Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-27
Y. W. c. A. VISITS
NEW CLUB GROUND
TREE PLANTING PART OF
CELEBRATION
TRACT GIFT TO ASSOCIATION
Arbor Day Exercises Held at Hunt
ineton Park on the Site Do
mated by Burbank g.
Baker
TRACT GIFT TO ASSOCIATION


Huntington park, given to the asso-
citation by Burbank e. Baker for
athletic grounds and a club house.
A special car laden with trees, mem
bers of board of managers and secre-
taries of the association left the sta
tlon at Sixth and Main streets and In
twelve minutes halted at Pacific boule-
ward, Huntington Park.
After an opening prayer by Mrs.
Anna S. Averlll, r. E. Burbank spoke
of the future for Huntington Park and
Pacific boulevard. The latter Is twenty
miles long, extending to Long Beach.
1t will be maintained by the state by
special act Of the Legislature. This
boulevard passes one block from the
association property.
Tree Planting
The first tree, variety of the
eucalyptus, the diversakarri, that grows
higher than any other. three or four
hundred feet, was dedicated to Burbank
e. Baker by Mrs. H. w. Broadbeck.
the shovel bedecked with the associa
ton yellow and white, was then handed
to the president, Mrs. +. A. Dewey,
who presided over the planting Of a
date palm in behalf of the board of
managers as an emblem of the protec-
ton and refreshment extended by this
work to an ever-increasing number
with it's growth.
The extension secretary, Miss Chap
pell, planted an orange tree for the
thirteen secretaries, and Mrs. w. F.
Jacobs, a camphor tree for the men,
bership department. with the prophecy
that the membership would increase as
the leaves. A lemon tree, representing
the outing clubs, was christened by
Miss Agnes Woodward and Mrs. T. G..
King. two secretaries, and an extra
shovelful of soil heaped about it's roots
for the absent physical director, Miss
Bergman, now at the biennial conven-
ton in Detroit.
Mrs. E. r. Smith, the new vice presi-
dent for the extension department,
planted camphor tree for the extern
sion work.
Mrs. r. NJ. Widney dedicated to Mrs.
Anna S. Averill a ficifolia tree, chosen
because of the symmetry Of it's growth
to represent the life of one who has
stood in the community for the best,
Intellectually, morally and spiritually.
Miss Margaret Henderson, who has
been one of the secretaries since the
opening of the work, set apart cam
phor tree for the youngest member of
the association, Barbara Bishop, aged
10 months, daughter of Mrs. Charles
Bishop of Alhambra, formerly Miss
Louler Lord, first membership secre-
tary.
For Senator Flint
An acacia tree was chosen for the
board Of trustees and was named for
one of them, Senator Frank P. Flint,
by Mrs. w. C. Patterson, who has
served continuously as treasurer dur
ing the life Of the association, twelve
years. Mrs Averill, in honor Of Miss
Cora L. latham, general secretary,
planted fig tree, expressing apprecia-
ton of the board for the inspiration Of
Miss Tatham's work and character in
the past and extending to her their
confidence for the future.
Miss latham planted ficifolia in
remembrance of the interest of DR.. and
Mrs. Broadbeck in promoting the ath-
letic grounds and Arbor day and Mrs.
l.. A. Ross another ficifolia for the
president Mrs. Dewey, whom she said
had been connected with the nurturins
of plant ever smaller, the association,
in years gone by.
Other board members present were
Mrs. D. X. Edwards, Mrs. II. W.'Mills,
Mrs. A. G. Fessenden, Mrs. w. ]. Hole,
secretaries, Miss Carolyn L. Patch, Miss
Maude Ewing Ross, Miss Mary T..
Campbell and other workers. Mrs
William Horace Day, Mrs A. II.
Stewart, Miss r. A. Dustin, Grace
Helen Adams.
These grounds will be used for ath-
letic purposes by the different outing
clubs. Some Individual donors Of trees
were Mrs, Widney. Mrs e. ]. Marshall
and Mrs. w. j. Hole.
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