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Show 'The Midvale (Utah) Sentinel Page Three FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1948 HERRIMAN ~ Agnes Dansie, Reporter that glorious holidaythen much of the purpose of Christmas living would be lost. All of us get disturbed and even disgusted sometime at the sordid and meaningless observance of Christmas in some quarters. The extended drunkenness which accompanies the Christ, mas celebration, certainly do little to add to the proper appreciation of Christmas.•But these are just by-producs of Christmasparasitical hangers-on to the fest!val which is so dear to the hearts of all of us. In this as in every phase of human Jiving it is well to look beyond the rubbish hea" to the clouds and mountains beyond. There is much to admire about Christmas even in these hectic and materialistic days. The spirit o.f the Christ Child still abounds in the hearts of man. If it were not for the genuine feeling of the dsire to give, of a real ~ish to share our good f~rt_une w1th o.thers, the commerc1al1sm of Chr1stmas would be impossible. Merely because some selfish individuals . •t of take a d van t age o f th e sp1n generosity which ab?un~s at ~e season, should not JUStify us m questioning the motives or the s~~erity which prompts the lnr d1V1dual to be generous. Cer- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : : 1 justify THESE KIDS OF OURS Annie C Sorenson, Mrs Florence Harrington attend the Primary • • 1 stake board meeting at the home of Mrs Minola Sheppick at By P. M. Miclelsen South Jordan recently. Director of Pupil Personnel A H Dansie and son, Clinton, Jordan School District and Ted Christensen were guests at the 'Farm Equipment' lunch- PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS Mr. Mickelsen: After a hard eon and show at Salt Lake Monday. days shopping I can't help wonder if all this Christmas fuss is worthwhile. It seems to me that we have lost sight of the meaning Mrs. S. Peter Petersen, Reporter of this day. Now all we are concerned with is giving and getting. Genie! Evans, Granite's school There must still be some good reporter, says a lunch program left in Christmas and my husis now on. Each pupil is served band asked me to write you and hot soup and 4 crackers for 255c per week, which tastes very good he bet me you could justify on cold winter days. They bring Christmas and find much to adtheir own bowl and spoon. mire in it.' So 1 am writing to Some of the pupils also bring you . . . Mary . Dear Mary: Your husband wins food" from home to eat with the soup. his bet and I thank him for the Dr Thomas E Clark and Clyde implied compliment in your JetPalmer of Sandy, stake mission- ter. I can think of nothing nicer ary representatives, were guest than to be thought of as somaspeakers in sacrament service Sunday evening. Lavoy Whit- one w h o can find good in things ' more and Sharon Despain also especially Christmas. Olf course I can justify Christmas, Mary, gave short talks. Mr & Mrs Rich Whitmore were and so can you after you have guests of honor at a turkey din- rested from your shopping orner Dec. 6, at the Emerson Hand deal. If there were nothuig good home. in Christmas-if we could not The Relief society spent the time quilting in the monthly work and business meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Refreshmets were served, with Emily Blair, Emma Beckstead, Elsie Despai, and June Evans as hostesses. Mr & Mrs Emerson Hand and family were recent dinner guests at the C C Pingree home in Wasatch. The occasion was to honor the birthday anniversaries of Mrs Pingree and her daughter, Laurel. Mrs Ed Mann entertained the "Ladies of Wasatch" club last Thursday evening. Cards and refreshments were enjoyed. At a birthday party last week in honor of Mrs Thomas Torgelson of Riverton and Mrs Lester Butterfield at the Butterfield home, Mrs Torgelson and Mrs Butterfield were hosteses. Games were enjoyed and luncheon was served to Mrs Thomas S Buterfield, Mrs Elton Bills, Mrs Nat Crane, Mrs Ralph Butterfield, & Mrs Bud Sorenson and Mrs Jas Newman of Lark, and Mrs Willard Bills of Riverton. Attending the West Jordan stake Scout turkey banquet Sat~ urday evening were Bp. & Mrs T Ralph Butterfield and son, Mr & Mrs Elton Bills and son, Mrs Nat Crane and sons, Mr & Mrs Wendell Miller and son, Ellis Forman and Almon Butterfield, Mr & Mrs Don Swasey and Mr & Mrs Kent Bodell and Mr & Mrs Don .crane, members of the bishopric. Mr & Mrs Raymond Parry of Salt Lake were weekend guests at the Ray Parry home. James A Miller has returned from Chicago where he attended a welfare convention. Guests at the home of Mr & Mrs Louis Christensen Sunday were Mr & Mrs Delbert Wengren of Midvale and Mr & Mrs John Christensen of American Fork. Mrs Joe Harvath has returned to her home in Salt Lake after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr & Mrs A W Crane. Mr & Mrs Ray Parry had as guests Saturday evening Mr & Mrs Jack Withers of Riverton & Mr & Mrs Raymond Parry of Salt Lake. Barbara Crane of Salt Lake and H Cheevers of Copperton were guest speakers at the Sun· day evening service. A Xmas operetta is being pre- sented at the school auditorium The earliest known etching Dec. 19 at 8 p m under the direcaion of Prin. Ballard and Mr was made in 1504. Stevenson. Subscribe-Reaa the Hometown paper! Mrs Fern C Butterfield, Mrs gRANITE I I tainly anything which has the power to make people think of others, if even for a few days, is worthwhile. I am sure, Mary, that you, being a good mother, would miss the thrill whicn comes !from seeing the starlight in your children's eyes on Christmas morn. ing. I am confident that you would not like to give up the pleasure which the planning and scheming which goes on before Christmas with the sole objective of making somebodv else h'mpy. We grown-ups as well as the kiddies get a lift out of the beautiful songs reserved for this one sea. son of the year. All mankind is benefitted by perusing, if but for a day, to pay homage to the inspired Nazarene, who after two thousand years exerts a profound influence for good throughout the world. Maybe, Mary, if Christmas has l?st . its signific~ce the fault 1 hes m you and m me. Mer.ely because the purpose of Christmas has been prostituted for gain in some quarters, does not mean that our responsibi 1"1ty h as been taken away from us. We can do much to recapture the spirit of the day. We have access to thousands of beautiful Christ- our children. It is not enough to give them books, for like everything else about Christmas, these stories must be shared to be apeciated. There are countless records which record the glorious Christmas songs and which furnish a means of developing an appreciation of Christ and His mission. Get them and play them for your children. Interest your boys and girls in the welfare of those less fortunate than they. By losing themselves in the problems of experience the others, theywill thrill of joy which can come only through service. Preparing for Christmas m ans far more than just to decorate the home and the tree. It means r. ,re than the planning and buying and wrapping of gifts. We ar .wt necess11rily prepared for Chr stmas when the turkey is in the oven the trimmings prpared and the J family ready to sit down to the 1 Chrismas dinner. 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