The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05
PLANTING OF
HISTORIC TREES
A Patriotic Work of Sc
quota Chapter Of
This City.
A Contribution From Each of
the Thirteen Original
States.
TO BE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.
Nineteenth of the Current Month
Selected for This Event-Patri.
otic Children.

Monday, the 10th inst, will be historic
day in San Francisco, for on that day the
members of Sequoia Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will plant in Golden Gate Park thirteen
trees to represent the thirteen original
States of the Union.
Some time ago Mrs. s. Isabelle Hubbard,
a prominent member of the chapter named
received a letter from Mrs. Peter ].
Hughes corresponding secretary OF Merton
Chapter of Pennsylvania, as follows:
BIZ planting the sequoia trees in Golden Gate
PARK several years ago, Sequoia Chapter has
linked the history of the American revolu-
tion with the dawn OF creation; perhaps with
the end of time.
Now, many of the Western chapters have
colonial history also, either French or Spanish; !;
for it is vulgar error to suppose that England
is the mother country OF the United States.
Pennsy ylvanians in particular resent this idea;
so do some New Workers, who claim that the
test of American citizenship comes from the
Dutch. Pennsylvania comes from the Swedes,
WEIGH, Germans, Dutch, Huguenots and
me that Sequoia Chapter might make great
deal of the Mission Dolores, the Presidio and
Sir Francis brakes Cross. This last links Cali
torn1a's history to Sir Walter Raleigh and
North Carolina and Virginia. If l am not
mistaken, the Mission Dolores was founded in
1776. The more southern missions even
edrllST. MIS-. LeldQQ StduIOIu, a memD0r VI
Sequoia Chapter, has already erected statue
to Father Junipero Sierra. Why is it not gen.
orally made known thatthis is the work of
daughter of the American revolution who ap-
preciates colonial history?
Now it is the desire of the members of Merton
Chapter to help Mother Sequoia if possible.
Accordingly suggest that sequoia plant thir-
teen trees in Goioen Gate Park, one from each
OF the original States. The trees should be
planted in semi-circle, representing the his
toric arch along the Atlantic, with Pennsyl-
.feN t. f1,ar a IS
Mrs. Hubbard opened correspondence
with the State Regents OF the thirteen
original States, in accordance with the
suggestions OF Mrs. HUI hes and received
from each most enthusiastic reply. Mas
sachusetts will send an elm from the grave
of Captain Isaac Davis, Old North Bridge,
Conn.,, who, on a pril 10, ITS, led the first
organized attack upon the troops of
George III.
New York will send a white oak from
the Saratoga battle-felds. Rhode Island a
plane tree from the birthplace of General
Nathaniel Greene, Delaware a locust
from Belmont Hall, the home of the early
governors of the State; South Carolina
magnolia from the Cowpens battle
ground, Connecticut scion of the famous
Charter Oak, Pennsylvania a tulip tree
from Valley Forge camp-ground, and the
other States will each send tree from
some historic spot.
The tree from Rhode Island was received
last week and others are expected within
the next few days.
Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs. William Alvord
called on Superintendent McLaren few
days ago, and he entered into the spirit
of the proposition with great zest. and
few days since selected the place where
the historic trees will be planted on the
18th inst, with appropriate ceremonies.
The site is in the old '49 mining camp, a
little west of the bearpit. The southern
leg of the arch will be opposite the line of
the Roman bridge across Stow Lake and
the northern one be near the north drive.
The span is about 600 feet. The thirteen
trees will be planted in the form of an
arch, with the tulips from Pennsylvania
as the keystone. This site was selected
by the superintendent because it is we'll
sheltered, and as he says 'those trees
from the East require good deal Of shell
ter when they are transplanted."
The arrangements for the event are not
quite complete, but thus far it is known
that q. q. Dodge, an attorney of this City,
will deliver the Grafton. Miss Martin
will recite a patriotic poem and Mrs. J.
French will probably write an original
poem. The First United States Infantry
band will furnish the music and the High
School Cadets will attend as a com mpany
1t is expected that Captain Howison of the
Oregon will send a detachment of
marines and that Captain Sumner of the
Monadnock, himself Son of the Ameri-
can Revolution, will send detachment
of men, and General Warfield will De
asked TO lend aid to the occasion.
The arrangements will proba bly, be con-
cIuded this week.
Patriotic Children.
A meeting of the Valentine Holt Society
of the Children of the American Revolu-