The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-31
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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 S500,OO0,OO0 in the next few years
tiona highway system of interstate arteral
routes. 1t only remains to be 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. If a highway COM
mission Is established by congress to have
charge of the work the share of the states Will be
apportioned 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 a
general memorial planting.
The American Forestry association, Of which
Charles Lathrop Pack Is president, has issued a
call for memorial tree planting. 1t is registering
all memorial trees and giving certificates Of reg
istratlon also Instructions for planting.
Rev. DIR. Francis f. Clark has called upon the
Christian Endeavor societies to plant memorial
trees
Georgetown university remembered its
heroes at it's one hundred and thrtieth COM
mencement by planting "a memorial trees In
honor of It's heroic dead. To each tree was af
fixed bronze marker. Of which sample is given
herewith. To the next Of kin goes duplicate Of
the marker.
"My boys made wonderful reputation for this
country on the battlefelds Of France" says Dan
lei Carter Beard. 81 say my boys because be-
lleve that there were hoy scouts In every Amer-
can division that participated In the war. The
hoy scouts slogan Is, Once scout always
scout plan that are taking up Is the
planting Of trees as memorials for our heroes
This Is being done In some parts Of Long Island
and should be done in all sections. After the
tree has been planted 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 was killed and his branch of the
service
Many victory highways to be planted with me-
mortal trees are under way throughout the coun-
try.
The National Defense highway between
Blandensburg and Annapolis is Maryland's con-
tribution. New York is planning Roosevelt
Memorial highway from Montauk Point to Buff
falo In Ohio Col. Webb c. Hays has offered to
give memorial tablets on memorial highways In
Sandusky county, and William G.. Sharpe. former
ambassador to France, will do the same for Lo-
rain county
The poem ny Joyce Kmer, who gave his life
for his country In France Is most touching. What
Is more fitting than tree for memorial? We
may attain the most magnificent effects In stone
and bronze Compare them with permanent
road-entluring the Appian way, built % CEN
turtles ago-and shaded by the Maryland tulip
poplar or the Engelmann spruce 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 identifying q
highway. Consider how the trees guard add
the browning touch to the Washington monu-
meat