The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
MEMORIAL TREES
TOU. s. SOLDIERS
MAY Be PLANTED

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Memorial trees for sailors and SOL
d;,rs who gava their lives in the strug-
''s oiled
gle 10 overthrow aulo'FacE arc N
the finest tribute that can be paid
tbose hcroes in hundreds Of letters to
t - .ao,ta,ior IN
the American ForeSNIH aSsoC'a'''" "
Washington. The association is urging
tho rr,nor setting Of memorial trees
NV A
Tor Whatever memorial may NC N"'P'0N
by the various municipalities.
An r,vorue NJ tho allies" lined with
.n,. u.+io,s IL
trees IN hohor OF inc amen iS''o'S "
one suggestion. Another plan being
worAe6 out 10 f,r the MIA ntinR of me-
moral trees along tho transcontinental
motor highways Nv the various coun-
ia tbroTgb Ubich sinh PASS.
The Ijnr6'n HirbvaV ASSOCIATION has
taken mn his n1ar In, LOUISIANA me
| mortal trees arc ia he nOanted one ,
every A feet along tho Jefferson high
vav in maj state This Is the highway
,s "LTo,H Pine To- palm
In MANY parts Of the country
chnrrhos are 10 Mani memorial trees |
in honor Of me members who fell in
hattIn. one Of the INST paintings by
n church wa at Tacony. IA, where
! Rev Robert Edwards. of the Epis-
ronal ,brrrh of Inc Holv lnnoCents.
| and his roncrepation nave planned four
In1emoria trees The mark department
! Of Nrw YORK rilv has taken up the
| MAN and ~ trees may he planted in
! Central park.
CI,arics Tathror pack president OF
the american Forestry association,
roint 10 the devastation in France as
n great. object lesson TO this country.
Tho authorities agree that the forests
of France nov devastated kent the
linn from, rearrirg Ia ris what finer
ribule can he paid the men who have
given their lives in the great cause
saws MIR, Pack, what finer tribute
can be Maid that man or the man who
came on Of tbe struggle alive than
The MIA ming Of a liying tree in his
hnnorwa living tree that viii go on
after him and keen fresh the memory
of his deeds"
planting of memorial trees for our
sailors and soldiers who died in the
war is one Of the finest things that
can Ne done. saws r Gilbert Pearson,
executive head Of the National Asso.
cation Societies, Planting OF trees
means more TO bird life than can be
estimated for II viii doubtless SURPRISE
n great many neople TO know that
trees are a life and death matter with
the birds. Many Of them will work
through rass fySry , daylight a.o 9Gur ut to s sayf
oodperkersNt hird that snends most
OF his time Saving trees from the pests
under the bark. The National Asso-
ciation Of Nuduhon Societies most
heartily indorsee ne nIan ~ the Amer
iran Forestry associa lon "a nlant me-
n,oriaI trens :, F
Gov Artbur Canner ~ Kansas is
particulariy anthSsias site for making
Arhor dny in Kansas next vsar the
bipgost The statc c%er saw, Ga Vii
UrSS nro One t I,a'G ever saw, n NE WI
lion the great imnortance of ]nIantino
n,e,rorio1 treas snonia II, ang ~
eroat motor MOI vo ys W,lian, loW
Ssrrdd Sraft " , hcaeer~"Sd ~ n,ar
inor Eoro pafam "a Sansn
tLo ror ""' '
RRohort G CorLli, no,,roissioror ~
forostry : ~ Cunnni,,, mS ioIor. ~
Tho MAN wa r,nIv a, ~ f;rnst trihuto
ne GIving r rrS %s ~ va ~ 'oou'e \,
MA MA "nn1e' hiHm",s =" uSn "
aum ~ Ho'IIet anu 9alIoL ueau, ~
Ssnvocbb' o",or tr""' NY ~ 81 m1E ~ -
oFNt ~ e1roora.@' GInle VI tme oil'claa
Trbomoa 49, ,eh,C noaes|ts "aS'Nta,ton
sjo y "sIL Hnu'T" CI.ne
. e., T., - WHlre' Nnas Su'npy
r SecIetdrE IiDustoh' secretary Lane, III
Mas W., El1t, IheSler W Lyman
SiSi ria"TeS TuLsoll r9stoS, CoIema
az i ~ III iIeuI$ . i,rlnNer' 1neo
uoLe y, WNllltan ~ ColDy' sen
II M, YaekhS ~snYRISglf' graves hlrS
f. 2EHn y nv 5thsSuO ~9IleJniah' Joseph N
IeaL anu + u secretary;
NAV We iNnis tree Is d more poteI
,e asSlHvy III hetpQpB lresh the merpor
10 oL the uSap man any otner memoIia
is Inat upul9 oe eltgteu ny human hahus
Mas lne ueCialatloh ol ISopeIt ., 6ohk
10 IN, commissioner OF forestry lor rem
e. sy,NanIa' ~ Il iEtter 10 tne AlneT,ca
rpIestrE assoclailon, Washington, -. !
t. NE ~ 'lttiui ~ nlahy ssa1e.nunls y
p apProAat VI tnc pan from spNernoT
anu otner otIlcldls, women y clupe, CIV
N leagues ana epatrlotlc orgahlzatlon
HhiGh nave peen EecfiVeu oy the asso
- clatloh endorsing the pan OF mehorlt
Tree piantlng IN honor OF the solule
:, anu sallor uedu III the great war
~ There Is no more sultaple method
NV concentrating the deeds or herolsl
:" OF our soidlers ana sailors, adus NJ
Y Cohkhn' Let the memorial trees .
planted; let them pc put In promlhe
- places; let the CUT when ,comnenlot
ates heroism ana sacrlflceS ne preache
= anew ana our whoIe people De prougr
to a reailzlng sense OF me terror an
threatened destruction through whlcl
happily, we nave Just come
-Four memorial trees nave oeen pam
ed on the lawn III Iront OF tne EplsCt
pal church OF the Holy ihhocehts' Ia
oony, Pa. 10 keep tresh the herolc sa'
riilce OF their ilves ny 1ouf OF me town
sons who died IN France, Two OF u
aled III hoSP1iatS olos SD pe frinnd s"e ef va "a