The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-05-24
Madam President and Ladies :

Madam President and Ladies
AS Chairman of your Committee on
Forestry, allow me to present my very
meagre report. That it is not meagre
! from lack of interest our next year s
work shall prove IL is singular how
senseless many individuals are to the
value Of tree. One most beautiful
live oak in place where it was much
needed, near the p. o., was DESTROYED
because forsooth the pavement could be
more easily laid. And another centen-
arian measuring fully ten feet in cir
conference, on one of our principal
streets was removed because well,
BECAUsEl Our Club as a whole is in-
terested in Forestry and has given ex-
preston to their interest in some
branches of it, in very forcible words
relative to the ruthless destruction of
our wayside shade trees and the disfig-
uTement of our beautiful city trees by
unsightly commercial systems They
have also tangibly expressed their in
terest in deeds, by devOting Boulevard
Park (Which is their own creation) to
our native trees. More than this. they
have in the past year inaugurated a
system of tree planting for the whole
town, by which any one for the nomi-
nal sum Of 25cts. can have tree plant
ed where they choose, in the commun-
ity, the Club bearing all the expense.
| think Madam President the most
important branch of Forestry is UNI
questionably the preservation of trees
and l wish TO call the attention of
our Club to those in our public cemete-
ny, which will soon be exterminated by
the mistletoe in their branches if not
speedily relieved. This mistletOe has a
considerable money value in large cities
at this season of the year, and could,
If judiciously handled be made to pay
all Of the expenses of our Club for a
year, besides paying for its own eXter-
min6tion. We all subscribe 10 the SEN
timent expressed in "Woodman spare
that tree" but how many of US realize
the practical value Of trees, or how
much we are indebted 70 them for our
climate, our income, and even our life.
for trees and plants do the greatest hy-
gienic work of the world. The oxygen
on which human life is dependant,
would be all used up in few years If
1t were not continually being set free
from carbonic acid gas and water by
the action Of the sun on the green |
leaves of trees and plants. "ln union |
there Is strength" and the knowledge /
that this great work of Forestry is a /
National work. and will surely inspire /
US to active interest in this branch Of 4
our Club.
Respectfully submitted by +
MRS. HOWARD GAMBLE, Chairman, !
Forestry Committee, WOman's Club. :
SAVE THE SHADE TREES.
That shade trees are desirable in a /
city, for esthetic and sanitary reasons, ,
is generally admitted they alleviate /
the monotony and ugliness of the usual I
street architec ture, they furnish cool /
ing shade. they absorb impurities in the /
air and yield oxygen in place of them 4
they retain moisture and lesson the /
downfall and uprise Of SCOT and dust
they take noisOme matters from the l
surface soil and consume them as food
they deserve the care that we would
give 20 a faithful animal But as a rule
they receive no care whatever. They
are asphalted 10 their trunks so that
and air cannot reach their
roots, they are criss- with cleo
trie wires that burn of limbs and fob ]
cosrSUEp OF sih PAar.