Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-26

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 E. Colby, president of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grnnell 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 +. KUnZ. president
of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society, a 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 jim national parks classes.
Others we'll known were Arthur Z. BeStor, presi-
dent of the Chautauqua institution; DR.. J. Walter
Fewkes, chief of the bureau of American ethnol-
ogy; LaVerne W. Moves, president of the board
of trustees of the Chicago Academy of Sciences
and Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, conservation
chairman of the General Federation of Womens
clubs (the only wOman)
This personnel assures the cooperation of many
public-spirted organizations, popular and learned
from the beginning The officers of the associa-
ton President. Henry B. F Macfarand 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 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-
prpfp Of A
vides for the protection. maintenance and devotion
ment of the parks. What use the peope 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. an organiza.
ton of the people themselves to enable them 70
use effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops.
1t viii be that, while the functions of tbe
governmental bureau and the popular association
do not overlap, they are nevertheless Intimately
associated In practical way the two are mart
ners each with its individual duties, both working
toward common end.
To emphasize this individuality. the Nntiono,
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government. The association is nongovern-
mental and nOnpartisan.
The association purposes to he of use to IFS
members. II WILL among other things isSue
series of beautifully and usefully illustrated
popular-science papers upon the scenery and the
wild life of the national parks and monuments.
issue bulletins reporting national parks deveIon.
ment. state and other movements affecting ma
tional parks progress of significant bills before
congress, and the progress of association activi
ties place members names on bureau lists To ra
ceive new government publications concerning pa-