The joy of friendship and of the Christmas season enlivened the Cane Creek Club meeting at Wilma Rain’s house Dec. 11. After pledging allegiance to the flag, the members responded to the roll call by telling of a childhood memorable gift. Glenda Phillips gave the devotional, a story about inviting love into your house, which allows wealth and success to often follow.
Nancy Wujcik’s program began as a discussion of the blessing which the Christmas season reminds us. The different Christmas traditions of four countries was presented.
A few of those are: In Argentina, cotton balls are used to represent snow on the Christmas tree and fireworks are enjoyed on Christmas Eve.
Since Christmas in Australia cones in the summer, it is often a time of camping and eating barbecue. The kangaroo take over the reindeers’ job for Santa. The children, also, leave carrots for the reindeer to eat after their long journey.
In India, the banana or mango tree is used for the Christmas tree. They put clay lamps on their flat roofs representing Jesus, the light of the world, and hang giant paper lanterns shaped as stars on Christmas Eve.
Christmas has only come to Japan recently as there are few Christians, and it is seen more as a day to spread happiness than a religious observance. The Japanese eat fried chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken) which they order in advance because of the demand and strawberry shortcake on Christmas. The program finished with a discussion of family traditions from childhood and traditions passed on or new ones started with their family.
In the business meeting, the group determined there are enough blocks to put together a quilt to work on at the Jan. 8 meeting which will start at 10 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. at Rain’s house, Marie Boxx will have the devotional and roll call will be New Year’s Resolutions.
The club collect was read as the prayer before lunch. The club members then went as a group to the Margaret Harwell Art Museum to admire the Wonderland of Quilts presented by the Missouri Star Quilters’ Guild.