Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-24
CHESTNUT TREE
| DEDICATED TO
HALL OF FAME.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Dedica-
horse chestnut tree to it's place in
the tree hall of fame created by the
American Forestry association brings
out a hitherto unpublished letter by
James Russell Lowell. the poet,
whose natal day Is the same as Gen
eral Washington's.
The tree was taken from Mount
Vernon by Washington and sent to
one Of his aides in the Revolution
airy war, General Brown who planted
it on the lawn before his home here
Asa K. McIlhaney, of Bath, nomi-
mated the celebrated old tree for the
hall of fame. 1t is 27 feet and a half
in circumference at the base and 6
feet from the ground it has a girth
of II feet.
Nominating the tree Mr.. Molina
ney sent in the letter from Lowell,
written thirty years ago, just four
months before the noted poet died.
It expresses his sympathy with the
celebration of Arbor day and his
love of nature. 1t was written on
the occasion of the planting of tree
for Lowell, by the school children OF
"
1921, and follows:
"I sympathize warmly with the
gracious object for the furtherance
of which Arbor day was instituted.
I have planted many trees, and every
summer they repay me with an album
dant gratitude. There is not leaf
on them but whispers benediction. !
often think of the Scottish farmers
words quoted by Scott: 'Baye stick
in in tree, Jock, twill be CROWN
while we're sleepia'.' In my child
hood l put a nut into the earth, from
whose trunk has now girth of 8
feet, and sustains vast dome OF
verdure, the haunt, Of birds and bees
and of thoughts as CHEEKY as they. In
planting a tree we lay the foundation
of a structure of which the seasons
builders and which shall be JOY to
others when we are gone.
II need not say how great pleas
ure it is to me that my young friends
should decorate my memory with
tree of their planting. I wish I could
be with them to throw the first SHOW
elful of earth upon it's roots"
Another tree recently given place
in the hall of fame is the Lincoln
tree, at Augusta, Me. 1t was a tiny
shoot when placed on April Is, 1865,
the day Lincoln died, by Mrs. Reu'
pen PdrLr1QS6, WHO lldu llSI, suns,
Charles, Frank and Allen help her
place the memorial maple. Mrs.
Partridgs is still living and as far as
known planted the only memorial
tree to Lincoln on the day he died
To mark the seventy-seventh ami
yersary of the discovery of Lake Ia
hoe by Colonel Fremont, February ~,
1914, the Kit Carson tree, on which
the scout had carved his name, has
been given a place in the, nall OF
fame. The nomination was made by
F. N Fletcher, of Carson City, New,
who sent sketch Of the trees loca.
ton made by Mr.. Preuss, the artist
who accompanied the Fremont expe-
dition that left Kansas City May,
1843. 1t was on that trip Fremont
discovered the beautiful lake. The
old Fremont oak az Aqmeda, Cal, I'M
der which Fremont camped mas neen en-
nominated for a place in the hall or
fame.
rious states are: ,
Alabama, February 22; Arkansas
March s.; California. March Z; COLO TO-,
proclamation; Idaho, April, by procla-
nation; Illinois by reclamation; In
diana April Is; Iowa and Kansas by
probloomation; Maryland, April 81
Massachusetts, April 80; Michigan,
April 20, Minnesota; AprlI by proc1a'
Nav II; Nebraska, April %; (birthdayy
of J. Sterling Morton); Nevads. ana am
New Hampshire by proclamatioa
New Jersey. April 8; New Mexico,
March II; New York, May 6; Ohio
April, by proclamatio on, oK Psnnsn1.
March, 1S; Oregon, april 3; Pe 4aIsg ! J.
May Nay: is: South Dakota, April by prog
Iamation; Texas. February 22; Utan.
April Is; Vermont, May 6; Virginia
Anri1 8: Wisconsin, May 6; Washing
ION Nav 6: Wyoming, May 6.