Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-03-15 | Page 4 | Most Famous Street

I MOST FAMOUS STREET. The announcement of the American Forestry association at Washington to the effect that officers of the American Ameri-can Legion and of the Service Star Legion in every state are planning to pJant memorial lreesJ recalls the claim made by an Indiana town that it has the most famous street. There are five houses on Lincoln stt'eet in Crawfordsville, Ind., and i fioin those five houses went nine boys to the war for humanity. There is a big tree on that street-; street-; It Is called the Dumont Kennedy elm i and all those nine boys played under t that tree. In commemoration of the service these boys rendered in volun-1 volun-1 tearing for trouble at the Mexican border and later going to fight abroad this tree has been dedicated as a memorial. me-morial. Senator James E. Watson made an address in connection with the celebration held in the street. The American Forestry association , ffants to know it there are other trees with a history similar to that of tho elm in Crawfordsville. The association is eager to put such trees in its hall of fame. After all is said a tree makes a beautiful memorial and the move to plant thousands of trees in memory of hrnve men and women is highly commendable.