A Christmas RecollectionAn especially inspiring event will be added

this year to Hawthorne's usual schedule ofpleasurable Christmas activities. It is a uniquepresentation of the story of the Holy Birth,narrated by a shepherd who witnessed theangels' appearance and heard theirproclamation. After relating his experiences onthat first Christmas Eve the shepherd goes on todescribe occurrences in the life of Christ. Thestory is highlighted at various times by selectedchoral music.

The Reverend George Kress, who is wellknown to Hawthorne residents for his finereadings, will serve as the narrating shepherd.Other members of our community will offerprayers of invocation and benediction.

The 72-voice Hawthorne Chorus, directedby Bob Lenox and accompanied by MabelLenox, will provide the choral music, andsoloists will include Martha Collins, Helen Edger,Bob Gosselink, Paul Newman, Lena Phillips,Arthur Riggs, Howard Walter, Betty 'Netzel andJack Wetzel. Much of the music to be sung willbe familiar to the audience, but some selections,not so well known though equally beautiful, willprovide surprises. This is particularly true of thefinal anthem by a contemporary composer,which asks the question whether Mary knew orcould possibly have imagined the significance ofJesus' birth.

Organ music is planned to introduce andclose the program.

An un usual aspect of this presentation isthat three Hawthorne organizations have joinedefforts to offer it, the Chorus, the Forum and theSpiritual Life Committee. The special planningcommittee consists of members from each groupas well as the chairmen, Alma Donecker, RalphHumphrey and Carl Elder.

The Shepherd's Story: A ChristmasRecollection will be presented in the Great Hallon Tuesday, December 22 at 7:30 p.m. AllHawthorne residents and their guests are urgedto attend this outstanding event, which willassuredly add to their enjoyment of theChristmas season.

- Marie L. Richardson

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas time is here andeveryone is hustling and bustling in preparationfor the most glorious of all holidays. This is ajoyous and merry time when we all seem to bein good spirits and filled with good will towardour fellow man.

Remember when you were a child andChristmas meant anxiously awaiting the arrival ofSanta with great expectations that he would fulfillall your wishes? (Every Christmas morning whenI awoke I expected to find a beautiful black horse"hitched" to my bedpost -- fortunately good 01'St. Nick had the foresight to realize what a messthat would have been.)

Anyway, getting back to having our wishesfulfilled ... what does it mean to be fulfilled? Oneof the definitions Webster gives for the wordfulfill is: to fill the requirements of; satisfy (acondition); answer (a purpose). Basically whenwe are fulfilled, we are satisfied ... a specific wantor need has been obtained. What is required forfulfillment? Usually when we think of fulfillment,we think of ourselves ... our goal being self-fulfillment. In order to achieve this goal we needto realize what will satisfy, enrich and completeour lives.

Dr. Kauffman has many times quoted W.I.Thomas, a noted sociologist, who developed thefour basic wishes of mankind. They are: 1) thewish for love; 2) the wish for security; 3) thewish for recognition; and 4) the wish for newexperiences.

I agree that these are all needed forfulfillment, however, I believe that perhaps a fifthbasic wish should be added to this list. Thesefour wishes are all directed at self ... self-fulfillment. Let's face it, we humans are veryselfish creatures, which to an extent is essentialfor survival in this sometimes cruel world. Whenthese four basic wishes of mankind have beenfulfilled ... something is still missing. Just as atChristmas -- if our Christmas list (a list of thingsfor ourselves) is completely fulfilled, something isstill missing.

The ultimate fulfillment of Christmas (as itshould be in our lives) is ... giving! Receiving isgreat, but does not have the impact it shouldwithout giving ... giving not because of havingreceived or in order to receive, but just for the

pure pleasure of giving.If we are able to give without feeling

obligated to do so or without expectingsomething in return, I believe we are able tofulfill a basic need of mankind that unfortunatelyis not realized as such by the majority of ourpopulation. It not only deceives us, but alsoeludes us.

The following is a quote from the ExecutiveFitness Newsletter of June 27, 1981: "Possiblythe answer to self-fulfillment doesn't lie in 'self,'after all, but rather in the satisfaction of knowingwe've helped fulfill someone else."

Perhaps the fifth basic wish of mankindshould be: the wish to give. When you thinkabout it. .. this wish is probably the most selfish ofall. .. because when the requirements to achievesuch are met, we will receive the greatest self-fulfillment of all.

Merry Christmas and God Bless!-Carolyn B. Orme

Christmas HaikuChristmas star shines bright,

Lightening all dark hearts with hope;Wise men follow star.

- Ruth J. Campbell

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Penn Notes StaffEditor Elnora BolanAssociate Editor Carolyn OrmePhotographers John Tienken,

Don ComunaleStaff Margaret Albro,

Anna K. Merlino, Roland Mernitz,Marie Richardson, Edith Schipper,

Rosalind Sykes, Bill Wilkinson

Town Meeting in AbsentiaThe latest flight which Bill McCollum,

Republican Representative from the Fifth District,could take in order to get to the 9 a.m. TownMeeting on Saturday, November 21 in theClubhouse was a 3:42 a.m. flight fromBaltimore. But the House was sitting inemergency session in Washington on Fridayevening, and was ordered by Speaker TipO'Neill to return at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Nevertheless, the Town Meeting took place,loud and clear, via a "portable conferencetelephone" connected to Rep. McCollum'sWashington office.

Three of McCollum's aides were present inthe Clubhouse: CliffRumbley, special assistant inthe Altamonte Springs office; Vaughn Forrest,administrative assistant in Washington, andNancy Abernathy, caseworker on the AltamonteSprings staff, who can be contacted aboutpersonal questions regarding Social Security.

At 9:05 a.m., McCollum greeted theaudience of 150. After a few general comments,he said he wanted to hear and respond to hisconstituents' views, concerns and questions.

An early question concerned McCollum'sown bill, the "Senior Citizens' Savings ProtectionAct" which would allow persons over age 62 toavoid paying taxes on dividends and interest onsavings. McCollum said that, in the currenteconomic climate, the bill is not apt to gethearings in this session since it means revenuelost to the government, but that its time willcome. We are the only industrial nation in theworld to tax savings.

In response to several questions aboutSocial Security, McCollum stated he is"unalterably opposed to touching SocialSecurity," although there may have to be somechanges over the long term. He thinks allcitizens, including Civil Service employees andcongressmen, should pay into Social Security.He is supporting a bill to remove Social Security,which is a trust fund, from the "true budget." "Itis ridiculous for it to be there," he said, claimingSocial Security has become a "political football."

There were several questions about the sizeof government and waste in spending.McCollum believes that the sheer size and scopeof the government leads to waste andinadequately supervised grant-awarding, andthat people are "100% correct to be upset" overcostly, unnecessary, congressional junkets.

On the problem of bureaucracy, he spoke ofthe abuses of the seniority system: the accrual ofpower, the building of "grossly too big" staffs,and the "loss of a sense of urgency" about thepeople's business. He has introduced a billproposing a maximum of 12 years' service ineither body.

As the meeting ended, Rep. McCollumencouraged audience members tocommunicate with him. He believes that we areseeing the "American Revolution of 1981." Notsince the Boston Tea Party have people spokenup so strongly about government.

-Nancy C. Uebelmesser

The Star of PeaceA Holy Infant came on the earthTo lead men of good will,And bring peace by His sacred birth,A peace so yearned for - still, ..

The world is torn by angry strife,And drenched with bitter tears.We stumble, groping for a better lifeYet, restrained by faltering fears ...

How shall we find this Star of PeaceThat beckoned when shepherds watched their

sheep?The quest leads far and wide, without surcease -For our hopeful destiny - to find and keep.

The Star of Peace is in your heart,A gift of love from God to manFor all to share, and to impart,When we follow His loving plan ...

- Anna K. Merlino

Cross Creekand

CooterMembers of the Great Books Club

drove to Cross Creek near Ocala, recentlyto visit the home of Marjorie KinnanRawlings. After reading and discussingher books, The Yearling and CrossCreek, written from her experiences whilerunning an orange grove there, they allfelt very close to her.

After all, she could be a contemporary,inasmuch as she would be 85 now if a cerebralhemorrhage hadn't taken her at age 57. She,too, had lived in the north and then fallen inlove with the agricultural, hunting and fishing lifeof what she called "The Invisible Florida." (Ofcourse, that was before Disney!)

The group toured her eight-roomfarmhouse, active chicken yard, thrivingvegetable and flower gardens and what is left ofthe orange grove, with the Florida State ParkGuide. As he took the group through thebedroom wing of the farmhouse, he broughtMarjorie's humor alive with the story of her tripto the bathroom where she encountered a smallpoisonous snake slithering over the floor. Shedidn't dare let it get out of sight and so shegrabbed a book lying on a nearby chest.

"It was a copy of The Yearling," she says."I took it and finished off the moccasin. Nextmorning, I told Little Will (orange grove helper)of the method by which I had dispatched theintruder. He chuckled, and said, 'It sho' docome in handy to write books!' "

Hawthorne's Great BooksClub members recentlyvisited the home of MarjorieKinnan Rawlings betweenOcala and Gainesville,followed by a trip to TheYearling Restaurant for oldfashioned Florida foodtreats.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings home.

Blooming red Turks Cap (Hooded Hibiscus)and Marjorie's fragrant tea olive bushes by thefront door, home-canned jars of goodies in thepantry and her books lying on tables, convey theimpression that any minute she could stepforcefully into the room, with blue eyes alight, togreet visitors in her northern accent. In fact, anOcala friend of Marjorie's, Mrs. Bennett, chattedwith the group, reminiscing about the gourmetmeals she had enjoyed with Marjorie's otherguests.

Talk of good food started the Great Booksgroup toward their cars and the quick trip to theYearling Restaurant, about a half mile furtherdown the road. A lighted model fishing boat,seagulls, stuffed lynx and other forest critters, avacated hornet's nest, busy aquariums and plantsextend the Rawlings visit atmosphere. The moreadventurous diners sampled alligator appetizersand Cross Creek Cooter (soft-shelled turtle).

All in all, the consensus was that MarjorieRawlings was super. She would have been agreat fellow HAWTHORNIAN!

- Rosalind MacRae Sykes

ChristmasBazaar

Arts&

Crafts

Club Hawthorne or Macy's bargain basement? Therush is on.

Ceramic creations to suit every taste.

Bake sale benefitted the Heart Fund.

Plants and poseys brightened this corner.

Roy, Art, Ron and Walt ... what are they up to?

Pulleys - PeanutsDid you ever attend an activity in the Great

Hall, and slightly bored, let your attention drift tothe ceiling where you spotted a pulley tied to asupporting cross beam of the roof? Did you thenidly speculate on its use? Well, it has beenhanging there for eight years and it is used tohang the pinata which is a part of the annualHawthorne Peanut Carnival.

It is now time again to thread a line throughthat pulley. The Peanut Carnival will explode onthe holiday scene December 29, continuing atradition for the seventh year.

What is a Peanut Carnival? It is acelebration unique to Hawthorne. The GreatHall is transformed into a carnival midway,complete with barkers, games of chance andskill, a fortune teller and 25 goober games, all ofwhich can be played for peanuts. Childrenreceive five free peanuts at the door. Additionalpeanuts are available from the "Goober Girls" at25¢ a bag.

Featured this year will be a "Grandparentsfor a Day" program coordinated by LouiseHumphrey. Surrogate grandparents will collecttwo children each at the Beverly Shores school,children who otherwise might have no Christmascelebration at all.

Cornell Glee ClubComing To Hawthorne

The Cornell University Glee Club, one ofAmerica's leading male choruses, will performhere at a special concert on January 10. Thisgroup has been acclaimed by concert audiencesin eight countries.

Everyone is looking forward to their concert,especially, Hawthornites who attended theirconcert here several years ago.

and PinatasThe Peanut Carnival is

intended to be an antidotefor the after Christmas"blahs." Whatever your age,please come -- bring grand-children, houseguests andneighbors. It is non-political,non-profit, non-sponsored,often nutty nonsense. It is alot of fun, and it is free! Seeyou there!

-John M. Roth

Christmas Year 'RoundWhen this issue of "Penn Notes" comes out,

it will be the season for getting Christmas treesand wreaths and lights out of their boxes, andtrying to think of new ways to decorate.

Have you been in "Christmas Year 'Round,Inc.", in Leesburg? It is in an older white framehouse on a side street, marked by a greenplywood Christmas tree, on the corner of the'lawn. Inside, the rooms are full of trimmedChristmas trees -- more than a dozen in all --,and all kinds of decorations.

One tree is an imitation fir, with paper-likeneedles, from West Germany. Its miniature lightsflicker on and off, and a luminous angel percheson its tip. In another room, a tree is covered withhand-crafted red felt doves, nestled between itslights. In still another room, a perpetual snow ofstyrofoam falls on a tree, decorated with variedminiatures.

There are all sorts of wreaths and hangings,of autumn leaves, holly or other evergreen. Thereare different kinds and sizes of candles andChristmas lights. Angels, of different sizes, glowwhen turned on. Music boxes tinkle Christmastunes.

Do you like creches? There are nativitygroups of all sizes and materials, with theirfigures of the Holy Family, the wise men,shepherds and the stable animals.

And Christmas toys -- since children claimChristmas as their own -- are everywhere. Thereare dolls of all sizes, dressed in differing ways,Santa Clauses, puzzles, and what-_have-you.

Next time you're in Leesburg, take a look,and perhaps you'll find some useful ideas forChristmas decorating or gifts.

- Edith Schipper

School VolunteersMany residents have chosen work in

Leesburg schools for their special outside-Hawthorne volunteer service and are finding thattheir efforts are seriously needed and warmlyappreciated.

There are several ways in which ourvolunteers help youngsters to improve theirlearning abilities or enlarge their educationalhorizons. Some persons meet weekly with 5th or6th graders, either individually or in smallgroups, to assist them toward mastery in thebasic subjects of mathematics and reading. OneHawthorne volunteer has been teaching Englishto a 16-year-old Vietnamese boy in junior highschool who knew no English on his arrival in theUnited States. Listening to first grade childrenread aloud and encouraging them to gainconfidence and experience in this all-importantskill is another volunteer activity.

Science lends itself to special group projectssuch as the one organized by a Hawthorneresident -- setting up a greenhouse to explore theuses of solar lighting and solar energy. Twoother residents contribute their skill and expertisein the sports field, one serving as assistant coachin an elementary school physical educationdepartment and the other as coach of the highschool freshman football team and scout for thevarsity team.

Several residents have been serving as"resource persons" for the schools, sharing withthe students their hobby, skill, or experience inan occasional lecture or demonstration. Ateacher wishing to offer specialized material in anenrichment program can use a Hawthorneconsultant to discuss Appalachian folk music,playa dulcimer, give an art demonstration, orpresent a slide talk on a foreign country, to namea few examples. (A list of a wide variety of suchsubjects is maintained by the chairman ofvolunteers in each school.

An activity that serves the school in aslightly different fashion is working in the library,where volunteers have done such jobs asrevising the catalog.

The great need for volunteers to work inpublic schools and the importance of theircontribution are recognized by the State ofFlorida, which presents an annual award to anyschool reporting a total of volunteer hoursdouble that of the student enrollment. Leesburg'sBeverly Shores Elementary school has receivedthis award for two consecutive years.

As might be expected, Hawthorne residentsworking with and for schoolchildren find theirefforts and the children's enthusiastic response tothem heart-warming and soul satisfying. Addedto that is the pleasure of making friends, youngand old, among residents in the larger Leesburgcommunity. Two such friends are the chairmenin charge of volunteers, Pene Hardy for theMiddle East school and Ann Brooks for BeverlyShores. These volunteers will warmly welcometelephone requests for information fromHawthorne residents who wish to contributesome time, little or much, to the richly rewardingoccupation of helping in our local schools. Mrs.Hardy may be reached at 728-5614 and Mrs.Brooks at 787-7411.

- Marie L. Richardson

Golden Age GamesTwenty competitors represented Hawthorne

in the Golden Age Games at Sanford recently.SWIMMING honors were carried off by

Betty Arp, gold and silver medalist; EleanorMcLatchy, bronze. John Creighton and RayHenderson also entered the swim events.

TRACK AND FIELD awards were given toJoe Hall, who won two gold medals, a silver anda bronze and Ray Henderson who received asilver and three bronze medals.

BALLROOM DANCING: Fred and MaryPatricia were gold, silver and bronze medalists.Gil and Louise Ashley also danced.

ARTS AND CRAFTS: John Palesch earneda gold medal and a blue ribbon for his needlework which won "Best of Show" as well.

GOLF entrees were Bill Mitchell, GeorgeHaller, Glyn Jones, Harry Mieth, Darrell Fadely,John Kerns, Chuck Watts, Ed Misiaszek andKermit Schultz. Schultz also entered the Bowlingevents.

The contestants appreciated the 40 or morespectators from Hawthorne who cheered themon lustily from the sidelines during the games.

Our new 6-foot long banner emblazonedwith "Hawthorne," and the Logo waved proudlyfor the first time over our swimmers at theGolden Age Games. In the future everyone willhave access to the banner for different events.

Thanks to the Swimming Pool Committee,Jim Moore, Lee Mackin and Amos Henley.

Happy HolidayHow can you try to tell me you're as busy as a beeYou don't have anything to do as far as I can seeI'm only asking you to take me to the Fabric StoreI'll be there for just half an hour and not one

second more

Then one quick stop at Francine's Shop to see herChristmas dresses

And on to Dawn's Salon for help about my ailingtresses

Then give me fifteen minutes at the Knit andCrochet Nook

And since we're out of stamps I'll have to buyanother book

I'll make it short at Traffic Court about that parkingfine

And then we'll buy our Christmas tree -- I'd lovea Norway pine

We'll need just two more presents then ourChristmas shopping's done

So hurry, get your jacket on, it's going to be suchfun

We'll join the Christmas shoppers and hear SantaHo Ho Ho!

Iknow you're only teasing me when you say NoNo No!

How can you be so stubborn Dear, why won't yougo with me?

Ican't believe you'd rather watch those Dolphinson T.V.

- Ethel McQuillan

ChristmasAt dusk the snow begins to fallAs if the heavens wished to weaveA sacramental vestment whiteTo dress the world on Christmas Eve.

And as the shadows deeper spread,The drab streets bloom with candles gay,As more and more resplendent growThe houses lit along the way.

The hour is late, the snow has ceased.A frosty clearness fills the air,A tranquil peace in silence bathedA soothing balm for worldly care.

Then in the stillness of the nightComes sounds that thrill our jaded ear,As carolers with trumpet loudChant songs of Christmas cheer.

And I, aroused with all this joy,Seek to pass it on to you.Take this Christmas spiritAnd keep it dearly all year through.

-Anna K. Merlino

Holiday FloralsIt is easy to see why Meta Ott Johnson is

called to the White House so regularly. Thisgracious, fast working lady does floralarrangements for special occasions at ournational Capitol.

She has worked with four administrationssince 1974. The First Lady decides the theme tobe developed and a corps of volunteer workerssubmit ideas for her approval. Meta is presentlyworking with Mrs. Reagan on the Christmasdecorations for 17 rooms plus the private livingquarters of the mansion on PennsylvaniaAvenue.

Brown Bag Luncheon is a festive, monthlyHawthorne tradition that has grown with thePark. At the November gathering our genialchairman, Homer Alexander, introduced Metawho promptly charmed more than 350 residentsin the Auditorium. Working feverishly sheproduced 10 completely different, exquisiteholiday arrangements and decorations. Shechatted and answered questions as she wentalong most informally but with assurance andprecise artistic results.

Halls Flowers and Gift Shop from Leesburggenerously provided all the flowers and materialsused for this most timely and inspiring program.

- Anna K. Merlino