The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-05-25

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@fS of the central committee American
National Red Cross, chairman of a committee on
arrangements for a second conference to be held
In 1922. The committee membership includes:
Edgar r. Harlan, DeS MOineS. secretary of the
Iowa State Board of Conservation.
Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, Estes Park Colo
Chairman department of applied education, Gen.
eral Federation of WOmen's Clubs.
Richard Lieber, indianapolis, State of Indiana
Department of Conservation.
J. Horace Mcfarland Harrisburg Pa, president
American Civic association.
W. L. Harding, Des Moines former governor Of
Iowa.
Maj W. A. WEIGH. Haverstraw. n. Y. general
manager and chief engineer Palisades Interstate
park.
James Grafton Rogers. Denver Colo
William F. Babe, Berkeley Calf, president
Sierra club, California Associated Societies for
the Conservation of Wild Life, vice-president
american Alpine club Save the Redwoods league
Alfred Britt, New York
Chairman Payne's letter of announcement q,
the time and place of meeting also saws:
"A great deal of constructive work has heen
uohe IN the development of state parks, duly stim-
uiated by the work of the past conference Con-
siderable legislation has been enacted and new
parks created. The convention this year will be
particularly Illuminating, as it will give the dele
gates an opportunity of seeing the development In
the Palisades Interstate park which stands IN
the forefront of state parks While the first and
third days will be taken up with business sessions
lhe second Will be devoted to a trip TO West
Foiht and new state highway around Storm
hIhg overlooking the Hudson. while the fourth
ua5 VIII De given over to an inspection of the
Bronx parkway and will mean an especially in+er
eStlhG motor trip from the Bear Mountain inn
across the Hudson to Lake Kensico and from
there down the Bronx River parkway to the New
York Geological gardens in the Bronx.
Il especially urge that all organizations inter.
ested IN the preservation of our native scenery
arrange to have delegates attend the conference
Many states have taken the forward stem In
the development of state park system, and |
hrmly believe that this can be extended 70 in
cude all Of the states. that close co-operation
can be carried out between all the states and
the slogan of a state park every hundred miles
from Maine TO California will become an sctual
fact In the very near future"
The first conference was held in Des Nonas
because Iowa has a state park law that conos
pretty near being model. The state board of
conservation has power to select and acouire
parks and make them accessible and has funds
10 work with. 1t is nOn-partisan and member
snip Is an honor The state has already acquired
eleven parks and is steadily adding acceptable
areas.
The second conference is held in Palisades In
erstate park because it is the finest object lesson
n the world of efficient state park management
IN a large scale and of the benefits to the public
If such recreation place There is no space
lere for a detailed description. These points,
however, stand out:
The park along the historic Hudson had IFS
beginning in movement to save the Palisades
rom the quarrymen. Largely through the per-
istence of the federated club women of New
FORK and New Jersey the legislatures of these