Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-27
'APRL'S ARBOR
DAYS ARE FIXED
Governor Issues Proclamation
Designating Two Fridays +.
in Next Month

Friday. April u, and Frida
April 26, were to-day designated /
Governor Brumbaugh as the sprir
arbor days for Pennsylvania. in
in which he makes al
peal for. planting of fruit and nj
-rees, and the planting OF tre'
about public places, as well as ae
yancement of general reforestatiol
In his proclamation, the governe
,ays: '. "'.
WHEREAS, A wise people
will never sacrifice permanent
good for a temporary gain; ana
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania
to-day. can correct the error Oh
a former time and make her
future population increasingly
happy and healthy, by planting
trees and thus manifest wise
provision and do a worthy serN-
ice, and
WHEREAS, 1t is increasing
ly manifest that this great COM
monwealth needs great reaches
of forests and widely distributed
areas of shade to the end that
our people may not lack IN the
essential resources that are ne
'cessary to their well-being' no"
THEREFORE,, !, Martin G.
Brum baugh, Governor OF the
Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, do hereby designate and
set aside
Friday. April 12, and Friday,
Anril 26, 1918 as ARBOR
DAYS.
"Our environment has much
to do with the kind of people
we are. To build home and
rear children in a barren waste
is wholly unwise. To live in the
presence Of trees; to know thelr
practical and mystical minlstra-
lions; to environ our MONIES
with trees whose shade ana
fruits are ministrations of the
greatest value; to hear the
songs of birds with the songs OF
orr mothers, to realize that Goa
thus speaks to us in ministry
that is holy. Without II ne
lacks much that it Graves ana
needs. One cannot think OF d
treeless country as a great coun-
try. If we are to have con-
tinuous flow of life-giving water
in our streams; If we are 10
avoid devasting floods and dead
ly droughts; if we are to MAIN
tain our rapidly increasing pop
uIation in health and happl-
10 TNrnNIdn recrG-
alton that is wholesome ana
helpful; if we are to increase
the necessary animal life TO pro-
vide food for our people; IL we
are to multiply the fiocks OF IN
sect. .devouring and song-throat-
ed birds; if we are to restore
and maintain the Pennsylvania
that was once our happy herlt-
age, we must plant trees.
"There is increasing demand
for fruit and nut bearing trees
in Pennsylvania. our great
highways, now happily becom-
ing satisfactory avenues OF traV-
el for our people and of trans
portation for our products,
should be lined with these trees
and their products utilized 10
keep these highways always in
excellent condition. Thus our
many matchless miles of scenic
snIendor can be made also a
source of grateful shade and en-
during good for our people.
"It is not only duty imposed
by law, but an obligation i'm
posed by every sane considera-
ton to encourage the humane
treatment of all living things
that are not harmful to human
life. our song birds are among
our blessed ministries. They
should be protected and well
coined. We need trees for their
refuge and nests. 1t is most i'm
portant that Arbor Day should
include among its dominant
features, some reference to our
feathered friends. Let Bird
Day be made part of Arbor Day.
Teach our children that when
they plant tree, they plant a
home for birds, that these birds
must be our companions if we
are to live Alright and that there
are few songs, if any, in the
heart of a people, if birds are
not singing at dawn from tree
top and forest fastness. A boy
that harms a bird, is not a good
American boy.
Trees should be planted
about our homes, our churches,
our schools; in our. public parks,
along our streets and highways;
and on our remotest mountains.
Memorial trees, in honor of
great men and women and great
events in our history should
have commanding place. An
, example of this is to be found
on the campus of your State
Capitol, where q row of trees,
each bearing the name of an
honored colonial governor, is
now planted. Let the love and
loyalty OF our peple find fitting
expression in a widely-ranged
observance of Arbor Day.
"In home and pulpit, and
school, assem- BILE the citizenry of
this great Commonwealth and
impress the meaning and value
of the day and then out in the
open, under the bending sky, in
Gods glorious sunshine set
trees as memorials of your fixed
purpose to make Pennsylvania
the most life-conserving and
beautiful Commonwealth in all
the wold."
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