By ELMO SCOTT WATSON LTHOUGH the date for the observance of Arbor day varies in different states of the celebrations ing the and May. It is appropriate to recall the mar indebted Union, mu are months time are day and his taking this the great country. The “Father of Arbor Day” Sterling Morton the state hoard of ag braska on Januar a resolution sett tree-planting. been known as “a in that year, as a suggestion, were planted. service to natural Nebraska treeless result of more than a millior The tinued during the foll in 1875 Kansas and lowed setting aside Arbor or Minnesota, tion of her white to ohserve Arhor began In 1882 and idea was taken ur Ohio April 27, 1882 suit Richard forester Of that writes : Von famous aided uously come Von custom wi owing vea Tennessee day 1 Gt i860 first celebra of a vis in the Middle out for advice “Plant trees’ every tree Ye other, or A committees ate pub tree planting, ed in a ball, begin: Al schools were diamiss days to enable ers to take tree planting governor of ( 27 as Arbor da tions had been made { Van in Eden park, Cincinnati The soldiery two, three was In holiday and organized companies of citizens formed an immense pro. cession and marched to the park. Thousands of school children were al- ready massed there whe the march- ers arrived "At the firing of writes Henry Howe, “ ‘Presidents’ Grove,’ ‘Battle Grove ‘Citizens’ Grove,” and ra’ planted and dedicated hands and appropriate ceremonies. “Addresses were made by ex-Gov. ernor Noyes, Doctor Loring, Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky, Durbin Ward and others. No sight more beautiful, no ceremonies more touching, had ever bean witnessed in Cincinnati An im- portant lesson in forestry had indeed been brought home to the hearts of the people” In 1883 sociation attire, elgnal the gun” historian, Ploneers’ Grove, Memorial Grove’ were with loving the Ohlo State Forestry was organized The same year the Ohio legislature, by joint resolution, fixed the fourth Friday in April as Arbor day. Howe declares that planted In Cincinnati ag. the grovas were “the first Fire Hazard of Matches Anyone who has an opportunity of a birdseye view of a big crowd at night will notice that there is not a second but what it Is not possible to locate a burning match at some point dn the gathering. It has been figured out that each minute, 500,000 matches are consumed in the United States, and every one of them is a fire hazard! It has been determined that the aver age match burns about 30 seconds, QI W2ZITIZE HOUSE GRO memorial groves ever planted ” America; the first public planting of trees in hone 14 memory of authors and ot} honor we idea of of its observance to ¥, and ma in that state, born at Adams, Y. In 1532. He received ation at the Methodist Episcopal Albion, Mich, to state his parents had moved. In he was a student at the University of Michigan, He graduated fron Union in 1854, and the fol. lowing settled In treeless Ne braska, Bellevue, and later at Nebraska City, where he founded and edited the Nebraska City News, the first newspaper to be established in that state, In 1856 and 1857 he April 22. King it a Morton Jefferson ton's birthday, holiday county, his early educ academy at which college year first at was appointed secretary of the terri- tory by President James Buchanan. Upon the resignation of Gov, W, A. Richardson, a few months later, he became acting governor and local representative of the administration in the bitter struggle in the territory. In 1866 he was the Democratic eandi- date for governor, but was defeated. From that time until 1881, when he was again a candidate for governor, he took no active part in politics, In 1803 he entered the cabinet of President Grover Cleveland as secre- tary of agriculture, remaining in of- fice until 1897. By 1885 the Nebraska was able to proclaim to legislature Nebraska's and that it takes anywhere from 6 to 14 seconds to light a cigarette, a cigar or a pipe. It is In this burning remnant that the menace lies; and that it Is a menace is proved by the many fires attributed each year to matches tossed aside carelessly Ex- change. Daily Thought Do not be troubled because you have not great virtues, God made a million spears of grass where He made one tree. The earth Is fringed and sister states that to be know State” been ¥ form of verdur TO6 (KK) ] April New Friday New Qeron March New May. North Carol Mexlce Friday in Proclamation of the governor York na--Friday after Noveme North Dakotla- nor, Ohio About Option of the govere Proclamation of the g the middle of April Oklahoma-—Friday following second Monday in March Oregon-—8econd Friday in April Pennsylvania—Proclamation of governor Porto ber Rhode Island. nd Friday in May South Carolina~—Third Friday in vember, South Dakota--No ly observed in April, Tennessee Appointed by county su- perintendents, in November, Texas~~February Utah-—<April 15, by statute, Vermont—Option of the Usually first Friday in May. Virginia-~Proclamation of ernor., In the spring. West Virginia—Usually observed on the second Friday In April Wisconsin — Proclamation of governor. Usually the first May, Washington-—Proclamation of the governor. Usually the first Friday in May, Wyoming-Proclamation of the gov. ernor, Usually the first Friday in May. vernor the Rico-—Last Friday In Novem. 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