Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-01

Now the time for national action has arrived
Thus the time is ripe for roads and trees for
remembrance. The United States is going to ex-
pend $5OO,OOOOOO in the next few years ma
tionaI highway system of interstate arterial
routes. It 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 a highway COM
mission is established by congress to have
charge of the work the share of the states will be
apportioned in order that states like 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
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
istration also instructions for planting.
Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark has called upon the
Christian Endeavor societies to plant memorial
trees
Georgetown university remembered its war
heroes at its one hundred and thirtieth COM
mencement by planting 81 memorial trees in
honor of its heroic dead. To each tree af-
fixed bronze marker, Of which sample is given
herewith To the next Of kin goes duplicate of
the marker.
ssMy boys made wonderful reputation for this
country on the battlefelds of France" says Dam
lei Carter Beard. II say my boys because be-
lieye that there were boy scouts in every Amer-
can division that participated in the war. The
bow scouts slogan is, Once scout always a
scout plan that we are taking up is the
planting of trees as 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 a small tablet should be
placed on it 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
Rlandensburg and Annapolis is Maryland's con-
tribution New York is planning Roosevelt
Memorial highway from Montauk Point to Buff
falo. In Ohio Col. Webb G. Hays has offered to
give memorial tablets on memorial highways in
Sandusly county, and William G. Sharpe, former
ambassador to France, will do the for Lo-
rain county.
The poem by Joyce Kilmer, who gave his life
for his country in France is most touching. What
is more fitting than a tree for memorial? We
NAV attain the most magnificent effects in stone
and bronze Compare them with permanent
road-enduring as the Appian way, built % CEN
turtles ago-and shaded by the Maryland tulip
poular or the Engelmann spruce any other Of
our magnificent American trees The glimpse Of
an Estes Park road in the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park shows natures way of identifying 81
highway Consider how the trees on guard add
the crowning touch to the Washington monu-
ment.