The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-22
ArbOr Day.

We earnestly entreat the people of
Vermont to begin at once to devise
plans for the orderly and effective OBJ
servance of Governor Pingree's proc
lamation of Arbor Day. The time Is
short, the idea and the custom are all
new, but good beginning can be made
this year, and great deal accom-
plished by a thoughtful and Jealous
employment of the time in organizing
and in planning work in villages and
neighborhoods. Each owner of an es-
late can organize his domestic force
and direct his work without the CO.
operation of his neighbors, but for the
purpose of facilitating the business of
the day where association is required,
rural improvement societies have
proved very effective agency. To as
sist in the formation of such an organ
ization we publish below, as model
which may be changed according to
circumstances, the Bylaws and Regu-
lations of the Clinton, Conn, Rural
Improvement Association:
|. This association shall be called "The
Rural Improvement Association of Gin
tom
2. The object of this association shall be
to cultivate public spirit, quicken the social
and intellectual life of the people, promote
good fellowship, and secure public health
by better hygienic conditions in our homes
and surroundings improve our streets,
roads, public grounds, sidewalks, establish
good grass borders In the streets and public
squares, provide drinking troughs, break
out paths through the snow, light the
streets, remove nuisances, and in general
to build up and beautify the whole town,
and thus enhance the value of its real es-
tate and render Clinton a still more inviting
place of residence.
3. The officers of this association shall
consist of president, a vice-president, a
treasurer, secretary, and an executive
committee of fifteen, six of whom shall be
ladies.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the executive
committee to make all contracts, employ all
laborers, eXpend all moneys, and superin-
tend all improvements made by the associa-
ton. They shall hold meetings monthly
from April to October in each year, and as
much oftener as they may deem expedieut.
D. Every person who shall plant three
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of the executive committee, pay three
dollars in one year or one dollar annually,
and obligate hiInSelf or herself to pay the
same annuallySBr three years, shall be a
member of this association.
o. The payment of ten dollars annually
for three years, or of twenty-five dollars in
one sum, shall constitute one a life member
of this association.
Z. Five members of the executive COM
mittee present at any meeting shall consti-
! tute quorum.
8. No debt shall be contracted by the eX-
ecutive committee beyond the amount of
available means within their control, ana no
member OF the association shall be liable
for any debt of the association, beyond the
amount of his or her subscription.
.. The executive committee shall call an
annual meeting, giving due notice of the
same, for the election of officers of this as
ISOLATION, and at said meeting shall make a
detailed report of all moneys received and
expended during the year, the number of
trees planted under their direction, and the
number planted by individuals, length of
sidewalks made or repaired and the doings
of the committee in general.
| 10. This constitution may be amended at
any annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of
the members present and voting.
Clinton is the home of Hon. b. G.
Northrop, gentleman who has inves-
tigated the subject of forestry in every
country in Europe, and who has for
years labored in this volunteer voca-
ton with zeal and well-directed energy
to excite an interest in tree culture and
preservation in this country. He is an
encyclopedia of practical facts derived
from observation, from personal eXpe-
rience and investigation. He has
written much upon the subject in all
its various relations and spoken in
nearly every northern, and some of the
southern, states of the Union in behalf