Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-05-05
LANDSCAPE BEAUTY
TALK INTERESTING.
J. B. Sherlock Speaks to Associ-
alton on Important
Civic Problems.

GUS branches of the Parent Teacher as
soclation which was held at the Junior
High school auditorium last Friday eve
ming was one of the most interesting
and successful held by this body this
year There was 4 large attendance and
an unusually good program was rend-
cred the main feature of which was a
talk on landscape gradening and archi
lecture by J. B. Sherlock
In his address on the cultivation of
gardens and flowers in this city. Mr..
Sherlock spoke in part as follows:
1T has been truly said that thing
OF beauty is joy forever. This state
ment applies in great measure to our
own fair city as far as we have gone in
the development of our parks and boule-
wards. yet we have only commenced our
work.
The unlimited possibilities that
dreat Falls possesses in the way of ma
tural beauty and lanscape opportunity,
the Giant Springs. rivers and water
fails. and the ideal elevation of the land,
should give this little city an equal if
not greater place than other larger cities
/ tnat now claim distinction along those
1 lines
our problems now and we must make
use of the same spirit of sacrifice and
enthusiasm if We hope TO enjoy a like
success. To begin with, we must have
60 cooperation and constructive action or
IN other words, we must measure our
! duty by deeds, not words alone. Little
II anything, can be accomplished bv
mere gatherings, talks. and lectures if
No definite action follows and the sug-
/ gesuons offered are not carried cut at
least in some degree.
We have assembled here this eve
nlng for d common cause. community
| purpose. and | hope that we are willing
and ready for action. The Federation
OF Women clubs ana the Parent
Teachers Associations have indeed done
noble work in arousing interest in civic
improvements, and the idea Of a Cit
beautiful and are now about to intro
duce The City Slogan by that we
mean some suitable flower by which our
city may he known. The Rotary club.
understand, has taken up the PROPOSE
tlon Of Soldiers and Sailors park in
conjunction with the city park board. Il
would, indeed. be fitting and proper to
cooperate with such clubs in this noble
work and at the same time secure space
III our parks and depot grounds for orna-
mental beds ietterpd with flowers.
The season of planting is now at hand.
Arrangements for bedding and box plants
should be made at once with the local
florists. II they are unable to supply
them chen we should try some nearby
nursery. | suggest the State Nursery
ut Helena
Rural Cemeteries.
From the very dawn of history the
spot where loved ones have been laid
away has ever been a sacred one to
those who still livea, and whether il
be some Westminster Abby, the resting
place uf the wise and great; or some Sc
Guided nook where the rude forefathers
of the hamlet sleep. it has been the
shrine Of some loving pilgrim Many
Of the most celebrated relics of the
ancient world. such as the Egyptian
Pyramids or the "Fai Mahalt' of India.
have come down To us as the fombs and
monuments of the royal builders Of their
families, whose names it has thus been
sought % perpetuate.
With Us, however, the lapse Of time
and the forgetfulness and neglect of
those who remain who are expected to
care and commemorate the resting place
If oHr departed often appears but
mass Of ruin, which is both detestable
and pathetical to the observer If the
saving Of Franklin be true. That by the
condition of the cemetery we may we'll
Judge OF the civilization of the COM
munity,' many city and town must be
we'll sunk in barbarlsm.
III il indeed encouraging to note at
this time decided awakening Of the
public in this direction and the ques-
i piI nd thfs
laying out of new ones is often dis
cusscd and the ladies' organizations IN
many of the smaller cities and towns
are doing splendid work in this diree-
ton. The modern cemetery, as that ex-
preston is now understood, Is of com
paratiyely recent date, and also OF
American origin. The most celebrated
examples Of this class are the Mt. Au
burn Greenwood. and Spring Grove,
which are situated near large cities, and
for some time the idea prevailed that
to maintain cemetery successfully IL
must BE- located near the center of
population. This notion happily has
proven erroneous and now many eonn-
try town and village boasts its small but
attractive cemetery. While it may not
exhibit monumental art, which by the
way il too often overdone, rather the
adornments, if properly cared for will
be to persons of real taste and good
Judgment far preferable TO the gaudy
settings of others. The legislatures of
many states in recognizing this demand,
have taken special action in regard to
the organization and management of
cemetery associations, and the safe
guarding of the funds devoted to per-
pctual care which last may be called the
.supreme factor in the modern GENE
terry.
The most suitable locations ace that
OF moderately rolling land within easy
reach of the city and not toe far .roln
from water and suitable walks, drives,
and bouIevards that should connect the
city with the cemetery. The so-called
Lawn Method" of laying out the GENE
terry is that which is now followed al
most without exception, even in the
larger and older cemeteries which were
originally plotted artificially, and now
the new additions are laid out in this
way. 4 AS.sg.l
MACISTE FILM is THE BIG
ATTRACTION OF WEEKS