The Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-12-23, Page 9Caley IV10Ore, centre, was awarded her Mi Round Cord intim Guiding
movement during the Tenderfoot Tea last week. Vicky nuke, district
commissioner (left) and Joanne Atkinson, leader made the presen.
tation. (Pat Livingston photo)
Christmas 50 Years Ago•
Cluistrnas 50 years ago was a lot
different than Christmas today.
People didn't have very much
money, so they didn't usually buy
presents, they made them. The men
made toys out of wood, and the
woman made things out of cloth;
For ,the girls, -they made little
wooden cribs, or doll houses, and
dresses or bed clothes for the dolls.
The boys got woodentoytrucks,
trains, or tractors. Both girls and
boys got sleighs.
During the winter, the kids had
time to play with their sleds. There
were no aluminum or plastic sleds,
they were made of hardwood, and
if you were lucky enough to have
skiffs they were made of wood and
tied tightly to your boots.
On Christmas Eve people usually
went out td sing carols -or to get
their Christmas trees. The decora-
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around their tree. Most people had
no hydro' So they had no electric
lights for the tree or their houses.
Their houses were heated by
space heaters or gravity type wood,
or coal furnaces which had no fan
to blow the heat up to the living
area of the house. The hot air rose
-- up -to- heat -the -house-.
didn't have have running water or flush-
ing toilets.
Almost all of the people lived
near their families so they all got
together to have a big Christmas
dinner. They ate turkey, ham, or
beef. They'd have Christmas,
pudding or rice pudding for dessert.
A lot of roads were not plowed,
and people used a horse and cutter
to get around. Cars and fuel were
very scarce because of the war.
Some young men were fighting but
mostly getting ready for the war.
1941 was a period after the Great
Depression. Things were starting to
be bettenimes.
Alicia Potter, Grade 5
Lucknow Christian
On the evening -of December 12,
six Tweenies were emeled as
Brownies with the 1st Kingsbridge
PacIL The evening started with a
potluck supper that was enjoyed by
the Brownies, their families and
their leaders.
At the beginning of the enrolment
ceremony, the Tweenies were asked
by Brown Owl genie Van Osch)
"What did they want to be?". The.
Tweenies responded, "We want to
be Brownies!" They were told to
follow the footsteps and the
Brownies would help them to find
their way. The Tweenies went up to
each of the second year. Brownies
who asked them questions about the
things they needed to know in order
to be a Brownie (i.e. Brownie law,
motto, handshake, how to fold and
tie, their tie etc.).
After answering the questions the
Tweenies went up two by two to
Tawny Owl (Diane Lalonde). She
turned them in front of a "pond"
saying "turn me and twist me, show
me an elf, I looked in the water and
saw", and the. Tweenies responded
"myself!" They then went up to
Brown Owl and said their Brownie
Promise in front of the toadstool.
The girls were then pinned, had
their ties put on and received certi-
ficates. They then joined the second
year Brownies in singing the.
Brownie song around the toadstool -
for the first time.
After the ceremony, a Gold Bar
was presented to Ceilidh Winkel
and Golden Ladders to Natalie
Rogan and Rose Vance. Badges
were presented to two of the new
Brownies, Erin Moran and Nicole
Quinlan. The Brownies then per-
formed songs for their parents and
showed how each meeting was
closed. A fun time was had by all.
• Including Tables, Lamps, Sofas, Chairs, Bedding,
Occasional Chairs, Bedroom Suites,
Diningroom Suites, Carpets, Sewintdachines, etc...
Meet the new Brownies who were ettroled December 12 Into the 1st
Kbigibridge Pack Back row. I. to r.ft Alishbt Robson, Nicole Quinlan*
Abby Vanden Broek, Front, Roirt, I. to r., Christina Bleating, Erin
Moran, Johanna Ritgen. Photo submitted&
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