Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Sunday, DecT 13. 1953
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will be St. Lucia for the Lucia ceremony at the
Salem Garden Club show. She will sing and pass tradi
tional Swedish cakes and cookies during the tea hours.
On the table is the crown of candles and greens she will
wear with her white robe and crimson sash. (McEwan
Studio picture.) '
Above are the Star Boys or Stjarn
gosser, who will accompany St.
Lucia in singing Christmas carols.
At the piano is Chester Hodgson and
the carolers (left to right) are Timmie
Meyer, Morrell Crary. Peter Schloth
auer, Richard Saalfeld and John
Heenan holding the star. The other
caroler is George Corrigan, who was
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The Lucia Ceremony
Highlighting the Salem Garden Club annual
Christmas Greens Show Tuesday and Wednesday
at the lzaak Walton Clubhouse between 1 and 9
pm. each day will be the Lucia ceremony. The
Swedish Yule begins on Dec. 13 and is called
'Luciadagen" or St. Lucia's Day. It is celebrated
every year with many lights and gracious hospitality.
In the homes the Lucia Legend is enacted by the
eldest daughter, who awakens each member of the
household early in the morning.
Robed in white with crimson sash and wearing
a crown of greens and lighted candles she sings
as she carries a tray of coffee and traditional buns
and cookies to members of the family. She is the
embodiment of the Christmas spirit In the evening
she sometimes goes about the village accompanied
bv little boys, also in white, carrying stars and
candles, and singing the Christmas carols.
The Lucia ceremony, which ushers in the Christ
mas season in Sweden, will be given at the Salem
Garden Club show Tuesday and Wednesday after,
noons at 3:30 p.m. and at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday night
Mrs. Morrell Crary is in charge of the Lucia cere-
mThe interested public is invited to attend tht
Greens show each day. There will be wreaths, cor
sages, decorated trees, exhibits by other garden
clubs in the valley, table settings and demonsta
tions each day. Mrs. James H. Turnbull is general
chairman of the show with Mrs. Clifford Taylor,
club president, co-chairman.
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the committee in charge of the Madonna room for the Salem Gar
den Club Christmas Greens Show Tuesday and Wednesday at the Izaak
Walton Clubhouse. In the lower photo are Miss Lord and Miss Edith
Schryver. staging chairman for the show. Miss Lord is holding a gilded
frieze which she obtained from an old Spanish church in Manilla. The
frieze which she obtained from an old Spanish church in Manila. The
In the background is "Crown Mary," which was brought from Mexico
in 1935 and has since been used in every..Garden Club Show. (Kennell
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The Rainbow Girls Tinsel Ball on Friday night at Crystal Gardens will WgJ?gl? of fee Chrkt-
mas son for the -teenage contingent. Serving on the directorate, left to right are Misses Ann Hansen.
Eleanor Mleziva. Margaret Hildreth and Nancy Bone. (Kennell-Ellis Studio). -
O one of me outstanding social events of the holiday season will be' the Spinsters annual Christmas
CtotyBcSsah night, Dec "19 at the Marion HoteLTive of the committee mbeore
'bdamSrGmaAkjmdm Miss Sue Rawlinscn. Miss Mary Campbell,
lSS Sd Mrs. Delwyn Kleen. vice president of the Spinsters and general chairman.
3Cennell-Ellis Studio.)