Show SA VE FORESTS IS ELKS ELIS EH SLOGAN Ogden Elks lodge resolution call call- callIng callIng call calling ing upon the Elks of the nation to todo todo todo do their part In helping the United States Forest Service Help Save the Forests was adopted as one of oC the first orders of ot business at atthe atthe atthe the Grand Lodge convention of the Elks at Portland Oregon July 11 1925 Elks lodges throughout the country and particularly those In Inthe inthe Inthe the timbered regions of ot the United States have hoe taken up the slogan Save e the Forests and are now giving valuable aid to the Forest In Its endeavors to curtail as much as possible forest fires caused by mans man's carelessness RESOLUTION n 0 The resolution of Ogden which was In Its entirety by the Grand Orand L ge was as fol follows fol- fol follows lows Endorsement and praise ot of the movement launched by the Ogden Lodge assumed a II national proportion proportion tion Lion as was shown hown by the letters telegrams and newspapers President President dent Calvin Coolidge Governor Al- Al Alfred Al Alfred fred E U Smith Smith Secretary Secretary of ot Agri Agri- Agriculture Agri- Agri Agriculture Agriculture culture William M J JardIne Chief Forester W G O Greeley Greeh Assistant Forester E A Sherman Associate ate Forester L F Sena Sena- Senators Sena- Sena Senators Senators tors Reed Heed Smoot and William Ii H King Icing were Vere among those who com corn commended mended the Ogden Lodge Other letters ot of o praise came camo from lum- lum lumbermen's lumbermen lum lumbermen's bermen bermen's organizations of o the Unit Unit- United United ed States and the press prees of many AT T PORTLAND D The resolution as ns was adopted at atthe atthe the the Grand Lodge convention In Portland Oregon a n year ago was wasas wasas wasas as follows Whereas Each year In the inter inter- intermountain mountain mountain region of ot the United States there are are disastrous forest fires Ires many of ot which are arc caused by human carelessness They de- de destroy destroy de destroy stroy large are areas cause a Joss of life liCe and destroy natural natural resources running Into thousands of oC dollars In timber limber regions of ot United States extremely valuable timber may be d ed by fire tire started through mans man's carelessness by leaving campfires burning or throwing lighted matches live cigar or cIgar cIgar- cigar et et stumps Int Into Inte grass or dry brush Taking the 20 1316 average fires burn seven million acres of timber land kill 70 people de- de destroy de destroy stroy two and quarter one-quarter billion board feet of timber r and do 16 16 worth orth of damage annually lIy It Is found from th the statistics of the tho United States Forest Service Ser that an average lI of 58 per cent ot of the forest foret fires annually are ca caused by human carelessness the re ic re- re remaining remaining tires fires being caused by lightning Th The national forests are b and nd moro more popular with tho tha th public each ench ye year r people front the middle west who never a forest foreRt and end kno know nothing ot of forest tires fIres are going each year Into the forest The story of the i disastrous consequences or of forest forestI I fires must gOtO go to to every person and work an appeal made to carry carry on the work to SAVE TilE THE FORESTS And Whereas Ogden Lodge No B P 0 O Elks Elk has ha pro proposed pro pro- proposed proposed posed and passed and the Utah State Elks Elk Association have havo en endorsed en- en endorsed endorsed the message of the United States Forest Service In Its cam earn campaign campaign to help SAVE TIlE THE FOR FORESTS ESTS and did pa pass paN s resolutions peti petitioning the Grand Lodge of the Or Order der to endorse and approve the said resolution Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the members ot of o the Benevolent Benevolent lent and protective Order of ot Elks Eilts of the United States of ot America tn in Grand Lodge Lodge- assembled at Portland Ore on this day or of July 1925 1926 do endorse and approve the campaign and pledge the sup sup- support support sup support port of the Grand Lodge Its oW- oW officers cers and members and all subordinate nate nets lodges to this the furtherance or of Ih the campaign to SAVE TILE THE FOR FOn ESTS FORESTS And Be ne It Further Resolved That a copy of this resolution be forthwith mailed mailed to to all subordinate lodges and also published bed In the ic- ic re report port of the proceedings proceedings- ot of the Grand LO Lodge Ige Convention and In the Elks Magazine |