Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, 20 December 1919 — Page 15
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1919
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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM The Junior . Palladium is the children's section or the Richmond Palladium, funded May G, 1916. and issued each Saturday afternoon. All boys and gif'j are iriv'leJ l he reporters and contributors. News Items, social events, "r.01" advertisements, stories, local jokes land original poems are acceptable T4 W,1S be Published. Articles should be written plainly and on one side of riW er, with the author's name tnd age sJgned. Aunt Polly is always glad" io tne children peronally as they bring their articles to The Palladium T):uC? or t0 re' celve letters addressed to the Junior Editor. This is your little liCrpaper and we hope each boy and girl will use it thoroughly.
A Christmas Letter
Dear Juniors: 1 have often wondered what the little boys and girls thought, whose daddies were the shepherds who were guarding the sheep that night long ago, that night which we now speak of as Christmas Eve. Have you ever thought about' it? . Their fathers were shepherds that was their work to see that no wild beasts came by night and took away the sheep or the tiny lambs. Just think how many, many nights they must have stayed on those same old hills watching the same sheep, which by the way, the shepherds know so well and loved almost as they would love people, and un der the same great sky, sometimes real dark with gloomy clouds and sometime? very, very light with white moonlight or with the light of thousands of stars, and yet nothing had ever happened before. ' Probably as their fathers left that even ing these boys and girls had told theii fathers good night as usual and perhaps had walked a little distance with them and then had gone back to their homes to go to 'sleep. I imagiro they must have been playirr hard all day at their games for Jewish
children love to play games and had grow? very sleepy, so very sleepy that when the went to bed they went right straight off tc Dreamland and began having such a beauti ful time in that fairy land, that they forgo to come back to earth until the next morr lng and so were not awakened by the brigh white star that showed so brilliantly In tht sky that night. Perhaps it was not till the mother war preparing breakfast the next morning tha these boys and girls heard the wonderf1 story, as their father told it in broken 6er ences for probably their daddies were si -too awed and excited by what they had set to speak as they usually did. Then can you not imagine these childrf climbing into their fathers' laps and be ging them to tell the story all over to ther for they had arrived only in time to hear tr
last part of It as he was telling it to the: mother. And then I suppose their fathers tol them how they were with the sheep on th hills as usual, talking with each other abou many things, and suddenly, very sudd en 1; the sky was white with the beauty and rad ance of a star a new star a star that ha not been In the sky before that night. l)i they not know? They read the sky an knew the names of the stars and the-' places as we know the names of our boo' and of the letters of our alphabet. Tht the children would listen oh. so auietlv
as their fathers told them how they had followed the star and how it had led them to the stable where as you all know they found the little baby boy, the most wonderful baby that has ever come into the world, but those shepherds did not know how wonderful he was going to be, all they knew was that somehow something very, very wonderful had happened and that they had seen it. Would you listen closely if your daddy came home with such a wonderful story to tell and a real story too? Of course you would, and that is probably the way tbe children of those shepherds listened to the stories their fathers told them of the strange sights they had seen that night as they were guarding the sheep on the hills around the little village of Bethlehem. Would it not have been interesting to have been the child of one of those shepherds and to have heard for the very first time the beautiful story of the most wonderful gift that people have ever received? But the story is still as beautiful today as it was
then, and that is why the secret I want to tell you is true and this is
the secret Christmas will never die. Have a happy Christmas Juniors I am wishing it for you as hard
I can. AUNT POLLY.
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To Earlham and Not Business College After My Party
"l was planning to go to Business College when I grew up, but now I shall go to Earlham instead," said a little girl who went to the Christ' mas party given by the girls of the Earlham Y. W. C. A, last Saturday afternoon for the boys and girls who go to the South Fourteenth Mission. About a hundred boys and girls were there and there was a Christmas tree and toys and candy and a real for sure Christmas party. Dolls were dressed by the Earlham girls and given to those of their guests that were girls. ... All the little guests reported a nappy time and several expressed their liking for Earlham as a place where one could have such good times.
Mary and Jane Have A Happy Christmas One Christmas Eve Mary and Jane were tucked In bed by their mother, saying she was going down stairs and look for Santa, who would te at their house in a little while. About midnight Mary woke up and went to the window to see if it was still snowing. Just as she V. o nann uit stf tho wlnrlnv Rh A
- -.JfVvr .. w f sawSaflta nJs reindeers standing In the street.' . She ran over to the bed anu ....
led Jane, in a moment the two girls were tiptoeing down the stairs. When they reached the bottom of the stairs they saw Santa filling their stockings and later , went in t the front room to dt-eorate their tree. It was about half past twelve, by his time Santa was ready to leave the house and the two girls had again.
In the morning Jane popped out
of bed, woke Mary and in five gone up stairs and gone to sleep moments both girls were walking toward the dining room and busily talking about what they would get. After a hearty breakfast both girls ran in the front room to see
what they had got from Santa. Mary opened hers first and found skates, raincoat, ivory Bet, ring and a beautiful doll, Jane then opened hers and found a pair of gloves, skates, penciis and a wonderful ivory set. About ten o'clock that day their Aunt, Uncle and Cousins came over and then they exchanged presents with each other. Mary received a sweater from her Aunt, stationery from her Uncle and handkerchiefs from her cousins. Jane received the same.
. When they had finished exchang
ing presents, the family then received their presents as usual. Their father went out in the other room and rolled out Victrola. They played a number of pieces and then their Aunt and mother went out to get dinner. The children played the Victrola. then went for dinner. They had chickens, potatoes, pickles, slaw and many good things to eat. After dinner the children went
sleigh riding. They stayed about two hours. When they came back they told them where they had been and then went for supper. They ate very fast because they wanted to light the tree. After
supper they lit it and had a very good time. About ten, the girls were getting sleepy and wanted to go to bed, so their Aunt and Uncle stayed at their house for the night. In the morning the girls got up. Aunt and Uncle had gone home, but their cousins had stayed. They stayed until the New Years. When New Years came, they all went over to their Aunt's and Uncle's house for the day. When Mary and Jane were getting ready to leave, their cousins
said they had a very good time on
their vacation. When the girls
got home they told their mother
that they had a very nice Christ-
Emma Has
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Wonderful Christmas
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It was still, . dark when Emma crept but of bed. Could she find the stockings? Here was Sally's, Here was" Sam's, here was her very own! What do
you think she found, first? It was
a kodak! How pleased she was
She jumped up and down until she
stubbed her toe against something
and hurt her foot, ran you guess what that was? It was a doll carriage. She was so happy she laughed out loud and woke up Tom and Sally, who came running to see
what Saint Nick had lett them
Emma was ten, Tom and Sally
twins, eight and a half. Tom re
ceived a sled, "a humdinger," so he
said, a dandy pair of "skimmers,'
meaning ice skates, a violin for
which he was crazy and had secret
ly been taking lessons from Emma who could play very well, Emma
had saved twenty-five dollars.
She. went to a friend of hers who
was a musician and consulted him as to a violin for Sam. He found a good one for twenty-five dollars, paying five dollars on it himself.
Emma was well pleased with "her
bargain," and Tom was satisfied with "his prize." Emma got Sally a wrist watch watch, which Sally christened the "precious" wrist watch. Tom got Emma a kodak, and was, much flattered when he saw how well Emma liked It. He got Sally a baby doll, really to make up for a quarrel they had had, he sent a note with it, saying, he saw that he was to blame, although it was both of their faults. I
This is the note. Dear Sister Sally: I am sending a doll for a quarrel we had recently, I was wrong, please forgive me.
Loving Tom. Emma helped Tom to make this note. A few minutes later Sally came in and wanted Emma to help
her with a note to Tom, it said, nearly the same thing. Sally sent Tom his skates and got Emma the books of "Little Men and Little Women," both by Louis Alcott. Their father gave Tom a sled and Emma and Sally each a doll carriage. Their mother gave Tom a bicycle Sally a tricycle and Emma a ivory comb, brush and manicuring set. Their parents came down to see
uieir presents ana were surpneu
Margery
Mickey three months .
was ta- rj -
& wu viu iau; , vj mo uauiv v Warnoc, a friend of Emma's mother Mre. Warnoc left Margery about twenty-five dollars when she died, being very poor herself. Margery was very happy because Emma's father had given her a little cottage on about an acre of land,- on their land. She told Emma this and Emma was in raptures. Sally took Jewel near to the Christmas tree, while off of it she reached a baby doll, its trunk of clothes. Jewel, was rapturelishly kissing the doll. '. - Tom took Mickey and gave him a train of cars and a sled, Mickey's cheeks were glowing with happiness and his eyes shown. Tom's father called, the six children and . gave Mickey ten dollars, Jewel ten and Margery a hundred, he gave Mickey a bicycle, "to ran errands for his sister on," he said, Jewel he gave a, doll carriage and Margery a gas range and kitchen cabinet. . " Emma, Sally, and Tom lay in their bed's. In their hearts there hearts there was a feeling of happiness, the happiness one feels when he has made others happy. Margery, Jewel and Mickey lay in their beds, in their hearts was a feeling of happiness, the happiness one feels when they have beeo made happy by others. The End Marion Chenoweth, Vaile School 5A Grade.
mas and enjoyed all the presents ; to find a pile of presents to them
Santa had brought them about a
week before. THE END By
Cecilia Elstro.
Starr Cirt Clab Has
Christmas Meeting Friday, Dec. 12, Starr School Art
clubs of the 6A nd 6B grade met in
the high school auditorium. Lan
tern slides of the Madonna and life of Christ were shown by Mr. Thompson. Mrs. Arthur Charles lectured on the pictures. The artists whose works were shown were Fra-Amgelica, Giotto, Botticelli and Fra Lippo Lippi. The pictures were very interesting and made us think of Christmas Orren Mohler, 6A Starr School.
RIDDLES 1. Rather short, brown on top and white on the bottom. John Barker Grade 6B. 2. What does father say at the table? Thelma Ellis, Milton, Ind. 3. Why does a dog wear a coat in the winter? Thelma Ellis. ( Answers will appear in next week's Junior )
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S RIDDLES.. 1. New York, because they had to let the building down to that the . moon could go by. 2. A penny. 3. Elephant 4. Helen. Mary, Louise. Ruth, Olive, HaseL Mildred, Thelma, Elsie.
from the children. Emma gave her father a safety razor, "so he could suave himself." Tom a razor stropper, "so he could sharpen his own razors," Sally, a
pair of bed slippers, as on one oc
casion he got up in the night, step ped on, a tack, poisoning set in and
he was disabled two weeks. Emma had given her mother a locket and chain, Tom, a beautiful pair of bed slippers and Sally a box of silk handkerchiefs. Their mother made them go and get dressed she said that she had a surprise for them. They ran and got dressed and begged her to tell the surprise, but all she said was, wait and see. She said that if they keep their eyes open until dinner time they would see. They were sent up stairs and locked in the nursery. The front door was heard opening and closing, they could also hear tbe patter of many little feet. At last their father came and threw open the door and picked up Sally and Tom and put them on their shoulder, he put his arm around Emma and the four went down stairs. The parlor door was shut but their father opened it. Oh! what a surprise! There was a great, big, tree, loaded with toys and flocks of children were dancing about in glee. Emma went off to greet a little girl older than she, named Margery. Margery's father had died when brother "Mickey". was a month old, her mother died when he was three months old, leaving Margery seven,
A Christmas Fairy Did you ever know that there were fairies? Well, there are, and I am going to tell you about the Christmas Fairy. The Christmas Fairy lives with Santa Claus way up north. She goes around to dif
ferent children's houses and bides so they cannot see her and asks them what they want for Christmas. She doesn't do this while they're awake but waits until they go to bed and asks them in their dreams. After she has gone to every child's house she tells Santa what they want and he writes it in his big book. If they are greedy and want something better than anyone else he doesn't give them anything. But if they want him to give something nice to some poor child he does so and also gives to the generous child something very nice. You see by this time that the Christmas Fairy is Santa's helper. The dolls that the little girls get are dressed by the Christmas Fairy. After she finds out
what the children want she gets busy and dresses the dolls for them. She also comes with Santa to the children's houses and trims the Christmas trees while Santa fills the stockings and fills the dishes with candy you put out. On Christmas morning when you look at your tree remember that the Christmas Fairy trimmed it. On Christmas night the Fanry comes again to your house to see how you like your presents. If you don't like them she tells Santa your name and he writes it in his big book and says you didn't like your presents. I hope the Christmas Fairy doesn't have to tell . Santa that you didn't like your presents for if you don't you are apt not to get any next Christmas. All year the Christmas Fairy is busy at something.' She is either visiting children to see if they are good or not or she is dressing dolls for next Christmas. She is a very useful helper. Santa would not get to every one's house if it wasn't for the Christmas Fairy and his other helpers. Santa can't fly but his reindeer can run through the air. It's a good thing the Christmas Fairy Uvea with Santa for as I told you he can't fly and the Christmas Fairy .can,, and it's impossible for him to get around to the children's houses to see it. they are . good or .not. . , ; MARY HAAt, age 9. f'. ' Grade 5. A, Joseph Moe School