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4 CHRISTMAS NUMBER, GRESHAM OL TLOOK December 14, 1920 ^b >53b U K- -•<- .--- r M A K & « I I.IR ■ .IJIIU 11II • •• T H IZ * A S 4 SOME CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS Hy M O TH ER M A C H R E E ’W ' (W*V* V v . I' IS impossible to w rite a n y th in g , at thia season o f the year, from letter« to c o o k in g recipe«, which does no, co nta in som ething o f the C hrw tm as s p irit Am i o u r little house is o v e rflo w in g w ith it. h ro iii th* b ig c h e s t'’ in the a ttic , w here the I liris tm a s parcel« are stowed away a« fa«t as they com«' in to the basement, w here the ‘ * goodie« ' are in cold storage fo r the Chriattna« «lim ier, the s p ir it o f C hristina« hover« lik e a household t a iry , o r a g u a rd ia n angel. Jfa H td v , ie e ig h t-y e a r old hoy o f the household, ami I have been lit ving some very earnest conversations behind dosed 'lo ors w ith the re •suit th a t three pasteboard boxes have been con V e r t e il in to I'e s id e lll M r three u ltra fa«hionahle pap er-d oll fa m ilies The««* m arvelous people “ have g row n tire d o f liv in g between the pages o f magazines, no Buddy o b lig in g ly arm ed h im s e lf w ith iny einbroid ery scissors and behold ' M artha and M a ry and B aby S iste r w ill have thing« w hich B ro th e r made a ll by h im self B aliy S iste r's ideas as to I liristm as giving a n ,i!b e r vague. B ill ol one th in g she is pla cidly c e rta in Santa Clam- w ill never forget her. because she has learned to lace her own shoes. A la s ! She has also learned to imlaee them , at a ll hours o f the day and comb her own h a ir somewhat in a style o f her own A ll th is has been d u ly reeorded in a le tte r to Santa, as w e ll as to Daddy Boy and I'n e le Hob. liAeailse th is is p ro o f p ositive th a t Nhe is no longer ‘ ju s t a bain She to ld me q u ite c o n fid e n tia lly , howevet as I was tu c k in g her in to bed, th a t sin- w as going to g ive ns a ll dollies w iv e u rly h a ir ' fu r <'liristm a s. N ’ I could have yo u r d ollie s to play w iv , c o u ld n 't I, gram m a, in in u ve r s d o lly , cause slo- * got lia liy liru v v e r, a n ’ B u d d y ’s d o lly , cause he s a boy I could take care o f a ll y o u r dollies, gram m a, I eould ' From w hich I in te r th a t baby sister w ill in due tim e give her husband lace c u rta in s and piano scarfs, a cco rd in g to the tim e honored jo ki-sm ith s o f a nother generation But. a fte r a ll. she's a bit more generous than some g ro w n u ps I have know n She's w illin g to give the th in g s she w ants the most herself F’o r iny own p art. I never gave aw ay a book in my life th a t I d id n 't buy a d u p lica te fo r m yself if I could a ffo rd it, and it has a lw ays hap pencil th a t I c o u ld n 't so fa r. B u t th a t's my cre e d ; t h a t ’s the only way in w hich I can appease the u g ly , selfish streak in m y m akeup which makes me greedy fo r books and in c id e n ta lly flow ers T in tw in s are fa sh io n in g m arvelous g ifts fo r m other and Baby Sister, and they add, m ysteriou sly, “ e v e ry b o d y .” • ’ • • • We h a v e n 't ta lk e d much about “ the th in g s wc w ant fo r C h ris t mas. even the ch ild re n arc more o r less subdued a bo ut it. A b ou t a ll we re a lly w a n t is to sec prices tu m b le a little more w h ile wages keep up, b u t we feel th a t the level has about been reached fo r th is year, at least. Last year, I remember, there was a g lo rio us C hristm as d in n e r be «»use so m any o f o u r boys were home again a fte r the w ar, and then an evening o f fire lig h t and c a n d le lig h t in so many d iffe re n t homes. In c id e n ta lly , o u r lit t le house was a ll abloom w ith h o lly and m is tle toe and g ir ls ' For the house on o u r side o f the street ' belongs ’ to o th e r fo lk as w ell as o u r own I wo brave little bride s spent a par, of th e ir honeym oon there ju a t before tlie ir hoys w ent overseas and u n d e r the fra g ra n t w iste ria blossoms the Inst fa re w e lls have been w hispered between Husbands and wives, m others And sons And a lw a ys as long as the little house stands o r my eye's can see, I shall see the dear brave smiles o f the men who have waved goodbye fro m the fr o n t gate. w hite road w in d in g dow n the lu ll lie The long, long I Electric Store THE PLACE TO BUY ELECTRIC GOODS AND XMAS GIFTS Give something useful. Come here to select'your gift. We have want that we do not have in stock. a nice line to choose from and will gladly send for anything you Electric Toasters, Grills, Flatirons, Chafing Dishes, Coffee Perco lators, Curling Irons, Fans, Sewing Machine Motors, Etc., Etc. NATIONAL MAZDA LAMPS We stock them in all sizes from 15 watts to 300 watts, clear and frosted bulbs and blue shade. The blue shade absolutely kills all glare. w M ® 'J .4 See* Us for Your Christmas Tree Lights m When you want a house or garage built, and built right, see FRANK C. JONES Contractor and Builder x Screen Porches with disappearing windows. Repairing. Septic Tanks built. General Contracting and Building. Estimates fur nished bn request. Wc furnish equipment for every electrical need. We have all the latest modern electrical con veniences. We would be glad to have you call at our new store in the Bungalow Building' opposite the Bank of Gresham and see some of our new electrical labor- saving devices. The ch ild re n an- already s in g in g C hris,m as songs oh and new I he little m o th e r is teaching them one w ith a w is tfu l lit t h m elody : " W h a t »111 the Christmas bring to you’ Love mpl Joy a n d k in d ly m ir t h • H opes t'ultllled an d frie n d sh ip tr u e And to all m en, G o d 's "p e a c e on e a r t h ,” Perhaps they d o n 't understand it now I am sure they appreciate the m anger song more, but in the com ing y ears, if they can o n ly have the h a lf o f these blessings, tlie ir lives w ill he rich indeed • • • • We sell Hamilton Beach Motors for your Sewing Machines, also attacn- ments by which motor can be made to whip cream, uesd as fan or sil ver polisher. It wns said so m any tim es that last C hristm as was the happiest one the w o rld has ever kn o w n , because the boys who live d th ro ug h the w a r were a ll home again It may have been so in A m erica, w here o u r losses were com paratively sm all It seems s u pe rtliiou s to r, pea, it. hut to my im a g in a tio n Un.s C hristm as w ill be ju s t as happy though perhaps fo r a d iffe re n t cause There are now so many more lin k s in the chain lin k s o f golden h a ir, s h in in g eves and little hands lin k s th a t hind the heart and soul T his year they w ill a ll share the happiness the boys and th e ir g ir l wives and the lin k s That is one o f th e g ifts th is C hristm as has b ro u g h t to us to clasp h n ijils mice more across the sea We have been ta k in g too much fo r g ra nte d , b ut wc arc more nud more learn ing how to appreciate one another, and how to express the appreeia tio n in w ords and d .... Is Din upon a tinte, ju s t he,ore ano,In r C h ristin a *. , wo nt my b o ys’ ilro p p e d ni w ben un p re p u ra tio n s Itad liccu ina ile fo r guests T o he ip iite ^ m tlifu l, th e ri never were inali.) ' ' p re p a ra tim i« ' ' m ailt fo r any o f theiu, lu i, th a t was a p a r iii'ttla r ly lln o v e rta li day at on. little house \ \ e made sandwiches and evolvi d a salad fro m the odds and ends in the p a n try , made lea. opened a glass o f je llv . and that w as a ll • hie o f the hoys asked h a ltin g ly W ill you do som ething I wan, you to do, M oth er Machree* W o u ld 1“ Is there a n y th ,n g anv mot her w ould not have done fo r those boys o f o u ra f lie reached across the table Please I w an, von it) b u tte ' mv bread fo r me, and p u t some je lly m, i, And then, w h e t 1 handed it back to him . lie said q u it' simply M oth er has alw ays done th a t ever since I was a lit t le chap and I guess I ju s t im agine i, but it a lw ays seems to taste d iffe re n t ’ ’ That sparse lit t le meal w ill he h precious memory to me, a fte r the menus o f more p re te n tio u s feasts have lon g since faded 1, became by th a t one th o u g h , o f th a t boy. a sacrament the very epitom e o f a ll the meals ever prepared and served by m others “ B e tte r a d in n e r o f herbs, and b e tte r by fa r. the sim ple, b e a u tifu l act o f m oth er servic** w hich th is b o y ’s m other had alw ays p erform ed fo r him , than a ll the gorgeous C hristm as meals ever served by paid lackeys It was not th a t lie w anted to be w a ite d u p o n ." Nobody was ever more th o u g h tfu l about sh arin g burdens th an he was. h u t it 's ju s t that o u r men fo lk Cod bless them ., are “ youngsters u n d e r the skin “ The q u o ta tio n m arks are a trib u te ,o an A m erican boy w ho made that rem ark to me • • • • V I here is a bn ol C hristm as verse w hich I picked up somewhere, possibly o u t o f the c lu tte re d up w orkshop w hich answers fo r a m ind in my m akeup and w hich I have sent fo rth before. In fa ct there has not been C hristm as fo r years when I d id n 't know o f someone, somewhere, to whom I eould semi it. Here it is mv C hristm as wish fo r y o u r boy and my boy w herever he m ay be: T h e ten rierest lig h t o f th a t silv ery «tai W hich blriutra th e h n n iefo lk , is s h in in g ab o v e you. F o r s till I, Is C h ris tm a s w h e re v e r you a re . And th o se you hold d e a r re m e m b e r an d love you American Beauty Electric Irons and Devices. Hot point Electric Irons and Appliances. 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Saves considerable tim e and tro u b le on iv y m ornin gs -saves g e ttin g the ra d ia to r m cju lcd one'' o r tw ic e d u rin g the w in te r I t operates on any e le c tric lig h t socket -is attached and de tached in l y i lf a m in ute- -costs In i, th ru - cents to keep the m o to r w arm a ll n ig h t and is guaranteed A B S O L U T E L Y S A F E . T u r n Down Sockets, Branch Sockets. Shades and Fixtures. Gen eral Electric National Mazda Lamps. Thor and Eden Washing Machines. Everything o f S ta n d a rd make and guaranteed. All kinds of Electric Con struction and R e p a i r Work done and guaran teed by a licensed electri cian. Use your phone to tell us what you need and we will see that you get i tt Frank C. Jones Co FRANK C JONES Contractor and Builder ELECTRIC BUILDING Phone 96x FLOYD L. MACK Licensed Electrician
