Ethel Morton's Holidays

ton of the Ethels as Mary announced

to Dorothy's. S

he knows the luncheon hour,"

and more passed and

ng with Dorothy," s

telephoned to ask if we had a

tter call and see if she's still there," sai

phone and the family was se

me," she remarked w

ur had struck," Mrs. Morton apologized for her. "H

ner, that she had a grievance instead of Mrs. Morton, whose family arrangements were continually being upset by her guest's dilatoriness and lack of consideration. The visit which had been looked forward to with such delight was not proving successful. For themselv

y five o'clock. Dr. Watkins came out, too, by special invitation, but he asked if he might be permitted to pay a visit to Elisabeth while the rest were preparing the meal, in view of the fact th

were going to have for supper and the part

t swimmingly. The oysters were delicious, the salad sufficiently "chunky" to please Roger, th

ds ran from it to each place so that every guest might in turn "Ring out the old, ring in the new." Beside the tower on one side stood the Old Year bending with the

meal was nearly over, "that we extend a vote of t

of making that motion,"

d Miss Merriam. "It would com

w," retorted Tom. "I

otion complimentary in part to herself, but as the maker of the motion and the seconder were al

f "Ayes"

ary mi

le

Presi

ton has t

ut if you're going to reach the Atwoo

ents. The boys picked up the bags and the Club started for

isit her on New Year's Eve the old lady had been not only surprised but somewha

our asking some

small things that we've planned for just

e's one of my neighbors hardly ever gets to the stores or to a movie show, and I'

illed with guests when

er made his way through the room, and several of them said, "Those are the young folks that went round after

ub had expected that Helen, as president, f

to expect anything elaborate from us. We've just come to entertain o

were flushed when she realized that these people had seen or heard of their more

their performance. Edward Watkins first played on the violin, giving some famili

sic was Edward German's, and Helen played the accompaniment on Mrs. Atwood'

e Honorary Member of the United Service Club, and the name of

wrote these verse

his bobbed hair at the audience by way of a bow. Every S he pronounced

Russian came

he war was

e it was Tj

rolikana

kadi

ditz

ni

ne

ago

th astonishing glibness to the amazement of his hearers. His f

d of the room of almost all the members of the Club. Helen, who was making the announcements, st

rybody is eager to know what is going to happen next year. We all would like to know, how the war is going to tu

w park was still a live subject although it never

'Coming events cast their shadows before,' and we might take that line for our motto. The first

s unmistakably a jam pot and began to eat from it with a spoon. His figure grew larger and larger and faded away as he walked back toward the light and disappeared beyond it. In his place came the figure of

chairs were set in place. When it went back to its proper spot there were seen

e Rosemont Board of Alderm

her thumped the table with his fist. Suddenly they all threw b

ecided. "It's the Spring getting into their bones; and he

rkman, shovel and pick over his shoulder, stopped to look up at the trees. That was James. A young man and his sweetheart-Roger and Ethel Br

this prophecy which was of a stat

and hearts of men today. It was written by Miss Bates who wrote 'America the Beautiful,' which we all sing in school, and it is called 'The Great Twin Brethren.' You remember that the Great Tw

the Chief

the hour

he Great Tw

ss on hi

elpers to whom Miss Ba

ited skirt, greaves to protect their legs, a helmet on the head and a spear in the hand. While Ethel Brown, who had stepped forward, read the

AT TWIN

le will

on those white

-descend

nity's bewi

jave

wi

s our cann

hant Brethren,

r Golde

turous Argo fa

, O Sons

ight go with u

re to

s b

e. To unim

rtal Brethren,

late full of something that proved to be doughnuts when one was held up so that its hole was visible. The second person in the row bore a basket heaped high with apples, the third a dish of cookies. Then came more doughnuts, nuts and raisins, corn balls, and oranges. The lights were turn

nuts and ate apples until the chimes rang their notice that 1927 was vanishing into the past and giving way to the New Year of hope and promise. Claspin

ew year

e new

holy

fresh