ti Tlivri-sa's lliuuan Cath- . . thureh. New Toronto. ... rm I-PIIITTE for a vi-rv pretty llltlliUll'l' lirst wedding when it Il.u'garet Marv Kack was It” i..I ill iii.'it'ri:u:c ttith Ilr .lohn i;.l.i:.- Duff) The bride is a

IHVDUFMFY - KACR Mutjiirits -

Ierick Kack. Valcartlcr.

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daughter of Mr. and Mr- Fred- Quebec. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Duffy. Village Green. Prince Edward Island. Photo by Bert Leufkensr

Mi?

x' GORDON MacMILLAN

At COUNTRY GARDEN

FLGVEIT in fliaigaret .'lInrDooald I -mil. God smiled and the sky liluc.

ll".Ic the earth iias bathed with tlillllllnd dew.

t'--w moi-ning the first retl clovi.-r'

I. ll , .

i ..iiI. bod stiiili-d. and at break oi (lav

Ht chose the SIIITF most i.;iit'gc0usi rav

iiid lav.

painted the rloiev where it

ltlituk God smiled but. not con-

trinl. Hr took the song that a tire bird mnl. Ami Ill friinraitrr to the clover

irrl.

i will (Ind untied. His task com- lsiPlI'. y ttritr the clover played ahoiit ills lrnl

tti-. is .1 prize uinniiig poem In. iii. Poetry Contest con(iucie:I by um llIouien's IIlNilllIlf' and I ask- ill iwi4iiiix.xioii of the poclcss to Iiiir ll iiitli yoii. I have heard mm iit.iiiv of you. how lllIli'Il you -nun piivtrr and the Wiimeii's In- -.iiii.ip it muiig a good uork in the ......,,.a,;mg of it-. iiritiiig. Dec ctltlll'l is .1 tiuie for uriliiii: and.-I 'I Hltllfl of iiiictijv and a book of purity I: ii splendid (tliristiiiasi rf'

this ('lll'lNillli-is heck is A very l..t. hripm tlnltt ullli the Child zalht-rin: (ilirislmas Greens M4 in our Prmtntr HP are sureg u' all lie lived in the i'niir.tt'y at am lat? by going in the minds

lflt

m airn on siiiiie I;-iiie stile The "'Itlllli'VSll'IP rESt'IIlI)lPS a huge f'htt.lflh'li card with so many

r-ricreen trees and after a light xvimitiill uhi-ii roulil he lmielter” 'IIw tntk iilio have niored to south c-it thuira aliinyu renieiiiber these IINIF at the Flirislmas season. grid think ullh longing of home.

Time II something merrier and- far niorp in the spirit of Christ-. mi about one Ilflf1l('---WI'0l4lKTIIi l'Ir-en than there is in all the pur I itiawd ureaths that money can. h-ii The home-cut tree has I that-p ni its own in our hearts. Ttirir is a feel about it. ii sensing ct thr Chi-istinas pageant. ii rite in he performed in the cutting of It and the drawing of it home. in the hiuiic. in the nioniemade trimming of ii. that give signifi- More and meaning. AG DI-JFOIIATIONS

You can use your house plants

at

l

"when flowers. mostly in shades of

; third

I Christmas

FABULOUS COSTUME J

fray. Atias i-an-emu!-'.iii.. tuouiroiovmt.-III!

to decorate for the Christmas Su- son and the Christmas Cactus is sometimes the only house plant in bloom at this season. A large specimen is really spectacular

red. appear at the tips of the many leaf-like stems. usually from November in January. In its nat- ive Brazil. the Christmas cactus would be found perched high In the trees but as a house plant it is kept in a small pot in a soil mixture of one-third loam. one- ieaf mould and one third .saud- An east or west window seems to be the one to decorate with this plant. There is about as much conflicting advice on grow- ing Christmas cactus as there In on growing African violets and many wonderfully large plants cov- ered with flowers are to be seen.

One of the toys of Christmas comes from the decorations we put up in our liomss to celebrate this happy scason. Especially in- teresting variations may be had by combining Christmas accessor- ies uith house plants and cut plant material from the woods. First of all. it is neither wise nor necessary to move your house plants eLsi-where. Rather work with them where they are. sina tliey provide a basic green back- ground. and remember that in- doors or out, green provides the ideal background around which to work.

FROM THE FIRST

It takes biil little delving into the realm of tradition and the store- house of history to realize that plants played a significant part In the first Christmas. Did not the Wise Men bring franklncense and myrrh as gifts to the Christ Child? These aromatic resins. noted for their delightful fragrance. are de- rived from woody plants.

From the earliest records. we learn of other more familiar plants. which hava come to be as- snciated with this greatest of tea- tive days. In our desire to carry

no this ageless tradition. we seek

for new plants to use at Christ- mas and novel ways in which to display them. As gardeners. we delight in those that are exotic. but we are becoming inc. aslng- ly aware of the common things that grow in our gardens or a- long the roadside. Millions of peo- ple all ovcr the world w"l rnbh garlands of many kinds. and each and every one will be a symbol of the Christmas

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I. tliliyl

Ddpltlll.

The Docubar naetlng al the DGaHe VJ. was held at the bone of Mn. Melville Bell on Dacesnber 9th. Meeting opened with the "Ode" followed by tho creed in unison.

Minutes of. last meeting were hand and a . Roll call was answered by to members with an article for the auction sale and 3 members paying du. lvlsitors wamg-present.

Correspondence was read by the secretary. There was a letter from Walter Baker. director of Protest- ant Welfare Bureau. thanking W. I. for donation sent and inform- ing W.I. it was to be used in help- ing some person in Queers coun- ty. outside the Charlottetown area. There was silo I letter from the 'l'.B.g League. It was moved and

gun. School committee reported soap and compass and protractor were bought. Mn. Melville Bell also re- ported on the coat of wiring school.

seconded by Mrs. Holma that enough money be taken out of funds to cover cost of wiring the school.

It wgii decided to get treats for children at Christmas. Also moved by Mrs. Bell and second- ed by Mrs. Shaw that candy be sold at Christmas concert. New committees: Lunch. Mrs. Holm. Miss Charlotte MacI(ay and Mrs. Myron Shaw Program. Mrs. Gor- don Holm. School. Mrs. Gordon I-Iolm. Sick. Mrs. Myron Shaw and Mrs. Gordon I-lolm.

Mrs. Ivan Macxinnon kindly in- vited the members to her home for the .Ianuary'meetlng. Roll call to be answered by a "NewYears Re- solution”. A contest was put on by Mrs. Russel MacLean follow- ed by an auction sale with Mrs. Gordon Holms as Auctioneer. The sum of 86.10 was realized. Meet- ing closed by singing the Queen followed by I dainty lunch serv- ed by the hostess, assisted by committee.

Season as were the franklncense and myrrh nearly two thousand years ago. IN THE HOLY LAND

In the Bible Lands. the fjai-den Editor of the Christian Science Monitor writes of the flowers she saw on a recent trip to the Holy Land. actually. the Holy Land is- bounds in wild flowers and flow-

ancienl mosques in Cairo and Da- mascus. marigoidsfzinnia.--. morn- ing glories. lantana. altliea and hibiscus flourish. With the tree- plantlng program under way in most of the Bible lands. the pines. tamarlsks. cedars and other fam- iliar trees are now holding their own on hills that have long been barren. Thus. this hallowed land- scape is being restored to its one- time wooded beauty. When Isaiah prophesied that the desert would rejoice and "blossom as the rose" when Elijah in the wilderness sat under a "juniper tree" and when Jesus advised his listeners to con- sider the "lilies of the field" these are not the flowers and trees that we of the western world know by these names.

If you want to see flowers in the Holy Land. time your visit with the winter rains-November to April. Even with the wide- spread irrigation and ii-1-nlanh lng protects rot!-it courageously forward. the land in modern lit- rael and elsewhere is still rock- ribbed and barren. for 1'4 lumr mer months are incredibly hot and dry. With November. how- ever. come the "former rains"-

"Then in truth the mountains and

the hills "break forth into Sin!-

spconded 85 be sent to the 'l'.B.' Lea

It was moved by Mrs. Ince and.

ering trees. In the courtyards of.

'Reliel Felt Wl-ion Dior's Spring Collection Revealed

. II! SYLVIA HAITI

I Canadian Prteu Staff Writer ll LONDON ICPI - There WON

sighs of relief in the London fash- gion world when Christian DIRT 'sp:-inc collection was unveiled- Zllemlines weren't as low as some Iliad feared.

I Three months ago fashion dicta- gtor Dionadvocated delni-IOIIIOIIP jskirts-ankle length. There VII llpvl'EheIII.I0lI about this new col- Ilection. totalling 34 models. Then icame the relief-the models III- cludod only three ankle - length gowns. and they were renewed for evening wear.

Nevertheless. Dior iitlll appears to be pushing the idea of le ening all skirts just one inch. HI! .regulation hemline today in 14 V-0 .15 inches from the ground. "TOPICAL NOTE

The mass - circulation Dally Sketch. striking a topical note. Isay.-i "practical Dior has aband- .oned the longer skirts because of

Ithe British petml crisis." When he launched the ankle- ilength skirt last ,summer he

twanted women to look more lady- like and help bring back the feel- ing of a more leisurely age. He decided against it for the time be- ing. says the Sketch. because the l”idea doesn't tie up with a petrol

and what conditions "

However. Dior's latest rullectinll Is essentially feminihe. Lines are curved and rounded. Shoulder lines are set low

are virliiiilly wartime

Dior lays brilliant flame will beI

the foremost spring color with rose. lllai-. bright navy and "whisky" iniies as mum-rs--up

There lit a iiilier-grey two-piece called "Canada" no reason given for the name whtiti has a boat neckline dress and button up Jacket.

One ankle It-iiizth iliitiier gown

la in emerald Ilrr-eii satin The dress dips in the hatk (if the ngtlr ankles but is THINPII slightly in

front. It has n pei.1I.xli,1iie(l bod- ice with straps and ii iinrrow tie- belt. .

Reminiscent or liiioriaii (lar- den parties is nnc ill i-lear white lace. It IIIISIIIII oil-Ii...,i,1..r spa.- iopcd neckline and a deep red rose pinned at the waist

Dior's roast still Ilt';il' the map. net line. with slceirw xhl imm 3 low shoulder line tiiitltii: into full- ness and caught Illlii 3 -i,;i.i mu,

Suits retain the liiiiiti" shirts with IlnDl'Px-rill tioni pli-at:.I and llfkels are rr-.'illx rruppetl short. There is a l'I'lttlIl' of twist- lines. They are PllIlf"l' mu-rt. liiied

Ishortage with queueing for buses

Shoppers Find Christmas 4

or sometimes natural ttilll a belt.

I

Tree Prices Have Gone Up 1

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Shoppers are finding out that Christmas tree prices. like most .prices. have gone up. i A Canadian Press survey indi- cates that prtees across Canada are from 20 to 15 cents higher than last year. but that the quality -of trees is lenerally better. Growers are taking morn min; to ensure attractive. sturdy trees. but risinz tl'iln.'-ntlrtalififl and la- thor costs have forced retail prices to an all-time high. Trees are sell- ing at anywhere from SI to 820. and the average, five-foot tree is priced at 32 in S3. Estimates that more than it!- lfI00.0fI0 young nine. spruce and fir trees have been cut in the last few weeks indicate that 1954': will 'be a record year for the SR.000.- I000 industry icttrrmi; rosrs

I Cutting or the toss harvest he- pgan in late October. and cutters .have hcen earning as much as. I Ni) a day in some areas. although I their wages. as determined by con- . are usually from tlo tn 520i

a day. I

1 Domestic con-.-iimption has re-' mained fairly cniistani in the last- tew years. but a booming export. market. which has nearly doubled- in the last seven years. is taklngi more than lIl.00fl.000 trees from Canada this year Most of these

trees will go to the United States: which receives about one third oft

its Christmas trees from this

south as MPXl('n and (.llTlR. -COOK'S CORNERS W I I

f'flllfllf',V. hut exporters have al-; ready reported shipments as far

lng" and all the trees of the field I ”clsp their hands".

Carpets of wild flowers swiftlyg clothe bleak hillsides: trees come; into flower; fields become dotted with blooom. This small but anc-I lent region includes mountain and valley. desert and swamplillfl-I rich coastal piaind and the iiteani- (HNER snaps lug "jungle" of the lower Jordan. 1 pup molaggpg I Nowhers else In the world. in N19 i tsp. sorta same amount. of space. is there I7 nip white sugar such a wide variety of verdurk 1 tsp, gall from tropical to alpine. I5 cup Iflnrtt-vi'lli1I

Everywhere in the Holy Land.) tbsp ginger we found narcisstis growing wild. 3 cups flour A favorite since Old Testament Mix molasses. oigiir. ginger and days. it is cherished for its sweet-, shortening and cur over fire until our and abundance. Bunches In :the shortening is melted. Sift soda water glasses filled my hoirlmoom and nmir together and stir inlol with perfume. Its name is trans-.abore mixture. Knead the dough land as in Isaiah and tho I until sniooth, working in to cup song of Solomon. but elsewhere g additional flour, Chill a few hoiirii. I it may be one of the "lilies". Illoll very thin and bake in mod-I

Lebanon is the fruit basket of eratc oven. This is a good recipe the Middle east. Along the coast. for making gingerbread men. with oi. deep blue or the Meat Tm-r-m arranean beyond. the shares are green with banana. apricot. orange lemon and grapefruit grove: We can stop at colorful roadside stands to eat freshly picked tan- gerines drlpplna with lulu. tltlt fragrance of the blossoming tree: was deliciously sweet. Spread over the sides of the hills. too. were the gray-green olive groves. which were bearing their precious fruit. An olive tree is said never to die. for It sends up new shoots from century-old roots. In the Garden of Gethsemane. there are several which, according to tradition. date from the time of Jesus. I Man. women and children were everywhere harvesting the olives exactly as dascrlbed in his Old Testament. While some would climb the trees and knock the olives down by shaking them. oth- srs would gather them into huge baskets. Workers resting for lunch in in; mode, piesented Indeed a pastoral Iclne suitable tor a lib cal painting.

Always I think of the hillsides. and blue with l

latlsaraasasvertalltotalisms back to this wonderful land of the first Vchriltmnf; .

WIFE PRESERVERISL-L

I The majority iii itia esnitrtrd trees are from Ililxli”ll

I HIIHIIH - some 4.000000 spiii.i- tlnm Que-I bee. and more iiltltl tvtittttllllli fir.

from Nova'Scotia anit xi-it Bruns-

wick. British (lnliiiiilm. imui but an- iiending fiflilfllas IIIK suit a. few

pines in the pratiie tum tore: aiirl,

the U.S.. while (flI'.'1Itii are cutting large iw,. seeded scotch piiiiv. IMPROVE TREES

Ert-it PFS 0! newly-

Recent years Iioie -4-I'll in.-iiiy innovations in the itioiiiiig and marketing of (illrislinas trees. Growers now are priming the trees in the suninicr in Rllnllllnic hardy. symmetrical umiiiti. and

spraying operation: are tilllIrIli('IP(I to control inserts as with other large cash crop:

Retailers report a gi-mini: non ularity of trees spt'ayerl iiiih var- ious rnmpouuds, prmliiriiii: fir?- proof trees of many ullier SIIRITPS than the natural green The spray- ing also helps the tree: to retain their needles after they begin to dry out

The growth of the liirliixlrv has caused provincial gorernnieiil: in take a new interest Qiiehee now has a restocking iirograiit sinned at pi-oviding 5.500.000 new trees each year. and Oniiirio 0ffll'l:'.Il.I estimate that I5.lmtIt)00 scotch pine seedlings were planted this year alone.

in Alberta, the pruitnrial gov- ernment has allowed for the first time the riittlng of trim: on rrimn lands. Putter: ohlaioi-d permits and paid dues of from three to nine cents for every tree they cut.

MORNING siwliitti

Teacher--Now. in France, any little boy can grow up to be prem- ier -and most of them do.

:5 fr

OUT AND MIX

lmsrt and iluiidnr sheath- grsro.

for ca-ital iir-ni

ks.

slviel 7 7

THAT LOVE TO G0

at hemltne for pientv of use and full panelled title for tlnv time or data time. all round pl:-IINI Wool tuned: authentic larians snd plaids.

HONCQRVINI

for November of the Tignisb Con- rent. . Grade II. I. Phyllis Myers 1.

Ethel Williams 3. Joyce Mokler and Doreen Harper.

Grade in. I Janette McCarthy 2. Peggy Shea 3. Patricia Gaudet.

Grade 9 1. Shirley Blanchard 1. Ann Maria McAidoff 3. Alice Gaudet.

Grade I l. Hrues Phee 2. Ed- ward Fitzgerald I. Leonard Ho- ggan

Grade 7. I Freda Mt-Phee I. Catherine Mt-Hugh J. Dora Gav- ll'l

fiiiide 1. I. and I-Itnier Perry. Leo Gaudet. 1. Roger Smythe 3. Reggie Porter.

Grade 6 1. Edward Gallant 1. Lucy ('onway 3. Frankie Doucette.

Grade 4 1. Elaine Myers 1. Mary Handrahan 8. Patsy Brod- wii-k.

(trade .'I. i. Ann Marie Gaiidet and Ruth Gallant 1- Andrea Pat- uri-I It Elmer Arsenaull.

Grade 3. I. Frances Meflae 1. Colin Arsenault. 3. June Mailette.

flrade 2. l. Curt Phee 2. Gail I):-siloeheii 3. Stella Gavin

Grade 2. 1. Bruce Arsenaiilt 2. Janet Trainor J. Robert Boyce.

DARNLEY SCHOOL tlisitle I0. I. Roger flniislns 2 ltale Pickering 3. Dorothy ('on- nick. tirade 9 1. John Cousins 2 Rob- ert VUUSIIII 3. Doris Conntck. tirade ii. I. Mildred Thompson 2 Marian Pickering 3. Margaret

Fit-keriiig.

(trade 7. I Wendell Mountain 2 George Mountain.

Grade 6. Wayne Rearisto 2.

Floyd Frazier 3. Phyllis Cro1.ier. Iligheat average, Mildred Thom- pwm Principal: Margaret E. Cousins. Grade 5. 1. Faye Beairsto 2. ll:rr.ini-re Campbell 8. Wayne (froz- lPI'. llraiivl l. Earith Adams 3. Floretica ftniislnii .1. Earle Hickey. Grade .'la l Carol Hickey Z.

Garth Wail fl Barbara Hlekov gnd

Paul Haidtrig teiiualt.

Grade flti I. William MarKay.

Grade 23, 1. Dorothy Mount- ain 2. Edward Campbell.

Grade 2b. 1 Dianne Connick 2. plieveriy ('rnzier 3. Edith Hickey.

(trade 2c. I Mary MacDonald 2 Gertrude (Intisins. (trade la I Lowell Reairtzto 2

2 Raw Harding .'l. Ivan Beairutn ; tirade ih l Austin MaeKay 2. Robert Champion

Highest average. liaritli Adams 'IR."l percent Dianne ('nnnick 9.'l..'l percent.

p HOUSEHOLD HINT

E Wash dark cottons separately lao they won,t pick up lint.

IF YOU

DRIVE"

Pl:-all

fall-

SKIRTS TO SUIT EVERY OCCASION

SIZE 9 T0 20 PRICED FROM I.

4.95 to 24.95

I

no following is the lsflllof rdll

Philip ' MacDonald I IPrc-sbyteriai till) he held in Sum- .meritide on

IENIINGYON W. M. I.

The regular monthly meeting of the Kensington Auxiliary al the Unttad Church W. M. 5. met on Wednesday afternoon, December 5. with the president. Mrs. Alex- ander MacKay presiding. and lead- ing lhe Devotional Period

Mrs. W. C. MIPLPOO reported that the Thanltnfferiug amounted to 8107. and the Noreniber offering Sll. The program i-onimitlee for January will be Mrs William Pro- fitt, Mrs. Ernest uaclilweu and Mrs. Horace Glover Mrs. Harry Brown was appointed to represent the W. M. S. on the ttffii-ial Board.

Notice unit receiied that the

.laniiait' 22-23. Mrs. Brookins read a letter acknowledg. ing the receipt of the Overseas parcel sent to lieaiiiiuarlers. II was decided to present gifts for in; Halifax Port Work on Sunday morning. Dereinlicr lb.

Mrs Ernest hlzii-Ewen cliet-lied on the number of book; rend gnd MP5. GNU"!!! lllttlttan reported that 41 Home fails. if) Hospital calls had been oiarle, it treats and 39 cards sent during the month. Ap- propriate ri-adings were given by the Cllliilflstllp and Stewardship secretaries, Mrs Brown and Mrs.

I W. G Sintpsiui

TPaf'hf'f'f Alma c. Aiiamsf

I I

Mrs P .l Ki-iiiietly ttave the re- port of the iioininalinz committee, The follmiiiig nominating dommit- lee was appointed for 1957: Mrs. l)an Illa:-Keiizic, Mrs. P. J. Ken- nedy, Mrs I-Irncst Marl-lwen.

An ('flt'('illt' Christmas candle illllllttig i-4-ri-iiioiiy vras,t'arried out by the PI't'Nlflf'lil with several meiii hr” lIE'ItIttL' candles to represent Hiirliiii. Kiirra. Vew Guinea. (Yan- ada. Him: Kong and Malaya. The tall iauriir in the centre was a symbol of the Light that is in t'hi-i.xt Elnti the smaller ones sym-

boliziuu the universal kinship of .

those who have received a meas- ure of this l.igiit into themselves.

'9"-(tutu-u. '

0 Poinsettia: 9 Azalea:

C Potted Mums

0 Cyclamen:

K ENT STR IGET

l

MARITIME GREENHOUSES

-ruesitny. Dec.L8;1'956 Tile

MONTAGUII NJ.

The regular monthly meeting of the Montague Women's institute was held at the home of Mrs. Les- ter MacLeod Tuesday evening. De- i-ember 4th. with the president. Mrs. Albert Fraser, in the chair.