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Show 0 , ( ,.r ointi 72 s aner CHRISTMAS EDITION December 21, 1923 by zzr Katherine Edelmdi sJL ipould not be uno glad. memj, over the earth there can be heard the ho ojoula not oe u?hen all jingle of Santa Claus' sleigh bells, the patter of his rein-ee- rs hoofs and the chuckle of the jollu little man? IDho mould not Le merry mlien everymiere me Mg eager, expectant little children, their eyes and the jou mhich of feet dancing in happy expectation ' J comma? IDho mould not be merry and glad at tie sigit of .full stockings. by the chimney, the gaily l J tree mith everu bough? cjiftson d not be merry and glad at the thougit of the gathering and feast that make Christmas a celebration of the home and of familu ties? theu knom 3 7 is -o- . . U?ho mould not 9 rnamented - be merry mien everymiere me look me see men and momen at their uery best, filled deep mith the spirit of love and giving -- mhen everybody seems to have been touched bu the magic hand of Christmas? Mio mou d not be merry mien in every iome y 11 , and T f there is happy mhispering and planning and streets and shops are filled mith a gladsome throng all bent upon the most unselfish mission in the morld: to help I rina joy to others? Le " mien the IDho mould not merry glad mhole country is radiating peace and joy and good cheer: mhen the Christmas spirit has spread itself ike an encircling mantle over the nation? C7 . and Le d not glad and of good merry :heer in the conviction that some day, mhen the Christian citizen serves Qod in relation to his home community and his nation, there mill be literallu in earth peace, good mill tomard men."? J Copyright, 192J, Weitern Newipaptr Union. f |