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In this tragedy of young people today, Sunday-school has taken a back seat hasn't it. We had several hundred children in Sunday-school and it was a real family affair. There are two many snow-mobiles and skiing trips in the winter and summer camps in the summer, and to be frank about it, I have come to the conclusion myself that, the family pew has come more important than the Sunday-school. |
An event or gathering involving much of the family. |
| Example | Meaning |
Interviewer: I understand a lot of the carriage manufacturers were, in Ontario, very small businesses, family businesses. Do you know of any large manufacturers that were sort of province-wide? Speaker: Yes. As you say many carriage plants, well they hardly deserve the name plant, well they were family affairs such as ours. My father, my grandfather, and myself, were all involved in this in turn. |
An event or gathering involving much of the family. |
| Example | Meaning |
Interviewer: What about Christmas? What was the s-- way you used to celebrate Christmas? Speaker: Well Christmas is a family affair, and it still is with our family too. We always have Christmas together, uh, and, not always New-Year-s. |
An event or gathering involving much of the family. |
| Example | Meaning |
Everybody worked. ... It was a family affair (laughs). |
An event or gathering involving much of the family. |
| Example | Meaning |
Speaker: ... I just go just to go spend a day, do some cooking but now I do- since I've been retired, I'm their cook for the two weeks when they come up- all get together. Interviewer: So it's- Speaker: Kind of a family affair. |
An event or gathering involving much of the family. |