The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
TREES TO DO
SILENT HONOR
TO VETERANS
Planting Along National Road
in Wayne County Given
Impetus by Palladium-Io
Be Living Memorial.
MARKER To GIVE NAME

A tree planted along the national
highways in honor of each and every
United States soldier, sailor, and ma.
rine in the World war, is a proposal
Of the Chicago Tribune, which has re-
ceived the endorsement of service and
patriotic organizations.
The Palladium will cooperate with
the Tribune in carrying out this work
along the National road in Wayne
county, one of the important east and
west highways in this part of the
country.
The suggestion was brought to the
Tribune by James Keeley former
newspaper man and now consultant in
foreign trade matters, that the nation
honor its fighters by planting a tree
on the national roads in memory of
each one. The beauty, practicality
and appropriateness of such living
memorial is obvious.
The central idea" says the Tribune
"is that a tree shall be planted on a
main highway for each man who wore
the khaki or blue in The late war, the
I-ico. There were over four million
in the national army. 1t has been
roughly estimated that at 80 foot in
1erVals line of trees on both sides
Of the national highway could be set
from New York to San Francisco and
still leave more than half the men
without repres sentation. The latter
could be provided for along the other
main highway systems. north and
south. A permanent marker at each
tree would bear the name of one serv
ice man
Replying TO telegram assuring hin,
of the Palladium's interest in the me-
MOI ial. Mr.. Keeley said:
Plan E-oad Campaign.
Your Telegram, for which I thank
you, has been given by me to the
Chicago Tribune. | am On the side
lines now, and the Tribune will carry
out the development of the thought
However, / am happy oyer the pros
pect of success which your message
indicates" &%5r 1<f.-.-
A broad campaign is proposed. to bt
fostered by federal departments ant
directed by state authorizes, bringing
all service organiz atoms, the Am ri
can Legion, G. 4. r., D. A. r., Cole
Star Mother. Buck Private a5socia
tior, Fet' rams of Foreign Wars. ser
vice auxiliarics generally, and individ
ual fami!i S into this plan for the
planting Of great m 'm0r:al avenues.
The full success of the pr Jet m an
Lincoln highway and tho Dixie high
way will be fringed with shade trees
! Memorial to Veterans
! 1t means a memorial to every sol
dier. 1t mean driveway SO beauti
full that it will be to the country
everlasting credit, and it means tn
sacrifice of SO relatively small a
amount Of money that the success O
it is already assured.
1t means also practical step in III,
reforestatjon of America.
Wayne county furnis he'd about 2,10
men in the army and navy in the war
II the trees were planted so feet apar
there would be, each mans service
being marked. $50 trees to a mile, O
an avenue of seven miles alone in thi
county.
President Harding has expressed an
proval of the project. The United
States forestry bureau has alread,
promised its aid. Highway associa
tions and civic and governmental
bodies will also be asked to pass upoI
and further this practical expression
of national sentiment