Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-04
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Preserve the Beauty spots.
SOUTH OMAHA. May 3.-To the Bdi-
tor OF The Bee: read the piece written
by n. l.. concerning the habits Of people
going out TO Prizes lake ! only wish
that every one In Greater Omaha would
read this piece. / was out last summer
with little party and will say that 1t is
most beautiful trip to 20 ont TO Prizes
lake and then northwest until YOU strike
Kaufman road. At almost every level
spot we would md there had been a
campfire made and the ground would be
strewn with egg shells. paper and all
kinds OF litter.
I note what NJ l. said concerning the
flowers. would also say what he said
In regard TO his premises u true OF
Child's Point. Child's Point is one OF the
most BEAUTIFUL places that / have ever
visited. Years ago ] frequently rode a
horse to Child's Point and spent many
hours there. Al that time We could find
what we called Sweet williams and the
woods were fun Of violets. that we com
mon people call Johnny Jump-ups, also
honeysuckles, and a great many other
flowers Today you will not find any Of
the white Sweet Williams or the red, and
very few of the blue. IL does seem
that there should be some movement
started 10 save these two beautiful spOts
so close TO Greater Omaha from destruc-
ton
II teachers would instruct children
when they take them 70 these wood
lawns not to pick flower of any kind
IL would be great help. We note the
tendency in the spring for botany classes
To try TO get a specimen of ali kinds OF
flowers, which II continued will soon de-
stroy all the rare flowers.
Mr.. Child's people are as maEnanirnous
as M. L., and il is our opinion that there
should be some effort on the part of
the public to respect their beautiful
pieces OF property. otherwise they will
be compelled to bar the public II sure
must be thoughtlessnsss on the part Of
inc puoio 'R"
Want g. A. n, Encampment.
OMAHA, May s-To the Editor OF The
bee; Mr.. George O. Wallace voices a
very timely sentiment toward securing
the 1916 encampent OF the Grand ArynY ~
the Republic in Omaha. This meeting
will DO the fiftieth anniversary OF this
great organization. And under its au
spices and meeting at the same time and
place will be held the national meetings
Of five other OF the great patriotic orders
and societies OF this country. the mem
persilip of which mounts into hundreds
OF Thousands and whose mennbesrhip ana
representatives wiz bring thousands 20
our city from every state, territory and
possession belonging to the United states.
scarcely o town OF any size I'm the
union but will be rauranankad W. h.,,o
attended many of these great meetings
IN the past: the rivalry between the
states is of great interest: Massachusetts
WIN vie with Ohio; New Yorlsr with Phil
adeiphia; Alaska with Hawaii; cuba with
the Philippines
Competition for these meetings. runs high
there are already many cities COM
pettns for the 1915 encampment The city
OF Washington, ID. c., is asking that the
meetings be permanently located there.
We believe we are in the lead for this
meeting. VIII We do honor to our city
and invite this great meeting with it's
10000 to $4,000 patrtqkic Americans. from
all over the United states. representine
the highest citizenship in the world. to
our city, TO paFtake OF our hospitality,
thus giving our city wider range of adj
vertisement than Il has ever had before.
To the signers this is only a matter Of
pride for our city. Personally We could
not be benefited in any way.
s. X. SPALDING.
A TRAYNoR,
r. S.WILCOX,
~. III. GREEN,
c. e. ADAMS.