The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
Arbor Day Proclamation.
ExEcuTlvE DEPARTMENT,
Hartford, April 6, 1885.
To,he People Of Vermont;

Tothe People of Vermont;
The institution of Arbor Day by executive
proclamation, based upon legislative enact
ment or other rightful comprehension of the
wants and needs of the people, has all ready
been set up in many Of the Commonwealth
ofthe Republic, and it is believed that every
remaining State and Territory will soon have
snatched an annual day from the calendar
aid ,dedicate 1t to the ,honored observance OF
this day. "-.' -
The love of Vermonters for trees and
groves should show itself along every thor
oughfare and wayside; upon the village
green and city park; around the school-house
and by the academy the grounds of the home
should be tastefully adorned with the maple,
the oak and the elm, and thereby made
scene, Of lovelier memories; the. church ,
too, should be reached through their pleasant
and inspiring shades; and the Goods Acre. y
where we shall all soon sleep with onr be-
loved ones, should not remain neglected OF
these sdornmcnts Of nature that form the finest
drapery that hallows the earth.
This. sentiment is equally strong in the
minds Of youth and age, with women as well
n with men tbs economic in its practical
results, in enhancing the value of the farm,
the village and the town; in augmenting the
beauty and comforts of homes; and. in set.
ting them amid such scenes of taste and'love-
Illness As will enchain the memories of our
children to them to their latest days. '"
To aid. therefore, in the systematic enoour-
agement of tree planting throughout our va
fioss communities; to awaken and develop
among our people, and especially in our youth,
a taste for the study Of nature and a purpose
10 take delight and profit in an important
branch of agriculture; to render our homes
more homelike and attractive by the annual
letting Of thousands of shade trees in every
town; and to the end that the happiness and
somfo,t Of our people in years. to come be
neasurably increased, l do hereby designated
and recommend that FRIDAY THE FIRST DAY
er.MAY. A. D. 1885, be observed. as Arbor
Day, and respectfully ask that il be made a
general holiday.
=. And recommend that the people Of the
State do, On that day, plant trees along the
streets, by the roadsides, in parks and com.
mons, around the public buildings, by their
homes and in waste places.
:. Municipal and religious corporation, socie-
ties for village and town improvement,
school officers and teachers and all who can
plant tree can contribute aid in carrying out
the purpose Of the day which promises SO i'm
portant results in the near future.
s Organizations and plans for the systematic
observance Of the day should be made before
hand by societies, associations and schools,
end the study ofthe various trees and the de-
tails essential to their safe transplanting should
initiate the work, to make the day one of
ssdent and inspiring interest and value.
-. Given under my hand and the State Seal, at
Hartford, this sixth day of April, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eaghty.hve.
T.. -. ,- SAMUEL E. PINGREE.
w. By the Governor,
Alfred E. Watson; Secretary Of Civil and Mil.
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