The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-25
THE ARBOR HOLIDAY
Celebrated in Seattle With
Fitting Ceremonies.
MANY TREES WERE PLANTED
AnA the Postofnce, Banks and Other
Omces Were Closed-At the Cnl-
versity and Schools.

MOy trees were planted IN Seattle yester.
day. how many II Is impossible TO esti-
mate. Put 1t was to large extent gen.
eral holiday, the banks and the United
States departments being closed for the
day, and the postof1ice for most OF the day,
and nearly all these officials probably
either planted tree for the cent per cent.
interest 1t would bring. or for the pur-
pose Of repairing their political fences.
On the whole. however. so far as general
news IL concerned, the observance was lin
lied to the educational Institutions. Mayor
Wood. who was one of the speakers at the
university. does not think he will have 1t
this way next year. He will have II q
grand civic holiday that viii vie with
the fiesta Los Angeles is now celebrating.
and to which he was invited. Excursions
win come from all over 10 participate In
It Enthusiastic citizens win march In
q procession. headed by all the bands in
town, with shovels on their shoulders. and
with proper ceremonies viii plant all our
boufevards and residence streets with
shade trees In one day. So next Arbor
day will be one to be remembered.
That Of yesterday will be remembered,
also. but principally by the young people.
At the University Of Washington they had
an enthusiastic celebration. From 10
o'clock until noon there were exercises of
high class tn Denny hall. The professors
talked to the students on the meaning of
the day. pointed out its lessons from a
utilftariansas well as from an ornamental
and sentimental point of view, and the
programme was so arranged that music
and declarations from standard authors
should relieve and at the same time add
color and force TO aid in impressing the
lessons upon the memory. Prof. Hill did
the talking on the origin OF "Arbor Day.
and Its objects. and Edmond 8. Meany in
teresnod the young men In trees generally.
telling OF the largest and the smallest, the
most historical and the most ancient. and
coming down to this state told of its va
rieties in q pleasant way. that carried
with Ii much valuable Information.
Mayor Wood, who was one of the speak
ers. seemed to have an eye to political
timber" for most OF his remarks were
confined to the subject OF THE Educated
Citizen" and how, in times near at hand,
he would suppaant the ignorant ward
heller and insure good government for
everybody.
After these addresses, and the vocal and
musical exercises, the students went out
to the magnificent grounds, only recent
~ cleared Of splendid forest growth, to
plant commemorative trees. The senior
class had planned to plant a grove to
commemorate class '96, but they did not
receive sufficient trees in time, so they
IL
that" until some day next week. But they
got on the orat.ras intended for the grove
all the same. the orators being Madison
M. Moss, George NJ Allen, Fred Bechdolt
Giles and Collins. William Beatty read a
poem as the newly set tree was being
watered, and Miss Heartie Wood recited
piece calculated to relieve the poor
things feelings after the cold water DOUGH.
The junior class planted a black walnut.
Theodore ma al H1
sophomore class went the senior class one
better. and had a ''corker" of tree plant
ed. under the ministration of Marion Ed
wards, and they called 1t cork elm. The
freshmen very naturally chose ''Tilia
Europia," and frankie Smith delivered IL $
obituary. In all, there were nearly 100
trees planted about the university campus.
At every one OF the public schools there
were interesting literary exercises and
tree paintings. At the Denny school,
John +. Dore. jr, boy of IL. aston.shed
the great crowd Of pupils and friends as
sembied there. by the aplomb Of his del.v-
cry as well as the excellent matter he had
prepared in regard to the observance Of
the day. The young orator has a fine
voice and engaging presence. and. as said
before, his declamatory and oratoricaI
force was pleasing surprise. At the Se-
attic high school thera were recitations
and music: at the Pacific school, in addi-
ton to these features, Melvin G.. VIM
stock delivered an address. At the Latona
schools exercises of suitable nature were
held In eacn of the departments, and at
all the other schools there were literary
exercises that were enjoyed by Abe parents
and visiting friends as much as by the
pupils themselves, and in the tree plant
ing the elders seemed to become rejuve-
mated, so thorough was their interest in
the proceedings.