Constitution oak planted. Kiwanis International plants a "Constitution Oak" on the mall in Washington, D.C., as part of elaborate Constitution Day exercises. Soil from the graves of the farmers of the Constitution and water from the fountains of the 48 state Capitols and the United States were used in this ceremony. From the left: Edwin F. Hill, representing the Kiwanis; Margaret P. Hunter, Robert H. Edmunds, and Elizabeth Hall, 9/17/35