Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-15
Site Of State Building the Scene
OF Official Observance Of
Arbor Day.
TINeEY WlELOS THE SHOVEL
Acts for Governor in Placing
Four-Year-0ld Ash in
Executives Row.
Governors son Takes Part with a
shovel Much Larger Than
Himself

Thirty fine trees were added to tho
already oztonaivo grove and forest
plats boz Capitol hiu this morning.
planted uy the state and federal Of
dcials in observance OF Arbor day and
in commemoraton OF "a custom which
has obtained on these grounds for the
last - years. Among those participat-
ing Do the exercises were the officials
of the present administration headed
Bog Acting Governor Charles X Tiugey.
who Boa the absence % Governor VIII
liam spry omciatod az the planting ~
the first tree In governors row. The
tree was a beautiful 4-year-old white
ash. and the planting was witnessed bs
o large crowd of present and past Of
ncials and spectators who had gather
ed az the grounds for the occasion
Past administrations were represented
by Former Governor Arthur +. Thorn
as. who today planted his twenty -sec-
und tree on Capitol hill. and Former
Governor Heber A. Wells. whose NJ
teenth tree was placed today. Former
Secretary of state j. r. Hammond also
planted his fifteenth tree this morn
ing. and John sharp. former state FISH
and game warden was I'm evidence in
the tree planting. as he has been for
number OF years past.
other state officials welding the
shovel and tamping rod were Albert
Glazer. state bank examiner: Herman
Harms. state chemist; w. d. Candland,
chairman Of the state board OF land
commissioners. j. p. Petit. state coal
mine Inspector. j. y. Larsen. assistant
10 State superintendent OF Public In
struCtion. A. G. Nelson; Lincoln Kelly.
assistant To state Auditor Jesse j.
a.. A NNnw
lard Hansen. state pure food commits
sloner, II l.. Cummings. assistant sec
Rotary Of state, John Hardy, secretary
90 Governor Spry.
FEDERAL OFFICERS THERE.
The federal officials participating
We're United States Marshal James n.
Anderson. Postmaster Arthur J..
Thomas. Assistant Postmaster A. =.
kesler. Internal Revenue Collector Ed
l.. Callister and W n. Anderson.
representing the federal court
One Of the features Of the planting
at Capitol hin was the participation
this year OF the Seekers Literary
club. q dozen or more members Of the
organization being present TO assist
in the ceremony OF planting their
FIRST tree on the capitol grounds. The
tree selected was beautiful English
elm. and the planting was conducted
under the direction Of Mrs. Franklin
Rumel president and Mrs. II. l..
Deacon. secretary Of the Literary club.
Each Of the women present, however
took turn at che shovel and most
of them developed extraordinary
dcNerity in welding the weapon OF
agriculture.
Acting Governor Tingey was as
sisted In tho planting of the white ash
by his daughter. Miss Augeline Tingev,
who proved almost as adept ln tho
manipulation OF the shovel as her
distinguished father
Tugginu away al r. shovel twice as
high as himself ana almost as heavy.
lad OF nine years was found i'm
dustriously planting "a tree in Cover
uor's row. The little follow turned
out to be James Spry. Che son ~
Governor william Spn and he hal
come mp Coo thc Capitol grounds in
response Co telegram received from
his f1ther dated This morning az
phoeuix. Arizona. insiracting his son
james to plant tree ON capitol
grounds lu hi- fathers behalf The
Young mon was assisted in the opera
tion Dos acting Governor TinEey. ard
John Hardy secretary to Governor
Spy
Among the trees planted in uew,-
paper row. were those planted in
former years are in q most flourish
ms condition. fine red naples were
planted today By representative ~
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