Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-09
FORESTRY OFFICERS NAMED
The American Association Holds Its Six
teenth Annual Election.
President AppletOn's Address-Objects
MISUNDERSTANDING Adopted.

The American Forestry Association, at
it's sixteenth annual meeting, yesterday,
elected the following officers: Gen. Francis
H. Appleton, Boston, Mass, president; Sir
H. G. Joiu de Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada,
first vice president: Gardiner G. Hubbard,
vice president for District of Columbia
George P. Whittlesey, Washington, D. c..
recording secretary and treasurer.
Executive communicative executive COM
mittee consists of the president. the vice
president for the District Of Columbia, the
secretaries, the treasurer, and the following
members: B. +. Fernow, chairman; Ed
ward A. Bowers, Clifford Pinchot, F. V. Co.
vile, Charles C. Binney
Board of directors-F. H. Appleton, presi-
dent: Geo. z. Whittlesey, secretary; Henry
NJ. Fisher, Edward A. Bowers, Henry Can
nett, Bernard Z. Fernow, Nathaniel Wilson.
Presidents Opening Address.
In his opening address, President Apple
ton said, in part:
I'VE are assembled today in accordance
with the requirements of our constitution,
to use judgment and discretion in the
choice of those who shall direct our inter-
ests and affairs during the coming year,
and listen to and act upon reports.
I'VE associate ourselves together to pro-
mote discussion upon subjects relating to
ment and removal of forests, and the CHI
matte and other influences that affect their
welfare; to encourage the collection of for
est statistics. and to promote the advance
ment of educational, legislative other
measures tending to the promotion of
these objects.
I'VE shall especially endeavor to CEN
tralize the work done and diffuse the
knowledge gained in accordance with that
object. When We stop and think Of the
local thOughtlessness and ignorance, sepa-
rate and in combination, that acts unwisely
or prevents others from acting wisely III
forestry matters that have important bear
1ngs upon the public and private welfare,
we fully realize the influence for good that
such an association as this of ours must
have in all parts of our great nation.
Our association should be of much value
in keeping the minds of our people alert to
the ends of intelligent forestry, and by en-
forcing upon the minds of our fellow citi
zens the important bear ring that the bureau
over which the chairman of our executive
committee SO actively and earnestly pre-
sides has upon the financial and business
status of this country.
For Better or Worse.
Our rivers. our lakes, our water courses
and our water supplies; our game, our rich
food; our climatic coHcitions, our great
timber supplies and others, are to exist for
better or for worse, and we are going to be
an important factor in the future, as we
have been in the past, toward lettering this
condition"
The association adopted several resolu-
lions, noting with extreme satisfaction the
sure indications of an administration for
the national forest reserves in the near flu
ture; recommending that all lands of the
United States more favorable for forest
purposes than for agriculture should be
Withdrawn from disposal and administered
under the law governing forest reserves:
recognizing with pleasure and approval the
action of the state of New York in making
OF the state forests, and seeing in it the
legitimate results of the sixteen Yeas of
agitation to which this association has de-
voted every effort: expressing its gratifi.a-
ton at the increasing interest manifested
by philosophical citizens in forest reserva-
ton, and thanking the Cosmos Club for the
hospitality extended to them.