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WWfi3§a§a§a§a§§a§z§firfifirW , F3 l The magic of Christmas lies over the world to-day, changing the dreary commonplace events of yesterday into things of wonder and delight and filling the earth with happiness and joy and cheer. It permeates the whole earth from end to end and mankind in every land and in zvery clime responds to it in the fullest measure. For into ur hearts at this time there comes a beautiful something that raises us above ourselves and brings us to greater heights than we ever reach at any other time. For with the magic of Christmas time man buries self in trying to promote the happiness and well-being of others and in doing this finds greatest happiness for himself also. For it seems as if the more we give of love, of service and of our- selves the fuller grows the store from which we draw upon and the richer we grow in the things that make for our oWn happiness. Let us then allow the magic of Christ- mastide to fall upon us so deeply that it may not only stay with us at this time but through all the days to follow. ‘Such exemplification of the true Christmas spirit should help us realize more strongly than ever that the Christmas season is a season of human sympathy, friendâ€" liness, and giving for the sake of the happiness provided others. Let us enjoy the true spirit of the Nazarene’s birthday ! Mary Pickford, in a recent magazine article, told of a woman in California who goes to the post office and col- lects all the letters addressed to Santa Claus and then before Christmas starts out in a truck and delivers to each one just what they asked for. Also of a young man in a large department‘store in Los Angeles, who spent more than three weeks in this store, purchasing what he wanted to give, and his purchases on one floor amounted to more than 200. In each case the gift was delivered and the recipient did not know whom it came from. Is Christmas “giving” not too much a matter of “re- ceiving” on the part of some? is often asked. It is unâ€" fortunate that a few should be so selfish and so 1111'â€" christian that they lose entirely the true spirit of Christ- mas. On the other hand the vast majority of people deem that attitude unworthy. ‘ I V. The worthy customs of Christmas may seem to a few as an expression of the crass materialism of commerce 01' of the mistaken ideals of foolish altruists, but to the vast majority of ordinary folk it is symbolic of those great virtues of Charity, Friendliness, Unselfishness and Help- fulness so beautifully taught by our Lorjd. H A H fl time for showing goodwill toward our fellow- men, renewing our flagging spirits, reâ€"establishing hope and putting aside all angry andAunchei‘itable thoughts. (I With all its beautiful thoughts and sentiments, the Christmas season is here again, a reminder of that greatest of all events, which took place in Bethlehem, and of the message then given to the world, “Peace on Earth, Good- will toward men.” Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY A'I‘ RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING C0,, LTD. J. Eachern Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District Advertising Rates on. Applicatiop. TELEPHONE 9 JUST A PLAIN,’ GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WISH, AND GOOD LUCK AND HAPPINESS IN 1936 PAGE TWO Merry Christmas (By Edgar A. Guest) Shall ever a star shine out to me ‘ As the Bethlehem Star of old? Shall ever the wise men turn again With their frankincense and gold? And follow the star to the radiant King That had come to be stable born? And, oh,’ shall ever the angels sing As they did on that happy morn? Shall ever men treasure another day For all that it means to them? Shall ever there be in the far away Another such Bethlehem? Shall ever the bells ring out at dawn Such glorious joy for all As they did when the Saviour of men was born On the straw of a stable stall? The days have come from the womb of time, Dawned, risen to noon and died, And some have come when the bells would chime And when the world was tried; But never through ages old and grey, Since ere the world began Have mortals wtnessed another day That has meant so much to man. Now He that once in a manger lay Still lives in the hearts of men, The world is keeping his Christmas Day As the Wise men kept it then. Forever the heavens shall ring with song And ever the bells shall chime, And this glorious day that has lived so long Shall live to the end of time. BERT WOLFREY MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS TIME SWEEPS OVER ENTIRE WORLD SHALL EVER A STAR SHINE AS THE BETHLEHEM STAR? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1935 THE CHRISTMAS SEASON PAINTER & DECORATOR Richmond Hill, Ontario THE LIBERAL The financial assistance which we requested from York County Council last January was based on such few statistics as were available to our Board when it assumed office up- wards of a year ago and at that time, we were plainly warned by the De- partment of Public Welfare that due to the lack of information as to the citent of the problem of neglected c ildren in this County, our budget would of necessity be a matter of speculation and that the County Council would of necessity have to make some adjustment at the end of the year 1935. I cannot, however, bring‘ myself into agreement with your proposition that there is a general feeling that the in- creased costs of our Society are not justifiable and especially do I demur at this suggestion when I think that even with the increased cost ‘of operation, many of the children under our care are still supplied with only the bare necessities in the way _of clothing, that fully oneâ€"half of them need dental and medical treatment which, up to the present, we have been unable to afford, and that even with the increased staff and better facil- This prophecy, on the part of the Welfare Department, has turned out to be the case, and on November the 22nd ultimo, I explained to the Cpunty Council that to complete this year’s work, we would require a net contribution of some $7,000.00 over and above the original grant of $25,000.00. I regret that I cannot ask your paper to print in detail the facts ad- vanced by the foregoing members of the Society in their application for this additional grant. It will, we think, suffice for the moment to say that our application for increased financial assistance was generally the result of the fact that the scope of the problem of neglected children was far wider than our Society had ever anticipated and contained ramifica- tions not even dreamed of when our Board assumed the honorary and perâ€" haps thankless risk of bringing: some order out of a system which may mildly be described as chaotic. I might say at this juncture that after the year’s work had been “re‘ sented to the Countv Council by Mrs. Ritchie, our President; Mrs. Cane, our Director from NeWmarket: Mrs. Driscoll, our Superintendent and my- self, our request for further funds was given the most sympathetic con- sideration and an additional $6,000.00 was voted to our Society by practicalâ€" ly the unanimous consent of the Council. I am pleased and grateful to your paper in its assurance of the genuine sympathy of the citizens of York County with the work "of the1 Chil- dren’s Aid Society and I am par- ticularly pleased that your editorial has pointed out that the past few difficult years have increased the difficulties of the problem of neglect- ed children. It is quite true that our Society, incorporated about a year ago, has been forced to request an additional grant from the Treasurer of York County Council to enable the satis- faction of this year’s requirements. We cannot,'however, agree with your view that the contributions of York County Council to the work of the Society for the calendar year 1935 have reached proportions which should be considered alarming :when the ex- tent of the work of the Society has become known to the taxpayers ‘ generally. ‘ In this connection, I might point out that the Board of Directors of our Children’s Aid Society was re- cruited some thirteen months ago in part by the Department of Public Welfare and as to the remainder by the Council of the County of York. Generally speaking, the Board is re- presentative of the various municipalâ€" ities going to make up the -County and in its membership are some four members or vex-members of the County Council who, like your good self, have consistently maintained the attitude that the contribution of the County Council to the work of the Society should be kept down to the reasonable minimum. lThe Editor, “The Liberal,” Richmond Hill, Ont. Dear Mr. Editor:â€" An editorial, which appeared in your issue of November the 28th under the heading “York Children’s Aid Society,” has been forwarded to \the office of our Society. Due to illâ€" mess, the President of our Board has been unable to anSWer this editorial personally and I have been requested to submit a few facts to your paper which will, I hope, modify your view- point in this matter. ities for transportation, we have been LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE TREASURER OF THE CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY DISCUSSES WORK OF THAT ORGANIZATION THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Dec. 16, 1935 iberal,” I ich appeared in‘ ember the 28th “York Children’s aen forwarded to :iety. Due to illâ€" )f our Board has Yer this editorial e been requested ts to your paper iodify your view- hat our Society, a, year ago, has unable to contact some fifty or sixty children who are, properly speaking, the obligation of our Society. Again, I must take exception to your reference to the “highsalaries” of our staff and the excessive adminâ€" istration costs of the Society general- ly. You will be interested, if not sur~ prised, to learn that it was no easy matter for our Board to get a staff together. The salaries paid to our Superintendent and other members are moderate enough when compared with the'usual standards of emolu- ment paid generally throughout the Province to social workers of their experience and standing. Again thanking you for your in- terest in the matter and extending Seasonal Good Wishes, I remain, Sincerely yours, Our Society’s only regret is that we have not been able to obtain more voluntary help from the citizens and organizations of this County at large. It is quite true that/many of these have manifested a most definite and timely interest in our work. Some 33.000.06 has been contributed volun- tarin to our Society during this past year and in addition, many articles of food and clothing have been sent to the neglected children under our care. It is our hone that as time goes on, we shall be able to enlist a more widespread and constructive sympathy Far from any feeling of resentâ€" ment or renroach over your editorial, I think it is the feeling of our Board ‘that any stand taken by the Public Press, having for its object the relief of the tax-paying public, is most commendable. At the same time, however, we do hope that you will not be unmindful of the gratuitous efforts of our Directors who have given-so freely of their time and means during the past year to lay the foundation of a system having for its object the solution of one of the most vital and human social prob- lems confronting the people of this County. I wish to assure you at this point that our financial statements from time to time or any other information which you may require as a matter of public interest, will be cheerfully given to you upon request. I would further welcome a personal interview With you at any time convenient to you so that you might have an op- portunity of acquainting yourself with more of the detail of the work of our Society. ' Generally speaking, the increased cost of this year’s operation of the Society is due to what is known as preventive work together with the higher allowances paid to boarding homes. It is our belief that while the result of our preventive work will not be felt immediately, our efforts in this connection will have the eventual result of preventing numerous cases from becoming wards of the County which, of course, involves legal lia- bility until these cases attain twenty- one years of age. The administration costs during this year did, in some particulars, ex- ceed the amounts for which We budget :ed, but here again you will probably «feel more sympathy for our Society when I tell you that we did not have fifty cents’ worth of equinment to 20 on with when we took office outside of the equipment at the Shelter which had run down to the very last stages of utility, let alone reasonable comâ€" fort. CANADIAN NATIQNAL Treasurer, Children’s Aid Society of York Cty .Recapture summer with its glorious warmth and color. Palm-fringed golf courses, broad beaches, and delightful accom- modation await you in this land of blue skies. Here is rest or re- creation, an ideal climate for your Winter Vacation. Choose your own route. You may include the Canadian Rockies and Vancouver in one or both directions at no extra cost. Ask also about Round Trip excur- sion fares and limits for tickets good in (a) tourist sleeping cars and (b) coaches. 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RAMER & SON WE FIND JOY IN EXTENDING TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS, BEST WISH- ES FOR CHRISTMAS AN THE NEW YEAR WITH WARM WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE COMING YEAR, WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND AN AP- PRECIATIVE GREETING. AND MAY GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND FORTUNE BE BY YOUR SIDE ALL THROUGH THE COMING YEAR. Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1935 Greetings Richmond Hil‘l