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favor of preserving forest and conserving 
natural resourses. It is conceded that the 
almost universal sentiment in favor of 
preserving forests is due to the interest 
taken in the subject by the women’s clubs 
and to the work done by them. 
‘“The saving of the country’s trees 
will be assured when the women earnest- 
ly devote themselves to that work. Far- 
reaching results may be accomplished by 
the women educating the men of their 
families and by impressing on their chil- 
dren the precepts of economy. ‘The 
entire sentiment of the nation may be 
changed by the motherhood of the coun- 
try in a single generation. 
** The three chief attractions in Man- 
chester are the ocean, it’s good roads, and 
itstrees. Bordering on some of our roads 
woodland has been presented to the town 
to be maintained perpetually as near as 
possible in its present condition. We 
should take an interest in this. In 
many cities and towns the school chil- 
dren have been taught to plant trees, 
we should try to encourage this as many 
young seedlings can be had from the 
woods without cost. As Arbor Day is 
not celebrated by our schools the forestry 
committee suggests that each member 
find one tree for some child to plant, 
the tree to be labeled and a record kept 
of its location. 
‘Many of us look every day at trees 
planted many years ago by those who 
have passed from earth, and with loving 
gratitude we remember the planter, who 
has thus left a monumentto us more 
touching than any which could be made 
of stone. 
“* As our woods are infested with the 
brown-tail and gypsy moth, we should do 
all in our power to encourage and help 
in the suppression of this pest. In many 
places the woods have been thinned that 
they may be sprayed, but it seems that 
much of this has been overdone. 
‘A severe thinning not only allows 
our best trees left to become damaged by 
wind and storms, but, the openings have 
atendency to dry and parch the soil, 
thus hurting the trees.’’ 
“Develop the Public Play Grounds." 
Mrs. Beaton’s paper on ‘‘Civics’’ 
was substantially a report of a conference 
of the Civics committee of the State 
Federation held at Chelsea on Dec. 9, 
which conference she attended. She 
gave in brief a resume of the reports of 
the various departments and committees 
made at that time, among the subjects 
being stamp-saving, a noiseless Fourth 
movement, the international peace move- 
ment, medical inspection in schools, 
etc. In regard to the medical inspection 
in schools she said that much of laxity in 
regard to health laws was due to ignor- 
ance of teachers, and consequently they 
should have systematic instruction. The 
introduction of sanitary drinking cups 
was strongly advised. The benefits to 
appear in the 
once, 
AND 
be derived from having a resident district 
nurse were shown. 
**Our club and town are unique in 
many ways, and itis difficult to apply many 
suggestions given at city clubs to our 
conditions. The plan of a Junior Civ- 
ics League seemed workable to us. The 
motto is: ‘If you would love your 
city, you should make your city lovely.’ 
Some of the schemes for the developing 
of the playgrounds were also treated. 
Some of you may be familiar with the 
work accomplished in our ‘neighboring 
city of Beverly. “The playgrounds were 
filled up with the various out-of-door 
gymnasium appliances and an expert in- 
‘structor was engaged to have entire sup- 
ervision of the young peopleand to direct 
their sports. Wehave the playgrounds 
but we are behind the times in regard to 
apparatus and instruction. 
** With proper appliances our grounds 
could become valuable out-of-door gym- 
nasiums, doing for the children during 
the long summer vacation what their in- 
door winter classes could not accomplish. 
Then, above the health side and the 
pleasure side of this question is the moral 
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We all know how greatly children 
side. 
are influenced by the people with whom 
they associate. Just as quickly as they 
learn badness on the street, just so quick- 
ly would they respond to goodness. 
‘* Let our young people come into in- 
timate relations during playhours with a 
clean, wholesome, attractive, manly 
young man, who was careful of his lan- 
guage and who taught ideas of fairness 
and squareness in their sports, who re- 
quired courtesy at all times,—let our 
childien come under such an influence 
and who can estimate the value upon 
their character now and in after life. 
‘* There are many difficulties, I know, 
that would have to be overcome in de- 
veloping this plan, but nothing is done 
without effort and | throw out this as a 
suggestion, hoping you will think of it 
seriously, agitate it, get public opinion in 
favor of it and finally accomplish it.’’ 
[Mrs. Raymond C. Allen’s excellent- 
ly prepared paper on ‘* The Arts and 
Crafts Movement’’ is of such length 
that we are holding the article over to 
Our next issue when it will be printed in 
full. —Ed. ] 
