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AAC F A M I L Y & F R I E N D S


I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree


A tree whose hungry mouth is prest


Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair;


Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain.


Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.


War I. We are now marking the 100th anni- versary of the Great War, a conflict in which 71,862 Arkansans served, 2,183 died, and 1,751 suffered wounds or injuries. Gov. Asa Hutchinson created the Ar- kansas World War


A I Centennial Com-


memoration Committee to help guide Arkansas’ remembrance of the Great War. Among the committee’s mandates are to facilitate World War I-related activities throughout the state and to encourage civ- ic, historical, educational, economic, and


merican poet Joyce Kilmer


wrote those words in 1914, four years before his death in battle in France during World


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WWI committee urging counties to plant trees


other organizations across the state to organize and participate in activi- ties to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of World War I.


As one of its top projects, the committee is advocating the plant- ing of WWI Memorial Trees around the state. Tere was a world-wide movement beginning in 1919 to plant trees as living memorials to the millions who lost their lives. A small grove of holly trees on the Henderson State University campus in Arkadelphia survives today as a re- minder of that effort. Te Arkansas World War I Cen- tennial Commemoration Commit- tee hopes to see a WWI Memo- rial Tree planted in each of Arkansas’ counties before the centennial ob- servance ends in 2018, and invites county governments across the state to participate in this project, along with local Scout troops, American Legion posts, and others. T To learn more, visit www.ww1arkansas.


com; email mark.christ@arkansas.gov; or call (501) 324-9886. Together, we can


A grove of holly trees was planted on the Henderson State University campus in Arkadelphia following a world-wide movement beginning in 1919 to plant trees as a living memorial for those who lost their lives in WWI.


again honor the thousands of Arkansans who fought and died in the Great War.


Author Mark Christ is the community


outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.


Updated AAC County & District Officials Directory coming soon!


Thank you for your patience as we’ve worked to update the directory we publish after each election cycle. The directories will become available in the coming weeks.


Complimentary copies will be mailed to the following:


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County elected officials Distrist elected officials


• PDD and EDD staff • •


State and federal legislators Directory advertisers


We will contact state agencies and invite them to pick up their copies at the AAC office.


Each directory includes an order form for those wishing to purchase ad- ditional copies for $15 each. AAC also will offer online sales of the directory.


Watch your email inboxes and keep an eye on social media! We will let you know when the directories are being mailed!


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