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work was Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., one of the first 

 commanders of the American Legion. Colonel Galbraith 

 entered into the undertaking with the vigor and enthu- 

 siasm which marked his entire life, and his last official 

 act, a few days before his tragic death, was to plant 

 memorial trees at the intersection of the National and 

 Dixie Highways in Vandalia, Ohio. The Legion will 

 extend the tree planting along both of these important 

 roadways, in tribute to Colonel Galbraith as well as to 

 the men who died in France. 



The President and Mrs. Harding have planted a 

 number of these living memorials. Perhaps the most 

 notable instance of tree planting by occupants of the 

 White House was at the formal opening of Armistice 

 Week, on November 7, 1921. That week will always hold 

 conspicuous place in American history, as a period made 

 memorable by the burial of America's Unknown Soldier 

 and by the opening of the epoch-making Conference on 

 the Limitation of Armament. The first event on the 

 week's program was the planting by Mrs. Harding, on the 

 grounds of the Lincoln Memorial, of two trees to the mem- 

 ory of the Allied Armies and the Allied Navies. These 

 trees stand at the head of International Avenue. 



It was with a fine sense of fitness that the first mem- 

 orial tree to be planted in the National Capital was 

 dedicated to the memory of the men of the United States 

 Forest Service who had given their lives in the war. 



The soldier dead from the Congressional Library were 

 given the tribute of the memorial tree. 



Another tree planted in the National Capital was in 

 memory of Quentin Roosevelt and was set out by the 

 pupils of the Force School. 



There was pretty symbolism in the plan adopted by 

 the Daughters of the American Revolution at Arkadelphia, 



