Evening star., 1934-04-22


expressed the interest of the Govern
ment in the project, and declared
trees stood for friendship"
The Boy Scout pledge to trees was
led by MIR. Drake. and the ceremony
closed with retiring of the colors. j..
Wallace Talley, assistant Scout ex-
eeutive, was marshal of the day.
The District of Columbia D. A. r..
took prominent role in the proceed
ings. Mrs. George Madden Grimes,
new State regent of the D. A. R., pre-
sented marker" for the entire grove,
money for which has been raised by
the District Society, D. A. R., but the
design for which has not yet been
decided, nor the spot for its erection
selected.
Red Oak Presented.
American Liberty Chapter presented
red oak from Clean Drinking Manor,
Montgomery County, Md, through its
regent, Mrs. w. w. Leamond, and
founder. Mrs. Edgar Allen.
Deborah Knapp Chapter, through its
regent, Mrs. S. Bingham Martin, pre-
sented black locust tree from the
home of Spottswood Henry, nephew OF
Patrick Henry. The tree was a gift
of Mrs Everett Wallace of Gladys, Va.
Dorothy Hancock Chapter, through
Mrs. c. B. Strong, presented a walnut
tree from Waynesboro, Pa, the home
of Gen. Anthony Wayne, the tree q
gift of Mrs. F. Wirgiman.
Susan REVERE Heitzel Chapter,
through its regent, Miss Luella Chase,
presented beech tree from Old Poto-
mac Path, at Rippon Lodge, Va, the
tree a gift of Wade H. Ellis, now own
er Of Rippon Lodge.
Sons and Daughters of the U. s. A,
District of Columbia D. A. r., through
Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes, State
chairman, presented a black walnut
tree from Port Tobacco, Nd, his
torical old landing warehouse, the tree
gift Of Mrs. E. L. Sutton.
Little John Boyden Chapter, through
Mrs. Thomas L. Jones, regent, pre-
sented tree from Moorescreek Bridge,
near Wilmington, N c., the scene of
an American victory over the British,
the tree a gift from Stamp Defiance
Chapter, D. A. R., Of Whining
ton, N. c.
Marker Is Presented.
The presentations were started by
Mrs. Robert H. Gibbes. regent Of New
York State, who presented a marker
from the Chancellor Livingston Chap
ter, D. A. r., of Rhinebeck, N. Y,
for the tree from Hyde Park, N. Y,
which President Roosevelt gave to the
National Nut Tree Planting Council
to be planted last Arbor day.
-Four trees were presented by vice
presidents general of the D. A. r.
from famous places. Mrs. Frederick
S. Gundrum of California gave a tree
from the home of President Hoover;
Mrs. Bessie Carroll Higgins of Iowa,
tree from the birthplace of Presi-
dent Hoover: Mrs. Henry Zoller, jr.,
OF Maryland, trees from several Mary
land shrines, and Mrs. Minnie M.
Dilley of Minnesota, trees from the
home of Gen. Sibley and from Fort
Smelling.
Boy Scouts from 80 troops in the
District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia participated in the ceremony.
In the ceremony near Union Sta
ton, in the Capitol Grounds, a boul-
der with a bronze marker was dedi-
Gated by the Maryland D. A. r.
Music was played by the United
States Navy Band. The pledge of
allegiance to the Flag was led by
children of the Capital Society, c. A.
R., of which Mrs. Henry Fenno Saw
telle is president. The Americans
Greed" was led by its author, William
Tyler Page.
Mrs. James H. Dorsey of Baltimore,
State chairman of conservation for
the D. A. R., explained the project
and spoke of its significance.
In accepting the marker for the
Government, Charles E. Fairman,
curator of art of the United States
Capitol, explained that the ground
on which the ceremony took place
vas a part of Duddington, formerly
belonging to the famous Carroll family