Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-21
HONORlNG A GREAT AMERICAN

true American, Will be glad TO have a part IN III recuon VI d
great Roosevelt memorial. In fact, it is proposed to have four
memorials. One is to be erected at Oyster Bay, at the Roose-
welt home, where, besides a great park, it is planned to erect
a structure suitable for meetings of various sorts, PRINCIPALLY
of an educational and patriotic nature.
Another memorial it is planned to erect at Washington
which will probably take the form of a monument of some sort
A third plan is to endow chairs in different univeratles
for the teaching of Roosevelt Americanism and principles tol
the youth of the land.
The fourth memorial is in the hands of the women of the
country who plan to buy the Roosevelt birthplace, a home still
standing in goth street, New York city, which t. is proposed to
restore to its original condition as it was at the time Roosevelt
was born and use it as a headquarters for AmericanizationI
work.
The Roosevelt Memorial Association, nationwide in its
scope, has been organized to further the first three projects,
the women having the birthplace project we'll in hand through
their various organizations.
This association is composed Of the leading men OF the
country irrespective of politics. Some of the most prominent
Democrats are active in the movement. 1t is significant that
yesterday when the campaign for raising funds opened IN New
York, Tammany Hall speakers went forth to address meetings
of Republican clubs representatives of the Republican clubs
were the speakers at Tammany meetings. 1t was done to EN-
phasize the non-parGsan spirit Of the cause.
With S. 900, 900 to be raised throughout the country,
New jerseys quota is $3.50, 900. Of this amount Perth Am
boy is asked to raise $4,000. 1t ought to be an easy task. II
every admirer of the great American will give but a little the
sum will be quickly secured.
Affiliated with the national organization of the Roosevelt
NlculOIldl ooOClddO CoCh O'uIC h' NNOh NS~NCN
branch of each state organization, associations have been
formed in various localities under a county chairman.
Former Judge Adrian Lyon, of this city, is the chairman
for Middlesex. Through his efforts Roosevelt Memorial Asso-
Citations have been organized in every city and town IN the
county. A week ago a number of Perth Amboy men met in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms and formally organized for
Perth Amboy. The association here, as elsewhere, is abso-
lutely nef- partisan. The officers and members of the exeeu-
tive Committee are men Of both parties.
While the primary object Of this organization is to carry
ON q campaign for raising the funds for the Roosevelt memo
RIAL it is planned to make the association permanent here, as
is being done in many other places. 4<-
The plan of the national organization is that the campaign
for raising the necessary funds shall be carried on all this week
ending next Monday, October 81, which is Roosevelts birth
Perth Amboy, therefore, opens her campaign today and
while a number of committees will be appointed to do some
soliciting, there is no idea of making a house to house canvass
for the money. The amount is too small and the object is too
worthy to make it necessary to do any begging.
The leaders in the movement felt that this memorial TO a
man who was such a great champion for the rights of the COM
mon people should be made up largely of contributions from
the masses, therefore it is hoped that there will be an enor-
NOUS subscription of one and two dollars each from those who
cannot afford more. Even half dollars and quarters will be
gladly received if such an amount is given in the spirit OF ap-
probation rather than merely for saying that the subscriber mas
given something and thereby escapes giving a larger amount
which he might well afford to do.
1t is the spirit in which the money is given that counts,
not the amount.
Because there is to be no house to house canvass and in
order that everyone will have an opportunity to contribute,
the EVENING NEWS today starts a subscription is ahd invites
Dne and all to forward to this newspaper any amount they wish
to give as a contribution to the fund.
Contributions of q dollar or two each are especially de-
sired. With q population of about 5000 people there ought
to be at least 1000 people in Perth Amboy who would be glad
to give a dollar each to so worthy a project. The rest of the
amount that it is desired to raise here will, of course, come
from many who will be glad to contribute larger sums, accord
ing to their means.
This is a service to the country as we'll as something to
commemorate the worth of a great man.
We can think of nothing more important at this time than
to instill into the minds of the people, particularly the coming
generation, the ideas and principles of Theodore Roosevelt.
And we know of no more impressive way Of keeping these ideas
and principles before the public than by just such memorials
as the Roosevelt Memorial Association has planned.
Theodore Roosevelt was the foremost American Of his
age. His strenuous nature and, forceful character often
brought forth criticism, but even those who criticized at times