Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1939 — Page 13

BIRTH OF CHRIST „ d from page tbre«* ' jfccir occasional const rained Interrupted at times .. vfioin Husanuali who that all was going well „ the men dosed. from time ~m , |„it Joseph sat. with . hiu K,.,,! ..u.iuK wide eyed into the f ” 'urn.iiK sharply at any sound 0 [Ju -table. the rabbi snored Honor

BEST WISHES OF HIE SEASON! MERRY XMAS TO ONE AM) ALL! We Thank You Eor Your Patronage HAUGK COAL YARD

CMiTIHcS I ITS THE SAME GREETING THE WORLD OVER. BUT NOWHERE IS IT MEANT WITH MORE SINCERITY THAN HERE. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR WISHES FOR THE HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS YOU HAVE EVER SPENT. KELLER JEWELRY STORE

.usly Th- G revk mPlfhant lid W “t‘ °" ker *“"• ma! howl of a J*, kal lh „ hll) •Me; and In the tillage afreet dors occasionally gnarled hi quarrel over some lid-bit of refuse At last, the d<air opened again, to admit the bc-sming Susannah Yon may come now If la a boy Hut you must tie quiet ■' ; •"■ back Into the cave.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939.

where the fire, which Susannah, had kept alive. contended with the I lamp as to which could dispel the darkness. The horses at one end of the stable whinnied as they heard their masters' approach. Joseph knelt by .Mary's side, hold Ing her hand and whispering soft words The young mother's face was pale but radiant, and her luatru.qia eyes turned to the Wee bundle which Susannah, was 1 proudly exhibiting to the men. It was only such g tiny, red baby as millions of other women have held up to view, as If no other Imhy had ever been such a wonder only Mary and Joseph knew that Uns Ila be was not as other babies; but the fulfillment of mans greatest Expectation. the new Ruler of the hopes and hearts of humanity. And Ben-Obod lived to see that Babe grow into the world s Wonder Worker; and to behold Him crucified upon a pagan cross; and to help bear Ills body to the grave; •nd later, to talk with the Risen Christ by Galilee s Lake. State’s School Buses Safe” Kan Frunciaco-tUJO In the past •even years of state supervision of school bus operation, not one child has been killed in bus accidents. The state took over the job hi 1931. and approximately 250,ms* , children are now transported dally. 1

o Hearty Greetings. Good wishes galore For a happy Christmas and many more. Psi lota Xi

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World Famous Madonna Painting al The Art Institute of Chicago until January 9, 1940 JSHR al Jfr IHraggi Raphaels MADONNA OF THE (HAIR, lent * I by Uw Itoyal Pltii Gallery, Florence, Italy Alasterpieces of Italian Art on View at The Art Institute of Chicago until Jan. 9 By C. J. Bulliet Art Critic of THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS

Raphael's "Madonna of the Chair." lent by the Itoyal Pltti Gallery, Florence. ...id Botticelli's ' Birth of Venus." lent by the I'ff.' I Hi In the same city, aie two of 'twenty-eight "Masterpieces of Bal-' ■ lan Art" that arc drawing crowds to the Art Institute of Chicago such as have not been since the summers of 1933 and 1934 when art outdrew Sally Hand and the Streets of Paris as an attraction of A Century of Progress. The collection, gathered from all the great museums of Italy, was assembled by the Itoyal Italian Government and sent to America last spring for exhibition at San Francisco's World Fair None had ever crossed the Atlantic before, and few had even been outside Italy Twenty-one paintings and seven pieces of sculpture, they arc pro ducts of tin Italian HrnaisMiiee, some of them four centuries old. ■OBW live Painters represented, i besides Raphael and Botticelli, are jFra Angelico. Bellini. Hronslno. Car- ’ avaggio, Cavallino Correggio,. Geni.tlleschl. Guerclno. Uuighi laitto, lj.iilnl .Mantegna. Hasacclo, Palma Weechio. Parmigianino. Sei.astlano del Ploiiilhi. Tiepolo, Titian and

Tintoretto Tin- sculptors are Her-j ninl, Donatello, laiuraua. Michel-, angelo. Pollaiuolo. VertOi < hio and I '"Andrea della Robbia. The Art Institute of Chicago I 'cleared five galleries tor the recepHou of the masterpieces In that 1 ample space are exhibited. without crowding, th. palm lugs and lhe sculpture, so as to bring out io . the utmost their fine and dialing uishing qiialltles Kpe< lai lighting ■ and special neutral backgrounds are provided so that lhe effect is , sometimes superior to that of agelong installations In their native galleries On the opening night, mon- than 12JHHI visitors were clocked at the doors, and other thousands walked away rather than await their turn to enter. The throng was so dense (hat guards had to handle the eager comers In relays. The stream has been practically constant ever since. Chicago is lhe only city Itooked to see the show beside* Sun Fraudisco When the paintings and - sculptures, valued at 3150.000 000. , go back to Italy, they will not be permitted out of the country ever i -iggiii, in accordance with recent 1 den res

A visit to the Art Institute of I Chicago between now and Jan 9. i when the show closes. Is s "must'' on the schedule of anybody who iian possibly make lhe trip It Is lan education, but what Is better, a pleasure -"'"O**—— BERNE NEWS By •. M. SCHWARTZ A simple but impressive Amish wedding took place Thursday, l»e<-. |2I. when John C Schwarts aud Miss Margaret SchwurU were united In marriage The groom la a son of Mr and Mrs. Chris J. Hchjwartr and tlu- bride a daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph L. S-dlwarlx. The marriage tuofc Plata: at the | home of Mr. and Mrs Menno Girod. Wfeido J Stauffer of this plate Hide An ay Extra Toyu So You'll Hat e Reserve Eor 'lndoor Days Later Most children are flooded with so I many toys on Oiristmas day that they’re positively bewildered and therefore jump from on* plaything to another uncertainly. This Is why so many child experts recommend that mothers take away and store | out of sight certain of the young--1 iters' new possessions When a spell of bad weather comes later to

a Ml 3 Too many fays conjuiw the child. keep the children in the house, bring i out one or mors of the toys In this I reserve supply. Or do it when you have special company of your own and want to be sure of peace and quiet. There are two reasons for this First, children enjoy plsying intensively with s few things than being "snowed under" with too many gifU In Uie secund place, some of the toys they receive st Christmas time may be too complicated for their age.

recently purchased the borne of the Ist* Mrs. Barbara B Lehman, ••ho was 'silled when struck by su automobile more than one rear •go The purchase was mad* from th* trustees of th* Mennonlle church, as Mrs. Lehman bid will-<-d all her property to the church. Chester Bch warts, son of P. D. S« liwartx of near Berne, la spending a short vacation at hom< H- Is employed <>u a dairy farm owned by A C. la-wis, multi-millionaire glass IndustrlaUat The farm Is located n*nr Dundee. 111., and Mr. Schwarts came home by airplane, from Chicago to Fori Wayne. Bern* churches will have special Christmas program* this week and uu Sunday. All of the local churches will have specksl Christmas service* on Sunday. Business places of Berne will be closed all day on Christmas. Monday. December 35. Miss Eiois Amstutz of m«r Linn Grove Is the new office assistant at the Economy Printing Concern and

Saeda Couldei'i 2>a Mw! . f . .. than WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Niblick & Co

Berue auto ll<«na* branch Mr and Mrs. Jacob Geiher and Mrs. Anna Amstuts speat several days at Striker. Ohio, visiting with relatives and friends. — Among the out-of-town people who atendnd tbs funeral tor Wlllkin> Hendricks st the local Bean gelhal church were Cy Hendric ks, of Flint, Michigan, Carl Harris, of Hattie (keek, Michigan. Mrs Beatrice Hchutt of AI don and Bernard ftetfey of Mt. Pleasant, Merhtgan | Clarence Beiersdorfer of ctbls place, who used to pitch baseball In organised circles for a number of yiars and who spent some time with Mlnunapolla in the American Assoc iatiua. can still hit the bullseye. He went hunting one day this week end obtained his limit of i Hungarian partridge'. Kara Knydt-r was rc-appolntod sup*-: intendant of the sunctay Hcbool at the Defens<-l<-ae Mennonite church west of Berne, for 194<». Other offleers were also elected tor IMP.