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Show ARBOR DAY IS NAMED BY SHEM AS AP1 15 Designating Wednesday, April 15. as Arbor day and declaring It a legal holiday. Gov. William Spry issued, a proclamation yesterday calling upon the people of the state to observe tho day in an appropriate manner. The proclamation follows: "Pursuant to the direction of the Btatute and In accordance with custom, cus-tom, I, William Spry, governor of the State of Utah, do hereby designate Wednesday, April 15. 1914, Arbor day. "That the celebration of this day may be general throughout the state and that tho significance of its observance obser-vance may be Impressed particularly upon the children, I recommend that exercises be held In the public schools of a nature calculated to promote interest in-terest In and Iove for the beautiful In our surroundings. The planting of trees, shrubs and vines in our public parks, grounds and highways and about our homes does more to promote pro-mote civic pride than any other practice prac-tice of general observance. I therefore there-fore commend Arbor day to the people peo-ple of Utah a3 an opportunity for a united effort toward the adornment of our state through the culture of trees and shrubbery. "In testimony whereof. I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and caused the (great seal to be affixed. "Done at mv office this 3d day of April, A. D. 1914. "WM. SPRY, Governor. "Bv the governor. , "David Mattson, Secretary of State." |