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Show t ARBOR DAY OBSERVED IN OGDEN WITH CLOSING OF PUBLIC OFFICES; TREES AND SHRUBBERY PLANTING GENERAL H Arbor day is being observed in Og- IH den wIth the closing of and jH county departments, nil offices of the, H government here and activities of tree fljH arid shrubbery planting. An inten.se H deluge of rain and hail shortly after H midnight and followed by cloudy and threatening weather this morning, rH failed to dampen tho spirits of thoKe kH who, were intent upon perpetu.it- BH 'ng the beauty of the city and sur- jl , rounding country through the planting 9 of trees and flowers. The schools and stores throughout the city did not close cloao and "business as usual" '.. was tho slogan in the downtown district-l& , Forest Service j Particularly active in tho planting ficii viiics iuuu) aic nvinva hit. ' government forestry service who left the city nearly for the hills to plant trees on the forest reserve. Hundreds, of other residents of tho city are Installing In-stalling shade and fruit trees in their yards and are planting shrubbery, vines and flowers. Similar activities are being earned on throughout tho state and a general gen-eral holiday Is being observed in practically prac-tically all cities and towns. L'tah Is one of the fourteen states where Arbor day has been set aside as a lcgal holiday by, an act of the state- legislature. The day is always observed In Utah April 15, While In practically all other states the date Ik., net by a proca'amatlon of the governor gov-ernor each year. Arbor day was originated at a meeting of the state board of agriculture agricul-ture of Nebraska, January 4, 187J through the introduction of a resolution resolu-tion by J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska. Nebras-ka. City, to tho effect: "That Wcdnes day, the tenth clay of April,. 1872. be cs'pocially set apart and consecrated for tree planting in the state of Nc-braska." Nc-braska." The resolution was adopted and prizes were offered to tho county agricultural society and to tho Individ-, tial who should plant tho greatest number of trees. Wide publicity was) given to the plan, and more than on6 million trees were planted in Nebraska on that first Arbor day. Lcjfiil Holiday In 1S74, Governor Furnas, of Nebraska, Ne-braska, by public proclamation sot nsldc the third day of April as Arbor' day! and In 1SS5 tho stale legislature, passed an act designating the birthday of Mr. Morton, April 22, as the da I of Arbor day and making it a legal holiday. Arbor day has been celebrated in - Nebraska and scores of other states vith enthusiasm from the adoption of the day lo the present lime. Th" movement has grown year by year until approximately fifty million trees are now planted yearly through tho observance of the day. In many stages the school children take advantage of, the day to plant trees, flowers and' gardens in the school yards. The time of observance of Arbor day varies greatly In different states ( v" and countries, being determined some- ! what by climalio conditions. Some- j times, a day which is already a. holi-;, day Is selected, and in Alabama and Texas, where Washington's birthday has been chosen, and in Jamaica, it lsji celebrated on Queen Victoria's birth-' day J ( -- General Observance j ( 'There Is nothing but general ex- j erclses being held in all the city i schools this Arbor day," said Super- i lnteiident r. Karl Hopkins this morn-. 1 ing. "Wc have not been able to ar- ' range for any individual or corporate i community activity in the way of i planting trees, but in every class of i every school in the city the meaning j of the day will bo explained to tho : pupils by tho teachers and special at- tentlon will be given to the boosting of tho homo gardens Idea." At the V"eber Normal college thin morning the opening exercises wore occupied with the moaning and significance sig-nificance of Arbor day. The address was delivered by Professor William Z. Terry, r m thy Nichols played three 'cello i H s. and the principal of tho Morgan high school aso addressed ad-dressed the students. Members of the Service Star Legion Le-gion Intend to plant a memorial tree in Lestor park this afternoon, if weather conditions permit. Mayor Frank Francis will be present to represent rep-resent the city. Mrs. J. U. Eldredgc, Jr., announced that nothing hort of a downpour will disrupt the plans. oo |
