Stump the German

[Eva Elisabeth]

Kudos, Roger, you stumped me - I didn't expect someone nailing both at once that quickly!! I was expecting my next hint however to reveal one of them:
   
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_(tree)
(The site doesn't reveal that Sherman was a key member of "The Boone and Crockett Club", an organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt, that also worked for the expansion and protection of Yellowstone National Park, and the establishment of American Conservation in general.)

The quote was from the address by Carl Schurz at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, February 17, 1891.

Roger - since baseball season is about to begin the prize is my best wishes and crossest-kept fingers for the Cubs to play the best season ever!