The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-02
ARBOR DAY IN EAST HAVEN
4 NOTABLE DAY IN THE OLD
 TOWN,

 Ninety Trees Donated and Planted on the Grsen--A Procession and Speeches by Prominent Men.
 Yesterday afternoon on the East Ha- ven green, under the supervision of the woman's club Of which Mrs. E. Foote Thompson is the president and organ izer and Mrs. Leverett Bagley vice. president, took place a notable Arbor day celebration.
 It was the result of a work which has been in progress for a month and prep arations for which have been on the tapis much longer than that.
 It was Arbor day and the planting of trees, many of them presented by nota- ble men in the. state. was celebrated with suitable exercises, the club, the citizens, the school 'childrers the board of education and the town officials all taking part.
 Many of the trees were already plant ed, some having taken root and putting forth fresh verdure. The remainder were set in the soil yesterday. In all ninety trees were presented.
 Among those who presented trees to the club for the occasion were Cover nor Chamberlain, Congressman N. D. Sperry, Senator Platt. Congressman-at-
 
 missioners Walter, Thompson and Brewer ex-Senator Dwight Futile, County Treasurer Hiram Jacobs, Rep resentative John Tyler, Selectmen Ed ward Woodward and Eugene Thomp- son, Town Clerk Clerkin, who acted as master of ceremonies; the board of ed ucation, the chairman of which is Grove J. Futile, and many private citizens. making a splendid array of ninety young trees, which, so suddenly ap- bearing on the barren ground, was yeritable illustration of a forest spring ing up like mushrooms in night.
 Herbert Nickerson drove into New Haven and brought Congressman N. D, Sperry out to the ceremony in his auto mobile, the congressman being one of the speakers of the afternoon. He also took the congressman back in the au- tonobile.
 The meeting place was the school house, and the procession started for the green in the following formation: Local drum corps, led by George Chid- sey, who has won two state prizes in this position;% Herbert Nickerson and Congressman Sperry; Rev. D. J. Clark, pastor of the Old Stone church; Rev. MT. Jackson, rector of the Episcopal church; Representative John Tyler; Woman's club of twenty-four members, with the president, Mrs. Thompson, at the head; board of education two hum dred school children and citizens. c. c. Kirkham was grand marshal of the day. t @.s
 The exercises consisted of singing by the children, and an especial feature of this was an original poem composed by Mrs. Florence Andrews for the occa- sion and sung to the tune of America" Addresses were made by Congressman Sperry and Representative Tyler:
 While this idea was originated and fostered by the Woman's club, it's full fillment was made possible by the CO., operation of the towns officials and the private citizens who further in every possible way the work of the club along these lines. Forestry is subject in which the federated clubs of the state have taken much, interest, and none could be more useful to future genera tions nor pertaining entirely to the present welfare of the individual than this. .%:..
 A barren, treeless country is a cheer less, unbeautiful place, and future gen. erations of East Haven, who will sit and bask in the shade cast by these trees set out yesterday through the i1- strumentality of the club, VII have reason to bless this woman's organiza- tion. '..}"'
 A pretty incident of the affair was the presentation to Congressman Sper- ry by little 'ten-year-old Miss Doris Thompson of a lovely May basket Of flowers,