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Christmas Day here set no records
for cold weather, however it did bring ~
many happy moments for lots of families.
To give you some idea how your neighbours
celebrated and enjoyed Christmas we called
in en four of the families cn Christuas
morning o

: he first called on Mr. & Hrs. Voss
land family of four, two boys and twe girls.
Mre.& Mrs.Voas have lived in Canada for many
years but still observe some of the old
country sustoms of Germany in the celebrate
jon of Christmas. After a light mesl on
Christmas Eve family gifts were exchanged
and the ehildren also received a very
solourful cardboard plate filled with
cookies, chocolate figures and marripan.
{All the family went to Midnight Mace ( ons
of the girls whispered that she hac fallen
asleep in chureh), They mist have 21} been
very tired when they weny to bed fer not
one of them heard Santa when he came to
visit them.

At the home of Mr. & Mrs. Woody and
family, six girls and ane boy, they were
just opening their gifts which had bsen

left. under the tree, their custom is to

leave some cookies and a drink for Santa |
but this year they had forgotten to do so...
They too hac been to Nass. Two of the ;

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called a "slinkie" which as they excitedly
told us " walked down stepa on its own",

IMr. & Mres hoody were looking forward to
spending a happy day with all their family.

From the oodys home ws called in to
see Mr, « Mrs Cook.and fandly of four boys.
Their Christmas Day had begun at 4.00 a.m.
when the boys were already awake and
anxious to see what had been left in their
stockings which they had hung in the dining ;
room. Later on in the morning they had been |
to the family service where their eldest
son had read a lessons When ws arrived they
were gxchanging personal gifts and the boys
were opening parcels at great speed, with
Cinders, their new kitten, having a fine
time chasing in and out of the paper ad
ribbons;

he left them to call in on Hr. & krs;}
Ash and fauily of four, two boys and two
girls. Mrs. Ash had just returned from the
family service with the children. They had
already opened their gifts and all looked
very happy with what they had received. As
they were just about to sit down to a meal
we did not linger, however on taking our
leave their small daughter came to us and

isaid "You didn't wish me a .erry Christmas",

an omission whieh we hastened to remedy,
and then went on our wayo

Vie would like to thank these. people