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Sunset Park

In the Netherlands the land is very
low and bikes are used to hold back
the sea. There are many windmills
in this country to pump water. Most
of the land would be marshy if it
were not for the canals, for there is
a network Of them. They are used
for carrying freight.
The crops of this country are rye,
oats, potatoes, sugar beets and
wheat. On most farms the farmers
have bees and the Netherlands is the
largest bee market.
The Netherlands chief exports are
flower bulbs. They are shipped to
all parts of the world.
The important cities of the Neither.
lands are Amsterdam, The Hague
and Rotterdam. Amsterdam is the
capital and largest city in the coun-
try.
The work in the Netherlands is
brewing and distilling, making sugar
from sugar beets, making china and
doing work in cotton mills. I think
the Netherlands is a very interesting
country. - Jack Perkins, grade 6,
Sunset Park.
On Sunday, April Z, I went on a
trip. I saw many forest fires. I saw
two or three fire towers. The forest
fires have done much harm to the
trees.
I saw many schools. Jacksonville
school had been burned. 1 saw the
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called 1.-THE Land of the Sky De-
cause they are so high and pictures.
que. North Carolina is also calleo
The Sample State of the United
States; because we have so many
different minerals in our mountains
The Piedmont Region has lana
much more fertile than the Coastal
Plain. A lot of farming is done IN
the Piedmont Region. such as corn
wheat. tobacco, and cotton farming
and fruit growing.
The Costal Plain does not have as
fertile land as the Piedmont Reg-
ion however we do find some arm
ing. In the Coactal Plain we hnd our
important seaports such as VIII
ming and Morehead City. Now we
see that North Carolina is truly an
interesting state to study about.
Robert Hodges, grade 6, Brad
LEWIS Creek,
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CHURCHES
CONTINUED from Page Tenn

Service for today and week, May
5, 1910.
Sunday school 10 a. m. B. A
Blake. Superintendent. Here you will
find a friendly school with compel
ent spirit filled teachers who take a
personal interest in each student. If
YOU do not attend elsewhere please
come today with us. A class for all
ages.
Morning service II a. m. Sermon
by the pastor. Theme, Digging
Wells"
Young peoples service $50 p. m,
Mrs. I. D. Dickens, president. MI
young people are invited.
Evening service 7:45 p. m. Sermon
by the pastor. Theme, The Great
Judgement"
Mid-week prayer service Wednes-
day evening at 7:45. Everyone is
urged to come to this service and
join in singing, praying, praising the
Lord. 1t is just the service we need
in the mid-week.
The Friendly Workers circle will
meet Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. I. D. Dickens on the Oakly
road.
All are cordially invited to worship
with us in all of our services.
Holy Church of Jesus Christ -
Third and M%arstellar streets, the
Rev. G. L. Pridgen, pastor. Sunday
school 1920 a.. m. Prayer service
Sunday afternoon 3 p. m. Sunday
night service 7:30. Young Peoples
meeting Tuesday night 7:30. Pray
err meeting Wednesday night 7:3O.
The public is cordially invited to
| attend all services.
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Winter Park Students Writing
Essay Series On Foreign Lands

In the Congo region there a r e
Pgymies. Pygmies are dark people
about four feet tall. They are shy
little people. They build their dome
shaped houses of grass and mud.
The houses are about two feet high.
Pygmies eat animals, roots, bana-
mas, and seeds. Gene Fales, Grade
4.
The Mediterranean Sea and the
Atlantic Ocean
Join by the Strait of Gibralter, I've
a notion
To go to see the rock on the Span.
ish side,
And on the southern shore the de.
sert wide. B i Y Goodrum.
Grade a..
I am a reindeer. I often h a v a
trouble getting food. I dig through
the deep snow to get moss. I fur.
nish meat, milk, skin for clothing
sinews for thread, and fish lines for
the Eskimos. Mary Porter, Grade
3.
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Isaac Bear

Isaac Bear" so a teacher vro.,
"boasts of a poetess. Although on,n
in the sixth grade, Betty Ja,n
Marshburn writes skillfully, pain,,
ing word pictures that only como
from the pen of true artists W.
believe you'll hear more of her
Samples of her work appear bo
low and in the poetry column. 4
short biography of her life will bo
found elsewhere on this page, This
young lady is truly gifted. In tbo
two years We have edited this papo
have we received nothing Which
can touch the charming little verse
given below named "Guessinc"
You r to be envied, Betty ,Jeapl
The pumpkins wait so patiently
In gardens everywhere,
Each guessing what it's fate will he.
And whether it will wear
A touthy grin on Halloween
And cleaning, yellow eyes,
Or hide its luscious, golden self
In big Thanksgiving pies.
And now read, Winter Trees i
1t shows her real talent for word
pictures.
There are so many lovely things
In summer that one sees,
But n%othing's more beautiful
To me than winter trees:
A sycamore, it's leaves all gone,
It's trunk as white as snow,
Is like a lovely silver lace
Against the afterglow.
The dark trunk of our apple tree
Lifts proudly from its root,
Its apples gone, but, oh, today
1t bore the strangest fruit:
A dozen little winter birds!
A lovely fruit to bear
AS if they had been apples swinging
Upon the WINERY air.
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POEMS
PARADISE

The billowing waves dashing high
The large sea-horses drawing nigh,
The wind with a mourning sigh
While above the white sea-gulls
cry.
The shells are ~flittering on the
shore
In the morning sun so bright,
The sand is flying-more and
more
Up and down the beach so bright.
The sand-crabs are digging here
and there,
The reeds are bowling low
It'll they almost touch the ground
While the sun is lowering slow
The sunset is here, it's colors
blend
The light blue and the pink SC
clear;
The waves no longer come in with
a rush
And the sea-gulls, their crying
have hushed.
Bright with it's moon so round
The air so soft and nice
Music is playing in a very soft
sound
My paradise!-Betty Jean Marsh
burn, Isaac Bear, grade 6. For more
of her work see the Isaac Beal
column. y
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Kanda's mother makes bread by
pounding the roots of the manioc
plant to make flour, and from the
flou1' she makes dough. This is roll
ed, cut into pieces and wrapped in
green leaves. Kanda likes it raw, but
he likes it better when it is heated
in palm oil. This is called Chick
wanga." With it Kanda likes to
drink the sap of the raphia palm.
Do you think this bread would be
good? Kanda likes it.-Martha Simp-
kins, Grade 4, Winter Park.
When the Congo fishermen go
fishing, they paddle out. in canoes.
The men spear the fish while they
r feeding on water plants. T h e
little boys fish too. They tie vines to
a timber bush, and when the fish
bites, the bush moves, then thew pull
the line in with the fish. T h e v
smoke the fish so they will keep
longer. They will not keep in this
hot wet land. Clayton Starnes,
Grade 4.
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|HARNETT PUPILS
WRITING ESSAYS

Sam Houston was born in Vir-
ginia. He started to school at eight,
but had to quit to help on the
farm. At the age Of 10, his father
died and he and his mother and
nine children movde to Tennessee.
One day Sans teacher told his
mother that he was more fond Of
play than of lessons and she vas
going to whip him.
In this place, he worked at his
brothers store, and n day he
was missing. He had run away to
stay with the Indians. After sever
al years he went back to the
white people as a teacher. After
wards he became a soldier, a law
yer and then governor of his state.
While governor he ran away to
live with Indians until Jackson
called upon him.
I admire Houston for his ability
to do what he started to do, and
also because he paid his debts, and
he loved his fellowmen, and also
was at his country's service at all
times.
Did you know there are great
women in American history just
like there are great men? Some of
them are Priscilla Mullins, Eliza
Lucas, Anne Hutchinson, Mollie
Pitcher, Margaret Haughery, Mrs.
Madison, Susan B. Anthony, Clara
Barton, Frances Willard and many
others.
Rachel Axler, grade 7, Cornelius
Harnett.
Andrew Jackson was seventh
president of the United States. He
was born in the Waxhaus, a set
tlement on the border lines between
North and South Carolina on March
Is, 1867. He died at his home, the
Hermitage, near Nashville, on July
8, 1845.
His mother, left a widow with
out means, had a hard struggle to
support her three boys, of whom
Andrew was the youngest. He was
tall, thin, with blue eyes and sandy
hair and a freckled face. In speak
ing of his early life, Jackson once
said, "At the age most people
learn to spell, I was working fol
a living and helping mother"
Everyone thinks a lot of King.
sley Kings work and ideals. HI
is our janitor.
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sponsored by The Wilmin Ston Furniture Co.

ruins of it. I saw Dixon High o..
Topsail High school, Newport Soh
Groatan school and White ~
school. I saw many tobacco ho"N
and a lot of tobacco plants. W. o@'ns
saw fields with hot caps, which " w
little hoods to protect the nt are
from the cold. ''''s
we saw many towns, INCLUDING
Pollocksville, Jacksonville T
Bern, Maysville, Morehead w.
Beaufort, and others. F'
We saw many bodies of water j.
Guiding Trent River, Nense ,;, '"'
New river, North East branch, Gola,
Creek, Broad Creek, Pamlico sonns
and others. '
We saw many planted pines and
many long bridges.-katherine pin.-
grade G..
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I was born here on November 10.
1928. When I was four 1 started to
kindergarten and went for two years
Then l entered school at Forest
Hills. The first teacher I had was
Miss Barber. From then on I have
been promoted until now I am in
the seventh grade.
My ambition is to go to the State
university and then become a law
yer.
Autobiography Of Jack Preston.
My parents, Lester Ware Pres
ton and Cora Asburner Preston,
lived in Norfolk, Virginia, for a
long time. In this city I, John Ed.
ward Preston, was born September
II, 1927. At the age of five months,
I moved to Wilmington.
1 learned to walk at about II
months. Learning to talk was a
little more difficult and was a long
time %contended with a simple huh
AS long ago as I can remember
have liked the water.
I entered school at the age Of six
and am now completing the seventh
grade. I have never been on the
honor roll. I like school and have
plenty of fun. My ambition is to be
a. Naval officer. I know this will take
a lot of hard work and a great deal
of determination, but I know of nc
other vocation that I had rather try
Next week, we will complete this
most interesting series with auto
biographies by Catherine Russell
and Tommy Walton.
I was born in Wilmington on Ma,
-, 1928. I entered Kindergarten
when I was four and attended tWt
wears. I had my first birthday part!
at the age of five. A great man!
of my friends attended and I wa
very delighted.
At the age of six, I entered Tile
ston. Later I entered Isaac Bear
I am now in the sixth grade AM
eniov school very much.
T went to a party one day an
each guest had to make up a tW'
line rhyme. That is when I becam
interested in poetry. Even since the
7 have been making up poetry
Betty Jean Ma.shburn.
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Delgado

We read a story about a little boy
who had a coat made of wool. He
got the wool from his pet sheep
Sheep held make many things for
us. ]. c. Mcdonald made a poster
about wool, cotton and silk. We
named the poster "Clothing.'-Elne
ia McDuffy, Grade 3, Delgado.
In the forest there lived a family
of raccoons. One night the hunters
and the dog went in the woods tt
catch the raccoons. The two boys
caught one Of the animals in a tree
Charles Blanton.
I read a book about two children
and their names were Bobby an6
Betty. They went to school. Bobby
is six and Betty is six. Elizabeth
Brown.
I read a story about where the
rain coats grow. [ learned that il
grows in a hot country. The name O.
rubber came from rubbing. The PEG
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CONGREGATIONAL

Gregory COMMUNICATIVE, be.
tween Sixth and Seventh streets
The Rev. Spurgeon Jay Mayfield
pastor. Ruth Hall Brown, director
of music and religious EDUCATION.
M. Chandler Ready, superintendent
of the adult department. Church
school meets at 10 a. m. Classes for
all ages. Morning worship 11:15 a.
M. A Communion Service will be
held at morning and evening hours.
The Young Peoples Forum will
meet at 5 p. m. The last commu-
Mon service of the day will be held
at 6 D.. m. A cordial invitation is
extended to all,
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Bradley's Creek

I am going to describe the three
81 sections of North Carolina:
This is a relief map of North Caro-
lima. 1t is divided into 8 sections.
The Appalachian Mountain sys-
tenn: the Piedmont Region, which
means at the foot of a mountain;
and the Coastal Plain.
Every year hundreds Of people
go the the mountains for health,
pleasure, scenery and to get souve-
Mrs. North Cardinals mountains are
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BEACH STUDENTS
WRITING ESSAYS

The Egyptians learned to use pa
per and ink. Their ink was made
from a mixture of vegetable glue,
SCOT, and water. A sharpened reed'
slit at the point, served as a pen.
Their paper was made from a plant
called papyrus, which grew along
the Nile river. The Egyptians split
the stems of the reed, then LAID
them side by side and crcssWlse
to make a thick square mat. men
they soaked or pasted the mass TO-
gether with it's own sticky pith, drled
and pressed it into sheets, and MADE
a sort of paper. Many such sheets
pasted together into long strips We're
really books, but they were rolled
up into scrolls, and kept IN large
jars when not used. They We're read
by unrolling from II end and roll
ing up at the other. Our word pa
per- m from the name papyrus
plant.-Clinton Russ, grade 6, caro-
lima Beach.
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rple dry it out with smoke. Grace
Mere Watson, grade 3.

Before Easter we had a surprise.
Mrs. Albright, our grade mother,
bought two boxes of candy. There
was enough to go around and some
left over for the teachers. We wrote
a little note of thanks to her.-Ruth
Rising, Grade 8.
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I have read eight books in school
The reader I have now is True stor
les. I am reading A Rainy Day. Mon
day was a rainy day and I missed
school. In one of the books, I read 6
story of Billy Bang. Joyce King.
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7ileston

GfanQ1dLner is an Ola man. Ills
name is Mr.. Brown. He has two
children. Their anne are John
and Jane. Grandfather is playing
his fiddle. He is playing "Way
Down Upon the Swannee River"
Margaret Oldenbuttel, grade 2,
Tileston.
One day mother called Jean and
go to Grandchildren" "Yes," they
said. WELL" said mother, "you
may leave today at three o'clock
We will go in the bus" Soon they
were at grandfathers. do you want
me to play a song?' asked grand
father. ooh, yes, play ole Black
joe.
Kenneth Hardison.
He is playing Way down upon
the Swanee River The children
are listening to him. They are
named Jean and John. They are
sitting by the fire. Grandfather is
old and his white hair.
Joanna Hart, grade 2.
he The gold fish can swim. Eugene
Blake brought some gold fish this
morning. They are very pretty.
Billy Eubank, grade 2.
Once upon a time there was a
little girl and a little boy. Their
names were Nancy and Billy. They
lived in the country. Billy milks the
COW. Grandfather lives with them.
Grandfather is &c.
Nancy Foreman, grade 2.
Today a boy brought some gold
fish to school. We put them in a
bowl. We have named them Wrinkle,
Tinkie and Blinkie.
Florence Stone, grade Q.
Once Jean and John asked their
mother if they could spend Satur-
day night with their grandfather
so they could hear him play the
fiddle. That night he took them
to the living room by the fire and
they said, Grandfather, will you
please play the fiddler"
Ann Foy, grade 2.
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I was reading about Mkt. Mkt
was to go to school hungry. He
went on a boat an dtwo trains. He
bought a new suit. 1t was red and
pink. -Laverne Watkins.
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Squash does not keep in winter.
1t is a summer food. 1t does not
taste at all like winter squash. Eli
ma June Shipman.
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Hemenwdy

There is a chemical formula that
produces a rubber-like compound. IL
smells like rubber, it stretches e
rubber, and it looks like rubber. 1t
is a compound called "factice." 1t is
prepared by beating flowers of sui
fur and lipseed oil, Julian Barlot,
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prepared by beating lowers OIL SUI
fur and lipseed oil, Julian Barlot,
Grade 6, HemenwaN.
Early this month t h e United
States issued a stamp in honor of
the Pony Express. This is the S0th
anniversary of the Pony Express.
On the corner is the skull of a buff
falo and on the other is a shock of
wheat. The riders of the Pony Elk
press carried mail from the Mis-
sissippi to the Pacific coast in eight
days. The cost was $500. When the
telegraph lines were set up in the
west, the Pony Express was no
longer needed. -Gyenlyn, Grade 6.
This book vas written by Caroline
Dale Snedeker. 1t is a fiction story
of early Roman life. Some of the
characters are Chloe. AulNs, Melissa,
Chloe's father and others. One of the
parts I liked best was when Chloe
was playing and running in the for
est she heard a cry calling for help.
She found the spot where the voice
came from and found a deep pit. She
looked down, and if you want to
know who was there, read the look.
Jean koonce, Grade s.
Famous Men of Greece" is a book
this is one of the most interesting
written by John Haarean. To me
books about the history of Greek
life, law and gods. 1t relates some
thing about each famous man or god
of Greece and tells of the many ad'
| ventures that they have. Many les
sons in obedience where taught by
the Gods, because they were jealous
and revengeful. Winston Smith
Garde 8.
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Ice hockey is a dangerous game.
The boys who play it have to veal
knee pads. The ice hockey player
is dressed in heavy clothing and
he plays with a stick shaped like
a curved Il" At the ends of the
hockey rink I goals, open in the
front and covered on the sides and
top with nets. AS the players &C
into action they try to relay the
puck over the slippery ice into the
net for a goal. Guarding each net
is a "goalie." He is there to pro-
tect the goal. He is dressed in eN-
ira heavy clothing with leg and
knee guards to protect himself from
the swiftly moving and sometimes
flying puck.-Henry Schoch, grade
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Basketball is a good winter sport.
1t is often played III a gymnasium.
1t depends much on the accuracy
and teamwork whether they win OF
not. As the game starts the ball
is tossed by the official. The cen
ters try to set it to a team-mate.
The ball goes zig-zag through the
air, swish. If it goes through the
basket it is two points.-Ann kole-
man. Grade G.
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disposal-stop in and talk over your
painting jobs with US: We know we
can save you time-and money. Well
be glad to recommend a reliable
painter, too.
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The autobiography of Johnny Hill
Ny name is John Bright Hill, Jr.
My father and mother were of Eng
lish descent. My mother was Kath
crime Grandson Taylor before she
married. Both we're born in this
state. My father was born in War.
saw, and my mother was born in
Wilmington. My grandmother, Rosa
Lilly Cumming, was also born in
Wilmington and married my grand
father, Walker Taylor in 1898.
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Today a boy brought some gold
fish to school. We put them in a
bowl. We have named them Wrinkle,
Tinkie and Blinkie.
Florence Stone, grade @.
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With our experience in the paint
business, we know the answers to all
the questions that should be asked
when you're considering painting
your house. This experience is at your
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-05

Developed by du Pont research
chemists, this paint has already de.
Lighted thousands of home-owners.
1t starts brilliantly white: 1t stays
white longer than ordinary house
paints because it actually cleans itself.
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Highland Degree Team Detroit Guests of Local Phoenix Lode
HEWITT, VITA
RITES IN FLINT

Miss Gertrude Vita. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vita. Newber-
ny. became the bride of Marius +.
Hewitt, son OF Mr.. and Mrs Ed.
mund b Hewitt, this city, Saturday
evening at G:3O in the parlors OF the
Court Street Methodist Church.
Flint, DR.. Harold J. Carr reading the
marriage lines in front OF the fire,
place.
The bride was gowned in a cadet
blue streetlength gown sand wore
a Corsage of gardeuias. Her cousin,
Mrs. John Crnkoyic. and Mr.,
Crnkoyic. We're the attendants. Mrs.
Crnkoyic Wore street gown the
same shade a the brides and her
corsage was Talisman roses.
Dinner at a tearoom outside of
Flint for the bridal party followed.
An interesting feature of the we'd
ding was that Saturday was the 36th
wedding anniversary of the groom S
parents.
A visit to the brides parents in
Newberry will be included in the
wedding trip Mrs. Hewitt is a grad
uate of Newberry High School and
Eleary College and Mr. Hewitt of
lpsilanti High School and Cleary
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt will live at
22O S. Washington ST. Mr.. Hewitt
works in Detroit.
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Harvest Hop Well Attended,
Proves Enjoyable Function

Two hundred couples enjoyed the
annual Harvest Hop sponsored by
the Women's League Saturday eve
ming in the Fred Green ballroom
Of Charles McKenny Hall.
The party, a Sadie Hawkins"
affair at which the girls made the
bids. was centered about an Hawaii
an theme. A bright orange moon
looked down on the dancers from a
dark blue velvet back-drop. Palm
trees were silhouetted against the
moon, and tall palms stood on each
side OF the stage and lounge. Attrac-
tive favors were Hawaiian leis, and
each gentleman received a white
carnation.
Miss Patricia Baker was chosen
as the winner of the song naming
contest. Bill Bennett, the maestro
OF the evening, picked the name for
his theme song out-of- The len high.
est chosen by preliminary com.
mfttee from the Womenis League.
Miss Bakers winning title is Mel
ancholy Theme
Miss Jane Comstock was general
chairman of the dance. She was
assisted by the following commit
tees: floor committee. Miss Betty
Pillsbury, chairman, Miss Resale
Francis, Miss Genevieye Lowry,
Miss Lorraine Peterson, and Miss
Margaret MacGregor; ticket COM
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DR.. Brundage Tells
Relationships of
Science to Deity

DR. Perry s. Brundage. professor
OF chemistry at the Michigan State
Normal College, told the Wesleyan
Guild Sunday School Glass Sunday
evening at the Methodist Church of
Chemistry and Its Relationship
TO God. The group has been study
ing the relationship of the sciences
and religion for the past few weeks.
Miss Frances McCutcheon and
John Huffman played a from bone
duet. accompanied at the piano by
Miss Irene McCutcheon.
Miss Elinor Kirshman was in
charge Of the supper meeting fol
lowing the study hour. Songs were
led by Harold Nroman.
A Thanksgiving worship service.
Give God the Praise" was led by
Miss Barbara Hubbel assisted by
Miss LA Shick and Arthur Nell.
burg. Miss Margaret and Harold
Vroman sang a beautiful duet, AT
Jesus Feet
Miss Muriel McKercher, the stu
dent director, gave thoughts OF the
day in the form of Thanksgiving.
IT was announced that an Ode
English Festival would be held Dec.
10 as a Christmas festival and
that the regular Christmas service
will be Dec-15.
The meeting closed with a Friend
ship Circle.