The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-14

ter. It opened with the playing OF
silent Night" 20 Little Town of
Bethlehem" and 1T Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" by a brass
trio under the direction OF Leland
Randall. The trio consisted OF Da-
yid McKenna. trombone, Richard
Peters, trumpet, and Mr.. Randall,
trumpet A group of high school
girls from the Presbyterian Church.
directed by Mrs. X. b. Poster and
accompanied by Mrs. Thomas o.
Dea sang, No Candle was There
and No Fire" by Liza Lehman.
Then Miss Eleanor Weston read the
Christmas story from the Bible ac.
cording to st. Luke Following this
the Virgins Slumber Song" BY
Max Reyer was sung by Miss Grace
Sauers. The Girls Choir then re.
turned to sing Holy Lord God" by
Noble Cain, Their sweet youthful
voices were in perfect harmony
and their white gowns added 10 the
charm and dignity of the music
Those taking part were Misses Nil.
Ilcent Zeeb, Angela Niles, Marjorie
Smith, Suzanne Cakes, Phyllis
Warrington, jeanette wallace
Janis Geddis, Joan Miller and
Grace Sauers. Miss Adella Jackson
TOOK her audience back TO their |
childhood with a touching story
called THE Happy Forest about a
lonely little boy who was given a
Christmas tree by his woodland
friends.
After this delightful program the
members were invited to tea BY
MIS-. h. V. Ferguson who, assisted
by Mrs. Spencer Davis. Miss Jessie
Swaine, Mrs. William Snyder. Mrs.
Edward Bond. and Mrs. ]. f. Mac.
Allister had arranged a tempting
table in the South Parlor. 1t was
centered by brilliant red gerani..
ums and greens, flanked by tall red
tapers. Mrs. ]. b. Shepherd and
Mrs. George Geer poured.
The business meeting, at which
the president, Mrs. Harry L. Smith.
presided, opened with a silent
prayer for a united world. Among
the communications read by Miss
Edith Adams, corresponding secre-
tary was letter from a former
member. Mrs. Clarence Pace. who
enclosed copy OF the year book
OF the Fort Worth, Texas Woman's
Club, which was OF much interest
to the members. A letter from the
Salvation Army was read, and a
substantial contribution TO their |
Christmas charities was voted. Mrs. !
z. 4. Skinner, program chairman,
announced that Mrs. Paul Ehman,
president OF the district. will SPEAK
at the next meeting on purposes
and aims of womens clubs in the
postwar world. Mrs. o. c. Eckley |
reported that the tree was the |
work OF the four clubs who use the !
club house regularly, and that in |
future 1T will be unnecessary 10 |
buy new decorations annually. The I
president read a letter from Mrs. |
r. r. Seeber, state president, who |
stressed the need for alertness OF .
women to current problems and
needs, in order that definite con.
else opinion might be formed, lead
ing to needed action by women's
organizations. She also read a let
ter from Mrs. Paul Ehman, in |
which clubs were advised to work I
for living war memorials" such |
Is Fairgrounds, recreation centers,
facilities for youth conservation |
and veteran rehabilitation rather |
than monuments in brick and /
stone. A letter from Mrs. McPhail,
first vice president OF the district,
was also read about the fiftieth
anniversary OF the State Federation
in Detroit in April. and the Fine
Arts contest in which a prize OF
$25 will be given for the most out.
standing event in the club in the
last fifty years.
This Christmas meeting was a
bright, cheerful event, bringing the
spirit OF Christmas closer to those
who attended, and blotting out for
a moment the problems and turmoil