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work was Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., one of the first 
commanders of the American Legion. Colonel Galbraith 
entered into the undertaking with the vigor and enthu¬ 
siasm which marked his entire life, and his last official 
act, a few days before his tragic death, was to plant 
memorial trees at the intersection of the National and 
Dixie Highways in Vandalia, Ohio. The Legion will 
extend the tree planting along both of these important 
roadways, in tribute to Colonel Galbraith as well as to 
the men who died in France. 
The President and Mrs. Harding have planted a 
number of these living memorials. Perhaps the most 
notable instance of tree planting by occupants of the 
White House was at the formal opening of Armistice 
Week, on November 7, 1921. That week will always hold 
conspicuous place in American history, as a period made 
memorable by the burial of America’s Unknown Soldier 
and by the opening of the epoch-making Conference on 
the Limitation of Armament. The first event on the 
week’s program was the planting by Mrs. Harding, on the 
grounds of the Lincoln Memorial, of two trees to the mem¬ 
ory of the Allied Armies and the Allied Navies. These 
trees stand at the head of International Avenue. 
It was with a fine sense of fitness that the first mem¬ 
orial tree to be planted in the National Capital was 
dedicated to the memory of the men of the United States 
Forest Service who had given their lives in the war. 
The soldier dead from the Congressional Library were 
given the tribute of the memorial tree. 
Another tree planted in the National Capital was in 
memory of Quentin Roosevelt and was set out by the 
pupils of the Force School. 
There was pretty symbolism in the plan adopted by 
the Daughters of the American Revolution at Arkadelphia, 
