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building yet undertaken in the United States. The work 
of construction will embrace every state in the Union. 
Aroused by the unusual blend of practical benefit and 
sentimental appeal, organizations throughout the country 
have become active participants in the creation of Roads 
of Remembrance. Women’s clubs, automobile clubs, 
and highway associations have entered into the spirit of 
the movement, with a determination that the newly built 
roadways shall be Roads of Tribute in the ideal form. 
In the schools, also, the project has gained momentum, 
and throughout the land Tree Planting Associations have 
been organized to plant particular sections. 
The White House has given encouragement and stim¬ 
ulus to the movement through the spoken word, the 
written message and active participation. In a letter 
the President said: 
“I find myself altogether responsive to your request for an appeal 
to the people to plant memorial trees along the important public high¬ 
ways as memorials to the men who were sacrificed in the World War, 
and, indeed also to those who gave their service without the ultimate 
sacrifice. I can hardly think of a more fitting testimonial of our 
gratitude and affection than this. It would be not only the testi¬ 
mony of our sentiments, but a means to beautify the country which 
these heroes have so well served. 
“A general adoption of this plan would, in coming years, be noted 
as one of the useful and beautiful ideas which our soldiers brought 
back from France. The splendid avenues of France have been among 
the great delights and attractions to travellers there, and a similar 
development would equally add to the beauty and attraction of our 
country. I am pleased to know that the idea has already been taken 
up quite extensively and that considerable progress has been made. 
If the cooperation of state, municipal and county administrations 
may be secured, as well as of the forestry services of the nation and the 
states, it ought to be possible to make a rapid advance in a compara¬ 
tively short time. I hope that you and your coadjutors may be 
successful in securing a most substantial beginning in this direction 
during the present season. 
(Signed) Warren G. Harding.” 
