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Show , t TO HONOR THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTIONPLANT CONSTITUTIONPLANT CONSTITUTION1 CONSTITUTION1PLANT - -PLANT PLANT - TREES ! 1 . \ _ / ' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSONI WATSONt t- t - tEXT I EXT year . , "we we " the people of the United States State , " WIll WIllcelebrate willcelebrate will\ will willcelebrate \ celebrate the one hundredand hundred and fiftIethanniver fiftiethanniversary fiftieth anniverbary anniversary anniver : > ary of ofthe ofthe ofthe the adoption of the Constitution under which whIchwe we have havebeen havel l ' been governed as a nation for a century anda and a halt half halfand and andamong andamong andamong among other ways ofobservmg ofobserving of observing observmg that anniversary we'regomg we'regoing we're were ' h ' going gomg to "say say " it with trees " ! . scsquicentennials > ! R " , . At least , it is so planned by the sesqUIcentenmal sesquicentennial sesqUIcentenmalmmisslon sesquicentennialtamisston ; mmisslon tamisston lmissl0 , which \ 11lch has charge of the celebration In a recentsort recent port sort to congress the commlSSIn commission ? said : ' the natIon-wide natIon wide nationwiden - i nationwidei 'A A iA feature m in 1 ebrauon ebraGo n which will be a part partevery ebraGoevery every sesquicentennial sesqulcentenrual sesquicentenmal celeuon celea celeon cele- cele celealion - - - a alion uon ti on is the planting plantmg of trees treese treesie tie e general plans for the treenting treenung tree- tree treetb - - - nung nting project m in co-operabon co operabon co-operation operation cooperabonth cooperationth - - tb th the American Tree associa- associa assocla- assocla associa1j assoclan associan - - _ elsc\\ elsc elschere elsewhere 1j . n . here It W * VV\ VV VVlll \ tius this lll < ? T A- A AUl - \ m in reIt re- re ren - Ul n appear yr yr1 > -1 1 - " - - - - - Ert n It is customary for many manymen's manymen's manyMnen's manyMnens men's mens ' organizations orgaruzatIolS orgamzatioils } to plant plantemorIal plantemorial plantcmonal emorIal trees as a tribute toU toit to . _ _ . , . . , , i it --t- t - - t3t - -3-t 3 t - - l distinguishedi U it ' founders or to dIstmgwshed distinguished dIstmgwshedonages distinguishedonages i ' sonages onages of history rostory Durmg During DurmgcelebratIon Duringcelebration During- During Duringcelebration - celebration these organized orgaruzed organizedCHARLES orgaruzedps organizedPs ps wIll Jom join ID in the tree plant- plant plantm plantIn - m In commemoratIon of the one onedred onekindred kindred dred and fiftIeth anmversary anniversary anniversarythe 1 the formatiOn of the ConstI- ConstI ConstI.t ConstiHa - Ha HaF HaS . .t t . ! 1 < S Pygy Pygyh w F h ' was as asY asItLt4L ItLt4L Y w wi wz i Ju- Ju z - JuCHARLES CHARLESLATHROP CHARLES LATHROP PACKf PACKon PACK . f ? ion on n Each state and local com- com corn- corn comty corny com-outy com outy - ty y w will l ha\ ha ha\e ha e hae hate \ e its anruversary anmversary anruversaryhen anmversarywhen anniversaryIe \ when \\hen hen fitting fittmg ceremonies ceremorues will willlanned willa willhlanned a planned ? lanned Millions of trees will wIlldedIcated willdedicated | dedicated to the memory offramers of offramers framers ffamers of the Constitution Constitutionthe Constitutioni i When ! plans were bemg being made madethe mader r the celebration of the Wash-ton Wash ton Wash- Wash Washn - ' n bicentennial blcentenrual it was m- m mded mded m-ded m ded - ded to plant 10,000,000 10000000 , , trees treesihonor treesloner treeshonor ihonor honor of the event But so sowar soular sofular war ular did this idea become becomeughout becomei becomeoughout i ughout the country that myear in m inyear [ year 1932 some 35,000,000 35000000 35,000,000were 35,000,000were 35,000,000es 35000000es , , were actually planted m in mUmted inUmted mUnited United Umted States Therefore , It Itroposed itroposed itproposed roposed to follow a similargram slImlar similar slImlarram similarram ram m celebrating celebratmg the sesentennial ses- ses sesntenmal ses-centennial ses centennial - ntenmal entennial of the ConstItuAs ConstituAs Constitu- Constitu ConstituAs - - } . As in 111 the case of the Wash- Wash - Washn Washfl Wash-Ion Wash Ion - n fl bicentennial blcentenmal , the Presi-t Presi t Presl- Presl Presi- Presi Preslt Presit - ? t of the United Umted States will be beed beed beied ed to plant a tree m in the theds theds themuds ds of the White Wrote House , andwill and andwill / will mll also be set out in m the theltal thei thentol i ltal itol grounds It will be highlyng hIghly hIghlyg highlyI I justiceInvited g , too , that the chief cruef JustIce JustIceVlted justicevited Vlted vited to plant a tree m in the theunds theunds theiinds unds surrounding surroundmg the new newfeme newk newreme newireme k feme reme Court building bulldmg buildingThus buildinghus Thus hus inaugurating mauguratmg the move- move movet move-pt move pt - : t , , it is 15 planned to reach reachry reachry reachry ry city , town tov't1 tovt1 . " ' , and school school.activities schoolactivities . . i actIvItIes of the commission commISSIonbe ; be greatly assisted by the theperatton theperation theoperation peratton peration of the AmerIcan Americane e association This Trus Thus excellent excellent6mzahon excellentI excellentimzation I 6mzahon anizatton will also co operate operateeparmg operatesparing operatepreparing explamthe eparmg sparing a booklet explain- explain explam- explam explainon explaint - t ( , the plantmg planting of trees and andA A viding dmg a program for the ded- ded dedon dedon - on one e millions .ons ons m . of 'ConstitutionK ConstitutionK 'ConstItutIons 'ConstItutIon ConstItutIon ' ' ' s thus set out during durmg the brat thebrat thebratton bratton Ion Will prove a beautI- beautI beautii - ; i lastIng beautIlastIng tnbto tribto and andappropr18te andappropriate appropr18te appropriate tnb- tnb trib- trib - - to the Constitution of th the d theStates States . " _ e American Tree assocla- assocla associa- associa associar - ' , r : associahas assoclahas has already issued the book- book booktnentIoned bookmentioned bookmentioned - foregomgrt foregoings tnentIoned mentioned m in the foregomg foregoing s foregoingprt rt (1t's 1ts ( ( it's its ' ' called the Constitu Constitu- . - Sesquicentennial Sesqwcentenrual ConstituSesquicentennial Tree Plant- Plant Planti - PlantBook i _ | Book ) and recently several severalon severalp severaion p ( on copies were sent to clul club cluborgamzabon clubS cluborganization clulorganization S organization orgamzabon leaders ancpol and 1 teachers throughout the theit th / < thetry . _ _ _ _ "itro itro " try . At Ai * i- i iie - - it the same bme time , les bmeles presidente Lathrop Pack , president t te ie e association , issued thitnent t1us this t1usment thisanent ment anent : ' , Like a Great Oaki Oak Oakae i likeI ae e Constitution stands l1ke like l1keeat hkeat I eat weatheredstorms oak . It has weathere weathered weatheredji 1 ji placeto placet4 storms It deserves a place ; , to t4 the fam family y Bible Blble inevery in every ever ; c fitthan , . . What could be more fit- fit ' - than for the _ American peo- peo pea peoCl - - ib peaib o peoo theirfor begm begin -Cl Cl - . now * - > - . , to tu make lllOA.C lllOAC . their theirrd UIVH rd ! tor for marking markmg the sesquicen- sesquicen sesqUlcen- sesqUlcen - - aI al sesqUlcenaI sesquicenal bying bylag ' " . , September sesquicenSeptember , 17 , 1937 , by b ; ing lag "ig ig " trees ? We tobute tobate are ready to tc tc"Ute : ) bute bate "Ute Ute " to school teachers teat.hers teathers . or orzabon orits itszation 01uzation zabon zation leaders its or anyone anyoned anyonethis thIs d Constitution SesqUlcen- SesqUlcen Sesgaicen- Sesgaicen Sesgaicen4li - Sesquicenai SesqUlcenal 4li 4lial al Irthe Inthe Tree Planting Plantmg Book . In InsR Ir sR the Constitution and all alwnents allments ments , with every impor 1mpor- 1mpor irnpor- irnpor irnporm - i 1mpordate irnpori m date e , as well wellas as Gcore George Georgeb Gcorei.tci < Georgemgton's , . ' .as.wellas as.wellas aswellas . ' . mgton's mgtons letter 1 etter . . . b 1 1etter " transmitthe tthe " * -i.tci i.tci - of ui transmit- transmit transmi liuiismiiJ t- t ' - thisEwen the congress . With Wlth trus this ; ' , _ p toti given details detailson on how t to - ti , plant and care for trees 1 treessuggested suggested program for the th ' theatl9n theathpn atl9n athpn tlpn , , . * the statement of o f the p th1 theStates c d ; I Id It States Coiron Coms Constitution Com- Com Corn- Corn Corn,3 Coir - s t i o IOn on n points ,3 3 , $ - . nearlfive out , nearly nearl- nearl y five million 1 trees were v/er- v er / , - verto wered d a ' * to mark the bicentenmz blcentenrual bicentennial . I y of Washington Washmgton the birth of George Washing Washmg- Washmg Washing- - ton Now we have another rea rea- reason rea- rea reason reason - - son for planting plantmg . . Then we wehonored wehonored honored wehonored the Father of Our Coun Coun- Country Country Country - - try and now we mark the crown crown- crownmg crownmg crowning - ing mg achievement of his rus great greatcareer greatcareer greatcareer career , the binding bmdmg of the natIon natIontogether nationtogether nationtogether Constitution.Historians ConstitutionHistorians together under a ConstitutIon . HistorIans all agree he madethe made madethe madethe the possIble"In Constitution possible possible"In "In In " our planting plantmg plans \ we \ e not notonly notonly notonly only have the call of the commis commIS- commISSIon commission commission - - sion to heed but we the have the co cooperation co- co cooperatIon cooperation - - operation of thousands of organ organ- organIzatIons organizations organizations - izations At this year's years ' meetmg meeting meetingof meetmgof of the General Federation of ofWomen's ofWomen's ofWomen's ofWomens Women's Womens ' ' Clubs , Mrs H G Bo- Bo Bogert Bo-gert Bo gert Bogert - - gert of Colorado , national conser conser- conservatIon conservation conservation - - vation chairman chmrman , started a tree treeplantmg treeplanting treeplanting plantmg planting campaign campmgn reaching reachmg mto into mtoevery intoevery intoevery every club . In the Daughters of ofthe ofthe ofthe the American Revolution , MrsAvery Mrs MrsAvery MrsAvery Avery Turner of Texas , natIonal natIonalchaIrman nationalchairman nationalchairman chaIrman of conservation and andthrlft andthrift andthrift chapter thrlft thrift , has called upon all chap chap- - - ter chairmen to push the pro pro- program program program - gram gram"Every "Every Every " sesqui-year sesqui year sesqw-year sesqw - - class In Incolleges incolleges mcolleges colleges and high rugh schools as well wellas wellas wellas as private pnvate institutions , is bemg being bemgasked beingasked beingasked asked to plant a sesqui sesqUl tree as asclass asclass asclass class activity . In the cltIzensrup citizenship cltIzensrupcommittees citizenshipcommittees citizenshipcommittees committees of various organiza orgamza- orgamza organiza- orgamzabons organizations organizations - - tions bons , tree planting plantmg will be a amajor amajor amajor major activity . One of the treeplanting tree treeplantmg treeplanting plantmg planting books has been sent to toevery toevery toevery every CCC camp"In camp"In camp camp"In "In In " these days when we hear hearso hearso hearso so much about dust storms stormsfloods , floods , and so soil erosion causmg causing hundreds causinghundreds causmghundreds of millions of dollarsdamages dollals dollars dollalsdamages dollaisdamages damages , the American people peoplemust peoplemust peoplemust must become tree mmdedand minded mmded and andreame andrealize andrealize reame realize the value of forests m in mflood inflood inflood flood prevention The forests and andtheir andtheir andtheir their products support every m- m in- in mdustry industry in industry - dustry . Commerce is ImpossIble ImpossIbleWlthout impossiblewithout impossiblewithout Wlthout without productsSo these forest products productsSo So let lc.t lct ict . us plant not alone to mark marktrus markthis markthis trus this important date in m our rus- rus his- his rustory history his history - importantdate tory , maybe the most Important date , but also to call the atten atten- attentIon atten- atten attention attention - - tion of new thou thousands ands to the thevalue thevalue thevalue value of trees " Ratification DayMr DayMr Day DayMr Mr Pack also has sent to the thegovernors thegovernors thegovernors governors of the original orlgmal states statesrat statesratifying statesratifying rat ratifying ymg the Constitution the thesuggestIon thesuggestion thesuggestion suggestIon that "RatIficatIon RatIficatIon "RatIficatIonDays "RatificationDays "RatificationDays RatificationDays " Days " m In each state be marked by organizing organIzmg state-wide state wide state-Wlde Wlde - plans plansfor plansfor plamfor s for tree planting plantmg in anticipatiors antIcipatIonof antIcipatIon of the big program m in 1937 . Amonc Among the thousands ortrees oftrees of or trees wl which ch will be plantednext plantedneat planted next neat year as a part of the ConstitutIon Constitution Con- Con Constitution - stitution celebration undoubt undoubt- undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly - edly there will be many elms . This will w1l1 be especially appro appro- appropriate appro- appro appropriate appropriate - - priate , in so far tar as this tlus cele celc- celc celcbratton - . bration bratton also honors the memory mem- mem memory memory - - ory of George Washmgton Washington , since smcc an elm tree marked an anImportant animportant important milestone m his Ius life liCe . It lt was under a tree of tWs this tWsspecies thisspecies species in Cambridge , Mass lUass . , that he lie took command of theContinental the theContmental theContinental Contmental Continental army on July 3 , , 1775 and amI started on the careerwhich careerwhich career which led to the establ1sh- establ1sh establish- establish establ1shment establishment establishment - ment of a new nation rohon and his hiselection hiselection election as its first President Presidentunder Presidentunder Presidentunder under the Constitution ConshtutIon . For nearly a century and a ahall ahall ) half hall this trus elm was a landmark landmarkand landmarkand and patriotic shrine shrme , carefully carefullyguarded carefull : guarded and with every effort effortmade effortmade made to save it from the ravages ravagesof of time tunc Its long and honorci honored M7 A ' + l . 41 ! t tap ap Y i B ' F . > r rg rs rv g s r v i , T ' ' , 1 1l " Fv a a i l Y ' eFr K 1wzaK 4 4a 4A4ta P \ A4ta A4tati ti \ . 1wza E ' / \ a ks v x aMt a la rla r 1 f , y yt yk yL t L ' Y Yl , k l s " 4 "Yy Yy - r ' $ Y YaA aA aAA A / ' aE , / N Nr r . ra , = d Qf/ Qf / [ , Qfa.J ' i { a.J aJ a.Jq . q A 3 W ' a ar af r r rya K arty s sL f r rr tiy iy ; , t5lft L t ta a t5lftA A t'oq toq ' " u + u tOt tOtK a i'13 i13 i'13sjl ' sjl 2w < a : K t L4a L4au 4 4r , fM fMt r 'S S ' rf rfl . : fl fly fla1 y ' a1 f fr Y , ' " r xr xrrf l r'of rof ' .2 2 . Y a b d d'r 'r r ' warR ' a c " Y z a&r ar a&rfl & , , q a ty tyH tyr H r d raY . > Ap saS saSkLAST kLAST LAST or Ot TUE THE 13 BORSE HORSE CHESTNUT TREES PLANTED BY BYWASHINGTON BYWASHINGTON WASHINGTON AT K.CNl\IORE K.CNlIORE K.CNl KCNl IORE KENMORE . \ . car career er came to an end m in Aug- Aug Auggust Auggust - - gust , 1923 , when the whole trunk trunkcracked trunkcracked trunkcracked cracked and fell while wh e workmenwere workmen workmenwere workmenwere were pulling pullmg a dead branch from fromIt fromit fromit It It was estimated that the tree treewas treewas treewas was then tren more than 350 years yearsold yearsold yearsold yearsoldNumerous old oldNumerous Numerous "Grandchildren Grandchildren "Grandchlldren |