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Show ARBOR DAY. " " " A Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Utah. Whereas, The succession of Uio seasons sea-sons has brought again tho glad springtime of the year; and with It comes tho enticing invitation to turn tho hand to tho adornment of our gardens nnd highways by setting out trees and shrubs; and Wherens, In recognition of tho benefits bene-fits to bo derived from a general activity acti-vity in tree planting, Arbor Day lias boon set apart by law as a legal holiday holi-day and a tlmo for tbo suspension of tlio dally routine, that all may havo opportunity to obscrvo It in tho truo spirit of Its establishment; nnd Whereas, Clustered about tho observance obser-vance of Arbor Day aro symbols of tho deep mystery of existence, no ceremony cere-mony of our tlmo Is so filled with subtile suggestions. It Is a beautiful thing to work hand In hand with Nature; Na-ture; it is a blessing to lovo her creations. crea-tions. Tho duty of caring for living things Is a responsibility Uiat dovelops men nnd women. In tho planting, caring for and cultivating of trees, responsibility re-sponsibility Is Imposed; but no person per-son over gazed on tho spreading boughs nnd beautiful symmetry of a venorablo tree of his own planting, who regretted the labor Its mnturity Involved. Tree culture is tho evidence of a tasto for the beautiful In our surroundings; surroun-dings; It Is nn outward expression of the human yearning for tho great out doors. Trees and Bhrubbery are but links, blending the severe, sharp angles an-gles of city nrtlflciality with tho free, graceful lines of Nature. To cultivate culti-vate and perpetuate tho delightful In our environment, by surrounding our homes, our churches, our school houses and our public places with sweet scented flowers, clinging vines, ornn-mental ornn-mental Bhrubs and stately trees, Is a commendable practice. Now Therefore. I, William Spry, Governor of the State of Utah, do roc-ommond roc-ommond thnt tho people of Utah hold In appropriate regard Arbor Day, Friday, Fri-day, April lGth, 1910, nnd that Its fitting observance be iirced and stlmn. lnted In tho homes, In the schools nnd in tho press of tho state. In Testimony Whereof, I havo hereunto here-unto sot my hand and caused to be afllxed tho great seal of the Stato of Utah. Done nt Salt Lake City, the Capital, tills lfith day of March, A. D. 1910. SEAL WILLIAM SPRY. Hy tho Governor: C. S. TING BY, Sec-rotary Sec-rotary of State. |