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Injure shade trees or flower beds. 

 Spit on floors and sidewalks. 

 Throw stones at birds, for they destroy worms 

 and insects and aid in making the town beautiful. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR ARBOR DAY 

 OBSERVANCE 



BY ALFRED STONE 



ARBOR DAY had its origin with a view to creating 

 a community of interest and active cooperation in 

 the work of annual tree-planting on a day set aside 

 for that specific purpose, with a prearranged plan 

 of where to plant them and what trees should be 

 planted. In this way it was hoped that treeless 

 streets and barren commons would be transformed 

 and beautified, that unattractive towns would 

 be made attractive, and waste places would be 

 redeemed. 



It is to be hoped that its original purpose may be 

 revived and that the day may be again devoted to 

 actual tree-planting in every hamlet, village, town, 

 and city in the state. 



Let the citizens get together in meetings of such 

 societies as are already formed under whatever 

 name they may be called village improvement 

 societies, men's clubs, women's clubs, boys' clubs, 

 St. Andrew's societies, church clubs, it matters not 



