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the georgetown herald sirtynmtk y falkho it- gnrcebwa herald wedneovy evening drau 2sh 193 91x0 pc anag la advance 2j to usa n mt his ia the iwuon of gift in celebration of the great gift given to mankind on the first chrut- maa day then thrre were the gifta the wise men brought and we seek to emulate them too in our christmas giving yet material gifta count for ao little compared with the gifta of the spirit the material gifta we give are gone it ia the giving of ourselves that really counts what we give of the spirit la the more surely our own given with no thought of re turn yet it cornea back doubled and trebled enriching our own uvea aa no materia gift either given or re ceived could ever do let ua then thia christmas give more freely of ourselvea and let us through such gift giving celebrate chrutmaa all the year round then if christmas 1935 be a happy one christina 1 936 will be infinitely happier for ua and for all with whom we come in contact christmas ia the season when heart calleth unto heart amidst the general call to happiness the bustle of the spirits and stir of the affections which greetings prevail at this period what bosom can remain insen- sible said the poet it is one dify at least when suspicion hate and gloom find but little space for lodgment in human breasts when people forget the things that worry and fix their minds upon the many thing for which they may be thankful when the spirit of cheer exists in sufficient bounty to reach us all any unhappinesa any sense of the thorns of life may be sunk in contemplation of the joy which the day brings to to large a part of the world especial ly to the children of our immediate world for the day wo bom with a child and has remained largely a fes tival of the young its sanctified ideals strengthened by childish purity recreating faith hope and charity in their elders then let us make thia christmas purposeful a season of regenerated feeling of love peace and good will let us hang the holly and the evergreen let us promote the surge of joy may thia chirttmaa be a very happy one for you and when it has passed may it find a golden place in your memory forming happy recollections to cheer you through all the day of the new year until the advent of the next sincerely the editor the lord bleu thee and keep thee the lord make his face to shine upon thee and be gracious with thee the lord lift up hi countenance upon thee and give thee peace number 6 23 rise happy mom rise holy mom draw forth the cheerful day from night o father touch the east and light the light that shone when hope waa born alfred tennyson another garisti mas i n spite of ware and rumor of war christmas still come and goes with its story of peace on earth good will to men more than once over field of battle silence ha fallen as the sun ha gone down on christmas eve so violating ell for which the spirit and teach ings of him born in bethlehem of judea has teemed the strife and hate of war that men feeling the unseen but appealing presence of the prince of peace have refused to desecrate the hours that recall his birth to all our readers may there come this christmas of 1935 a goodly share of the joy and pleasure we wish each other on that day that these are daya that try mens faith in the ultimate triumph of all that christmas has meant for the world we do not doubt but through darker day than these men have kept the faith and unnumbered million again this christmas will reaffirmjt so may we with them lift our eyes unto the hills whence has come our help to that high region where above the mists and cloud surrounding us the will of god silent patient sure is reigning