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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-12-28, Page 3TIIURS., DEC. 28, 1939 WHAT CLLNTON WAS DOING IN GAY NINETIES THE Do You Remember. '%Vhat H• appened During The Last Decade Of '!`die Old Century? THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, DECEMBER , 28, 1800 The Perth Poultry .Association is holding its exhibition in Stratford this week. The following entries were sent from Clinton: George Swallow, Wyanddttes; F. G. Forrest- er, Aridalusions; S. Appleby, White Rocks; 'Messrs °Appleby and Forrest- er -Me attending the exhibition, Mr. John Peckitt shoved into his view house just east of town last week and is now comfoa•tably settled therein. Mr.. W. C. Cooper of Winnipeg came home for t: hrietntas, but re- mained` only until' Tuesday morning wheniie left to 'visit wholesale houses in Toronto and Montreal which he represents west of Lake Superior. There was a scarcity of candidates nominated for council and it is al- together likely that another election will be held. Only seven names were handed in for the six seats on the council. Mr. Jacob Taylor one of the nominees promptly resigned, and Mr. James Fair and Mr. H. Wiltse when informed that they were nominated, also sought to retire but it seems that the law 'provides that in sudh cases the six names must stand. It is an absurd law and the only resort of Messrs. Fair and Wiltse is to re- fuse to qualify. The members o' council now are: J. Fair, O. Johnston, T. A. Walker, J. A. Ford, H. Wzltse, T. Mackenzie. Stanley council of, '99 seems to have given general satisfaction and no names were presented to oppose them. They are: Reeve, Isaac Er- rata; Councillors: William Lamont, J. McNaughton, James McDiarmid, W. J. Stinson. A calm also prevailed in Hullett. Reeve John Brigham and Councillors A. Leach, W. Moon R. Ferris, and W. Patterson will again hold office. Dr. Agnew, late of Londesboro, re- turned last week from Europe where he spent nearly a year taking a post- graduate course to further perfect himself in the profession. It is said he may locate at Winghain Dr. Turnbull arrived in town last night after an absence of about eleven months spent in studying at the sliest famous seats of learning, among them London, Berlin and Vienna. The doctor has not yet de- cided where he will locate. The annual election of officers of L.O.L. No. 306 resulted as follow's:' Master, George A. Cooper; Deputy, Franklin Whitmore; Chaplain, John R. Shepperd; Rec. Secretary, John Thompson; Fin See., Thom J. Coop- er; Treas., John G. Steep; D. of C,, Matthew Shepherd; Lecturer, Albert .Anderson; Committee, Geo. Miller. First meeting to be held first Tues- day of the New Year. When The Present Century Was Young. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, DECEMBER 31, 1914 Dlt. THHOiM1'SON Dr. Thompson], who has retired from the Public Utilities Commission, has given splendid service to the municipality as a member of the C. I. Board, the town council and Public Utilities,. If at some future time hey should: be a candidate for some local position his valuable services in the past will be borne in mind. Mr. Dodds Holloway before leaving Sturgeon Falls was tendered a ban- quet and presented with a complim- entary 'address and smoking set. Dodds is but another Clinton boywho is making good and the 'News -Record extends congratulations. The following are the officers for the ensuing yam of Court Young Prosperity Not 87: Chief Ranger, Harry Fremlinr; Sub. Chief, W. Slo- man Jr.; Treas., John Derry; Sec., A. F. Cudmore; Assistant, Wm. Apple- by; Sr. Woodward, Albert Desves; Jr.: Woodward, Cliff Grealis; Sri Beadle, R. Walton; Jr. Beadle, Chas. Bell. Yesterday at the home of Mrs. Wm. Cooper the marriage took plate of her youngest daughter, Edna Venn, to Dr. R. Gordon Struthers, son of M. and Mrs. R. G. Struthers of Galt. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Rutledge, the bridal pair stand- ing before a bank of flowers; over head being suspended a wedding" bell of Mi'stlet'oe. There were no attend- ants sale' Mise Olive Armstrong, the little -niece" of the bride. The bride Was .given away by her brother, Mr. J. A. Cooper;' and Miss Nellie 'Struth ers, sister of the groom;' played' the wedding March: ' ' Miss Louise' Beaton leaves Satur day to resume "her 'teaching duties at Grand Valley' after' spendirig the 1 Yuletide siccation at her home in town • Mr: Donald Macdonald, ac'conipanied ' by his granddaughter, 1VIiss Lyda Morrish, has returned home after spending Christmas with his dati g9 ter, 'Mrs, J. T. Mustard of Toronto. , Mi. 'and Mrs. j. G. `Medd and Miss Florence Garrett spent Chrisbtnias day at the 'hare of Mx. and Mrs. Thos: Lyon of -Hullett. Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Latornell and little Miss Edith, of St. Thomas,. ar- rived before c hristinas at the lady's oid home, that of -Mrs. •Combe Sr. Mr. Latornell had to return to the city on Monday 'ta resume his duties as manager of .the Molson's Bank, but Mrs. Latornell and Edith remained for New Year's. Mr. Laverne Cook of the staff of the 'Union Bank, Melbourne, spent Ciuistrnas at the parentalborne here, that of Mi. and Mrs. Josh Cook. Mr. J. H. Lowery, a member of the teaching staff of the North Bay Pub- lic schools, has been in, town the past week visiting his mother and friends. CANADIAN GRENADIER• GUARDS BAND NOW' HEARD OVER CKNX Particularly noteworthy among cur- rent radio attractions is the weekly concert by the Band of His Majesty's Canadian Grenadier Guards, heard every Thursday night from 8.30 to 9.00 o'clock. Broadcast from Mont- real, the program is heard over a coast-to-coast network, including CKNX, Wingham. The Band of His Majesty's Caned- ian Grenadier Guards has long enjoy- ed an international reputation and is noted for its brilliant rendition of marches and regimental tunas, selec- tions from musical comedies, Iight operas and favorite ballads. "The Guardsmen", five of Canada's most outstanding singers aro also heard eaeh Thursday night on the same program. Captain J. J. Gagnier, conductor of the band is a noted musician and composer. The Band has been touring through Canada in recent years and has also been heard in feature en- gagements at the Canadian National Exhibition. Its radio concerts every Thursday night will be a welcome feature for CKNX listeners. WAR LOAN TO BE OFFERED IN NEW YEAR Hon, J. L. Ralston, Minister of Finance,announced that during the past few weeks preparatory organiza- tion work has been going on in con- nection with Canada's first War Loan. Mr. Ralston stated that the loan would probably make its appearance some time in the early part of 1940 but that as yet no decision had been reached as to the date of offering and obviously the terms and cons ditions of the Loan can only be con- sidered avid decided upon immediately before the loan is announced. However, as the Loam Campaign• will be the first wide -spread volun- tary effort in wihieh the Canadian people as a whole will be asked to play a part on the economic war- front, a great deal of work had been done in planning the organization of the Campaign. In this connection, the Minister stated that there would be a National War Loan C remittee which will consist of representative citizens across Canada and will dem onstrate the national character of the first War Loan offering. On this Committee, of which. the Minister of Finairce will be Chairman, will be the five former Ministers of Finance now living, namely, Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas White, Hon. Sir Henry Drayton;. Hon. Chas. A, Dunning; Rt. Hon, R. B. Bennett; and Hon. E. N. Rhodes; and demonstrating the na- tion-wide unanimity in the purpose of prosecuting the war the provincial treasurer ofevery province from Nova Scotia to British Columbia has consented to serve. The National War Loan Committee will be fully representative 01 the various •se'ctione' of Canada. It will provide the assistance of a group of citizens who will individually and collectively take an interestin furth- ering the undertaking and who will be available to plan ` and assist any activity which may be considered necessary for the success of the Loam THE CLINTON Nle:WS-RECORD NANMAXAWMAYMAgaWAttetebleaV ud A BALLAD OF BETHLEHEM A King was born in. Bethlehem long centuries ago— I , No pealing of bells announced His birth nor did the trumpets blow; But to the lowly ,shepherds sang the shining seraphim, And on the starlit silence came that wondrous Christmas hymn! 0 tidings, glad tidings Of peace and joy we bring- To you is born in Bethlehem A Saviour and a King: Good will be unto all men And peace be on earth— Let all the sons of men rejaiee, fl To hail Messia'h's' birth! 0 Three Wise Men came out from the east to hail the new -barn King, And precious gifts of gold and myrrh' and incense did 'they bring; 0. ' The found Him not ' m al � themonarch's dud], Y aces norm P But, guided by the ; shining star, they found Him in -the stall. ,� t; t7 O Sad 9es 0 lowly, so lowly Came Mary's Son to earth; The shepherd's of Judaea were The courtiers .at His' birth. Above the star was 'shining," And sang the angel .throngs- "On earth be, peace, geewill '-to' Meti"—, The ,splendor of their wig.' 0 joyful was the homage that the Wise Men paid the King, And joyful was the message that the angel choir did sing, And still adownthe centuries, through clduds of wrack and wrong, We see the Star : of Bethlehem and hear the angels' song: 0 ,glory, give glory To hail the Princely mea— ls' yonder town of Bethlehem The Saviour -King is born. Good will be unto all men, Let strife and sorrow cease, And all the sons of men rejoice To hail the Prince of Peace. —W. F. fie' 7►(5 o, Higgins.k JoWAsJaI c�36. "You Got to 'ave a Name" My good friend, Mrs. Noggin, tells me that we have ourselves to blame for such phenomena as the recent flight of Colonel Charles Lindbergh, the aviator, into the higher and rarer stratosphere of statecraft. "The trouble is nowadays," Mrs. Noggin said, "folks will Iisten to any fella that 'as 'ad his name in the paper more than once. Why, bless me, sir, : just because Colonel Lind- bergh 'as flowed across the Atlantic, you know, people listen to 'im when 'e gets talking wild about hinterna- tional affairs. Just 'ow flyira across the Atlantic makes a fella hunder- stand polyties I dunno. "It goes to yer 'ead after a while, to see yer name in the papers. Like my boy, Alf, who, if I do say it my- self, SS a first-class plumber. Well, Alf made a speech to. the Sanitary Iiengineers' Society — they was all plumbers, you know, but that's wet they're called nowadays — well, Alf made a speech to the plumbers about n new kind of septic tank, and there was a piece in the paper about it, about three lines at the bottom of . the page, and Alf never got over it. Why within a week 'e was tryin' to tell everybody the cause of the war. I tell you, 'e jumped from septic tanks to the League of Nations al- most over night. "Sante way with everybody. If a fella is a good aviator, we all get excited when 'e talks about the war, and every time 'Enry Ford Snakes some crack about the heeonomie system it's in the 'eadlines just be- cause 'e knows 'ow to make auto- mobiles. Why, bless me, sir, my idears on carboretors would be just as good, or even yotir ideas ,sir. "But if a fella who 'as studied polyties and all like that, if 'e gives an opinion, nobody pays 00 attention to 'im beeause 'e lives in North Van- couver or Kerisdale, and 'e ain't a amine. You got to 'ave a name now -a -days and then it don't matter 'ow silly you are, folks will listen to you and the papers will put you in 'headlines. "Why," said Mrs. Noggin, "it's got so if a fella makes a name in 'Oily- wood, Makin' love in the movies, you know, everybody wants to know wot 'e thinks about 'Itier and Musso- looney and Stallion and the world revolution, when the poor fella' only knows about blondes. But pretty soon'e beginssto think 'e koows'about them things . as well and 'e don't confine. 'itself to blondes no more. That's when the trouble starts. If they'd only stick to their hairplanes and their automobiles and their blondes 'and their plumbin' we'd be a lot better orf," Mrs. Noggin said. But for a really striking opinion on the war, let me refer you to my old .Indian, friend, Andy Ned, of Cariboo. Andy Ned was guiding a friend of mine through the duck marshes east, of the Cariboo Road the other day, and as they sat wait- ing for ducks to fly over, Andy asked my friend how many people had been.: killed in the war. ' My friend, not-.knewing.,anything about it, said he thought a hundred thou- sand had been killed. Andy said: "Hush After an hour he asked again how many people' had been killed. My friend said he thought about a hund- red thousand. "Huh", Andy said. After a while he added: "If you was to pile all them dead people up, they'd reach higher than that tree." My friend said they .would reach much, higher than the tree, up to. the top of the mountain yonder. Andy looked at the mountain for a long time and said "Huh" again. They got on their horses. ,and rode towards camp. Ten miles along the trail, Andy stopped and, turning in his saddle, said: "That's too damn many dead people!" I Even the little boy from next door tells me that things are constantly growing more difficult. He said he thought the war was making the women a little goofy. He said he had been down to Dickiers house to- day and Dickie's sister, now aged four, had gravely embarrassed him. 1 "She said she was going to marry me," said the little boy next door, "and I said I wouldn't, but she said I would, and she said I had to do it because a Boy Scout has to do a good turn every day. And I said I hadn't been sworn in. The swearing in isn't until our bun feed next Wednesday. But that only made her mad and she went and got some eggs out of the chicken house and started to throw them .at me. They're only bantam eggs, but bantam eggs can stake a lot of trouble if they hit you square. So I had to promise I'd many her, and after that she stopped throwing eggs, and I got out of there, I can tell you.". He said he was through with women for life, but being a Boy Scout, though not quits sworn in, he was a little worried about his promise of marriage. — Wetaskiwin Times. IN THE LETTER BOX Strathciare, Man. Dec. 19, 1939. The Clinton News -Record, Clinton, Ont., DEAR SIRS: — Find enclosed $1.50 subscription to the News -Record for 1940. I do enjoy reading the news each week. We haste had wonderful weather doming Nov. and so far in Dec., only one stormy day in Nov., acid one in' Dec.. We have only a little snow—no sleighing. We have had some frost at night but the bright sunshine during the day soon melted the frost, I might just say here people were bowling on Dee. 8th 1 which is a good record for our cold country, as some people name it. This is the mildest fall I have seen in 48 years I have been here. Wishing all la Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Yours truly, MRS. JOHN CARTER. TRANSFERRED TO JAPANESE POST Max 'T. Stewart, who has been Trade Commissioner for Canada in. Shanghai, China, foe the past two and half years, is being transferred to Tokyo, Japan, in January next year, Before taking up his new post, Mr. Stewart is enjoying a holiday in Hong Kong and Manilla in the Phili- pine Islands, Mr. Stewart is the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. Stewart and I received his education at Wingham I High School. and Toronto University. =Wingham Advance. HORSE'S NECK The, following is a new anti -Nazi story going the rounds in the United States: A "drunk," propped up against the bar, shouted: "Hitler is a horse's heck." A lad nearby knocked the glass out of the drunk's hand. ..Thedrunk poured` himself another drink and announced determinedly "I still say Hitler is -a 'horse's neck." The bystander socked .him, and this time the drunk found h0csself on the Doer. Be looked up and indignantly asic g y ed, "Say, where ane; I—in ,Germany?" "No, suh," was the reply, "you're in Kentucky—and we have a lot of respect for horses here:' SPELL. 1T f 14111. f° bbr(wb,ti„t,� pt. ft(0 't.8 ' 11 - 5`It t^tat mos' Spoils al N(,iile t". (,n• derfail Word. Jlergyinen of marl, nr the,n nnzn` nations have: Jellied In e 1,,01e ,tgainst the abbreviation of the Woi 'Christmas They declare . shit writ. trig it "Xmas'•. is i,'ey 0)4n1 an should no be:pertnttled It is sa:, that With one exception letters ser, out to Christian Iai,tdera• brought re, !le o s in r test s.t t,•r. a ns he .ibl i p F 1 viated form of .using the word I' ,not irreverent certainly it Is not goo, taste and spoils the appearance o' ,one of the finest words ;n the who', language. Phe protest rs timely .tm ,nano sons, There is no occasion for abbw- viating the name Of Christ M uectve Christmas is an event that app.oal: to nearly all, both- non -believers at well as believers, it signalizes rnuel more than a religious observance Nearly all the world non-Christians as well as those who observe the •sa•. as the birth of their Lord aiu Saviour. make Christmas the ocosr sion for good deeds. it makes a eor' o•f spiritual revival that ,affects tie. • people of all taithe,ano creeds it lr the 'time' when- all Mankind is draw closer together; when selfishness it tnore•.n.early, 'crucified than at an) other period of the year; when mei of all beliefs vie` with each' other 0 the doing of good deeds Hearts ail softened at this: season; of the yeah and ,acts that at other times ironic be quickly dime. are now, for tlit time'being at least barred oy qualms of conscience The' better and fine Impulses of mank'nd, that often dot Ing months appear. to he suhmerget by. the ,selfish desires of the ' flesh are for a• brier k period. in the ascendancy. For all these reasons .the Worn 'Christmas" is now come to be rat el the noblest and most inspiring 11 the -language. To the devout follow ern of the lowly Nazarene it is the occasion for the celebration wits paeans of praise and songs of thanks giving of the coming of man's ^ dee,.er;, to the noreChrlstian Itjt the time of rejoicing because 11 proves man's humanity to pian. Thai is why It the most widely ()beeryeo of • alt the "red :letter" days to th•t calendar of time OHRISTMAS GAMES. Pleasant Floors May Be Spent at. Unusual Games. Christmas is always a time of merriment and the hostess who can provide a series' of mirth -provoking games is assured of success. Ar amusing way to manage an .evening's entertainment is to appoint sone genial man a Lord of Misrule, after the early Lngltsb` fashion,' giving hitt the sceptre for the evening, wit! power to name the .games, forfeits and rewards. Pitching snowballs through a holly or sir wreath can provide a lot of fun. The bails' of cotton- wool are allotted certain values, 1, 5, 10, etc. The guests are divided into teams each guest taking a turn at throwing the balls through. The number or each ball which goes through is add ed to that team's score. Those who are to take part in the obstacle race must leave the room, tr be brought back just one at a time A course Is prepared, ornaments books, etc., being placed here ano there along the way. The player lo told that he must avoid all the ant eles, . under penalty.: When he blindfolded the obstacles are atrial) removed, but his elaborate efforts to avoid the obstacles which do not exist are always unitising for the on lookers and to the player when the told is removed from bis eyes, Ask each guest to bring to the party a photograph taken in early childhood or infancy, When you have collected them all, arrange them in a row on the wall and have the guests guess as to the identity of them. A prize may be given for the one who makes the most correct guesses ETERNAL FOE OF CRUEIIfl• Much as Christmas has meant to humanity, It has meant no less to those lowlier fellow creatures who share with men life's joys and sor- rows. Whatever the burden of suf- fering that rests upon the anima) world to -day, it Is less by many fold than it was belote that night when a little child was born In the stable of a Bethlehem Inn, The spirit of Christ- mas is the eternal ;foe of cruelty. No man who yields to its sway can look with other than kindly eyes upon the least of those living things that have capacity for pain. DELI'VEBINO TOYS IN SPAIN. InSpain, as in most of the Span, ish-American countries, the Legend of Santa Claus gives place to the tradi tion of the Magi. At some time be- tween the night of January 5 and dawn of January 6 the Three Wise Men of the East imitate Santa by risking the soot of chimneys in order to deliver toys to good children. Christmas Dandles. Burning of candles in the window. the night before Christmas is one of the features of the Swedish celebra• tion of the festival. The candles, lighted on Christmas eve, are suppos- ed upposed to last till 6 a.m, the next day, the traditional hour of the Swedish Christmas mass. Girls Still Like Dolls. In spite of all the advanced Ideas of the rising generation, the average small girl still likes a doll as well as she likes any other Christmas present. During 1938, the Junior Red Cross in Canada prosided treatment for 1,733 handicapped children, mostly been families in remote areas who were brought to hospitals. In cooperation, with the churches in Canada, the Canadian Red Cross Society raised $68,2551 last year for the relief of victims of the war in China in -the form of serums, and vaccines, surgical supplies and other needs. HULLE'Ii` COUPLE CELEBRATE 45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr, and, Mrs, Simon McVittie, es- teemed residents of Hullett township, are this week celebrating the 45th wedding annivleraary of their mar- riage. Mr. and Mrs: McVittie were married at the home of Mrs. MoVit tie's parents, the late Thomas and Mrs. Johnston of Grey township. The minister was the Rev. Forrester of the Walton. Presbyterian Church. Be- fore' her marriage Mrs. 1VIeVittie was Jessie Johnstop,. All their married life has been spent in Hullett, with farming their only occupation. Thep couple are living on the farm on which Mr, McVittie was born. •,Since 1919 Mr. McVittie has beers the Tax Collector for the township of Hullett, and in this capacity has become well known throughout the township. Five children, three girls and two boys, were born to this union, four of whom are living, Mrs. Leo Watt (Jessie) of Hullett; Mrs. Nelson Lear (Olive), Hullett; Mrs. James Scott, (Janet) of Toronto, and Kelland of Hullett. Duncan, the other son, is deceased. Po make ,life more happy for Iter. and Mrs. McVittie, there are 3 grandchildren, who at intervals are present to brighten up their home. A large host of friends will join. with us in wishing Mr. and : Mrs. Mc- Vittie many more years of happiness together.—Blyth Standard, NEW CHURCH DEDICATED AT MITCHELL The new Trinity Anglican Church building was s-;dicated at Mitchell Thursday even, -,g by Bishop. Seager, of Huron, in an impressive ceremony which was followed by a confirma- tion service. The new structure, a white brick fireproof building., was built to re- place the old Trinity Church which was destroyed by fire' on March 17 of this year. Assisting the bishop in the service were Canon W. A. Townsend, of Lon- don; Rev.J. Thompson, of St, Paul's Church, Stratford, Rev. C. H. James, Kirkton, and Rev. 0. H. Langford, rector of the new Mitchell Church. After the dedication of the building a communion table given by Mitchell Orange Lodge, and the communion, set donated by Miss Kate Hoflich, were consecrated. Greetings from the surrounding parishes were brought by the etisiting clergy and from the diocese by Canon Townshend. A letter of congratula- tion was read from Rev. R. C. Cap- per, Dundalk who was rector there until recently. A. class of 23 candidates for con- firmation was presented to the bishop Evidence of the desire of people in outlying areas to have health services is shown in the 'reports of Red Cross outpost hospitals last year, with 43 hospitals providing special inspec- tions for 570 schools and acting as voluntary clinics for pupils. PAGE CHURCH DIRECTORY' MB BAP'T'IST CHURCH Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor 2.30 p.m,—Sunday School 7 p.m.—Evening' Worship The Young People meet codas Monday evening at 8'p.m. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. A. H. .O'Neil, B.A., 13.0,.. 2.30 p.m.—Sunday School, 11 a.tn. Morning Prayer. 7 p.m. -Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt. McDowell 11 a.m.-Worship Service: 3 pm.—Sunday School 7 p.m.—Evening Worship. ONTARIO STREET UNITED. Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A.,11.11- 2.30 .pen.—Sunday School.. 11 a.m,-Divine Worsbile 9.30 a,m. •Turner's, Church. See, vice and Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worship, WESLEY-WILLIS JIMMIED. Rev, Andrew Lane, B.A., 11 a.m.—Divine Worship, 7 p.m,—Evening Warship"', Sunday School at conclusion, o� morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHUR'CHr Rev. Gordon Peddle, B.A. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayiieldl 2 p.m.—Sunday School, Bayfielda,- CLINTON MISSION W. J. Cowherd, Supt. Services: Monday 8 'pan. Young People Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Sundays 11. a.m. Sunday School 3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting 8 p.m. Evangelistic Service. FINDS THAT WOMEN LIVE LONGER; THAN MEN Mr. W. J. Walker in the store re- cently came across 159 death notices.. In assorting them, he found there - were 84 men and 74 women. The com- bined ages of the men was 5,245 years, while that of the women was, 4,933 years. The longevity of the av- erage woman exceeded that of the average man, because the man's av- erage age was 6234 years, while that of the average woman was 6634_ years. It was noticed that the oldest person was Adam Halliday, a retired farmer whose home was in Clinton.. At the time of his death, he was just ten days within being 101 years old. —Seaforth News. "The purest form In which tobegce ten bo smoked" qkeNApOJ GUILD A SNAPSHOT PARTY Snapshot parties; with costumes, provide lots of winter fun for you and your friends. Try a series, of them! OR an evening of real winter fun give your friends a snapshot party! The arrangements are simple. In- vite your friends each to bring a camera loaded with, high speed film -and to wear a costume. You, in turn, provide a supply of inexpen- sive "flood" bulbs, a few cardboard reflectors of . the lamp -shade type, and two or three bridge lamps in which the bulbs can be used. That—aside from the refresh nients is all, and ypu can get the bulbs and reflectors from any film dealer who carries "snapshots -at - night" kits. The party activity, nat- urally enough, consists of snap- shooting—one guest posing, another arranging the Iights, the others shooting in turn. Of course, there should be prizes. Offer one prize for the most absurd pose, another for the funniest pic- ture idea, another for the most ex- traordinary camera angle or view- point. The best costume—best from the standpoint of picture pessibili- Iles—aright also rate a prize.: Costume ideas are many. Your in- vitation may suggest carnival cos- tumes, "hard times" costumes, or old-fashioned costumes. Or, you can leave. the mattor open-- allowing. each guest to use his imagination int choosing a costume idea. Incidentally, to take snapshots at such a party, your guests don't have, to have fine, fast cameras. The sim- plest box or folding model will do,, with photo bulbs and high speed! film. One thing you shouldhave,. handy—an exposure guide or leaflet-; on snapshots -at -night. -and you can get one free from. any photo shop... This will settle questions of where • to place the lights and how many to • use. One caution: don't' use more r than three of the big bulb's on one • house circuit. Your snapshots party really should have a sequel — a second I party, at which pictures fromthe.• first party are exhibited.' It's hard to tell which, of the two parties will provide more fun -but I assure you you'll get your money's worth from,. both. tend you'll arrange more of." them, too—for they're splendid') winter entertainment. 260 John van Guilder ..