Show Sending Christmas Cards A minister stirred a controversy controversy contro- contro versy recently involving those who sell Christmas cards among others when he said the Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas season was too precious to spend so much time mailing out Christ Christmas mas cards lie He announced an- an I he was giving up the tho custom OTHERS HAVE been critical of a custom that has reached back breaking proportions for many American families They point to the Christmas card as something which should be sent only to town out friends one doesn't see often orten during the year It Is a reminder ing which cannot be made in person Yet as the sending card system system tem has developed in the United States in recent decades many feel obligated to mall out hundreds hundreds hun hun- of cards to local friends each year The politicians send out thousands Congressmen utilizing their paid government staffs to do the work LESS FORTUNATE housewIves housewives house house- wIves trying to buy presents prepare house and food arrange parties etc find tind the task of addressing and stamping and signing cards an ordeal The process has reached extreme extreme ex- ex many today are mailing cards to whom neighbors they see every day I |