The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-19
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
Information Bureau
FREDERIC }. HAsKIN, Director.
Washington, d. @.
ROADS OF REMEMBRANCE.


the heroic American dead of the
World war, a strong movement is
afoot and gaining strength for plant
ing memorial trees to honor the mem
ory of the slain. The suggestion is
linked up with the good roads cam
paign in a way, trees being planted in
/ hundreds of places along the finest
highways of the nation to make them
constant reminders of the sacrifices
made.
The American Legion is taking a
| leading part in cooperating with the
American Forestry association in this
work. Coupled with the beautiful
| thought of making the trees living
monuments to the men who lost their
lives in France and on the high seas
is the aid the movement will give to
checking deforestation of the United
States. All memorial trees and groves
are being registered on an honor roll
kept in Washington by the Forestry
association.
Charlotte, Mich, has furnished an
example which those pushing ting plan
| hope other towns and cities Will fol-
low. An unsightly piece of ground in
the town was converted into a garden
spot thru the work of the school chill
dren and citizens of the town. with the
American legion playing a prominent
part. Seven thousand year<old white
| ndTQhOOQ
trees, mostly maple and elm, 100 black
walnut, 100 hutternut, and a grove of
J red oaks were placed. A memorial
tablet stands in the center of the park
;noting that the grove is a memorial
to the Eaton county men VINO went
across ard did not come back.
| One of the last official acts of Col
incl F. w. Galbraith, Jr., late COM
mander of-the American Legion, be-
fore his tragic death in an automo-
bile accident, was to plapt trees at
| the intersection of the National and
Dixie highways in memory of his fall
| len comrades in arms. These trees
are planted in the town of Vandalia,
| o. The American Legion now is MAX
| ing plans to continue the memorial
| trees from this point along both high
| ways. These rows of trees lining the
two great roads will, it is expected, be
| dedicated1to Colonial Galbraith himself
| Near Canton and not far from Van
| daIia, tree planting soon is to be re-
Suned by an organization of Stark
| county women which bids fair to be
! the leading county units in this work.
| These women, headed by Mrs. William
| D. Caldwell, have planted hundreds of
| trees along the Lincoln highway, and
are completing the planting of a me
mortal avenue called Presidents
Row that runs from the highway 400
1 yards to the tomb of the martyred
President Mckinley
In starting ~the planting of "Presi-
dents Row" the trowel used by Mrs.
| Harding, wife of the president, was
utilized for the first time outside of
| Washington. The trowel is now in
| great demand at trae- planting cere-
monies, and Mrs. Harding has publicly
| expressed the wish that the little gar
den implement will travel far in this
work.
Camping Grounds Provided.
The tin can tourists" now becom-
ing familiar everywhere, are proving
another great agency in fostering tree
planting. Municipalities have come
to realize that attractive places must
be provided for them to stay. Hun
! dreds of towns have laid out parks
| and groves for the reception of these
motor tourists, the American Forestry
| association reports. Rivalry in this has
sprung up between neighboring NUM-
cipalities, with healthful and beneficial
| results.
Arbor days in the fall and Armistice
Day in November provide a sequence
of appropriate dates for tree planting,
and plans are being pushed for start
ing thousands of trees growing on
A these occasions.
In the yard of one of the public
schools in Washington-the Force
school-there is how growing a Lom-
hardy poplar planted in memory of
IQuentin Roosevelt. Quentin attended
the Force school when his illustrious
father was president, and is the only
one of the former pupils of the school
! to lose his life in the World war. On
the succeeding anniversaries of Armi-
stice Day. the sons and daughters of
Washington's most distinguished resi-
dents have Joined in exercises in honor
of the son of the late ex-president.
On the drill field Of the University
Of Illinois 17S trees have been planted
to honor the memory of 173 former
| -,
war ended. The university is not end
ing its efforts there, tho, and is taking
an active part in the movement for
making the nations highways roads of
! remembrance by planting trees along
the borders.
variety Important.
American Forestry association Off
| Gals urge that the proper kinds of
trees be planted. Varieties like the
elm and the sycamore should be plant
ed where the ground is low and rather
moist, while such trees as oak and
pine should be planted where the site
is dry ana sandy. The situation of the
trees, the organization urges, should
be carefully selected with reference to
other features of the site.
/ The Chamber of Commerce of Santa
Rosa has planted four and half miles
Iof shade trees along q eection of the
Estate highway in honor of tie gold star
men. the women's clubs assisting the
commercial organization with the
lplan. The trees are, on each side of
1.-The highway, twenty feet from the
icenter. Luther Burbank was con-
suited as TO the proper shade trees to
plant there, and his suggestions fol-
1lowed. The civic organizations of the
towns along this sixteen-mile section
'lof the state highway have lined the
1entiFe roadway with ornamental shade
trees, with the assistance. of women's
Organizations of various characters.
THE American Legion and the school
fchildren aided too. At the completion
fof the planting. the California, high
way commission will take charge, and
be responsible for the care of the trees
In planting trees the first question
that comes up is the kind of tree to
select. The answer to this. depends
upon a few easily ascertained factors.
One of The most iranorfant is the