MERRIT LONGS TO SPEND
CHRISTMAS AT SEA
Merrit and Phyllis Long will
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Celebrates Birthday
Mrs. Edith Benson celebrate
her 69th birthday Sunday at t*'»
home of Mr and Mrs. T. W.
Mommsen. Wasilla.
During the party held in her
honor. Mrs. Benson received
many beautiful gifts and was pre
sented a special bread cake, bril
liant with ”0 burning candles.
Mrs Benson is mother of Maud
Hosier, manager at the Co-Op
Trading Post and operator of the
Matanuska Valley Gardens.
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you for your excellent patronage the past
year. A perfect Christmas to you and yours.
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Ghristmas Day
Goo Gran! His Peace
To Bless You All
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MR. and MRS. CARL H. MEIER
and
MK. and MRS. ROBERT W. MEIER
Legion and Auxiliary
1 Family Xmas Party
Being Held Tonight
The American Legion and Aux- '
iliary will hold their annual chil
drens’ Christmas party Decern-1
her 20, it was announced this j
week.
Ann Demming. Auxiliary pub- j
licity chairman, urged a large at- 1
tendance at the annual party and
requests each person take a wrap
ped Christmas gift for the Legion
children. “We don't want any lit- i
tie child left out,” she said. “If
there should he any gifts left
over, we will see they are dis- |
tributed in the Valley in time for
; Christmas.”
The party will be held at Car
penters' Hall, starting at eight
: o’clock. A Christmas tree has
been planned for the occasion.
Hospital Fund Donation
The Legion Auxiliary this
• week turned over to the Hospital
i Fund Committee the sum of
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Christmas Programs
Planned by United
Protestant Church
Christmas programs planned
by the United Protestant Church
include a special sermon next
Sunday morning, the annual pro
cram of the Sunday School, and
a cantata by the church choir on
Sunday evening, and a quiet can
dlelight service Christmas night.
Rev. Harry Gayley's sermon
topic next Sunday morning will j
be “The Christmas Song.” The
annual Christmas program of the
Sunday School will be presented
Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m.
when there will also be presented j
a cantata by the choir. Each
grade of the Sunday School will
be represented in a varied pro
gram of recitation and song. Mrs.
Howard Estelle is in charge of ar
rangements. A junior choir under
the direction of Mrs. C. A. Brew
er will sing.
Under the direction of Mr. Har
ry Wimmer. the choir of the
church has been preparing the
Christmas cantata entitled ‘THE
BETHLEHEM SONG.” In this
cantata the familiar carols are
joined with the traditional
Christmas music. Mrs. Max Sher
rod, organist of the church, will
accompany the choir.
During the singing of the can
tata. the younger children will be
entertained in the Manse by Mrs. j
Neil Miller and Mrs. Ed Blom. i
Following the service the Sun
day School boys and girls will
receive their usual Christmas
treat.
Offerings given at both the ,
morning and evening services
will go to the new hospital fund
according to a decision made at a
recent Church Council meeting.
The pastor of the United Pro
testant Church, the Rev. Harry
Gayley. will offer a new service
this year. Christmas evening, Dec.
25th, at 7:00 p.m. there will be j
a candlelight service with the,
reading of Scripture and a time'
of quiet meditation. It will be de-;
signed to honor the Birthday ofj
the King and give the worshipper
$52.75, the amount netted by the
group at the refreshment conces
sion they sponsored at the Hos
pital Ball November 24.
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Expressing our oppreeiotion for
your courtesies of Hie post
extending compliments of Hie Season.
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KIRK’S SALES and SERVICE
PALMER, ALASKA
Church of God
To Present Play
At Christmas Program
The main feature of the Church
of God Christmas program next
Sunday evening at 8 p.m. will be
a play put on by the young peo
ple and adults of the church.
It will follow the children’s
part of the program which will
consist of recitations, dialogues,
and other miscellaneous numbers.
The play is entitled “Ye Who
Sit by the Fire.” It is directed by
Mrs. George Geiwitz. The cast of
characters includes: Rev. Albeit
Compton as old Jeffries, Kermit
King as the blind boy Jan. Eunice
Briggs as his sister Marta, Larry
Gulik as the reseller. Ray Nelson |
as Jewell. Pat Graybeal as the
widow, Richard Geiwitz as the
lost one. Robert Hartman as the
lamplighter, and J-. C. Harder as
the Christ Child. Violet Werner
and Margaret Nelson are carol
ers.
Following the program there :
will be a Christmas offering
which is to go toward the new’
hospital fund. A Christmas tree '
and treats for all the children
will wind up the evening. The
public is invited.
There will be no services at the
Church of God on Christmas Day. ;
an opportunity for quiet reflec- 1
tion upon the joy and light j
brought to men from God thru:
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
The public is cordially invited
to all of these services.
The Palmer Library will not be
open Monday. December 24. the
day before Christmas.
Patrons are asked to drop their
due books in the box by the door
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Sincere good wishes
to each of you
on this, the happiest
occasion
of all the year.
CLARA’S VARIETY
PALMER, ALASKA
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