Show SPIRIT OF GIVING MADE MAPE CHRISTMAS PLAN WORK Ii IN LARGE FAMILY UNIT t Y By BETTY BLAIR JJ t Christmas plans for giving indicate there here are still those who enjoy enoy the real spirit of Christmas and that its value doesn't depend depend de- de pend tend on how much one gives but on the portion of ones one's self that accompanies the gift i c Dear Miss Blair This is the first time I have ver written to you but I can truthfully say that I enjoy your column very much and have received re received re- re help from it in many ways Very o oft often t n I have been tempted to send in my fly ideas on other peoples peoples' troubles but you do such sucha a good job that I decided not to S- S This time I feel that I have an n idea which held may The Family Fam- Fam ily Uy whose letter you answered recently In our family of 11 young peo- peo K pie le eight of us are married so sowe i we have laws in-laws which increases the Christmas budget beyond our means We decided something had to be done and yet keep the Christmas spirit so we put our 11 names in a n hat and each one drew a name Of course course we cannot cannot cannot can can- not draw our own name and keep kup it Limited Price We set a price of not less than for a. a a gift and not more than We can buy for our mother and father aunt and uncle and the small children if we want to besides the name we draw In t this is way we all get a gift We type or print the names on paper or Christmas tags so we dont don't know who is giving the gift to us Then the gifts are put under the tree and it is really fun when some one person is picked to pass the gifts and every everyone everyone everyone one has a gift We met with suc sue success success cess and lots of fun and Christinas Christmas Christinas Christ Christ- inas mas spirit with our plan last year and are doing it again this year I do hope this idea will vill be of help to others who are having a ahard ahard ahard hard time d deciding how they can get everyone a gift I want to express my appreciation appreciation appreciation to you for your kindness in talking to me on the phone I wish you continued success in your work and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ANOTHER FAMILY Your plan seems so feasible I gladly publish it so others with scanty dollars seeing it may follow suit asuit It was nice of you to take the trouble to write the details of the pl plan n and send it in Hearts Heart's Haven is run on the theory of the family plan that anyone anyone any any- one wishing to express himself on the matter of any problem that falls within our may do so We are always happy to receive receive receive re re- re- re your comments I feel all puffed up oyer over your you nice compliment and have a sincere appreciation for you and your family fam fam- ily fly in the fact that you can have 50 so happy appy a Christmas on limited L means by originating a plan to include in in- elude clude gifts for all More power to tc f you QU |