SIX YEARS OLD

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 58, 5 September 1940, Page 9

SIX YEARS OLD

THE DIONNE CHILDREN

The Dioinne quintuplets will arise ai usual at 7 oclock c#i May 28, but. from, then: on the day—their sixth birthday—will be somewhat different from, the other days bf the last year, says the "New York Times" of May 27. . : "the most impressive departure from routine will be attendance of the five famous little girls at their first Mass, which will be celebrated by the Rev. Father Pilon in the nursery. Candles and the chalice for the Mass will be brought here from Father Pilon't church at nearby Corbeil. . ' Father Pilon accompanied the quintuplets to Toronto a year ago when they had a personal audience with the King and Queen. He is beloved by the parents of the dark-haired little girls, Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionhe, for his care for the spiritual welfare of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Dionrie will hear the Mass with their daughters at 8.30 a.m. -\ ' ' Several of the eight other Dionne children are away at school, but the rest will join their parents in attending the birthday party in the afternoon. The party will mark another departure from daily routine and the five will be allowed- to partake lightly of their birthday cake, which will be a five-section affair with six candles oa each section. COLOURED CANDLES. Colours of the candles on each section will differ, Maie having yellow, Emilie pink, Cecile blue, Annette green, and Yvonne mauve. - The quintuplets will take part in the timehonoured ceremony of blowing out the candles. ' j The little girls also will pour tea for their guests, but though they will be allowed to sample their cake they cannot drink any of the tea, as it is not on their diet. Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, beloved physician to the children, also will attend the party and undoubtedly will come in for congratulations himself, for soon he will celebrate his fifty-seventh birthday. The public will be allowed to see the girls as usual during their two play periods. With entrance into their seventh year, the quintuplets will be going into a somewhat new life of interesting studies and religious experiecr-ss. Their attendance at Mass will be biifc a beginning of their religious instruction, while in accordance with the regular Ontario educational programme, they will be graduated from kindergartea to primary, school instruction*