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8 WI ,L.M ETTE A SONG OF CHRISTMAS 0 blessed day, long years ago, Whereon the Wise men came With wondering hearts, and eager feet To gaaceful Bethlehem. LIFE December 25, 1925 Schmedtgens Find Venice Unchanged in Its Beauties \Vord was received by WILMETTE LrF~ this week from William Schmedtgen, Wilmette artist, who with his family is touring Europe. Mr. Schmedtgen writes from Venice, enclosing some pictures of beautiful scenes there, and wishing all of Wilmette a fine Christmas. The Schmedtgen home is at 710 Greenleaf avenue. Part of his letter follows: "Am enclosing a few views of Venice taken several days ago. This is a grand old place and one of the few places not changed for 25 years-when we were here last . . . . . . Have made many water color sketches and hope to have something to show when we get back to the well-lighted town of Witmette .... There is very little of a story t-::> write except the unusually cold winter. We had snow yesterday and the tides are so high that the water comes into some of the hotels so you can almost take a gondola to your bedroom. . "We all hope Wilmette will have a fine Christmas and if you see Mr. Orner please tell him we have really been able to cash some of the ex res h k h ld ., p s c {~ s s eh sod us.- h . b . e c me tgens a\ e een. tourmg the beauty spots of Europe smce last September and are expected to return tc Wilmette about the last of April. · In appreciation of your patronage during the past year, we e~tend to each and every one of you Our Sincerest Wishes for a 0 wondrous song of angels, The shepherds . heard from Heaven, Tidings of joy to all the world So gloriously given. Thou Holy Child, Thy coming Made glad, the longin'g ear.th; The waiting heavens worshtpped TheeL Creation hailed Thy birth. A light, to lighten Gentiles, As well as Israel old; Called Wonderful, and Counsellor, By prophets long foretold. Thy star still lights the ages, Gilds human hopes and fears; Thv song, in richest measure, Flows on, through all the years . - ·MARY Very Merry Christmas D~ A. PAG.L IARULO JEWELER ··~ .Iii ~ U ·:·-----------~--~-a-a_a_a_a_a-e ·:· 't I Lons~:-: Rowr.EY · Wilmette, Ill. 1 I f I - o· aseount £ ~~ If we paint yo . ur car this tnonthtThe good looks o your car can f be restored. A new coat 0 fi · h d d patnt, any nts you estre, an · WI·11 b ring · your t h e proper trim car out lookt·ng lt.ke new. . Get your car in now-and get a 2001o discount. /< 1 i ! .. . , . · ~\ Jlltam rcncher .. If. ~t?ppe~l off 111 f Wtlmette for a bncf vtstt th1s week i while en route. to ~asadena to spend , the holidays wtth Ius parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Tencher, \Yho are spending the winter there I --<>The Misse -. tone. 518 \\'ashington ENTERTAINS VISITOR a\'enue, left last week for ThomasMrs. Hayes McKinnev of 1035 Yille, Ga ., to S )>l'-<>lld_the wintl'r. C~estnut avenue is expecti~g her niece, Mr. and ~f rs. H. G. Gleason. 910 Mass Frances Bred in, to arrive from Cleveland Saturday to be with her Chestnut a\·enue, entertained 24 guests the remainder of the holiday season. Sunday evening at a buffet supper in S~turday. evening Mrs. McKinney will honor of Mrs. Gleason's sister, l\1rs. gtve a dmner at Skokie club in Miss John B. Farrior, of San Diego, Cal., 1 I I f I . i' i , 'j i i ' ' f Bredin's honor. who is visiting them at this time. Robert w. .I i ' MclntyrelI' A Joyous Yuletide Spirit With the hearts that are filled with the happy spirit of those who tllt·ong t!ze shops of the universe in search of gifts for those they love, we wish for our friends L~~::::_~~~:·.':.:s_:.J Phones Wilmette 2600..01, 721 Main St. Wilmette, Ill. Finest Automobile Painting and Trimming Motors Serviee, lne. J Everything for the Autotnobile . I A Very Merry Christmas and a Highly Prosperous New Year To those whom we haue been prit'ileged to serve in the past and to those whom we hope to serue in the future. We extend to all the season's greetings The Wilson Bakery ]. C. Slown A. B. Van Deuse.: -