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2 Supplement of The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanviiie, November 14, 1979 Letter toBOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1967 The Editor 131 Elgin St. Bowmanville, December llth, 1961 Dear Mr. James: May 1 (the mother of three young girls) take this opportunity to thank the Kiwanis, the Chamber of Commerce or anyone else q responsîble for getting that great Santa Claus Parade together, last Saturday. Santa Claus has neyer been -more gentie and loving than he was in the afternoon, with each child. The clowns and Nhelpers made sure that each child got a bag of candy, apple and balloon. The girls were delighted with the many horses,' bands, majorette groups, clowns, floats and the many people from make-_believe land. Although they were cold it was one of the finest parades I've seen. Everyone that- I've talked to agrees that it was one of the best planned and biggest thing to start for Bowmanville. Having been informed that they will do the same for us next year, let's give public support if necessary and loud Santa end HelIpers Attraci Many Young Friends A steady stream of young customers cameto visit Clarke) with bis good-looking helpers, from lef t to Santa Claus at his stand on the Bank of Montreal park- right, Chris Corson, Bridgette Pflanzer, Wendy Lewis ing lot Saturday afternoon. Some were happy to see and Kim Seto. Oh, Yesý the girl on Santa's knee is him while others broke into tears when he sat them Louise Francis holding her dcig Tiger who didn't pay on bis lap. In most instances, a candy cane restored much attention to Santa; he was too busy -trying to their good nature. This, picture shows Santa (Ted eat the candy cane. cheers, as they'sure deserve it. Mrs. John King T-he Origin of the Christmas Tree o. The earliest historical reference of the Chr-istmas tree was m'ade in the sixteenth century, in Latvia and Estonia. In. both countries, members of the local merchants' guild carried an evergreen tree, decorated with roses, to the market place. There, they would dance around the tree and eventually set fire to it. However- it was Germany, not Latvia or Estonia which introduced the Christm-ras tree to North America. By the seventeenth century it was a common sight to see Germnan homes with an evergreen placed in the centre of a table decorated with apples. As time passed on, the popularity of Christmas trees increased, bringing with it a variety of decorations and accessories. The Christmas tree tradition spread across America via the German immigrants. The first tree on record was in 1747, in Pennsylvania, and from there the idea extended across Philadelphia, Massachusettes, Illi nois, Virginia and New York. In 1860 the Americans developed the first floor-to-ceiling Christmas tree. By the beginning of the twentieth century one family in five had their own tree, and over the next ten years the tradition became a universal part of the North American Christmas celebration. With the numerous and easily available evergreens in Canada, Canadian families soon ado pted this age old tradition, and before long the Christmas tree was a familiar part of the festive season. Today, the natural, CHIOCOLATE TOWER TORTE 1 package (4/ ounces) cbocolate instant pudding 1/ cup heavy cream, whipped 2 cups miniature marshniallows 1/ cup chopped walnuts 10-inch angel-food cake Prepare pudding as directed oýn package, using 11/2 cups milk. Chili. Fold in whipped cream, marshmal- iows and nuts, Sice cake in 2 layers, spread filing between layers and on top. Chili until serving time. Makes 12 servings. lifelike Christmas tree found in many homes are artificial.* Almost one out of every four Canadian families shopping for Christmas trees now chooses the artificial kind. 'The Christmas Council estimates Christmas tree sales will surpass 1,000,000 this year and that 250,000 of these trees will be artificial. Beauty, convenience, economy, andsafety are some of the many reasons why artificial trees have become so popular across North America. r-jr Hear Ye!1 Bottom Iess Cup of Cof fee 'OnIy 42511 Saturday, November 17 only atm Coronaion Restaurajnt 9 King St. W. 623-5412 Thank Workers Santa Claus was given a n enthusiastic welcome to the 1962 second annual parade, on Saturday, in Bowmanville. Many thanks must go to the committee of Chairman Carson Elliott, Glenn Lander, Doug Rigg,_ Ross Jackman, Jack Schill, Ted Hutton and Bruce Colwell. Attention Ail Kitdes! For the first in many years, Bowmanville will have a Santa Claus parade, the great event to take place on Saturday morning, December 9th, 1961. The Kiwanis Club deserve a lot of credit as it was their idea to stage such a parade. They approached the Chamber of Commerce who heartily approved of the idea and agreed to assist in the project. Carson Elliott who had been in charge of such a parade in Belleville before coming to Northcutt and Smith, Bowmanville gave an outline of what Belleville had done, and was a tremendous help to the promoters of the parade. Ian Turner was named parade chairman.