Evening star., 1959-11-26
Christmas
Exhibit
Planned

I0IIlIOO
In the traditional spirit Of
Christmas giving. a special
class for Christmas baskets
Of food-which will be do
mated to welfare-will be q
feature of the seventh
Christmas Greens Exhibi-
ton, to be presented at the
United States Botanic Gar
dens by the National Capital
Club League on December
o-l3.
The League is composed Of
110 organized garden clubs
in the Washington Metropol-
itan area.
The show, which has come
to be known as the Garden
Club Leagues Christmas gift
to the Nations Capital, will
be open to the public from 8
am. to 4 pm. each day,
without charge. and all Of
the II artistic classes win be
noncompetitive.
1859 Theme
Theme of the 1859 show is
christmas Radiance" and
all exhibits will be designed
to present the viewer a color
full and sparkling display Of
the use of holiday decora-
tions, both natural and arti-
fetal.
More than $4,000 people
attended the 1858 show.
Among the featured classes
will be IL mantels decorated
to interpret parts Of the
Christmas story, IL doorways
decorated in a gay and fes-
tive manner appropriate for
welcoming the holiday visi-
tor, traditional wreaths both
for windows and for inside
the home, and q number Of
full-sized Christmas trees
decorated with traditional
electric lights and artificial
ornaments.
Mrs. Christopher M. Gran
ger, q member-at-large, is
president of the League, and
Mrs. Humphrey M. Daniel
Of the Hoe and Hope Garden
Club is general chairman Of
the show.
Among Washington garden
club members assisting her
are: Mrs. E. o. Barr, of the
Forest Hills Garden Club,
vice chairman of the show;
Mrs. r. v. Mattingly, also Of
the Forest Hills club, who is
in charge of the schedule
and Mrs. c. v. Shannon Of =
the Hoe and Hope club, in
/. charge Of entries.
: The following are serving
4, as consultants to special
: classes: Mrs. Thomas F. Law,
Miss Minnie C. Hunt, and
Mrs. M. v. Englebach, all of
the Washington Garden
&, Club; Mrs. Carl T. Mack Of
4. the Chevy Chase, D. C. Gar
. den Club; and Mrs. M. E.
: Oliveri Of the Forest Hills
: Garden Club.
Mrs. Englebach will serve
. as consultant to the unlimit-
ed class for Christmas bas-
, kets Of food, entitled, Civ
ing Is Fun" and Mrs. Mack
, is consultant for a class "The
. Christmas Wreath" also with
unlimited entries, for tradi-
tional Christmas wreaths to
be made Of natural, fresh or
: artificial materials suitable
|. for hanging inside the home.
i. Holiday Treasures
Mrs. Laws class will be
. Christmas Treasures" and
. will be for novelties, such as
. Christmas stockings, bouton-
. niereS, mobiles and other hol-
iday designs.
. Miss Hunts class is fitting
. ly titled Perky Packages"
and will include unlimited
: entries Of gift packages dec
GRATED in the Yuletide man
. ner.
. Bright Greeting" is the
. title of the class for which
: Mrs. Oliveri is consultant,
: and will include six entries
d. OF hanging Christmas deco
: rationS, using some greens
: with any trimmings, for a
: hall fixture.
/. Among other artistic
: classes are those for designs
using one or more candles or
: q lantern to proclaim the
+. Christmas message, a series
: Of five tables appropriately
: decorated for holiday parties,
: dramatic, classic designs suit
/. able for modern home, and
: six designs of a Christmas
, sunburst.
: Three horticultural classes,
under supervision of Mrs.
. L. w. Pogue. of the Bethesda,
: Md, Community Club, win
include specimens of Ameri-
can. English and Chinese
hollies; fruited branches such
as pyracantha, snowberry,
viburnum and others; and
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