Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-22

man of the executive committee and the secretary
was R. S. Yard Of the national parks service
Among the outdoor men Belmore Browne,
explorer, author and artist Henry G. Bryant ex-
plorer and president of the Geographical society OF
Philadelphia; William E. Colby president of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinnel of the Boone
and Crockett club and Glacier National park pio-
neer; George d. 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 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 E. M. Lehnerts.
department of geology of the University of Min
nesota and pioneer in national parks classes
Others well known were Arthur e. BestOr, presi-
dent of the ChautauQua institution DIR. ]. Walter
Fewkes, chief Of the bureau of American ethnol-
ogy Leyerne w. Noyes, president of the board
of Trustees of the Chicago Academy Ut Sciences
and Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, conservation
chairman of the General Federation of Women's
clubs (the only wonan)
This personnel assures the cooperation of many
philosophical organizations, popular and learned
from the beginning. The officers of the associa-
ton are: President Henry B. f. Macfarland of
Washington D. c. Vice presidents, Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler, president of Columbia university;
John Mason Clarke, chairman of geology and pale
ontoogy 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-
yides 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, organiza-
tion of the people themselves to enable them to
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops
It will be seen that, while the functions of the
governmental bureau and the popular association
do not overlap, they are nevertheless intimately
associated In practical way the two are part
ners. each with it's 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 nonpartisan.
The association purposes to be of use to its
members. 1t will, among other things, issue a
series of beautifully and usefully illustrated
nonular-science papers upon the scenery and the
wild life of the national parks and monuments !:
issue bulletins reporting national parks develop
nent state and other movements affecting ma
tional parks progress of significant bills before
congress- and the progress of association actiy-
ties /: place members names on bureau lists to re-
ceive new government publications concerning ma