The Washington herald., 1919-12-14
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chrisunas vsestion Next rhursday
I, the President and Mrs. Wilson win
cslebrsts their wedding anniversary.
n is thought that the stimuiativs
eject Of childish laughter viii be Of
bsnefit to the President aiding Nm q
rapid recovery.
Last year there was no Yuletide
party at the White House President
Wilson being IN France with the
American troops. The year before
last the celebration included . gaily-
decorated tree and everything"
In 1917 the young participants in
the festival included Francis B.
Sayre. tr.. Eleanor Sayre. Baby FL
len" McAdoo and Josephine Cothran,
the Presidents grand-niece.
New wrinkles In Christmas trees
are to be observed this year. whole
sale and indiseriminats slaughter
ing OF evergreens to make q Yule-
tide holiday, the Department of
Agriculture says. has got to stop.
Cutting down tens OF thousands of
the best shaped trees year after
year is leaving a scrubby lot in
yonce beautiful forests. And accord
ing to the department. there 10 no
need of thus despoiling the woods
when the most disreputable look
ing tree may be chosen and easily
turned into one of symmetry and
charm.
MAKE UGLY
TREES PRETTY.
This transformation Is particular
ly urged upon churches and Sunday
schools, with which the habit is
strong to pick out the talIest,
widest spreading. most majestic and
perfect tree that can be found in
seventeen counties. The result Is
that regions close to civilization
are being denuded Of their finest
pines. mrs and everEreens. The
practice Is recommended to families
and tree dealers also. Many among
the latter, unknown to their Gus
toners. followed il during the war
and the number Is expected to in
crease. The department says that
the tree selected need not be superb
as IL stands, but very easily can
be made so by boring holes in the
trunk and inserting limbs Of proper
size and shape In suficient number
to give the tree q well rounded ap-
pearanee.
This helps q good deal In trans
portation IL the tree Is TO be carried a
considerable distance. Those who
make q business Of marketing Christ
has trees are more and more shipping
The Knocked down" article from the
forests to be set up and limbed out
at the place Of sale.
This innovation in the large business
which comes but once a year Is being
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cause Ii saves the national forests
from injury. At such time small
armies of tree seekers invade these
tracts and slash into the forests re-
sources. Where the trees are cut in
accord with the recommendations OF
the Forest Service no harm Is done.
The point particularly stressed Is that
the tree picked out for cutting should
De one Of group of compact growth
| rather than one more or less isolated
observance Of this rule prevents the
stripping Of wooded areas which is
done In many instances. II the lower
branches Of q tree Of the desired
height. which often Is the case in
clurps, are irregular and unattrac-
tive q taller one may be. chosen from
which the lower limbs may be cut
This Is preferred to the cutting of a
lone tree And II the new knocked
down" method Is used any old scraggy
trunk viii do. which is better stiH>for
The forest and makes obtainable as
ornamental a Christmas tree as may
be wished.
Christmas week gives promise of
Peing very gay for the younger set
rhat short period is always allotted
more or less to the buds and the
nappers the sub-debs and the
oys nome from school for the holi-
PAYS Those few days are crowded
en pafues OF all sorts given Just
Tor them and they do have such n
good time. Nevertheless the ,ro,r,1
rps are going to be rather lively
hemseiVes with dances galore on
neir social calendars. each preceded