WALLACE HOTEL
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BERING SEA CLUB
Teach Junior The
[ Joy Of Giving
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(By David Taylor Marke)
(/P) Education Writer
Children are so often the recip
ients of gifts that we forget they
should also learn (how to give gra
ciously. Parents can help junior
develop this attribute at Christ
mas.
Not only should we teach junior
that to give is as blessed as to re
ceive, but we should never dis
courage a child from doing a kind
ly act, advises the National Kin
dergarten Association.
Kindliness is one of the quali
fies that we admire most in our
friends. It must, however, be cul
tivated in childhood if it is to
flourish in adult life. By repeated
ly performing liltle acts of kind
ness, the good habit is established
j and becomes a pari of character,
ijust as undesirable behavior—ly
| ing or stealing—by repetition be
i comes a habit, says the associa
tion.
The association cites the exam
t
pie of the little boy who return
ed from kindergarten his face
alight with enthusiasm, as he
made a special request of his
mother.
“May I pick some flowers and
take them for Mrs. Evans? She’s
not well, and I am sure they will
make her feel better,” he asked.
The lad’s mother hesitated,
thinking of the beautiful array of
hothouse flowers this lady’s many
friends must have sent her. To
soften the disappointment, she
| said, “I’m glad you thought o f
taking her some flowers; but ours
are not very pretty.”
“Mother, you just think that be
cause you see them every day. I
think they are beautiful, and I am
sure 9he will love them,” he urged.
“Very well,” the mother replied.
‘-I’m going to pick all the hap
py looking ones,” he said.
Junior’s selection brought to
gether a curious assortment of
flowers, but as he went through
the garden, choosing some of the
gaudiest flowers, he remarked,
“Thees are sq bright and cheerful
that I am sure they will make
her feel glad, even though she
must stay in her room.”
In a very short time he had
gathered and arranged his offer
ing to his liking and had left for
his friend’s house, happy and
proud of his gift.
The next day junior’s motlier
called to see the old lady, and
when she entered her bedroom,
she was surprised to see her son’s
offering held a prominent place
among the display of hothouse
blooms.
Observing that she was looking
with admiration at her beautiful
flowers, the old lady remarked, “I
have had many lovely bouquets
sent me, but none have given me
so much pleasure as the one
brought by your small boy. A gift
from a child is so definitely a gift
of love, for there is no pretense
with children. His flowers have
made me very happy.”
The mother explained her hesi
tance about allowing him to take
her such ordinary flowers.
“There’s where you made a mis
take,” counselled the old lady
gently. “Had he brought me some
of the choicest beauties of the hot
house they would not have given
me nearly so much pleasure. His
bouquet was a gift prompted by
pure affection—a gift of that sort
money cannot buy.”
| TO KEEP CHRISTMAS TREE
FRESH
Put in equal part sof black mo
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lasses and water and the needles
will not fall.
For Good Printing Call Main 12?
As on* neighbor to en-|
other, we would like youl
v\ to know how much wo op* 4
preciote your friendship, j
We wish you a joyous \
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