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She looked to the east, she looked to the west, Fier eyes, unfathomable, mild, both worlds, came home to rest— That saw Horne to her own sweet Child, od's golden head was at her breast.
The Christ Child said to His Mother: "What are the gifts for me, Since I would have, like other Children, a Christmas tree? I am not tall as My father, But a little Jewish boy. You offer the world; I had rather Be given a children's toy.-
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look o'er land and sea? What need to winged ships bring to her? What could the What gold or gems of price might be, Ivory or miniver. . Since God Himself lay on her knee?
The Christ Child said to Mary: "What candles for My tree? A silver star, or a ferry— Man's lamp from. Galilee? For the star God lights the way with For the kings, though greatly lit, Is far to high to play with, And I do not wish it. '
What could th' intense blue heaven keep To draw her eyes and thoughts so high? All heaven was whore her Boy did leap, Where her foot quietly Went rocking the (1..-ar God asleep.
Mary said to her baby: "Sweetheart! for You and me, Different must the play be, And a different Christmas tree. The star You cannot play with, Before the world was lit, And the great angels pray with The light that falls from it.
The angel folk fared up and down A Jacob's Ladder hung between God's Town. Her quiet chambcr She saw unawed. serene: Since God HimselF -layed by her gown. -KATHERINE TYNAN.
'14 A CRADLE SONG 0, men from the .fields! Come ge:Itly within. Tread soitly, softly, 0! men coming in. Mavourneen is going From me and from you, Where ..iary will fold him With mantle of blue! From rzl:* of the smoke And cold of the floor, And th- peering of things Across the half-door. 0, nici. prom the fields, Softly. softiv come thro'. Mary put; round him Her mantle of blue. —PADRAIC COLUM.
"LEARN OF ME FOR I AM MEEK AND HUMBLE OF HEART" Though Joseph was a just man He was not given room To house his sweet wife, Mary, From winter wind and gloom. Though his sweet wife, St Mary, Bore Earth'-; 'and Heaven's King, She had no courtly wrappings To clothe her Baby in. There budded forth the Saviour Disarming Satan's war— And in a village stable He slept amid the straw. We who go wrongs resenting Yet spurn the poor and weak, 0 let us all go heeding That Blessed are the Meek. —DELIA CRAIG.
CHILDING OF A MAIDEN BRIGHT (Old French Carol)
1. ragfinificat . .• • Childing of a maiden bright Life to-day hath brought to light A nd hath put that prince of might, With his flock of friends to flight. On an ever blessed morn God of Mary maid was born. . anima me Dominum • . • Deposuit potentes de sede . • • • On this Infant may we call Born for man in oxen stall He vouchsafe us bliss withal In His everlasting hall. On an ever blessed morn God of Mary maid was born. • et exaltavit humiles.
THE SONG OF THE MAN " The woman gave, and I did eat.Whereof gave she? Twas of the garden fruitage sweet— A portion fair to see; She plucked and ate, andIdid eat. And lost alike are we; GOD saith. Ye die the death! ". "The Woman gave ,and I did eat.' Whereof gave she? T was of her womb a Burden sweet— But sad, alas, to see: She took and I did eat, And saved ate, and alike are we: GOD saith. So dieth Death!" —REV. JOHN BANISTER TABB.
Mmttivntettry in Vintbs In the .succeeding generations of the Christian era, men have given tongue of infinite variety to the coming ot the Christ-Child in Bethlehem long ages since. In a little out of the way village in the far south of Palestine, in the reign of Caesar Augustus, was born Jesus, the The harassed years of Son of Mary. His outcast infancy were followed by thirty lovely intimate years with Mary and Joseph in the mountainous town of Nazareth through which passed the caraSchool-boy, van routes to Damascus. apprentice, and finally, after the death of St. Joseph, master-smith and carpenter, Mary's Son spent the precious days of His early youth teaching the world the still unlearned lessons of humility, obedience and the dignity of manual labour. Followed the public life—a brief phase of successful missionary works, a brilliant series of miracles and then Israel despised her God and hanged Him to the Tree outside the walls of Jerusalem. But of all the bewildering wonders of those years when God pitcned His tent among those of the fallen tribes of man, man, the artist, has above all loved to linger on the incident of His birth. How Mary and Joseph were shown the Will of God through the census decree of Caesar A ugustus, how they came the long arduous journey through the Jordan Valley at last to Bethlehem, how there was "no room- for them in the overcrowded khans, how in the dead of night they finally found shelter in the limestone cave which had been used as a sheep and cattle pen, and how, in the midnight hour, Jesus came to Mary and she laid Him in the manger—these have never failed to inspire the greatest efforts of the painter and the poet. In that hour when the salvation of the whole human race was at hand, it was to the poor, first of all, that the glad tidings So were carried by the angelic choir. perhaps it is apt that the poor should have understood the Crib with a more vital realisation than many another. The poets have been proverbially poor according to the vulgar standards of the world which can apply to riches nothing higher But they like than the economic test. the shepherds of Bethlehem have also understood the Crib awl brought to it the riches of their intellects. We have here gathered together some fragmeitts from the vast treasury in homage of the Christ -Child. Whose birthday the whole world—for the most part tin wittingly— celebrates. For Catholics He is born again in the Midnight Mass. "new-born and newly dear."
"But the tree," said weeping Mary, "Is a black and leafless tree, And not the lamp, but the ferry— Man's self from Galilee, Is hanging there high and lonely, And though despised and left, Of all. He is the only Eternal Christmas Gift." _ANON.
XVth CENTURY CAROL I sing of a Maiden
That is makeless; King of all Kings To Her Son she ches. He came also still There His Mother was, As dew in April That falleth on the grass. He came also still To His Mother's bower, As dew- in April That falleth on the grass. He came also still There His Mother lay, As dew in April That falleth on the spray. Mother and maiden Was never none but she; Well may such a Lady GOD'S Mother be. —ANON.
MATER SALVATORIS Ah, wilt thou turn aside and see The little Child on Mary's knee, Enter the stable, bleak and cold, Grope through the straw and myrrh and gold; Seek in the darkness near and far_ Lift up the lantern and the Star. Rough shepherds come to love and greet. There knelt three kings at Mary's feet, Ah! draw thee nigh the holy place— He sleepeth well in her embrace, The little Saviour of thy race— Then raise thine eyes to Mary's face. —RUTH TEMPLE LINDSAY.
HIS COMING The days that lead to Christmas Are dark days and wild, For all the world is restless, And craving for the Child. Deep in the murky city. The lamps are lit at noon, And over the sodden countryside The night falls soon. But when His time is nearing, Lo! the wild sky grows clear, And the great night of Christmas Is the fairest of the year. Light streams from the heavens, Drenching the world with peace, And the only cloud that lingers Is a lamb's soft fleece And a star hangs in splendour, Over a herdman's shed, Where the world's hope is living And the world's woe is dead. And all our common highways By glimmering feet are trod, While down the sky's star-dusty roads Ride singing hosts of God. P ort, unto men a
Savionr! Pity and peace- IT- brings, of grace for lonely hearts Of she-)he -d, ari of Kings! - PATRTC'K O'CONNOR S.S.C.
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Prior to Our Lord's birth, had been revered as ethlehem B the town where the great love Rachael was rory of Jacob and dying in the ended; Rachel, ,pring on the journey from was buried by highway that leadJacob "in the (Bethlehem)." Ephrata !th to monument ger dome-shaped In the ;rives to this day. oins outside the city, David iad tended his father's flocks, Ind according to tradition, had tabled them in the very cave diere 2,000 years later Jesus as born. From the shepherds' ralley he had come "running Lad ruddy" to be anointed King v Saul. In the barley-fields of 3eth1ehem, too, was enacted the iracious idyll of Ruth and Booz, vhich implanted itself deeply in he mind of the poet, Keats.
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In Christian tames, Bethlenern in kcame a monastic centre. the fourth century, St. Jerome, St. Paula and 5t. Eustachium axed their residence and the office of Prime al..; said to have been instituted there. As early as he second century it was ven• erated by St. Justin Martyr, of Xablous, as the place of the Nativity. The Roman Emperor Constantine erecr.ed a basilica on • this site in about 330 A.D. Though the present church is believed to date from the 5th. oi .6th. centuries, a modern traveller and scholar (Mr. H. V. Morton) writes: "Here I was in a l cold, austere Roman basilica. Ihssive Corinthian pillars made of some dull red stone upheld the roof and divided the church into a nave and aisles. I was in the church that Constantine the Great built long ago as a Sign that he had become a Christian. Surely one of the tarvels of Palestine is the fact that this church should have survived the dangers that have swept the other buildings of its title to dust, Here it is, the etarliest Christian Church in use ,°:(laY, and more or less as it 1,.elf the hands of its builders On its walls are the remains of dinl• gold mosaics." „To this shrine the Frankish illgs used to come from jerusae,illto be Uavid's crowned in memory of coronation by Saul. A nd to-day what is Bethlehem .11ke? Mr. H. V. Morton in his i a.scinating book. "In the Steps 01 the Master," writes a vivid 4cco11nt: ter On "The white houses clusthe startled nunhill like a group of They stand on the edge of the road and gaze l'N'n into a Lthe striped pit of heat. Where terraces end and the are rocks begins, the last olive rees seem to le struggling desPt eratelY to run back up the stony tehrtaces away wke, sterility from the heat and - of the rock. The (1 111te houses watch with them P'll tiiruiths that are winclow,z .
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le Manger the face beneath it are a relic of the Latin Kingdom of. Jerusalem.
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The town itself is small and unspoilt. Shops and workshops form a part of the main street. ".1. hey are merely arches open to thc road, which is so narrow that the cobbler can sit at his last and talk to his friend, the rocer, on the opposite side of the road without raising his voice. The impression I received in Bethlehem was one of peace and graciousness. Jerualem is taut with mental conflict. Bethlehem is quiet, and, I think, happy. For once the prevailing Mohammedanism is keyed down and almost inaudible. There is only one muezzin in Bethlehem, hilt there are many bells.
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But the peace of Bethlehem was shattered by the sword. of conquest C ave after w . i\vept over it al-, over all the Bethlehem Palestinian cities. as known the _lews, the Rotians, the Arahs. the Crusaders, 'ae Saracens, ai-:cT the Turks.
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The Church of the Nativity.
A GENERAL VIEW OF TIILEHEM, The Tower cl the Church cf the Nativity can be seen on the extreme right. It is in the hands of the Franciscans. the Gree!s ane. the Armenians.
Above the flat, white roofs rise the bell-towers of convents and orphanages and monasteries There is always a bell ringing in the heat. If it is not the bell of the Salesian Fathers, it may be the bell of the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. At the bottom of this white hill town is a notice board which absurdly pins this region to reality: 'Bethlehem Municipal Boundary.' it
The dress of the Bethlehem ,.vomen, which is unique, is a memory of the Cl-usades. The arried women wear a high headdress covered with a flowing veil, which is pinned under the chin and falls down the back and over the shoulders. This is believed to be the fashion that in Europe developed into the tall foolscap with its pendant veil, the headdress worn by near-
Most of the famous cities Ut history have achieved their greatness from their intrinsic beauty or from a period of heroic associations. Bethlehem is one of the exceptions. Though a measure of Old Testament history surrounds the "House of Bread" (as its name is interpreted), it does so only accidentally. Of Bethlehem nothing , is- of note beyond the fact that there was born the Messiah, "the Son of the Most High." This is its transcenden al and imperishable glory. "For out of thee hast come forth the Captain that shall rule my people Israel." Here, too, lived the shepherds to whom the tidings of the Birth of Jesus were first carried and the shrine to which the Magi from the East brought their precious gifts. says. 'Drive slowly.' The traveller approaching Bethlehem with his mind on St. Luke and Botticelli, pauses in surprise before this board, because it has never before occurred to him that Bethlehem could he confined lw municipal boundaries. It seems to him, at first, almost a sacrilege that Bethlehem should possess a Mayor and a municipality.
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Beneath the high altar is the cave which tradition claims as the spot where Christ was born. It is entered by flights of steps set on each side of the choir. On the way down I had to press myself against the dark little staircase as two Greek monks, black of eye and beard, came up in a cloud of incense. Fifty-three silver lamps hardly lighten the gloom of the underground cavern. It is a small cave about fourteen yards long and four wide. Its walls are covered with tapestry that reeks of stale incense. If you draw this tapestry aside, you see that the walls are the rough, smokeblackened walls of a cave. Gold, silver, and tinsel ornaments gleam in the pale glow of the fifty-three lamps. I thought I was alone in the cavern until someone moved in the darkness and I noticed the policeman, who is always on duty to prevent disputes between the Greek and the Armenian priests. This church, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. suffers from divided ownership. It is in the hands of the Latins, the Greeks, and the Armenians.
lv all princesses in fairy tales. Whether the fashion was brought to Palestine by European wothem in the East and carried In the flood there is a star and back to Europe. I am not able round it a Latin inscription to say. But those who have which says: "Here Jesus Christ studied this question and that of was born of the Virgin Mary." B ethlehem's crusading blood, The removal of this star years agree that both the fashion and ago led to a quarrel between France and Russia. which blazed men during the Crusades, or intc, the Crimean War. whether it was developed by stood in this dark, pungent cavern, T forgot, I am afraid, all the clever and learned things written about the Nativity by German professors, and T seemed to hear English voices singing under a frosty sky: O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant. O come ye, 0 come ye, to tethlehem ." SOCIETY.
The Manger, marked ith a cross, in th3 Church of the Nativity. Steps cn the right of the pillar lead down to the Grotto of the Nativity. Here a silver star marks the spot which t adition preserves as the Birthplace of Our Lord.
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. HE narrative of the Nativity ot -.our Divine Lord and Master and . :of the Adoration of the Shepherds the \Vise Men recorded in the of nd a of St. Luke and St. Matthew . ,is spels Go one of the most exqui ite passages in the New Testament and it has appealed to the imagination and touched the heart of 'mankind perhaps more than any other event in the life of Jesus Christ until the time came for Him to lay down His life for the salvation of the world.
The mystic appeal of the crib, the praesepio in Bethlehem, was probably the reason which led St. Jerome to take up his abode there and to cause Paula and his other helpers to settle down in w hat he described as his Bethlehem, his "cillula Christi," and so far as we know the Manger was preserved and protected during his lift me in Bethlehem and throughout the following generations. and was held in veneration when the Empress Helena visited Jerusalem about the year A.D. 300. It was probt.bly early in the 7th. century that the ..,l. anger was brought from Palestine to Rome and was placed in the Basilica now known as St. Mary Major, but which in die beginning was known as S. Maria ad Praesepem when it was built by Pope Theodore (640-649), himself a native of Palestine. These fine boards of the Manger, known as the Sacred Culla, are preserved in a reliquary in the Conlessio in f -ont of the high altar, and are exposed • • •• the veneration of the faithful from luristinas Eve until after the Vespers , • Christmas Day. So importz.n• was- the veneration in which this -,::. , ed Culla was held that from an earl:. ,:ate, not later certainly than the 8th' , ntury, it became customary for the re stiing Pontiff to celebrate the first Ma.. . f Christmas, the Mass supposed to be celebrated in the night before the t'T. I.,. :-epe and consequently the Station L , Haile that of S. Maria Maggiore ad . • ,-aesepem. The second Mass, also z•a by the Pope, was solemnised abou. lawn, Nvith a commemoration of St. . -,:, ,tasia the Martyr, • the S tation heiift. ' the Church of St. Anastasia on til, ' -'alatine lIill, and the third Mass i: 1i . day time was again celebrated at '• • . Mary Maior ad PraeseThis custom of saving the first Pent Christmas Mass ad Praesepem continued, though not without interruptions, down to the time of the occupation of Rome by the Italian troops in 1870. But S. Maria Maggiore del Praesepe is not the onk church in Rome in which the Manger i • honoured. The antiquity Of this devotion is proved by the fact that in the Catacomb of Priscilla there is a mural painting, which must go biiez< to about the beginnin(T of the second century, representing '-the Blessed Virgin ' with the Divine Child in her arms. with the Prophet Isaias holding in his hands the volume of his works, and pointing to the star in the sky, which was to lead the wise Men to the stable at Bethlehem. The same devotion is commemorated in the frescoes of the ancient churches of S. Maria Antigua in the Forum and of S. Maria in Trastevere. So far as is known ,however, the devotion to the Nativity did not take a material form until the 13th. century, when !t Was reserved for St. Francis of Assisi to institute what we now know as the Crib. It fs true that before this time. in the ,i til• century, and perhaps earlier, the birth of the Divine Child had been rePl esented in mystery or miracle plays in various countries. In England we have e\vidence that mystery or miracle plays iere performed at the great festivals of ne- Christian year and that Nativity Presentations 'formed part of ;the liturN'clical services on _Clirictmas iii,c,,ht•-•-or at 1;11risfinastide—in certain Cathedrals in as in France, in the
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But these were dramatic performances carried out by the men and boys connected with the Cathedrals or great c hurches where the celebrations were held, while St. Francis conceived the idea of a material and pictorial presentation of the Nativity with figures representing the persons taking part in that sublime event. There can be hardly any doubt but that the material and visible representation of the Nativity-, such as we are now familiar with in our churches at Christmastide, was first designed by St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi was in Rome in November and December, 1223, where he went to submit the Rule of the Friars Minor to the Pope Honorius III. and to obtain his approval of it, and it is believed that at that time as the season of Christmas was approaching, St. Francis obtained permission from the Pope to design and erect a representation of the scene of the Nativity of the Divine Child and the adoration of the shepherds At any rate, it is proand the Kings. bable that St. Francis revealed to the Pope the thought which were in his mind, and that this new devotion wa discussed between them and that Honor in... III. approved of the suggestion.
"The Brethren were called together, the folk assembled, the wood echoed with their voices, and that august night was made radiant and solemn with many bright lights,, and: with tuneful and sonorous praises. The Man of God. filled with tender love, stood before the Manger, bathed with tears and overflowing with joy. "Solemn Masses were celebrated over the Manger, Francis the Levite of Christ chanting the Holy Gospel (from this it would appear that St. Francis acted as Deacon at the Solemn Mass). Th-en he preached unto. the folk standing round. of the, birth of the King in poverty, calling Him, when he wished to name-ITim the Child of Bethlehem. by reason of his tender love for Him.
"A certain Knight. valorous and true. Messer John of Greccio. who for tht love of Christ had left the secular army and was bound by closest friendship unto the Mar, of God, declared that he beheld a little Child right fair to see sleeping in that Manger Who seemed to he awakened from sleep when the bless. en Father Francis embraced Him in botl. arms. Ibis vision Oi LUC tiC out. knigIAL Az t endered worthy of beiief, not alone through the holiness oi him who 1)etielu it, but is also cohnimed by the truth that it set forth, anu withal proven by the miracle that followed it. For the example of Francis, if meditated on by the world, must needs stir up sluggish hearts unto the faith of Christ, and the hay that was kept back from the manger by the folk proved a marvellous remedy for sick beasts, and a prophylactic against divers other plagues, God magnifying by all means His servant and making manifest by clear and miraculous portents the efficacy of his holy prayers." ("Life of St. Francis," by St. Bonaventure, Chap. X.) So far as is known, the ceremony related in the Life by St. Bonayenture is the first instance of the representation of the Nativity in actual form. It is probable that the example set by the Holy Man of God, St. Francis. was followed in some of the Franciscan churches and by some of the.Members of his Order from the time of his death. There is a rea,.on also to believe that St. Clare and the Poor Ladies, as her Order was then called, also adopted the practice, but no form of Praesepio has come down to us.
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Francis designed to spend the follo‘\ ing Christmas at Greccio, near Ric ti; on Greccio is the spurs of the Apennines. raised some 2,000 feet above the plain, and is crowned with woods, mostly of fir, and in his day was inhabited by shepherds, remarkable alike for their simple life and fervent devotion. The story of the first Crib is recorded in the life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure and it cannot be told more beautifully than in the words of the Poor Little Man's most devoted follower. N ow three years before his death it befell that he was minded, at the town of Greccio. to celebrate the memory of the Child Jesus, with all the added solenmity that he might for the kindling of• d evotion. That this might not ee.in an innovation, he sought and obtained licence from the Supreme Pontiff. and then made 'ready a Manger and bade has-. togetiier with an Ox and. s,. be hrkangln unto the spot.
f hat the Midnight Mass at Greccio, carried out by St. Francis, deeply touched the imagination of that age is shown by the tact that painters and poets have The genius alike celebrated the story. of Giotto has illustrated that Muting-lit Mass at Greccio in one of the frescoL, the Upper Church at Assisi with ait-tne graphic power and pictorial SkilL that . numan and dramatic- •inspiration; which was his most notable quality. The Franciscan poet Jacopone da Todi, the author of the "Stabat Mater Dolorosa." inspired by the memory of Grec:cio, composed another Stabat Mater—that of joy, "StaThis hymn, of bat Al ater Dolorosa." M arv, beside the manger, is not less noble than that of Mary at the foot of the Cross; the sentiment is even more tender and it is difficult to explain its f except by an unjust caprice of neglect It is probable that the first definite form of Crib was that made for and set up in the famous Church of S. Maria in Ara Coeli, in Rome. This ancient diturch had originally belonged o , the Benedictines, but in 1250, some 25 years after the death of St Francis, it was. handed over by Pope Innocent TV to the R eformed Franciscans, and it has remained in possession of the Or.leeontinnously ever since (Continued Over I ,eaf
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There is a very interesting The collection affords no evion in varidence that any similar work was movement now going • The earliest known form of done in France or Belgium dur- ous parts of the Continent to proCrib was made for this church ing the same or later periods. For mote the devotion to the Feast of in the 16th. century, and is one obvious reasons it may be assum- the Nativity by setting up cribs in of the most notable devotions of ed that no work of this kind was the homes of the people and esies and bedthe Christmastide in Rome. made in, or even found its way pecially in the nurser celen. the childre that s the of Legend record into, England until a consider- rooms Societies in Belgium and Holbrated miracle working figure of able time after Catholic Emanciorganise exhibitions of crib,: land the infant Saviour, known as the Catholic fored our enable pation carvwas ino, Bamb in various centres, and at least Santissimo develop two most successful shows have and on enter tree to a fathers of out pilgrim a by ed which grew on the Mount of those practices of Catholic devo- been held within the last few Olives and was painted by St. tion from which they had been years, one at Arnheim and the Luke while the pilgrim painter precluded by generations of re- other at Renkum. in Holland. and they do much to encourage arwas bleeping over his work. On ligious persecution. is it any Epiph the the Feast of carried by the Minister General of the Friars Minor in solemn procession to the top of the high flight of steps which leads to the main door of the Ara Coeli, from which he blesses Rome with the statue of the Santissimo Bambino. In the Bavarian National Museum in the city of Munich there is a most interesting collection of This important exhibit cribs. owes its existence to the enthusiasm of an eminent medical doctor practising in Munich, who made a lifelong hobby of collecting cribs wherever he could find them in any part of Europe. In the course of years he succeeded • in collecting--not without the extime erable consid of penditure 6 and money—a notable and representative collection of cribs from many of the Catholic countries of Europe—Naples, Sicily. Calabria. the Tvrol. Bavaria. the Black Forest. which belonged to Catholic churches or to the palaces of the Catholic nobles, during the 17th. and 1Rth. centuries. ( Continued from Previous Page.)
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Beagle Bay Sends a Message of Goodwill A TERRIBLE CONTRAST IN CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCES THE
(By Rev. Father ERNEST WORMS, P.S.M.)
HURCH AT BEAGLE BAY.
THE AUTHOR.
At another rites. ability, crawl along the aisle and into all the natives Mission the while ime, t wider the benches, joining their Christmas their angel voices occasionally to the are enjoying another and All the na- games on the plains, Christmas hymn. is taking ceremony On Christmas morning all are tives are in their best clothes, for more terrible of the natives the among gathered early in the church. The on the previous evening Father place The body of altar of shell—a true work of art Benedict had distributed a double Mungala tribe. —throws off a thousand reflec- quantity of soap and there had the dead boy has been set up in tions in the light of the two hc..en some heated contention be- the branches of a tree, and the Presently motor-lamps that Brother has tween Williewidgie and Sara as tribe sit underneath. takes women, and men No to what proportion should be de- everyone, mounted on the doorway. exclusive choir, but in the true voted to washing clothes and a small flat stone and places it they wait liturgical custom of the early what to shaving. Now, how- under the tree. Then what awaiting frightfully girls all and boys the Church, ever, their ardent faces are fixed about moisthe by join in singing Dom Moreno's on the altar and the observer stone will be wetted "Missa Undecima," Picanninies, can see the peace in their eyes. ture from the dead body. For with extraordinary gymnastic They have not as a rule much tal- the moist stone will betray the urderer. 1111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111111111111119 ent for expressino- their thanks, m There is a popular belief that there are many but rest assured 6 almost preterprayers offered by them for their the natives are their natural in happy l'riends, especially for their "pro- naturally respects they some In e. stat who helped per countrymen" not fallthem rebuild their houses after are, because they have culmodern of mill the under the terrible cyclone early in the en few and are needs Their ture. As most of them had year. satisfied as been fasting, immediately after small; they are easily A small clothing. and food to Mass the whole crowd streams handful of a or tobacco of e piec over to the dining hall, where to them as Sister Benedict has been at work sugar mean as much a hotel in dinner elaborate an for half an 'hour with the bread their Yet Day. slicer cutting up cake and other on Christmas contina under are lives le who s weet breads. superstition and And now if you can summon ual 'pressure of curse of unexpected the of up enough courage come with mc dread souls Their neighbour. their into the bush, and I Nvill show under the down weighed are ou some ceremonies which symceremonies handsonse the denial of love, and strict laws and unknown antheir from down ed peace and joy, and everything for peace but no is There A cestors. ‘vhich Christmas stands. that they so; much so fear, only young man has died from malaria leaving their of terrified are maligna, an event which, even to night, even _ on that this day, puzzles even the eldest camps at when the Chrispeace of night natives of the tribe. They don't The girls trom the Convent, wending their are natives tian with keen eyes are peering' THE RIGIIT REV. OTTO RAIBLE, understand such a thing as natu- way to the Midnight Mass. through the oleanders as the who was appointed Vicar Apostolic of ral death. They believe that all this year 'Help them:and help us to help boys unload the donkey team the Vicariate of Kimberley death is the result of secret inurand whose consecration as a Bishop that has brohght the precious took place in Germany in August, re- (ter, and they use all kinds of re- them - by your prayers over the cargo 10 miles front the beach. turned to Western Australia on the volting magic to discover the Christmas-tide, that the light of The numbet of bales is counted 10th. inst. He was accompanied by iiiurderer The men foregather the Christmas star may "enlightand there are prophecies as to the t wo doctors (Dr. Betza and his wife) pile, squatting en them that sit in darkness and blazing a linguist and around and Professor Nekes, prospect of new dresses. behind the in the shadow or the valley of one in companies But ethnologist. Bishop Raible is 45 death." and may direct their Father Benedict, who is the ens years of age and belongs to the Pal-; other, the elders occupy the front todian of the store, will take pre- lotine Fathers or Fathers of the ranks and in the very front is the feet and those of all Australians He is the Pious Society of Missions. There is the tu- in the way of peace. cautions against prowlers. But second Vicar Apostolic of the territory, v.iit-H1-doctor . the fame of that cargo is already which covers 387,359 square miles, hav- Inuit of boomerangs beaten tobruited abroad. "By jingo! me ing succeeded in that office the Right gether while a veritable choir of bring- him Rev. Bishop Coppo, who arrived in hell maintains a monotonous proper good one in Side store," one of the lugger Australia in 1923 and was transferred chanting. characterised by weird 1927. Prior to coming to Australia, A crew confides to a comrade in the in s. Bishop Raible was attached to one of crescends and diminuendo the missionary houses of his Order in big living lizard is in the hands He is a native of West- of the witch-doctor; it personifies Germany. phalia and shortly after his ordinatiqn the unknown murderer. They as a missionary, proceeded to the upon curses terrible down call Camethe in Pallotine Fathers' Mission ot proxy the upon the as lizard He spent seven roons in Africa, Years there before the outbreak of the the murderer. At a sign from the Great War. When the German terri- witch-doctor they all jump to tories were transferred to a different excitement, in-isdiction, he returned to Europe. He their feet in frenzied became" Administrator Apostolic of the and beat the unfortunate reptile The with "throwing sticks." breaking Vicariate of Kimberley in 192S difference between an Administratot its every bone Finally - they - •• Apostolic and a•Vicar Apostolic is that ,throw convinced fire, the it into the former has not episcopal powers, not having been consecrated, but the that a similar fate will soon overVicar Apostolic is a fully consecrated - take- the unknown murderer. ilishop with nowers to confirm and This - celebration is secret and .ordairr. The pa.-t will probably sleavt exclusive to the male members of , • f . • .1' N orth-West .the tribe who have been initiated December 22.
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E send a message of cheer and goodwill to all Australia, because in the expansive Christmas spirit people tend ..o forget to include those original Australians, several thousands of whom are under our care in the far north of the Stati . • You would suppose they a. - ,:-. happy enough at Christmas, a;ld so they are. They perceive perhaps better than we the message which Our little Lord brought to the world, because they have witnessed the rising of th,., star in the darkness of heathendom. We are born . into the graces of the Divine Childhood, but they have almost . to he torn out of the dread night of superstition and depression. . For weeks they have been watching anxiously for the luggers which would bring the goods that Father bought in Perth. They have arrived in Broome on the last trip of the "Koolinda." At last the _Mission lugger set out with its blilck captain. Augustine, and five other black "boys" --all navigation experts--and at Broome loaded up the lugger . 'fearing the bales on their shoulders from the jetty to the boat. They all have their thoughts about the secrets of the hales and their wives will be the first to learn of their speculations as to their contents. On the evening of their return to the Mission there vill be a long "talk-about."
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W ho is Santa Claus 9 Qui tget.) IEMBE,1\ being rebeked by a hrewd and saintly priest for discussing (or maybe defining) who was saint—St. Joseph or St. John greater the Since that time I have Baptist. the r ead the "Imitation" and discovered that Thomas a' Kempis was of a like mind: -Many examine who is greater in the kingdom of God, who know not if they shall be worthy to be numbered among the least." Eschewing my earlier folly, I wish now to discuss briefly who is the A good many most popular Saint. will have no hesitation about nominating St. Francis of Assisi, for he who was the world's love, .is now loved the world over. 'Those who have/read more deeply will "plug" for St. Philip Neri, St. R obert Bellarmine, or St. Charles Borrome° perhaps as the outstanding "human" Others characters among the Saints. no rival for the Little again can Flower ,of T.isieux. And afte ii it doesn't matter a great deal, proviu-s-._ we honour all the Saints. For the Sain,s are too big to be jealous But, nevertheless, if of one al-1014;er. there were a truly uni rersal suffrage, which inclu:ied the children, I imagine the poll-hood-is would be presently wrecked 1.)) the hordes of youngsters docking to mark a cross against ,the Unfortunately, name of Santa Claus. however, parents have been guilty of making a silly secret of Christmas gifts and few, if any, children know that Santa Claus was no other than the great Saint Nicholas of Myra. Would it destroy the glamour of :Mristmas if children were told the truth, that Santa Claus was a kindly old Bishop and not an improbable and mercenary old man who works in season for the big emporiums? But perhaps the devotional sentiments of parents have hcen dismayed at the prospect of revealing a venerable bishop as the consort and dispenser of teddy bears and golliwogs. From the painting reproduced above. however, St. Nicholas does not seem to be self-conscious either in regard to his small friends or the trifles that delight them. If you look closely you will see the kiddies' arms full of the gifts he has given. T he tradition of Santa Claus is astonishingly old for St. Nicholas died 1600 y ears ago. Apart from the fact that he was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, in the fourth century, nothing historically r eliable is known of his life. But so great has been his popularity in the Greek as well as in the Latin Church, that a wealth of popular tradition and legend. surrounds his life. According to these sources Nicholas first saw the light of day in the city of Parara, in Lycia. As a young man he went on pilgrimage to Egypt, where presumably he saw the M onastic origins in the Thebaid, and Si Though passed on to the Holy Land. three hundred years was the short span that separated his day from that of Our Lord's, he would have seen perhaps less of the relics of the Master's life than the Palestine modern traveller can see. had been conquered by Vespasian and the Jerusalem of the Crucifixion was in r uins and the Temple razed. The little City of Bethlehem. six miles to the s outh. could scarcely have escaped zin The lowly memorials of the 'c athed. Infancy of Christ would hardly, however. `lave attracted either their cupiClity or their vandalism. Shortly after this time the Roman Emperor Constantine became Christian and built a basilica on the r aditional spot of the Nativity. What N icholas saw at Bethlehem we do not show,- but maybe it was here that his de"otion to all children in the Divine Ch;ld began. , (In his return to Asia Minor he was elected Bishon of ivra. in the difficult e,n 1.,focietlan ws waging the l'ears• when a St Persecution of the infant Church . 1)0 gTo111 ao-ainst Christians . spread
throughout the Roman Empire, and N,Lolplas fell a victim an was imprisoned. On the accession of Constantine, however, he was rele ed. He was among the bishops that attended the Council of Nicaea, though his name is not mentioned in any of the old, lists. The manner of his death is unknown, though he died evidently in his diocese, for some six hundred years later his body is believed to have been stolen by Ita-. lian merchants and brought to Bari, in Italy, where it is preserved in a church of his name to this day. His fame, now universal, began in the Greek Church, and has always been especially popular in Russia. His sanctity. was acknowledged publicly at least in the 6th. century, for the Emperor Justinian I. built a church in his honour at Constantinople, and his name occurs in the liturgy ascribed to St. John Chrysostom. His popularity in Italy appears to date from the "translation" of his relics to Bari. • Devotion to the Saint arose in Germany in the reign of Otto II., whw wife, of Grecian birth, was probably responsible for its introduction. The Bishop of Eichstadt wrote in the 10th. century a metrical Life of the His popularity has increased Saint. with the passing of the centuries. Many cities, countries and dioceses vie in
THE SAINT OF THE KIDDIES And Now for a Story for the Little Friends of St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas filled another bag, heaved ft over the old sleigh, sat down upon a packing case, pushed back his red hood and wiped his brow. He was not taking as much interest in the job as he took when I was a boy. It is true that he After all he went to is getting old. heaven nearly 1600 years ago. He looked at the celestial calendar. In a few days, he mused, St. Peter would be around again to remind him of the annual trek; and a few days after that he would be off through the crystal air, the bells of the reindeer jingling before the Milky Way, and out over the world, leaving his Christmas gifts wherever children look for them. All through the year he had been getting the toys together and arranging them. And this year he had overhauled the distribution system. For, you know, this is not so easy as it was in the old days. Wa) back in the olden days, even before the "Mayflower" was built, St. Nicholas used to do the work singlehanded; but now there is a really big team on the job, working in conjunction with the department stores and the stores in many cities. But, of course, you know all this; no doubt you've seen some of Santa Claus' assistants. What troubled St. Nicholas (he does not mind a bit if you call him Santa Claus) and what had taken away his old-time enthusiasm, was the memory of what happened to him last year in a great number of places, including especially New York, Chicago and Los Angeles: and in 1930 in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. It really started the year before that when he had made a call in Sydney, at the house of a little girl who nearly broke his heart. Santa Claus has asked me particularly not to mention her name, for he feels sure she did not understand He had brought her a doll, and as a fact it was a rather special doll that he had saved for her. It not only said "Mamma" when laid upon its back, but also said "Papa" when it stood upon its head.
et. Whiplati of ffinra claiming him for their patron, while he is the heavenly "mascot" of mariners, m erchants. bakers, travellers and children in many parts. A great number of miracles( both before and after his death, are attributed to St. Nicholas and are the outgrowths His representaof a long tradition. tions in art are as various as his alleged miracles. One of the most beautiful is that by the Italian master, Bonvicino (better known as . II Moretto-, which is preserved in the Pinacoteca of Brescia, and here reproduced. It was in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherland that he was first associated with the mission of bringing secret gifts to children on December 6th., the day of his death and his feast day. In most English-speaking countries he is identified with Santa Claus, who distributes gifts .and fills the kiddies' stockA curious ings on Christmas Eve. claim is made to this present day regarding the relics of St. Nicholas at Bari. TI is said that from them flows an oily substance known as Manna di S. Nicola which is highly ,Taiued for its medicinal powers. So lived the good St.i Nicolas. and so he will continue to• live in the hearts ot children as long as the world endures.
Now this little girl was awake when Santa Claus called, and although he did his best to tiptoe out of the room she caught sight of the doll just as the Saint had laid it down. So he waited in the shadow just for the joy of seeing little Joan k but you still don't know her other name) hug the doll and kiss it and make it welcome. Joan picked up the doll, glared. at it. said, "You horrid old thing; I didn't want you. I told Santa Claus to bring me a big doll's house, with a garage and lights and everything." Saying that, she flung the doll away and stamped her head on her pillow, if you know what 1 m ean. And Santa Claus, who in all the years since the year A.D. 550, when he started to make gifts to children, had never met this kind of thing before, was dumbfounded. The kindly old Saint walked quietly away with a heavy heart. All through that Christmas Eve he travelled the well-known route, but there was no gladness in him. For the joy he had meant to bring to Joan had been rejectd. he would not disappoint the other children. and he went in the wake of the sun through the blizzard in the Eastern States and through the heat in S outh Africa and Australia and finished his task. (Continued Over Leaf.)
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ST. NiCHOLAS VISITS HIS SMALL CLIENTS
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dressed to Santa Claus which But last year it was much said: "Please gimme an electric called, "Is that you, Santa': \Veil worse. It wasn't Joan's fault, of boat like Jimmy Foley's; and a if it is, I'm ever so sorry I was And if a little pig- last year. course; Santa Claus had forgotootball and a wheel." brought have anything, you me ten all about Joan before he storiI ask you, children, what ed. Almost as soon as he had would you feel like if you had ‘vill you please take it to little come in from the Atlantic (he done your best to please some- Kitty Casey, because her daddy hasn't got a job and she doesn't comes that way, you know, beand had been met with a de- have any nice things any more." cause that is the way the sun tra- mand like that? As though Bill Super. sets, expensive electric vels and he has finished his job Cassidy had a right to expect yachts. gold watches, gold toys, Hi Europe before American boys :Linething from Santa Claus, who and girls go to sleep. That leaves was really very good to think of pencils, automobiles—all kinds of costly presents he found the boys him about five hours to go home calling anyway. asking for. And in the homes to repack before starting on the Santa Claus was happy when Australian homes) ; as I was say- he called at Joan's house because of these boys who showed such ing almost as soon as he had she was sitting awake when he extravagant tastes he saw ,somecome in from the•Atlantic he call- P eeped into her room, and al- times a father who was sitting up ed at the home of Billy Cassidy. though he was ever so quiet one late, with his head between his On Billy's door he saw a note ad- , f the boards creaked and Joan hands, wondering what Would happen to his little home if business didn't improve and bring a job. And that is why Santa Claus. who is getting everything in
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rder for his great adventure on Christmas Eve, is in a dilemna. This year he hasn't so much give away as he sometimes to All the toys he gives are has. things that have been given to him to give: and this year nearly everybody is short of money. So if y-ou want to please Claus don't this Year expectSanta to do too much, and accept him gratefully what he can afford. For rem erriber. St. Nicholas (which, as I told you. is Santa's real name) has a pretty wide view of things from his place in heaven, and he knows of thousands of boys and girls in orphanages who have no fathers or mothers to tuck them in at night, and he feels that they deserve the best he has to give.—George Barnard.
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THE FIRST XMAS MORN they had met that day! Because they earthly kings are The birthdays of cereand pomp eRed poor, they were not wanted in great with celebrated republic of days are How truly, though unvillage. h.; They inonies. when enthusiastic manifestaconsciously, did the people say they joicing. love are made tu riad no room for Mary's Son. Bethletions of loyalty and (Special to "The Record," by 11. F. B.) And people's king and leader. nem, indeed, could not hold the Creathe Day, awaits 'Christmas disappointment a is what times Alas, and poverty. The man's name, day as this tor of the world. Jesus was to be born such a from goes little the of Joseph Birthday Couple! we learn, is Joseph; that of his spouse, the Holy it is the becauseJesus, kings, in the Mary. outside the walls of Bethlehem, as later seeking shelter for Mary of door to the door As two pass along these King be, Ba himself, but at each the same re- 1--.1e was to die outside the walls of village of Bethlehem. road, wondering eyes gaze after them, small Jewish be- and it is whispered that those two are fusal is given him: -No room; all our Jerusalem. Thus He truly had no rejoice, Christians all day On this ms are full." Each cold refusal is native town. has meant so much, of the Royal House of David, going The beasts 01 burden cause this birthday for but alone, stab at Mary's gentle heart. little from ena be to to Bethlehem Nazareth nation one for welcome, but ungrudging Him guve ot n In order, rolled. This little village of Bethle- She knows what is very soon to take and people. Him shelter. He begrudged that, even every nation vet. fears. she Child her and for enthusiasm and place, hem, slowly wend they which our towards arouse then, to little Babe Jesus, let us their way, is some eighty miles from not once does she reveal her growing ‘A111.: - ,211t outside the city to be born. love for the the story of His Birth. He locks *.c. het anxiety to Joseph. Nazareth, and in fine weather would iAnd so during the silent briefly recall hunmany hours the Holy Couple so lthough A elapsed await God's own great dred years hayeChristmas moment. In the silence since the firstincident conof midnight the Divine morn, every Babe is born, whilst the. nected with the birth of been in. little silent village is wrapMary's Babe has ped in darkness. Truly delib(ly written on the is this King different from and hearts of those other kings. He is "wrap whom He came. What ped in swaddling clothes. vn find wi:en we reand laid in a ma.ligel -.1rn in spirit to that incause there was Oh, room j:,nificant little Jewish vilfor Him in the inn. His lage of Bethlehem? Since courtiers are two humble both the time and the people, Joseph and Mary. very place of His birth His stately palace is a had been foretold many stable; His little cot, the years before. surely we cattle's feeding box; His may expect to find at attendants, the cattle of least the Jews anxiously the field. hovering round the little What must have been village. Surely, too, grand been Mary's thoughts as she preparations h -tr' lovingly gazed upon her made for Hi.- welcome, beautiful Babe! and a rnagnifi.7.2nt palace Lying there upon the straw was ready to welcon-..T.; the newwe as King! Lirn her own little Babe, lief Boy. look for the This was so, behopes -ur * people, of the cause she was His Mother. appointect are sadly- (1.1 'fhrough faith she also For this King there was Knew that here, too, was to be no royat palace, no her God. She was His clamouring enthusiastic, Alother; He was her God! crowds. no rotting welWho will ever undercome. No; men do not stand:. When the little treat their kings as this une was hungry, His baby little King was treated. F ace would, seek her not was Jesu::s The King breast and nestle there. kings. earthly like other When He cried she wouAci The very circumstances of wipe ott the tears that ran His birth tell us that. down those infant cheeks. The whole world had In that little Face, Mary been disturbed by a dewould see a likeness of cree of the Roman Emperherself, and all the time or, Caesar Augustus. Men she was indeed His were leaving their accusMother, and He was both tomed pursuits to hasten ner Son and her God. hack to their ntve town Thus did Mary gaze or village, where they upon her Babe till her Perw ould be enrc:- 1,ecl. Mother's heart beat with haps we find it difficult a burning love and was even to imagille what an filed with a creature's uptleav i of IL, daily life adoration. As in other ot the people this decree t hings, so in this must we caused throughout the look to the young Mother world. To arrive at some f or example. Beside tier idea of all that it actually we will kneel to offer Her rpeant. we need -but try to Jivine Babe our own imagine the of a adoration and love. As similar world-wide decree we gaze we will learn to n-day. The roads would love, to praise and adore. be crowded with people, The little Baby Hands ihe wayside inns would be are outstretched, inviting ql with those resting all men to come to Him. f rom their journey. Hard They are laden with treaand toilsome journeys sures of peace and happiWoull have to be made, 0.11ilb is born, a 'nu quint to It tiness, which He bestows and these would cause f or the asking. To make inuch pain and inconvenience. But take a journey of at least a week, for encouragement after each refusal, some return for the coldness of men's The and she does not fail him. such a decree had actually been pub- sometimes two or three weeks. At last, after many hours of seeking hearts on that first Cbr!--,Inas lis_hed in days when the modern ways road is rough, ranging from half a of Joseph sees he must abandon his should each have our own little g.ft. hundreds to sea-level of travelling did not exist. above The Em- mile The shades of our own little birthday present, to offer The journey is tiring, quest in the village. pe.ror's wish would be gratified at the. feet below. Each one Soon it to the little Babe Jesus. price of untold pain and unhappiness. and the cold wind from the mountains night are quickly falling. will be dark, so out of the village the knows what Jesus wants. an(' if we As a result of this decre ., the roads almost freeze the Holy Couple But, at Tidy Couple go to one of those little wish to give our little gift, as we kneel of Palestine were filled with people, last the little village of Bethlehem is round the Crib, let us first of all whiscaves, where the cattle, rdtei the;t hurrying hack to their own native in sight! Soon they will be made corn. per to Mary, His Mother, to tell us City. Among the crowd we find two f ortable within a cosy room, where day's hard work, seek shelter and rest what it is Her Babe wants of us. If The Here among the few beasts must Tos Ileople whose appearance and bearing those cold winds cannot enter. it hvrts to give, let us give with a eph and Mary pass the night. --- point to nobility of race and cheery welcome of the other strangers at 011ue smile, because it is our little birthday How sad must have been their character. but whose attire and means will make them forget the hardships of thoughts as they recalled the refusals gift to the Babe Christ. of travelling at once bespeak had their journey.
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Trinity College. The following candidate has completed in Practical and Theory for the following Diploma: Associate Violin: Mary Cahill. Senior Piano: Beryl Lewis (Honours). Intermediate Piano: Mary White ( Honours), Mildred Prendercrast (Honours), Mavis Dorney (Honours) . Intermediate Violin: Lionel Elliott. Junior Piano: Dorothy Horowitz (Honours). Junior Violin: Beryl Lewis, Kathleen Donohue. Preparatory Piano: Pattie Crosse (Honours). Elsie Wood (Honours), Faye Miller (Honours). Frank Croft ( Honours). University of Western Australia. Grade I.—Singing: Linda Brown. Grade Gladys Hope (Credit). Grade I.—Piano: Dorothy Augustine Grade IL—Piano: Moya Smith ( (Honours), Edna Murphy, Beryl Lewis. Gloria Rider, Betty Corkhill. Grade Esther Brand. Grade II.—Singing: Coralie Condon (Credit). Grade III.—Piano: Patty Halligan (Honours), Aileen Smith (Honours), Beryl Brear (Honours), Mildred Prendergast (Honours), Mary White (Credit). Grade III.—Theory: Betty White (Credit). Grade III—Violin: Lionel Elliott ( Credit). Grade IV.—Piano: Dorothy Moro
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THEORETICAL SUCCESSES (T:C.L.). Left to Right: E. Golding, D. Quill, P. Solomons, K. Fitzhardinge, P. Whitely (each 100 Marks) ; E. GolIng, winner of the Junior Division Medal. witz (Honours, Exhibition). Esther Golding (Credit), Wilga Farrer tCreclit). Grade IV.—Violin: Beryl Lewi.i Kathleen Donohue. Grade V.—Piano: Peggy Haynes (Honours), Daphne Quill (Credit). Gwenyth Hampton (Credit). Jun,_ Mansfield, Nancye O'Dea, Kathleen O'Dea. Grade VI.—Piano: Patty Whitely ( Honours), Hilary Brady (Honours), Elizabeth Evans (Honours). Lorna Row (Credit). TRINITY COLLEGE. Theoretical Examinations. December, 1934. Senior: Mollie Branch. Advanced Intermediate: Phonsre Walsh (Honours), Roma Woodroffe ( Honours). A dvanced .1unior: (oan (Honours), Thelma Rogers ;Honours). Edna Stewart (Honours) Junior: Betty Mann (Honours), Joan Mann (Honours). Molly Allan (Honours). Bernadette Russell (Honours), Peggy Haynes (Honours). Isla *Duff. Preparatory: Eva Marldren (Honours), Nancye O'Dea (Honours), Kathleen O'Dea (I:To:lours). Esther Gold. (Ponours), Bartara Taylor (Honours).
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June, 1936. Art of Teaching Violin: Mary Cahill. Intermediate: Mavis Dorney (Honours), Thelma Rogers (Honours), Wilga Farrer (Honours), Lionel ElliottJunior.—Honours: Esther Golding (Medal), Judith Fitzhardinge (100 marks), Eva Maddren, Ethel Doyle, Mary White, June Cavanagh, Elsie Wood, Frank Croft, Dorothy Horowitz. Preparatory — Honours: Daphne Quill (100 marks), Patty Whitely (100 marks). Pauline Sole;rnons (100 marks), Elizabeth Evans, Audrey Fidge, Dorothy Young. Kathleen MeCaul, Hilary Brady, Pattie Crosse, Yvonne Firmin. PERTH CUP SWEEP. Don't bother about things you can never possess, think rather of things that are within the hounds of possibility. For instance, the first prize of £3,000 in the No. 35 Charities Consultation on the Perth Cup. You might win it this time. Tickets are on sale everywhere at 2/6 each.
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St. Joseph's Convent, Albany ANNUAL CONCERT The annual concert performed by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent was held on Wednesday night, October 23, in St. Joseph's Hall. The praise given to the Sisters and children at the ena of the performance by Rev. Father Gilroy was indeed truly merited, pat ticularly that of the Sisters, who must have spent many hours of their time in training to such a state of perfection the children, many of whom were under the age of seven years. To the children themselves, too, great credit is due for the intelligent manner in which they carried out their parts, particularly the infants, whose united work in a Percussien Band wr's pa. The first part of ticularly pleasing. the programme was divided between a number of items, while the second half took the form of a one-act open Particularly laudable features etta. of the singing right throughout were
,ts sweetness and absence of any suspicion of forcing. he programme opened with .0ffenbach's Barcarolle, played as a pianoforte duet. This was followed by the infants' percussion band, conducted by one of their own members, playing parts from well-known nursery rhymes. fhis was no doubt one of the best items on the programme and the audience, which was large, did not fail to show its approval. This item was followed by a rhythmic display which drew prolonged applause, and then a number of part and action songs. One bright youth in a number, "The Coach and Four," looked particularly pleased with himself, wearing as head gear a rpther dilapidated topper. A hand - - -,the- by the music pupils was very we7i r,enive-1 and the Misses 11 an P. McBride were heard to advantage d uct. "List to the Converi I
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The operetta entitled, -Dame Durcten's 'School," occupied the second part of the programme, and concerned the Fairy Reformatory School, conducted by Dame Durden, to which all lazy boys and girls are sent in order to be made reform their ways. These t azy boys and girls finally decide, in the absence ot anything more exciting, ) 0 do their work and are simply re‘,.,arded by finding the "Blue Flower of Content, which will bring them happiness to the rest of their lives. The concerted efforts of the children in t his cperetta were excellent, and those In principal parts, too, did very well, thele being no prompting whatever, and their diction was also very clear, every word being audible to the entire audit-Awe. MUSIC RESULTS, University—Practical. Grade I.: Eric Ramsay (Credit). Grade H: -Amy Carlson. Grade TIT.: Mabel Lindfield (Credit), E velyn Jones. Grade IV.: Allan Cull. Grade V. : Joy Cull (Honours, 90 Trarks), Heather Sloss (Honours),
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Hazel libuglas -(1-i000urs), Dorothy ook (Honours), Joan Lambert tCreJoan Smith (Credit), Betty Guil. lovie (Credit). Grade VI.: Celle Moir Ruth Marwick (Credit), (Honours), Elaine Hutchens (Credit), Pearl McKenney (Credit), Ena Moir (Credit). Grade Vl. : Vi tin Margaret Offer Honours), Trinity College—Practical, Intermediate: Joan Hutchens. f unior: Agnes Enright. 'Preparatory: Celie Haines 1-1011 ours). First Steps: Jacqueline Wittenoom IIonours). Initial Division: Elsie Williams ( Honours). London College—Practical. A ssociate: Eric Ramsay (Local Medal). University—Theory, Grade II.: Amy Carlson. Grade IV.: Joan Hutchens. Grade V.: Mabel Lindfield (Hon ours), Betty ,Guilfoyle (Honours), Allan Cull (Honours), Joan Smith (Honours), Evelyn Tones (Honours). Trinity College--Theory. .runior Division: joy Cull 100 marks) : Hazel Douglas (Honours, (Honours 100imarks.), Joan Smith (Honours. 100 marks), Joan Lambert (Honours, 100 marks), Agnes Enright R ettv Guilfiyle ( Honours) (Honours), PreparIton• Division: Ruth Marwick (F-rInt!rs, 100 marks). Marjorie Offer (HoricrIrs, 100 marks), Pearl McKennev ( Vonours. 10) marks), Ena Moir (Ho:lours). .A11 eand;d, presented were success ful COW;
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THE SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM. We kneel beside the manger of Bethlehem, and we shudder at On the thought of sacrifice. that first Holy Night others knelt there and there learned the lesson of sacrifice. Mary thus learned it, Joseph thus learned it. And the shepherds from the neighbouring hills, roused from their watchings over the flocks, learned it, too. Naught else but the spirit of sacrifice brought them to the Saviour's feet. Though the angel of the Lord stood by them, though the glory of God shone about them, though the heavenly chorus rang out its message of peace and good will, they might have persuaded themselves that the celestial voices were but dream voices. that the angelic message signified nothing. They might have pleaded their duty to their sheep, and refused to move from the vicinity of the sleeping flocks. They might have drawn their cloaks more closely about their shoulders, and decided to postpone their visit to the stable until the morrow. But they did none of these things. They acted, as well and as completely as in them lay, in the spirit of sacrifice. And they received their surpassing reward. .
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Itt 4truitist9 ø LIAristunts In the largest conception, Christmas concerns, not primarily the individual, not the Church alone, but the world. The death of Christ and the merits purchased for mankind by the Cross, are peculiarly individual. The extension of the Atonement through history is essentially between a man and God. But Christ in the Manger belongs to humanity collectively. Even the circumstances which surround Christ's birth and death proclaim this to be so. His death is essentially one of dereliction. Only Mary, John and the Magdalen are His friends at the foot of the Cross. The first fruits of Calvary's sacrifice are applied to the Good Thief in the most personal and intimate way. But His birth is typified by the angel's message to the shepherds—it is a clarion call to all humanity, ignoring all distinctions which human associations have made, to come over to Bethlehem and find the Child with Mary, His Mother. So it is that the wretched little cave is filled by the angelic choirs, the humble herdsmen and the Kings of the East. Human dignity is unthinkable before the Child, "Who being in the form of God . . . emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man." It is truly said that the Christ-Child belongs to humanity, but in an infinitely truer sense all humanity belongs to the ChristChild. In no place. more than in the cradle of straw, is Jesus King. But the force by which he maintains the allegiance of His subjects is the irresistible moral power of love. He compels the submission of the pride of the world by His own very abasement from Godhead into human flesh. The most rt.thless attack is at once defeated by the utter helplessness of the Child. There is nothing in the world at once so irresistible and loveable as a baby. Yet. though humanity belongs absolutely to the Christ-Child, and though He has supreme dominion over the lives of all, and in all departments, the unhappy world is to-day as ignorant and unheeding of Bethlehem's Babe as was Bethlehem itself long years ago. Precisely for this reason is the world unhappy. It may he said. without fear of contradiction, that never before in the annals of history was Jesus Christ and the spirit that pervaded His Nativity more urgently and vitally needed than to-day. The nations are embroiled in the atmosphere, and, in places, in the actual clash of arms. But over Bethlehem, the spirit of peace. "which surpasseth all understanding," rests like a benison. which indeed it is, bectowed by the Eternal Father on the Nativity of His only -begotten Son. In this year, the nineteen hundredth and thirty-fifth since the birth of Jesus. it is a depressing reflection to many that the world bears a startingly similar aspect to that into which Our Lord was born in Bethlehem of Juda. Yet is there hope for the world, now as then, in that its sin is one of ignorance and weakne ss rather than of malice. "The world knew Him not." This sense of incomplete understanding. of mystification, has its emblem modern spelling of Christmas. The X in Xmas is symbo in the lic of the algebraic puzzle, the unknown quantity. That Christ is unknown in our own country rather than known and despised, is sufficiently indicated by the almost total absence of blasphemy. This could only exist in an atmosphere or an age of very real and vivid faith. The normal sequence in Christian experience has been that no one can know Christ intimately and remain indifferent to Him. Our national apathy towards the Person of Christ is indicative of our ignorance of Him. Even among Catholics who, at least, are quite sure of the divinity of Jesus Christ. there is a tenden cy to neglect His sacred Humanity. Now. of all times in the year, none is more opportune to renew our belief and love of the Huma nity of Jesus than the Christmastide. For here, indeed, in the most human and comprehensible sense. "a child is born to us, a son given." The whole difficulty of the Christian life in the civilisation lies in the continual need of retaining midst of modern and reburnishng our sense of values which are almost comple tely contradictory of those of the world. Eight days after the Nativity, when the Christ-Child was presented to Simeon in the Temple. he saw with prophetic eves that this Child was set "for a sign which should be contradicted." The whole history of the world pivots about the Manger. for here was the inauguration of a new set of values which, at once, reversed and revolu tionised all that had gone before and all that was to come after. Throughout almost 2,000 years of Christian history these values have been contradicted. The simplicity, poverty, humility, and complete reliance on the Will of God. which Bethlehem so clearly and insistently demands, have proved for many a stimilfling block There are still some, like the Jews, who look for the Messiah amid r egal pomp and panoply. Bethlehem's meaning is so very obvi;tus that they cannot arcept it. Yet was it prophesied long beforehand that a little Child should lead them. ' beautaunf the Christian ideal may become The full strength and smudged and enervated even for Catholics by the false ideals of the tin-Christian world. Let us around the Manger renew our end did Ile come, that we might "perspective-of life, for to this have life and have it more abundantly-,
Once again the Holy Season of Christmas has arrived, bringing with it that self-same message of spiritual joy peace ,that marked its first celebration. With this spiritand all devout worshippers must of necessity be associated, knowin g as they do, that Bethlehem is the cradle of the world's hopes, and the Nativity, the fundamental fact of Christendom. That spirit of holy peace is, however, only possible for men of good will. For that reason has the Church prepared the minds and hearts of her children, by the penetential season of A dvent. For that reason, too, do I exhort you all to make your Christmas a truly holy one, by approaching the Sacraments frequently. thus paying your individual personal tribute to the Babe of Bethlehem. In the fulfilment of this duty will you ensure for yourselves a truly happy Christmas, full of peace and spiritual joy and holy recollection. This is my heartfelt wish for you all, in this Holy Season—a Christmastide full of God's choicest graces and blessing. Devotedly yours in Christ°.
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News has been received by cable by His Grace the Archbishop of the consecration at Rome, on December Sth., of the newly appointed Delegate to Au. ttalasia. • I-TiF Lordship Right Rev. Dr. Otto Raible, P.S.M., the Vicar Apostolic of the Kimberlevs, arrived back in Perth by the Orama on Tuesday. His Lordship is the guest of His Grace the Archbishr:p at Victoria Square. His Grace will leave by car on Sattirday morning for Merredin. where he will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday moirning. On the same afternoon His Grace will open the new Convent for the of St. Joseph at Kellerberrin. Sisters will return to Perth on Monday. He A bazaar in aid of the church ing fund wil) be opened by His buildGrace the Archbishop nt South Perth on tomorrow 1Plidav) night.
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Saturday. Dcr 21: Profession at Pre. mantle. Sunday. Dec. 22: Open new school at Bayswater. Sunday, fan 12. Confirmation at Bruce Rork. Senday. Tan. 19: Open new school at Mavlands. and S uuday. Jan. 26: Open new schoolHill. Brothers' residence at Highgate
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Notes Mr. J. R. Bourke, who for the past 40 years has conducted hotels in alious parts of the Commonwealtx, including Gippsland, Melbourne and Tasmania, 20 years on the Eastern Gold. fields, and the last 13 years in the Park Hotel, Fremantle, has retired, and is living privately at Stirling Highway, Nedlands.
REV. FATHER M. CONNAUGHTON was a visitor to Perth recently, on his way from Rome, where he was ordained last Christmas. He is on his way to Bathurst, to which Diocese he is Father Connaughton is a attached. nephew of Mr. F. Connaughton, of Mr. Lawley. MIDNIGHT MASS. His Grace the Archbishop wili celebrate Pontifical High Mass in St. Nlary's Cathedral at Midnight on Christmas Eve. Rev. Father Perrott, S.J., will preacii the occasional sermon. St. Mary's Cathedral Choir, under the baton of Mr. S. ':. 1rnith,-will render Beethoven's Mass it:. -„ This will be the first occasion that this Mass will have been sung in \V.A. Prior, to the Mass the trditional "Adeste Fideles- will be sung, followed 1.J.y Elgar's "Ecce Sacerdos." The Offertory motet is in ärrangement of Mascagni's "Princeps Pads." At the end of the Mass a Christmas hymn of the 14th. century will be heard. Solos incidental to the Mass will be taken by Mrs. Sydney Smith, Mrs. Farrell, Misses Eileen Hart and Kath. Dianne; Messrs. Peter Roxby, Syd. Lynch, Joe Savage and Austin Colahan. A string orchestra will play in conjunction with the organ. The Mass and the music will lie broadcast through the National tation 6WF. * * The usual meeting of St. Patrick's Branch, H.A.C.B... was held in the Cathedral Hall on Wednesday, December 11. After much discussion, it was agreed that the branch support the suggestion of table tennis and bobs for next year's inter-branch competitions. It was announced that the final debate w ould take place at Leecierville on Thursday, December 19, when our own branch would affirm against Highgate, That State Parliaments should be abolished." We were pleased to reoeive from the Metropolitan Council a small shield in recognition of last %Tar's win in the debating competition. Bros. Woolcott and O'Donoghue reported on the opening of Fathei O'Connor's School-Church at East Victoria Park. Father Kennedy made some suggestions re the trainingexcellent of our future debaters, which w ere enthusiastically received. Look °IltgYou other branches in future competitions. It was agreed that our next meeting and our annual social should be held in Bro. Killen's rooms Howard-street, on 23. The National Monday. December Directory and the District Board have been invited and it is e xpected that members of St. Patrick's i)ranch will roll up in numbers and !flak e it the same enjoyable evening it been in past years. Don't forget, ,?onday, December 23, at 7.30 p.m., in r". Killen's roms. b Paroehial notes from Mt. Barker, rthatn, East Victoria Park, New J%!orcia. Geraldton, and numerous So,cletv reports, did not reach us in time mr inclusion in this Xmas issue. They arB reluctantly held over and will apT'ear in our issue of the 21st. R esults of raffles from Loreto Con1vent ,4k • waribourne: Turkey and ham, s Inwett: dressing gown, u. MorrisseyAngora ; ladies' cardigan jac"et. Mrs. Redvers-Bate. * o; the •Vewnian Apologetics 12 ' .1h are hereby nnti e.d that there will 0 meetine- on Monday night. Deiirtl e.ber 16. Owing to the Newman e Y river trip .falling on that night, meeting has been postponed to the 8 ilritng nigh t, Tuesday. 17th. inst.. at
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Christian Brothers' College Annuai Display anti. Concert
On Tuesday evening, December 10, selves worthy of it, not only by your the students of GB-C., Perth, held conduct and behaviour in your school their annual display and concert in days, but above all, when you leave His Grace the Arch- its hallowed walls, to take your place Anzac House. bishop honoured the function with his in the world." In a eulogistic reference to the presence. The hall was unable to hold all the friends of the College who Priests of the Archdiocese who had reThe ceived their early training at the Colcame to see this exhibitiori, Mr. L. V. O'Hara, produce merchant high standard of the performances re- lege, His Grace spoke of the dearth of of Fremantle, and a member of the flected the greatest possible merit on vocations. He appealed to the boys W.A. Turf Club, returned in the the teachers and staff, who had spent to consider this aspect seriously, durOrama on Tuesday, after a business much time training the students, and ing their early years at the College, SO trip to Colombo and the Malay States. also on the students themselves, for that with God's grace, many Of them He said that most of the racehorses it was only by the co-operation of both would be impelled to consecrate their he had shipped to Singapore had per- that such a delightful programme could lives to the Priesthood, for work in formed well. the Archdiocese. He trusted that the have been produced. The excellence of the individual Brothers would foster that spirit in the A surprise, farewell party was given items cannot be stressed too much, College, and he himself would be pleasMiss Kathleen Quinn at her home in and the step dancing of J. Purvey was ed to give them every possible help Highgate Hill last Wednesday even- perhaps the most greatly praised of and encouragement. ing, prior to her departure on the all. The singing was up to the usual Referring to the work of the Bro"Orama," on Dec-ember 10, for a cruise high standard, and the gymnastic ex- thers, His Grace said that they owed to New Zealand. She is accompanied ercises might well be said to excel a deep debt of gratitude to them, for by her mother, aunt, and brother those of previous years. The senior their work in the cause of religion and Peter. A very enjoyable evening was students produced two scenes from education. In this they were true to Among those present were: Shakespeare's Richard II. in good the traditions of their saintly founder, spent. Misses Ronnie Michael, Sheila Holman, style, and the juniors, not to be out- Edmund Ignatius Rice. He trusted Dot Mann, Margery Ranks, Iris Smith, done, entertained the audience in their that the boys would show their appreKath. Fenton, Win. Arthur; Messrs. own fashion, which produced many ciation of what was being done for Frank Maddington, Dave Spencer, Ar- laughs and much applause. Special them, by living up to the principles thur Kingdom, Jack Peterkin, Ted mention might be given to solo items they inculcated. That was the only McMahon, Tom McInnis, Gerald and rendered by Carr, who led the reward they asked, and it was not too Ernest Quinn, Frank Michael. College Choir, and to the recitations much to expect. * He congratulated the prize winners rendered by J. Purvey, S. Kelly and Lady CompetiRosalie Popular The most cordially. He presumed that all R. Donovan. The College orchestra. tion was finalised on Monday night. As conducted by Mr. C. Swift, rendered -both those whose names appeared a result the sum of £86 was raised for several items attractively, while the on the prize list and those whose the church building fund. Miss Nancy conductor's violin solo was applauded names did not-did their best during Tones was the winner with £55, and vigorously. The high standard notic- the year. On that assumption he conMrs. Thompson next with £31. A gratulated them all on reaching the dainty afternoon tea set was present- ed throughout the evening reflected end of the scholastic year. The gaining great credit on the College, and was ed to each of the ladies by Father much of scholastic distinction was not alappreciated by the audience. Winston. who were heartily congratuways, however, a criterion of success. l-ted on the result. The most successful men were often COLLEGE SPEECH DAY. students of average ability, who, reaFollowing on the recent golden jubi- His Grace the Archbishop Distributes lising their limitations, worked perthe Prizes. lee of Mother Xavier, of the Convent severingly to overcome them. ConCollege Speech Day, and the annual sequently, though their names did not of Mercy, Bunbury, the local committee of the Trinity College of Music, distribution of prizes, for the Christian appear on the prize list, they had no London, suggested that an honorary Brothers' College, took place at Anzac need to be despondent. If they workfellowship of the college might be con- House on Wednesday afternoon De- ed seriously, and took advantage of ferred on Mother Xavier in recognition cember 11. His Grace the Archbishop the opportunities offered, they might of her remarkable musical record and presided, and distributed the prizes, well be confident of ultimate success. her long association with the college and many parents and friends of the He wished them all, both teachers and examinations. Advice has now been boys attended. pupils a very pleasant holiday, and a received from the college confe_riiiig His Grace's Address. very lioly and happy Christmas. (Apthe degree of honorary fellowship on His Grace, who was received with plause.) Mother Xavier who received her dip- applause, expressed his pleasure in List of Prize Winners. loma on Saturday last. being with them that night, and to His Grace the Archbishop then disdistribute the prizes to the successful tributed prizes to the following: Scholastic Prize List. His Grace the Archbishop has re- pupils. Before doing so, he wished to Leaving Certificate II.-C. Nulsen ceived a cablegram from Rome stating state how pleased he was with the ,Archbishop's ( Christian Doctrine), that the new Apostolic Delegate to Head Master's report, which had just The past year had been Prize; L. Smith (Dux), Old Boys' Australia, Monsignor Panico, was con- been read. secrated Archbishop on Sunday last, one of distinct progress, and he was Prize; L. Smith (Literature), P. confident that the future held out pro- Masel Prize; N. Jenkins (Maths.), TDecember 8. mise of still greater progress in the life Ahern Prize; R. O'Leary (Science), C. 0. Quigley Prize; J. Haines (History In the presence of the Archbishop of the College. To know that the conduct bf the and Economics), President Dwyer of Perth (Dr. Prendiville), the pupils of Victoria Square College presented a College was exemplary was particular- Prize. Leaving Certificate I.-K. Needham display of their aesthetic and physical ly consoling, continued His Grace. Of Archbishop's training before a large number of par- that he had already been assured (Christian Doctrine), Carroll ents and friends on Wednesday night through the members of the Cathedral Prize; G. Robinson (Dux), For the excellent snirit that Prize; G. Robinson (Literature), Dunlast. Drill and rhythmic work and a Staff. phy Brothers' Prize; S. Kelly (Engpretty fairy phantasy took place on prevailed. he congratulated the Prim the flood-lit tennis courts, surrounded cipal and his colleagues on the Col- lish and Latin), J. O'Hara Prize; D. by trees. Fairies, elves, and white lege staff, whose training was reflected Durack (Maths.), T. Ahern Prize; G. Robinson (Science), W. Culmslee bunnies with perky tails and floppy in their pupils. T develop the mental, moral and Prize; G. Campbell (History and Ecopink ears sported in the imaginery physical nature of the pupil, was a nomics), President Dwyer Prize; S. light of a huge yellow moon. In the That was the Davis (Languages), J. O'Hara Prize. large courtyard, under the trees, was most important task. Senior Oratory-(Prizes presented presented the play, "Under :the Green: task t, 1iich the Christian Brothers wood Tree with Robin Hood," in had set themsehr'es. It was a noble by Mr. G. Pilkington, Mr. S. Davis, the which many pupils sang, danced Morris vocation. nd in that vocation they Dunphy Brothers) : K. Needham, 1: S. Kelly, 2; S. Davis, 3; D. Durack, 4. and country dances ,and played a were acquitting themselves admirably Junior University Class: B. Bellandrama of the Sherwood Forest. Robin This the!oligh and harmonious developmentof the entire man was alone ger (Christian Doctrine); E. Cocks, Hood was played by Ruth Selby, and worth , cf the name of education, Dux; J. Murphy, 2nd.; E. McGillivray, others taking part were M. Meldrum 3rd; B. O'Sullivan (elocution). (Little John), M. McGuire (Maid in that -cx r rk the Brothers were edo Sub. Junior Class: K. Kelsall (Dux Marian), B. Beard (King Richard), E. cators in the finest sense of the Callanan. D. Thompson, W. Ryan. .1. word. and Christian Doctrine); H. Carr, 2nd.: Addressing the boys, His Grace said T. Franklyn and P. Wade, 3rd.: P. Leslie, M. Carr, P. Clairs, S. Oates, W. Mills. J. Atkinson, V. Grigg and M. that they were being trained moreover Smith (elocution). to be worthy and deserving citizens. Sub. Junior B: K. McGuire (ChrisKeating. They were taught to render to raesr tion Doctrine) ; A. Anderson, Dux; K. the things that were Caesar's and to McGuire 2nd.; R. Connell, 3rd. The usual monthly bridge and rummy afternoon was held on Thurs- God the things that were God's. The Sub. 'Junior Entrance: M. Byrne day. December 5, in the Sacred Heart old sixteenth century bogey that the (Christian Doctrine); R. Flannagan Parish Hall. Dallimore, Dux: j• The organisers were profession of the Catholic Faith was (elocution); Mrs. F. Connaughton and Mrs. C. incompatible with loyalty and patriot- Fenn, 2nd.; M. Barden, 3rd. ism was fast losing its favour. It had (Christian 6th. Class: L. Glowery latterv, ably assisted by Mrs. E. Henderson, Mrs. Fogarty and Mrs. A. Hay- or;pie in nreindice and bigotry. and Doctrine); P. Agnew (elocution); T. The afternoon proved an un- was carried so far as to be allowed to rullity, Dux; A. Biggs and N. Durack, nes. qualified success. The prizes were won colour their historical text books. That 2nd; M. O'Dea and P. Prendiville, 3rd. by the following ladies: Highest score, state of affairs was, however, being 5th. Class: R. McKenna (Christian Mrs. Chapman; hidden number, Mrs. gradually righted, and the world was Doctrine); Brian Gibbons, Dux: I,. being given an opportunity of judging Edwards and J. Frawley, 2nd.. K. Conway; lowest score, Mrs. Secombe the facts for themselves. The rummy prize went to Mrs. Les O'Brien and H. Gordon 3rd. "Catholicism," continued His Grace. 4th. Class: P. McAd:am (Christian Elliott. Mrs. Slattery wishes to thank the following who donated such hand- "can never be at variance with true Doctrine); J. Ahern and F. Quinlivan, some prizes: Mrs. .Toe O'Dea, cut crvs. p atriotism. On the contrary it must Dux; V. Riseborough, 2nd. : 1. Rinald, tal vase: Mrs. F Connaughton, dainty of necessity promote it. The better and J. O'Neill 3rd. place in class. floral design china dish: Mrs. Ernie the Catholic, the better the citizen. 3rd. Class: F. Anderson, Dux; Smith, half-dozen cut tumblers; Sun- The State finds in the teachings of the Walsh, 2nd.; D. Pirman, 3rd; Tom Church the surest support of all her Outridge (Christian Doctrine) , ter's Newsagency, playing cards; and Mrs. Luke Doyle, bottle of wine, which lewful claims, and the Catholic finds • 2nd .flass: D -rhrrstiars ragled. Miss Maisie Collier hold- in his religion the greatest inducement Doctrine); j. Schwarz, .Dux: I. Pasing the winning ticket. The next t o obedience. As future Catholic citi- coe, 2nd„:. p. Wall 3rd. a fternoon will be held in the Parish zens. / trust you will play your part. tst: Clas: Ron "Young. Dux. T Tall :n March. the date being Thurs- If You are sincere 115 Catholics you A vote of thanks to His Grace the day, 5th. A very pleasant afternoon will be all the more practical and use. A rchbishop was moved by Mr. T. is -assured all who come along Good ful as citizens. -Be proud of your Ahern, K.S.S., which was passed with Alma Mater, and may you prove yourprizes and refreshments. acclamation.
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demonstration of IA magnificent ,Faith was witnessed in St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle. on Sunday. December 8, when a very _large body of ex-students of the ,C.B.C.. Fremantle, assembled for their first General Holy Communion. Those responsible must have been highly gratified, and all certainly were edified at the large numbers that streamed up vo the altar rails to receive Holy Communion. During Mass, hymns were sung beautifully and devotionally by the College Choir, conducted by Rev. Brother Staunton. At the Offertory Mr. J. McCusker played a violin solo. In the course of a brief address, Rev. Father Kenny. 0.M.L, the celebrant of the Mass, congratulated the Brothers and the Old Boys on the grand manifestation of Faith made that morning. He exhorted those present to continue faithful to the practices of piety which had been taught them by the Christian Brothers. The singing of "Faith of Our Fathers" by the large congregation of men was a fitting climax to a great event. After Mass the gathering assembled in the Parochial Hall, where Mr: W. Hoey, President of the Old Boys' Association, requested the Principal of the College, Rey. Brother Duffy, to occupy the chair. After Grace had been said by Brother Duffy, breakfast commenced. Breakfast over, Bro. Duffy proposed the toast of the Pope—a toast which in accordance with the request of His Holiness took the form of a special prayer—and the King Mr. Finucane. called upon to pris. pose the toast of the Christian Brothers. in eulogising their work declared that words of his could not hope to do them justice. He sent the minds of many old boys present back to more carefree and irresponsible days with some school-day reminiscences. Mr. Finucane paid a special tribute to the zeal and enthusiasm of the Rev. Brother Duffy, who he declared had always taken a keen interest in Old Boys' affairs, and who had been largely responsible for the institution of the annual Communion. Rev. Brother Staunton, in replying to the toast. briefly described the origin of the general Communion of
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C.B.C. Old Boys', Fremantle First General Holy Communion C.B.C. Old Boys in the Eastern States, where it had achieved remarkable success. Those present were indebted, too, to Brother Staunton for a brief outline of the history and work of the Christian Brothers—a history of success which must astonish even one well acquainted with the wonderful growth of religious Orders of the Catholic Church. In paying a tribute to the Old Boys for their great successes and the great name they had won for the school in past years, Brother Staunton declared that nevertheless nothing could bring greater pleasure than such a gathering as that present, for the object of the Christian Brothers is not mere success in secular matters, but rather the cultivation of their greatest heritage—the Catholic Faith. The object is to train them, not for time, but for eternity. He looked forward to the time when the 'Old Boys would have a special Mass for themselves, when the church would be reserved for them and they would fill it. In concluding, he paid a tribute to the present students, whom he regarded as in every way upholding the lofty traditions of their predecessors. In proposing the toast of the "Old Boys' Association," Brother Duffy paid a high tribute to the interest that members showed in their old college. He congratulated them on their presence there that morning, repeating Brother Staunton's words that the object of the Christian Brothers was religious rather than secular. Nevertheless, he would not let the opportunity pass without congratulating the Old Boys on their successes in various fields. The Brothers, he declared, are always intensely interested in the success of their students, both during and after their school careers. In responding. Mr. R. Shanahan declared that the Old Boys always had a keen interest in the affairs of their school. In proposing the toost of "The Ladies," who had gone to such great trouble to prepare the breakfast Mr.
Hoey was seconded by Brother Duffy. Brother Duffy also took the opportunity of thanking the ladies for the assistance which they had always proffered at any of the college functions. For the ladies, Mrs. Naylor made a brief response. expressing the willingness of the ladies to give any assistance they could and paying a special tribute to her younger helpers.
Jottings from Armadale St. Francis Xavier's Church. In the! presence of a large congregation, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was celebrated on Sunday morning last in St. Francis Xavier's, Armadale, by Father Finnegan. at 10 o'clock. At the end of the Mass, Father Finnegan preached on the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Lady, whose feast occurred, that day, and exhorted the congregation always to have special devotion to the Mother of God. whose intercession is so powerful with her Divine Son, Jesus Christ. Who worked His first miracle at her request at the marriage feast of Cana in Galilee. Father Finnegan stressed his exhortation to the parishioners to say three Hail Marys each day to the Blessed Virgin for holy purity of soul and body. Prayers were asked for the happy repose of the soul of George Moffat, whose anniversary occurs on the 15th. inst.. and for whom Mass will be of. fered durinss the week. St. Vincent de Paul's Society. Father Finnegan intimated that it is the wish of the Archbishop. Dr. Prendiville, for a male branch of the above Society to he forwecl in each parish A ladies' branch functions in Oueen's Park parish, and it now the behoves the men of the parish to be up P n d doing in the matter. er the Society exists it exerts Wherev great infln. once. both socially and miritualb.-
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PRIZE PACKET. RESULTS OF prize packet conducted at St. In theLeederville, prizes were award, Mary's, subscribers: ed the following Mrs. Rosetti, Card 56 1st. Highest: B. Wade, Card 4. 2nd. Highest: Mr. Peterson, Card 21. 3rd. Highest:Mrs. Flanagan, Card 14. 1st. Lowest: Connabeer, Cord -3 ; 2nd. Lowest: R. Prizes. Weekly Highest: Mary and Will (2), F. and C. O'Brien, Teresa C. Boylan, MissBros., Mrs. Galvin, L. Marsh, HorsleyWinch, Mrs. M. ConnolFenton, Mrs. ly, Mrs. Girando, Mrs. M. Downey, C. Monnock (2), J. Flynn, sent. (2), Mrs. L. McIntyre, sent.. Mrs. Leahy, Mrs. J. Walsh, J. Kennedy, Jim O'Malley, Miss W. Sheridan, Mr. Conway. Mrs. Kent, St. Mary's Convent (2), Mrs. Harris, F. E. Sutherland, L. Harris, Mrs. Mz -,-?, Miss K. O'Mahony. Lowest: Mr. Gill, V. McConville, Mrs. Girando, Mr. Brandon, Mrs. Barry, J. McCarthy, C. Mrs. Morgana., W ynne, Miss E. Hooper, Mrs. F. Gnelfi, Mrs. T. Rinaldi, Mrs. Barnhart, Bob Clark, Mi-r% Horsley. Mary Somers, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Winch Willie Rafferty, Mrs. Hillary, Mrs. Allanson, Mrs. S Beeson (2). Mrs. A. M. Murray, ,enr., Mrs. Mullane L. Fenton, A. ,~ooke, Miss M. O'l ahony. Mary Kin. ii, Mrs. Foweraker.
ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT. The Sacred Heart High School presented its annual entertainment on Monday night, December 9, before a keenly appreciative audience. An attractive programme. arranged by Miss L. P. Kavanagh, included choir singing, eurythmic exercises, folk dances, and a one-act play by the pupils of the school. Of special interest were Mr. J. McCusker's violin solos, and a violin duet by Masters H. Gwynne and E. Dedmark, as were also several, orchestral items. An Italian folk-dance, by the senior pupils, clad in bright peasant costume, received the most hearty applause. The intermediate class. in appropriate dress, p-ave a spirited exhibition of an Oriental dance. Miss E. Murphy's graceful interpretation of. Chopin's Minuet Waltz was greatly appreciated. as were also other dances presented by the junior classes. The acting of the short play, "The Prince who was a Piper," showed considerable histrionic ability on the part of the youthful performers, chief among whom were Misses N. Bradford, D. Thompson, A. Cohen, M. Brady, B. Brear, P. Haynes and M. O'Dea. A recitation by a small humorist, Miss P. Reid, was highly entertaining. The choir numbers showed evidence of patient and careful training. Other interesting items on the programme were a song by Miss C. Condon and a two-piece sextette by small pupils.
COTTESLOE NOTES rhe usual weekly euchre party will be held in the Star of the Sea Hall, Cottesloe. on Monday evening next, 16th. inst. A 1arg:2 attendance is expected, as this .611 be the final euchre party Good prizes are, as for this season. usual being offered. The annual concert by tbe pupils 01 the Star of the Sea School was held on Friday evening, 13th. inst. A full report will appear in our next issue. Already there is an influx of visitors to this popular seaside resort. Visitors are advised that Holy Mass is celebrated on Sundays in the Star ot the Sea Church at 7.30 a.m. and 10 a m. and at luckland Hill at 8 am Evening devotf;ms at Cottesloe at 7 30 P.m.
On Christmas Day Holy Mass will be celebrated at Midnight, 7.30, and 1(1 a.m. in Cottesloe, and 8 am. at Buck land Hill. The Cottesloe Choir are at presem practising regularly for Midnight Mass They will welcome a few more voices particularly male voices.
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Fremantle C Y.M.S. The syllabus item for Thursday, December 5, took the form of a members' entertainment night, and was successful in revealing a good deal oi latent talent. The vocal effort of Ron Kelly was of a particularly high standard, while the instrumental items were keenly appreciated by an enthusiastic audience. Cyril Cant delighted his listeners with selections on his banjo-mandoline-guitar. Other artists were F. Bourke, Theo. Pusey, B. Edwards and F. Collins (mouth organs) ; W. Roche (ukelele), R. Hunter (mandolin), and J. Mair and L. Townsend (vocal duet) . R. McKenny rendered yeoman service as accompanist. Cricket. Last Saturday's match against Court Unity Lodge resulted in victory for our team, the scores being 101 to 109. K. Kelly (35), R. Cant (21), and A. Beard (14) were the most successful batsmen, while Charlie Hansen (5 wickets for 19 runs) caused not a little worry to the opposing batsmen. Arrangements are being made to play the final shield tennis match before the new year. Particular interest is attached to this match, as on its result depends the destination of the shield for the next twelve months. ,A bus trip to Rockingham is being organised for Boxing Day. In the past this pleasure resort has been the venue of some of our most enjoyable trips. The shady grounds and bathing facilities make it an ideal place for a December picnic. Patrons are assured of pleasant outing. Bookings are open with the acting hon. secretary, F. Bourke, or any other member of the committee. It has been rumoured that a second series of Marathon races is to be held in the near future. Suggestions from all interested in this phase of our activities will be welcomed. Members are reminded that the half-yearly meeting and election of officers is to be held on Thursday. January 9. Nominations close with the returning officer. F. Bourke. on Sunday, January 5.
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CHRISTMAS
'3aturday, December 14,
HOLIDAY MASSES
_ DEATHS. MARTIN.—On December Thomas MaAin, devoted at Perth,. Eleanor Martin, and fondhusband of father of J ames, Michael and Joseph. R.I.P. URSE.—Of your charity, pray for the soul of Constance Furse (Enfant de Maria), Josephine who died suddenly in Paris, on December 8. _
IN VARIOUS CENTRES The following is the time tablE of Masses in the various seaside resorts 'during the Christmas holidays. His Grace the Archbishop requests the priests to bring this time table before the notice of their congregations: Commencing on Sunday, December 22, Masses will be celebrated on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, during the holidays, at: 7.30 a.m. Scarborough, at (Goldie's Tea Rooms). North Beach, at 9 a.m. (Sisters , f Mercy Convent).. Esperance, at 9 a.m. At Rottnest, Mass will be celebrated .on Christmas morning at 9 o'clock, in the Music Hall at the Rottnest Hostel. Albany: On the 1st., 3rd., 4th., and 5th. Sundays. Masses will he celebrated at 7.30 a.m. and 10 a.m. On the second Sunday of the month. at 7.30 a.m. only. On Christmas. at midnight, and 7.30 a.m., and on New Year's Day at 7.30 a.m. and 10. a.m. Busselton Parish. Busselton: Every Sunday (except third Sunday in January). at 8 a.m. Christmas: Midnight and 10 a.m. Capel: Christnias Day at it a.m. : Sunday. January 12, at 10
Cowaramup: Sunday, January 26, at 10 a.m. Newtown: Sunday, December 29, at 10 a.m. Quindalup:. Sunday. January 5. at 10 a.m. Note: Visitors to Yallingup and Dunsborough will find Quindalup Hall very convenient, as well as Newtown. Bunbury Parish. Bunbury: Mass on Sunday, at 7 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Evening Devotions on Sundays, at 7.30 p.m. Australind: Mass on Sundays, at 8.30 a.m. Picton: Mass on Sundays, at 8.15 a.m. Mandurah-Rockingham. Mandurah: Sunday after Christmas. S a.m. New Year's Day. 8 a.m. Rockingham: Sunday after Christmas. 10 a.m. New Year's Day, 10 a.m. Cottesloe: 7.30 and 1 0a.m. Buckland Hill: 8a.m.
C ORRIGAN.—Of your charity, pray for the repose of the soul of Corrigan (Sister Lucy, of theMrs. 11. Order of St. Francis), who Third Wooroloo on November 30. died at "Deus Meus et Omnia." IN MEMORIAM. BOURKE.—In loving memory of my darling wife, Annie, devotel mother of Chris: and Jim, who departed this life on December 10, 1934. Sadly missed by all. Immaculate Heart of Mary, your prayers for her extol. 0, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul. —Inserted by her loving husband and sons, Chris .and Jim. BRANCH.—Of your charity, pray for our dear little son, brother, grandson, and nephew, Willie. who die. on December 13, 1931: aged 14 years. Sweet Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his dear little soul. —Inserted by those that loved him dearly.
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Bunbury Notes Oil Friday. November 20, the first pet _show for the Convent Kinnnual a dergarten children was held at St. IIall and garden, and was a joseph's very great 'success, kookaburras, kittens and cage birds being shown. the in ingenuity was seen reat under the guidance of models made model of the Church, a the Sisters, match boxes, caused much from ade m also models of other prom. comment; Messrs. in the town. places ent s Inspector Blair, and M.L.A., thers, i Mrs. M. of Schools, together with Wallwork, Mrs. Withers, Kelly, Mrs. and other ladies acted Mrs. Hands, as the judges, and spoke very highly shown. The profits of the Lif the work swell the funds of the to go how S Tree entertainChristmas hildren's C nient• A very charming wedding was !olChurch on cmnised at St. Patirck'swhen Eileen Monday. November 25, Mr. and Margaret, eldest daughter of married to Mr. Mrs. T. Donaldson, was of Mr. and A. F. Taylor, eldest son The Kalgoorlie. of Taylor, L. A. Mrs. by Very Rev. Dean Hayes, assisted Father Langmeacl, celebrated Nuptial Mass, the choir rendering their part Miss Joan Wells very beautifully. played Mendelsohn's Wedding March as :he bride entered the church,esPreceding the corted lsv her father. party was little Bernice Cullitv, attired in ankle length white taffeta frock. and the bridesmaids were the Misses Jean and Joy Donaldson (sisters of the bride), dressed in slightly trained white taffeta frocks and white hats trimmed with gold flowers. The bridal costume was formed on classical lines. being of white satin with double cowl A long neck and shirred sleeves. train, cut in one piece with the frock was covered with a beautiful net and lace veil, which was held in place with The a coronet of orange blossoms. bouquet was of Madonna lilies and heather. Mr. Gerald Wells was best man, and Mr. Stan Taylor groomsman. The reception was held at the R.S.L. Hall, Mrs. Donaldson, who wore a suit of dull red, with black trimmings, welcomed the guests, and the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Taylor, assisted. The combined Catholic School Sports w ere held at the Show Ground on W ednesday. November 13, and more than three hundred children took part in the picnic. Father Giles was in charge, with Mr. Alec Connell assisting as starter, etc. Everyone voted the day to have. been a great The Sacred Heart High School and success* St. Joseph's from Bunbury St Mary'ss from South Bunburv. and Da l-clan-tip' Convent School were the competing schools. Mr. M. .T. Kelly has been re-elected Councillor onopposed. Tie is the ()lily Catholic now in the Council. and we feel that it is up to some of the Catholic btisiness people in the town to Put no for these vacnncies as they shcoupm r.or lye at. represent 20 net cent of the l +on. and vet have only one representative on the Council.
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CORONATION BALL • Impressive Bunbury Ceremony. On Friday, November 29, a ball was held in St. Joseph's Hall, on the occasion of the crowning of the winner of the Popular Princess Competition, organised to raise funds for the school and the Jubilee Appeal A large attendance was recorded, and the hall was artistically decorated. Jack Bartlett's orchestra dispensed sweet music. At 10 p.m. the crowning ceremony took place. A beautiful carpet led the way down the hall towards the stage, where the throne of the Princess was set. On each side were the beautifully decorated seats for the other Princesses. The herald, Master Tony Golding, dressed in traditional fashion, announced the approach of the Princesses. Miss Cecelia Buswell had the honour of gaining the coveted honour— and was to be the central figure of the crowning ceremony. The two other Princesses preceded her to the throne. with their attendants, and took up seats on each side of the throne. These were the Princess of Schools, Miss Peggy Murnane, and the Prin cess of North Bunbury, Miss Emily Clifford. Princess Peggy's attendants re Gwen Phillips and Dorothy Smith as flower girls: Patricia Reid and Thelma Repacholi, as maids in w aiting. Then came Princess Emily, with her attendants. Her two flower girls were Marion Fawcett and Margot Pitt; her maids in waiting were Jean Booth and iiene Rendall. The frocking of the Princesses was most artistic as befitted their position, and all present a colourful spectacle. Then was announced with flare of trumpets the approach of Her Majesty the Queen, Miss Cecelia Buswell. Pre. ceded by four flower girls, two in green satin and two in mauve satin and sil. yer slippers (J. Cross, _T. Buswell, B Hastie and P. Donaldson), two pages, one dressed in deep blue velvet and carrying the crown on a blue plush cushion, and the other in yellow satin, carrying the sceptre and orb on a red plush cushion (Pat Buswell and I. Goss) and her two ladies-in-waiting ( T. Johnson and B. Gaqfield), dressed in buttercup crepe de chine frocks with tiny coronets of flowers, the queen (Miss Cecelia Buswell) made her stately way down the hall on to the stage. Miss Buswell wore a well-cut frock of white cord-de-lyon, with a fairly long train and long sleeves. From her shoulders hung her very long royal cloak, held by two little train-bearers (M. Buswell and Peg& Cross), in pink frocks with tulle head-dresses. The queen knelt at the foot of the throne and was then crowned by MI Fred Withers, M.L.A., amid applause. When seated on the throne the sceptre and the orb were placed in her hands With the attendants all around the throne. the whole scene was one of ar No effort had ap tistic splendour. prirenth beer. spaied to r.: ale a colour
ful picture and the etiect was courtly and attractive. After the coronation the Queen and the two princesses were esented with a sat as a mark of appreciation for the services they haa rendered in the competition. Very Rev. Dean Hayes recorded a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Withers, expressing his deep apprecia. tion of all they fiad done, and were Mr. ever willing to do, for them the performed Withers had now • ;sroWning- 'achievenient of his life (iaughter), and the lovely picture on the stage was a credit to the young ladies, who had made such splendid The vote of thanks to Mr. efforts. and Mrs. Withers was passed with acclamation. After the ceremony, dancing was continued to a late hour. During the evening a sumptuous supper was served, and those responsible for the arrangement of this feature of the evening's entertainment deserve high p -aise. Among those present were: Mrs. M. Cullitv, green and yellow floral georgette: Mrs. W. L. Thomas. brown shaded georgette Mrs. H. Rendell, black lace trimmed with red: Mrs. Clifford, navy blue lace; Mrs. F. Withers, black crepe de chine and lace: Mrs. lace: Mrs. Murnane, black Kntickey, black lace, relieved with red flowers; Mrs. P. Martin, black lace: Mrs. Fred Donaldson, black morocain: Mrs. Yardley. dark floral georgette: Mrs. C. Owens, black floral crepe de chine; Mrs. Humphreyson, flame morocp. in; Mrs. H. E. Miller, black morotrimtred with green headed en
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C ALAMITY HOUSE It was a queer place, to say the least of it. On the right-hand side of the road. just before you crossed the railway. stood the old village Inn, with its dark tunnel of interlaced shrubs leading up to the door. I paused in my tramp, unslung my knapsack—glad, if truth be told, of the opportunity of a little rest; and sat by the roadside. .After resting awhile, and curing my shoe of a projecting nail by the rough expedient of placing a stone inside the shoe and hammering on the sole with another stone. I glanced round before resuming the trail, and became a ware, for the first time, that the large, square, red brick house on the opposite side of the road, surrounded by a fringe of gnarled oaks, was unoccu, pied, and appeared to have been so tot a considerable time. I questioned the next passer-by, and was informed that it was Calamity House, that it was haunted, and that it had been abandoned long years ago just as it stood, furniture and all. The piano, so I was told, had been salved and taken into the Inn, without any let or hindrance, and the rest of the furniture had gradually been surreptitiously removed by the villagers or had fallen into decay. This news quickly prompted me te make investigation, and I vaulted nimbly over the fence into the grounds surrounding the mysterious. house. The doors were all closed hut there was not a whole pane of glass in any of the ground floor win. dows, so that it was the simplest mat. or in the wc:rld to gain admittance to the foreboding place. The room into which I stepped, not witheut sundry scratches from the jag. ged fragments of glass which still lingered in the corners of the window frame, had evidently been the drawing --or sitting room. The broken remnants of a couch or settee, and the hacks and legs of what mav have beeti t wo or three cl, fiirs, two picture frames, a piece of t:Jtered carpet, and miscel. were the contents of the place: and the remnants of a blind, and the flapping wallpaper which had hecome deteclied in places from the w alls, tapped against the ceiling in at, Irritating ' el- as the wind 1)1ew i i guse sough the empty windew framy. . made way into the other ground •fle rooms, all of them containing ot the rotting and abanclone,-1 ings of wnat had (•vilently well-furnished house at one time. HI:t there was nothing very unusual or ctrie to be noted at this stage. I ascended the stairs, which still bore "its of carpet and heavy brass rods on enne of the steps. Many had been e•renched away, and the remainder were thick with green corrosion. Arrived at the topmost storey, t remem. ed my original intention, which was to visit he 'neighbouring "Merley House," ta-. oldest of all old houses in the (list -iet. and I looked out of the window to see if it were within sight. ! could not pick it out, however, in 'he waning light of . the short December afternoon, and I decided to examine the remaining rooms ot the house w hile the light lasted, and defer rn.), tramp to the "Merle' House" until another day. stepped backwards from the wide window seat with which the room was fi tted, and, to my utter amazement, felt my leg disappear through the floor, which was littered, at that Place, with the rags of what had been hed hangings. I extricated my leg as quickly as possible from the wormeaten hole in the flooring (I would not have believed that oak could have become eaten away to that extent, but seeing is believing), and began to descend the stairs, for I felt a little shakand anxious to get outside while it was still light. Suddenly, from the topmost flight of stairs leading to the attics, which I had not examined, I heard a dull bump. bump, bump. . • I stood still for i- ec:aid or two, thinking that it was the echo t.)t my own footfall, and t hat the sound would perhaps stop MI . en I stoppeo. But no, the sound Still continued, as of a slipshod perFon deseendine the steps behind me 'ad gaining on me. Nry heart came into my mouth, as the saying is, and, throwing discretion t° .the winds, I dashed down the s tairs, through the wide stone-flagged all (wide enough to take three of the Present-day halls abreast/ into the dr.awing-room, and leapt through the "1"w into the garden--not without ,(1 feeling cif absolute panic when my Knapsack caught in the tatters of the •
blind, but I wrenched it free, and flung myself headlong under a tree to recover my breath and presence ot mind. Nothing or nobody appeared at the gaping windows of the house, and so I clammed the creaking garden gate and crossed the road to the Inn. Not in the habit of frequenting such places I thought that at any rate I would have a quiet chat with the proprietor, for I was by now thoroughtly determined to solve the mystery, if mystery it were, of the steps on the stairs of Calamity House. I began the conversation by commenting on the huge wooden figures which mounted guard inside the doors of the Inn. Who carved them their owner did not know, where they came from he did not know, but they might have been taken for rough attempts at statues of a monk ,a soldier and a young woman. "Could I be accommodated with tea " Why. ves, of course, I could. and T was ushered into a black-beamed k itcheo. adorned with a copper warmieg-nan Qendre sides of bacon hams whips. a powder flask, and an ancient f owling-piece, above which was a small painted board hearing the inscription. in faded lettering_LOADED. :egeseegLeet eeeee
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"One morning, after a squabble which had lasted far into the night, they came down to breakfast as usual, and the dispute was resumed and even led to blows being exchanged between the two girls, upon which the brother declared that he would never live in the same house again. The two girls said the same, and they all three left the place, taking with them nothing hut the clothes in which they stood and their money, leaving the property just as it stood when the breakfast was abandoned on that ill-fated morning. "What happened to the girls nobody hereabouts knows for certain. One of them is believed to have gone to America, and the other is said to have been drowned at sea. As regards the brother, however, although he never set foot in Calamity House again, he did not wander very far, but made a hovel or shelter for himself ,an Moorside Hill, only a matter of three miles away, and there he lived for the remainder of his life. I must confess, and I am heartily sorry for it now, that I must have made the old man's life a misery to him at times in his declining years, by creeping, with other young rascals of my own age, up to his den, and stopping up his chimney by ege eez
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A Christmas Story (By John Coghlani he replied; " That I don't know, "but many people have been here from time to time', and if you like you can make one of us on Christmas Eve, when there is a bet on with Dick Potter, who has taken ten to one in pounds that he will spend the Eve in the haunted house, if he is allowed to have his dog with him. " You turn up about halt past nine, alai there will be quite a party 01 us, and we have arranged to sit up arm make a night of it. .1.1 Dick gets the wind up, we are going to rig up a bell toi nun to ring, but if he sticks out the night he gets the .ten quid." My tea paid for, I took leave of the hospitable Inn, with a hearty hand shake still leaving my hand a-tingle as 1 trudged homewards. The cordial invitation was shouted out as 1. turned into the road: "Ali right, then, aon.t Christmas r,ve at _ ninef orget titutyl" A last look at the mysterious house silhouetted chimneys with its tall against the full moon, as though imploring pity on their smokelessness, and my feet were making the frozen road ring under my sharp step as I strode along at a good four miles an hour, with my old briar glowing between my teeth.
Christmas Eve dawned bright and clear. A sharp frost had bound up the earth in its fairy tracery overnight, and there had been a powdering ot snow which made the countryside look like a huge iced cake. I had put off two social engagements in order to keep my appointment at the Inn, and the tramp thither was sheer enjoyment on such a day. Arrived there in the waning light of the short winter's afternoon, I was given a most welcome repast in the oak-beamed kitchen, which was now bearing a yuletide appearance, with sprigs of holly e nd evergreens stuck wherever they . seuld find a resting place on the walls. A fter tea various old cronies of the - landlord made their appearance, and I was introduced to them by their various names: and last . to arrive, but not least. Dick Potter and his dog, an Irish terrier of a very intelligent breed. The night wore on with song and story, and it was with surprise that we found that ten o'clock had arrived. Snow had begun to fall, and nothing but a white blanket could be seen in the light which shone from the lamp through the wide window. We all put on our coats and hats, and accompanied Dick to the haunted house. A stock of firewood had already been taken over, and an old arm-chair had been provided for him in what had been the drawing-room of the ill-fated house. A litter of straw had not been forgotten for the dog ,and the pair of them were soon made as snug as might be before the roaring blaze. "'And the angel said to. them: A string had been slung across the shall tidings of great joy that I bring g(“q1 behold, you 'Fear not: for, road during the day, one end tied to he to all the people: For, this day is born to you a :-. itviour, who is t he arm of the old chair in the farmChrist the Lord.'" house and the other end was made fast to the whole collection of bells, .. aaa Agtg, aaaalta:::::::: aaaaaaa a.ka, gaga:IX:a a' ' hung on their dithering spiral springs, which were fixed in the wide hall of 1 earth o‘, i the top— clm Lite tea, we gut into conYersas. the Inn. A test was made of the bell then running awa te a sale distance, .tei again. pull, and all being pronounced in ,ucei, place, that',. • said 1, jerking and jeeriog at him when he emerged order, it was agreed that if the bell 1.1y- thumb in the direction of Calam- from the smoky hole. Ay, a queer old rang we would all come across immefellow he was, with his old-style cloth ity House. diately, and that in any case we would leggings and breeches, worn brown vel-Aye, that is is," was the reply. sit up all night. vet coat, side-whiskers haunted." and pot hat. "They tell me it's lie's gone now these twenty years or We returned to the cosy Inn kitMy host laughed heartily. chen, a huge log was placed on the "The joke's on me," I said. "Come more, and the old place is gradually falling into ruins, as you can see. They fire, a steaming bowl of wassail, in on, what is it? I'll buy it." which apple , hissed and sizzled in a ' Well, it you must know, you are do say that anybody who hears the footfalls after them - on the stairs is inan= delightful alike to the ear and far from being the first who has inbound to have a quarrel with the first e ve, was set . on a brass trivet before , estigated the place. I have had My the hearth, and ladled out, reeking eye on you i..li the afternoon, since I person he may meet afterwards." h ,t, into an assortment of pewter pots "But has the ghost been investigated saw you going over there; and, judg11-1 tankards of various sizes and aig from the sprightly way you come interrupted. "Do you mean to tell • ly:pes, while we puffed away at out through the window, and your face me that I am going to have a quarrel *pc.:•;, and toasted our toes at the in.% hen you cane in here, I bet you Just because I heard, as I did hear unng blaze. know well enough whether. it's haunt- doubtedly, the eerie footsteps?" rhir host was in the midst of telling ed or not." "Of course you will have a row," he as. in his inimitable way, the yarn of - But is there any story about the replied, upon which I was so irritated Lade Foyle's. ghost (but that is anplace?" that I banged my fist on the arm c) ethrr story) and had arrived at the "Yes, I should rather say so. Get ihe chair, and "Nonsense," I said. My art where the ghastly face appears at host broke into a roar of laughter, and on with your tea, and you shall hear t hn Castle window, when a distinct hour." an half spare can you I had the utmost difficulty it, keeping it, r g ngie was heard on the bells. T could have spared hours, if need eontrol of myself. 'Hell's bells," cried one of the patty. tea the be, so interested was I, and so "Why," he said, "aren't you having ' What's that?" In the excitement Ciings we -e cleared away and we drew a row with me, this very minute:7 - which followed, I slipped off my chair up our chairs to the roaring log fire I was forced to laugh at my own beand fell to the floor: our host dropped which blazed in the old-fashioned haviour, and I was bound to admit his spectacles, crushed them under hit grate. that, ridiculous as it may sound, I did heel, and got his fingers trodden on "Years ago," he said, "while I was have a row with the first person I met while trying to retrieve them in the quite a small child, an old man and a fter hearing the footsteps on the ruvil for the door. We were just in his three children lived over the road. time however, to intercept Peter, the When the haunted stairs. a boy and two girls. "uBt has the ghost been investigated f-ho'.- who, to vent his spite at father died, he left the property to be being denied admittance to the kitdivided equally among the three chil- by any properly organised party?" I dren, but they could never agree as to asked. • "Has anyone seen anything "ben.e her' crept downstairs and flung in at the hells—where it hung. an equitable division, and many were or gone to meet the footsteps on Or •iiiight in the wires. His ears having stairs?" the quarrels they had. ••
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been sJundly cuffed by his irate master, he was erdered back to bed, hugely delighted with the success of his hoax, and sin.- •o- g to h rself is 110 went up the stairs. we wrapped the untortunate Dick and We returned to our seats; another placed him before the fire. bowl of wassail was brought in, and As dawn was breaking, he came to we settled down to wait. his senses with a shudder, looked "How it snows," said one old fellow r.. and ,and said at last: from the window seat. "The drift has "Thank God that's over! Never reached up the level of the window aga:n, not for a thousand pounds." sill. I wonder how Dick is getting Then, with trembling limbs and faton?" fefing lips, he told us his tale. A fter singing a carol, and having When you left me,- he said, "I whistanother piping-hot drink all round, we led and sang to myself all the carols t f.41 into a semi-somnolent state, for it and songs I knew, and then I fell is a weary business sitting up o' nights ,:sleep. What woke km anyone. - As for me, first one leg know; but I became me I do not aware of an unfell asleep, then pins-and-needles in the canny feeling, as though someone else o ther, and every little noise seemed were in the room, but I could see nomagnified as I shifted my position unbody. A creepy sensation ran down easily in the chair from time to time. I had only just fallen asleep, when a slight sound was heard on the bells, followed a few seconds later by such a shattering peal that it seemed as though the bells would jangle for ever. A ble folio w ing coati ueions w ere l ecei ved in connection with the lap We woke up one another, put on oui o vercoats and hats as hurriedly as ug of the foundation stone uf the numbed fingers and kiew St. br,gid s Church, Collie, on Desleepy heads would allow, and stumbled, with the cember 1, 1935: utmost difficulty, through the deep t 10 10s: h is Grace the Archbishop. drifts and blinding snowflakes. Was £25: Father Briody. there ever such a Christmas Eve! / 10 10s: P. Harnett, Mr. and Mrs. Hedges and familiar landmarks were Geary. blotted out, and we ploughed through. £5 5s: E• le 13. Henderson. rather than walked, falling into ruts £5: Mr. J. Hart„ Mr. D. Moretti. and finding obstacles where they were £2 2s: Rev. Father O'Grady, Miss least expected and pitfalls where we McArdle (Perth), Mrs. J. Hunter, Mr. thought we were on solid ground. At and Mrs. Leo Larney, Mr. J. J. Bren. length we reached Calamity House, nan. cleared away the snowdrift from the .ti2: Sincere Friends, J. O'Hara, A. hall door And forced our way in. Oiligoini. "Dick! Dick!" we shouted. El 5s: Mr. G. Connell and family, "Are you all right?" I. Pike and family. But Dick made no response. El Is: Economic Stores (Perth), Mr. He la, back in his (-flab% stone cold and E. Sullivan (Leederville), J. Shine motionless. Iris dog lay sfretched ( Brunswick l . Mr. Gumbley, Mr. and at his feet—DEAD! Mrs. James, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. I placed my hand on the man's heart and detected Madden, L. Larney, senr., Children of signs of life, which relieved us all conMary, Mr. Rowland, Mrs. Prunty (Fresiderably, as we rubbed his hands and mant10, Mr. ,N. Jackson, Mr. P. dashed fistfulls of snow in his face. Tagney. Mr. E. Daniels, Mrs. Fetzer, Gradually he recovered consciousness, Mr. Fetzer, Mr. G. Brennan, G. V. P. hut could not speak, his face writhing McCarthy (Armadale), Mrs. Moir. in a horrible manner. fl: Miss J. Gleeson, Miss E. Brady Led by the innkeeper with the ( Claremont), Mr. and Mrs. Geary, stable lamp we carried or rather dragSergt. Herrick, Mr. Milligan, C. Barrred the inanimate form across to the row, H. W. Fronde, C. Boyle, Mr. and Inn as quickly as we were able. Or Mrs. Branley. Mr. and Mrs. P. Tun of the part-- had already gone before ley, T. llastie, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, and prepar-d hot blankets, in which Mr. D. Meagher, Rev. Father Downey,
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Calamity House my spine, and my hair stood an end, for Dandy (the dug) was snarling and following something round the roem with his eyes, very slowly, his hair bristling and his teeth glistening white Whatever it was he in the firelight. saw, it was about five feet from the ground, and his head turned slowly as he followed it with his eyes staring, but his body seemed to have lost all power. Right round went his head, until, at last, with a horrid click, his neck snapped and he expired at my feet with inc faint groan. I do not remember anything else until I awoke here." Longing for daylight, we comforted
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him as best we could, that his dog should be. promised him lea, with a stone to hisdecently inter. memory, and then breakfast was ordered in, al. though it was still dark. eggs and bacon we discussedOver the the un. canny happenings of the night, and presently morning appeared, mug of brilliant sunshine, with a morn. a crisp. ness and blitheness in the air that made for general jollity and charmed away the memory of the terrors of the previous night. The bells of St. Joseph's, from their belfry, made joyous notes across snowbound land, and they were the answered, !tot altogether usly, but in a mood of festalinharmonio cheeriness and thankfulness, as we sang together "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen ," before retiring to bed for a few hours__ for going home was impossible, and our landlord would not hear of it o wing to the dangerous drifts of snow. We refissembled at midday, after I had herd Mass in the tiny but packed lit'ae church of St. Joseph's ,and a jolly time we had and all the old cus. torus were faithfully observed before we saw Christmas out. I was snow. bound until the end of the week, when I was able to reach civilisation again, a fter a promise to visit my friends again in the spring. So ended the most extraordinary Yuletide I have ever experienced; and if anyone doubts my word, the ruins of Calamity House remain to this day, for all to see and inspect.
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CHRISTMAS t thousand times, that Christmas whAicnhyhfaoixrvn a , ehses nythingsis‘es oe is really a Pagan festival. it is is find nsotthth. - . -. commonly asserted by a certain tion and r this escape in • l social type we all know in these that se saying times, one torn asunder by two Pagan Christmas was really ! feast. He might timidities; one who dares not ., •.- ell say that. Just just as Crusade were , real. really practise Paganism and .7...,dae Pagan s m an ovdern weonft: dares not really study Christian- ,-, the old heathen Romans also On othert ohand, it g a tives he ihtiYt.i.). a secret rtehte glow feel . 71-111 w epnatr •ardosr wEithgyspht can practise Paganism merely b-y .,11,1 spearstehaisatnws to fight in the ijealndss. keeping Christmas; that when he deserts takes a sip of claret-cup, he is . :ny ' European military drinking deep of the mead of the ,,ii•iis, against any of the nearest Vikings at their wild NeVintei 1 ariental lands or races, will reFeast, that when he nails up mis- seinble each other in some retletoe in his respectable villa, - he spects; and any European festiis dancing round the sacred oak ',At:, held in the depth of the with strange and savage Druids • •frthern or western winter, will reeking with human sacrifices; or . • - -..Titble each other in some rethat should he kiss somebody - pects. But to say that the tinder that vegetable, he is for all . :aiii motive which practical purposes scarlet with l ristnias was a desire tocreated con the sins of Tiberius and Messa' f* the habits of Vikings is just lina. On the other hand, it save.,.i, as historical as to saythat him from the particular type o ' dishing the religion of Odin toil and trouble which is most re: Thor was the main motive of pugnant to the refined modern tri• , ..arlers. It merely means tellect. For instance, it excuses our particular corner of him from using his human reastendorn can now be taught son ; and asking himself whether history of every civilisation it is likely, in any case, that so - • ; its own. Or, to vary the huge a human and historic insti :( 1. it is as it somebody said tution as the Church would not , t‘ople who had never seen anyhow have celebrated the birtl. that the Gothic cathedrals o f its divinity and hero, even ii exactly modelled on the Pathere had never been any heroes ; .triples; because they had or divinities before. It excuses and other things necessary him from any common familiar., temples. We may conity with the past of his own cul- ,urselves to saying that he ture; as, for example. it excuses ' ! entirely miss the point; hint from discovering how all the ',r. ' t is the whole point of Gotold Carols, from the Dark Ages , "-,at it does come to a point. downwards, have been soaked in \ ii:.- artist, any normal appreciaa purely Christian spirit of holy :- ( , :. o f art, would see that every poverty and the overwhelming lii... of the Christian thing exconception of the humility of pre3sed a different idea and feelGod. In short. it xctises him ing from the heathen, even if he from learning anything that he equally disbelieved in both. But does not know alreath : from in the case of Christmas, the studying anything that is not identification can be safely made served to him with bacon and to a generation of newspapereggs- in the morning paper; from ren(lcrs. who really know• a-s little trying to understatid anything about Christianity as about Pagthat he happens to dislike, or anisrn. , ..... ................ .."3•"'"
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Tilrifitnuts Tarril h j iqitairr Valor Mr. Belloc has commanded the aV the English-speaking world of letters as an outstanding historian. He, more than any other, has been re• for dispelling he myths of Reformation and post-Reformation hisiHs vivid and penetrating study the French Revolution and his biogra,phies of its central characters have scarcely- been surpassed. As an essay. st of simple, lucid and forcible prose. Hr. Belloc also ranks among the fore/lost of his time. He has written probably the best travel book for generatiAs in his "Path to Rome." Yet it may well be that his chief fame will later be established upon his splendid 6fts for poetry. The profound knowledge of tho historian can at times stoop (or rise) to the most exquisite and delightftilly simple metrical mea• sures. Here is one of his Christmas t oition of
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Christmas Limerick Competition The Limerick given in last week's issue is repeated this week, as entries for the complete series (4). close on Wednedsay, December 18th. Competitors are asked to corn pie te each Limerick by supplying the missing line. If no Competitor succeeds in this the prize will be awarded to the one whose line is nearest to the original in sense and rhythm. If more than one Con petitor succeeds in giving the correct line, the prize will te drawn for. Competitors must write their line, name and address on this coupon, to which they must attach s stamp or stamps to the value of twopence. If the attempts are not pested, but handed into the office, t wo pennies must be enclosed inste:-.al. Envelopes containing the effort must be addressed to Aunt Bessy, • Record" Office, Perth, and bear on No Limerick sent in the top left hand corner the word "Limerick." by a competitor who fails to recof sise these conditions will he rccocs nised. will act as adiudicat . Right Rev. Monsignor Pagan V st winning Limericks will he piiblish- in our issue of Decembe Kindly note that no correspondence will be entered into regarding this Competition. LIMERICK NO. 4 (A.). OPEN TO ALL READERS. ONE GUINEA PRIZE. A motorist given to speeding, And never the traffic laws heeding. Felt his car give a swerve as he rounded a curve. A CHRISTMAS ROUNDELAY. To-night where the hills are, Near Bethlehem's little town, The wee Baby Jesus, To this earth will come down. Joseph has His birthplace, His Mother has His Name, And all the singing angels His glory will proclaim. Hush thee. 0 Mary! Dolt know that He Will be subject to torture, And die on the Tree? To-night the shepherds minding Their flocks from all harm, Will hear the angels' message With awe and alarm. Quickly they'll rim to The stable shell:: ring kine, And find there t'le Baby Who is their Khg Divine. Hush ye, 0 shepherds, Who kiss IT; s hands_ so small, Dost know lhat men will bind them, In Pilate"s ilvlgment hail To-night at the havens The wise Magi gaze, With eves filled with wonder, And hearts filled with praise. The Star they see shining. Shall lead them, and bring The Gentiles first homage To the Babe who is King. Hush ye. 0 wise Men! Dost know as ye bend down. That thorns for His Royal Head Will weave a cruel crown? 0 the gladness of Christmas! Its sweetness and its peace, T ts story is fragrant. Its charm shall never cease. And all who believe in The Babe ancl His Birth, till Toy from the Sorrow That brought Him to earth. —.AUNT HESS' . LEST WE F01;..,1ET.. All members of th; Cardboard iirrgade for 1935 are requested to return Lheir cards with any cash they have . ollected on them by December 28th. Alan cards issued early in the year it still unii,xourited tot And f iesSY Would bt grate. u: it those re ‘P`Ilsibl( ;or their reture irrici corn
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ICALGOORLIE'S GENEROUS GESTURE. St. Mary's Pupils Raise £45. The feast of Australia's Patron_St Francis Xavier —brought a very wonderful surprise to me in the shape of the letter printed hereunder, and Ivhich enclosed a cheque for £45. the result of the Busbies' Fete held at St. 'larv's Convent on the afternoon of •. - vemner 21st combined with the little weekly offerings that the pupils (.f that convent have made each Fri day, The small sec retary will letter from the wrote on behalf of her corn Panions has given me great delight.
To St. Mary's Boys and Girls. Dear Children, I thank you. but I am afraid My Gratitude's debt will still be unpaid. For if in this letter I said all I think, I'd use up my brain in the poor printer's ink. When I opened the cheque I got such a shock. That the desk and my office chair started to rock, I fainted, while hoping Wet Blanket was handy, But as she was not, I "came back" without brandy. The Lemonade Bottle gasped out too for air, When I said, "You had best for extension prepare," And Tiddles departed in absolute glee, And asked for a cocktail at afterno,,,, tea. As for the Editor, up went his hat! While he whistled "A.B.. you can thank ME for that! It's because everyone in the Fields think I'm YOU, That your wealth is so great and your worries so few."
Name Address LIMERICK NO. 4 (B.). FOR CHILDREN UNDER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE ONLY. FIVE SHILLING PRIZE. A naughty boy once had a try At stealing some cold apple pie, He ate it so quickly that soon he felt sickly,
Your letter, dear Winnie, was very expressive. I'm so pleased that your charges were not excessive (ahem! And I hope your supply of ice cream was not done When your solo competitor ate twenty-one. They can boast of banal-, in the East, but I know There's not one among them your profit could show, And no wonder you sent such a grand cheque to me When cigarettes sold at ten shillings for three. Rut the part of the Victory that I
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With juytui hearts we . send you the result of our labours, aoping tiiat your joy in receiving it be as great as ours is in sending it. it is the proceeds of the usual 1.3ushre bazaai- which we held on the feast of the Presentation, and what a bazaar! Uur Lady certainly helped us. Sister Cyprian and Sister Paulinus were the organisers, and they were indeed worthy to act in that capacity, and could do so at the greatest society funcThey did really marvellous tions. work and were busy for weeks beforehand preparing for the great event. The bazaar was officially opened with the swinging wide of the school-room The bright sun doors about noon. heralded the triumph to which the day was to bear witness. Ice creams, cool drinks ,lucky dips, at prices to accommodate our purses, were for sale, not to mention 0.82 2s 2d. IS NEEDED BY DECEM- Orders were toffee apples—oh joy! taken for lunches which BER 31st., IF THE f700 IS TO BE were prepared by several Children of COMPLETED. Mary. When these were distributed one could hardly pick one's way across If you have not yet sent in your won't the verandah, so well crowded was it donation to this year's effort, with kiddies, some of whom were per. you do so now during these last fow weeks, and so help us to the attain- haps not feeling to well by that time— (The ment of the Objective which is so I suppose you can guess why. Some of the eats were too numerous.) One girl near and yet so far? instance, For had a competition with herself to see enquirers are so nasty. one dear old pet, who generally has how many ice creams she could eat, the and she won with twenty-one. In the a kind word for me, walked into office five minutes ago and asked how afternoon refreshments were provided far was I from "getting there." I far visitors in a room in which was told her 1 was about as far as the pro- a wonderful stall bedecked with everydigal son was from his father's house thing from children's bonnets to cigarbefore he thought of returning to it, ettes for the men. These articles and at which she tossed her chin and made the refreshments disappeared as rapidme feel horribly mean by remarking ly as the visitors arrived. Besides the `that's the way you let us poor old bazaar itself, on every Friday throughthings down .every year! and you have out the year, which was known as the cash up your sleeve all the time!" "Bushies' Day." a girl went around Any cash I have is at the hank and with a box, in which each child placa penny or anything else she could the position stands figured above, so These donations were in the if any among you have not yet given afford. your little bit to the Fund, now is nature of a sacrifice, being saved from T will not tres- pocket money, and those Bushies' penthe acceptable time. nass longer on your interest, but have nies have helped to swell the amount great pleasure in switching you on to t aken at the bazaar. Please Aunt Bessy, say some fervent prayers for Kalgoorlie. St. Mary's students now doing their e xams., and hoping you will he pleasSt. Mary's Convent, Kalgoorlie. ed with the enclosed which T send on Dear Aunt Tlessy,—T hope the enbehalf of St. Mary's Boys and Girls._ closed will give you such a shock that you will need smelling salts to revive I am, yours sincerely, WINNIE CORRY. you. . I don't mean to wish vou harm.
encouragement, tor it has a spirit all its own in its sincerity, as well as in its admirable sentiments regarding the affection and interest the Catholic people, old and ,eung, of Kalgoorlie and the fields geaeially. have tor this special WestMay God bless and ren Mission. compense everyone who in the smallest way contributed to make the fete uch a success. My gratitude has left me rather speechless in spite of the v.-et Blanket's assertion that I never hnd it hard to talk! Still, this is surely an occasion which should excuse talk, and I am rather sorry the gift of oratory with which I am credited cannot display its power in a more worthy manual.. Now for the IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: an(' 110 sniari amount of
like the best, Is the glorious spirit of this Golden West, For if it was not at the back of your
The Busbies' Scheme soon would be no one's affair. But that will not be while you're on the map, So I'm sure that we never need fear such mishap, When a Bushies' Day held without trumpet or noise Gail be run by a schoolful of young girls and boys. —AUNT BESSY.
Perth, December 2, 1935. Dear Aunt Bessy,—The majordomo of the Celtic Club collected the enHe closed packet of cash for you. was a bit bashful about writing to you himself, and asked me to do it for him. You see he is a bit of a woman hater, although he has a wife and family-. He has asked me to say that one day he hopes to be able to give you a ELMO. In the MEAN time he sends you his best wishes! (I should have mentioned that he is Scotch.)— Yours sincerely, ACHATES. Dear Achates,—You will note that I have given you a pen-name. I did not think your self-chosen one of "Jake" suitable at all, though. if I acted as I should. I would have called bf thought The you "Sweetie." your young lady's indignation if she happened to open this Page and recognise you under such a disguise restrained me, for I could easily understand her forbidding you to write to The packet of cash your aunty again. was most acceptable--there was exactly 13/2 in it, so while waiting the £1,000 I will reflect most gratefully on the majordomo's kindly thought in "saving tip" the odd coins. I read recently in some very wise book that seven-eights of the world's women haters are married, but that need not discourage you! AUNT TIESSY Whln "Marabou" Comes Home. Some few weeks ago, when it was whispered abroad in Perth that Mr. Roy Paxton had had the good fortune to hack the winner of the - Melbourne Cup, I was impulsive enough to wish to congratulate him and remind him
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of the .Cause for which 1 pleau, so 1 will you please thank Miss Toia for her ance with your advice in the matter? bers of your admirable Sodality, an, in thanking you all I --Yours hopefully, sent him the following Lelegrain. 1.ghtning stunt on the Sabbath Day? know that thanks are also due to your THE HARP THAT ONCE. AUNT BESSY. "Congratulations, lucky rc.o) , Once,—Being Father Director and. to Rev.Reverend That Dear Harp Remember Bushies in your joy, Father advice, I Glover, who acted in that capacity offering rather chary of o bet I never am alloweu, Perth, W.A. on some confessor, but Sundays your would refer you to during the past year. o beg I rarely am too proud. Dear Madam,—This mode of address I only Forgive if quick on the uptake: will I am sure meet with your ap- I am certain even he will be nonplus- will be wish that your good example fruitful of extended proval. I was very pained indeed ed at your suggestion, as your painted the Busbies' interest ía I fain would share in your uup stage. sign is more applicable to a crematory welfare. Will you please Immediately following its dispatch when I saw I was coupled with a Min- than a boarding establishment. e xpress my Beappreciation to all con, I got to feeling a bit dubious about strel. In my fury I had penned an- sides, when it has taken you fifteen cerned? AUNT BESSY, other verse to send you. It is full ot This feeling was acting on impulse. years to obtain that Credit pass in increased when a few evidences ot Mr. wisdom and caution and runs thus: Triton G. Mine, Reedy. sewing, don't you think it is like tying Vaxton's previous donations to other Dear Mrs. Aunt Bessy or Miss, Dear Aunt Bessy,_Please fi your talent up in a napkin to forsake nd headquarBushie pleaders came into it now? You did not mention the 2/6 closed P.N. for 2/6, sent in honour enof ters, but it reached its deepest depths Still not too sure of this, Our Lady and St. Anthony for favawry, in your letter. I do hope you did not of uncomfortableness when I received I wish to imply that you're all ours received. i ntend paying in advance for the adpromise. I will you to Fivers more the following reply to my begging, a No vice you sought (Mrs.) L. CHEKER. If you did then The stress of work made me miss the I will take it instead of that glass of la lettergram from Melbourne: Dear Mrs. Cheker,—I found boy, read happy I a When is the pos'Roy days. several "Lucky post for lemonade you offered, as I am suffi- tal note and may you find many more To help to bring your Busbies joy. the apology in the new issue of "The ciently gassy. f avours from Our Lady and St. Record" I first sacked my secretary To beg is safer far than bet, AUNT BESSY. thony, in recompense for your AnFor with success you're always met. for his lack of caution in using a pun. tical act in their honour. Say apracplc ribbon, and then began this letter But send your thanks to Marabou." wee Fremantle. one to both of them the necesThe Wet Blanket added to my mis- myself, though this machine is not in Dear Aunt Bess,—Enclosed please sary balance--They'llabout have such a Here is my act of contri- find 10s. note for the Lemonade Bot- p ery, for when I said to her, "I don't my line. eaceful January if Iget the £700. like the sound of that line, "For with tion: tle. I have been very lazy this year, AUNT BESSy, success you're always met," too much, but hope to help you more in 1936 do you?" she assured me that my tele- In anger the above I did write, Please say a little prayer for. C oolgardie-street, Mundaring. gram "was an awful thing—a real Ikev Compared to a Minstrel was trite.just A FREMANTLE MOTHER. Dear Aunt Bessy,—Please Record" find here Moses gesture!" So in between the An apology true in -The Dear Fremantle Mother,—Thank a little gift for Christmas for the new, time of receiving the lettergram and you for coming in before the breaking Busbies. I wish I could help Has healed my desire to fight. the cheque. I have suffered from inof the bottle, which has been deferred better for then I would. I also you way no wish in were that qualms terior you a very Wishing you a happy Christmas until the end However, when I received from all in the bush.—I remain, yours ing now of of the year. I'm think- bright New happy Christmas -grid physical. Year.—Yours truly, performing the important Mr. Paxton's generous sequel of Five appeased, THE GORGON. ceremony at midnight, as the Wet (Mrs.) E. M. REDDY. Guineas the other day, I became quite Blanket tells me there's luck in such Dear Mrs. Reddy,—Your little Xnias wonderful comfortable again—it's a proceeding. Thank you too for gift is as faithful in its arrival I n Reply to "The Gorgon." as is what money can do, as some cynics booking yourself for 1936- ---I will say Xmas itself, and I am very thankful say, but it was not the five guineas two little prayers for you for that. Gorgon, 0 Gorgon, to 0 you for never forgetting this chare xactly that put my mind tranquil—it AUNT BESSY. ity at a time when you have so many Come, seek a reprieve: was the reflection that if one who now you won't other calls on your worldly wealth. Own up bets is always met when successful, A CKNOWLEDGMENTS. Please God, some day you will receive That you've tried to deceive the same is true of one who begs. for 1ou boast of a secretary, To Jane, Leederville, for her gener- the hundredfold for it all ,and may almost before I had stopped looking That's not the truth, ous donation of 10s; to A Nice Lady, Our Divine Lord bless you. at Mr. Paxton's cheque, I was accostor I heard that you'fe one who left 2/6 and a bag of stamps at AUNT BESSY. ed by the organiser of the Wagin SumIn Evangeline Booth. Record" Office; and to Miss "The "Now me: to said who School, mer Gorgon, iratt, fib, a buch Molly and Miss Edna, for eld stamps, Norseman, that you're getting in a few donations, Dear At t Resssye —After a long silLeaves on your soul, sent in per Puck, as well as to many we will be sending along Our Bill." black A blot quite as other generous donors o - old stamps. ence I am sending a small P.N. for the This Busbies' Scheme has a splendid Lemonade Bottle in honour of the LitAs the Newcastle coal. A.B. is very grateful for all. and numerous family. hut the worry of tle Flower and St. Anthony. It is in Arai I don't understand it is that every member of it seems to thanksgiving to them for helping me Why you'd "get off your bike," The Wood. be known as "Our Bill." Because you've been coupled Dear Aunt Elizabeth,—I am enclos- to obtain a very special favour that I When forwarding the share in his. With someone I like, ing a card and two and six, the six have been asking all the year. Time Cup win. inv kind benefactor told me For my Minstrel is handsome, being the President's. Believe me, I is short now, Aunt Bessy-, and within to send my thanks for the cheque to like a thrush, sings And do have to turn out once a month for the next few weeks we should be know to waiting Marabou. I am still But so shy I'm afraid the President's sixpence; she's a bit hearing that you have gained your ' if such thanks are to he expressed in blush. if he sees this he'll All good wishes of a slave driver. As for names, I grand Objective. flowers or carrots. and if I do succeed As for my true title, was given a man's name myself, at f rom yours sincerely, in gaining the £700, I am wondering Being Mrs. or Miss, ADMIRER. least I suppose it's a man's name, bewill Mr. Paxton be able to prove that Please, do not 1 pray, Dear Admirer,—If I get 360 more cause it ends in US. Funny how our there were more to beg a share in his Have a doubt about this. fond parents acquit themselves quite postal notes likt yours I will have the success than there will be in mine? 1 v‘as borr on the night creditably over first names, and then £700, and that is exactly how things Of a great Caulfield Cup, Please jump the points and go clean off the are to date—December 9. Queen Sue Receives a Letter. So in single harness rails when it comes to second names. God they will come before the 31st., Cue. I respond to "gee-up!" I believe I was called after an aunt for they know what a welcome they To Her Graciou Majesty Queen Sue Your own nom de guerrt who subsequently became a Rev. will get, as generally even we ourselof the Lemonade Bottle. I would query a bit, Mother, but I still hold that it wasn't ves go most to those whom we are Your Majesty,—I am enclosing one For somehow I think sufficient excuse. Please pardon the sure will be glad to see us. I will pound for your Lemonade Bottle, and Your name doesn't fit. pun in the Limerick, only my mind publish the results of this year's Apand brim-full it get will you trust -The Gorgon," I think runs that way as I spend the spring- peal on January 11, DV., and many noble such a for is it flowing over, as Was a horrid Greek myth, time of my life pressing my brother's thanks for putting such a warm poulWith much love to your imCause. given were With looks that trousers and he has such painfully tice on your silence. portant little self.—I remain, your To petrify with; AUNT BESY. long legs. I'm sure that's one thing humble servant, Classed as a woman, Josephine must have appreciated MARY J. MORRISSEY. With another strange two, Dear .Aunt 13essy-,—Please accept the about Napoleon. PUCK. - -I refuse to believe enclosed 101;. br past favours received Dear Aunt Bessy,—I have a good Dear Puck,—If ever I get to Rome This myth might be you. through the Sacred Heart and Our surprise for you. My kind fairy godI will certainly say that your fidelity Lady of Perpetual Succour. Pray for Perhaps though such name a me sent Morrissey, mother, Mrs. in attending the Sodality meetings in my special intentions. Ts apart frcm that lore, for our Lemonade Bottle, so I am en. order to gather the monthly sixpence boat thm with FRIEND. connects And closing it. You will be hearing from was what they call heroic virtue, but Singapore? round goes That Dear Friend,—The prayers for that me again before I go home to the of course I may not get there. I cer- special intention have been offered to If such he the case Aunty and Bush for my holidays. tainly will not unless Mussolini re- Our Immaculate., Mother on her beauThen of course I can guess Love and Nancy send their love. quires a secretary who would be ob- tiful feast. so I hope She will send That the "Fiver- was sent SUE. from xxxxxxxxxx liging enough to rhyme what he might you what you wish for, since you By your father no less. Your Majesty,—You do seem a dedictate her, and he may not be a Dic- have • provect so grateful to Her and I hope you will thank him you, mocratic little Queen, God bless tator with a taste for rhyme. Don't Fier Divine Son for other favours— Most kindly for me, and I am thinking of getting those be too critical of your parents' choice thank you for letting your thanksgivmy guessing I 'm sorry kisses you sent me dipped in gold and of names, for after all if they did ask ing benefit the Bushies. Was all "out at sea," strung on a silver wire, so that I can you your own choice„ you would proBut won't You assure him A UNT BESSY. wear them as a necklace on State ocbably give them an unintelligible goo, The fault was not mine, ...._ receive to delighted was I casions. and how do you know that aunt after For he "should not give nuts £1 15 Victoria-street, Kalgoorlie. Your Majesty's letter, and also that ot please whom you were named didn't have find Unless he gives wine." Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed your fair" godmother, and the El note work in some kind of a feeling that you would And he should not send Fivers. great your towards Is was simply beau ti ful.—Your most obwax fat and strong and continue in honour of the Little Flower, for very And Limericks along, liged secretary, this land of the living? Without giving some hint received.—Sincerely favours That thought great AUNT BESSI. • may have swayed her to become a yours. That would make my guess strong (Mrs. • M. MITCHELL. nun, so that you would follow her —AUNT BESSY —One rosy glow Maylands. Mitchell, Dear Mrs. 51 Central-avenue, good example? that It seems so sad to accompany. c ver all the offerings this week is of Dear Aunt 13essy,—The think the springtime of your life honour Feast of St. Francis Xavier. in is most of them are sent ing 2/6 was collected in Bayswater in Dear Aunt Bessv,—I am enclosing passing in pressing Your brother's the special heavenly ones on whom I Tt took Lena just a "record time." trousers! I'm not 10s. donation for as a the so Busbies, in sure Josephine have been relying all the year, but few minutes after .1ass on Sunday honour of Our Lady and St. Joseph. was luckier than vou—for what was dear St. Joseph must be seeing to morning, and was returned to our feWishing you every success.—Yours lacking in Napoleon's length was more somebody else's business, 'because he male member on Sunday evening. very than made up for in his width, and sincerely. if is not well represented at all yet. May Once again Bayswater proves itself to and she had to do the pressing his (Miss) M. G. F. a waistia n-e 1936fr.esh v ,r.oth l xe oseFo alittrle sthpeeciL the Corner as "Semper Fidelis.- Any coats must have been a problem. My in Dear Miss M. G. F.,—Thank you for t for time von find yourself in difficulties rehanks to the garding Brownies, just send out an the practical evidence of the sincerity vr,ur little self. Lady President and S.O.S. to that faithful village of good- this it behind Your wishes, and if Our ES AU oriBaP: 23 Cargill-street,VNictT AUNT IIESSY. hearted souls, and vou will be safe and Blessed Lady and St. Joseph don't nd enfi by Xmas Eve, it bring the V700 Please in will We have the courage to ask sound. Dear .;kunt Bessv,--40 Park -street North Perth. closed card and P.N. for 2/6. Please for one more card and also have not he because They haven't been told return it Dear Aunt Bessv,—The courage to. say it will be filled in Bays- about your offering in their honour. enclosed send me another. and I will I must 25/- has been collected in December. AUNT BESSY. water. Is it true the green fever is of halfpenny-a. before the end of the week subscriptions from members spreading to Maylands? (It is.) We of inform you that I am not one think, our would Sodality Back Beyond. o' of Our you district Lady of Perpetual Scotch Campbells. as are just anxious to see if that g\Vestmeath Dear Aunt Bessy.—How about a Succour at the Monastery. will equal or beat out our village. Best We send but des. caendatthitatysf -athloen it with ;n is rismany nrayers that the splen- Campbells and glass of lemonade----the mercury qtireS. wishes for a sndriet, fyroottnir have wtiY ing I am seriously considering a did work for the Busbies ma' Ir THE BROWN TRIO Hoping You will?\fAriail:: cotland. S r ichly blessed _Yours sincerely . T am thinking of giving up Dear Brown Trio, Record time is change. MO and more by the end (Mrs.) D. SUTHERLAND GROOM good time, as T know well because if my art needlework establishment NELLIE C. Dear Mrs. Groom.—So many nice we are half a moment late signing on and taking a boarding house. Lhave glad issomi, Tli lticiell, N,,ellie.—' t hings have happened this theaar si" ne le week, and wiD name the clock never takes it into his head a lovely sign painted, "Young men so what s 1c)eci to complain us to our Editor. I am taken in and done for," hut T ha-tren't T include Your gracious letter and the know rote, an C orner, for I don't very edified at the Bayswater effort to vet decided where to set tip the busi- surprise of its enclosure among them since he last w Sandy T of ome am come to You Could my c assiotdeeply nest and green. of the grateful wearing to all the memhelp on the
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great form then. I things THE CORNERITES. LEMONADili 12 Deeley-stret, Maylands. seemed in great link between the when are the same now as they were BOTTLE FOR THE BUSHILS, I was a girl, the first thing you Dear Aunt Bessys—Thank yor for think there is a though I have more are asked to do when you go to holi- remembering my birthday. I got Irish, and cotch nto hich is Incorporated the Cards one for being sorry the day at a farm is to milk the pet some very nice presents. Mrs. Brown I reasons than is not out of the de- and I don't think the cow is cow, and Rodney gave me some nice ones.I board Brigade every Wet 131anket (Under the Protection of Our Blessed scendants of the Glasgow O'Sheas, but thrilled about it. Thank your Form am enclosing a small donation for presented me with her year's for their wishes. I'm not in Al Form your dear Bushies and hope you will Lady and the Little Flower). as she the yet, but I hope to be my December 31. get all you need for them. I wish oings yesterday I can't make your (I. Thank you for you and Tiddles a merry Xmas.—Your AUNT BESSY. public. Results of Bazaar held by reason request. loving fresh niece, the cash and Pupils of St. Mary',s School, AUNT BESSY. 104 Sturt-street, Ballarat. GLORIA SWANSON. .. 45 0 0 Kalgoorlie .. Dear Aunt Bessy,--1 am sending a Dear Gloria,—Thank you for that Mr. Roy Paxton, Perth (in P.N. enBessy,—Please find for 2/6 for the Bushies, and I silver donation, and I am glad you pear Aunt appreciation of "Marabou" 6 0 0 closed RN. for 2/6 for the Bushies, in hope you will be successful with your had such a happy birthdy. I hope St. Francis Xavier, Leonora 1 10 0 ConcepAppeal this Immaculate year. We just finhave of the you and June have a good holiday honour FAY. ished a Mission given by two Oblate with grandma at York, and please re- Members of the Women's So. , tion dality of Our Lady of PerFathers. Father Purcell and Father member me to the gum trees. petua , Dear Fay,—You were good to think McCusker were their names It wa the Corner, and AUNT BESSY. Perth... ....... .. 1 6 0 d the special feast of the first Baltime they had been to Mrs. Mitchell, Kalgoorlie (In I hope Our Lady will bless you for larat, and we liked them very much. helper of this 255 8th. Avenue, Maylands. thanksgiving to the Little being such a faithful I went for my exam. in Grade III. Dear Aunt Bessy,—We are having a you, my dear. Flower)............... 1 1 0 Cause. Thank piano and passed with honours. I concert on Friday in the Infants' AUNT BESSY. Queen Sue of the LB's Fairy was delighted to see that Sandy won room, and we are playing the band Godmother. Mrs. Morrissey, the Fight We begin our Christmas pieces and Iam conductor. I got the The Bush. Cue .. 1 0 0 exams. next week, and I hope to pass pennies on this card for Sister and is Bessy,—Enclosed 5s. Aunt Misses Joan and Betty WisDear in all subjects. Mother sends her Phyllis and I work along. tried splendid to get the prize hart and Mother. Perth . . 1 0 0 to help your love to You and hopes that you will for bringing in the pennies first. I The Majordomo of the Celtic With best wishes for the success of get the 1700.—Your loving niece, hope Sandy and Don will have a Club, per Achates .. 13 2 ,:otir efforts from, NOREEN ARDAGH. happy Christmas the same as you. and Negotiation of Chinese THE POMMYITES. Note, I will try and be your -niece again per Achates 7 6 Dear Noreen,—Every time I see a next Dear Pommyites,—Apart from your year. Love from all the nieces Beautiful Kitty, Kalgoorlie . . little the of 10 0 think from you I mere letter along, the work the helping is and neuphews in my class and from Admirer (In thanksgiving to . reappearance of your names has helped weeny girl sitting on her mummy's your little niece, the Little Flower and St. ' me along with -far greater weight of lap, and I suppose you are as tall as PATTY FRAYNE. Anthony) . •• 10 0 strength than you probably know, so your mummy herself now. Thank you Dear Patty,—You were very Tane. Leederville ._ . 10 0 'much do I lean upon apparently softer for your postal note and her love, and to get those pennies collected in good such In thanksgiving to The Sacthings that hard cash and supporting if I don't get the £700 I will only have good time, and I hope you are going red Heart and Our Lady of cohimns. for there would be no sup- to eat my Christmas dinner just the to get rewarded for all you have done Perpetual Succour . • . • 10 0 Father Purcell knows all same. porting columns to the Corner did for the Bushies when ...‘mas conies. We A Fremantle Mother . . .. 10 0 such as you decide to give it the go. about our Bushies and Sandy—what a don't know where poor Sandy is, and M. G. P. (In honour of Our be Many thanks for coming home shame you didn't ask him about them. his mother and father and I are very Lady and St. Joseph) . . 10 0 for Christmas—all good children should Congratulations on the grand pass, and worried about him ,so unless he is The Reverend Editor (In AUNT BESSY. I hope You are going to enjoy a lovedo that. heard of by December 25th. I won't thanksgiving for return of 1V Christmas. be able to enjoy my pudding. A genhis sleeve links) AUNT BESSY 5 0 The Zoo, South Perth. tleman who was passing the Infants' Mrs. Wilkinson, per the RevDear Aunt Bessy,—Some members erend Editor • • • • • • 12 Deeley-street, Maylands. room last Friday said the band sound•• 5 0 of the Zoo have been very timid since AUNT BESS?. Miss Annette Mills, South Dear Aunt Bessy,—This is the first ed lovely. Tiddles expressed a wish for a fey.. Perth 5 0 mice, and I even feel nervous lest she time I have written to you, as I am Mundijong. The Pommvites, The Bush . . 5 0 might be inclined to eat me for sup- or.1:- six years old, but I would very Dear Aunt Bess —We Master have the I nieces. Teddy Bett, Mundiper. We can't help noticing that rru: Mike to be one of your card filled, and will you please jong say a (In memory of Gran Ilan- Mullett it absent from the Con- am encicing a small donation for your dad and Grandma 3 6 ner. Has Tiddles eaten her? (Most dear Busbies. My sister Gloria and I prayer for Mrs. Walsh, who helped me, because she is very sick with lockMiss Noreen Ardagh, Balladecidedly not—she has too many are going to our grandmother's at jaw. I was in St. Mary's big church rat, Victoria •• •• •• 2 6 Cats have a Yolk tor our holidays, andI love going hones for his throat.) Mrs. Reedy, Mundaring 2 6 great liking for fish, mice and birds. up there-. I wish you and Tiddles a on All Saints' Day. I would sooner be in Pinjarra any day. Topsy (In memory of Mother. Please exWe know that Percival the Lion went Merr, Xmas—Your loving niece, use this pencil as I am in bed. R.I.P) JUNE SWANSON. fishing, but he assured the members of 2 6 Mammy thinks I am getting the mea. Collected by Master Rodney the Zoo that he did not catch or eat sles, because such a lot have them Brown, in Bayswater poor Mary Mullett, because she was 2 6i In Reply to June. the school. I was very pleased Sandy Miss Lena Toia, per Mrs. helping you. We have passed a rewon the fight. I would like some Brown .. 2 6 solution that Tiddles be asked to eat Into the Bottle your threepence went, Irish books. The extra is. is in mem. Puck .. tinned fruit, cooked beeswax, and And Tiddles purred with glee, 2 6 ory of Grandad and Granny. Mrs. L. Checker, Reedy .. 'Aunty llother and Father Bear refuse to send 2 6 said that you were a good little said in her letter yesterday she was And Master D. Bourke. Mary's in their support for the Busbies until niece going to send me some money for my Mount Convent, Tiddles gives the desired promise. We Goosebe such a help to me. card, so as this one is full You had berry Hill .. all wish you a Merry Xmas and hope . To come • • •• •• 2 6 along into the Cornei. So better send me another. My magMaster Frank Maher, Mary's you will have the V700 by the end of almost as nice as York, pies don't pinch spoons. I have Fuzzy Mount the year. A wee friend for your tiny It's Convent, GooseThough there aren't any beauty spots Wuzzy over a year, and I got the berry Hill friend, 2 0 WILLY WAGTAIL. in it, other one this year, and they A run Nic Lady, Dear Willy Wagtail —I am most And there isn't much room to walk. around together all day long. Love Office. ...... ..... ......... grateful to all the members of the •. 2 6 we've grandmothers by the dozens, and kisses for Sandy and you, from Miss Pat Byrne, Maylands Zoo who ha- e represented themsel- But 2 6 their hearts are as young as yours, x xxxxx (six) And The Harp That Once (In honTEDDY BETT ves on those four cards you sent it. they like reading your letters, and will you please assure them all Because our of Our Lady of the. SacDear Teddy,—It didn't matter about the Bushies' Cause. And helping that they need not be frightened of red Heart) .. the pencil. I liked your letter very 2 6 —AUNT BESS . Mrs. Knox. per favour of Tiddles. much, and I am saying the prayers for Vddles, at the same time, Miss Durme and. Mastce cur hind friend, and hope she is better (lTs I.-TT- self bound to obstain 20 Stone-street, South Perth. from anytl,;nz that she feels to have Rodney Brown . . 2 Bessy,—Our holidays are by this, and I hope you got the 'IleaAunt Dear lourished her in the past. She refuses Miss Campbell, Victoria Park Hos, because once you're supposed 2 6 to Kalto going be will and coming Fay (In honour of the ImT;nsider tinned fruit on the ground goingI must think of get them it is better to let them come, -that she is not a nun of the Carmel- goorlie. Before maculate Conception) for then they may never bother about .. 2 6 ad send along 5s ite Order, aid at the same time, I am the Busbies' holiday, get your seven coming a second time, and measles are Pupils of the Sacred Heart you to love would I ;'ertain that ;f we looked into the School, Highgate Hill: Pray hard to the Little not too bad, because you can foiget pantry of 0-,e little Carmelite Sisters hundred. Master Ronald Phillips • • you have them once you get up, but 2 6 loving niece, —Your Flower. We woul n Miss Patty Frayne if you have indigestion or colly-wob2 6 sc'e many tins of fruit NNETTE MILLS. A here for Xmas— still cats must have Miss Patricia Creighton bles, they go round all day with you 2 6 Miss Phyllis Tanner . . just like that magpie with Fuzzy2 6 !heir say just the same as ladies. As unvery were Anticttc,—You D(ar or eating cooked beeswax—she is Miss Lillian Cannon . . Wuzzy. Don't trust either of them 2 6 selflsh to think of sending your 5s. for wroth at the Miss Shirley Buchanan though when there is anything shiny 2 6 suggestion, and begs me the Bushies 11-fore you went away for to ask Mother and Father Bear is Miss Dulcie Hardi . . about, because a magpie went straight 2 6 your own holiday, so now I hope you that is the kind Miss Auriol Ryan... .. . for my nose the ()the/ morning. 2 6 they have will enjoy ( -;•ry moment of it. and brought all their of food Misses Elaine Johnson and bears up on? thank VOU N,ery much for all you have Father Ryan will he pleased at what Tiddles says she little Noreen NIcGurk you said about Pinjarra. 2 6 has heard that some done for the BuFhies and me this year. ants have made doormats of them Master Lenny Lyons x (1) AUNT BESSY. 2 6 unless E700, the get hardly will We selves, but Members of Willy Wagtail' her interior she is not inclined to treat Father Christmas puts a big cheque Sympathetic Zoo: 192 Railway-terrace, Maylands. as if it was passage lino., in my stocking, but I'm still hoping. so T do trust that when her senti. The Elephant (A Friend) Dear Aunt Bessy,-1 am sending 1 0 ments are given The Giraffe (Mrs. Hillier) back my card and the 2/6. I was 1 0 publicity, the conAUNT BESSY. _erned members of v1i Persian Cat and Kittens seven on the 11th. of June. Now I (4r wonderful Mary's Mount, Gooseberry Hill. Zoo will not break loose and try to . (Mr. J. P. Brennan.) have some good news for you. Dad 1 0 long very a is Bessy,—It Aunt Dear gain entry into my office. The Cockatoos .. 1 6 T warn time since T last wrote, but I hope you is transferred to Perth, so I won't :11Y one of them that if they attempt The Oppossum (Miss L. forgive me, as I have filled in a have to go back to Kununoppin after will do that Gardiner) 1 0 We have great fun in all, and I can go to the new school ontronee by they will he met at the card for you. The Hippopotamus the ghost of my Irish terrn the swimming pool on the hot clays. now, and so can my little brother. arn". Arthur) see there is an Elephant Dick is writing too, and he says his Grandma and I were just coming 1 0 ong home from Mass yesterday when 1 The Magpie 6 company Dieu,_ your -• - now. Will you letter will be better than mine. Don't saw Aunty give him my deepest sympa Nellie standing at the door 1 T,11,1! Penguins T r fxr;s. ...... ... . . .. 6 notice of him, will you? (He any take because I know he is carrying and Miss might give me up next year if I don't, waving the letter with the good news ininveavY a financial burden as this old and then what would I do?) cTnnis) 6 We all Please send me another card.—Youi -.• only he has eolith on his side. hope to see you on the 14th., which, as loving niece, The Zebra (Mrs. ynglis)l 6 The Duckbill (Mrs. White1 xx PAT BYRNF,. AUNT BESSY. you know, is the date fixed for our The Vonkev (Mrs. SinipDear Pat,— For a little girl of seven concert. I have no more news now. Rlizabetl-i-street . North Pcrth. ‘; Y ou are a wonderful soldier, and I so I must say adieu.—Your loving uear Aunt.Ths-onI)<iw•:i IM;:s. .1" Bessy,—I was very nephew, !linked seven times when I saw VOUI ,Ileased .,,t neqsv' Visible Angel, with ;our letter. and the holy FRANK MAHER. i -'rd and the cash back so quickly 'iettlre of tir ner "Record" Office . . 1 0 Blessed Lady was the nieree No wonder dad got that transfer to t TiSCPC Ti,ne and Gloria Swan e ver seen. I tried hard sacrifice for sure your Perth. I'm come vet not have Frank --I Dear t . c•on. Vaylandc and filled it. T am got he Pustlies helped to bring that joy Dick's letter, so T don't know tr.he card farm in Muradup for the to you will for hope get Xmas. and I yours. but than better is it hether toi Lum T will have a lot to w many happy things when the holi there is nothing wrong with yours, nor (Ill when T come back All with that 2/6 that was in it either, so riqvs start. RI' wish you a very happy AUNT BESSN Tell Rev. Mother am delighted. 11"trnaq.-- l'oue lovine niece. upset about real am Pius I Sister and P ATRTnTA CIREIGITTON. Always New Stocks Arriving. Nate: -Letters from Dulcie Hardie, you having your concert on DecemI i n' Nfi•-• Cannon, Fortv'Love, Auriol B • ARNETT BROS. (1934), LTD. Xmas day our the That's 14th. ber ir .so wo, ,.--Thank you for doing \ ith that card, and T hope you Number comes out, so I have to be R yan. I). Bourke. Shirley Buchanan Cr. HAY & BENNETT STREETS T ahnson, Lenny Lyons, and mitt .1lNit the cow when you go to there to help the printers. PERTH. Phyllis Tanner. will flpear- next wecl:. Cr at AUNT BESSV. Muradup, because if . . ..••••••••••.•••••
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The Christian Home Meditations on the Season Three days before Christmas llary and Joseph must have ,tarted their journey from NazJreth to Bethlehem. They were nipoverished descendants of the nicient royal family, but still ,hey were of David's blood and since the great Roman Emperor ,vould have it so, they must go to Bethlehem, the city of David. Human prudence might have counselled delay for Mary's sake, but eternal Wisdom had fitly chosen Bethlehem as birthplace for Mary's Son, and I fancy, had Probably revealed it to them. they went the shorter way through Samaria and thus avoided crossing and recrossing the Jordan. The Samaritans hated Jesus, but if they showed pity to the expectant Mother, Jesus in after years amply repaid them by the love and praise He gave them. In any case they cannot have been more heartless than the Jewish innkeepers in Bethlehem. Thus two unheeded travellers slowly and painfully approach their destined goal. knowing that divine Providence encompasses them, while God's angels are watching them. knowing that the fulness of time is swiftly drawing near, and that what all creation for ages has been waiting for it about to happen. But Caesar Augustus. the mighty ruler of the Romans, knows nothing. He fancies that all the world's interests are bound up with himself, the Senate and the Army. His care is for the marching of his legions. The slow steps of the man and the woman that are leaving Nazareth to reach their native village, are nothing to him.
For Herod the Great, who has imbrued his hands in the blood of his wives and children, the only absorbing question is to whom of the surviving royal princes he shall leave his vast domains. If a carpenter with his espousal wife wish to walk from Galilee to Judea, it is nothing to him. The innkeepers at Bethlehem have a busy time of it, so many people coming and going in consequence of this world-enrolment, food and housing to be provided for great crowds and much money to be made. Whether two poor folk, who cannot pay, are arriving or leaving, is nothing to them. The poor woman is about to give birth to a baby? Is there not a stable somewhere she can get into? The priests and the levites, the scribes and the pharisees are too much absorbed in fine points of the Law, in settling the tithe of the anise and cummin, in securing ceremonial cleanness of cup and platter. If two of the ignorant herd who know not the law, who mind no legal defilement, must on a journey sleep on the roadside or put up in unsavoury quarters. it is nothing to them. And thus the world went of as if Christmas were not near. True, we are keeping Christmas now. All over the world mighty preparations are being made for the feast. Many are travelling, many are preparing fine food and festal dishes. many are purchasing gifts for the.ir friends or sending greetings far and wide. But how many are really preparing for the anniversary of the birth of the Son of Gn-d?—Rev. Dr. J. P. Arendzen.
The Crib as a Memorial EX ORE INFANTIUM. Hadst Thou ever any toys, Like us little girls and boys? And didst Thou play in Heaven with all The angels that were not Too tall, With stars for marbles? —Francis Thompson.
Christmas Number. ing the tiny images. Overhead shines the sparkling star and below is a fire of ruddy tinfoil, around which shepherds gather on a hillside of green cloth. The roads, made rough with bits of cork, wind among the paper rocks or along the strip of glass which serves as a .river. The rabbit hiding in the greenery is quite as large as the patient donkey, but in the charm of the "Holy Night" all seem to be real—to live and feel. Here, truly, for us, is the central symbol of the Christmas season. It is the Crib which calls forth the best efforts of the family in decorating the home. And not about the tree but about the Crib are placed the family gifts, to indicate that the Christ-Child, rather than Santa Claus. is the real ()river.
"That sacred tree must be supplanted. These human sacrifices must cease." So thought St. Bonif ace, working among the worshippers of Thor. Then, as his eyes fell on the young fir tree, an inspiration came to him, and he addressed his hearers thus: "Here," he said, "is a living tree, standing straight and green, 181 Rokeby Road - Subiaco with no stain of blood upon it, Prime Fresh Killed Meat Sold J nly • and it shall be to you the sign of B1341. 'Phone your new worship. See how it points to the sky. Let us call it the tree of the Christ-Child. Take it up and carry it to the J. W. SHEEHAN chieftain's hall. You shall go no more into the forests to keep Prime Beef Butcher your feasts with secret rites of HANNAN ST., KALGOORLIE shame, you shall keep them at MARITANA STREET. home, with laughter and love." Tel. 438 Such is the legend of the origin of the Christmas tree. Like many other Christmas accessorCHIROPODIST AND MASSEUR ies, it is merely a converted paGEORGE'S PHARMACY. CORNER HAY AND PIER gan custom, and, being such. it STREETS, PERTH. 'Phone B4656 should have, and does have in Painless Removal of all Foot Irre• Catholic countries, only a secgularities and Electric Massage for ondary position in the Christmas all Muscular Complaints. pageantry. J. McCABE In Catholic countries in the late December days the children do not talk of Christmas but of "nativities." These are tiny models of the scene of Bethlehem. Some are constructed JIM WADDEL,L very simply, being made of cardCORNER GEORGE & NiURRAY board, coloured paper. and bits STREETS. WEST PERTH. of stone and sand. The hill is built of plaster or boiled newspaper, and in its side -is a cave THE CHRIST CHILD IDEAL large enough to shelter the matchstick manger and the little RING B4343 OBSCURED BY MYTHS. figures of the Holy Family. All Commissions Christmas continues to repeat the hearth. What need to tell Often these are modelled from Promptly Executed to a sick world a great truth ec- them that it was love that the works of famous artists, who REGISTERED W.A.T.A. hoing doWn the ages for the brought the Christ to earth; the put their highest skill into creathealing of th nations. To ob- echo of the angelic choir is still scure this truth In myths, to with them. shroud it in legends, is to obGreat truths crowd around scure the light of a new dawn. If we do not seize the opportunity the crib where lies the Great Litof the return of Christmas to tle One. They glimpse His greatBuy him something useful, transmit to the child this great ness through the reverent awe something he can wear, heritage of truth, we are losing a that surrounds the lowly stable, great opportunity a chance of but they are not awed by His such as shirt, tie, dressing sowing the seed Is 'He not so small of faith in a fer- Majesty. gown, socks, sports trousers, tile .soil, of leading a dawning in- thal they can whisper in His bathers—and if you want to telligence through the door of ear? They toy with mysteries. imagination be satisfied that HE'LL be to the great heights and adoration follows on awe o f the True values are untruth of the coming of and love. satisfied,buy it at COGAN'S consciously imbued. The lowly christ earth, of shepherds, ones Their kings Qualities are good, A child is ready to affirm beand angels, the creatures of His lief in things unseen, and their prices reasonable. and faith is making, the ox and the ass, are ;)oril when children learn that all of the household of the Babe the Christ Child comes with all 00(1 gifts in answer to their of Bethlehem. The Christ Child Call: older grown, there is no ob- grows in stature with their growth, and now they -turn and 'curing vth to clear away. ‘`see the Christ stand :" One they They have grown up with belief In the Christ Child, and when have known since He answered their lisping prayer on their first later they truth of hear the fundamental Christmas Day. They have alChristianity, the Incar- ways known Him as the Giver of nation, a truth so high that it all good gifts. "Where the GOOD HATS are made" Passes read__ comprehension, it is alY theirs. Of course_ the 'mrist Child came to earth! T-T1' dear natal (la, from clay was the one great Any Number: Any Place; any the earliest dawn of 'heir Time 145 Fitzgerald Street. childhood hence the radiPhone B1041 Three Reception Rooms for Hire. ance of love which hallowed On Hire: Crockery Cutlery. and OUR MOTTO "QUALITY AND SERVICF and encompassed them Glassware. etc. and Phone B1724. `.1()Ived in the faces of father and GLAD KEOUGH. Dorman & Sons, Proprietors vpwc A CTT p cyrt r Other and the dear ones around PATRONISE OUR ADVERTISERS.
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An Outline of Historical Development Edgar It MacGillicuddy The Feast and the Customs of Christmas
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It is a curious fact that the Church. On this matter the o f our present customs, which Formerly Demonstrator in Christmas was not included Gospels are of no assistance— are attached to the Christian Prosthetic; Dentistry among the earliest feasts of the their data have occasioned the tradition, are of great antiquity. Christian Church. A very pro- expression of contradictory view- Though Christmas was forbid178 ST. GEORGE'S TERRACE bable explanation of this lies in points. The popular tradition, den by English Act of Parlia(Next King Street) the intense repugnance with supported by the religious art of ment in 1644, and dubbed "Foolwhich the early Christians view- centuries, has placed the Nativ- tide" by the Restoration DissenTelephone No. B5344 ed the shameless Imperial Na- ity in the dead of winter. Some ters, it has survived, and will talitia of the Romans. Hence have urged against this that it survive, for then as now it sym 4 Orig-en objected that, in Scrip- would be impossible to set the bolises the Hope of the World. ture, sinners and not saints cele- population in motion for a cenbrated their birthdays, while Ar- sus in winter. Others argue in nobius ridiculed the "birthdays" support that the winter was the FREMANTLE, of the gods. -When the observ- only feasible time for a censusFOR EVERYTHING MEDICAL ance began in Egypt, St. Cle- taking, as it was the only period MAIL ORDERS. ment of Alexandria, at the begin- in which field labour was susning of the third century consid- pended. Some very ingenious, = ered the researches of the theolo- but. unreliable, contentions have Telephone B4757 Marble and Granite Monuments of gians into its exact date as been based upon Zachary's minAll Designs Executed on the "over curious." The feast was istry in the Temple. Modern Works and Imported. not finally settled in December critics, however, consider that Also Church Tablets, Baptismal the somewhere between the well-known until solar feast of Na(M.WA.0A.) Fonts, etc. talis Invicti, celebrated on Deyears 427 and 433. KARRAKATTA. NO REPRESENTATIVES. About the middle of the fifth cember 25th.. and referred to Optometrist and century, there was a so-called above, in the Calendar of 354, Optician c orrespondence between Cyril of has the strongest claim on the Bryant and Waters resp onsibility for our December Julius I. Pope Jerusalem and Son of Late M. P. Ryan, late of 80 to 90 ST [RUNG ST., PERTH Cyril asked the Pope to assign date. Fremantle. Woe alai Coal Merchants . the true date of the Nativity The settlement of the date of ORIENT LINE BUILDINGS, Orders Promptly Attended to. " from Census documents brought the Nativity enabled those of WILLIAM STREET, PERTH. P hone: BAN. Julius as- other feasts, such as the Circumby Titus to Rome." An im- cision and the Presentation, to be signed December 25th. portant sermon preached at An- fixed also. Until the tenth cenDrive 1.7 _iurself Service tioch by St. John Chrysostom in tury Christmas counted, in Latest Eight Cylinder Cars 386, settles the question definite- Papal reckoning, as the begin6d. a mile.. ly as to early observances. The ning of the ecclesiastical year HENDRY and SON, sermon is a plea to Antioch to Circus games and fasting were 115 Goderick Street unite in celebrating the birth of forbidden on that (lay from very Tel B3994. A early times, until merry-making Christ on December 25th. section of the community had increased so inordinately that a already kept it on that day for at fast from Christmas to Epiphany He pleaded was decreed in the 12th. century. least ten years. Director: that it was no novelty seeing it The custom of the triple Masses W ALTER BUCKERIDGE, Hairdresser and Tobacconist F.L0.0., F.S.M C., D.B.O.A., was observed from Thrace to existed in Rome before the 9th. By Examination, London. Boys' Haircut, 6d.; Saturday, ed. Cadiz. He appealed to its mir- century. St. Thomas Aquinas THEME Credentials are your 450 FITZGERALD STREET, aculously rapid diffusion as a connected their significance to Guarantee. NORTH PERTH. proof of its genuineness. There the triple mystical "birth" of is also in this sermon an inter- Christ: in eternity, in time, and .,.sting reference to the Roman in the soul. archives where, the Saint says. St. Francis of Assisi, in 1223, th e census papers of the Holy uriginated the crib of to-day by Family are preserved. His de- laicizing a hitherto ecclesiastical fence of the new custom was en- custom which, though outside tirely successful. Rome. there- the liturgy, took, and has prefore, has observed Decembei served, a great popular appeal. 25th. long enough to allow of This is fully described elsewhere Chrysostom's speaking of it at in this issue. The presence of this date. A few years previous- ox and ass in the manger arose ly St. Gregory Nazianzen had in- out of a misinterpretation of ceris The Christmas Season is close at hand, and every wise housewife expense. stituted the new feast in Con- tain passages in Isaias and flab: .lanning her festive table with an eve to the saving of worry and problem stantinople. hut upon his death, acne. but they were part of the IIARLIE CARTER. LTD.. offer many suggestions for the catering ' hich will save undue expense on all those nice things so essential to a happy in 381, it (lisappeared. accepted Christmas traditions money on hristmas. Besides the wonderful value you receive von save Stores. LTD. The evidences oi the teast's from the time of the catacombs. CARTER, CHARLIE very single article purchased at any of Certain pagan customs which oi)servance in Rome are confus'xi and conflicting. In the "De- attended the Roman's observance positio Martyrum"—a list of uni- of the kalends of January atversally venerated martyrs-- tached themselves to the Christmas celebrations. ,sompiled in 354, under Decern They surber 25, this entry appears . "8 vive to our day in the shape of Christmas cards and presents. A days before the kalends of „anti ary (i.e., December 25), Christ number of curious and interestA-71s born in Bethlehem of Juda." ing usages surrounded this cushe Council of Saragossa, tom in England. A tenant had the twenty-six years later, ignores right to feed at his lord's exSauces, Pickles, Vinegar, Jams the (late. However, Pope Siri- pense as long as a round of wood. given by him, would burn. 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The indispento 354. and that its celebration sible cake of the season originatin the East at Constantinople. ed in honour of Mary's "afterdates at least from the year 379. birth," though the custom of ofNEW NORCIA The fixing of the date of fering food and drink to obtain Christ's birth has been by no increase was condemned in the CONDUCTED BY THE MARIST BROTHERS. means an easy task, and has 8th. century. been complicated for scholars by More traditions surround the the fact that Christmas was not birth of Christ than any other For Particulars Apply to—THE BROTHER DIRECTOR one of the very early feasts of event in religious history. All PURCHASE FROM 01112 ADVERTISERS WHEN SFIOPPI
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THE FRUITS OF GRATITUDE P RACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YULETIDE There is an apostleship of the the year At no otho- tune ' laity as well as of the Clergy, well thoughts anti memories and that apostleship means not he human mind as they do thing it it does not mean bringThe great festi- ing What an souls to Christ. t aristmas. centres ar,und the crib itself t unit)- for our Catholic fal frolii which has ! oys and girls, men and vomen, ' Bethlehem, lilt a troubled whose work is cast among the out radiated er Farthe Christ- careless and indifferent! message the iorld and missions there are ther the afield and tild, "Peace it e heavenly hoi .: :iat makes ----millions of pagans awaiting the ;et- to bear. knowledge of the Christ of Bethlife it burdens of Bishop Galvin has just about the lehem. ,,. thou the first to that in China t• ! recently came stated th;i! is -child Christ million for hundred four atitude alone over thaI. and men, ;Ye What to pagans conversion. ,Him await 1 , • • which the love is what And figures! uppermost staggering t! be should one of priests, time. Want this obstacle? the , heart our in ling e I thought and nuns. and in plain terms, Then there is tim ays. "lie want of money to put them on , . (;(,,:1 the that. as was in the \v ,,r1,1 t he world the mission field and maintain
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knew Him nut; lie came unto His own and His own received Him not." There are millions of Christians in the world to-day who cannot upbraid the Jews for their treatment of Christ. since they themselves are guilty of qtch neglect of Him. Even Christmas is by many converted into a season of pleasure-seeking and general dissipation. The maintaining of the spirit of this holy season must depend on the Catholic Church. Of that, there Can be no doubt. 'What then are we doing to maintain it? Christ's first claim on us is for love and gratitude. Withmit these sentiments towards \ve are devoid of the proper Him disPositions for approaching His Crib, much less for receiving Rini into Then Tie Our hearts. requires our sanctification---our separation from sin and everything that would lead to it. And stlrelY His wish ,indeed His cornand, is that we interest oursel; 'es in the souls of others.
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Seasonal Smiles They were riding along a beautiful stretch of country highway. She was driving, and suddenly spied repair men climbing the telegraph poles. "Why, Harry, just look at those men," she exclaimed. "Do they think I never drove a car before?" The traffic policeman had raised his hand and the woman motorist stopped with a jerk. Said the policeman as he drew out his little book: "As soon as I saw you come round the bend I said to myself, 'Forty-five, at least.'" "Officer," remonstrated the woman indignantly, "you are It's this very much _mistaken. hat that makes me look so old."
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The strong man on holiday rode out on horseback to challenge a farmer whose strength had gained him a reputation. He entered the farmyard, tied up his horse. and approached the farmer. "Hey," he said, "I've heard a lot about you, and have come a. long way to see which is the better man." Without answering the farmer seized the intruder, hurled him bodily into the road and returned to his work. When the loser had recovered his breath, the farmer growled: Have you anything more to say to me?" "No." was the reply, "but perhaps you'll be good enough to throw me my horse." Captain (receiving new middy) : "Well, my boy, the old story, I suppose—fool of the family sent to sea?" "Oh, no, sir." replied the youth, "that's all altered since your day." "Will you come and play at a zoo, auntie?" cried little Willie. "Certainly, my dear," replied auntie, "but how do you play?" "Oh. I'll be the elephant, and you will be the kind lady that feeds him with sweets and buns." The old man had returned to his native village after many years of absence. Suddenly be stopped in the street a-id lal h;,- 'and on the head of P. small i)oy 110 as passing. "All! a new face," he said. "No, sir, it ain't," was the prompt. reply. "it's been washed—that's all." "My grandad is taller than yours,' boasted Dick; "he's so tall that he has to take his hat off when he stands up in a bus." "Pooh! That's nothing," said Derek. "My grandfather's so tall that he has to stand on a chair to put his collar on." small bey at the zoo asked why the giraffe had such a long
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