The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
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The undersigned members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Little Fores-
ters' Association of Mobiles County
make tile following statement: ~.,-
A meeting was held in Worthington
on Saturday, March II. 1876, to organ
ize q Little Foresters' Association.
Prof. HImist onS was made Chairman
of the meeting and c. Bell Secreta-
Ery.5s An Executive Committee scollsist-
ing of the following, named persons,
was appointed and requested to prepare
Ia plan of organization and work., Mrs.
Lucia g. Bell, Mrs. r. F.. Hum iston,
III. l.. Lackor andJ. Ames. On mo-
ton, the President, and. Sec'y Of the
meeting We're added, to the Committee.
Subsequently, without even calling a
meeting Of the Executive Com, Mrs.
Bell took upon herself, the responsible
ty Of preparing the Report which she
presented to the other members of the
Committee individually for their sig
natures. This Report, among other
things, provided that tile Chairman of
the Committee Mrs. T.. G. Bell, should
do the principal part of the work of the
Committee in carrying out plans of the
Little 'Foresters' Association. Ian the
members of the Committee, with the
exception of Prof. Humiston, who WAS
absent ut the time, signed this Report
and it was published III the Worthing-
ton ADVANCE of March 80, 1876. Al
! though the Committee werc not dis
charged, they were not called together,
or consulted III any manner, as to the
work of this Association, it's reports to
the State Forestry Association, the rec
omendation for and distribution of
prizes etc. As the Chairman of the
Committee manifested I. commendable
zeal and energy in encouraging the
planting of trees throughout the coun-
ty, no exceptions would ever have been
taken to the fact of her ignoring the.
rest of the Committee, had she carried
out their plans us embodied in their
Report as to who were entitled to prizes,
their manner Of distribution, etc. That
Report provided that prizes should be
awarded, not for the number Of trees
OF cuttings that were planted out in
the Spring, but tor the number that
were found actually alice in September
following. See. ADVANCE Report of
Committee March 80, 1876. This most
important provision of our local Com
mittee, and also of the State Forestry
Association seems to have been totally
disregarded, and Mrs. Bell does not
even pretend to the contrary. When,
therefore, it was found that no count
was made in the fall, and 10 proofs re-
quired. as provided for by the rules of
the State Forestry Association, little
boys and girls in many instances, came
forward, and upon their own unprov-
ed, naked statement us to the number
of trees or cuttings they had planted,
and without reference to the, fact of
their being aliye in the tall, they were
recommended by Mrs. Bell rs proper
subjects for prizes. Complaint has
been made to the Committee that in
some instances, the higher prize, the
Medal, was awarded to those WlrO not
only could not point to- a single live
cutting or tree that they'had planted,
and so stated to Mrs. b., but the addi
tional fact has become known that
these same happy recipients of the
Medal never planted anything but dry
bushes. pine sticks, etc., in the Spring,
while others who had faithfully done
their duty, and could show scores of
living trees in the fail, either received
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their fidelity and trutllfulness. This
complaint of unfairness, and encouy-
,agement to dishonesty is not confined
to the village Of Wortlington, but has
been heard from different parts of the
county. When these facts became
known, part of The Committee asked
the Chairman to call the Committee
together to consult upon this subject.
In compliance with this request Mrs.
Is. invited 4 part Of the Committee to
meet her. and the rest she ignored in
her invitation, but wien majority of
the Committee met for counsel upon
this matter she CURLY informed us that
we were meddling with that which is
none of our business; and we are left
to conclude that she acknowledges the
right of no one to question her as to
these announcements to fraud but as
the time for the annual meeting has
passed, and she has said nothing about
calling Il meeting for this Spring, are
we to suppose that she is the sole d.
rectress of this Little Foresters' Asso-
citation for life regardless of good be-
| hAvior?
| II. l. LACKOR,
| Mrs. r. f. HUM1sTON,
! r. T. HUS11sToN.