New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18
WORK OF THE TREE-PLANTING SOCIETY.
GOOD RESULTS OF THE AGITATIoN-REPoRT READ
AT THE ANNUAL MEETiNG-NEw MEM
pERS CHOSEN

BEERS CHOSEN
The annual meeting OF the Tree Planting and
Fountain Society of Brooklyn, was held last night
at No a Cour.-st. 4. A. Low presided ana Secre-
tary Collins performed his usual duties The report
of the treasurer Paul L. Ford. showed balance
OF s245 in the treasury. The following were elected
members of the society: John Cartledge. Jesse f.
Folk. Joseph f.. Kinds. Richard Shannon j. c. Van
Clief Ralph L. Cutler, Albert r.. Parntt' H. *.
DYER Dwight Stanley, George G. Brooks, Edward
Packard Andrew J. Onderdonk. Whhenus Myn-
derse the Rev John NJ. Kley. Gustave Huback.
Robert c. Dawson. Ruth r. Lee, the Rev. ). b.
Halliday F. A. Parsons. A. G. Petit. A. A. Raven,
NJ White j. A. Wisner. Edward II. kedder.
These men were elected trustees for the coming
year: H. H. Hubbard Henry Kurz. l.. Collins.
James r. Cowing. A. c. Brtton
In his annual report Secretary Collins says among
other things:
During the year the City Works Department has
done ali within its power to aid arboriculture II
gives pleasure make this report 70 appreciate me
3mnorrance OF the work done ny TINS uspar 'rht IL
is necessary to know what has been done py pre-
admn!srations to compare pno 1ne arSorIcutre
and upon the sentiment OF the people ms deparrt-
sn to haTe hav exsed the
prople and the city authorities In relation 10 tnis
non every manifestation on the part OF
the peope indicating an Increases SEE i,H ,hs vi
fare Of the citizens appear have been dominant
ideas If short administration can produce suSm
q
exnect from continuous good government IN every
denartment Let the people clamor Tor good men
in oaiclal nositIons then what would otherwise be
insurmOuntab.e obstacles viii be easily overcome
OF the Police Department the report says; An
effort has been made to interest the members or
the force and the results are such as TO encour-
ace the hone that many of the members or the
force will embrace every opportunity which may
he offered TO them TO learn about trees their cul-
ture and protection. Such members VIII become
valuable assistants to arboricuture. 1t would be
we'll If they were assigned TO such districts as have
excellent trees and those who take no interest In
trees were assigned to such districts as are tree
less"
OF the new insect which wrought such havoc
with shade trees in Brooklyn last summer. the re-
port says that the Government Entomologst. L.
o. Howard, considers IT a most DANGEROUS insect
and declares that the bark all affected trees
should be scraped. and that afterward a whole-ol
soap wash should be administered OF the insect
Secretary Collins says: This insect Is compare
lively in this country. The larvae are in the
cottony masses. In the spring they will deposit
their eggs the leaves, these eggs Will hatch and
in time the larvae will seek the trunk and limbs OF
the tree to pupate second brood will deposit eggs
again these larvae VIII mature and seek the trunk
and limbs and turn into pupae and these will
and seek the leaves to deposit eggs the third
brood II is this third brood that Is now found on
the trees"