The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-22

man of the executive committee and the secretary
was II. S. Yard Of the national parks service.
Among the outdoor men were Belmore Browne,
explorer, author and artist; Henry G. Bryant, ex-
plorer and president of the Geographical society or
Philadelphia William E.. Colby, president Of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinnell Of the Boone
and Crockett club and Glacier National park piO-
neer; George ID. 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 a member. The colleges contributed
W.. w. Atwood, department of photography at
Harvard; President John III. Finley of the Uni
versity Of%the State of New York Il. N. Lehnerts,
department of geology OF the University of Min
nesota and a pioneer in national parks classes.
Others well known were Arthur Il. Bestor, presi-
dent of the Chautauqua institution; DR.. j. Walter
Fewkes, chief of the bureau Of American ethnol-
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 Women's
clubs (the only wOman).
This personnel assures the cooperation Of many
philosophical organizations, popular and learned.
from the beginning. The officers of the associa-
ton are: President, Henry Is. f. Macfarland Of
Washington, ID. c. Vice presidents, Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president Of Columbia university;
John Mason Clarke, chairman Of geology and pale
anthology, National Academy of Sciences; William
Kent of California Henry Suzzallo, presi-
dent of the University Of the state of Washington.
Treasurer, Charles j. Bell, president of the Amer
lean 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. 1t 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.
1t win be seen that, while the functions of the
governmental bureau and the popular association
do not overlap, they are nevertheless intimately
associated. In a practical way the two are part
ners, each with It's 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 Is nongovern.
mental and nonpartisan.
The association purposes to be of use TO is
members. It will, among other 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-
ment. state and other movements affecting ma.
tional parks, progress of significant bills before
congress, and the progress Of association activi-
ties; place members names on bureau lists to re-
ceive new government publications concerning na.