48 SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 



But the citizens of our own State took no less interest than those from 

 outside. A letter from the Secretary of the State Board of Public 

 Charities, who is also a prominent clubw^oman, is here given in full 

 because it gives a good idea of what the women of the State have done, 

 are doing, and are willing to do for the cause of forestry education. 



"I thank you for the appointment as a delegate to the annual meeting at 

 Raleigh. I shall take pleasure in attending the sessions. 



"You know that the State Federation of Women's Clubs (about three 

 thousand women) are interested in the subject of Conservation, and that 

 there is a Forestry Committee in that Federation. This committee consists 

 of Mrs. W. G. Smith, chairman, Asheville; Mrs. T. P. Harrison, President of 

 the Raleigh Woman's Club, Raleigh; Miss Adelaide Fries, Winston-Salem; 

 Mrs. W. J. Cocke, Asheville, and Mrs. W. G. Rogers, Charlotte. Mrs. W. J. 

 Cocke, of Asheville, is the most interested and was chairman for three years, 

 but we have time limits in our appointments and so she was obliged to be 

 put on as a member merely, and the time limit took me off. But we have not 

 lost our interest, and Mrs. Cocke as chairman last year tried to get a Chair 

 of Forestry established at the University. I have the very beautifully writ- 

 ten resolutions passed by the Federation in favor of this chair and the report. 

 Mrs. Cocke had letters from Governor Kitchin, Judge Clark, Senator Simmons, 

 Hon. J. Y. Joyner, Senator Overman, Judge Pritchard, Hon. W. C. Dowd, Gov- 

 ernor Newland, and Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, endorsing the movement for a 

 Chair of Forestry. A number of papers also wrote in favor of it. and the 

 only trouble seemed to be fu7icls sufficient for the new departure. It is proba- 

 ble that an endorsement by the Forestry Association of this movement com- 

 ing from the Federation would greatly help the ladies and would serve as a 

 bond between the working forces in the two organizations. 



"Wishing you much success. (Signed) Daisy Dexsox." 



Three of our State Senators wrote as follows : 



"I thank you very much for the invitation, and if I had not already made 

 an engagement for that date, I would most certainly be with you. I am 

 greatly interested in the question of forestry, and while I was abroad last 

 summer I studied the modes, ways and means of the great German Empire 

 and her great forests and posted myself about this great question which 

 America must very soon take up and take up in earnest. 



"Trusting that your meeting will be a success in every way, I am, 



"Very sincerely yours, A. H. Boyden." 



"I regret very much that it is impossible for me to attend the Forestry Con- 

 vention which is to meet in Raleigh on the 21st, owing to court which I can 

 not neglect. I thoroughly and deeply sympathize with the movement, and 

 had hoped to be able to contribute some of my services to the worthy work 

 being done in the country. With highest regards and very best wishes, I am, 



"Yours truly, J. Frank Ray." 



"I hope you will have a successful meeting which will result in a great deal 

 of good in the protection of our forests. If there is any aid that I may be 

 able in the future to give along this line I will be glad to do so. 



"Respectfully, J. C. Fisher." 



