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(Photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston) 



THE TREATY OAK 



This splendid oak tree stands on the grounds of the 

 Woman's National Foundation in Washington, D. C, 

 having given the name of "Odklawn" for generations 

 to the estate that owned it. A magnificent specimen of 

 its kind, it has a diameter of from seven to nine feet at 

 the thickest part of the trunk, and is said to be several 

 hundred years old. Though the Foundation intends short- 

 ly to erect a group of buildings on this site, the oak tree 

 will be preserved, the Board of Governors having de- 

 clared that they want it kept as a symbol of the enduring 



strength which the infant Foundation is expected to at- 

 tain. Tradition connects the tree closely zmth the early 

 history of Washington and claims that under this oak, 

 which stands on a hill commanding the approach to the 

 city, foregathered the Indian Chiefs to draw up the treaty 

 which ended forever the bloody strife between the whites 

 and the redmen in this vicinity. It was nominated 

 for the Hall of Fame for Trees with a History last Sep- 

 tember by Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun, the presi- 

 dent of the Woman's National Foundation. 



