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D C C. 2 v 4 ij WW t tL L C j 4 4 r r r er r Af a G c k a Jh j J r L t i w v X S M vF V 4 J c te t y r k W sf 3 Zv yu SS Vf t x C L I 4 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HE observance of Arbor day varies o In the different states of the Union Un Un- L' L ion although the majority of or the they i y celebrations arc are arc held during the b. b latter part part of April or the first part of Mn May But whatever the date It has a special significance this thiIs year ear because of two men For a. a 1932 1332 1 32 Is the bicentennial of the Ii h birth of George Washington the Father of His Country and the tha centennial of th the birth of J J. J Sterling Sterling Sterling Ster Ster- ling Morton the Father of Arbor Da Day The connection of George Washington with Arbor day celebrations lies In the fact that this year he has baa been heen the in Inspiration for the most extensive tree-planting tree program ever undertaken en cn In this country For a part of the general bicentennial celebration program this year has been the project sponsored by the American Tree association of ot Washington D. D C. C of plantIng plantIng planting plant- plant Ing trees nIl all dedicated to Washing Washing- Vash Washington ng- ng ton ia la a veritable lI In living mem memorial rial stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Canadian Cana Cana- dlan tHan dian line to the Mexican border In announcing this project at the time that President Coolidge created cre the Washington bIcentennIal bicentennial bicentennial bi bI- bi- bi centennial centennIal- commission to have hare charge of the general celebration this year Charles Lathrop Pack president of the Amerl American nn Tree assocIation association tion said What more significant and unique method could be employed to manifest manlest the affection which American feels for tor Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington himself must have loved trees for tor his dl diary ry contains repeated references to their value and ald care and he he- he chose a spot for his home where their beauty Is unexcelled Along the shaded path that lends leads to hIs bis final resting place two columns of trim straight lar larches hes stand like Ilke sentinels his constant companions along with thousands of Americans who come cometo cometo cometo to pay him reverence during the daylight hours He must have loved the regal beauty of a tree In the symbolism of a tree can Was Washington Washing Washing- ton be remembered pre eminently rooted Deep-rooted In the ground a tree Is like a man coming up out of ot the earth but lifting Its branches to heaven And as ns It grows In 10 usefulness so BO It grows growa In beauty It may outlast the ages It offers Its sha shade e to all alike aUke and Its ts disinterested ministries succour a thirsty countryside and provide pro for tor Its physical and esthetic ties So a tree bespeaks the spirit of Washington Washing Washing- ton He was democratic In his services regal in his leadership commanding In his principles while he ho extended a n brotherly hand to a a new new and Independent 1 people struggling for tor fuller freedom Not only have millions c of ut trees already been planted In honor of Washington and registered with the American Tree association by social civic and patriotic clubs and organizations as ns aswell aswell well as by Individuals but the bicentennial tree planting Idea has now gone around the world King Boris m HI of Bulgaria has Joined this great tree tre planting army In honoring Washington Washing Washing- ton by presenting to Henry W W. Shoemaker the American minister at Sofia two very rare Balkan Balk Balk- an varieties of evergreens one for the legation garden the other for the American school near Sofia These trees have been planted by Minister Minister Minister Min Min- ister Shoemaker who Is Is from Pennsylvania lDla with the help belp of the legation staff stair and with I. I Kerckoff Kerekoff of the Bulgarian foreign foreIn office representing representing that nation Mrs Shoemaker Mrs Maynard Maynard May May- nard ward Barnes Mrs Frank Barnes wives of the thee secretaries e of the legation and Mr H. H Frey the kings king's landscape gardener aided In the planting of the tree Joseph C C. Grew the American ambassador at Istanbul Turkey was the first representative of the American government In the foreign land to register on the national roll ron when he planted three black walnut trees with Eugene M. M Hinkle signing the application on the national national na na- honor roll as a witness Following this came the registration of ot Fred Morris Dearing American ambassador at Lima Peru who with Garrett G G. G Ackerson Jr as a witness planted a tree to mark the bicentennial of the birth of Washington ton at tho the Country club i lIH 1 1 J. 1 J. J Sterling Morton the Father of Arbor ArborDay ArborDay ArborDay Day born April 22 1832 2 Certificate 2 Issued to Joseph C C. C Grew American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican ambassador to Turkey for three trees planted In Istanbul Turkey In honor of George Washington 3 3 Mrs Herbert Hoover helping plant a cedartree cedartree cedar cedartree tree from the Ferry farm where George Washington Wash ington spent most of his boyhood days as President President dent Hoover and other government officials look on The tree was pr presented to the President and his wife by the George Georgo Washington Tree Guild of Fredericksburg Va and was replanted on White House Hous on the grounds 4 A 4 A tree presented by King Boris III of Bulgaria Bul Bui- garia garla was was' planted recently In the garden of the American legation at Sofia for the American Tree association with the help of 1 Henry Fry the kings kinds landscape gardener 2 Henry Shoemaker the American minister to Bulgaria 3 Mrs Henry Shoemaker and 4 I. I Kerekoff of the Bulgarian foreign office representing the Bulgarian government I In the program honoring Washington at Lima Another registration also came from P F. F E. E LIbenow now the consular agent nent at Chile who planted six English walnuts there From Cuba came the registration of ot Eugene EueneE E E. E Jova the American consular agent at Sagua La Grande Montero the director of the board board of Sagua Y Yacht cht club and secretary of the Rotary notary club of Sagua la Grande has hns also registered on the national honor roll roUe In the name of the Yacht club itself Eduardo Sr the president of the club registered two trees Eduardo Jr registered two moreIn morein more morein in his own name Dame Manuel Mill and A. A M. M Ribas have registered also Carlos Cunanan ranger In the bureau of forestry forestry forestry for for- estry of the the agricultural college at nt Laguna P. P L has registered the planting of a seedling he took from rom the Madre mountains and brought to Los Banos to acclimatize it The tree has now been planted In n the lowlands and rind Is doing fine h he reports Paul E E. NIlson of the American school at Turkey has registered the planting of eight trees and at his suggestion and that of ot Ambassador Grew the Am American Tree association association tion has sent the bicentennial tree planting message and Its Us Forestry Primer too to more than a score of ot schools In Turkey These sch schools Include the Constantinople Womans Woman's c college Robert college the American Academy for Girls the tho American Bo Boys Boys' s school and Ihsan Bey chairman of the council of education at nt Ankara Ambassador Grew says there is a keen interest interest interest inter inter- est In tree planting of all kinds In Turkey There has been more than thana a hundred registrations regis regis- from the Boy Scouts In Hawaii and tho the library of the department of agriculture Kyoto Imperial university Kyoto Japan Japa has asked for tor the bicentennial tree planting posters and printed matter for tor display On April 22 the date on which Nebraska celebrates celebrates celebrates cele cele- brates Arbor day the fame tame of ot one of her distinguished distinguished dis dis- citizens went far beyond the borders of that state For April 22 1032 1932 w was s the centennIal centennial centennial cen cen- tennial of the birth of the Father of Arbor ArborDay ArborDay ArborDay Day Day and a a special commemorative stamp Issue Is sue by the bc United States government as ns well as ns special observances of the day In many parts of the country recalled to to all nIl Americans their debt of gratitude to J. J Sterling Morton Morton was born In Adams J Jefferson county N. N Y on April 22 1832 When he was two years ears old his parents moved to Michigan and there he grew up attending a private school In Monroe Mon Mon- Monroe roe and then a n Methodist seminary in Albion In In 1850 he entered the University of Michigan and remained there for tor most of the course but withdrew In his senior year and was graduated graduated grad grad- from Union colle college in his native state in 1851 In the same year he was married to a Michigan Mich i igan an girl and the young couple decided to go West and grow up with the country They settled first at nt Bellevue In the territory of Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska but moved lat later r to what is 19 now Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska City where Morton w was ws a n member of the town comp nv which surveyed and i j ii rr i i s l iW that town Adjacent to the townsite he pre-empted pre a n tract of land half a mile square and upon that site he built bunt his home which he called Arbor Lodge Morton was the founder and first editor of the first newspaper In Nebraska City the Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska City News and was a n prominent figure in Nebraska during Its territorial days In l 1838 S President Buchanan made him s secretary of ot the territory and upon the resignation of Gov William William Wil Wil- liam A. A Richardson he became acting governor He was however more Interested in other matters matters matters mat mat- than In politics He was an original mem men member member ber bei of the N Nebraska braska t territorial a board board ot of of agriculture agriculture ture and the the Territorial Horticultural society Coming fr from m two wooded heavily states New NewYork NewYork York and Michigan Morton was struck by the bleakness of the tre treeless state as Nebraska was called at nt that time The result was th that t at nt a meeting of the state board of ot agriculture on January 4 1812 1572 Morton Introduced a resolution setting aside April 10 for tree planting so that Nebraska would be a treeless state no longer More than a million trees were planted that year and several million million mil mil- lion more during the following years In 1885 the Nebraska legislature wishing to further honor the man who had originated the Idea of Arbor day pa passed sed an act changing the date of its observance to April 22 Mortons Morton's birthday and making It a legal leal holiday in that state In 1893 1593 Morton entered the cabinet of President Grover Cleveland as secretary of ot agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture remaining In office until 1897 1507 By 1805 1895 the Nebraska legislature was able to proclaim to Nebraska's sister states that henceforth henceforth henceforth hence hence- forth she was to be known as the Tree Planter State because this commonwealth which had once been so markedly destitute of this form torm of verdure now had more than acres planted in trees Arbor day Is yet to be observed ved In a number of states and In all of them two names will figure figure figure fig fig- ure prominently prominently George George Washington the Father Father Tather Fa Ta ther of His Country and J. J Sterling Morton the Father of Arbor Day Among those as this Is written are the toll following owIng Alabama Proclamation Alabama Proclamation of the he governor Connecticut Latter Connecticut Latter part of April or first part of May by proclamation of governor Georgia Georgia First First Friday in December Hawaii Hawaii First First Friday in November Idaho AprIl Idaho April 20 29 when possible possible- recommended by governor Iowa Proclamation Iowa Proclamation of the governor Kansas Option Kansas Option of governor Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky-In In fall raIl by proclamation of gov gov- ern or Maine Option Maine Option of governor In the spring Massachusetts Massachusetts Last Last Saturday in April proclamation proclamation proclamation pro pro- of governor Mississippi Second Mississippi Second Friday a In hi December Proclamation by governor Montana Second Montana Second Tuesday In May Nevada Proclamation Nevada Proclamation of governor I New Hampshire Proclamation HampshIre Proclamation of governor early May New York York The The law In this state Is la very elastic In respect to Arbor day and permits of naming the date so as ns to take rake full tull advantage of ot climatic conditions In different parts of the state Hence there are three Arbor days In New York one for tor Long Island one for for state up and one for the northern coun coun- ties As a rule the last Friday In n April and I the first two vo Fridays In May are the dates I selected North Dakota Option Dakota Option of governor Ohio Proclamation Otilo-Proclamation Proclamation of ot governor Pennsylvania Proclamation Pennsylvania Proclamation of ot governor governo Porto Rico Rico Last Last Friday In November ember Rhode Island Island Second Second Friday In May South Carolina Third CarolIna Third Friday in November Virginia Virginia Proclamation Proclamation of the governor In n the spring Wisconsin Wisconsin Proclamation Proclamation of governor Usually Usual Usual- ly first Friday In May Washington Washington Proclamation Proclamation of governor Usually Usually Us Us- first Friday In May Wyoming Proclamation Proclamation of governor go Usually S first Friday In May jy waters N. 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