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Show Hlks LOOKING BACKWARD iSOd Items of interest taken from the &fS QL. Fis of thr -Milford News of r ?r r' Fifteen years ago this week i Mrs. Stena Ward of Nevada had been in Milford for the purpose ot organizing an auxiliary to the Locomotive Lo-comotive Firemen and Enginmen. A class of 18 had received instructions instruc-tions and the following officers were elected: President, ' Mrs. Harriet Faucett; vice president, Mrs. Fern Harris; past president, Mrs. Jseph Hanlon; chaplain, Mrs. i Lettie Hill; secretary, Mrs. Otto Melchr; treasurer, Mrs. ; Earl Gleason; collector, Mrs. Wilson Moore; warden, Mrs. Marion Vincent; Vin-cent; conductor, Mrs. Bert Harris; inner guard, Mrs. Ross; outer guard, Lydia Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffers had been pleasantly surprised at their home by members of the G. I. A. The party was in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Eugene Pitchforth had j entertained the M. E. G. card club with Mrs. Fernley winning high score and Mrs. Miller guest prize. Owen Stoker had "been employed employ-ed in the ppstoflfide during the Christmas rush. Miss Lee Smithson was assisting assist-ing in the Milford pharmacy during dur-ing the holidays. The Atkin cafe windows were filled with beautiful potted plants which were for sale for Christmas. There had been Dora to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Baker, a girl, on December De-cember 18. The- Kind Words club had met and the airplane landing field committee had reported that about $150 worth of work had been done on the field. The opening ball at the Atkin hall, (a new dance hall) had been given. The place was well lighted, and steam heated. Santa as He Appears in the Different Countries SO SANTA CLAL'S wwirs a red suit and a long white beard, and when he Isn't busy In the toy store, . drives a sleigh pulled by Donn'er and Blltzen? Not If you live In Hawaii. There, on a moonlil December' nitrht, you might see Santa come riding In from the ocean on a surf-board. As likely like-ly as not there would be a lei, or wreath of flowers, about tils neck, though he wears the game red suit and waterproof boots lie dons for boys and girls uf the United States, since Hawaii Is really American territory. In the Philippines, though It, too, Is American, the white cap turns conical like a Spanish clown's. He carries a red-and-whlte lantern which helps lilm Hod the home of every good bny and girl, and drives buffulo, which tliey call carabao. The gifts are packed In baskets lung across the backs of these creatures. What would you think of Santa In a rickshaw? But, after all, If you were a Chinese child Isn't tliat what you would expect? And Santa San-ta never disappoints. In Jupan he sits with his feet tucked under him to take his tea on a wintry afternoon, after-noon, and in the African tropics-well, tropics-well, you Just wouldn't recognize the red suit ! He has even taken to using the airplane In our own country. I aui ur that when he leaves ihe rlndrer In his barn, he puts the no of Mrh one and urges the Ice elvet to feed them plenty Of reindeer most till lie comes home again. Frances Orlnslead. George and Dragon A tramp called at the side door of a hotel named "The George and Dragon." "Could you spare a copper, lady?" h begged. "I haven't had a bite all day." "Certainly not," snapped the woman, banging the door. . In answer to a knock a few min- ' utes later she was surprised to find the same tramp. "Well, what do you want?" she exclaimed. "Please, lady, could I sea George this time?" asked the man. |