The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-13

ana pne prancneS, tipped with cranberries.
 Mrs. Charles A. Templeton- Balsam sprays and red tapers for tablbe piece. Also, small child's ar- rangement of Santa with red can dle and pine sprays. Mrs. Carroll B. Knibbs- Spray of pine branches, arbor vitae, silYered cones for wall decoration. Also birch log with red candles for foy- CT.
 Mrs. Ira Williams =. Huge red lacquer ribbons with silver bells for doorway.
 Mrs. Clarence Bartlett-Tall glass cylinder with cones, pine sprays and red barberries in terrarium effect, Also, bubble ball with Christmas greens.
 Mrs, Florence Merriam Greene with thatched roof, hung with white pine branches. Mrs. H. Warren Stevens -Japa- nese arrangement of white pine branches and cones in old iron hearth kettle.
 Mrs. Wm. T. Manning-Birch log with red candles and greens. Also arrangement of Honesty with white pine in white vase. Also, arrange ment of various cones in shallow bowl, flanked by red tapers with evergreenS.
 Club Committee =. Whitemantel arrangement with white tapers, re- ligious figurine in white, background of white pine branches.
 Mrs. Charles A. Templeton and Mrs. Merton B. Allan were hostesses for the evening under Hospitality Chairman, Mrs. William T Manning.
 The meeting closed with the sing ing of Christmas Carols-the mem- bers being accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Oscar F. Warner.
 With the Christmas season ap- preaching and people beginning to look about for Christmas decorations for their doorways and windows, the Federated Garden Clubs of ,Connec- ticut are issuing plea to members and the public to refrain from the extravagant use of certain greens and to substitute other materials. This plea is made in connection with the publication of rules for it's third Christmas doorway compe- tition. The greens which are forbid den for use by the State Forestry Association are; holly, laurel, ground pine, also known as Princess Fea- ther; ground cedar, Staghorn, par fridge berry, wintergreen or othe foest gound cover, running pine and black alder, which is particularly tempting because of its bright red berries.
 The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut point out that this year above all others it is necessary to conserve greens especially ground covers, because the September hur- ricane so devastated the forests of millions of trees that it will be many generations before nature replaces them. Ground covers are important to forest growth.
 Those who wish to enter the com petition need not be discouraged. however. There are many types of tree and shrub which can be used for wreaths and festoons. Among the greens allowed are boughs ol clippings, of various types of pine hemlock. balsm, arbor citae, yew spruce, English Ivy, anonymous, and honeysuckle. The Federation is now cooperating with the State Forestry Department in the development of a plan by which they hope to make the use of laurel possible in the fuf- ture. The organization also suggests many other materials which can be used with colorful and original af- feet. These include gourds. bayberry, barberry, sumac, dyed pine cones, wheat and nuts, red peppers, small apples and even cranberries which are durable and colorful.
 The doorway competition will be conducted as it has been in previous years. Local clubs will judge their own competitions and enter SKI pie