STATE WORK 



Massachusetts Forestry Association 



The Massachusetts Forestry Association 

 held its twelfth annual meeting in Boston 

 Thursday, December i6. Dr. Henry P. Wal- 

 cott retired from the presidency, which he 

 has held continuously since the association 

 was organized in 1898. Edwin A. Start re- 

 tired from' the secretaryship after nine years 

 of service. The annual report of the secre- 

 tary showed a membership of 901, a net in- 

 crease of twenty-four. The report reviewed 

 the work of the year, most of which is em- 

 braced in matters still pending. In view of 

 the change in its executive officers, the sec- 

 retary summarized the results accomplished 

 by the association in its brief career and 

 the progress made by forestry in Massa- 

 chusetts since 1898, when it was almost un- 

 known to the people of the state. Now Mas- 

 sachusetts has perhaps the best shade-tree 

 laws of any state in the Union, and one of 

 the most complete and liberally supported 

 forest services. The association takes pride 

 in the fact that its interest in the forestry 

 movement has been national as well as local, 

 a fact that it has proved several times in 

 practical ways, and especially in its support 

 of the Appalachian National F.orests project. 



The association has about $11,000 invested 

 in its permanent fund. It maintains a pleas- 

 ant office at No. 4 Joy Street, Boston, open 

 during business hours, and publishes a small 

 monthly bulletin, IVoodland and Roadside. 



These officers were elected : President, Na- 

 thaniel T. Kidder, of Milton. 



Vice - presidents : Berkshire — Alexander 

 Sedgwick, of Stockbridge; Bristol— Walter 

 C. Baylies, of Taunton ; Essex, Harlan P. 

 Kelsey, of Salem; Franklin — John A. Aiken, 

 of Greenfield; Hampden — William F. Gale, 

 of Springfield ; Hampshire — William P. 

 Brooks, of Amherst; Middlesex — J. Nelson 

 Parker, of Billerica; Norfolk— D. Blakely 

 Hoar, of Brookline; Plymouth — Harry E. 

 Converse, of Marion; Sufifolk — Charles S. 

 Hamlin, of Boston; Worcester— John E. 

 Tbayer, of Lancaster. 



Secretary, Irving T. Guild, of Arlington; 

 treasurer, Edwin A. Start, of Billerica ; mem- 

 bers of the executve committee for three 

 years, Mary Lee Ware, of Boston ; Frederick 

 J. Caulkins, of Medford; trustee of the per- 

 manent fund for three years, George M. Weed, 

 of Newton; auditor for two years, James 

 Nowell, of Winchester. 



The following minute was unanimously 

 adopted. It records the scr\nce of one of the 



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earliest and most consistent friends of for- 

 estry in Massachusetts, and one of the first 

 citizens of the state: 



"Eleven years ago Henry P. Walcott be- 

 came the first president of the Massachu- 

 setts Forestry Association, and he has con- 

 tinued since that time at it head. During 

 these years we have found him always a 

 loyal friend of forestry, a wise counsellor, 

 a courteous and impartial president. To 

 his influence the association owes much of 

 its growth and efficiency. As he retires from 

 office we tender him our grateful acknowl- 

 edgment, our cordial regard, and our hope 

 that the presidency of this association may 

 rank as not the least among his many dis- 

 tinguished public services." 



The business session was followed by a 

 series of reports from experts of the state 

 service and of Harvard University on some 

 of the principal insect enemies of Massa- 

 chusetts trees and the progress made in cul- 

 tivating parasites and other insect enemies 

 to control them. 



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Annual Meeting Vermont Forestry Association 



The annual meeting of the Vermont For- 

 estry Association was held at Brattleboro, 

 December 17. 



This was the first regular meeting of the 

 association after the organization of the State 

 Forest Service, which was so largely due 

 to the work of the association. There were 

 afternoon and evening sessions well attended 

 by people from Brattleboro and a few from 

 distant points in the state. The aim of the 

 association has been to hold these annual 

 meetings in the various centers of the state 

 so as to interest a great many people. 



Governor Prouty, who was present and is 

 much interested in the forestry movement in 

 the state, spoke in the afternoon regarding 

 the work of the Forest Service and express- 

 ing himself in favor of an adequate exten- 

 sion of the work, especially in regard to the 

 purchase of state lands. 



Among the other speakers were Mr. Charles 

 Greene, formerly of the International Paper 

 Company, who outlined a plan for the acqui- 

 sition of lands later to be turned over to the 

 state. A. F. Hawes, state forester, spoke 

 on the forest-fire problems of the state. Hon. 

 Ernest Hitchcock, former commissioner, 

 spoke on the subject of taxation. Professor 



