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of such roads, and in the construction of the villages, I think it 

 must appeal to you that the main avenues, the main streets, and 

 sometimes the parks, might be planted with trees in honour of 

 the men who have served their country well and faithfully and 

 have given their lives, and also, possibly, in memory of the 

 great achievements of the various Scottish regiments in the field. 

 A great deal of the planting, I think, might be done properly by 

 relatives and friends of those who have gone before, but some 

 of it must necessarily be done by others, and it is suggested 

 that nobody could better undertake the work than boys and 

 girls at school, and possibly the Boy Scouts and other com- 

 binations of young people will do what is wanted, and have 

 before them a lasting memorial of those men who have gone 

 and of the deeds that they have achieved. In many of the 

 country and town schools there are corners where trees might 

 be planted, and as your motto says ' Stick in a tree and it will 

 be growing when you are sleeping,' I hope these trees will grow 

 in another way. They will grow in the minds and in the 

 imaginations of the rising generation and of generations to 

 come, and be emblematical of the great and heroic deeds done 

 for our country by those who have gone before. The resolution 

 that I am asked to submit is, 'That this Society unanimously 

 support the "Roads of Remembrance'' movement for the 

 planting of trees in public highways, public parks, and other 

 places to the memory of soldiers who have fallen in the war, or 

 in honour of the brave deeds or outstanding successes of our 

 Scottish regiments.' I would just like to say that I am assured 

 by the Authorities in Edinburgh that we will have the advantage 

 of their support here, and I am sure that will follow in Glasgow 

 and all the various large and small towns, and I would venture 

 to suggest that, as our President is to-day to plant a tree, 

 that it might be planted to the memory of those members of 

 these societies that have been killed in the war. I make this 

 suggestion with diffidence because I have not had an opportunity 

 of consulting the President on the subject, but I do think it 

 might give the movement a start, and I will be very glad if you 

 will agree to it." 



Mr M'Hattie seconded the motion. 



The Chairman. — " I think it is an excellent idea myself. Of 

 course, we know in the past there has been considerable difficulty 

 in planting trees in the highways and other places, on account 



