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ONE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL TREES 



The American Legion at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, marked their memorial 

 trees with the markers designed by the American Forestry Association 

 and registered on its honor roll by Fred R. Maxwell, Jr. The planting 

 was done on an avenue connecting the University with the city and the 

 trees have several fraternity houses for background. On the program, 

 co-operating with the American Legion Post were the members of th" 

 Confederate Veterans, Spanish-American War Veterans and the World 

 War Veterans, as well as the United Daughters of the Confederacy 

 Among the speakers were: Rev. C. M. Boyd, Col. Woolsey Fin- 

 nell, Prof. George Lang, Mrs. C. N. Maxwell, Mrs. Alston Max- 

 well, Mrs. James F. Alston, Irving Dugins, Zack Dowling, W. 

 W. Brandon, Reuben Wright, George Drolet, Rev. G. W. Greep. 



and leaving behind their empty tents, so as to 

 take up an important position on the plains of 

 East New York a few days prior to the Battle 

 of Long Island. 



The length of the proposed Memorial Boule- 

 vard will be slightly over six miles. It will ex- 

 tend from B-y Parkway to Eastern Parkway. 

 It will follow the line of King's Highway from 

 Eastern Parkway to Avenue P, at which point 

 Avenue P will be followed to Bay Parkway. 

 For the distance of King's Highway the new 

 boulevard will be 140 feet wide, and from Ocean 

 Parkway to Bay Parkway it will have a width of 

 100 feet. Where the width is to be 140 feet it 

 is proposed to lay out a park area in the centre. 

 The length will be properly treated and planted 

 on both sides with shade trees and shrubbery, 

 making it one of the first boulevards from a 



landscape feature in this part of the country. The 

 boulevard will be dotted with beauty spots, and, at certain 

 points along the route, or where other principal thorough- 

 fares intersect, forming street groups of plazas, especial 

 treatment will be given, both for beautifying the space 

 and at the same time providing suitable sites for monu- 

 ments which from time to time may seem desirable. 



The tract in New Jersey urged by Forester Gaskill 

 as a memorial park is in the most beautiful part of the 

 State, extending from the Delaware Water Gap for 

 thirty-six miles along the crest and slopes of Kittatinny 

 Mountain to the New York ' State line, including the 

 highest point in the State, over 1,800 feet above sea level. 

 This wild and forested section, with its magnificent 

 vistas, winding paths and well stocked trout streams, 

 lacks none of the charm of the famous mountain resorts 

 in other States. A wealth of lakes and ponds, and the 

 Delaware Valley add to the attractiveness of the region. 

 There are hundreds of ideal camp sites available for 

 either transient or more permanent use. Good roads 

 reach this section from the east and south, the State 

 highway to Dingman's Ferry cuts it near its center, and 

 brings any part within three hours by motor from Jersey 

 City and Newark, or four hours from Trenton. Numer- 

 ous stations on four railroads give easy access all up and 

 down the ridge on its eastern side. When the Delaware 

 River drive is completed, the park will be the natural 

 terminus of that magnificent highway leading to the 

 crowning scenic feature of the State, dedicated and 

 developed to the memory of New Jersey's part in the 

 nation's crowning achievement. 



But while the bigger plans are in the making the indi- 

 vidual has not waited, neither has the patriotic organi- 

 zation delayed. Trees are being planted everywhere in 

 honor of the men of war. Those men of war carried the 

 message of freedom and now the trees will carry the 

 message of the men on through the coming generations, 

 for the trees will mark the remaking of the cities just . 

 those men marked the remaking of the world. 



A PLANTING IN MEMORY OF FIVE BOYS 



On the brow of a hill on the Tug Fork Road near Melbourne, Kentucky, stand 

 five memorial trees. These trees were planted by Ray Layfield, William Rehg, 

 Harry Yung, Gus Yung and Ed. Glahn, the five young men from the little 

 community who aswered their country's call when the call came. The trees are on 

 the grounds of St. John's Lutheran Church, of which the Rev. J. Frederick is the 

 pastor, and he delivered the tree day address at the planting ceremony. 



