TREE PLANTING OPENS ARMISTICE WEEK 



YJJTITH a simple ceremony the American Forestry As- 



" sociation marked the opening of Armistice Week 



by the planting of two American Elms at the head of 



what is to be International Avenue on the grounds 

 of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The trees were 

 planted on Monday morning, November 7. Mrs. War- 

 ren G. Harding placed the first earth about the roots of 

 the tree for the Allied Armies. The other tree is for the 

 Allied Navies. Charles Lathrop Pack, the president of 

 the Association, made a short dedication speech. Lieut. 

 Col. C. O. Sherrill, in charge of public buildings and 

 grounds as well as aide to the president; Captain 

 Holmes, naval aide to the president, and Miss Laura 

 Harlan, Mrs. Harding's secretary, were present. 



There was an invocation by Col. John T. Axton, chief 

 of chaplains of the United States Army, after which 

 Mr. Pack made a short address. He was followed by 

 Capt. John B. Frazier, of the United States Navy, who 

 pronounced the benediction. Col. Axton asked a blessing 

 on the American Forestry Association because of the 



work it is doing and touched upon the inspiration for 

 brotherhood in Col. Sherrill's idea for an Itnernational 

 Avenue of memorial trees to be planted by the world 

 governments at the limitation of arms conference. The 

 chaplain prayed "that the job that had long lain on God's 

 Work Table for man to do must now be done." 



In dedicating the trees, Mr. Pack said: 



"Next Friday there will be convened at the call of 

 President Harding a conference of world wide import. 

 Representatives of the governments of the world will 

 take up the question of limitation of armament follow- 

 ing the close of the most terrible war history has record- 

 ed. On that day the unknown dead will be honored. We 

 come here this morning to mark the opening of Armis- 

 tice Week by planting living memorials as a sign of our 

 faith that the idea behind the call of our President will 

 live. These Armistice Elms are to stand at what will be 

 the head of the International Avenue of trees to be plant- 

 ed by these world governments. 



"The Elm is inseparably connected with the past and 



THE ARMSTICE DAY TREE PLANTING 



Mrs. Warren G. Harding planting the trees at the entrance to International Avenue approaching the Lincoln Memorial at 

 Washington, D. C., and President Charles Lathrop Pack, of the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, presenting the trees and reading the dedication address. 



