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Wre wc frorn Christmas TTee Have you, ever looked, at your Christmas tree gleaming with bright colored ornamnents and wondered where..thie;idea of Christmas trees originated? That happened to .a group ofGirl Scouts one day. And being good girl scouts they set to work to find1 out the facts. Guided by Mrs. Ger-, rett S.. Miller, of Washington, D. C., the girls haunted public libraries and blew the- dust off long unopened books. Their first surprise came when they, learned that the custom of the Christmas tree did not become popu-, lar until hall a century ago; the second, when their trail led back to early Scandinavians long before the establishment of the Roman Empire. Before the~ time of Chri st, when sun worship was the major religion, the evergreen was believed to rep- rèsent the sun, its branches the sun's rays. Early Scandinavians. conceived the universe to be a gigantic ever-, green in whose branches dwelt the gods at whose base lived the Three Fates, today., translated into the Three Wise Men. Frenich1Romnce composect o1 selected stucients ln the school of music. The program will include two rari- ties, the Serenade in B fiat for wlirid instruments and the- "Paris" sym- phony no. 31 in. D major., Mozart's charming serenade, "Eine Kleine Niachtmusik," and the overture to "The Impresario"ý will compleéte the program. The concert is open free to thie public. Pi Beta.41umnae go Hear Program Dec., 13 The North Shore alurnnae ofPhi1 Beta, music and dramnatic arts fra-, ternity, will meet for a dessert lunec'h- eon at 12:30 o'clock, followed by a prograrn, on Wednesday, December 13, at the horne of Mrs, Traugott Rohner, 2430 Lawndale avnue, Ev- anston. Mrs. Gordon Cory of Evans- ton will be the co-hostess. Mrs. Paul W. Stade of .Wilrnette, the programn chairman, has arrang- ed for Peggy Ge 'sel (Mrs. Russell Gessel) of Winnetka to give a group of readmngs fromn Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice." "The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster" is the titie of ani illustrated t Iron Foot Scrapers. CoaBe*el in Earth or Cernent No. st Sçofy No. 53 Deobsbumd Né. 62 -Cocker Sponiel' No.. 94'-WIre-filair Terrier Ihese "Puppéles"are strong and stand leu biches above grwud. Pies S.0Postpald. TWO fo1, 55.00. C.O.D. If <Isired. 1Money refufliel K flot satisfaetory. Houùse.nUmber in silver letters 51.00o extra. Mille Gardencrafi.. 2225 W., 351h SI.. Chicagoï 'Ille Tolking Machine Co. above the tree, a chila witn a naio round its head. According to legend, when the Pope heard the story he in- terpreted the tree as mankind, the child as thec Christchild, and the can- dies as good and bad people. Probably the most popular tale of the Christmas tree's origin is, that, whieh attributes the customn to Mar- Un Luther. One Christmas Eve as he wallçed homewards, the winter skv was tddd with brilliant stars. FOR ALPHA DELTA Pl North Shore members of the Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae association will, meet at 1:30 o'clock Monday, De- cember 11, for a 'dessert bridge at as part of the Yule celebration. For two hundreçt years only the Rhmne country decorated Christmas trees. In 1830 the idea was taken'up by Munich, Bohemnia.» and Hlungary. By -The tree la flot IW corne a feature of the sixteenth oentury 'bourg manuscript (Y to have be- fore Chrisl stmas until rnistletoe c ien a Strass- to mnean describes it' speakç. e oswanted to îoeoen' Orriugt.. anmd CIhIeul Um. 3474,