ii2 TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



iooo Maples and Elms, ioo Black Walnuts, ioo Butter- 

 nuts and a grove of Red Oaks. In the center of the park 

 stands a boulder, with the hero list setting forth that the 

 grove is a memorial to the men of Eaton County who gave 

 their lives in the war. 



An ambitious project in army circles was the planting 

 of 6000 trees at the balloon school of the United States 

 Army, at Fort Omaha, Colorado. Nearly 1000 of the 

 trees were in memory of individuals who died in the 

 service after having passed through the camps at Fort 

 Omaha and Fort Crook. 



That the tongues in trees may preach their sermons 

 to man was emphasized in the call for the planting of 

 memorial trees which went forth to the Christian 

 Endeavor Societies of the world. In this call, Rev. Francis 

 E. Clark, founder and life-long leader of the Christian 

 Endeavor organization, urged upon the members that 

 through the planting of memorial trees they will come 

 "closer to the Great Tree Maker." In this phrase Dr. 

 Clark summed up the appeal of the tree to human hearts, 

 and gave mighty impetus to a movement in which he 

 sensed impressive possibilities for the tribute of homage 

 which would make the world a better place in which 

 to live. 



From the village school to the great universities the 

 educational institutions of the land have utilized the 

 memorial tree for voicing their reverence for the memory 

 of students and to classes. On the drill field of the 

 University of Illinois, 173 trees were planted in honor of 

 173 graduates who gave their lives. Georgetown Univer- 

 sity, at Washington, dedicated 54 trees for the same pur- 

 pose at its 1 20th commencement, and on the grounds of 

 many institutions throughout the United States trees 

 and groves of remembrance have been planted as tributes 



