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Show STARS ON MEMORIAL TREES Living Monuments to 308 of Missouri's Hero Dead Line the Famous King's Highway. Living memorials, sheltering those who come their way, always serving, 308 pleasant shade trees along King's highway In St. Louis stand as a monument mon-ument to 308 Missouri lads who gave their lives during the World war. fkr-' l &$& V f t f - w-r pawn u $ A' -1 In Memory or Hero Dead. Each tree bears a geld star. A hero'a name, the name of the unit and branch of service to which he was attached at-tached are engraved on each star. The trees were planted on Arbor day by members of the American Legion. Le-gion. Many of the mothers of the men In whose memory the trees stand helped place the gold" stars on the European sycamores, sweet gums and green oaks that Hue either side of the parkway. |