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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, the president general of the D. A. R., the presi- 

 dent of the Sons of the Revolution, the president of the 

 Sons of the American Revolution and three others. 



The Club Women of Atlanta, Georgia, claim the dis- 

 tinction of having planted in one of the parks of that 



STREET PLANTING OF MEMORIAL TREES 



On Central Boulevard at Kewanee, Illinois, 31 memorial trees have 

 been planted by the Women's Relief Corps, Mrs. Ada M. Taylor 

 reports to the American Forestry Association. These trees have been 

 named for the 31 heroes who gave their lives to their country, and the 

 names have been entered on the Association's Honor Roll. The 

 American Legion, G. A. R., and the Spanish War Veterans all had 

 part in the ceremony. The trees were marked with a wreath, and 

 later will be permanently marked. 



city the first Authors' Grove in the United States. The 

 unique idea first occurred to Mrs. Lollie Belle Wylie, 

 whose original purpose it was to plant, each year, several 

 trees in honor of favorite authors, under the auspices of 

 the Atlanta Writers' Club, of which she is the president. 

 The idea grew out of the desire that the Writers' Club, 

 although primarily an organization engaged in creative 

 work, should share in the civic welfare work of the com- 

 munity in which it exists. 



No sooner was the plan announced than comments 

 were made in all the daily papers, and interest immedi- 

 ately spread from one group of women to another, who 

 in turn, asked that they too be allowed to share honors 

 with the Writers' Club in planting memorial trees. 



Eighteen of the most prominent clubs of the city en- 

 tered with enthusiasm into making plans for Tree Plant- 

 ing Day. Eight more trees have been planted since the 

 original eighteen were set out and the committee is 

 steadily receiving letters asking for information from 

 both clubs and individual tree lovers who wish to place 

 a living monument in the grove, in memory of some be- 

 loved author. From present indications there will be a 

 hundred trees growing in the authors' Grove a year 

 hence. 



The authors honored were : Jack London, Edgar Allen 

 Poc, Joel Chandler Harris, Shakespeare, John Maysfield, 

 (orra Harris, Frank L. Stanton, Granville Barker, 



Henry Brady, Martha Rutherford, Bill Arp, Emma 

 LaZarus, Mrs. William Lawson Peel, Thomas Skeyhill, 

 Harry Harmon, Charles W. Hubner, Edward McDowell, 

 Lucian Lamar Knight, Virginia Arnold, Helen Gray, 

 Dr. George Niles, Father Ryan, and Mrs. Lollie Belle 

 Wylie, the mother of the movement. 



The organizations which planted were : The Atlanta 

 Writers' Club, the Atlanta Woman's Club, Joseph Hab- 

 ersham Chapter D. A. R., Colonial Daughters, U. D. C, 



A MEMORIAL TO CZECHO -SLOVAKIAXS 



Novel in the way of a memorial tree is a lipa, the Czechoslovak 

 national tree, which is growing in Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif- 

 ornia, to commemorate the visit of several large detachments of 

 soldiers of that nation, returning to their homes after service in 

 Siberia. The soldiers arrived at San Diego by transport direct from 

 from Vladivostock and remained at Camp Kearny during a period of 

 recuperation, after which they proceeded to the Atlantic seaboard. 

 In the years to come, this tree is certainly entitled to a place in the 

 Hall of Fame. A tablet placed near the lipa tree reads as follows: 

 "Planted in commemoration of their independence and in memory 

 of the sons of Czecho-Slovakia for their great sacrifice in the World 

 War for justice and liberty. Dedicated July, 1919, when the Czecho- 

 slovak army visited our city on their homeward journey from 

 Siberia, by the Czecho-Slovak National Alliance of San Diego." 



Atlanta Music Study Club, New Era Study Club, 

 Woman's Pioneer Society, Council of Jewish Women, 

 Woman's Study Club, Modern Topics Club, The Review- 

 ers, Daughters of 1812, Uncle Remus Association, Altar 

 Society of Sacred Heart Church, Southern Mountain 

 Association, Ladies' Board of Oglethorpe University, 

 Nineteenth Century History Class, Drama League, 

 Shakespeare Club, and individuals. 



