Evening star., 1921-05-23

Two thousand pupils of the john
son-Powell and Cooke schools wit
messed the initial demonstration of
the American Forestry Associations
forest protection week program
staged at noon today in Rock Creek
fark, near the old Adams mill. The
program included the reading OF
president Harding's fire protection
week proclamation and the answer to
1t by the children of Washington.
! and demonstration of how q park
should be cleaned after 4 picnic.
| Alton Bishop of the Ross School,
as FEATHER n. G." and Senator Frank
r. Willis of Ohio were the co-stars
aided by Barry Bakersmith. in the
role of The Boy in the Bergman
! cartoon in The Evening Star that
called on the people to keep the
parks clean. The American Forestry
Association is Offering SO for the
De drawn by boy or girl under
fifteen years ard filed at the asso-
ciation'S headquarters on or before
noon Saturday. The cartoon must ne
drawn with black ink on good wnlte
paper and the name and address or
the artist must be written on the
back.
While an airplane "spotted' an i'm
aginery forest fire. the Presidents
proclamation was read by Granv1ile
Lief Bishop. as "Father ID. C.. read
the call to rally to the Preslden!
aid and the two thousand school cn!i
dr"n recited the park pledge. All the
! schools have been engaged in clean
up campaign since April L. A report
will be made on work accomplished
June |. Others on the program were
Paul Lewis and Everett Johnson. The
children after lunch gave their dem
cleaned up following a picnic.
With p. J. Joyce the park superln-
tendent. and Smith Riley, the park
! forester. Mrs. Susan S: Alburt;s put
on the program for the ASSOCIATION
which will use it in every part Of the
. country. The teachers in charge oil
i The children were Miss Brewer. Miss
McGill and c. a. Johnson.
Answers Presfdent's Call for Aid.
TIE call to answer President Hard
| ing's proclamation. read by MI
Bishop. and Joined in by the children
| is as follows:
THE President of the United States
from the White House in Washing
! ton. asks all schools to consider the
| serious losses that are brought or
i our country by the careless use OF
, fire. 1T is fitting, therefore. that the
! District of Columbia should answer
, the Presidents call early in the first
| day of Forest Protection week. to
| remind the children that the Presi-
dent looks to them for help.
! so we are here in Washington's
| most beautiful park to pledge as,
| sistance. With all the power that
! the children of the District OF Co
! Iumbia possess we shall give this
F.. help. for we are only helping our
| selves.
! shortly we shall have our lunches
| Let us show the park officials that
we know how to leave the park al
beautiful as we found it. and not
as this boy is doing turning to the
! bow. Help keep the park clean
| pick up your papers. Pledge your
| self. with the rest of US, to help make
it the most beautiful park in the
world.
! Creek Park clean and free from FIRE ant
| To prevent fire spreading wherever go.
senator Willis Lauds Movement.
Calling attention to the importance o
| what children do in the nations capita
and to what an inspiration their acts ar,
| to school children everywhere, Senate
| Willis said; ....
president Harding has wisely pro