Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-28 | Page 8 | Tree-Planting Honors Roosevelt's Birthday

TREE-PLANTING HONORS ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY OYSTER BAT, N Y., Oct VS The' sixty second birthday of Theodore Roosevelt was commemorated Wed-' nesday by representatives of various', societies nnd orpanlzaUons. who planted plant-ed ;i white oak tree near his grave Many prominent men and women took part In the tree-plantlnje and the first shovelful of earth was thrown upon lb- roots by Mrs Thomas A.' j Edison in behalf of her h'jsband I 'thers who attended were Lord and Lads nthrroedan of the British delegation dele-gation lo the tercentenary celebration Of the landing of the Pilgrims, who 1 ploced a wreath upon the prave The tree planting launched n move- 1 ment Initialed by the organisations to have trees planted throughout the ' eountry upon Mr Roosevelt's blrthd.i In memory of the former president and other illustrious Americans.