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Thi ve Page 10 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL ursday, December 29, 1, age 10 _ ~~ Thurs Christmas Traditions Spring From Tomorrow Night 4, . COMPLIMENTS Ancient Customs of Many Lands LE ¢ CLARK NAIR where in 1904, a postal clerk or- EI Ee a associated with Christmas are anti-tuberculosis or- comparatively recent origin he Santa Claus, Dickens s Carol and Christ- re among the thing c only a little more | mas stamps are atior Highway Grocery BRONTE In Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands pecial Christ- hich go sued by the than 100 A government postal serv A of specially de-| premium is paid for them, the in place of the us- st- wishes at tr t started in Eng arly in the 1840's. The ex-| ganizations, is uncertain. One ac-| que {raditions now grouped s that the firstfaround Christmas naturally card was drawn byl play a heavy role in the selection W. EB. Dobson, a well-known |hy 'the manufacturers of themes and member of the Brit-| for cards, Candles, bells, holly, government turning over the premium to the charitable or- A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ish Academy and sent to aldecorated trees, Santa Claus - 3 Br rw et been, Bn Lakeside Marketeria is at least one Christmas card mq as, hearald angels and design dated 184 are those al in it has the now mas | jemand in BRONTE standard, "A hris st. places) How. and A Happy New Year to You" (ever, for rida and Southern inscription Californ and Latin countries Artists lived off the commiss. [now celebrating Christmas in the -- AEDES ved off Mie COMI SS f manner of North Americans, ions they received: from wealthy i a Sn a : x DS oo a ll | them, there are poinsettias, or reat Horse Story! ing a Christmas' car ell- : sailing s on smooth other subjects that do not rec the climate of the north, a A Great Heart particularly given a card ey, (Copyright, 1948, King Features Syndicate, Inc, known artist was an caught on quick after the publicity drawn by John Callcott Horsl another noted painter, for Sir Henry Cole, in 1846. It depicted a family celebrating Christmas ' with "brimming cheer", and = YEN EN VE ENN ENE, 2 0 ReRagaaaaarigy temperance advocates denoun- | {i ced it as sacrilege. Next year [gy 3 i dl many cards appeared; and the fad spread to the confinent, es- pecially to Germany, where the 1 lithograph process already har |g been untilized to reproduce x works of art in quantity at low i) cost. i Louis Prang, who is regard- | ed as the father of the American greeting card industry, -came to MASON HARDWARE nnn BRONTE but did not start le . SRR sansa BES' Christmas cards until 1875. WISH TO EXTEND TO OUR Meanwhile cs ds printed in| Ng England had' introduced ig CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS idea abroad. Greeting cards be- and his famous horse, CHAMPION gan to be sold gener in the|™ United States about 1862. How- | ever, they were crude com- | parison with the arti cre- ations Prang introduced and made famous, and which some- times earned an artist as much as $35,000 in royalties. Though Christmas cards are a ,000, 000 a year business now, few, if any artists are rewarded to that extent. BACH 1112 A Very Merry Christmas AND A Happy New Year ST asst EL | COMING DECEMBER 30-31 and JANUARY 1 THE GREGORY Christmas seals, ¢ closely identified with Christmas cards in the minds of perhaps most § persons, were introduced in the li hb United States in 1907. The idea | was borrowed from Denmarlk, I win A | 'District Activities 7 | | REGULAR MEETINGS ; oH il 5 Optomits Club | | 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7.30 p.m IT IS MY MOST SINCERE WISH | THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY | New Murray House | Lions Club | 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6.45 p.m 5 Teen Town Rotary Club Dinner Meeting every Monday, 7 p.m., Teen Town | Town Council | ! 1st and 3rd Mondays, 8 p.m. | Council Chamber Townshlp Council 1st Monday, 10 am. Township May Enjoy one of the Hall 27 | : Public School Board HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS | 2nd Tuesday, 8 p.m. Council i z | Chamb ; High School Area Board 3rd Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Council Chamber: Branch 114, Can. Legion 1st Fridays, 8 pm. Club Rooms White Oak Chapter, LO.D.E. 1st Thurs. afternoon; Teen Town Angela Bruce Chapter, LO.D.E. 1st Tuesday night, Teen Town Westwood Friendly Circle 2nd Wed. night, Westwood School W. C. T. U. Ist Tue: 3 p.m. Christian Science Hall Oakville and District Red C Central Workroom, every Thu day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrations You Have Ever Known and that 1949 May Hold Health, Peace and Prosperity For Us All SPECIAL EVENTS December 23-24: ok Sd ; ' : 2 ¢ 718 THAT Oakville-Trafalgar H. S. Glee IT HAS BEEN A PRIVELEGE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF OAKVILLE DURING THE PAST YEARS, MY CHIEF REGRET IS Club Christmas Carols, 'Cen- ) tury theatre. ber 24 MY HEALTH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO OFFER MYSELF FOR FURTHER PUBLIC SERVICE. BUT MY INTEREST IN THE December 24: « i Children's free matinee, Gre- 3 gory theatre, sponsored by AFFAIRS OF THE COMMUNITY REMAINS AND I SHALL ALWAYS REMEBER THE SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE WHICH HAS own service clubs. Christmas Eve, Holy Euchar- ist, St. Jude's Anglican Church, T1.30 pm; Church of the Epiphany, Holy Commun- ion, 11.30 p.m. ! LEEN GIVEN TO ME IN THE PAST WITH A WARM FEELING OF APPRECIATION. THE FRIENDSHIPS WHICH I AVE MADE ARE A LASTING JOY TO MIE, AND IF AT ANY TIME 1 CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE, IN ANY WAY WITHIN MY POWER, I SHALL BE December 2: Special Ch stmas Services 8 St. Jude's, d 11 am AVAILABLE, St. Cuthberts, © am, Li St. Luke's, 10.30 am. : -- | After watching the squabbles 3 MAYOR Ch = : M that often develop in the split- ar es V Hi mer ; ting of estates, we can sympa- ; LJ | r ( thize with the old fellow whose : will contained just the follows! \ NEV { ing: "Beng of sound mind, I 8.50 2 4 SE spent every durned cent I had! --_--