75 years ago
Dec. 21, 1923
The Christ Child Christmas – the name of Christmas That lives in the minds of men; The same old round of buying, again.
The same old tinselled play things, The same old star on the tree; The same old worn out shoppers, And the same old childish glee!
Christmas – the same old Christmas, The faces wan and white, The peer into happy decked windows, And shiver – on Christmas night!
Christmas – the same old Christmas, The time of the Christ Child’s birth, When the angels sang of heaven, And peace to the strife torn earth!
Thank God for the Christmas spirit, Thank God for the cherry light That streams from the cottage windows When the Christ Child walks that night!
Clara S. McCulley
Dec. 24, 1948 “We are always glad of the opportunity to say ‘Hello’ to our friends but somehow no occasion affords a better opportunity than Christmas to add a word of good wishes.
The associations we’ve enjoyed in the past are many and we are grateful for them. We appreciate what they stand for and with the passing of each year, we became more and more impressed with the true value of genuine friendships. The faithfulness of those whom we strive to serve has been invaluable in the progress of this organization.
In recognition of your consideration and patronage in the past, we desire to express our sincere good wishes to each of you for a happy Christmas and a New Year filled to overflowing with joy and prosperity.”
The Dublin Progress – Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Perry, Elgin Maihell, W.P. Whitelay, W.R. Forson, Mrs. Grace Alexander, LaRoy Laughlin and Clista Patterson.
50 years ago
Dec. 20, 1973 On Wednesday, Dec. 12, forty-nine members and two visitors, Miss Roberta Clay and Mrs. Oleta McCleskey, of the Dublin Garden Club assembled in the beautifully decorated home of Mrs. Frank Stockton to hear the lovely story of The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Anderson, as charmingly depicted by Miss Roberta Clay.
As the members entered they relinquished their gifts to the committee to be numbered and deposited under the tree. They were then escorted to the beautifully decorated and heavily laden refreshment table where they were served their choice of punch, tea or coffee, finger sandwiches, toasted pecans, olives, butterball and orange ball cookies, fruit cake, and mints which the hostess had prepared. Also chocolate and divinity fudge, a gift from Mrs. U.S. Clanton. On the table was a white felt and net cloth with seasonal decorations. The centerpiece was a gum drop tree made by Mrs. Frank Stockton.
The flower arrangement for the day was also made by Mrs. Stockton and consisted of nandina and pyracantha berries and was placed in the den on a round table which was covered with a red felt tablecloth.
25 years ago
Dec. 23, 1998
Many underprivileged families in Dublin had a brighter Christmas, thanks to the generosity of local residents. Goodfellow volunteers delivered a total of 141 food boxes late last week and prepared 293 boxes of toys for distribution this week. Contributions totaled $3,000 including $890 generated from a raffle of a popular Furby toy.
Led by Roy Ethridge, Dublin Christmas carolers braved chilly temperatures and a misty rain to ring in the holiday season under the gazebo at the Corner Lot Saturday night.
(The above excerpts are from prior editions of The Dublin Progress and The Dublin Citizen, and are meant to reflect the wording and history of those times.)