The Tomahawk., 1919-08-28

man of the executive committee and the secretary
was r. s. Yard of the national parks service.
Among the outdoor men were BemOre Browne,
explorer, author and artist; Henry G. Bryant. ex-
plorer and president of the Geographical society of
Philadelphia; William u. Colby, president of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinnell of the Boone
and Crockett club aud Glacier National park pio-
neer George D. Pratt. president of the Camp Fire
club, and Charles Sheldon, explorer, hunter and
author.
The American Game Protective and Propagation
association and the American Bison society were
represented by their presidents, John B. Burnham
and Edmund Seymour. George F. Kunz, president
of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society, was member. The colleges contributed
w. w. Atwood, department of physiography at
Harvard; President John H. Finley of the Uni
vefsity of the State of New York; E. NJ Lehnerts.
department of geology of the University of Min
aesota and pioneer in national parks classes.
Others we'll known were Arthur e. Bestor, presi
dent of the Chautauqua institution; DR.. J. Walter
Fewkes. chief Of the bureau of American ethno1.
ogy; LaVerne w. Noyes president of the board
of trustees of the Chicago Academy of Sciences,
and Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, conservation
chairman of the General Federation Of WOmens
clubs (the only woman).
This personnel assures the cooperation of many
publicspirted organizations, popular and learned,
from the beginning The officers Of the associa-
ton are: President, Henry b. F. Macfarland Of
Washington ID. c. Vice presidents, Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler, president of Columbia university;
John Mason Clarke, chairman of geology and pale
ontology, National Academy of Sciences; William
Kent of California; Henry Suzzallo. presi-
dent of the University of the state of Washington.
Treasurer Charles ]. Bell, president of the Amer
ican Security and Trust company of Washington.
Executive secretary, r. s. Yard. Chairman ways
and means committee, Huston Thompson.
Congress conceives the national parks as con-
crete possessions Of the people. As such, it pro-
vides for the protection maintenance and develop
ment Of the parks. What use the people will
make Of them is for the people to determine.
Here, then, is where the National Parks associa-
ton finds its work. It is, in effect, an organiza-
ton Of the people themselves to enable them to
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops.
It WIN be seen that, while the functions Of the
governmental bureau and the popular association
do not overlap, they are nevertheless Intimately
associated. In practical way the two are part
ners each with its individual duties both working
toward q common end.
To emphasize this Individuality, the National
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government. The association il nongovesn-
mental and nonpartisan. =
The association purposes to be Of use to its
members. It will, among ether things, issue q
series of beautifully and usefully illustrated
popular-science papers upon the scenery and the
Wild life of the national parks and monuments:
issue bulletins reporting national parks develop
u,ent state and other movements affecting na-
tioual parks, progress Of significant bnls before
congress, and the progress of association actiyf-
tjes: place MEMBER names o. bureau lists to Re-
eeive new government publications concerning n.