The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-08-21

man of the executive committee and the secretary
was r. 8. Yard Of the national parks service.
Among the outdoor men were BelmOre Browne.
explorer. author and artist: Henry @. Bryant. ex-
piorer and president of the Geographical society OF
Philadelphia; William f. Colby, president of the
Sierrn club; George Bird Grinnell Of the Boone
and Crockett club and Glacier National park pio-
neer; George d. Pratt. president Of the Camp Fire
club. md 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 +. Kunx. president
of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society," a member. The colleges contributed
w. w. Atwood department Of photography at
Harvard; President John II. Finley Of the Uni
versity of the State of New York Z. NJ. Lehnerts.
department Of geology of the University Of Min
nesota and pioneer in national parks classes
Others we'll known were Arthur T.. Bestor presi-
dent of the Chautauqun institution; DIR. J. Walter
Fewkes. chief OF the bureau OF American ethnO
ogy; LaVerne w. Moves. 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
public-spirited organizations, popular and learned.
from the beginning. The officers of the associa-
ton are: President, Henry b. F mcfarland Of
Washington, D. 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 j. Bell, president of the Amer
lean Security and Trust company Of Washington.
Executive secretary, Il. S. Yard. Chairman ways
and mems committee, Huston Thompson.
Congress conceives the national parks as con-
crete possessions Of the people, As such. 1t pro-
vides for the protection, maintenance and develop
ment OF the parks. What 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. organza-
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 will be seen thut. while the functions of the
governmental bureau and the popular association
do not overlap. they nevertheless intimately
associated. In n practical way the two are part
ners each with Its Individual duties, both working
toward a common end.
To emphasize this individuality. the National
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government The association is nongovern-
mental and nonpartsan
The association purposes to he of use to Its
series OF beautifully and usefuy illustrated
wild life Of the national parks and monuments;
issue bulletins reporting national pn"ks develop
ment state and other movements affecting ma
congress and the progress Of association activi-
ceive new government publications concerning M.