Evening star., 1926-05-02
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE
DOCWOOD OPENED
Success of Drive in Last
Two Years Brings Hopes for
Flowers Preservation.

Having achieved remarkable sue
Washington. and having spread from
here throughout the Nation, the cam
paign for preservation of Towering
dogwood will he called to the atten-
tion of the Washington public again
this season. in order that those who
may not have been here before, may
be urged 10 fall in line with the new
spirit os the day.
Surprising growth of the idea Of
saving this beautiful Towering tree
resulted during the past two years, as
other communities and States learn
ed Of the changing attitude on the
part of the Washington public. and
the possibility of preserving the
Springtime beauty of woods and
countryside.
Today the programs developed here
by the Wildf1ower Preservation So
ciety. and the National Capital COM
mittee Of the Garden Club of Amer
ica. which co-operated in the cam
paign. are swinging into action In
numerous parts of the United States.
The total benefits which eventually
will result from the campaigns here
and their spread throughout the
country, officials of the two organiza-
tons here feel will be incalculable.
Public Has Backed Project.
II is not with any spirit of criticism
Of the Washington public that the
campaign will be brought again to
The city this year. it was emphasized
hv Mrs Frank 3. NoyeS. chairman
of the National Capital committee of
the Garden Club of America. The
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splendidly to the appeal. Strangers,
new arrivals and children who are
growing up may not have heard of
the preservation idea, Mrs. Noyes be-
lieves, and should have the matter
presented to carry on the spirit al
ready so enthusiastically developed.
p. l.. Kicker. president of the Wild
flower Preservation Society, is con
stantly receiving additional reports
from various sections of the country
which are not only begging Washing
ton for any additional material to be
used In their campaigns, but are de-
veloping ideas of their own to for
ward the cause. Snapshots and photo
graphs of devices, signs and other
means have been forwarded already
to Mr. Kicker from States near and
far.
The campaign here this year will
follow somewhat the same lines of
the first two years. 1T will present
the dogwood appeal directly to the
public through several agencies. 1t
will go into the schools. where
through the medium of nature study
classes, the lessons will be impressed
upon receptive minds of growing
children.
Other States Action.
The first parts of the country to
open their campaigns this year. ac-
cording to reports to Mr.. Kicker, were
those somewhat farther south than
Washington. where already the dog
wood has been in full bloom. North
Carolina, which is said to have q
beautiful growth of the tree; Missis
sippi, Georgia and Kentucky, where
it is also in need of preservation
Many other States elsewhere in sec
tions where the tree grows are plan
ming action.
The wave of the movement will
come north with the Spring. and the
turning OF the dogwood from its
greenish white to lovely creamy
white. Today. it is estimated, the
trees here should be attaining their
most bea utiful stage, as the campaign
TO protect them from despoilation
ripping off of branches and eventual
destruction again opens.
Cards will appear on the street cars
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Co. today, carrying the message
Of preservation. and early In the week
street cars of the Capital Traction Co.
will also take the poster appeal to
the thousands who are always reach
ed through this means.
Plans are under way for school pro-
grams and the matter of distributing