The Dolores star., 1919-08-01
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Now the time for national action has arrived.
Thus the time Is ripe for roads and trees for
remembrance. The United States is going to ex-
pend $500 100000 in the next few years on ma
tional highway system of interstate arterial
routes. 1t only remains to be seen what agency
of the federal government Is to have charge of
the construction. If the department of agricul-
ture and the state highway commissions do the
work. the government and the states will share
the expense, half and half. II a highway COM
mission Is established by congress to have
charge of the work the share OF the states will be
apportOned in order that states like Nevada,
Wyoming and Arizona shall not be too heavily
burdened.
As to the feature of memorial trees this is also
the chosen time. Public sentiment turns toward
the idea. Events all over the country forecast n
general memorial planting.
The American Forestry association of which
Charles Lathrop Pack is president, has issued
call for memorial tree planting 1t Is registering
all memorial trees and giving certificates of reg
istratlon; also instructions for planting.
Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark has called upon the
Christian Endeavor societies to plant memorial
trees.
Georgetown university remembered its wnr
heroes at It's hundred and thirtieth COM
mencement by planting 81 memorial trees in
honor of It's heroic dead. To each tree was af-
fixed bronze marker, of which n sample is given
herewith. To the next of kin goes n duplicate Of
the marker.
my boys made wonderful reputation for this
country on the battlefelds of France" says Dan
lei Carter Beard. II say my boys because be-
lieve that there were boy scouts in every Amer-
can division that participated in the war. The
boy scouts slogan Is. Once scout always n
scout. plan that are taking up is the
planting of trees as memorials for our heroes
This Is being done in parts of Long Island
and should be done in all sections After the
tree has been planted n small tablet should be
placed on II bearing the name OF the man who
made the supreme sacrifice, and when and where
and how he killed and his branch of the
service"
Many victory highways to be planted with me-
mortal trees under way throughout the coun-
try.
The National Defense highway between
Bandensburg and Annapolis, is Mnrylands con-
trlbutlon. New York is planning Roosevelt
Memorial highway from Montauk Point to Buff
fao. In Ohio Col Webb c. Hays has offered to
give memorial tablets memorial highways in
Sandusky county. and William G. Sharpe former
ambassador to France, will do the same for I.o-
rain county.
The poem by Joyce Kmer, who gave his life
for his country in France. is most touching What
is fitting than tree for memorial7 We
may attain the most magnificent effects in stone
and bronze. Compare them with a permanent
road-enduring the Appian way. built % cen.
turtles ago-and shaded by the Maryland tulir
poplar the Engelmann spruce or any other Of
our magnificent American trees. The glimpse Of
an Estes Park road in the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park shows natures way Of beautifying a
highway. Consider how the trees on guard add
the crowning touch to the Washington monu
ment.