olo—"Gesu bam y * | The program was divided into four | Once more you'll walk the path of
MS Moore. parts, carols, star, gifts, and candles. | . Light.”
Anthem—*“Alleluia” from ‘Exul- ? Y y E1ELS, of
The first part of the program was |
introduced by Mrs. Clarence Oberst,
followed by a discussion of the car- | With the broken lives laid low,
ols, “O, Come, All Ye Faithful” and | The tramp of armies echoes dully
“The Holly and The Ivy” by Marion | In the twilight afterglow.
; Bronson, “The First Noel” by Mrs. | : iain
Oberst, “Glory to the Newborn | An unknown soldier waits in silence
Tain : . ‘ | While another battle rages
King” by Naomi Hunsinger, “In-| g
tant Holy,” “Bring a Torch” by An- | Fought for all entombed by greed
nabelle Crispell, “What Child is To free them from their Nazi cages.
This ?”, “Carol of the Russian Chil-
tate, Jubilate” by Mozart, the Jun-
ior and Senior Choirs.
Hymn—*“Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing” by the congregation.
Benediction.
Closing Meditation.
Postlude: the Church School Or-
chestra.
Her boulevards are sadly laden
ALDERSON METHODIST
A Christmas program will be held | dren” by Walter Bronson, and [L2riS With her empty beauty
in the Alderson Methodist Church| “Happy Bethlehem” by Dorothy Holds a firm will underneath,
this evening (Wednesday) at 8:00. | Jones. All she needs is loyal leaders
Who their lives will now bequeath.
—Helen R. Conrad
The opening song will be sung by The second part of the program
the Primary and Intermediate de-|or the star, was opened by a short
partments, followed by congrega-| reading by Mrs. Clarence Oberst,
tional singing, a welcome by Joan | then a scripture selection was read
Allen, “Merry Christmas, Every-|by Dolores Dendler, a poem, “A
body” recited by Loraine Sitton, | Child's Wish” by Richard Cornell,
“Santa’s Job” by Connie Higgins, | “The Nativity Star” by Emma Hun-
“Reading for Tiny Tots” by Betty | singer and the carol, “We Three
Jane and Sadie Moss, “The Best|Kings of the Orient” by the con-
Time’ by Jimmy Ward, “Do Cheer” | gregation.
by Patsy Sorber, “Just Tiny Tots” | The third part of the program,
by Betty and Joan Cowan, “What |the gift, was started by a reading
I Can Do” by Harry Allen, 3rd, a by Marion Bronson, followed by two
solo by Mary Delaney, “Christmas | poems, “What Makes Christmas” by
Bells” by Lois Ward, Jessie Armi- | John Bronson and ‘A Christmas
tage and Ruth Zimmerman, “Christ- | Prayer” by Emma Hunsinger.
mas Fun” by Bobby and Cookie | The candle, the final part of the
Morgan, “Holly Wreaths” by Doro- | program, was illustrated by a can-
thy Weber, “Why Stockings Are | dlelight service, conducted by the
Hung” by Billy Morgan, a clarinet | Junior and Primary Departments.
The alleged verse below is
dedicated with respect and af-
fection to the Wyoming Valley
Woman's Rifle Corps who pre-
sented the writer with a toy
sheep, to honor his docile na-
ture, and made him mascot of
the Corps.
—Fred M. Kiefer.
The soldiers of the glorious past
have won their honors firm,
comes now, at last, my turn.)
Ode To The Rifle Corps |
(While not comparing me to these, |
Here in the “good old Back
| Mountain” we don’t have to
| dream of a “White Christmas” |
| —we have one. We have one
| with the traditional steel gray |
| sky, the glistening trees, the
| sparkling icicles from the
| eaves, snowy-white hill sides
| and the thermometer hitting
| the marks below zero. Well,
you know how it used to be.
[ Grandpap has changed to
| his old standbys — the red
| ones, Mom has taken her fur
| coat out of moth balls, Jr. has
| gotten his ice skates into con-
| dition and everyone is spend- |
ing the evening with his feet
in the oven.
The hemlock we bought at
the corner store is already up,
covered with shiny red -balls,
sending its spicy aroma all
through the house. Mom has
made plum puddings, fruit
cakes, cranberry sauce, stuffed
dates and figs, cracked nuts,
baked pies until every cup-
board and mook in the house |
is filled with goodies. During |
the last week all sorts of queer
bundles have made their ap-
pearance in the spare bedroom. |
Pop is coming home from the |
shipyards Christmas Eve, Sis|
arrived last week from Wash-
ington and brother Jim is ex-
pected from camp any time
now. It's going to be fun to all |
be together again.
While we were wrapping our |
presents and planning our |
Christmas, Mom and I could |
not help but think of all the
families who won't be together !
on this holiday of holidays,
who are scattered from ome
corner of the map to the other.
| There ate a lot of boys who
will be spending Christmas
Eve in Camp Meade, Camp
Houston or Lowry Field. ;
Well, we thought maybe
| they'd like to know we hadn't
| forgotten them. That we folks
| here in the home town will be
thinking of them on Christmas
Day when we worship the Babe
in a peaceful church, or eat |
| that second helping of turkey.
| We'll be thinking of them as
| they gather around the bar-
racks tree, sing Christmas
| Carols, attend midnight mass
|in the camp chapel and have
| their Christmas dinner from
| soup to muts.
| So Mr. and Mrs. Risley, the
| members | of the staff, the
| Script Club and I wish you all
la full and merry Christmas,
| the best of health and happi-
| mess and a victorious new year.
—MARTHA.
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‘Miss Disaue Joins WAACS
| Auxiliary Marion Disque, daughter
| of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Disque of
| Pikes Creek, left for Des Moines,
| ted August 28th of this year. Other
solo by Arnold Garinger, “My
Christmas Stocking” by Carol Scou-
ten, “The Star of Light” by the Jun-
iors, a guitar solo by Ruby Jones,
a song by the Intermediates, a vio-
lin solo by Bernard Rogers, “Good
Night” by Jessie Armitage.
SHAVERTOWN METHODIST
A Christmas pageant was held in
the Shavertown Methodist Church
last Sunday morning at 10:30. Those
taking part were Cortez Jennings,
Barnard Whitney, David Whitney,
Ross Williams, Mrs. Verna Davis,
Mrs. Letha Mericle, Jesse Kimber-
ling, James Jones, Robert Ocken-
house, Russell Ockenhouse, William
Calkins, Thomas Phipps, and Miss
Eleanor Bartels. In the evening at
7:30 the senior choir presented a
contata, ‘His Natal Day’ with Mrs.
C. Wayne Gordon, Organist and
Musical Director, in charge.
LEHMAN METHODIST
The Lehman Sunday School will
present Christmas exercises at the
Church on Thursday evening, De-
cember 24, at 8 o'clock. The pro-
gram is as follows: “‘O, Little Town
IDETOWN METHODIST
The choir of the Idetown Metho-
dist Church will present the contata
| “His Natal Day” by, Edward W.
| Norman, next Sunday, December 27,
in the church. Mrs. Helen Husted
is director of the choir and Mrs.
Henrietta Keller is pianist.
ST. THERESE’S
Father Harold Durkin will be in
charge of a high mass at St. Ther-
ese’s Church at Shavertown on mid-
night at Christmas Eve. The Choir
will sing “Kyrie,” “Gloria,” “Credo,” !
“Sanctus,” “Benedictus,” ‘‘Agnus
| Dei,” and ‘“Adeste Fideles,” with
Miss Miller as organist. Christmas
Carols will precede the mass.
Midnight mass will be said by
| Father John O'Leary on Christmas
Eve at the Lady of Victory Chapel
at Harvey's Lake. Christmas carols
i will be sung by the choir.
Masses on Christmas Day will be
as follows: St. Therese’s, 8:45 and
10:45 A. M., Lady of Victory, 9:15
| A, M. Parties will be held for the
| hildron on Christmas Day.
With all the fame their deeds pro- Horas Noveribor 21. and 1s how re]
claim their loot is incomplete. |
| ceiving her basic training at Fort
For Jackson, Sherman, Lee and | 5 Moines as a WAAC. Marion,
Grant were ne'er presented with a graduate of Lehman High School,
sheep. | class of 37, was very active in|
A chubby, wondrous, wooly sheep— | school activities and attended the
a pure white ovis dalli sheep, | Maple Grove Methodist Church. Be- |
A kindly, clean and smiling sheep ! fore enlistment, she was employed !
which I view even in my sleep. |by Attorney Samuel W. Rhodes of |
Nor ’ere their lot, their lucky lot, Huntsville.
to earn the term of “Our Mascot” Bam
Glenwood M. Herring, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank S. Herring of Beau- |
’ : { mont, has been promoted to the
Twes thrust, noridid Fibacle away. | grade of Staff Sergeant (Technician
"Tis proud I'll be along the years, |
To band of beauty, lass and cutie,
female army on the trot.
For Mascot I am, don’t give a damn,
| ERR TIA ERASE
let envy cast is sneers. 3
Forward-March! Halt! Fire! BANG! ul
It’s ringing in my ears. 2 MERRY CHRISTMAS ¥
That I'm mascot of Wyoming's own I 4
brave Forty-Sixth Brassieres! 2 r=Tp— i
Uncorseted, silk-stockinged dears; n Everybody ¢
join me in three rousing cheers, [R i
For the cherry-lipped, swivel-hipped, i ) ’
male-equipped fighting Fusiliers— | x MARGUERITE S % |
Those belly, sittin’, standin’, shoot- 3 Beauty Shoppe |
in’ Forty-Sixth Brassieres: Rn ¥
x . : |
Those lovey, upsey, dipsy, dovey i Main Road - - - Fernbrook ¥ i
Forty-Sixth Brassieres. Zocor: AO LTTE TE TELL |
keeper of Alderson, has a growing
collection of post cards from local
boys serving in the armed forces
and from boys in out-of-state de-
fense plants.
Grade 3). Sergeant Herring is now { Mrs. Irving Ashton at Jackson.
nician, with the Army Signal Corps. |
2 el Robert “Jim” Payne returned
He is a graduate of Beaumont High |},500 to Loyalville Sunday evening
|
York City, and the Signal Corps
Christmas Customs
eg |
the mid-winter festivals in" honor of
Edward “Ted” Parrish, son of Mrs. | Into the web of America’s Yule-
Della Parrish and the late E. R. | tide are woven the customs of many | Thor.
Parrish of Idetown, left yesterday, | lands. ~The sending of Christmas cards
Tuesday, for New Cumberland and | Our own Santa Claus came to us | was begun in England in 1846 by
the United States Army. “Ted” has | via Holland and the Dutch settlers Sir Henry Cole.
been employed at the A. C. & F un- | of New York, from whom we also | There are so few trees in Iceland,
til he left for the Army. | get the custom of hanging up the | that when Christmas comes around,
* x x | stockings around the fireplace. these ingenious people make their
Corporal Dean D. Kocher of Fort | Germany gave us the Christmas | own.
Benning, Georgia, is spending a ten | Tree, but our community trees had | In Czechoslovakia, a twig of cher-
day furlough with his parents, Mr. | their origin in the open air festivals | ry blossom is placed in water on
and Mrs. M. J. Kocher of Ruggles. | of Italy and Spain. | December 4. If it blossoms by
ww The custom of kissing under the | Christmas Eve, the girl who tended
PFC E. Frederick Wilcox returned mistletoe harks back to the Old |it will be married during the com-
to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, on Wed- | World tradition that the maiden ing year.
nesday, December 9th, after a 5 day who was not kissed under the mist- | In Jugoslavia, the next to the last
furlough with his parents, Mr. and |letoe at Christmas time would not | Sunday before Christmas is Moth-
Mrs. Burton Wilcox of Lehman. | be married during the coming year. | er’s Day. Her feet are tied by the
PFC Wilcox received a Sharpshoot- | Therefore, a twig of the plant was | children and to ransom herself, she
er's Medal for record riflle firing on | hung from the chandelier, or over | must distribute her gifts.
the rifle range at Fort Sheridan |a doorway. In Russia traditional Christmas
some time ago. He is on Commun- | The burning of the Yule log is be- | gifts are red boots for children and
ications Detail since he was induc- [lieved to have originated with the | gold slippers for young girls.
| Vikings, who kindled huge fires at | —Miss Recordia.
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