GARDEN CLUB COMMITTEE PLANS CHRISTMAS CONTEST — Members of a special committee from the Crowley Garden Club completed plans for Crowley's Christmas lighting contest at

a meeting Monday afternoon at the Edmund Reggie home. Taking part, were, I eft to right, Mrs. Reggie, chairman; Mrs. Ernest Petitjean, Jr., Mrs. William Broadhurst, Mrs, Vincent P. Dai-

gle, and Mrs. Ned Wilson. Mrs. Robert L. Cart is also a member of this committee and attended the meeting, but was on the other side of the camera taking the picture.

Christmas Lighting To

Be Feature Of Season

CROWLEY, La. -Plans were completed for Crowley's - city -wide Christmas lighting events during a meeting of the special Crowley Garden Club commit-We held at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Edmund Reggie, on Monday afternoon.

'Date for the Aria] judging of Christmas ligh entries was set for December 19, and two divisions will be considered by an out-of-town panel of judges. These will include the religious theme and any other Yule theme, with judging to be based on residential and non-residential (business, public or any other type of entry).

One requirement set by t h e Garden Club committee is that all wishing to enter the Christmas lighting contest must register with either Mrs. William Broadhurst or Mrs. Ernest Petitjean. Jr., to have their entries

' judged. Deadline for pre - registering is December W.   •

The Crowley Garden Club is making a special effort this year to encourage all pubAg groups and business firms to decorate the outside of their buildings in keeping-with the holiday season. A coneerted ire wilt be made to decorate the entire city, residential as well as business areas, and with the cooperation of everyone, the Garden Club hopes to make Crowley the true "City of Christmas".

As a special part of this year's observance. Mrs. N e d Wilson will contact local high schools to interest students in decorating empty store windows in the business section, the idea being to make these windows resemble giant Christmas cards through the artistry of the students. Mrs. Broadhurst h a s been appointed to enlist the assistance of all local schools in decorating their buildings a n d grounds for Christmas.

Mrs. Vincent P. Daigle h a s been named as chairman for the judges, and they are to be selected from qualified out - of-town people. She will entertain them before and after their ;tour of the city to select t h e winners on the night of December 19.

This year, handsome yard

plaques will be presented to the winning entries, and this portion of the Christmas light/ing contest is in charge of Mrs.

tions. Anyone desiring special information and ideas on Christmas lighting is asked to contact Miss Phyllis Perron at Om).

Committee members Attending Monday's meeting -included the chairman, Mfrs. Reggie, Mrs. Ned Wilson; Mrs. Robert

Cirl, Mrs. Ernest Petitjean,

Jr.,   Broadhurst and Mrs. Vint