Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1931, Page 30

VB ARBOR DAY BRINGS RITES OVER NATION Nebraska Began Observance of Tree Planting in 1872 to Shade Prairies. By the Associated Press. NEBRASKA CITY, Nebr., April 22.— Arbor day, born on the once treeless plains of Nebraska, was celebrated to- day. It has legal recognition in many States of the Nation. 1t is a day for planting trees. School children in hundreds of towns place saplings in the grounds. Farmers and | city folks set out scores of seedlings| or their single shoots, and pioneers of | prairfe Nebraska hark back to dnysi when they had to ride miles to find a | stick to switch a dog. | Arbor day became a fact in 1872.1 J. Sterling Morton, statesman, agricul- turist, writer and business man, pro- posed to the Nebraska Board of Agri- culture then a resolution for cbservance | of the day. His suggestion won ap- proval. Settlers took the resolution to heart. | They yanked saplings from river sand- | bars and from stream banks to plant them in groves, or singly, about their homes or on their farms. | Today their seedlings are shade trees. Eastern Nebraska is a parkland. Even COUPLE HONORED BY FRIENDS AS GOLDEN WEDDING IS CELEBRATED. & MR. AND MRS. JOHN HENRY NALLEY. on Western Nebraska ranches trees are no longer curios. Two years after Morton made his first suggestion the State Legislature established Arbor day permanently. From Nebraska the idea spread. Ida M. Nalley and Bernhard Nalley. cred at a reception Monday night at the home of one of their daugh- ters, Mrs. H. F. Riedel, 843 Decatur street, who was joined in arranging MARKING half a century of married life, Mr. and Mrs. Nalley were hon- the observance by two sisters and a brother—Mrs. H. R. Walsh, Miss —Harris-Ewing Photo. Morton was Secre!rnrAy ox[ fl{m U]nl::d Ve tment culture later, i Depimen, of Aiculars 5| SANDSTORM DARKENS border south through Oregon, high . | winds whipped up brush fires and broke COUNCIL TO PLAN CAMP INSTITUTE Session Tomorrow Will Lay Foun-| dation for Training of Counsel- ors and Executives in June. Plans for the third annual Washing- | ton Camp Institute, to be cundu(‘wd; in June by the Washington Council nr‘ Social Agencies for the training of | camp counselors in this area, will be | discussed at a meeting of the Recrpn-‘l tion Committee of the council at noon | tomorrow at the E street Y. W. C. map showing the recreational faci itiesin the District of Columbia will be | shown to the committee. Final ar-| rangements for the institute, which will begin June 1 at the K street Y. W. C.| A. and conclude with a three-day course, June 5, 6 and 7, at Camp May Flather, will be made at the meeting. The aim of the camp course is to train counselors in the activities and standards of the camp movement, to bring together camp executives for an interchange of ideas and methods, and | lors for local f to develo G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, camps of the Boy and Girl Scouts, Y. M. C. A, Y. W. C. A and other or- ganizations. ‘The program will cover fire-building, trail cookery, overnight hiking, nature lore, pageantry, dramatics, story tell- ing, handicrafts, games, swimming and water safety. There will be lectures on camp administration, purchasing, rec- | ords, technique and problems. WILL PRESENT TROPHY Dr. Reichelderfer to Officiate May | 2 at Boy Scout Field Day. | Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, chairman of the Board of District Commissioners, | will present the Parker-Bridget trophy | to the winning troop at the Boy Scout field day in Central High School Stadium May 2. The 4th Division of | Scouts will be host that day to Scouts of the District. | Two of the main events will be held | Saturday because of the time involved it was announced today by Deputy Scout Commissioner Perkins, The map. ping contest will be staged at Lincoln | Memorial and the cooking competition at the Virginia end of Chain Bridge. similar ~ camp APRIL ADDRESSES CLUB William Vallance Speaks on World Court at Chevy Chase Meeting. William Vallance, solicitor of the State Department, spoke on “The World | Court” Monday afternoon before the international relations section of the Chevy Chase Women's Club at the Chevy Chase Library. Entertainment included vocal selec- tions by Mrs. Marshall Guthrie, accom- panied by Mrs. Dawson Olmstead, and a reading by Mrs. C. D. Snow. The current events review was given by Mrs, | Campkell Waters. WILL HONOR G. A. R. G. A. R. Veterans will be guests of Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons of Union Veterans, at a meeting_tomorrow night t 808 I street. Dr. Thomas Edward ——————————— Green, chairman of the reau, American Red Cross, will speak. Charles Colfax Long, Washington writer and lecturer, will be initiated. William I Jenkins, commander, will preside. Plans are being made for the Memo- rial day exercises at Mount Olivet Cemetery under the auspices of this camp. George Alpha Howe is chairman of the committee in charge. Church Federation Meets. ‘ Rev. R. J. Clinchy of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church will address the annual meeting of the Washington Federation of Churches at 8 o'clock to- | night at Calvary Baptist Church. Annual | reports of the federation will be sub- nlnme“:. and new officers for the year elected. [FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE ALL BUILDS HEALTH JERE A band concert and Scout parade will t1 the d Fo00 \OVER 75 YEARS OF SUCCESS WoobpwARD & LOTHROP 10™ 11™ F aND G STREETS Identical Quality in Stock February at $I Pair— Selling Since at 85c Pair Nebraska City home, Arbor Lodge, is now part of a 38-acre State park, deeded the Commonwealth by his heirs. ‘The mansion is a historical | museum. D. C. COMMISSIONER AWARE PIPE CONTRI\CTSi Herbert Kennedy Co. Will Supply Material Manufactured in * Nancy, France. The District Commissioners yesterday awarded to the Herbert Kennedy Co. a contract for supplying 230 tons of cast- iron pipe fittings at $66.80 a ton. Herbert Kennedy Co. will supply pipe manufactured by the Pont-a-Mousson Cast Iron Pipe Foundries of Nancy, France. This action was taken in spite of protests by other bldders that the contract should be awarded to a bidder undertaking to supply pipe of American manufacture. | The Lynchburg Foundry Co. was given & contract to supply 2,300 tons of 8-inch cast-iron pipe at $32.90 & tone, and the R. D. Wood Co. Was given a contract to supply 800 tons of 12-inch pipe and 325 tons of 20-inch pipe at $32.97 per ton. ‘The total amount involved is $112,761 for the pipe and $15,364 for the fittings. ORDERED TO KEEP PEACE Man Accused of Beating Wife Must i Post $500 Bond. Edmond Scott, 1400 block of South Carolina avenue southeast, who, ac- eording to his wife, administered to her @& severe beating while they were riding in a taxicab last Friday, was convicted of threatening his wife’s life and or- dered to post a $500 peace bond b: Judge Ralph Given in Police Court yes- terda Y. Scott pleaded that he was drunk at the time the thing happened, but de- nied he had threatened to kill his wife. The couple have been married about three months. FILES ASSIGNMENT Shoe Merchant Has Debts of $7,566.12 and Assets of $3,000. Louis . Greenberg, shoe merchant, 1016 Seventh street, has filed with the benefit of his creditors. He says his debts amount to $7,566.12 and that his assets are $3,000. Joseph A. Kaufman and Albert E. Bteinem, the assignees, today asked the District Supreme Court to fix their bond and to take charge of the settlement of the merchant’s affairs. CENTRAL WASHINGTONF;’;{I:,,,;’,“S . b Columbia River Section Reports| Deep Drifts and Halted Work. | SMALL SIZE High Wind Hits Oregon. ' | GRAND PlANO By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, April 22—Central Wash- | ington cleaned up today after a severe ; sand storm, while other sections of the Northwest repaired damage wrought by | high winds and counted the toll of early forest fires. | Over a 100-mile-wide area, with the storm most intense in the Big Bend country of the Columbia River, sand and dust blotted out the sun late yes- terday, - stopping outdoor work, halting motor car traffic and making necessary the use of street lights and lights in | homes ‘during an hour of semi-darkness. | Drifts from six to_eight inches deep were reported near Sunnyside, Wash. On the coast, from the Canadian | MADE by well known manufacturer, | fully guaranteed. Wil be sold for small balance due on lease. No down payment necessary. Just continue weekly payments of $3.00. Following our usual custom, all returned Grand Planos are sold in this manner: offers exceptional value for some one. Answer quick; want to move it this week. 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