From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:

Before dancing school today Aunt Tillie and Aunt Belle took me to the Palace Hotel for lunch. Aunt Belle is Grandmother Uri’s daughter and she is one of Aunt Tillie’s best friends. Aunt Belle has a sister and lots of brothers and I call them all Aunt and Uncle and now Belle is married and lives in Mazoola, Montana and she came with her husband Harvey to visit for the Christmas Season. We were all dressed up and I was very excited, I know they were too. The dining room was all dressed up for Christmas and decorated with Christmas trees and the room smelled so wonderful. While we were waiting for lunch, all of a sudden the lights went out and then slowly, one by one, the choir boys came in. They wore white lace gowns and each one carried a candle and they sang “Adeste Fidelis” while they were walking. It was so beautiful, so still, just the way it must have been that night in Bethlehem. Then all of a sudden, out of the wonderment, I wanted to give Tante Esther and Uncle Felix presents. I wanted to give everyone presents. I could hardly wait to tell Grandfather so. He and Grandmother came to dancing school to see me march with the shepherds. They said I did it beautifully.