The sun., 1919-10-27
CHURCHES OBSERVE
ROOSEVELT SUNDAY
Tributes to Great Citizen Re-
greet He Cannot Help Ma
ton i'm Crisis.
MANY CEREMONIES TO-DAY
Will H. Hays to Be Principal
Speaker When Flag Is
Placed on Grave.

While thousands of passersby paid in
formal honor to the late Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt before the Roosevelt
Memorial Flag which foated yesterday
from a stan In front of the Public
Library Building, numerous formai
tributes were given to the great Ameri-
can in the churches and by many or
CARNATIONS of New York In observ-
ance of Roosevelt Sunday.
At virtually every one of these meet
ings the keynote was the need Of Roose-
velt's leadership out of the wilderness
of present Industrial unrest and the ap-
plication Of his Americanism as a means
to that end in his absence.
This homgae was upon the eve and
apropos of Col. Roosevelts sixty-frst
birthday anniversary, which Is to-day,
and will be celebrated with elaborate
ceremonies which will include the plac-
ing of the Memorial Flag upon his grave
at Oyster Bay and many meetings In
New York city.
An interesting event OF yesterday was
the visit of King Albert of the Belgians
and his staff to Oyster Bay. where they
laid a wreath upon the former Presi-
dents resting place.
Among notable observances of Roose-
welt Sunday was that of the Free Syna-
gogue at Cernegie Hall yesterday after
noon when Oscar s. Straus. a member
of the Roosevelt Cabinet, was the prin-
cipal speaker. Mr.. Straus reviewed Col.
Roosevelt's career, eulogized his char
acter as a man and urged the applica-
ton of Roosevelt's principles of social
Justice in the present period of unrest.
Roosevelt Policies Needed Now.
Chaplain Raymond c. Knox, in SER
mon at st. Paul's Chapel, Columbia
lessness up as an example to America
In lighting the establishment of any
social order which "fattens out all
initiative and Individuality by the steam
rollers of mediocrity."
Representative F. II. La Guardia ad-
dressed a memorial meeting at the West
Side Y NJ. c. A. and called upon poll
ticians of to-day to carry on the Roose-
Welt fight against corruption and boss
ism. Mr. La Guardia contrasted Roose-
velt's preemptory and result getting de-
mand upon Raisuli to the continuous
stream OF notes of protest which have
gone to Mexico against the holding of
Americans for ransom by bandits and
characterized the army order for the
payment of ransom for the two recently
captured American aviators as dis
grace to the American Army. Those
fliers." he said, expected to be rescued
and not to have their captors bought
off,"
The Roosevelt Memorial Flag. which
was lowered at sunset yesterday by IT'S
guard of honor. Quentin Roosevelt Bat
talon. Junior Naval and Marine Scouts,
and placed in the Public Library Build
ing for safe keeping over night, will be
relayed by schoolboys to Oyster Bay
the flag lowered yesterday while the
Star Spangled Banner"
Manhattan schoolboys will carry the
flag to the middle of the greensboro
Bridge, where 1t will be received by
Flushing lads, who will turn It over to
Manhasset Boy Scouts at the city line
They will carry the emblem to Port
| Washington High School. whence 1t will
be carried by lads of their respective
towns to Roslyn. Sea Cllff, Glen Cove
and to Oyster Bay.
At Oyster Bay 1t will be taken to the
Cove Neck school. where the Roosevelt
| children were taught and where the
Colonel played Santa Claus. and there
will receive its last star at the hands
OF girls.
Going at Last to CoIonel's Grave
| The flag then will be taken tc
Young's Memorial Cemetery to be placed
upon the grave, When taps is sounded