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Show f aln' Salt i'akr Dr. Joy re Brother- - S- rib it nr - i Sunday Morning. December ion Infant Christinas in S.L. parties delight the children ed By Judy B. Rollins Assistant Lifestyle Editor Mrs. Joy Reynolds meets the children at the Lion House front door as would any hostess. Shes met countless numbers there for the past five years as a hostess for the Lion House children's parties. For the next several hours, she steps bark in time to pioneer days and takes her charges with her. And especially at holiday time, the beautiful old pioneer home of Brigham Young seems to settle nicely into the routine. The parties have been a part of the Lion House Social Center since it was restored and reopened almost 10 years ago by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Mrs. Reynolds credits the idea for childrens parties to Mrs. Samuel R. Carpenter, Salt Lake City, formerly a member of the then Young Womens Mutual Improvement Assn, general board. Main Inspiration I think the main inspiration for the childrens parties came from a place I had enjoyed for many years on visits to Washington, D.C., Mrs. Carpenter Kijs Walkin' Diamond Sparkle Plenty W-- D 5 Old-fashion- .otu'K Hiker I Vi -- B - .. 'h 0 said. 'Adults had to be accompanied by children to be admitted. The children's room in the Lion House, a focal point for the parties, is a work of love by a number of people. Many of the articles were donated so c hildren would understand what the pioneers wore, worked and played with. Being there is an experience youngsters wont soon forget. Along with the usual party fare, Mrs, Reynolds dishes up some morsels from history- And since tours of the Lion House per se are not available, the children are seeing where the Brigham Young children ate aDd slept and played. From the front door, children file downstair, to sit on a braided rug in front of the pantry fireplace and close to the Christmas tree. This was another special room where the children had their parties. They used the three huge old hooks near the fire to pull their taffy. This was a room for parties, Mrs. Reynolds told the children. And pulling taffy was a favorite. The children even had snow cones in winter. Theyd run outside and scoop up snow in a cup. Then they'd run back inside and pour berry juice or punch over it. Special Tree Look at the tree. Its a special one like one that used to be up in the pantry for the children. It's decorated with strung pop corn, candles, because they didnt have electric lights, miniature copper and brass kitchen pots and pans. And look on top. Theres a comhusk angel. Next step is a move upstairs again to the childrens room in the east part of the house. Just inside the door, children deposit their presents in a big copper cauldron. No matter what time of year, children can try on th sun bonnets that protected pioneers from sun, freckles and, equally distasteful, streaked hair. Each child can write initials on a slate board with a slate pen, can try out a miniature butter churn and guess for which foot a woman's shoe was designed. Good Time of time for games like button, .Theres plenty button and making a button hum on a piece of string. But the big event is the taffy pull. Theres enough for everyone, but only after all small hands have been gray washed keeping down the incidence of tattle-tal- e candy. Lunch is served with a Lion House bib similar to the kind Brigham Young wore to keep the crumbs from his beard. if xw .v i:-- ." ' pfvl. if ' V - LjP& ! 'iV301-- ' ? Anytimes good for a party, but Cltristmas is special for birthday by Joy Reynolds by Lion House tree. The children seem to have a good time, Mrs. Reynolds said. This house provides a different atmosphere. The children generally are well mannered. When I started helping with the parties we were doing four or five a month. Now were up to close to 15 and thats without any kind of advertising. Basically, its word of mouth. I think the children sense a special feeling in this house. Many are familiar with the pioneers and with their own ancestry. But this makes it all very special for them. Weve had families come back until every brother or sister has had a Lion House party. Its a fun way to involve mothers, grandmothers and, yes, even fathers. End of the party, of course, is cake and ice cream and a gingerbread cookie to take along with Lion House memories. H n n M year-after-ye- -- f 0 m MW V' VU 'v 1 presents at Lion House with Kristine, daughter of Mr., Mrs. Kent Ilebdon. After hang over the head of Lauri, at left, she enjoys opening the heavy-heav- y 4 ..A-'- - 1 jit 4; t, . y v tzuru Lauri Reynolds, daughter of Mr., Mrs. Cal Reynolds, started holidays early with old fashioned 9th birthday party. ill' A 9 f I45r'j Tv Or . - vyl ' v i L ij 00av0';i fl-- 3 t' & ... o , 1 v W-1- - : vA.5? t;A wl jfriiwrv J W-l- PageOm- ,v JU x 51 18, 1977 A Wy..; At Stephanie Wanlass, top, daughter of Mr., Mrs. Dennis Wanlass, learned about the pioneers. Lion House at party. Theres special story in a star Everylxidy complains alxuit the commercialism of Christmas, but nobody does anything about it. Will, almost nobody. "The Star of Bethlehem. the annual holiday program at the Hansen Planetarium, probes the universal of the season and some of the symbols of the time. s program is a Basically, the detective story, according to Dr. Mark E. Littmann. director of the Hansen Planetarium. The mystery involves the Book of Matthew reference to a mysterious star appearing in the sky which led the wise men to the manger where Jesus lay. dence is all there. It's a process ol fitting the pieces together. The viewer goes bu k in time 2(XH' years to the sky over Bethlehem. "Two thousand years ago. a child was A horn. star announced his coming." What was that star Was it a meteor, a fireball across the sky similar to the ones visible over I'tah a few nighs ago? Probably not, I)r Littmann said. and They were as common then as P'-would not have been all that spectacular for the three magi, osteologists, scholars of the sku-s- who followed the star. ... , for the 100.000 whove seen the holiday show, the first planetarium program ever presented. And as horrible tinkerers," Dr. Littmann and his staff each year make additions and subtractions to help improve the product Nor was it a comet, Dr. Littmann said. There were no comets recorded at that particular time. Besides, comets were a bad omen. Was it a nova, an exploding star? Again, probably not. Something that bright and that spectacular would have been seen ail over. The Chinese and American Indians were keeping good of the sky. Why hadn t thc set-the star? Sink Back and Relax Aerial Badet Work It's the nature of that star, scientifically speaking, which tickles the mind. But theres more For the show time, the viewer can get away from the holiday hoopla, sink hack in his ehair and truly seek inspiration from the star'. The evi nx-ord- s The star probably ballet work of the Saturn and Mars ir. 7 they formed a triple was lit at n.d planets .h;pilr. and ti R.C. when conjunction fol lowed by a triple grouping, a spectacu- lar and significant astronomical fete which happens each HiX) or so years. The planetarium's program rolls hack the skies. Through time clues, exidence points to the fact that Christ was born close to 7 or fi B.C. Christmas is not the only holiday this time of year. For the western world, this season marks the beginning of the new year. For Jews, this is the season of Hanuka, Festival of Lights, commemorating Jewish freedom from Syrian tyranny in lt7 B.C. Other world religions have holidays of thanksgiving and jubilation this time of year. That's another topic for the planetarium program Crowds have been near capacity for the holiday show which runs until the beginning of 1978. Dr. Littmann said the numbers have been gratifying. However, there are some problems with those numbers. A planetarium suivc.s s has shown that more than of those attending planetarium functions are from outside the city. three-fourth- Midst of Campaign Keith Montague, president of the ho.ird of directors. Salt Lake City Public Libraries, administrators of the .Mrs. See Rage W-- Column 1 |