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Â¥ Thursday, Dec. 14, 1944 But still she was worried.. She was going to check them with the list. when she got home, but, by the tinve she had stirred the fire in the majolica stove,she saw Papa Bach coming: home from church. His elbows looked tired, and his knees looked tired, from playing Bach fugues on the big pipe orâ€" gan.‘ ‘?o had just time io‘opm' a can < Beans (Oh mm-&t‘. She tried to eount, but every time she got to 5 or 6, somebody got out of line.: > It looked like piénty of children, so she went on. "Are we all together?" ~Anna Magdalene tried to make her tired voice sound above the tumult. "If we are, then we‘ll go hotke." | my father!"‘ * ‘"Here‘s a new Bourree by John Sebastian Bach. It‘s really hot." "If you knew how many times I have to hear it! No, thank you exceedingly, gracious miss," he answered curtly, and walked away. eause Santa Claus had got imâ€" wzhhlmhouhonud hadn‘t sho up. . skirts. _ Annchenâ€" was wailing beâ€" exuse she wanted a doll, and the others were complaining loudly beâ€" © In the toy department, Annchen went straight to the crying dolls, Carl Philip Emmanuel and Chrisâ€" toph Friedrich found the harmoniâ€" ca counter, the babies ruehgd for «the rattles;.and Umbriago was fasâ€" cinated with" the . escalator and would do nothing. bht go nr'aad down, up and down. . ts..l The baby squirmed in her arms me," Wilhelm Friedeman told her. "Here‘s a funny one that sounds like a hen, by Rameau:" £7 "Rameau? Why ho‘s as old as "Wikhelm ~Friedeman, or ‘Carl Philip Emmanuel, won‘t ane of you get Umbriago off ‘the escalator? I can‘t leave the babies," Anna Maz) dalene pleaded. : & K *‘ But Carl Philip Emmanuel was playing a mouth organ so loud he couldn‘t hear, and Wimelim Friedeâ€" wiin, embarrassed to be among the toys, because he.already had a litâ€" tle fuzz on his upper lip, had wanâ€" dered off to look for new rolls for his music box. pratiope s oi _ "T‘Ve got a nice G C elli," ‘the said. fexe ty (ok And Umbriago â€"went up and down, up and down. °. â€" * ‘The girl at the music boxâ€"counâ€" ter was taking notice of Wilhelm © One day near Ohristmas, around 1730,after Papa Bach had gone to ‘his job at the church, Anna Magdalene decided to take the chilâ€" dren to see Santa Claus and the toys in Héinzelsperver‘s Departâ€" ment Store, Wilhelm Friedeman helped her get the babies ready, while Carl Philip Emmanuel su« pervised his inâ€"between aged brothers and sisters, down to and including little Umbriago.| . | wed by the big m.mu of tln’ emafi‘..u, along way. Anna lndnldqgu\wt ‘"the change would do her good, When they got inside ‘the store, their eyes opened wide, but their mouths gave out never a note. times when she thought that an leven dozen would have . been enough. She didn‘t mind the work; she didn‘t mind their rompâ€" ing with heavy shoes all over the bare floor. But when one of them started to hum ‘a tune, another was sure to pick it up a few bars later; and while they were doing a little counterpoint with the theme and countertheme, another . voice or two would chime in ; and then Wilâ€" helm Friedeman, the eldest of the Bach children, would enter in a lower octave, because his voice was changing. The baby didn‘t know the rules of unon;zm tried to sing along anyhow ; the dog, named Solâ€" feggio â€" in â€" H â€" Moll, ‘hx:npemd @ few howls; and Umbriago, who was very sure of himself, sang loud enough for two. Sometimes: they hit upon delicious concords; but often they were: more pleased when they struck a discord that seemed about to resolve, and inâ€" stead went from one discord to another. ~It took her mind off troning Johann Sebastian‘s fancy shirts. She guessed she was beâ€" hind the times. ‘ be a good mother to her children and stepâ€"children, but there were "None of that oldâ€"time stuff for The Little Lost Son of a Anna Magdalene Bach meant to Drips from s Bough and E fruit: hangs l’n-f‘ch ig. Butnothing fit ; ~ for s Ruth Thompson McGibeny. SHALLOWS CHRISTMAS TREE €90, The Robert M. Schillers of Chiâ€" cago, with their young son and daughter, are now living at 828 N. St, Johns, â€" Mr. Schiller is éonâ€" nected wth the Schiller Hotel chiâ€" consciousness of Hi# everâ€"presence abide with each of them, to soothe and strengthen in hours of peril, pain or loneliness. We ask this blessitrig in the name of the Christchild. ~ Amen. Aa May the blessing of the great Allâ€"Father, Whose love ‘far surâ€" passes, that of the earthly parent, g: aweetly ‘upon our :;u-‘o'mls mas season, whether in th,m.w in some farâ€"off corner of the earth. And may the go on singirg dike that â€" every chance he got He didn‘t know that it was because he was the son oftmd‘motimbf/;... Little Lost Son of a Bach. The cowboy went on with his song. .. // esn o _ "Oh Lily Beâ€"câ€"eâ€"gâ€"câ€"elley" "Oh Liâ€"ly Belie," ‘Ombré filled in, and he loved it. . f ‘Do you HAVE to sing like that?"" the native said, glowering. ‘Ombre knew it was a rhetorical question and didn‘t require an anâ€" swer.‘ Still he knew in his heart that the answer was "yes"; he DID have to sing like that, and would â€" "Bah!" the native edvf»oy bahed, and something about the sound of "bah" made ‘Onibre feel: strange. "Heinzelsperver is the name, pardner," ‘Ombre said politely. The native stopped and frowned weross at him. Chords on a geetar he understood, and barber: shop singing, but this chiming in a few bars late! f : K "You â€"â€" you â€"" the native said between his teeth. o c3 Umbriago Heinzelsperver, called "*Ombre forâ€" short, slapped his chaps, hikqgl his â€" heels on a higher. rail on‘ his side of the road. * He felt exaltedly inspired, and just as the natite got to "janâ€" gle," ‘Ombre started in with "I‘ve got.zspurs;" and it sounded so fine it made his spine tingle. . . . â€" ; Many years passed, and homes Wike the Bach‘s with 20 children, or like the Heinzelsperver‘s, with onâ€" ly 17, began to be crowded. When those children had each raised anâ€" otheril’l or 20 children, all Saxâ€" ohy. and ‘Thuringia began to be crowded. .. The Bachs, after supâ€" plying every German town with a town musician, moved with other Thuringians ‘to Wistonsin and set up singing societies there..= But the Heinzelspervers, never noted for music, settled in Texas and took up cattle ranching. â€"Only now. and then, for some strange reason, there was a persistent singer in the family. . â€" _ Nes w , Pne sunshiny day, many generâ€" ations later, a native (cowboy, across from the Heinzelsperver ranch, flapped his chaps, hooked his .high heels on aâ€"rail, and sang: ‘"I‘ve got spuâ€"uâ€"urs that jingle, jangle, jingle." T. .. $ 0 â€""Next day Umbriago played hapâ€" pily with the Heinzelsperver chilâ€" dren. _ On Christmas there were plenty of toys left over from the store. â€" He vaguely missed the Christmas music and the chance to add his shrill voice to the contraâ€" puntal mixture. But the toys.conâ€" soled him. â€" In a few days everyâ€" body had forgotten how he got to be there, and even called him Umâ€" briago Heinzelsperver. . _ Seeing an extra ‘little boy, he took him along home to supper. Then they asked his name. "Bach," said Umbriago. "What did you ‘say?"" they asked. :, Marmma Heinzelsperver shook her head. / "The child has a bad cough," she said, So she greased his chest with goose grease and put him to bed. } "Bach," ‘Umbriago â€" repeated with emphasis. & While the Bach family was desâ€" cending, weary and wailing, from the toy department, Little Unibriâ€" ago was oxpotmnting. between the two top floors, walking up & down escalator. He was still at it, but slower, when Papa Heinzelsâ€" perver got ready to close his store. a package was left over. After that she did not worry any more. After the presents had been claimed, Anna Magdalene rememâ€" bered to look under the tree. Not . Umbriago‘s present was‘ a bag of hard ‘candy. â€" Solfeggioâ€"Hâ€"Moll, taking advantage of the confusion, his upright tail wagging like a metâ€" ronome, padded in slyly, and made away with it, bag and all ages were left over, then all the children were at home and acâ€" counted for. â€" Next day she was too busy with Christmas preparations to count her children. _ But that â€" night, Christmas Eve, there would be a gift for every child, with his name on it, under the tree. If no packâ€" After gupper they ail tumbled into A CHRISTMAS PRAYER Wisconsin Irma. R.B.0. lha GEORGE B. TAPNERS . NEWCOMERS, IN: TOWN Moving | into the old JesseL. Smith home, 334 Vine, this month, are Mr. and Mrs. George B. Tapâ€" ner, formerly. of! Chigago, with their mother and ty‘r? daughters, 2 and 8. Mr. Tapner is district manâ€" ager.of the Industrial Tape Co. _ of Wellesley, Mass., will be the tiR:lf'l.llou'le guest during the holiâ€" Paul Raff, a junior at the Uniâ€" versity . of: Iowa, will spend the Christmas vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Raff of Cedar Ave:. A college friend, Miss J. Margaret Malcolm, PAULA RAFF ENTERTAINS FRIEND DURING HOLIDAYS _ _ Atian early "carot sing" the pubâ€" lic is Invited to j{t? in o!d";amfll'u :on;, ‘led by members of the chorus and quartet and pianist. This songfest will occur at 7:00. Edgar Nelson, long time conâ€" ductor of music for the club, will make his first public appearance at this meeting after an absence of two months because of critical illâ€" nes#.> / LC t Pr. E. Stanley Jones, famous writer and evangelist, will speak on ‘"‘What Christmas â€" Means to Me," and a large chorus of one hundreéed voices will give selections from "The Messiah" and other papular : oratorios, at the Christâ€" mas Eve service of the Chicago aunélr Evening club, in Orchesâ€" tra Rall, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m. * Christmas Program at Chicago Sunday Eve. Club Honors were also gained by three of his elassmates, who were elected, by a vote of Midâ€"west prep coaches, to ‘honorary posiâ€" tions, Bill Richards, ‘45 captain, was placed as first team, left end; Bill Malegim, star guard, at guard, and Tom Priester, a fine back, made the second team at halfâ€" back., 2 « At |a football dante, following a banguet celebrating) a recent vicâ€" tory over Pullman Tech of Chicaâ€" go, Roger W, Strecker, a junior atâ€" Lake Forest atademy, was awarded a varsity letter. Coming a long , Roger has sl\ovz“\chh' ability, which was eliâ€" maxed by his ru game against Pullnian Teckh. He/is the son of Mr. m Mrs. George 0. Strecker, 338 den. f : Roger W. Strecke Wins Football Ho The man of the houde likes his gardeh with its rich soil where he may work with flowers and vegetaâ€" bles n$ season, Thzyo all like the friendliness of the town of 3600 with the neighborly runningâ€"inâ€" and out with culinary tokens of Mutual Coal Company K3 TEL. HIGHLAND rark 2z 0_ |< *â€" A ~unique Christmas greeting from the Everett Fontaines, now of Barri , takes the form of a bulletin entitled, "A‘ppreciation of an American Village," which lists some of the ressons why they like the town of their adoption. j The Everett Fontaines ue éué! Mayt}msweetolq‘l‘ChriskJ r;'xa:storybrlnqtog';uthh year a deeper meaning . . . a larger â€"store of its joy and peace and gladness thon it ANGEL VOICESI! THE PRES§ ~‘Alton, III., Dec. 14 .â€"â€" Misses Jean Easton, Mary..Ali¢e Larson, Mary Katherine MeClure, Barbara Patricia Osborne, and Caroline Wiâ€" bie, students at <MonticeMo. colâ€" lege, left for Highland Park today to spend the holidays ‘with their parents. | C *These girls, who are among over 300 students at Monticello, will be returning when the college resumes sessions Jan. 4. | + New residents in town are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dubinsky, jeweler, now living at 2229 Lakeside. UNITED STATES WAR BONDS BUY THEM .. . KEEP THEM! i Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lioyd, 293 Central, announced the enâ€" gagement of their daughter, Joseâ€" [phine_Muriaon Lkloyd at an inforâ€" mal eggâ€"nogg party at their home last\Friday. Miss Lloyd‘s wedding to Ens. George E. Jones, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jones, Sr., ‘6f Granville, Mass., will take place | in January at Miami, Fla., there; Ens. Jones is stationed. _ â€" Major John M. Mohardt of the U. 8. army has taken residence at 895 Moraine Rd. Mrs, Mohardt will arrive later. MONTICELLO STUDENTsS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS _. The, couple met at University of lile:.fban. where the :}»lgn. who had already received his degree at New Hampshite college, completed his course in law.. _ f Templeton loves his audiences and says he can usually "feel" their reactions before he begins to play. "I like it better when the audience is restless," he says, ."for then I know it will be eager and listenâ€" Alec Templeton> u‘:{:l, to the United States in the y 1930‘s after gtouring England, France, Holland and Germany. He has apâ€" peared on numerous important raâ€" dio programs here, has played with most of the major orchestras and has given maEy "straight" recitals, "If Bach, Mozart, and some of the other masters were alive today," he says, "they would be considered ‘popular‘ composers," ing. If an audience is quiet beâ€" fore the concert I have to work wice as hard to wake it u"p." . Tickets for the Templeton conâ€" cert are now selling at the Orchesâ€" tra hall box office, from 60c to 33'.00. For information, call Ran. 933. q * Announce Engagerhent of Josephine M. Lloyd Although Templeton is an estabâ€" lished artist and a com:tner of note, it is his gift for mimicry and touch of sardonic humor that have made him one of the country‘s ioroxzq‘t â€"« musical _ ‘attractions. Threg of his own humorous compoâ€" sitions will be included on the Friâ€" day evening program. The intrigâ€" uing titles are" Handel With Care," "Gounod Weds Nola," and ‘"Nocturne from Lick in E Flat." Of course no ‘Templeton program would be complete without improâ€" visations â€"â€" considered by many his greatest talent â€" and these he will play, first, on a! five note theme, and again in th, styles of the various composers. | It is exciting news, to Aléx Temâ€" pleton fans fi:lleun that tl* brilâ€" liant young ist and musical saâ€" tirest will appear in person at Orâ€" chestra hall Friday evening, Dec. Orchestra Hall Dec. 29 baraest. KÂ¥ S 243 We s % w | GARNETT & CO.â€" To highlight Ker costume . _ * @ Lapel Pin and earring setâ€"gold reindeers ...<‘...... $6.50 @ ‘Lopel pin. Large imitation topaz ......_....._..._... $4.95 @ Friendship ringsâ€"one with hearts aâ€"dangle, oneâ€"with _ belt buckle design ......â€".................. f;m' & $2.95 ‘The Richard D. Crisps, with two young sons, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis., are now living at 1834 Judson. Mr. Crisp is with the Johnson Wax Co., of Racine. Braceletsâ€"A chunky sterling silver one and a shg °_ bpornid with hearts entwined ................ $10.00 & $5.95 We will close all day Christmas until 6: ; LHE nearness of Yuletide is unmistakable. Whether snow festoons the firmwmmufinmmm of white, woods and fields, city and town bmtho(]:ri-msmdiuopirito(kindniu, We sincerely hope that the Christmas seaâ€" son of 1944 will be richer for you, fuller, and more satisfying than for many a year, and thank you for twelve months of very pleasant relations. PARKSIDE RESTAURANT Store Hours 9 a.m. to 9 pam. â€" nafteatis SoFe on ce and: C Atty. and Mrs; Hyman with their three children, : living at 340 Sheridan Rd. are formerly of Glencoe. Page 3