Show J 1 EXPOSITION CROWDS CRO TO SEE NEWSPAPER X Ii t JOI E WRITERS S PLANT CHESTNUT TREE I I. I I Z i S Sr r 1 P cs IXON TED Y R x r r ROY KOX K r R o 13 v SC F R Rc Rr r TON MOtTI-TON i f J c 1 ti R vi t K Y r k ra T f r J w. w i jT s.- s. 1 A hA 7 J jJ j j 1 J 1 9 1 1 t I i. i If f I f y Cv Cx M I Q I fc I I I tt t t t A genus Jenn of ut plants 4 RUled Allied to the beech The rhe common f 4 or p h chestnut I IN iii n a l tree with nUh Ith e serrated f leR e The fruit convicts of or t t O o seeds enveloped en In n nf f 4 or more prickly hunk huk f CHi lT An T fT An n ol old l Joke Jue nr or orf f ff f 1 wheeze e. hC e. 7 f 4 r Take ake your our choice either choice cither i is correct Anyhow Af ho the world I is s not to languish r for r want 0 of ch chestnuts after aCter Au August 26 6 5 American Press pre g Humorists' Humorists day da- daa a Pacific Panama International exposi exposi- tion For on that dR day their da day the ncy newspaper paper p pel of the United States arc going to plant and dedicate to 10 posterity an Rn official chestnut tree This hl unique ceremony Is to be the the- formal purpose of ot their holiday Journey journe to to San Francisco their this years year's outing out nut in ing and is IB Intended to make their thirteenth thirteenth thir thir- t convention contention distinctive As far faras faras faras as Is known knon nobody has ever planted a chestnut tree for tor the benefit of the whole world orld before beCore But Dut the 1 1 decided it was hl high h time something I were done what with the visible supply supply sup- sup pl ply of or squirrel food becoming so depleted de de- The exposition landscape I gardeners g John McLaren the famous builder o of Golden Gate park and wd his hisson hisson hisson son Donald Donal McLaren have C reserved a n afine afine fine fino young young- tree for or the thc planting The site sHe chosen is at the thc Press building in But tills thIs is only temporary The tree treo is to become a gift bitt ot of San Francisco for a permanent place in one of oC its magnificent parl parks where it can an grow row uninterruptedly l and perpetuate tp etu a liberal lib lib- oral eral harvest o of chestnuts chestnuts both both lands kinds The fairgrounds planting will he be at the tho opposite end of ot the Press build building InS InS' from the gravestone ra und under r which the tho San Franci Francisco co Press club clula carefully and forever forever forever for for- ever last lust April hurled burled Dull Care The he chestnut tr tree tree c ceremony will be bc participated In by exposition officials and American press humorists Jointly aided abetted and approved b by members members members mem mem- bers of the he local press club which has several cral h humorist members member Ted Ced Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- son of oC the Cle land Cleveland eland Plain Dealer president president pres pres- ident lent wields the trusty spa spade c while Dixon Merritt of or the thc Nashville Ten- Ten vice ice president t steadies the TO previous George Georg- Fitch of Peoria Peoria Peoria Pe- Pe oria a past president ent author of Good Old OW Homeburg Memories and Vest Pocket Essays holds hold Robinsons Robinson's Robinson's Robinsons Robin Robin- sons son's coat so that Secretary Fred Schaefer o of San Francisco doesn't get It It Schaefer In fn the meantime to hold Fitch so 0 o ho he doesn't leave with tho coat Sufficient dignity will bo be lent th the affair affair af af- fair Calr h bj by Ro Roy RoK K Moulton of Grand flap Rup- Ids the thc Central Press humorist who doesn't say ay much but writes write a lot Odes apostrophes eulogies Ulo of f the chestnut chestnut chestnut chest chest- nut are arc to be he Humorist delegates delegates del del- el- el from all over ocr the country will willbe willbe willbe be present ent for the planting and for thc the convention which lasts the thc week o of A August u 23 2 with headquarters at nt the thc aside Inn Thc They will probably travel b by way by-way way 0 of most Chicago Chicago Jo most of them th em ar arrangements arrangements ar- ar ran for the thc lie trip being being- conducted conduct conduct- ed h by Charter Member W. W y E. E Lowes o of Baltimore W D D. Nesbitt o of Chicago o Strickland W. W V. V Gillilan author of ot Off Agin Asin On Agin Gone Agin Finnegan and Arthur Chapman of or Denver When hen the chestnut tree stunt was S suggested to the thc American Press Pres Humorists Humorists Humorists Hu Hu- I It t was gleefully I indorsed and here are arc sonic some of the thc comments which as will be noted arc are generously loa loaded loaded load load- ed cd with chestnuts Jt It ought to pro popular Humanity had be begun un to pine for forI or I it t He sure an and m make it it- ita a larch one I Salt air hurts hurt them Be lie careful and keep it as far as you ou can rr from m the tho beech Ive I never seen soen one aIle Is 11 it anything anything any any- thing thins like what JJ lus on request st It it will typify humor In all nIl Its brall branches Are ire ro thc the Cherry Chern sisters Invited Heft Anything hut Lint a 1 Pori hor e. e chestnut chestnut V We Ye e dont don't want nn any horse hors laughs fin Im afraid of th thin tho idea yve Every time I T spring any chestnuts they're roasted Tin Tie the goat editors goat oat to It It and It will be A A. butternut It Il ought to look 1001 spruce ruce Mope Hope its it's a lort long f. 11 fallow ow Then well we'll ill all J 11 grow ro hittler I But Tint that's enough h. h That's ThatA Ih plenty plant nt It Il Just shows why h th the tree Is needed to needed to grow row a new neu crop of chestnuts There Thero are arc now members of thc the association and ami t tills ibis promises to be he th the most Inter Inter- eating convention Con they the h ha vc c haul In Inthe the tho past they tho have havo met met metat at the tho following ln places laces e St. St Louis Phi Phila In-I In dolphin Cleveland Los Angeles Denver Montreal Buffalo Detroit Boston am anti Peoria lint Hut none non of hest places have havo hall a J lm planting and this is consequently a novelty The Thc assoC association waa as organized In 1 1001 01 bv by Edward Warner of or the thc C CB Baltimore B Sun Among It ItS members a are 1 Franklin FrankIn P P. Adams Alam of ot thc the Now w York Tribune Grif Alexander of or the Pittsburgh Dispatch George Gcorge Bingham of the thc allow l Non Ellis Parker Parlier l Will Lo Levington Comfort i John W. W Care Carey of or the thc Sioux City Tour Jour nal Edmund Vance Vanco Cook of or Cleveland clan i Homer CIO Croy of Leslie's G George Goorge e Dou Douglas las lasof of the ban an Francisco Chronicle T. T A 4 Daly Dah of ot th the Catholic Standard St C Times Tines Walter Juan Davis Dals o of the New York Morning Tel Telegraph Edgar A A. A Guest of or the Detroit Free Press Pres J J. J U U nl ln- ln botham of ot the thc Ch Chicago o hem Herald Kin Ian Hubbard of th Indianapolis NV News ew up Al All All' l' l c. c JO Joy o of the San Sail Francisco F. F Examiner Peter B B. I Kyne Kne the Satur Saturday ay Evening Even ren in ing p Pc st write writer S. S ro E. E of or Chicago o Jude Judd Mortimer Lewis LetIs of ot otI 1 I the UK- hI Houston Post Don Marquis of or orthe the tin New Neu York Sun Walt Valt Mason Iason of or Em- Em norm J Kan W V. Ke Iet an e Maxwell of the Peoria Journal Newton e of or the Boston Poston Post E. E A A. A Oliver Olive 0 of the tho Yon- Yon keds kes Statesman Herbert Quirk Quick of or Farm Fireside lames Jamos Whitcomb Miley James A A. A Waldron Valdron e editor o of Judge John D. D Wells tells of oC the Buffalo N News ws and ancl Rh J h Wilson Ilson o of X New w York City |