Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-21

man OF the executive committee and the secretary
was H. ). Yard Of the national parks service
Among the outdoor men were Belmore Browne.
explorer, author and artist Henry G. Bryant ex-
porer and president Of the Geographical society OF
Philadelphia; William f. Colby president of the
Sierra club George Bird Grinnell of the Boone
ana Crockett club and Glacier National park pio-
heer George u. Pratt. president of the Camp Fire
cluD. and Charles Sheldon. explorer hunter and
author
The American Game Protective and Propagation
association and the American Bison society we're
represented by their presidents. John B.. Burnham
ana Edmund Seymour. George +. Kunz president
of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society. was II member The colleges contributed
w. w. Atwood department of phvsiocranhv nt
Harvard; President John H. Finley of the Uni
Nersity Of the State of New York: f. NJ Iehnerts
department of geology of the University of Min.
neSoia and pioneer I'm national parks classes
Others well known were Arthur J.. Bestor nresi-
dent Of the Chautauqua institution: DIR ] Walter
Fewkes chief Of the bureau of American ethnol-
ogy; LaNerne w. Moves. president of the bonrJ
of trustees of the Chicago Academy of Sciences
and Mrs John Dickinson Sherman. conservation
chairman of the General Federation of Won,en,s
clubs Che only woman)
This personnel assures the co-operation NJ many
pubIc-sirited organizations. popular and learned
from the beginning The officers Of the nssocio
ton are: President. Henry g. f Macfarlnnd of
Washington. II. G. Vice presidents Nicbolus Nur
nrSiT
John Nas"n Clarke. chairman af geology and naIe.
onoogy National Academy OF Sciences; William
Kent of California; Henry Suzzallo nresi.
dent of the University of the state Of Washinpton
Treasurer Charles }. Bell. president of the Amor.
lean Security and Trust company of Washington
Executive secretary. r. ). Yard Chairman w,vs
and means committee Huston Thompson
Congress conceives the national nnrl,s ne ~
crete possessions Of the people As such II nro
Vides for the protection. maintenance and develon
mpnt of the parks. What use the peonle win
make of them is for the people 10 determine
Here. then is where the National Parks associo
tion finds its work. II is. in effect. an orgnnizo
tiOn Of the people themselves to ennhe then IN
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks servic,
maintains and develops.
II will be that. while the functions of rho
governmental bureau and the popular dissertation
do not overlap they are nevertheless intimnteIv
associated In practical way the two are nort
ners each with its individual duties both WORKING
toward n common end
To emphasize this individuality the National
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government. Tho association is nongovern
mental and nonpartisan.
The association purposes To he Of use IN tic
members. II will. among other things issua q
series of beautifully and usefully illustrated
popular-science papers upon the scenery and Tho
wild life of the national parks and monumnnts
issue bulletins reporting national parks develon
mcnt. state and other movements afTrctinr M,
tional parks progress VI significant bills hefor.
congress. and the progress of association acfixf
ties; place members names ON bureau lists 70 ~,
ccive new government pnhicatonS concerning mn