Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-08-21

man OF the executive committee and the secretary
was r. s. Yard of the national parks service.
Among the outdoor men were Belmore Browne,
explorer, author and artist; Henry G. Bryant, ex-
porer and president Of the Geographical society Of
Philadelphia; William q. Colby, president Of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinnell of the Boone
ana Crockett club and Glacier National park pio-
neer; George D. Pratt, president OF the Camp Fire
club, and Charles Sheldon explorer hunter and
author.
Inc 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 q 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; E. NJ Lehnerts
department of geology of the University of Min
nesota and pioneer in national parks classes
Otners we'll known were Arthur E. Bestor, presi-
dent OF the ChautauQua institution DR.. j. Walter
sFewkes, 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
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
anthology, National Academy Of Sciences; William
Kent Of California; Henry Suzzallo presi-
dent OF the University Of the state Of Washington
Treasurer Charles ]. 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 conceiyes 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 i'm effect an organiza-
tion OF the people themselves to enable them ia
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops
1t will be seen that, while the functions of tho
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 its individual duties both WORKING
toward common end.
To emphasize this individuality, the National
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government. The association is nonrovarn
mental and nonpartisan.
The association purposes to be of use to its
members 1t WILL among other things issue
series of beautifully and usefully illustrated
popuar-science papers upon the scenery and the
wild life of the national parks and monuments:
issue bulletins reporting, national parks deyelop-
ment, state and other movements affecting M.
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 ma