MEMORIAL TREES PLANTED FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS 



WHATEVER memorial is erected to honor the 

 American soldiers and sailors who gave their 

 lives for liberty, should be, in every sense, 

 worthy of the deeds they performed. This means, for 

 one thing, that it should be of lasting value, just as the 

 results of the victory they won will be an enduring bless- 

 ing to the human race. It means, in the next place, that 

 there should be about this memorial a lofty and senti- 

 mental appeal, in keeping with the principles of Justice, 

 Truth and Liberty for which these men fought and died. 

 In the third 

 place, the me- 

 morial should 

 be a living, 

 growing monu- 

 ment which 

 will increase in 

 strength and 

 meaning with 

 the passing of 

 the years and 

 with the grow- 

 ing power of 

 democracy. 



What more 

 fitting tribute, 

 then, to Amer- 

 i c a ' s heroes 

 than groups 

 and rows of 

 trees and indi- 

 vidual trees in 

 their home 



c o m munities. 



They can be 

 planted along 



the streets and 



avenues and 



highways, in 



parks and 



plazas, church 



and school 



yards and 



home grounds 



and in other 



places. They 



will stand as a 



const ant ex- 

 pression to the 



people of 



America of the 



love of freedom, light and life for which our soldiers 



offered their lives and their services. As they grow 



and expand, with their branches reaching upward 



toward heaven, they will speak daily of the growing 



and expanding life which they protect. Whatever other 



forms of memorial are decided on, therefore, nothing can 



Photograph by Drew-Bynum-Petcrs 



PLANT MEMORIAL TREES FOR THREE WHO DIED IN SERVICE 



Three memorial trees were dedicated Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in front of the first city playground 

 in South Canal Street, Newark, in memory of three young men who died in the service. The three thus 

 honored were: James V. Marzano and Oscar Sager, who made the supreme sacrifice on the battle-front, 

 and Frederick Sauchelli, who died in the navy. The three trees bore memorial wreaths and other 

 decorations. Mayor Gillen delivered the dedication. The exercises were under the direction of Director 

 Joseph Esposito. who sent invitations to young men in the service, home on furlough, to assist. Music 

 was furnished by the Police Band. (From the Call, Newark, New Jersey.) 



be more appropriate than tree planting. This is true 

 for a number of reasons. Trees are a protection to life 

 and innumerable are the uses to which man puts wood, 

 ranging from the ships which cross the ocean to the 

 house he builds over his head. 



Widespread approval has been voiced of the sugges- 

 tion put forth by the American Forestry Association 

 that cities, states and communities, no matter what other 

 memorials are erected, adopt the setting out of trees, in 

 commemoration of those sons of whom they are so 



proud. And 

 this honor 

 should not be 

 confined to 

 those who paid 

 the supreme 

 sacrifice. 1 1 

 should be made 

 to include as 

 far as possible 

 all those who 

 entered the 

 service of their 

 country and 

 who stood 

 ready to back 

 to the limit the 

 cause of the 

 United States 

 and its Allies, 

 Governors of 

 m any states 

 and numerous 

 other officials, 

 civic bodies of 

 various kinds, 

 women's clubs 

 and others 

 have expressed 

 themselves as 

 in hearty ac- 

 cord with the 

 idea, and this 

 backing may 

 be counted 

 on to push 

 through any 

 plans in this 

 direction 

 which are 

 worked out. 



Markers and monuments of bronze and stone doubt- 

 less will be erected in many places. This will not pre- 

 vent the carrying out of the tree-planting idea. In most 

 cases trees will serve as an artistic and needed setting 

 to be used in conjunction with some other memorial. 

 If an arch or building is erected, trees can be arranged 



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