Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. January 17.-Charles La
throp Pack. financier. worker in many
public spirited movements and one of
the fathers of the conservation move
ment. was unanimously elected presi-
dent of the American Forestry Associa-
ton at the opening of it's thirty-fifth
annual convention in the Copley-Plaza
Hotel here today. to succeed DR.. Henry
s. Drinker. president of Lehigh Uni
v.rsity, who retired after three years
of service. during which the associa-
ton made long strides forward.
In his address of acceptance Mr.. Pack
announced that, in taking up the work
laid down by DR.. Drinker, he would
bend his utmost efforts toward pushing
the associations campaign TO secure a
federal appropriation of S10,000,O0O this
year, for the continuance of the Weeks
law purchases of land for national for
ests in New England and the southern
Appalachian regions, which, he said, is
one of the most important matters in
cluded in the associations work to
further the forestry movement. He
mentioned the fact that the association
IS the only one of it's kind in this coun-
try which is national in scope. having
members in every state, and furnishing
fits members expert advice on tree.
woodlot and forest conditions, encour-
aging the protection of timber lands
from fire, and the conservation ana
perpetuation of the forests.
Little Encouragement at First.
After referring to the associations eff
forts to extend forestry in the tree
Mr. Pack remarked that when forest con-
servation was first advocated it met with
little encouragement. whereas today more
than twenty states have become so
thoroughly converted to the doctrine of
conservation that they have established
state forest reserves and maintain forces
OF trained foresters. Much OF the sue
cess of the forestry movement he at
tributed to the propaganda carried on by
the association, which maintains offices
in Washington, D. c., where it publishes
the magazine American Forestry, edited
by Perc.val Sheldon Ridsdale, the execu-
tive secretary Of the association. This
magazine goes monthly to the members,
keeping them thoroughly informed on tree
and forest conditions
The delegates, representing nearly
10000 members, hailed Mr.. Packs cleo
ticn with satisfaction. He is himself an
expert forester. having studied in Ger
many. where the science and practice of
forestry are more advanced than any
where else, and having been directly con-
cerTei with forest matters ever since his
of his time in the white pine forests of
Michigan and Canada, and later he was
One of the very first to recognize the
emo nous value of the long-leaf pine
forests of the south.
Al the very beginning of his business
career he discovered in the course of a
goJoCrn in Louisiana that the southern
pine was comparatively immune from
anlage by forest fires. Later, in New
York. where he was living in compare
tive poverty, he had occasion to i'm
part this knowledge to Jay Could, then
one OF the most conspicuous figures in
the financial world. AS result he re-
ceived an unexpected check for 81, 900 and
the incident was the beginning Of his
success. as it was also OF the great lum-
Der industry of the south. where Mr..
Pack now has large timber holdings.
Suggests Conference Of Governors.
The famous conference OF governors at
The White House in 1908. which was call
OF the conservation movement, is now
known TO have been due largely TO Mr.
Pack. Five years later Mr.. Pack was
elected president Of the fifth National
Conservation Congress. Besides being a
leading figure In conservation and for
estry circles, Mr.. Pack Is prominently
identified with other movements. He or
Gxnized and is vice president Of the World
Court League. and is a member OF the
National Institute of Social Sciences and
q number of other organizations: he is a
member Of the forest reservation commits
sion OF New Jersey. maintains residences
IN Cleveland. Ohio, and Lakewood. n. J..
and is president OF the noted Lakewood
Country Club.