Evening star., 1909-06-08
GUESTS OF ARKANSAS CLUB
TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI AND MIS-
SOURI, CLUBS ENTERTAINED.
Chief Forester Pinchot Speaks of the
Southern Forests and the Aim
to Preserve Them.

With Clifford Pinchot. chief of the forest
service. as their principal guest and an
interesting literary and musical program
In which southern airs predominated the
Arkansas Club of Washington enter
tanned the members of the Texas. Mis-
sissippi and Missouri clubs at the Airing
ton Hotel last night
The members of the reception committee
were Mrs. Beverly Buchanan. Miss Annie
Somervilie. Mrs. Amos G. Draper and
Mrs. E. L. Givins. There were several
members of the congressional delegation
at the entertainment.
President Taft had accepted an invita-
ton. cond;tionally, but was unable to be
present.
Southern Songs Sung.
About 300 guests were present, and after
thev had assembled in the ballroom Mrs.
Fred Beale played Dixie" 1.-The Mocking
Bird" and other southern airs to make
everybody feel at home. Miss Lillian
Chenoweth sang. and Don Carlos Ellis
recited the chariot race from ben Hur."
After an instrumental duet by Miss Lee
Moore and Mr.. Spindler of the Nordica
Mandolin and Guitar Club, E. L. Givins.
"A
duced Mr. Pinchot as .the most useful
man in the United States He said Mr
P1nchot was we'll known throughout this
country since the first conference OF gov
ernors at Washington, was Well known
in Canada and Mexico since the recent
pan-American efforts at cooperation IN
the preservation of national resources,
and would be known throughout the
world after the worldwide conference on
the preservation of forests and other
resources to be held at The Hague.
South and Its Forests.
Mr. Pinchot said in part
The interest of the south in forestry
has long been vital and publicly recog-
rized as vital The support which the
forest service has enjoyed from southern
senators and representatives in Congress
gives every man in the service keen
feeling OF grateful appreciations while
the recognition of the need for forest pro-
lection in the south has helped power
fully in the great southern support OF
our work.
"Co-operative study between southern
states and the forest service has been
most helpful to us, and, / hope. to the
states concerned. We have co-operated
with Kentucky. Maryland. Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Missouri Cooper
alton with Virginia will begin in July and
with Georgia In the autumn. In studying
the forest conditions OF each state we
hope to furnish the basis for we'll in
formed public sentiment and for formu-
lating a forest policy for the state.
Everywhere we have found that the
southern people appreciate and support
the fundamental principle of the forest
service, which Is to put every piece of
land to that use In which 1t will best
serve the interests of the people of the
country. whether that be forest use. an
agricultural use. or any other.
Until recently the Arkansas national
forests were farther east than any 9TH
ers. but in November last. President
Roosevelt signed a proclamation creating
two national forests in Florida, which
will be put under administration this
July.
The important problems are those con-
nected with homestead and timber and
stone entry. with grazing. and with the
control of fires and the related question
of protecting the cattle from ticks.
The support Of the general policy of
the service in Arkansas appears to be
thoroughly well established. but certain
points of friction still remain. These we
shall do our very best to remove alto
gether during the coming summer"