South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-02
COMPETITION KEEN
IN COUNTY'S MOVE
FOR SALE OF TREES

Competition among the township
units Of s.. Joseph county for Iur-
chasing their quotas of Memorial
trees IN the campaign sponsored by
the 81. Joseph County Memorial Tree
association has resulted in a keen
rivalry between units, announced
Mrs. J. Z. Nen, chairman OF the
J. association, Saturday, afternoon.
IL is planned by the association to
honor the first unit purchasing its
quota by allowing that unit to plant
the first tree in a location selected
by the township represented. Penn
township Saturday won that honor
The avenue of trees will be dedi-
Gated on Armistice day with appro-
pirate services. 1t is planned TO have
the entire Lincoln highway planted
with the Memorial trees for Nov. II.
In furthering interest in the cam
Iaign the association has launched
an essay contest among the children
Of the city and county. The best
essays chosen from among the pupils
OF each grade in the public schools
viii be sent 10 headquarters in the
Chamber Of Commerce building by
the teachers. DR.. c. A. Lippincott
George L. O'Brien. Rabbi Albert G..
Minda, Arthur L. Hubbard and Mrs.
J. +. Reynolds, Jr.. will Judge the
essays and award the prize.
Ring Lardner Writes.
It IL announced from headquarters
that no solicitors for tree purchasers
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cations for trees must be made IN
person.
In commentator Of the project
Ring Ddrdner Of Great Neck, n. Y,
has sent the following letter TO Mrs.
Neff: II have just heard Of the
Memorial tree plan and 1t appeals TO
me as a rerfect way of honoring st.
! Joseph county's soldiers and at the
same time adding TO the countys
scenic beauty and enhancing its at
! tractiveness to tourists and residents
alike. Sincerely,
(Signed) RING LARDNER."
Rotarians who have sent in their
/ checks for trees which will be To-
[ Gated in the Rotary mile are as fol-
/ lows:
| George O'Brien, Emil Reyer, w.
/ q. Davies, Jr.. f. A. Stephenson, Jno.
B. Haberle, 8. G. Bunker. Neil V.
Robertson. A. R. Erskine, n. S. Ba-
det, James A. Jude, George j.
E Ohsch, George VI. Studebaker. Fred
Elbel. J. s. MCGOWAN. L. b. Slaugh-
= ter. Charles Arthur Carlisle, George
L. Hager. Rev. J. A. Burns, Marvin
/ Campbell. F. II. Fulton, w c. Sib-
Z ley. Arthur L. Hubbard. Samuel Par
ker. Frank 3. Warner, Stanley A
( Clark A. Ciralsky Son, D. w.
/ Shively W. A. Hager. Robert C..
( Shanklin, James w Taylor, John
Birdsell. J z. Neff, Warde l. Mack,
Walter A Weed. A. n. Shidler, Har-
" NJ. Sanders. d. l. Guilfoyle, L. P.
Hardy, Elmer Crockett, VI. 3. Freud
: enstein, A. NJ. Russell, II. c. Christ
man, ]. J. O'Brien. NJ. W. O'Brien
John I. Shafer, J. d. Oliver, Jr., H.
+ Gail Davis, Richard Elbel. D. D.
Bowsher.
Others purchasing trees are: Mrs.
| A r. Brummitt (New Carliss), Wi
nifred Kryder, Mrs. Mary Warosyn-
I
Mark, Mrs. Everett Leisure, Eighth
Grade A No. Junior High, Mrs. j.
Baumgartner. oliver school. Elder
school. Mrs. W. A. Hager.
The JoDo Club Of the oliver Chill
ed Plow works. under the direction
o. their president Miss Dorothy Boel
kins, are planting a mile Of trees on
I Lincoln Highway West. Trees in
( this section will be owned by the
officials and employees, and will be
known as the Oliver section.
Below are the names Of those who
have already selected their tree or
trees and sent checks TO headquart-
ers for the same: ]. d. oliver, w.
( A. Weed, J. d. Oliver,jr., II. J.
/ Davis, Mrs. II. J. Davis, Lorene Davis
Craven. Frederick II. Craven, 10. Do
( Club. james oliver II. Mrs. James
( Oliver. T. A. Freeman, Esther Cath
crime Freeman. Charles A. Webster.
+ z. ]. Lawry, II. S. Clay. Fl. r Beck
with, c. Frederick Cunningham, A.
A Frederick, Mrs. A A. Frederick.
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