The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-11

PRESIDENT ana Dy Inc secretary Oh wax
at Washington. They are to visit the
United States Military academy at
West Point for special ceremonies in
their honor.
A public dinner for them will be held
on October % at the WaldOf-Astoria,
in New York. General Dawes Is to be
the principal speaker. Among officials
Of this and foreign governments who
will be present are Secretary Mellon,
Secretary Weeks, Secretary Hoover,
j. Mayhem Wainwright, assistant Sec
retary Of war; Maj. Gen. James u.
Harbord, acting chief Of staff; Cover
nor Miller Of New York, Admiral Sims,
Mai. Gen. Tasker III. Bliss, Ambassador
Jusserand, Ambassador Geddes, Baron
de Cartier de Marchienne, Belgian am
bassador, and Senator VittOrio Roianoi
Ricci, Italian ambassador. Generai
Pershing will attend If he returns from
France before October %.
Armistice Tree to Be Planted.
Planting Of the "armistice tree" on
the grounds of the Lincoln memorial
will mark the opening Of Armistice
week, November z. The plans for
the memorial tree planting to marx
the calling of the conference on the
limitation of armaments by President
Harding are being completed by Col.
C. Z. Sheriff. of the department OF
public buildings and grounds and the
American Forestry association, when
will have charge of the tree planting.
The tree, an American elm, when
will fit in with the landscape plans
of the architects In charge OF the
grounds about the Lincoln memOrlai,
probably will be placed at the Twenty
third street entrance to the memorlai,
just on the edge of the drive that leads
to the Potomac river. This part OF
the grounds is nearing completion
rapidly.
I'VE are calling upon the entire
country to plant an 'armistice tree
some time during the week OF NOVem-
Der =" said Charles Lathrop PacK'
president of the American Forestry as
sociatiOn.
"a tree on the grounds of the Lin
coin memorial will be particularly
fitting mark for generations to come
Of the date upon which PRESIDENT
Harding called the limitation OF arms
conference, as we'll as for the date OF
the signing of the armistice. An
American elm, selected by COlOnel
Sheriff., is particularly appropriate as
tvn;fv,no all that is best in American
ISM
Navys Land Work During the War.
Activities of the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks-World War, 1917
1919"-a history of naval shore con-
struetion, has just been issued by the
Navy department.
II is an illustrated book of more
than 500 pages, bound in green cloth,
and in its "A chapters 1t sets forth
the workings Of a construction bureau
in Washington under the high speed
and high pressure conditions during
hOstilitieS.
The work of the bureau of yards
and docks is function less known
to the public than most other
branches Of naval activity. 1t is a
fact. however, that without an ade-
auate 'Shore establishment" the navy
would quickly lose it's effectiveness.
The fleet must have its dock yards
and bases, where 1t may put In for
repairs, renewals, supplies, fuel and
complement. 1t must have its hos
pitals. In time of stress the navy
must have it's training camps in ad-
vance of those for the army, as acts
of war at sea precede those ashore
under such conditions as prevailed in
1917. Naval communications must be
safeguarded by efficient radio stations.
The navy yards are. in effect, small
industrial cities, and their structures
and waterfront Improvements, known
as public works of the navy, are un-
der the cognizance of the bureau Of
yards and docks, so far as building
and maintenance are concerned. This
bureau is, in fact, responsible for all
naval public works, both at the yards
and at lesser stations, and the pres
ent history serves as an illustration of
the importance of it's work in cOnnec-
tion with the vast naval expansion
which the World war brought about.
While the book is written primarily
from the Washington point of view,
attention being devoted to matters Of
appropriations, planning, and official
supervision, there are sufficient re-
ports from field forces, together with
pictures in plenty, to convey a sense
of the reality of the effort made.
Details Take Chapters.
Chapters are devoted to the war ex-
pansiOn Of the civil engineer corps,
and the bureau itself; TO the rapid
provision of environments and schools
for 100000 recruits; TO the establish
ment of emergency hospitals for a pa
tient and attendant personnel of H.
600; 10 an enormous industrial expan-
sion at yards and the installation of
ways and equipment for a large pro-
| Gram af uarShiO construction. IN tho