The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-30
CHRISTMAS AT COUNTY HOME

No celebration of the Christmas
time in this county brought greater
joy to the participants than that at
the County Home on Monday after
noon. The home was beautifully dec
GRATED with evergreen and large
Christmas tree in the parlor. Steward
and Mrs. Lambert gave to their wards
a bountiful dinner. Under the direc-
ton of Miss Blanche Baer, beautl-
ful service was rendered in the chap
ell, with Miss Mary Miller, at the Or
gan, and Mr.. Prescus Lambert, with
clarionet. and Miss Addie Manahan
conducting the music. A number OF
the old Christmas. hymns were sung;
Katharine Fringer, Eleanor Ebaugh
Katharine Brown, Ruth Anna Cur
rens and Hilda Bowersox gave reci-
tations: Katharine and Helen Ed
wards sangSa duet; Rev. r. n. Ed
wards and w. L. Seabrook gave briet
and happy talks; and letter of greet
ing from Miss Mary BostWick Shell
man was read by Miss Baer. The exer
cises concluded with the hymn God
be with you, till we meet again. .
Then each of the residents at the
home received a package, containing
stockings. handkerchiefs, gloves and
other useful articles, with box oil
candy, an orange, an apple and nuts,
to each. Then came the treat of ice
cream, Harlequin blocks, donated by
Arthur NJ. Zile, and Mrs. Lamberts s
delicious cake, all of each that any
one wanted.
Miss Mary Shellman's letter was as
follows:
410 Ohio avenue,
Charleston, w. Va.
December 25th, 1921.
My dear old friends at the County
Home:-
| have dated this letter December
25th. because that will be Christmas
Day, when I hope you will receive it,
because I want you to know how much
| will be thinking of you. Every sun
day afternoon | speak of you and how
much | miss you.l I am teaching a
Sunday school class at the Salvation
Army Sunday School. These good peo-
pie are doing so much good and bring
ing happiness to SO many hearts
II wish | could be with you at your
Christmas festival and l hope Santa
| Claus will be very, very good to you
all, but / am 700 miles away from you
and l cannot very we'll run in on you:
but | will be with you in spirit, and l
wish for each and every one very
! Happy Christmas. And it can be hap
py to every one of you, even III you
are "shut ms" Only remember that
it is the birthday of the blessed Jesus
and that He is always with us to COM
/ fort and help, and that He put 1t into
| the hearts of men to provide nome
/ and a shelter for you in your las'
/ days And l wish you Merry CHRIST
mas and glad and Happy New Year
There is mo room" in our hearts for
sorrow. mo room" in our hearts for a
| tear. Though the world may seem
dark and gloomy, and filled with des-
nair and dread, remember that Jesus
the Saviour, had no place to lay MS
head. There \ is mo room" in our
hearts for sorrow. mo room" in our
hearts for care, for Jesus, the Blessed
Redeenier. is seeking a shelter there
If YOU listen now to His pleadlngs, Il
/ we open and let Him in, there's nc
room in our hearts for sorrow
3"no room in our hearts for sin
but all will be Peace and Re-
tjoicing. so the wise men rejoiced o.
old, and the gift of His love and His
presence. is, better than gifts OF gold
Again with wishes for Merr.
Christmas and Happy New Year, ant
hoping to see you when the blue birds
come,
Il Your friend always,
MARY BOSTWICK SHELLMANy