Arizona republican., 1907-12-16

The little hickorynut ladies we made for pen wipers and needle women. The bon bon dollies have large pock- cts of crepe paper filled with choco- lates. The dollie made from a ball of tidy cotton for baby. can be rubbed every morning with its litt.e owner if necessary as the face markings are done in wash silk and no amount of chewing or washing will fade 1t.
 I will mention our Christmas tree which We also made. Procuring four small limbs from a pine tree, we trim med off all small limbs from one side of each, then wired them together with the smoath sides together and cut the limbs off, leaving 1t longer at bottom tapering to top and really. 1t looked like it just growed that way. I think the Christmas tree the crown ing feature of Christmas festivity and l wish there might be one in every American home as is so universally true of the German fatherland. No home is too humble to have it's little tree with always the star in the top. l believe the tree even more necessary in the home with one child than the larger number. certainly not for the one. but that it's gift fruit may go from its branches to as many little friends as possible and they may early learn that greatest of all lessons-unselfish- ness.
 i I wish to speak of a wonder box which amutu al friend-a crippled shut-in. This box contained seven packages daintily tied and marked, one to be opened each morning begin ming with Christmas morning and end- ing with New Years morning. The gifts were simple of course. do not recall them all. but something like a pair of bed room slippers, a white and gold volume of Frenves Hovergale's poems. a box of home bon bons and for New Years morning remember there was dainty calendar. This box am sure frightened up the whole week for our aged friend and I recommend it to any of you who may have some ono in mind
 do not wish to take your time to describe many of my articles here as most of them explain themselves. and I assure you there is something much better and more substantial to follow. but I ask you to take these things in your hands and examine them for | you in making your gifts I shall be glad. I have only one word more to emphasize the idea of a simple gift, that is to mention the greeting. I have in mind a dear friend who never fails to send the greeting. a beautifully woried message of love and good will that all of us look forward to receiv- ing. While there are times and sea sons when the large gift is beautifully | bestowed and as greatfully received. ' yet I do know that the small gift can carry just as much of the spirit of the Master and the small gift sent in memory of the Great Gift that came to us will never fail in it's mission. We who receive 1t. will obey three little words that were always on our china mugs in childhood's days. Love the Giver"
 The next meeting of the club will be Jamestown day. Miss Kendrick will talk on General impressions of the Jamestown Exposition. The club chorus will furnish music. Mrs. H. R. Tri- tie will be hostess.
 The civic committee of the Prescott Monday club is very active this sea son. At the last meeting the com mittee presented several resolutions that were accepted by the club. The committees resolution relating to a Y. NJ. C. A. building for Prescott. was tabled for the present. Mrs. W. n. Baker read a very complete and care fully prepared paper on The Beginning of Realism in Italian Painting.
 The next meeting, in charge of the music section. will consider Ludwig von Beethoven. the great composer.
 At the Harmony clubs last meeting. | two new members were admitted.
 A brief business meeting. a short but | pleasing program. and social hour | which was greatly enjoyed. were the !. features of Wednesdays meeting.
 The charity ball which this club gives 1 each season and which is looked for | ward to with great pleasure by the l young people of the city. will occur | some time next month.
 Many of the club women of the city | have received invitations to the "at | home" which Mrs. George Hawlev | Lockwood of Yuma is to give on the | I7th. next Wednesday. in honor of Mrs | Thomas Jay Pugh and Mrs. Henry | Potter Crandall. the newly elected | president and corresponding secretary ! of the Arizona Federation of Women's | Clubs.
 Mrs. Bessie Cushman. a prominent ! member of the Womans Club, has re- |, turned from Chicago to spend the win ] ter in Phoenix and Mrs. John Hurley | who so ably presided over the destiny 1 of the household economies depart ment in that club. is home from Pres |