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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
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! A 10y Party Is Lots B
! of Fun at Christmas B


GONE thirty boys and girls In less
~ than half that many homes were
in fiutter of excitement just be-
fore Christmas. Little girls asked to
go to see other little girls lust for a
few minutes" and boys gathered In
knots and with curious gestures. seem
ingly explanatory. discussed an appar-
emily important subject.
Sometimes the boys and girls would
meet, and one would hear what are
you going to be?'' or I'm going as an
elephant
Then some young wiseacre would
say, Really 1 do not think we ought
to tell each other" and another wise
acre would respond: why not? We
are going to wear our own faces. and.
as everybody will know everybody
else, | think 1t is much better to tell
each other, cause then there will not
be so many Of one kind"
Now, this was very sage and phil
osophical conclusion. as 1t afterward
proved, because at the toy party that
occasioned all this animation there
were scarcely two toys alike to be
seen.
The invitations to the party had been
sent by young lady-a pet friend of
every boy and girl asked-and she had
requested each small guest to appear
In the character Of his or her favOrite
toy. She also suggested that, as girls
might not care for animals or manly
toys, each Of them come dressed like
her own dearest doll and that the boys
appear as bears, dogs. wolves, ele-
plants, monkeys. goats. horses. lambs.
donkeys, etc., or as flremen, policemen.
soldiers or sailors, like those seen on
toy engines, boats, etc. or else that
mechanical figures like dancing Sam
hos. organ grinders, gymnasts. aero
bats, etc., supply ideas for some Of the
costumes. She said she preferred to
have them mostly animals, but would
leave the matter to them and their
mothers.
One thing, however. she must insist
upon-every boy and girl must be in
COSLuulc representing q IVY VI q uOhs
and any boy or girl coming In any 9TH
er costume would be sent home. OF
course this seemed rather arbitrary.
but the young hostess was simply en-
deavoring to make the party perfect
success. and to do this there must be
no strangers among the toys. Nam
mas very soon saw the point and right
heartily entered into the sport of attir-
ing their young hopefuls for this par
ticular occasion.
1t was a splendid success. OF course
the guests did not simply sit or stand
| around and stare at one another After
some pretty games and dance or
| two refreshments were served In The
dining room. They consisted Of sand
| witches and cakes shaped like dolls and
animals; ice cream that was nodded
to represent fruit. vegetables. frogs.
comic figures and flowers. and lemon
| ade and other drinks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
Jane Fixes the
KnickknackS

- LIKE to loaf in the kitchen while
Jane in her wifely way
Is putin the finish on knickknacks
for the dinner on Christmas day.
Say, tollible early o. mornin's, when
the coffeepot's simmerin' low,
An the roosters is CROWN for daybreak
like nobody else didn't know
An out through the white curtained win
der the stars Is beginnin to fade,
An the hills that was hid In darkness U
at last comm out o. the shade.
Directly a silence settles. SO plain IL Ia
mighty nigh seen,
An me an the past stand together, with
scurcely mint between,
Fer / feel unusually tender-in glad,
half sad sort o. way
While Jane is fixin' the knicklSnacls for
the dinner on Christmas day.
A person don't never. I reckon, disremem-
Der the old folks at home.
No matter how feeble he grows an no
matter Jest where he may roam.
An they show pretty clear at such minits,
true an brave as in days gone by,
Till / push my chair In the shadders-
a-hidin' the mist in my eye.
/ see the grave face of my father as he
reads by the candlestick there.
An hear some hymn of my mother as
she rocks In the hickory chair;
Then the f1reltght rails on the ceillu With
the rose o. the old time glow
AS dream only dreams o. the future std
o. dreams o. the long ago.
Heigh no! What world o. changes from
the lad to the man now gray,
watchin' Jane as she fixes knickknacks
for the dinner on Christmas day!
Then my thoughts travels on an onward
from mists where the old folks be,
An wonder IL our own children is think
in o. Jane ar me:
II they heard some organ sendin the
song, .'Do They Miss Me at Home?"
Through the holy Christmas mornin',
through the holy Christmas gloam,
IL they heard their children shoutin' In
pleasure beside their toys,
Would they think once more o the home
stead, where they lived when girls
an boys. .
The young has the world before 'em. but
fer us IL lies behind
A dim, dear land o. memories. where even
keep in mind
Wee, faded clothes in the attic. broken
toys long laid away,
AS / watch Jane fxin knickknacks Ter
the dinner on Christmas day.
Will t. Hale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
aMassaiIi nrinkasIIn

The wassail bowl, which is still used
In some old European families at
Christmas. succeeded the skull OF the
Eorseman's foe as drinking vessel.
In these old wassail bowls. some speci-
mems of which are of brown ware and
others of massive silver. were placed
the ale. the ginger, the sugar. the nut
meg and the roasted crab apples.
Where the old custom still prevails the
ale is served spiced and sweetened In
the wassail bowl. but the apples are
omitted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
Nose and Goggles =

A family of fun loving boys and
ty. 1t was called nose and google
party and helped a number of young
people to pass Christmas evening
very merrily without much expendi-
ture of energy and thought in the mat
ter of disguise.
Each guest wore false nose and
goggles. The noses were purchased or
made by clever fingers Of heavy card
board covered with chamois and were
not removed until after refreshments
were served.
AS the guests arrived each was given
a card perforated with ribbon run
through. In order to wear the card
around the neck. so that every one
could see it.
The cards had on one side number
by which each guest was known; on
the other side list Of figures-1. 2, 8.
etc. las many figures as there were
guests)-with q space opposite each fig
ure for name.
In the social conversation which fol-
lOWeu edCu SucSI SuSSScu WIZ uAS Va
her entertainer was. OF course with
intimate friends the familiar voice re-
vealed the personality. but in many
cases this was not easily done If they
attempted to disguise the voices, and
much merriment and many absurd
guesses were made.
AS each guess was made the name
was placed opposite the number on the
card of the guesser corresponding to
the number Of the person with whom
he or she was talking. For instance.
If some one thought he knew No. he
turned his card and wrote the name
opposite No. 4. etc. 1t was voted by
air the gay people who were present as
no end Of fun and most original way
of spending n jolly evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
piff.r.n. Sort. Of Christmas.

Different Sorts OF Christmas.
Each stage in our progress from the
cradle to the grave has its different
Christmas. Old age forgets itself. the
ghosts which haunt its memories, and
enters into the young creatures hap
piness with a relish second only to the
child's. The grandmother no longer
wishes sleds or hoops or gingerbread
monkeys for herself, but she looks
with love and wonder upon the little
beings who respond 80 radiantly to
these objects Of domestic manufacture.
Between these generations stand the
parents, with their own lives Of hustle
and responsibility and desire, their
own games and gewgaws to pursue,
put yet with beginning Of the change
pom living for themselves to living in
their young.-Norman Hapgood in Col
Hers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
I Wish For the Holiday
Season

"lHINE own wish wish I thee In
every place.
The Christmas Joy, the song.
the feast, the cheer;
Thine be the light Of love In every
face
That looks on thee to bless thy coming
year.
Nv own wish wish thee-what dost thou
crave?
All thy dear hopes be thine. whate'er
they be.
A wish fulfilled may make thee king or
slave.
wish thee wisdom's eyes wherewith to
see.
Behold, she stands and waits. the youth
full year!
A breeze Of morning breathes about her
brows:
She holds the storm and sunshine. bliss
and fear,
Blossoms and fruit upon the bending
boughs.
She brings thee gifts. What blessing wilt
thou choose?
Lies crown Of good in earth or heaven
above?
The one immortal Joy thou canst not lose
u Lowell Leave all the rest and choose
thou love.
Celia Thaxter
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
.Niobt Before Christmas Game.

Everybody has read 'The Night Be
fore Christmas" most famous of Yule-
tide poems, many times. 1t is an in
teresting intellectual Christmas game
TO try to set down how much one re
members of the verses. Tablets and
pencils are passed. and each player is
asked to write as much as he or she
can remember of the poem. Allow If
teen minutes for the recollection and
compare the different papers with the
printed poem. Give an illustrated copy
Of the poem as prize for the best
recollection Of It
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
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Indoor Fun For the Riddles

During the holiday school vacation
It is difficult to keep the youngsters
out of mischief and yet keep them
amused. This is especially true in the
evening, when they cannot play out
of doors. A suggested solution of the
problem may be found In the follow
ing games:
Give each child bowl of popcorn
and a needle and thread. At signal
all begin stringing the corn. The one
stringing the most In given length
of time Is awarded prize.
+ Give children pencils and paper and
then read a paragraph from book
backward. Read each word slowly
and have the children write them
down as you read them. When you
have finished have the children begin
at the last word they have taken down
and write the paragraph forward. The
youngster whose paragraph shows the
Fluctuations placed nearest to the way
they are printed in the book gets the
book as prize.
Place row Of plates on the door
along one side Of the room. Have a
plate for each child and let each plate
hold an orange. an apple and twenty
pieces Of candy. An equal number Of
empty plates should be placed on the
opposite side of the room. Arm each
of the youngsters with a, teaspoon and
at given signal let them transfer the
contents Of the filed plates to the
empty plates. Only one object can be
carried at q time, and If it is dropped
the carrier must return 1t to the plate
and start over again. A prize may be
given to the contestant who fills his
Plate first.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
Cbrlstmas Musings

Cbere are warmer bandsbakfnse on tbfe
night than during the bypaet twelve montbe.
friend ltvee IN the mind Of friend. Cbere te
more charity at tffe time than at any other
Poverty and ecanty clothing and 1treleee
gratee come home to the bosome OF the rich.
and they give OF their abundance. Che very
redbreast OF the woode en)oye bic Cbrtst-
mae feaet. Good feeling tncarnatee ttee!1 IN
plum pudding. Che Masters worde, ''CDe
poor have ye alwaye WITH you," wear at THE
time deep efgnffcance. for at !eaet one
night on each year over all Cbrfstcndom there
te brotherhood. Hnd good men, citing
amongst their families, or by solitary nre,
when they remember the bright light that
sbone over the poor clowne budding on the
Bethlehem plains 1900 yeare ago, the appa-
rftfon Of ebfnfng angelo overhead, the cong
"peace on earth and good will toward men,"
which for the fret time ballowed the mid
night air-pray for that etratn's fulnllment,
that battle and etrffe may vef the nations no
more, that not only on Cbrfetmas eve. but the
whole year round men eball be brethren, own
ing one Father In heaven.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16

An Austrian Christmas DeIicaey.
The Austrian affects at Christmas
time delicacy known as fruchtbrod.
made of raisins. currants, figs and
chopped dates. This constitutes sort
Of cake. baked hot.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
His suggestion

$50 much good advice is constant,
ly being bestowed upon engaged
couples and so much of it goes I'M
needed" remarked Professor Pate.
"that / am constrained to believe that
love laughs at jawsmiths.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16
and MistIetOe Game

Provide green and red ribbons OF
about two inches In width. Divide the
party into sides. giving one side red,
the other green streamers. Those hold
ing red are holly; the green are mis-
tletoe. One person holds the end OF
all the ribbons In his hand: child
holds the end Of a single ribbon. Form
q circle with the ribbons radiating
from the center like the spokes OF
wheel. The test is this:
When the leader calls, "All holly let
gov they must hold on tight. while the
mistletoe drop their ribbons. and when
the command is Let go mistletoeT
the hollies. must obey. The ones who
fail to do the reverse Of the command
are required to pay forfeit-recite.
Sing, draw a picture or do some anus
ing stunt" Paying the penalties may
be made a very entertaining feature
of an evenings fun.
Compliment
"What beautiful woman!"
"I'm glad you think so. That is my
wife,"
81 congratulate you, old man. 1t
must be pleasure to lose every ar
gument to a moman like that"
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Still Bring In tho Bears Head.

The ancient Christmas ceremony of
bringing In the boar's head is regu-
larly performed on Christmas after
noon in the hall of Queen college. Ok
ford. England. The head Is borne In
on a silver dish, shoulder high. at the
head of a procession formed by the col
lege choir augmented for the occasion
singing 1.-THE Boar's Head Song"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16

1t was in New York, or,
rather, New Amsterdam, that
Santa Claus made his first
American appearance in some
thing like the garb and man.
ner now familiar to all of us.
From the Netherlands the
knickerbockers brought with
them the Christmas of love
and sympathy in religion, Of
comradeship among neigh
bors and Of festivity in the
family.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-16

Hail to the King.
Hail to the King of Bethlehem.
Who weareth in his diadem
The yellow crocus for gem
OF his authority!
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-Longfellow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
THE STEAMER
MONC0LIAN
AT HALIFAX

Halifax, n. s., Feb. 2s.-The dis
abled steamship Monaghan Of the Al
len Line arrived today under convoy
of the United States coast guard cut
ter Seneca. The Mongolians bow was
deep in the water, but she proceeded
under her own steam. Just before en-
tertng the harbor her captain reported
by wireless all well on board.
The Monaghan carries 200 passen-
gers, most of whom were taken on at
st. Johns, n. F., and valuable car
go She left Philadelphia Jan. 90 for
Glasgow and called at St Johns on
Feb. 3. She cleared from there the
following day but struck a rock near
the harbor mouth and was forced to
put back leaking. AFTER repairs in
Grydock she resumed her voyage on
Feb. II, and was only a few miles off
the coast when the development Of new
leaks again compelled her to return.
Her distress signals We're heard by the
Seneca which was on ice patrol and
the cutter stood by as convoy TO this
port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01

London, Feb 2s.-10.55 ?. M-The
Russian offensive operations appear at
the present time to extend along their
whole front-an indication that they
have been able TO bring very strong
reinforcement into the field. They
have successfully checked the German
advance in North Poland, where the
Germans are reported to be in retreat
and the re-capture Of Przasnysz after
severe fighting, has given them an eX-
cellent pivot point from which 10 car
~ on their further operations. All the
Petrorrad correspondents refer to the
CAPTURE Of a large number Of Germans
as a new phase of the war and credit
it to lack Of officers among the Ger
man armies and the large number of
young, unframed men who have been
drafted into them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
CHINA DOES
NOT C0NCEDE
JAPS CLAIMS

Pebin China, Monday, March l.
Another conference held today to dis
cuss the demands made by Japan upon
China resulted, ii Is said, in no i'm
po-tant concessions being granted by
the Chinese representatives. Although
Japanese troops still occupy the por-
ton OF Shang Tung entered during
the operations Against Using Tau in
the German concession, China, it is.de-
clared, has conceded little concerning
the demands relating 10 Shang Tung
which form the first group under dis
cussion. The discussion today is re-
ported 70 have had to DO with tho
second group OF questions which con
cer1 southeTn Manchuria and inner
Mongolia where Japan claims spe-
cial zone and special privileges. The
Chinese representatives. are said to Dc
unwilling 10 acknowledge these claims
as they stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
LLOYD Georges Stand

The WAY he said. is to be won
J los; tv TIE engineers. We need
aer tn " need arms more than
ten an ever LAY ~ d-isy i. ful.
pe-tl 20 N. country. Tor one rea :
BIZ o. ann;h-r We do not get the
ss!stanns We have Z right 10 ex-
Fet .'or- oUr workshops. Industrial,
Ltere,"es are Inevitable. but We can
.. 49, len row.
L. ,s fr,+oi~1stl- that the lives O..
'rtans should ne imperilled for the
Gle ia" IN hour II men are entitled
moe m1Tey, the government should
1vt a. rot believe the parties
'ror@C vii ~etcse 10 comply with
h Urgent command % the govern
ae?' ttat there should be no delay"
L.--"..re confidence in the out
0nt IF HE V&r. the chancellor saio
tf - =, IF tho country hardly rea :
zee -. -. importance of the strug-
" J. ua4yh they were engaged and
'arn-9 tt"-r that victory could not
e ny v7th~rr O long struggle. He
''7' white England haG enrolled
Il l&rc"st volunteer army every gath
r. II amy country or IN any century
pnsr, 70 be larger still
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Approval Received

Major General Wood has already
given the plan his unofficial endorse
ment and Former President Roose-
vent has written a letter approving
the proposal Numerous other puohc
men have endorsed the project and
statement 10y the promoters says that
former secretaries Of way and Of the
navy have indicated their Willingness
to act in an advisory capacity.
Rooseveit's Letter
Asserting that he and his four sons
will become members Of the legion,
Col. Roosevelt, in letter to the or
canizers, says that in the event OF war
he Intends to ask Congress for per-
mission to raise a division o. caval-
~. MIR. Roosevelt's letter reads LII
part as follows:
And my four sons will gladly be-
come mem bers. l very earnestly hope
and pray that there will be nc war;
hut the surest way to avoid was is to
be prepared for it; and the only way
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French Report

Paris, Feb. 2S.-Via Lon
don, 3.45 P. M.-The French
war Office this afternoon is
sued the following statement
of the progress of the war:
"Near Dixrude, Belgian artillery
demolished two of the enemy's
works, the Belgian infantry occu
pied farm on the right bank Of
the User and one of the Belgian
avistors dropped bombs or the enc
ry's ha-bor station at Cstend.
The Germans again bonbarded
Rheims. Some sixty shells were
fired, half of them at the Cathe-
dral.
"in the Champagne district, i'm
portant progress was made last
Saturday. We carried two German
works, one north OF Perthes, the
ether north of Beauseiour. In ad-
dition we gained ground between
these two points and to the north
prisoners.
1.-THE total number Of German
soldiers who have surrendered dur
ing the past 10 days amounts to
more than 1000.
There have been fairly lively ar
tillery engagements on the heights
of the Meuse. In the Woevre, the
day was calm. In the Vosees, IN
the neighborhood OF Iiartn1a ms
Weiierkopf, we made some prog
rsss."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
OFFENSIVE BY THE
RUSSIANS FOLLOWS
RE=INF0RCEMENTS

straits would release the Russian grain
which the Allies want and would give
TO Russia war material which she her
self cannot produce, while it would be
certain TO have a marked effect on
the future policy of the Balkan states
The Allies, however. do not antici-
pate that their success in the Oar
danelles undertaking will be inme-
date, for they are now facing the
hardest par; of the problem, having
the strongest forts ahead of them, al
though the guns Of these forts havs
not the range of the guns Of the larger
ships, particularly the 15-inch guns Of
the Queen Elizabeth.
The fact that the Queen Elizabeth
is in commission suggests that her
four sister ships, all of which were
laid down within a few weeks of each
other. are either in the fighting line
or ready to join it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
AMERICAN LEGION
FOR PREPAREDNESS
OF UNITED STATES
Organization of First Reserves Backed by Capt
Johnston and Col. Roosevelt

New York. Feb. 2s-Formal an
nouncenent was made here tonight of
the formation Of an organization Of
first reserves TO be known as the
American Legion to be composed Of
former army. navy and n1ilitiamen,
the purpose Of which will be better to
ensure thu nations preparedness for
war. Capt. Gordon Johnston, aide-de-
camp 10 MAJOR General Leonard
Wood, commanding the department of
the East. made the announcement on
behalf of a group of army and navy
men who in an unofficial capacity act
ing with civilians, are promoting the
movement.
Capt. Johnston said that il is plan
ned to establish within a short time
2 first reserve between 100000 and
800 600 former army and naval and mi
ntia men for immediate call in case
Of emergency.
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ORDER BRITISH
STRIKERS MUST
RETURN TO WORK

London, Feb. 2S.-S.15 P. Nat a So
cialist meeting in Trafalgar square to-
day. q letter was read from James Keir
TIardie. Socialist Independent Labor
member Of Parliament in which he said
"For the first time in British history,
Z body Of striking trade union workmen
on the Clyde have been commanded to
commence work on Monday, when.
should they refuse. the rev martial law
now IN force Will probably be brought
into operation
J. Keir Hardie's letter doubtlessly re-
fcrs TO the order Of the government. yes
tertay for the resumption CT work on
Monday by the sinipyard engineers 1T
the Clyde ynrds at Glasyow, VINO went
on strike for Increased wages, Commit
teh representing the strikers have ad-
vised the men to return to WORK
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OF Great Importance

These processes said Secretary
lane today, are fraught with the ut
most Importance. The Standard Oil
Co has had big advantage over the
Independents n production of gasoline,
having q patented process obtaining
three times the amount Of gasoline from
a given quantity Of petroleum which
the Independents now obtain. indie
pendent producers as q whole have
never been able even to approach
these results. Now the federal gov
eminent, through the efforts Of Or.
Rittnan, proposes to make free for
the use of all a process confidently
expected to increase their yields of
gasoline fully 200 per cent and per-
haps more. Or. Rittman claims his
process is safer. simpler and more
economical These are economic fac
tors CT great Importance
Il am led to believe il will not only be
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