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Trailâ€"Blazers in Citizenship (This is the title of an article appearing in the September 1945 issue of the Survey Graphic, celeâ€" brating the 25th birthday of the National League of Women Voters. It wasâ€"written by Mrs Avis D. Carlson,.a free lance writer,.who is a roving reporter of social expeâ€" riment and progress. The follow. ing is the first of a series of artiâ€" cles based on Mrs. Carison‘s fine portrayal of the history of the young an organization it has acâ€" cumulated a surprising amount of tradition and achievement. In evâ€" ery community with a good local league, it becomes a source of disâ€" interested information about govâ€" ernment, a school in which women leaders are trained,. aâ€"gadfly askâ€" direction of better government. In the local community or on Cavitol Hill, it exerts an influence all out of proportion to the size of its membership. "In twentyâ€"five years it has pushed many a needed piece of legâ€" islation into being and then stood guard to seeâ€"that the law was efâ€" fectively administered, but that was probably one of its smaller achievements. Its great value has been as an instrument of political education. ~. Famous Firsts f ‘ "In this capacity it ongmnud‘ and developed a number of techâ€" niques which are coming into genâ€" eral use. It was, for instance, the first group to apply the method of progressive education, learning by doing, in the field of political edâ€" ucation. It was the first to stress the importance of getting out the vote. It was the first to begin publishing the voting records of congressmen and legislators â€" which many groups are now demâ€" onstrating to be a good educationâ€" al device. It wasâ€"the first. or one of the first, to begin taking issues directly to the citizen in order to spot ‘ his emotional block. And most! important of all, it was the first{to organize legislative presâ€" sure solely in the public i!lhnlt" . A survey of the League‘s beginâ€" nings shows them to be quite draâ€" matit. The formal organization was born in Chicago at the Victory Convention of the National Womâ€" an‘s‘ Suffrage association.â€" The dranfa came the year before, howâ€" ever, in St. Louis, when the organâ€" ization was torn as to what should become of it Carrie Chapman C.nr in her rich eloquence, called for a livingâ€" memorial to the memâ€" Thursday, Dec. 13, 1945 ory ‘of departed leaders, suggestâ€" ing a League of Women Voters as a mjmoritl most natural, most apâ€" propriate and most p.ll'iotie:~ % ‘Thus was born an organization which, through the leadership of women of dynamic M. great personal charm, and shrewd intellect, has helped women in all sections of these United States to make" the transition from the idea of women first to citizens first! To Discuss Interfaith Group ""The Springhield Plan" On Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m., at the local "Y"" on Laurel aveâ€" nue, the Interfaith group will be held. The subject to.be discussed. that day is one that is claiming nationâ€"wide attention and bringing encouragement to those who feel that racial tensions must be eased throughout the land.: "The Springâ€" field Plan" as it has been called, is a democratic way of placing im the grade schools children of all faiths and colors who thus learn to appreciate and understand each other. This plan was started in Springfield, Mass., two years ago and has been highly successful. Mrs. Charles Rubens, a citizen of Highland Park for the past 25 years, who is known for her civic interests, humanitarian views and cultural attainments, will address the group on this interesting projâ€" ect. : Informal discussion will follow, and interested members of the U. 8. VICTORY BONDS Mrs. Carlson says: *"For so THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM Maintained. by First Church of Christ, Scientist Highland Park, HMinois FIRST MORTGAGES .cam Correspondentsâ€"The Lincoin National Life Insurance Co. 38 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO 3 CENTRAL 3647 * â€" A place for quict thought and study, where the Bikle, and Christian Literature may be “\m-m B RIN K M AN & C OM PA NY Hours: to atâ€" "So, now is come our joyfulest Now allâ€" our neighbors‘ chimneys ~~nd Christmas logs are burning; Their ovens they with baked meats choke. And all their spits are turning." George ‘Wither. Long before the birth of Christ the Romans celebratéd a great midâ€"winter feast called SaturnaBx: Work of every kind ceased, except the spirit of brotherhood prevailed. Far to the north the barbarians eyeul::nud a similar holiday called In those times the flocks were slaughtered when winter approachâ€" ed because there was no way to keep the stock alive till spring. There naturally followed days of feasting and it is probable that some of the more material aspects of Christmas have come down from this preâ€"Christian era. Much of our celebration ‘centers around the Christmas table with unsuspected significance ‘attached to many of the foods we‘ serve. In England there is a tradition inâ€" augurating the meal with the bringing in of a boar‘s head. This is a reminder ‘of the student of Queens college, Oxford, who,.atâ€" tacked by a boar, on Christmas day, choked him with a copy of Aristotle and took his head back for dinner. e Even the standard Aq;:ric;n Christmas dinner of turkey and plum pudding is supposed to have a deev significance but if this is true it seems clearer to the palate than to the brain. However, the mince pie which is one or our favâ€" orite Christmas desserts supposedâ€" ly commemorates in its mixture of oriental ingredients the offerings made by the wise men of the East L. Be that as it may, weâ€"in Ameriâ€" ca look forward to the Chr-tlnul turkey with its stuffing and cranâ€" berry sauce. There are many variâ€" »tions of stuffing and America‘s Cook Book (New York Heraldâ€" Tribune) gives recipes for many kinds which will prove good to the palate: celery, ~chestnut, . corn, sage, dill pickle, gavory, cranberry, nutâ€"prune, vegetable, _ onion, wild rice, potato and several othâ€" In the. Home Book of Christâ€" mas (Becker) there is a famous reâ€" cipe for plum pudding said to have been in the.possession of the Royal family from the days of George I, and named for him. Its ingrediâ€" ents are: finely shredded suet, Deâ€" marra sugar, raising, plums, canâ€" died citron peel, and mixed spice. After mixing, this pudding must stand for twelve hours in a cool place, then it is put in buttered molds, tied down with a cloth and boiled for kindness, generosity and good Indeedâ€"Christmas is a day of feasting! It is also a day of love, brary has many interesting books on the customs and traditions of Christmas which make interesting reading at this time of the year. There is also a large selection of cook books to help with the planâ€" ning of the Christmas dinner. The Christmas season at Reâ€" deemer Lutheran church, 587 W. Central, will begin with a Sunday #~hool mmg:.rmm child‘s birth on day, Dec. 23, at 3:30 in the assembly hall.. 'l\m'mbo"lfldhtfilnth-] immediately after the program. Carrol} Snyder of the Sunday school staff, who has planned the Sunday school Christmas activities together with the teachers, will diâ€" rect. the presentation. , On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 7 :30, the Tiny Tots" vesper servâ€" There will be a gift distribution for the children after the service. Christmas morning, Dec. 25, at 8, the early morning worship will be held. New Year‘s Eve, at 8, a Holy Communion New Year‘s ‘Eve service has been arranged. Let every man be jolly; 980 am to 530 pm 9:30 am to 900 pm 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm CHRISTMAS DINNER Phone Service Open to tween eight German cities in the American Zone of Occupation and the United States. It is hoped to ve this service, which is being established at the request and with ecoperation of the U. S. army, available before Christmas. Initial~ ly, service will be on a oneâ€"way basis from Germany to this counâ€" Zone in talk with their homes, 15 telephone men crossed the Atlantic by plane last weekâ€"end and are now in Euâ€" rope to establish commercial overâ€" Calls from the occupation zone will be handled at first only at a single center in each German city served, limited to three minutes, and probably booked several days in advance. The rate for calls to any point in the United States will be $12. Calls placed from the American Zone of Occupation in Germany will be subject to the regulatidns of the theater command and initiâ€" ally will be restricted t ho e to military In connection with restorations and recent ‘extensions of Bell sysâ€" tem radiotelephone service, new rates about fifty per‘cent lower than preâ€"war charges have been inâ€" troduced to most countries. In weneral, a ‘threeâ€"minute conversaâ€" tion between New York and Euroâ€" pean, Pacific, and most South Amâ€" erican points now costs $12 sand even less to Hawaii, the Caribbeâ€" an area, Central America and northern South Americs. U.S. VICTORY BONDS BUY THEM . .. KEEP THEM! To enable GI‘s in Germany to CHICAGO and NORTH WESTERN SYSTEM T HE PRESS Just after the close of the Civil War farsecing officials of the Chicago and North Western had a happy thought â€"‘"Why not serve meals on the Overâ€" land Route journey from Chicago to San Francisco?" § Up tomhat time a crossâ€"country train facilities beâ€" Row vwill you han FIONEER RAILROAD ‘OF CHICAGO AND THE WEST Gifts In charge of Mrs. Theodore Osâ€" borne, the Y.W.C.A. has initiated for this month the collection of vifts to be sent to Holland. Grouns «uch as the Women‘s clubâ€" and the churches are cooperating in this project. Cifts especially welcome are warm clothing, vitamins, toilet articles, thread, etc. Four or five boxes have already been collected. The gifts will be sent to the naâ€" tional Y.W.C.A. headquarters in New York to be shipped by them in space allotted for such shipâ€" ments. Paul Laureace Dunbar Club Form=d at the Y.W.LC.A. A new club, named for the poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, has been organized at the Y.W.C.A., to meet the first Tuesday of each month, It is a social club for young womâ€" en. Mrs J. 0. Clarke is the leadâ€" er.. Officers elected are: _ presâ€" ident, Mrs. Fanny Buchanan; secâ€" retary, Mrs. Louise Woodridge; treasurer, Mrs. Pauline Hulett; program chairman, Mrs. Margaret Myrick. Last Chance Your contribution to Mrs. Gabe Joseph, chairmanâ€" of ways and means committee of the Sisterhood of North Shore Congregation Israâ€" ¢!, care of Temple, Glencoe, will insure your invitation to the specâ€" is} Sisterhood afternoon Monday, Dec. 17, at the Temple. Luncheon at 12:30. _ Dramatic reading by Ann Birk Kuper, of the Broadway hit, "The Late George Apley." Five generous, lovely . door prizes. Do mail your check now, if you have not already done so. . 3 Mrs. Charles Melvin, TO0B TENISON STHAXT? Publicity Chm.; _ One of the highlights of the Sonja Henie at Chicago Stadium in 1946 Hollywood Ice Revue Lovely Sonja Henie, Queen of theâ€"Ice, returns for her annual Christmas visit to Chicago with an all new 1946 Hollywood Ice Reâ€" vue. Miss Henie and a castâ€"of 200 talented skaters, appear in 23 nightly performances at the Chiâ€" cago Stadium, starting Christmas night, December 25, and running through Jan. 17. There will be no performance New Year‘s night, Jan. 1.. The lavish production of 22 ~episodes costs upwards of $250,000 and is presented by Arâ€" thur M. Wirts. ‘The spectacle is in 22 episodes, featured by many lavish, colorful and gorgeously costumed. producâ€" tion numbers, in which Miss Henie appears on six different occasions and is on the ice surface at least 50 per cent of th&fimnnlng time in the course of performnce. Many of the huge settings are of such magnitude as to require revolâ€" ving double stage, an innovation that avoids waits by having the folâ€" lowing scenes ready immediately at the conclusion of its predecesâ€" Misés Henie first appears as the "Queen of Hearts" in the Hearts Are Trump number and later reâ€" turns in the same production to dance the "Sweetheart Waltz" with Lt. Geary Steffen, recently discharged from the United States army. Sonja makes her second appearâ€" ance in the revue "Island Fantaâ€" sy," which features a new routine of Hawaiian dances on skates, inâ€" cluding her specialty, the hula, which proved so popular on one of Sonja‘s previous tours. Dining habits of Americans have changed since the ‘late 1860s. No longer do tables groan under a large variety of rich food. Instead, simplicity and comfort mark America‘s dining habits. Today "North Western" diners serve the finest food in the land, deliciously prepared. Dining cars are wideâ€"windowed and luxurious, with an atmosphere conducive to good living. Next time you go ‘"North Western" you‘ll find that the diners accent the pleasure of train travel. sidered out of the question. But the cars were built, richly ornate and splendidly lighted by ceilingâ€"suspended oil lamps. ‘ delight! A choice of plover, quail, pbwant,snipeaqs‘icvenvenisonmk was offered! * 4 spectacle which has been completâ€" ed at a cost of more than $250,â€" 000, is the finale of the first half of the show "The Land of the Midâ€" night Sun," a Norwegian number, in which Miss Hegie appears as the "Snow Maiden," and does an adaâ€" gio dance on the silvery blades with Gene Thesloff, Miss Henie next uppears in Pan Americanain a solo, doing the best Latinâ€"Ameriâ€" can dance numbers, topped by the samba. Sonja‘s travels in the revue then take her to farâ€"off India, in the Durbar number, with another picâ€" turesque background. In this, Sonâ€" ja appears with Gene Thesloff. And still on another occasion Sonâ€" ja is highlighted in a pair number dancing routine with Lt. Steffen in a scene called "Superlative." During the lighter moments in the show such featured performâ€" ers as Comedian Freddie Trenkler, the Bouncing Ball of the Ice, apâ€" pears in three scenes, one of them with four accomplices, in the Fire Brigade.. ‘ Charles Slagle, who cuts many ice capers on stilted skates, also appears several times. « Jack Pfeiffer, formerly musical director of 20th Century Fox and International Pictures, is conductâ€" ing the orchestra. The choreograâ€" phy and staging is by Catherine Littlefield, former premiere balâ€" lerina of the Chicago and Philaâ€" delphia opera companies, . Arthur M. Wirts is executive producer, and ,William H. Burke is producâ€" tion director and general manager of the show. Contentment is a pear] of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and happy purchase. â€"Balguy. BUY THEM . .. 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