The Newtown bee., 1908-10-23
LECTURE ON TREES.

SdrIdTl On lHe evening ol NoVeHlueI z.
 LECTURE ON TREES.
 Washington people are anticipating with much interest lecture on trees to be given under the auspices of the Judea chapter, D. A. R., by G. H. AL len of New York. Mir Allen is mem- Der of the Munson Whitaker company of New York and Boston, whose work in Scientific Forestry is we'll known. How few people there are who can tell just how tree grows. where the sap is found and digested, and how the roots are fed This lecture reinforced by stereoptican slides and charts will make this clear, will deal with the act ual growth of trees, their needs, and methods oi preserving old trees, and of invigorating apple orchards. There will also be given an outline of for estry work as practised in our country and abroad. Insect life history forms an important and interesting feature, and proper methods of combating va rious pests will be mentioned. After the lecture an opportunity will be given for questions to be asked. The Munson-Whitaker company has done work for President Roosevelt, Hon Elihu Root, John D. Roe oesefeller and a long list of people interested in the preservation of trees. They have also had large contracts for combating in- sect pests, such as the gypsy moth, and elm worm. from the cities of Man chester, Concord and Portsmouth, N. H. and of Worcester and Springfield, Mass. They are at present employing force of fifty trained men the year round; these men are working all the way from Maine to Virginia, and as far east as Ohio some working at tree surgery, pruning and spraying, others doing strict forestry work, which is different Ifrom tree care. Similar lectures to that which we are to have the opportunity of hearing, have been given at Beverly, Mass, East Hampton. L. l., Southampton, L. l.. Ridgefeld, Conn.,, Manchester, N. H., St Paul's school, Concord. N. H., and several other places. It is truly patriotic work that the Judea chapter is sdoing in trying to awake deeper interest in our beautiful forests. On Wednesday, October 2l, 1908, in many schools all over the country our National anthem was sung, because that was the date of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of it's author. Dr Samuel Francis Smith. Every one of us feels a thrill of enthusiasm, when we jon in singing the words, ''I love thy rocks and Till, Thy woods and templed hills" And these lines mean much to the people who are privileged to call this beautiful region home. What other community can point to such a list of tree nature lovers as MT Gum, William Hamilton, Gibson. Senator Or vile H. Platt, E. K. Rossiter, each of whom with many others, has striven to protect and preserve the beauty of this favored locality, 80 richly endowed with noble trees. The lecture will be held at the hall on the. Green on Satur- day evennig, October "A, at 8 o'clock. An admission of 25c will be charged at the door. Let us hope for wide spread interest, and large attendance. Artist Faulkner with his wife and two small boys, have taken the Red cottage on the green for two seasons. The boys are to be schooled at the Gun .nery. MT Faulkner has lived with his family in France for number of years and has produced some very fine work. His Venetian scenes have at- tracted attention. He was formerly pupil of Artist Mowbray Tn New York.
 B. K. Rossiter was in town over Sunday. His son, Winthrop, is at the Gunnery. .....
 Mir and Mrs Will Church came up from Norwalk, Sunday. They have closed their home here for the winter.
 Miss Church IS away and Mir and Mrs Henry Church are expecting to stay two weeks with his son in Brooklyn.
 Rev MT Peck attended the Arch deaconry meeting at Bantam on Friday.
 Mir Carter's father has closed the yellow cottage which he rented for the summer and has gone to the Adj rondacks. -,
 The Halstead family have closed the Heath place and returned to their city home.
 Nellie Welton was in town over Sun day.
 Miss Herrick is visiting at C.. A. Prindle's.
 A new span of horses has been pur- chased for Wykeham Rise.
 George Hurlburt's mother has been visiting in Bridgeport.
 Miss Winnie Fenn has returned from her visit at her sisters in Hartford.
 If the fall rains hold off much longer the town water supply will be a prob lem. It has been necessary to shut off the water at night.
 MT Vests little daughter from the Valley is attending Wykeham Rise.