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In ancient times and places, gift giving was sometimes compulsory. Roman emperors demanded Yule. tide gins of clothing, gold and silver from their subjects. So, it is said, did the kings and queens of medieval England. Giving gins during the Christmas -asoni.aeustomthatmostot usenjoy. Someotuseveat become Mid for a particular gin merely because it seems the perfect item hr at special individual. Gh-giving Dates Back Before Birth of Christ sent date of Christmas. The Druids at England and Nor- Romans exchanged gifts of laurel, olive and myrtle branches, in con- junction with the Saturnatia, I pagan festival which occurred than Europe tied gifts on trees during the festival observing the winter solstice. Gift giving today does not take the form of appeasement; it re- nects the spirit of hind-hearted generosity, Long before the birth ot Christ. Pennant Given Ontario Unit John Urboncis of Cleveland. Ohio, has presented Alan Harri- son of Waterloo with a pennant, honoring the Central Ontario chapter of the American Society for Metals for 196566. The chapter, of which Mr. Har. rison is president. was named the best and most progressive of its 100 countorparts in North America. The North Waterloo branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses will increase its nursing staff from seven to nine in January. An open house at B and W Heat Treating Ltd. preceded the presentation ceremony. Total visits made by the branch in November were 1.348, compared with I,” in the same month of 1966. Of these, 369 were made un- der home care, to patients in New Hamburg, Wellesley, Erbsville, Maryhill and Elmira, in addition to the Twin Cities. Dr. R. M. Kilborn. chairman of the home care committee, said its 1968 budget will provide for admits- sion pf 500 patients. The growing volume of work, largely generated by the new Waterloo County home care plan which the branch is administering. is responsible. Dam Nash, nurse administrator of the home care plan, reported to the board of management that 64 patients in the county were cared for in its first two months ot operation. and were provided with 664 days of service. Emphasizing the savings in hos- pital costs, she pointed out that the cost per patient per day under the plan was only $10.87, the equival- ent hospital care would cost almost three times as much. Met'. R. M. Elder, nurse in charge, reported that 35 women are enrolled in the current series of prenatal classes. Ten student nurses visited the branch during the month as part of their training. Home Care Calls for Extra Staff (“ml-ID CHRISTMAS DAY - OPEN NEW YEARS DAY 10 UPI-IN DAILY IO am. - ll pm KWIKIE MINIT MARKETS 703 K "ehenee Test Wishes For The New Year" The Staffs and Managements Use the Chronicle Classified Section Weber North Wamloo 493 Lancaster K itrhrner ll