Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 270, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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FAMOUS CHRISTMAS EDITORIAL
“IS THERE A SAHTA CLAIS”
Mary Carson (Imf»r<»aario>
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petce <nd gocxiwill rciqa
Avigr's bom tnio the world
ewjun's strife and pain.’'
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cf4) HE hillsides of Judea .
V Lnj in the Up of flight
Save for a gleami nq star that shone
(Pith dazzling radiance bright;
The lowhj shepherds watched
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COMPETE IN
COIN SALES
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muedi WiUi a number setting
and making it different from
pcotna The second girl will
* silver mounted lavalier coin
’ stamped. With each lava
i will get a certificate of np-
by the Governor
of State
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BKANA, Dec. 22.—One of
IntaroeHnii and elaborate
is entertainments and the
kind ever held in texar-
is the community carol aerv-
I tat the Harner Theater un-
'jM adupiree of the two
iew, Knights Templar. Tex
U and Tesaa, Bunday aft-
sarly 2,000 people attend-
given a
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who sells in her .fcmi
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inner to her town,/and the
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and died nt 0:30 a. nu t X
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The publisher was 72 year* old.
During his life he owned eoventqen
daiHoa but at hts death, he owned on-^-^J
ly the New Yorti Hun and New tMk
Telegram.
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These humble shepherd men—
There came a, wish to see the Christy
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ind knelt down at His fcet. <--
k That night is long since past but qet
/ On even] Christmas Day
The little Christchild comes again
ftBjI'O'brighten life’s dark way
^And to our listening ears there comes
we bend low to hear \
The song of ^race the angels sang
Upon that m.M> , ,k
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many years iMjitordn-chlef of The
Hun in hk book.‘‘Memoirs of An E<ll-
tor. After telliug aomothing of
Chun h. Mitchell wrote :
“One day in 1807 I handeil to him
a letter that had come in the mail
from a child Of eight, saying: ‘Please
toll me the truth; k, there
(Wlaiw?' Her little friends
her no.” rhurch In-lstled and
poohed at the subject
geeted that be write a reply to Vir-
ginia O’Hankm: but lie took the let-
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-ter and turned wiht an air of resig-
nation to his desk. In a short time
he had produced the article w'bicb
has probably been reprinted during
the flast quarter of a century, as the
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classic expression of Athristmas senti-
ment. more million of times than any
There will not be a meeting of i
Women's Union Prayer Matting t
week on account vf the Cl
season, according to anno?
by Mrs. W. P TempleUMn, 0*
The next meeting fw\ ttab a
tian wiM be heM <m the hut
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G.UNEHVILLE, Texas. Dee.
This town bid for M* ths i
spot in Texas today The ther
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mix chocolates in America, will
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Yes, Virginia^ there is a Ranta Clang,
as certainly as love -aqd
exist.
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the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Banta Claus! Yon
might as well not believe In fairies!
Yon might get your papa to hire men
to watch In all the chimneys on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Clans,
but even If they did not see Henta
Clatua coming down, what would that
prove?—Nolwidy sees Santa Claus, but
that Is no sign that there is no San-
ta Claus. The most real things in
the World ate those that neither chil-
dren nor men can. nee. Did you ever
see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of
course not, but that’s no proof that
they are not there. Nobody can con-
ceive or imagine all the wonders there
are unseen and unseeable in the
J world. ;
You tear apart the baby’a rattle
and see what maken the noise Insid®.
but then- Is a veil covering the nn-
Ms*n world which not the strongest
man. nor even the united strength of
•ill the strongest meu thKt ever lived
could tea/ apart. Only faith, fancy
poetry, love, roman<<e. can push aside
that curtain and view and picture
the si>|M>rnal ls»auty and glory be-
yond. Is It all real? Ah, Virginia, in
nil this world there is nothing else
real and abiding.
No Ranta Claus! Thank God!
Ilves, nnd he lives forever. A
sand years from now, Virginia,
ten times ten thousand year®
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the heart of childhood.
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NEW YORK. Dec 22.—Frank A.
Munsey, newspaper and magaaiue
jnildlsber, died at Lenox HUI Hospi-
tal after a short Illness following an
Munsey rallied for a abort
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F. A. MUNSEY
FUEL
TWy tkink that nothing eas be which
Is not compndicnHilde by their little
minds. All minds. Virginia, whether
Ing is told by Edward P. Mitchell, for- they be iuens or children’s, are lit-
tle. Tn this grout universe of ours
NEW YORK.
n" more than twenty-eight ycan» ago
there appeared In the columns of The
New York Sun on editorial, alaiut
<Hantn Claus, an editorial written is
the routihe of Imsy hours, without
thought of permanence beyond the
day. It was written in answer to a
letter from a little girl, but H was
addressed to a far wider audience.
If there peraists a copy of The Sun
of September 21'. 181)7. it must !*»
very yellowed and fragile. But ev-
ery year on paper which is crisp and
new there cenie requests for the re-
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printing of the, editorial captioned:
“Is There a Santa Ulans?" which
Frank Phacctlns CJiv.rch wrote so
many years ago in answer to a letter
from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon,
who Is now Mrs. Virginia O’Hanlon
Douglas, and who has an 11-year-old
daughter of her own. Each year The
Sun receives a rain of requests that
it lie again included in its <*olumns.
The manner of the editorial’s writ
Soldier. Sweethearts,
do, Sari. Pinafore.
Season boxes, six spats (Including
ivar tax)-$138.60; season boxes, eight
scats (Including war tax) $184.80;
season Jhjxps, nine seats (Including
war Jax) $207.00; season boxes, ten
MMtf (including wgr tax) $231.00;
single bok seat (including war tax)
$3.30: Parquet and drem-clrcle single
seat (including, war tax) $2.20; par-
iquet and dress-circle season seat (in-
cludiag war tax) $13.40; first five
rows in beleony, single seat (includ-
ing war tax $1.10 first five rows in
balcony season seat (tadriding war
tax) $7.70; back rows In balcony, not
reserved 50e.
Early buying of tickets will secure
choice scats and will tie greatly ap-
predated.
Kindly let me know- the seats yon
wish: (wloae yoijr check payable to
Mary Carson and our tickets will be
delivered to you promptly.
Phone: Preston 088. Address:
Polk Ave.. Houston. Texas,
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Christmas Carols L
By Endeavorers
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Christmas carets will be sung by
members of the Presbyterian Chrls-
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tian Endeavor Hoeiety Just at. the eve
of Christmas day while tiuq inhabi-
tants are asleep, according to • an-
nouncement made by officers of the
C. E. organisation. Plans were per-
fected at their Sunday evening meet-
t
Ing and have been since announced
ptt»li<4y.
Tltoae ])«rticipating are to »wem-
ble at the residence of J. G. Whitten
T^uftalay evening at 10 o’clock'nnd
from there they will proceed over the
city, stopping in front of various
homes and singing a Christmas carol
and continuing on into the night until
they have thus left a bit of cheer
with as many persons as is possible
for them tn reach.
Instead of walking as was done in
days of yore, a big truck has been
engaged for the occasion and the
singers will be driven over the city.
Ih this way it is thought they can
cover more ground and will not I
wearied by reason of their labors.
It was the olden custom for per-
sons inviting carol singers to Shop in
front of their homes to leave a light-
ed candle In the front window of the
home. Wherever the candle was ween
the carol singers would stop for a
song. But. owing to this e us tom not
having been kept up Ih late years, it
W pot the intention of thia party of
carol singers to adhere to the rule of
the lighted tedU. -Home homes have
a light burning in the front window,
but homes Where It does not appear
will not be passed up for that rea-
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Expression Recital
Mias Anita Taylor presented her
expreastan pupils in a Christmas pro-
gram Satnrdhy afternoon at the
home of Mm (Mile Smith
Little MIm Carolina ftiaalietb in-
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troduced the program with a reading
entitled "Doily’s Prettuta.” and
CtaAflot Make.a HpaerU” was recited
‘ a charming little lady, Virginia
Gregory
Francis Cunningham, dressed an an
old negro mammy, delighted the au-
dtence with the rea'dM|h “Mammy’s
Christmas
Vera Btntth gave a perfect tmper-
Martion of ta flapperta^thoughts In
the reading, “Tefi G’Cfcek
. After the presentation of the
Christmas controversy, which Was
one of the moat enjoyable numbers
on the program. Banta appeared bo
distribute the little -gifts he ’ had
stored away ia a tawutiful qhriatmas
box. Those taking part in the con-
troversy were: Francis Cunningham.
Oarttine KHvabrtb Rmifli. Mary Vir-
ginia Bledsoe, Pblll Meyers, Olive
Keller, Ines Darby. Virginia Lindley.
Dorothy BrmwwoR andUfeJva Lokey.
The huose was arttal££uy decorat-
ed with moss and evergreens, which
Imparted a pleasant holiday air $o
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the rooms.
Those enjoying the pregram were
the mothers and a few intimate
friends'Of the pupils.
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FROST VlSm
BROWNSVILLE
Tn thlN great universe
man Is h mere insect, an ant. In his
intellect, as compared with the bound-
less world about him. <s nw-asiired by
the intelligence capable of grasping
tlu| whole of truth and knowledge.
He^px
generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
to your life its highest beauty and
joy. Alas! how dreary would be the
world if there were no Ranta Ciatfs! ■
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It woukl he ah dreary as If there
were no Virginie. There would be no
chlldUke faith then, no poetry, no ro-
mance to make tolerable this exist-
ence. We should have no enjoyment,
except tn sense and sight. The eter-
nal light with which chUdhood fills
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City Andltorlum.
Heteh light operas in English. Five
nights nnd two uiatinocs.
IMtos: DegMriher 25, 26. -M-) an(l
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Complete New York
('Hh»r Cast).
Repertoire; Robin Hood.
Firefly.
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other newspaper article ever
by any newspaper—writer
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The editorial follows:
M’e take plea sue rx In answering at
onte and tlius prominently the com-
muhirntlon below, expressing at the
same time our great gratification that
its faithful author is numbered
among the friends of The Run*:
“Dear FXHtor—I am 8 years old.
“Home of my tittle friends say
there is no Hants Claus. •
“t*npr» says ‘If yon see it
Run It’s so.’
"PleasC toll me the truth,
a Santa (’laus?
“Virginia O’Hanlon.
“115 West Ninety-fifth street."
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. . Tlicy have. Is-en affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not belteve except they oee.
written
In any
■N County’s quota for Oonfed-
Vamo rial Half Dollars is 1317
but the campaign Is not a
-wide one. The Harvest (tain-
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management has seen fit to
Me the quotas among towns in-
of counties. Mrs. 3. Wallace
Is chairman for Navasota and
I for the couaty. Other towns in
M County have their own local
Mw* but the Hxaiilner-Review
'>•$ teen apprised of such ap-
MMBte Grimes County towns
•ftBttas ah published by the Stone
HMnta Confederate Monumental
bcMma are:
1,053 reins. ;
123 coins.
33 coins.
88 coins.
Ws Have Urge Part
■uch as the
of the Booth Is the basis
lA ths Harvest Cantpaign.
Mt contest for Houttere girts
conducted In connection with
mst (Stopsign has been given
“Confederate Memorial
|Ufoa Contest/*
jttitett Is ope* to girts througif-
fc Boutb between the ages of
*ad twenty-five years, wheth-
and it Ik ex-
, Timt meeting will take plare .4M|
Paul’i* Episcopal Ohureh -at 4 >f
with Mrs. I. B. Baker «f leader.
This aunounesmant does not I
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reference to the regular i
prayfer services of the various
es. which will Im* held as ua
Wednesday evening at 7 o’ck
ARMOUR PlWHASBB
NCOS FOBUTRY PI
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WiICHJTA, Kan.. Dec. 2
nine Kansas and. Otto koan
the Aaron Poultry aqd
according to Harold Ke|
cal manager. The pufe
are located at Wlchaa,
Hutchlaon, Kiowa, in
Woodward. Enid, Alva and Cft
Oklahoma. They, do an annual
uess of $15X100.030; Tte tt*MfA
efftettvu January 1, IMS.
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Will .
Mr. and Mrs, J. Wallace Bretol
will entertain, the young men st M
rirat Baptist Church. Thursday wto
ning a« 8 <■ ilock, at their heme.
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Navasota Daily Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 270, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1925, newspaper, December 22, 1925; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1336758/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.