Arizona republican., 1919-02-03
ARIZONA TO PLANT TREES AS TRIBUTE
 ID MEN IN SERVICE

That Arizona will join the nation wide movement of planting memorial trees in cummemoration of the sol diers and sailors who died in the great war was announced last week by Harry Welch of the chamber of commerce. Nothing definite has yet been decided upon, but it is thought that the Vic tory oaks will be planted along tht Roosevelt road, which will give them a double interest and pay honor as well to 'America's Greatest American"
 Planting memorial trees in honor of soldiers and sailors, as suggested by the American Forestry association, has struck a responsive chord throughout the nation, and plans are being made to set out rows or parks of trees, not only in commemoratiOn of the dead, but to express the appreciation of the community to all who offered their services. Besides the memorial ele- ment in the act of planting trees, it is a kind of reparation paid to universal nature for the devastation of her fair est countrySidcS.
 Then, too, it is a grateful recognr- tion of the service rendered by nature in the great effort of defense. It has been said that the forests of France were moro effective barriers against the Grmans than anything man has been able to build; and one of the mosl ! thrilling episodes in America's particl- patton in the war occurred in the depths of vast forest
 X church in Tacony, Pa, has been the pioneer in the movement Four memorial trees have been planted oh the lawn in front of the Episcopal church in this city to keep fresh the | heroic sacrifice of their lives by four of the city's sons, who died in France Two 1 of the men were killed in action, thu 1 others died in hospitals close behind the battle field, according to a report of the American Forestry association. Washington which is urging the plant, ing of living, growing trees to com memOrate the brave deeds of American soldier and sailor dead
 In memory of her sons who gave their lives in the great war, Arizona i, planning to plant 440 miles of Victory oaks and other suitable trees alons Jefferson highway, the states principa
 road, which runs from north to soutl and connects with the highway tha
 extends all the way on to Winnipeg
 Canada.
 MT. Robert $. Conklin, commissions
 of forestry for Pennsylvania, says
 There is no more suitable method o
 commemorating the deeds of heroisn of our soldiers and sailors. Let tn.
 memorial trees be planted; let them b' , put in prominent places. We feel ther, is no more beautiful method of con.
 memorating the deeds of heroism O
 our soldiers and sailors than by erect
 ing to their memory d memorial whicl will remain green and flourishing for score of years and be a constant re hinder by the return of each periodi revival Of the fresh memory of the on in whose honor it has been planted Joyce Kilmer, the poet soldier. wh ] gave his life in France. has written
 beautiful poem on The Tree" whicl ! many critics believe to be his bes poem in praise of trees:
 The Tree
 I think 1 shall never see
 A poem more lovely than a tree.
 A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
 Against the earths sweet floWin! breast.
 A tree that looks at God all day
 And lifts her leafy arms to pray.
 \ tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair.
 Upon whose bosom snow has lain; l Who intimately lives with rain.
 Poems are made by fools like me, J But only God can make a tree.