ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCE PRAISED 



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TREE FROM GRANT'S FARM PLANTED ON HIS BIRTHDAY 



Underwood & Underwood 



The program in New York City marking the centennial of Grant's birth, April 27, 1821, was opened by the American Forestry 

 Association planting an elm near Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive. The tree was sent by August A. Busch, a member of the 

 Association, who has restored the Grant farm near St. Louis. President Charles Lathrop Pack, Henry W. Hayden, president 

 of the Grant Monument Association (behind tree), Colonel A. L. Boyce, of the American Legion (at left of picture), and 

 General Isadore Isaacs (in uniform), department commander of the G. A. R., threw the earth upon the roots. Later in the 

 day Marshal Joffre, of France, attended exercises at the tomb. President Harding spoke at Grant's birthplace in Ohio, while 

 in Washington on that day the Pricess Cantacuzene, grand-daughter of General Grant, and Princess Ida Cantacuzene, a 

 great-grand-daughter, unveiled the Grant Memorial in the Botanic Garden. Wesley B. Leach, city forester of New York, 

 made the advance plans for the tree planting. 





Fremont {Nebraska) Tribune: The 

 American Forestry Association takes occa- 

 sion to hook up its particular mission of 

 forest protection with tree planting, which 

 is cultivation of the forest unit. This is the, 

 week for planting trees, which N'e.braskans 

 have faithfully done for the past half cen- 

 day was begun that there is today. 

 tury, as attested by thousands of fine 

 groves scattere;d over the fertile fields of 

 the State. Planting trees and attention to 

 their growth to see that they develop into 

 usefulness is the best way The Tribune 

 readers can help the interests of forestry. 



i\ashville T ennesseean : Arbor Day pri- 

 marily is observed in the schools, and there 

 the children are taught the value of the 

 living tree and its care. The study of this 

 subject is of great importance. It will not 

 be many years before the forests of this 

 country are denuded unless reforestation 

 is undertaken on a gigantic scale. 



Cincinnati Enquirer: The American For- 

 estry Association is doing good work in 

 many directions. There is something fine,ly 

 sentimental in its drive, now in full swing, 

 for the planting of memorial trees and 

 "Roads of Remembrance^" 



What nobler memorial could any man, 

 or any cause, have than a stately tree? 

 .'\nd this movement now will be encourage,d 

 and perpetuated until oaks, redwoods, firs, 

 and others of our splendid trees will be 

 found singly, or in group formation, stand- 

 ing out like, rare and vital presences above 

 the dust of our heroic dead, or along the 

 highways throughout the nation, where they 

 will contribute beauty and pleasure for the 

 succeeding generations of the future. 



Iowa City Press-Citizen: Good work is 

 being done by the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation in many directions. There is some- 



thing finely sentimental in its drive, now in 

 full swing, for the planting of memorial 

 trees and "Roads of Remembrance." This 

 suggestion has been made many months ago 

 for roads out of Iowa City. What nobler 

 memorial could any man, or any cause, 

 have than a stately tree ? 



Milwaukee Journal : Fifty years ago the 

 first Arbor Day was celebrated in a small 

 way in Nebraska. There was a good deal 

 of sentiment and poetry attached to the 

 celebrations. They were made school 

 affairs, and were looke.d on as especially 

 interesting to women and children. But 

 the benefit of the trees they planted is not 

 limited to women, children, poets and en- 

 thusiasts. For that tree-planting set people 

 thinking about what really will happen 

 when we have cut down all the trees we 

 inherited in a virgin country. 



