| Show I Women's e Clubs j Will ill Plant Shade Trees Along th the Victory Highway I The general federation of wo women's wom women's wom- wom ens en's clubs comprising the majority of the clubs lubs of ot the entire nation has s endorsed and its component clubs will take an active part in the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- for bordering the Victory highway highway highway high high- way national memorial transcontinental transcontinental transcontinental highway with living moult- moult ments to the soldier dead of the the United States in the form of f trees planted and cared for by the local clubs which are members of the general federation J At the last national meeting of the federation Mrs A. A H H. Byers Of f Topeka president of the first t of the the Kansas federation presented a report to lo the national convention on the purposes aims alms and central thought of or the Victory highway of which the national headquarters head are located in n Topeka Tho project of planting me memorial orial trees along the borders of oC the high higl highway way by the clubs in communities s through which the the- road passes B was heartily accepted by the he federation The idea idea of the planting of or memorial l trees h had d alread been originated by bythe bythe bythe the women's clubs and It t was readily readi readi- ly applicable ablo to the VIctory highway originally conceived as s a national memorial lo to f Ui the men and women who gave their services to their ther country during the world w war r Following Mrs Byers' Byers report Mrs Francis E E. E Whitley Webster City la Ia chairman of the division of ot conservation conservation con- con of ot natural resources of oC the national organization issued tho the following statement There Is something impressive In Inthe Inthe inthe the very thought of a national highway highway highway high high- way extending from ocean to ocean but when to such a plan there Is added the memorial feature which makes of all aU those flung far-flung miles mUes a path of national pride and remembrance there thore is a ii thrill There must be something lacking lackIng lackIng lack- lack Ing In the heart of imagination of one onG who cannot rise to the thought of the ithe possibilities involved the highway Itself linking together communities communities com com- promoting educational so social social social so- so cial and commercial development roadsides with the occasional trees that furnish refreshment to tho the mind and body of ot tho the weary traveler patriotic markers that remind one that this splendid country of ours ours has had sons worthy of herIt herIt her I It is with real satisfaction that ai az general federation chairman of ot 1 l' l conservation which conservation which embraces the the- work for good roads and memorial tree Iree planting planting-I I welcome the reports of the tle cooperation which the women in some of the states stales through which the VIctory passes are giving ing ng in promoting the interests of the highway a and nd d adding to its May they find helpers In this undertaking un un- in their sister states stales so that some day their dream of ot ota a noble noble no no- ble memorial e rJ 1 which Ich is closely asso asso- asso with the lire life of tho the people may become a splendid reality y and an inspiration inspiration inspiration in in- to lo citizens of other sections of tha the country to lo do likewise The Kansas tate federation of or women's clubs club before the national convention had passed resolutions urging the clubs which are members of the state slate to lo cooperate cooper coop cooperate cooper cooper- rate r- r ate In the work of ot memorial tree planting along the Victory highway The womans woman's club of Topeka was the leader in the work having planted some ome thirty memorial trees along the borders of the highway in n Shawnee county Mrs 1 Byers and Mrs C. C A. A Wolf officers of the ithe local club had hada a leading part in n the local tree Iree plant plant- ing The following statement issued sued after afler the report waS wa'S was signed by department department department de de- de- de division and committee e chairmen charmen of ot the general beneral federation of women's clubs approving the tile par par- U of local clubs In the tho tree tee planting was issued following the national convention As department division and committee committee committee com com- chairmen of or the general federation federation fed fed- of or women's clubs of sections of ot work in which you are also concerned concerned concerned con con- we wo desire to express our appreciation appreciation ap- ap of the Information presented present present- ed at the biennial convention of the tho general federation of women's clubs at Chautauqua N. N Y Y in regard to lo lothe the Victory highway and our warm Interests in the plans specified in your presentation of ot this subject ct for forthe forthe forthe the b of this highway Moreover we should ba bEt glad to have the women's clubs of the states through which this national highway passes informed of ot tho the which we wo feel in this great national nal project and assured of our hope that they will wUl take advantage o of th op opportunity tG and regard it as a Jp privilege to lo cooperate fn n the improving improving ing and beautifying of at the tho Victory ry On Last Page t 0 WOMEN'S 1 I CLUBS 11 alphe P pen n ration Fr From m Page One ct th sen high highway way en s so The statement- statement was signed d at th Mary K Sherman Chic st f 1 to chairman of the lua plied education Mrs e tr true Whitley Web Webster a airor air atY of or the division of conser consent national resources and M Sue Such Such Columbus Ind cdade i It of the committee on memorial tree planting at a as 0 n 0 |
