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Forestry Congress met, and perhaps before that time. 

 There is nothing unknown, so far as I am aware, that 

 would lead us to comprehend conditions better, and it 

 is only necessary for us to put into practice what we 

 know, TO DO, as was suggested this morning. 



Address by Mrs. L. P. Williams 



Chairman Forestry Committee, General Federation of Women's Clubs 



I HAVE not my resolution in my pocket, nor have I 

 any greetings prepared, and am somewhat sur- 

 prised to be called upon at this time ; however, I will 

 take the opportunity to say that it gives me much 

 pleasure to sit in this meeting and see these many 

 allied interests and forces drawing together, since 

 cooperation means progress. 



I am glad also to say that you recognize and permit 

 women to have a share in your deliberations and be 

 helpful in the work. Women have ever been recog- 

 nized as conservators of the interests of the home, 

 then why should they not assist in this particular work 

 that contributes to the building of prosperous homes, 

 which are the foundation upon which national pros- 

 perity is built? 



The General Federation of Womens Clubs held its 

 biennial convention in St. Louis last May, and seven 

 days we sat in council — daughters from the South, 

 where the great, wide-spreading paternal oak vies with 

 the palm, magnolia, and acacia in casting its benign 

 shade — sisters from the East, where maple, elm, and 

 chestnut burst into varied green and glow and flame 

 and mellow under autumn skies. Comrades from the 

 North, where forest paths are carpeted with the fra- 

 grant needle of the fir and pine. Co-workers from the 



