Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-21
FRIENDS OF THE TREES.
Annual Meeting of the American Forestr,
Association.

Annual Meeting of the American Forestry
Association.
Men who are interested in trees were assem-
bled yesterday at the Agricultural Department.
1t was the annual meeting of the American For
estry Association. The report of the executive
committee-B E. Fernow. chairman-stated
that there are at present six reservations and
forests, representing a total of 8, 252 260 acres
These are follows White River, Pixies Peak
and Plumb Creek, Colorado; Pecos and Cana
dian River, New Mexico; Bull Run, Oregon,
and Yellowstone National Park cumberland re-
serve, lying south and east Of Yellowstone
Park, Wyoming. A public state park was pro-
claimed last August at Lake tasks, Mimi, head
waters Of the Mississippi river. There are
twenty-six proposed forest reservations now
being considered and are situated in the states
of California. Col orado, Idaho, Minnesota, Mon
tana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon,
Washington and Wyoming.
The new members elected were Prof. ]. T..
Rothrock OF Westohester, Pa; DIR. and Mrs
]. ID. Jones and Gardiner g. Hubbard Of Wash
ington, D. c.; Theophilus Tunis Of Baltimore;
Austin Carey Of Machias, Me-; Mason NJ.
Boyd Of Babcegeon, Ont, and DR.. Louis Nc
Cloud of Brookings, ID.
The following were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
President, Hon. Sterling j. Morton, Arbor
Lodge, Neb.; vice presidents, Hon. H. G. Jolly,
Point Platon, Quebec; DR.. Charles Mohr,
Mobile, Ala; D. NJ. Riordan, Flagstaff, Ariz.
T.; Abbot Kinney, Lamanda, CAL; George H.
Parsons, Colorado Springs, Col; DR.. B. G..
Northrop. Clinton, Conn.,; Hon. C. R. Pringle,
sandersville, Ga. George W. MINER, MINER,
H.; Prof James Troop, Lafayette. Ind. Q. L.
Popeno, Manhattan, Kan; Hon. A. NJ. Brown,
Elizabethtown, Ky; John E. Hobbs, North
Berwick, Me-; E. q. Appleton, Boston, Mass ;
Prot. W. ]. Beal, Lansing, Mich; Hon. G. C.
Andrews, St: Paul, Mimi; Prof. William
Trelease; st. Louis, Mo-; Robert W. Furnas,
Falls, N. H.; W. A. Stiles, Deckerton, N J.
Morris K. Jesup, New York, N. Y; Prof. W. R.
Lazenby, Columbus, Ohio; E. w. Hammond.
Winner, Ore; ]. T. Rothrock, Philadelphia,
Pa; L. D; Davis, Newport, R. l.; Prof: II. A.
Green; Chester 8. C.; DR.. Lewis MsCloud,
Nashville, Tenn; W. Goodrich Jones, Temple,
Tex; DR.. Hiram A. Cutting Lunenburg, Vt
H. c. Putnam, Eau Claire, Wis; Hon. Edwin
Willets, Washington, D. c.; Hon. @. W. Allan,
Toronto, Ont, and William Little, Montreal.
,o Treasurer; Henry y. Fisher, Md, sl7 South
Recording secretary, DR.. n. H. Egleston,
Department Of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Boston, Mass.
Executive eommittee--B Z. Fernow, chair
man; E. A: Bowers. Cleveland Able, Col E. T.
Ensign, John d. Jones and Henry z, Pellev.
with the officers Of the association.
Committee on publication and membership
Charles @. Binney, chairman; W. A. stiles,
Henry N. Fisher, NJ D., Herbert Welsh and J..
d. W. French.
Arbor day commitsee-Dr. B. g. Northrop,
chairmani J. 7. Rothrock, Hon. Sterling J.
Morton, William Little and DR.. N. H. Egleston.
1t was decided to hold q special meeting Of
ne association in Chicago during the world 9
.sir, ana COMMITTEES was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements.
report Of the Arbor day committee was pre-.
| sented and the matter OF recommending the
planting Of trees in the streets Of cities wss res
ferred to committee.
At the close of the meeting delegation Of
members called on the Secretary Of the Interior
BY appointment to discuss the subject Of tim
beriand rsseryatton aud secure his oo-opsration
| In the work Of the association.