Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-11
CITY TO PLANT
TREE FOR EVERY
MAN WHO FELL
Live White Pines to Keep
Green Memory of Harris
burg Heroes
PLAN FOR BIG KNOLL
Name of Every Man Who
Gave His Life to Be En-
graved on Plates

In honor of the soldiers from
Harrisburg who gave their lives dur
ing the World War, memorial trees
will be planted on Arbor Day, Oc-
tober "a, in Reservoir Park, it was
announced to-day by Park Commits
sioner f.. u. Gross. Plans for the
Arbor Day program will be COM
pleted in a few days by Mr.. Gross
and City Forester Louis G.. Balti-
more.
For each soldier who died in serv-
ice a white pine tree will be planted
on the knoll in Reservoir Park,
known rs Cherry Hill. Each tree
will have a marker giving the name
of the soldier for whom it was
planted, his rank and the date OF
his deathRThe trees will be planted
in a grove about ten feet apart. Ap-
proval of the location by Warren
H. Manning is anticipated when he
comes to the city next week.
To Dedicate Grove
An extensive program of songs
and addresses is being arranged. Eff
forts will be made to have all city
school children be present to par
ticipate, and the cooperation of the
Boy Scout troops has been promised
by officials of the organization in
this city.
Forestry Commissioner Robert S,
Conklin and Deputy Irwin {. VIII
liams have approved the memorial
tree plan, which has been adopted
in other cities to commemorate dead
soldiers. Three or four foresters
from the State Department will as
sist in the planting on Arbor Day.
All the trees will be taken from
the city nursery where there are
plenty of hardy white pines.
City Forester Baltimore is also
completing his plans for other tree
planting in the city on Arbor Day
Many requests for permits to plant
trees have been received. Those
who plant trees will be requested tc
dig the holes for the trees October
%. On Arbor Day the trees win be
distributed, together with a booklet
of instructions for planting and care
With Arbor Day rapidly approach
ing, the people of Harrisburg are
becoming more interested in the tree
or trees which each will plant this
year. In a day or two the Tele'
graph will print list of trees suit.
able for lawn planting and also fol
street planting with the proper size.
and the approximate nursery cost
The prices will run from S1.25 tC
$3.50 per tree, but the average viii
not be more than 50, perhaps.
Trees For Planting
City Commissioner Gross is inter
esting himself in some special plant
ing for Arbor Day and will prob
ably be ready to make an an.
nouncement in ample time for the
cooperation of the people generally
But it will not be necessary for any
property owner who proposes to plan
a tree to wait for an official state
ment. He should get into touch a
once with some reliable nursery
manager who can give the necessary
information as to the size anC
species of trees suitable for Harris.
burg planting.
1t can be said that the American
elm, ten to twelve feet high. may be
purchased at one of our leading nur.
series for 50. The same kind of an
elm eight to ten feet can be pur-
chased for $1.25. 1t is urged that
so far as possible trees of the
larger growth be selected so that the
shade may be available in a reason
ably short period of years. Those
ed in knowing that the line of trees
on the east side of Front street
between Harris and the city limits
northward, comprise the American
elm, and these trees have been
hardly and of reasonably rapid
growth.