International Peace Garden; History and Progress

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a r b o r e t u m , i n w h i c h shade trees a n d shrubs of t h e v a r i e t i e s c o n s i d e r e d s u i t a b le
f o r this p a r t of N o r t h A m e r i c a , c a n be g r o w n . A site of t w o acres not far f r om
t h e N o . 1 P i c n i c K i t c h e n has b e e n s e l e c t e d . D u r i n g the w i n t e r i t w a s c l e a r ed
a n d the l a n d b r o k e n u p t h i s s u m m e r , b u t another season's c u l t i v a t i o n i s r e q u i r ed
b e f o r e i t w i l l b e i n s h a p e for p l a n t i n g .
O f f i c i a l s of the F o u r - H C l u b s of M a n i t o b a h a v e also s e l e c t e d a site w h i ch
t h e y p l a n t o sponsor, near an area t h a t c o u l d b e u s e d for games.
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to c o n s t r u c t a P i c n i c N o o k . A site has b e e n s e l e c t e d on t h e west shore of L a ke
S t o r m o n a n d a r o a d has b e e n g r a d e d a n d m a d e r e a d y for g r a v e l l i n g.
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of i m p r o v e m e n t s i n t h e L o d g e b y f u r n i s h i n g a d d i t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t a n d s u p p l y i ng
d r a p e s for t h e w i n d o w s.
T h e l i n k i n g of these several o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h definite projects i n the
G a r d e n is a v e r y h e l p f u l means of k e e p i n g t h e P e a c e G a r d e n a n d i t s i d e a l s f or
w h i c h i t w a s o r g a n i z e d b e f o r e some t h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e.
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I t r e q u n e d m a n y h u n d r e d s of tons of s t o n e t h a t h a d to b e d u g o u t of t h e f o o t h i l ls
of the T u r t l e M o u n t a i n s west of D u n s e i t h , N o r t h D a k o t a , a n d m o v e d b y t r u ck
n e a r l y 15 m i l e s . T h e s e stones w e r e s h a p e d b y N o r w e g i a n m a s o n s r e s i d e n t i n t he
d i s t r i c t T h e g r a v e l w a s h a u l e d f r om t h e same v i c i n i t y . S e v e r a l c a r l o a d s o f c e m e nt
h a \ e gone m t o the r e i n f o i c e d c o n c r e t e f o o t i n g s for the stone w a l l s , t h e p o o l s , t he
s t a n s a n d the m o r t a r u s e d m w a l l c o n s t r u c t i o n . T h e c o n c r e t e c o n s t r u c t i o n was
u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n o f a P o l i s h - b o r n c i t i z e n of this c o n t i n e n t . G a r d e n e r s w i th
E n g l i s h b a c k g r o u n d h a n d l e d the h o r t i c u l t u r a l w o r k These men of v a r i o us
n a t i o n a l i t i e s w o r k e d t o g e t h e i to c r e a t e a c e n t r e p i e c e w o r t h y of t h i s I n t e r n a t i o n al
P e a c e G a r d en
P e i h a p s t h e most e n c o u r a g i n g aspect of the year has b e e n the r e a l i z a t i o n o f
i n t e r n a t i o n a l i sm i n t h e G a r d e n N o t o n l y has there been over t h r e e times the
n u m b e r of v i s i t o r s o f t h e p r e v i o u s year, b u t t h e y h a v e c o m e f r om 4 8 states a nd
10 p i o v i n c e s o n t h i s c o n t i n e n t , a n d n i n e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e w o r l d b e y o n d . I n June,
t h e r e was a p i l g r i m a g e of the N a t i o n a l C o u n c i l of W o m e n of C a n a d a , d u r i ng
t h e i r c o n v e n t i o n , to the G a r d e n , a n d i n the f a l l , the A s s o c i a t e d C o u n t r y w o m e n
of t h e W o r l d sent delegates f r o m m a n y c o u n t r i e s to t h e G a r d e n . A n I n t e r n a t i o n al
R e l a t i o n s C o n f e r e n c e of s t u d e n t s f r om the M m o t State C o l l e g e of N o r t h D a k o ta
a n d the students of B r a n d o n C o l l e g e , B r a n d o n , M a n i t o b a , a d d e d f u r t h e r s i g n i f i ­c
a n c e to the G a r d e n , w h i l e the A n n u a l M e e t i n g of t h e G a r d e n i t s e l f i n e a r ly
S e p t e m b e i forms the focal p o m t of the year's w o r k . T h i o u g h the i n t e r n a t i o n al
addresses of p r o m i n e n t p e o p l e of b o t h c o u n t r i e s at this t i m e the c i t i z e n s get
t h e " timeless v i s i o n t h a t p e a c e is s o m e t h i n g to c h e r i s h , t h a t i t i s s o m e t h i n g o ne
has to w o r k for, a n d that here p e o p l e are w o r k i n g to erect not statues a nd
m e m o r i a l s to c o m m e m o r a t e v i c t o r y i n w a r or v a l o r i n c o m b a t , but i n s t e a d a
l o v e l y g a r d e n to h o n o r a n d l a u d P e a c e i t s e l f ."
Executive Officers for 1954- 55
Chairman of the B o a r d _ M r . J o h n A . Stormon, R o l l a , N o r t h Dakota
Honorary President Mr. W . V . U d a l l , Ste. 9, F a i r m o n t Apts., W i n n i p e g , M a n .
President Mr D . G . M c K e n z i e , 267 G r a m Exchange B l d g , W i n n i p e g , M i
1st Vice- President Mr Russell R e i d , Bismarck, N o r t h D a k o ta
2nd Vice- President Dr W . R Leslie, M o r d e n , M a n i t o ba
Treasurer . Mr. A J Robbins, 184 C a m p b e l l St., W i n n i p e g , M a n .
Secretary Mr. H a r r y A Graves, State College Station, F a r g o , N . D , *' - tf
Superintendent of Garden M r . M J. T i n h n e , Boissevain, M a n . ( 536- 12th St., B r a n d o n ) - ; '
Directors on Executive . Mr Russell R e i d , Bismarck, N o r t h Dakota
D r . W . R L e s l i e , M o r d e n , M a n i t o ba
M r , E r i c B . Gowler, Boissevain, M a m t o ba