ii8 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



One of the first Roads of Remembrance to be com 

 pleted was fifteen miles of the West Coast road out of 

 Tampa, Fla., where the Rotary Club has charge of the 

 work. In Kentucky, there is a twelve mile Road of 

 Remembrance between Lexington and Georgetown. 



The main highway from New York City to Buffalo is 

 to be a Road of Remembrance and the first trees have 

 been planted. Victory Oaks have been planted in Louisi 

 ana along the Jefferson Highway that leads from New 

 Orleans to Winnipeg, Canada, and towns all along the 

 route are making plans for memorial tree planting. 

 Beautification of the great highways goes hand in hand 

 with the memorial tree planting. Particular attention 

 is being paid to this by the Woman's Commission of the 

 Bankhead National Highway Association. Trees, shrubs 

 and flowers will be planted along this highway and plans 

 for a great bird preserve are being pushed. In many 

 places in California the Road of Remembrance idea has 

 made great progress. In many of the states the tree 

 planters are working in close cooperation with the 

 state highway officials and reports show that hundreds of 

 towns are providing parks and beauty spots as a result 

 of the campaign. 



On Armistice Day, 1921, the day of the burial of the 

 Unknown Soldier at Arlington, the American Legion 

 planted many miles of Roads of Remembrance in Chicago 

 and on other thoroughfares in various sections of the 

 country. At Santa Rosa, California, the Legion has co 

 operated with the Chamber of Commerce in planting four 

 and one-half miles of shade trees along a section of the 

 state highway. 



Under the leadership of their Chambers of Commerce, 

 Joliet, Aurora and Ottawa municipalities have planted 

 Memorial Trees to the number of 10,000 on the Lincoln 

 Highway in Illinois. 



