The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-12-19
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIoN.
The Wide-Awake Girls and Boys
Plan a Christmas Party for
Mother


done" observed Aunt Margaret sage
ly. is to have committees. small COM
mittees that can get all the help they
want but are responsible. Therefore.
to decorate the house: Dan. you and
Bessie take charge of that; to cook
the dinner, John and Martha would
be best; to set the table. Edith and
Alice. Mary, cannot you and Billy
serve? Your father and will be the
entertainment committee" said Miss
Margaret. looking at Mary.
''Well. Dan and Bessie, tell us how
you want the house decorated. and
we will all help you before anything
else is DONE
81 want to go to the woods" an.
swered Bessie, "and get material for
great ropes OF green to loop over the
windows and around the walls.
Where it is caught up, 1 want little
sprigs of red berries-and green be-
hind the pictures, too" she added.
81 am going to make two great big
balls by putting together a wire
frame and covering it with yellow
tissue paper" said Dan.
"Red-for Christmas" corrected
Bessie.
yellow" replied Dan, because it
i3 q warm color and lets the light
through. 1 shall put a lantern in
each Of these and set one on each
tn tn
grandpa"
you're not going to forget the
. mistletoe over the door, care you?"
came from John.
''Fie! fie for a mischievous boy"
laughed Mary's father from the next
room.
John and Martha, what do you
plan to have for dinner?"
"Roast goose. and I want some
body to help pick 'im,' shouted
John.
ooh, no! Let's have turkey" pro-
tested the rest of the children.
Cali right" declared Martha, "and
stuffed with chesnuts, also celery,
cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes.
some green vegetables such as En-
glish peas or snaps, bread, perfection
salad with dressing, gravy with glib
lets in it, and a fine plum pudding"
That's splendid! You'll have the
nuts and raisins later in the day
What drink? Grape juice? Edith
and Alice. how are you going to set
the table for such a feast?"
1--WE will put on q snowy table
cloth first of all. with a silence cloth
snder 1t. Then, comes our center
piece; It is easy to make and pretty.
: 1t will be foot square, OF red crepe
paper ruffied at the edges. In the
center of this, Santa Claus will sit,
surrounded by little green, red and
white bundles, one for each person
just a little candy or some small
favor in each. From each little bag
will come a narrow red ribbon or
string of red berries to the plates
with a card attached, on which is the
name of the owner and little verse.
On each napkin we will law a tiny
spriy of holy
''Oh, how glorious! Now. Mary
and Billy, how is our feast to be serv-
ed? The serving is important, you
know"
me wants a nice tray with
pretty cloth on it-'nan I'm going to
bring in the pie and candy" came
from an unexpected source.
When the laughter had subsided.
Mary continued. well, Aunt Mar
garet, first after they are seated,
shall bring in the turkey and set it
before father to carve, then the vege-
tables before mother. / wish we
might have clear soup or oysters
first. The cranberries, celery, bread
and pickles will be already set where
they look pretty over the table. The
salad will be at each plate. After
the first course is finished, I'll re-
move first the platter. then the vege-
table dishes, then the plates and
bring on the pudding and sauce for
mother to serve. and coffee IL there
is to be any. for you. think two
courses are enough, don't you?"
eyes, do. especially as we do not
want to overwork our one little maid
nor to be sick for later fun" said
Aunt Margaret fondly.
ssNow Miaa MarRaret tell us what