Evening star., 1924-12-15
CHRISTMAS TREE
UPHELD BY PACK
Expert Declares Careful Cut
ting Aids Forests-Praises
/, Efforts for Greens.

Praise for the campaign being
~aged by the Wildflower Preserva-
tion Society and The Evening Star
for preservation of the dogwood and
Christmas green's Is voiced by Charles
lathrop Pack, president of the Amer
lean Tree Association.
Mr.. Pack, made his statement in re-
ply TO Mrs. W. w. Milar Of Akron,
Ohio, new chairman of the depart
ment of applied education of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
who had telegraphed Mr.. Pack that
articles in the Nature Magazine on
Christmas trees had stirred up a great
q among the club women OF
the country,
,iy TO Mrs Milar. Mr.. Pack
praised the campaign of preservation
being conducted here. The campaign
OF the Evening Star" said Mr.. Pack;
''is one of the most constructive CAM
raignS we have seen anyw here in the
country. We have reviewed 1t in the
Nature Magazine and given reprints
of it to Sec~etary Kicker of the
Wildiower Preservation Society for
distribution throughout the country.
We are receiving editorials from all
parts OF the country indorsing our
stand on Christmas trees"
Would Save Holly.
The campaign IN Washington is d.
rected especially against use OF holly
and ground pine. but no efforts are
being made here 10 curtail the use OF
Christmas trees.
The article on Christmas trees in
Nature Magazine is by Prof. Ralph
S. Hosmer. head OF the department OF
forestry of Cornell University. The
article on Christmas greens is by Z.
L Kicker. secretary of the District
of Columbia Wiidhowcr Preserva-
tion Society and very active in the
affairs Of the national association.
Frof. Hosmer calls the Christmas tree
n legitimate hy-product of the forest.
True conservation" Hosmer writes.
results not from leaving trees to
grow old and die, but from their wise
use hen they are needed, in what
:" T'r1 r proper for
est management one crop Of trees is
Il-. 1uo her"
Secretary Kicker writes that noun
tain laurel g so abun6 IT n rnU~" of
the area from Connecticut to South
carolina thai ou
been made on It. Kicker urges ut
most care in the use III cel ,..... i, :. =.
greens. Holly and Winterberry are in
the greatest danger Of determination,
according to Ricker's article. He
urges use of commercial substitutes
In many cases His article states his
orga nl2ation has the support of the
General Federation of W Women's Clubs.
Christmas Tr:.e o. KID.
Mrs. Milar teiegraphed she is re-
ceiving protests from some club
women against the cutting of Christ
mas trees and Christmas greens, but
the American Tree Association says
the leading forestry authorities de-
clare that legitimate cutting is proper
conserya a tion. President Pack OF the
American Tree Association, in reply
to Mrs. Milar, tslegraphed:
conservation means proper use. In
European countries where they know
how TO handle forests, because they
have had national io~est policy for
many years, the Chris mas tree is A
legitimate by-product of the forest
They cut their forests scientifically
and still keep their forests Of course
no one, il he knew it, would buy
tree cut from the town park or stolen
from private property. What better
use OF small tree than to give joy
to children? One Of the best advo-
Gates Of conservation, in my opinion.
Is the Christmas tree. Most Christ
mas trees are grown on waste and
non agricultural land All Christmas s
trees are but an infnitesimal part of
the annual cut from our forests In
stead of people being exercised about
the cutting Of Christmas trees they
should be much more exercised about
growing more national, State and
town forests, and proper fire protcc-
tion for them. If we were growing
under proper forestry laws and prac-
tlce a tree crop sufficient for our
needs, there would be no Christmas
tree question:
Since sending out the first state
ment in regard to Christmas tree
cutting, showing the stopping Of the
custom would be OF little or no help
10 conservation, Nature magazine and
the American Tree Association have
been receivcing kilograms and letters
from every section Of the country
The editors OF the neVspapers are
deyotinS columns Of editorial OK
preston to the subject since d reso-
luton was urged at the forestry
utilization conference that there be a
+ ederal law prohibiting the cutting.
OF Christmas trees. The editors of
the country arc united in z stand
against stopping the Christmas tree
custom. President Pack of the Amer
lean Tree Association calls attention
10 the fact that President Coolidge
maze no reference TO Christmas trees
IN his speech at that conference