Show page topaz times 1944 2 december 25 lev N K g asri t rs pi c e f ty t y 0 gift sandears te Us SIancar tells and giver friendship baro i ever Eai tors note evor editors observathe first since tho tion of christmas in topaz s ki is bare those who have prepared and sent those gifts want to share with the children in the center the spirit pressing have been regoodwill ceived in the topaz protorganizations estant church office from churches and individuals on the out- the senders of these gifts them have been prekany of thorn side have been sending yany pared by children in the gifts for young children sunday schools each child in the article each year gifts and preparing special nugent rev which follows to go bells something about tho asking that tells ago s own some hi of C child his gifts of the meaning topaz and who the teachers in and about the people superintendents of the sunsent them day schools have requested by rev carl nugent of the that the children in the cc 0 i vi ng these receiving topaz protestant church center should write gifts letters practice loving the following Fol of the past two years the in response we arr the sel iding with protestant church commis fore sending the to varipackages sion has again laid plans gift names and adfor christmas in the vari- ous blocks persons to whom of dresses centers ous relocation right write the children topaz year center this these gifts coming from was assigned to the evanmembers of the church reformed gelical and country the many throughout and boxes church have a hive value far beshould from this church the unitfron worth yond their intrinsic and others ed brethren not what we give but have been coming by mail of love and goodwill that should abound eeverywhere at christmas time is scores of for weeks past ex share the gift without what letters it an opportunity bolter for better and friendunderstanding ind it and express 9 evacuees es en the ship betm betivuen and the churches these gifts are sent ona y as an expression not only of goodwill roodwill on the part of the church members but alof so as an indication f or their sincere regret for the whole matter of evacuation involving suffering and loss to so many of our fellow residents and fell- ow citizens of the united states our replies who have folks to the sent these gifts will help exceedingly in building this attitude of understanding goodwill anong we vie the ples all V and the peo- im st pauls oftons guild franklin park VI to the many organizations and friends listed on this and following pages are greatly responsible for making christmas a bright occasion for the children of this center the community of topaz expresses sincere appreciation cia tion guild rockford I I1 st johns chicago E st pauls st peters ARKANSAS methodist missionary society searcy california st mrs marks H H E 0 connecticut church oakland warber san francisco it lillian ea Inu immanuel nanuel E it madison region zion E R it t peters first Vaj B church church E R guild contra guilaf farmers trinity E R guild ladies aid hinsdale R church R regional E mona regional XI B U U B B villo first U B peoria chapel Dan danville villo ahee methodist church Kanha Kanh heo emmanul caseyville Case Meck fussel city ney chrisney Chrls guild indianapolis Indin nepolis guild munster missionary society columbia city kokomos church kokomo noblesville lesville church Nob missionary society brook U B M E iff M A uville guild Granta Grant iville edward chicago church centralia women lWomens union roselle becker roxana walter schroeder quincy lia first aroma guild petersburg church freeport council of church elmhurst E ana zions E bloomington federation ration roder Fade atlon maywood guild sutter 1 I1 TD V F ill church I lutheran church new haven albert hamden V R booth rockville Rock villa ILLINOIS go so R E janning nning granite miss esther Xa mrs A wendland Elra hurst elmhurst chicago koch arthur mrs 11 11 fisher chicago mr lendland elmhurst guild rivera regional R mr mrs sheffield rhoads G R P E st pauls ALABAMA E bloomington church Napp erville church chicago hinckley R church church calvary community E mrs B and U 2nd U B church butler missionary association church hammond first E it church huntington A W M roanoke R church mulberry E U corydon B church U albright B W M A elkhart bremen |