The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Planting of Library Grounds
Completed by Literary Club
As Memorial to Early Member
HE beautification of te The Lawrence Nursery, and The
grounds of Rurlh Memorial Rosemere Nursery, Mrs. J. Smitu,
Library, a project sponsored by proprietor.
the Lufkin Historical and Liter- 'Mrs. Shands, in giving a list
ary club, as a memorial to a for- of the donors of shrubbery and
vier mertber, Mrs. J. H Kuth. trees relates an interesting story
has just en b com.pletedt Yt 'h of L e.tle live oak trees planted
work was undertaken to memory there.
of Mrs. Kurth, a charter member J. E. Berry, on she afternoon
of the club and a woman whose before his recent death, present-
loyalty and faithfulness to the ed the trees as a gift to the li-
details of the cultural and con. brary. Mr. Berry had gathered
structive work of the Historical the acorns from which these trees
and Literary club are still re- grew under the old oaks on the
membered by many. While this high school campus and planted
work was inaugurated and car- hem on his farm.
ricd out by the Historical ard The members and former mem-
Literary club, a number of in- hers of the Historical and Liter-
dividuais and organizations raJde ary club were given the privilege
contributions. of making donations to the
Mrs. N. D. Shands, chairman of "Memory Row of Trees" on the
the beautification committee, grounds of the library.
landscaped the grounds and per The trees along the front of
sonally supervised the entire the building arc planted in mem-
planting. The labor was fur- ory of the deceased members of
nished by the CWA un.r the the club roster: Mmes. W A.
direction of C. N. Hun Abney, Cal Mantooth, Arnette
Former members of His- Watford Henry, Maggie Abney
torical and Literary e now Chapman, G. A. Mcdfod and
living away from Lufkin were Zoe Townsend.
given an opportunity ;o have a The remaining trees are plant-
part in this memorial and a ed in appreciation of the fol-
mamber of them responL.ed. Trees lowing: Mrs. Frank Martin of
were planted as memorial. not Beaumont, dedicated two trees
only to deceased club members to her father and mother, Mr.
but to other prominent Lufkin and Mrs. W. H. Bonner, deceased;
citizens. Mrs. W. C. Trout . for her moth-
The following citizens and >. er, Mrs. 'Percy, deceased; Mrs.
ganizations contributed: s. E. T. Clark, one tree; Mrs. Lee
Martin Feagin of Livingston, thle Gray of Tyler, Mrs. M. M. Fea-
first president of the Historical .gin of Livingston, Mrs. E. A. Cu-
rind Literary club, Mrs. Linnie lens of Houston. and Jim Eddie
Banner Martin, Beaumont, Mrs. Berry.
Lee Gray, Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. -
Jim Ahney, Dr. and Mrs. E. T.
Clark, Dee Winston, Mrs. Mary
Murphy, Miss Marjorie Minton,
Mrs Beulah Watts, Mrs. C. A.'
Burke, J. E. Berry, Mrs. G. E.
Watford, Texas Power & Light
Co., City employees of the South-
ern Pacific railroad, Lions club,
Junior Historical and Literary
club, The Lufkin Literary club.
