The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-08-22

man OF the executive committee and the secretary
was r.. 8. Yard of the national parks service.
Among the outdoor men Belmore Browne,
explorer, author and artist Henry G. Bryant, ex-
plOrer and president of the Geographical society OF
Philadelphia; William f. Colby, president Of the
Sierra club; George Bird Grinnell 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 f. Kunz, president
Of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation
society, member. The colleges contributed
W. w. Atwood, department Of photography at
Harvard President John H. Finley Of the Uni
versity Of the State Of New York; E. NJ. Lehnerts.
department Of geology Of the University OF Min
nesota and a pioneer In national parks classes.
Others well known were Arthur f. Bestor presl-
dent Of the Chauauqua institution; Dr. j. 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
public spirited organizations. popular and learned
from the beginning. The officers of the assoca-
ton President, Henry b. F Macfarland of
Washington. d. G. 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 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. X. S. Yard Chairman ways
and means committee, Huston Thompson
Congress conceives the national parks as con-
crete possessions Of the people. AS SUCH ii pro-
vides for the protection. maintenan and develop-
ment of the parks. What use the people viii
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 oryanjzo.
ton Of the people themselves to enable them to
effectively the magnificent reservations which
congress creates and the national parks service
maintains and develops
Ii will be seen that while the functions of tha
governmental bureau and the popular association
associated. In practical way tie two are part
ners each with its individual duties both working
toward common end
To emphasize this individuality the Nationo
Parks association is entirely separate and distinct
from government. The association is non govarn
mental and noDpartisan.
The association purposes to be of use tn ire
members. 1t will, among other things issue a
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 pa devotion
ment state and other movements affecting mn
tional parks, progress of significant bills befora
congress- and the progress of association activI-
ties place members names bureau lists 70 Pa.
ceive new government publications concerning ma