The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-22

man of the executive committee and the secretary
was H. 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 OF
Philadelphia; William Il. Colby, president Of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinne 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 Il. Kunz president
of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society, was member The colleges contributed
w. w. Atwood, department of physiography at
Harvard President John H. Finley of the Uni
versity of the State of New York; f. M. Lehnerts
department of geology of the University of Min
nesota and pioneer in national parks classes.
Others well known Arthur E. Bestor, presi-
dent of the Chautauqua institution; DIR. ]. 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
publicspirited organizations, popular and learned
from the beginning. The officers of the associa-
ton President. Henry b. f Macfarland of
Washington, ID. 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 Suzz,lllo, 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 II. 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 the .neODle to de
Here. then, is where the National Parks associa-
tion of the people themselves to ennble them to
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops.
1t viii 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 its individual duties both working
toward n common end.
To emphnsize this individuality, the National
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government The association is nongoyern
mental and nonpartsan
The association purposes TO be of use TO ITS
members 1t will, among other things issue n
series of beautifully and usefuy Illustrated
popularscence 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
tionu parks, progress of significant bills before
congress. and the progress of association activI-
ties; place members names on bureau lists to re.
celve new government publications. concerning ma.