Evening star., 1921-06-02
ROADS
., OF Remembrance.
Many Sections Of Country
Now Giving Attention to
Such Memorials.

The roads of remembrance" idea.
originated by the American Forestry
Association in the avenue Of MEMORIAL
trees leading to the tomb of the late
President McKialey, are now being
planned in many sections OF the coun-
try. according to reports received by
the association: National patriotic or
ganizations have adopted the idea
for marking points OF unusual interest
and civic Improvement groups are
using it to beautffy local roads and
highways.
Mrs. Warren G. Harding has sent
the trowel she used in planting the
Ohio tree on the miniature road of re-
memtrance Of the American For
essry Association. to Canton. Ohio.
the Lincoln Highway Memorial As
ISOLATION in planting zoo treets along
a memorial avenue from Lincoln
Highway to McKinley's Inopu-
be 2 war Presidents. row" with
six MAGNIFICENT trees. one for each
Of the war Presidents" from WASH
tngton to Wilson. A handsome box
was provided for the trowel. in which
will be kept record of the trees it
forestry organization in Washing
ton.
Mrs. HardinE's Letter.
In a letter to Mrs. william D. Cald-
well OF Canton, president of the Lin
coin Highway Memorial Association,
MRS. Harding expressed the hope that
the trowei might inspire some more
Mrs. William w. Richardson, vir-
ginia librarian Of the Daughters of
the. American Revolution, is complet-
ing plans for a road of remembrance
Into Yorktown, the Forestry Associa-
tton announces. and George p. Blow
is restoring Washington.s headquar-
the birthplace OF washington" Off.
cials Of the forestry association point
out. and they suggest that a good
road be built and planted with me-
mortal trees
Between Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls in Wisconsin the chambers of
commerce are reii along on a memo
rial highway plan connecting the two
cities Center:ng at Elgin. ILL.,, a
three-cornered plan has been put un-
der way for, planting 10000 trees
along the Lincoln highway by the
Chambers fn~ns ,,s Of Of various
Tampa. Fla. the Rotary Club has
completed the planting of fifteen
miles of the West Coast road in mem
ory OF the men Of Hillsborough coun-
". AT fort myers. Fla, the road
planting idea has been taken up.
California Reports.
From California come reports of a
statewide roadside tree-planting
campaign. and many Of the towns
have registered their trees. There
the road authorities are cooperating
In giving instruction as to the proper
roadside planting methods. Luther
Burbank planted the first memorial
trees along one road. At Laporte,
Ind. the Hamon Gray Post Of the
American Legion will plant 5000
trees.
Opportunity for memorial and a
great educational campaign on tree
values are found in roads Of remem-
brance." said Charles Lathrop Pack,
president Of the association, today.
Let US go slow with monument
building. and save. them for the
proper placing along these roads of
remembrance or give them the proper
approach at the cad Of memorial ave-
nues easily reached from our high
ways. Al the auto becomes more
and more the method Of business and
pleasure travel, 50 will the demand
for these beautiful roads mount
higher and higher. Why not vision
the future and provide now for these
things"'