The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-12-25
CHRISTMAS DAY
OBSERvAN
PRACTICAL GIFTS CONTINUE
POPULAR THIS YEAR is
MERCHANTS REPORT
College Students and Others Return
To Colville for the Holidays,
and Teachers Leave

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and mistletoe, snow, feasting and
decorated packages of gifts and good
wishes from relatives and friends.
| The Examiner wishes to join with
others in extending to its readers
and friends the wish that this Christ
mas season may be counted among
| their merriest and best and that old
Father Time may long spare this
holiday to make glad the hearts of
ALL
The merchants repot a large sale
of practical gifts this season. indi-
eating a continuance OF War time
economy, and the churches report the
sending of money and gifts to tie
starving and suffering children Of
Europe, instead of spending similar
amounts on sacks of nuts and candy,
or unnecessary gifts for the home
| children. The Good Fellows made
| an extra effort to raise a large sum
and to expend that sum wisely
among the children of this vicinity
who would not otherwise have a
cheerful Christmas.
The college students have returned
from the inspiration and enthusiasm
gained in the large body of college
| students of which they are part,
| for visit with the home folks in the
| quiet little home town, knowing all
eyes are upon them, yet eager to
talk over college activities with
| friends and acquaintances and recover
| from any attack of homesicltnesS to
which they may have been subject.
The hearts of the home folks are
made glad by this return of the stu
dents, to which they have been look
ing forward for weeks.
On Wednesday afternoon the grade
school children had an entertainment
and Christmas tree in the gymnasium.
The children took part in drills and
exhibited their art work.
The high school had Christmas
party on Thursday night at the
gymnasium. BY means of number
ing scheme there was "a present on
the big tree for each one present.
The literary societies presented com
petitive programs for a prize award
ed by the social committee.
There was midnight mass on
Christmas eve at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception at which the
following choir sang Rosewig's mass
in F. Miss Adele Carlin, Miss Mar
tha Ide, alto and soprano; G. 0.
Morris, Jack Rice and Wallace Buck
ley, tenors; Merle Starr and II. J.
Plumb, bassos. Mrs. d. II. Carey
was the organist Another mass will
be held at ten o'clock this morning
The Congregational church had a
Christmas tree for the children on
Christmas eve.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
church, instead of giving gifts in the
Sunday school this year, will send
it's money to the Armenian child
ren who are starving. However,
there will be Christmas tree in the
infant department of the Methodist
Sunday school tomorrow.
There were two moving picture
films at the Methodist church last
night in lieu of Christmas enter
tainment. One was for the children
and related to Santa Claus, and the
other entitled "The Star of Bethle
hem" was for the grown-ups.
The Colville Theatre will show
"North of Gods Country" special
Christmas picture, today both after
noon and evening.
The Chat -Chi-Cans have issued in
vitations for dancing party at the
Odd Fellows hall tonight.
Appropriate Show Windows
The Colville Loan and Trust Com
pany has one of the best decorated
windows in Colville, carrying out the
idea of Christmas. In the window
there is a pyramid of liberty bell
banks with BACKGROUND of decorated
crepe paper, on a floor of dark green
paper sprinkled with imitation snow
and beautiful red poinsettas. In the
window are two cards suggesting that
a gift of bank account and liberty
bell bank is gift that will grow in
value.
The Royal Supply Co has most
attractive window consisting of prya-
mids of oranges and grape fruit
surrounded by the red cranberries,
bordered with dates, nuts and candy.
The window of the j. C. Penney
company Is made neat with border
of imitation snow and poinsettas