The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-08-01

Now the time for national action has arrived
Thus tile time is ripe for roads and trees for
remembrance. The United States is going to ex-
pend $500, 100000 in the next few years on ma
tonal highway system of interstate arterial
routes 1t only remains to be seen what agency
of the federal government is TO have charge OF
the construction If the department of agricul-
ture and the state highway commissions do the
work, the government and the states will share
the expense, half and half. IF highway CONF
mission Is established by congress to have.
charge of the work the share of the states viii be
apportioned in order that states hike Nevada.
Wyoming and Arizona shall not be too heavily
burdened.
AS to the feature of memorial trees this is also
the chosen time. Public sentiment turns toward
the idea. Events all over the country forecast q
general memorial planting.
The American Forestry association, Of which
Charles Lathrop Pack is president, has Issued
call for memorial tree planting. 1t is registering
all memorial trees and giving certificates OF reg
fstration also instructions for planting.
Rev. DIR. Francis e. Clark has called upon the
Christian Endeavor societies to plant memorial
trees.
Georgetown university remembered its war
heroes at it's one hundred and thirtieth COM
mencement by planting 81 memorial trees In
honor of its heroic dead. To each tree was af
fixed a bronze marker, of which sample is given
the marker.
"AIy boys made q wonderful reputation for this
country on the battlefelds of France" says Dam
lei Carter Beard. 81 say my boys because be-
Iieve that there were boy scouts in every Amer
can division that participated In the war. The
boy scouts slogan is, Once a scout always a
scout plan that we are taking up is the
planting of trees memorials for our heroes.
This is being done In some parts of Long Island
and should be done In all sections. After the
tree has been planted small tablet should be
placed on 1t bearing the name of the man who
made the supreme sacrifice, and when and where
and how he was killed and his branch of the
service
Many victory highways to be planted with me-
mortal trees are under way throughout the coun-
try.
The National Defense highway, between
BIandensburg and Annapolis, is AIaryland's con-
tribution. New York is planning a Roosevelt
Memorial highway from Montauk Point to Buff
faIo In Ohio Col. Webb c. Hays has offered to
give memorial tablets memorial highways in
Sandusky county, and William G.. Sharpe former
ambassador to France, will do the same for Lo-
rain county.
The poem by Joyce Kilmer who gave his life
for his country in France, Is most touching What
is more lifting than tree for a memorial? We
may attain the most magnificent effects in stone
and bronze. Compare them with permanent
road enduring as the Appan way. built q CEN
turtles ago and shaded by the Maryland tulip
poplar or the EngelnIann spruce or any other Of
our magnificent American trees. The glimpse nj
an Estes Park roaa In the Rocky Mountain M
tional park shows natures way of identifying n
highway. Consider h0ss the trees on guard aid
the BROWNING touch 20 the Washington monu-
nent.