ioo CONSERVATION 



in the reclamation work and gave much protection is generally recognized in 

 credit to the earnest hard-working men Hawaii. In 1903 the legislature of 

 who have made possible this great prog- Hawaii provided for the creation of 

 ress in both movements ; "and," said territorial forest reserves and a Division 

 Mr. Newell, "when I say men, of of Forestry. Since 1904, sixteen for- 

 course, I mean women also." est reserves have been set apart. The 

 The work that women may do to- reserves are created as protective for- 

 ward the >anitary purification of ests on the water-sheds of streams that 

 streams, and, as a secondary consid- are needed for irrigation, power de- 

 eration, the beautification, by tree- velopment or domestic supply. Exten 

 planting, of the banks of rivers and sive tree planting for construction 

 streams, was spoken of by Mrs. timber has been going on in Hawaii 

 Lovell White, of California. Mrs. for the last thirty years. The trees 

 White has for many years been inter- planted are eucalyptus, Australian 

 ested in philanthropic work and is ironwood, silk oak and the Japanese 

 State chairman of forestry for Cali- cedar." 



fornia. She has the distinction of being Miss Janet Richards, widely known 

 the Governor's appointee to the Gov- for her current topics talks and lec- 

 ernors' conference with the National tures, ably represented Mrs. William 

 conservation commission. Mrs. White Cummings Story, vice-president for 

 made an address in which she told the the State of New York, 

 story of the Calaveras Grove of Big Mrs. J. F. Allison, of Cincinnati, State 

 Trees of California, the oldest living vice-president for Ohio, and wife of J. 

 things on the face of the earth and which F. Ellison, secretary of the National 

 are in danger of destruction through Rivers and Harbors Congress, was 

 private greed. She spoke of the diffi- chairman of the revision committee 

 culties encountered in the efforts to and gave the congress invaluable as- 

 pass the bill for their preservation, sistance in arranging for the conven- 

 now pending before Congress. Mrs. tion. 



White also spoke of the need of better Missouri was very ably represented 

 fire protection for our forests and told at the congress by Mrs E. C. Ellis, 

 of the burning this summer of the Massachusett and the forestry inter- 

 " Mother of the Forest," one of the ests of that State were represented by 

 largest and most stately of the Calav- Mrs. Emmons Crocker, who is a fluent 

 eras trees. Fire menaced the entire speaker and a ready parliamentarian, 

 grove, and, although heroic efforts Mrs. Lydia Adams-Williams ad 

 were made to save the beautiful tree, dressed the congress, and made a plea 

 the fire at last caught in the topmost for the conservation of all natural re- 

 branches and slowly ate its way down sources. 



to the heart of the tree, leaving the The corresponding secretary, Mr> 



"Mother of the Forest" dead, charred Frances Shuttleworth, gave an inter - 



and blackened. esting report of the work she had done 



Governor Freer, of Hawaii, who and proved herself one of the earnes;. 



was in attendance at the joint conser- competent, and efficient workers, 



vation conference, gave much encour- At the joint session of the National 



a Cement to the women who are leading Rivers and Harbors Congress and the 



the great work for conservation of all Woman's National Rivers and Har- 



" -<mrces. Governor Freer said "The bors Congress, Mrs. Hoyle Tomkies. 



importance of forestry has for many president of the latter, outlined the 



years ^ been clearly recognized in objects of the Woman's Congress and 



Hawaii. Because of the peculiar con- told of its organization June 29, 1908, 



'hi Mtis of climate and topography in and its growth in five months from 



these islands, irrigation is a necessity seven irembers to a strength of over 



over a large part of the area under 1,500. "We endorse the bill of the Na- 



cultivation. The necessity of forest tional Rivers and Harbors Congress 



