Show buzzing about with bee hive 0 do you remember when you 1 I re younger that hat it always sned that december was a long ways away and how you began waiting for it in about january it is a month worth waiting for it there are usually two things we think about one ona is having tun fun we do have a lot of it the other comes to us when we think of the real message of christmas peace on earth good will to men with this thought in our hearts we begin to think of those things which we ve might do for others the guardians have found interesting te ways of combining fun and service of being very happy themselves as they add to the happy joy of others christmas caroling is one there is no lovelier custom when the home is liy with the emblems of christmas 4 aas when the wishes of loved loyed ones and friends have been P provided ro for there is nothing which so completes the holiday preparations as the strains of carols coming from out in the dark how charming are the pictures of car alers from other days and other countries we see them pictured sometimes with quaint lanterns sometimes under a picturesque lamp post they had many interesting customs in england the carolers caro lers sang before doors and under windows and sometimes as they went along the streets they would form a circle around folks whom they met and sing to them another group would leave on the doorstep of every somewhere home where they sang a little pine bough to which was attached a christmas message it is a lovely custom to spend an hour boar on christmas eve thus bringing joy to the world and especially is it fun to sing carols at the homes other groups may have missed then each of us back in our own home again to read and tell at our own home christmas service the story of the first christmas as recorded in luke and in matthew this is the christmas project of our guardians 0 gatherers too like to take out happy christmas insurance by contributing to the happiness of others this is sometimes a hard month for parents we can make it easier for them by filling cell no render every possible service to father and mother or the one about helping someone outside the home without pay the fun of the christmas cheer evening comes when we distribute our gift boxes or write our christmas letters to shut ins christmas is a happy time for gatherers the outstanding project for the builders this month is the daily good turn this is a splendid project for the christmas month for a good turn is something that originates within our hearts it is the outward expression of our desire to be helpful to be of service to our fel A beehive girl believes that the life that does not daily taste the we etness of service cannot be S happy one and so our christmas services in beehive bee hive reach their climax by reading and learning the scripture from matthew 2227 40 and trying to live accordingly all through the year to follow merry christmas and a happy new year to all beehive bee hive folk everywhere |