The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07

the term. but in Youngs' Memorial
Cemetery. ON reflection, however, the
town made up It's mind that this WAS
Just such ~ place as the Colonel would
choose and as would be appropriate for
such as man as he was.
The Roosevelt Plot.
This burial ground was originally a
part of the old Youngs farm. In recent
years several other families, most Of
whom live in the neighborhood of the
Oyster Bay cove, have obtained lots
there. The Roosevelt plot is on tine top
of hill. Above 1t In summer chatter
the birds that Theodore Roosevelt wrote
his first book about when as youth In
his early teens he published privately
THE Birds Of oyster Bay"
II monument is ever erected above
the Colonies grave 1t will be visible to
all tho cove. And similarly the visitor
TO the grave will be able to survey q
Vista OF water and hilly woodland which
the Colonel loved best.
The cemetery lies about half way be-
tween Oyster Bay and Sycamore Hill
and Is between the junction of the road
that runs beside the bay and the high
way to Cold Spring Harbor.
oyster Bay was naturally dazed by
the suddenness OF Col. Roosevelt S
death. Tho flag above the bandstand
and the flag outside the Bank Of Oyster
Bay were placed at half stan early in
the morning, but despite this evidence OF
what had happened and the passage
through the streets Of Col Roosevelt 4
relatives on their way to the hill, the
townspeople could hardly realize that
their neighbor had gone They knew
that Col. Roosevelt was far from well
when he returned from the hospital on
Christmas day, but they thought like
everybody else that he was improving
4 Faithful Mason.
Tho Town Board of Supervisors had
special meeting yesterday to draft
resol uiions and delegation from the
Mattinecock Lodge Of Masons went up
to the Roosevelt home to offer their SER
wees In case a funeral with Masonic
rites vas desired. A representative of
Mira Roosevelt thanked them, hut sa id
that other arrangements had been made
The Colonel was faithful Mason. on
his travels he took delight In visiting
lodges that he found in such queer places
al Nairobi in East Africa and at the
head of the Asuncion River in South
America. Then when he got back to
o> ster Bay he used to bob up at a lodge
meeting and tell the brethren all about
his adventures.
There is in Oyster Bay a barber named
John Gerard, who has a shop next TO
the post Office. He has visited Sycamore
Hill off and on for eighteen years He
said yesterday that he made one Of these
visits Sunday morning
The Colonel was sitting in big arm
chair" Gerardi continued "Dr. Failer
was feeling his pulse. The Colonel IL
as Are man as you ever saw. He half
got up when l came in and he said in
that friendly way OF nis. Heiio. JviIn
glad TO see you. How are you? Then
he said TO me: John, YOU don't have
to send me letter or circular when
you want a contribution to celebrate the
feast OF st. Rocco. Just come up your
self John
That's right, you never had to go TO
the Colonel twice when We needed money
for anything or when anybody was sick
Well asked the Colonel how he was
feeling and he said: Fine. John. but |
don't feel like shaving myself to-day
think I'll have you shave me. John
80 he lay back in his easy chair and
shaved him. The Colonel, you know
was quite particular about how he wac
shaved. When l finished he smoothed
his hand up his cheek against the gram
and said: Now, john, ! think you have
left couple of hairs there. You better
try again, John
80 I went over his face again and
the Colonel was greatly pleased. Then
he said that he guessed he wasn't feel
ing any too well after all and would take
little sleep. DIR. Faller told him he
had better take a little milk and toast
first, so the Colonel. who always did
what the doctors told him, had his milk
and toast, and | went away. He called
after me 'Goodby, John, come again
John Usually the Colonel shaved HIM.
self. but he was the finest man You
would ever want TO meet"
Eject of Quentin's Death.
There Is no question that the loss ot
his son Quentin weighed on the Colone
tremendously and that the mental strair
affected his physical condition. WheI
the first news came 1t was somewhat
cryptic, suggesting only that something
| serious had happened to one Of the
! Roosevelt boys. lie got II from PhiliI
Thompson, a newspaper correspondent
at oyster Bay. to whom THE Sun had
| teiegraphed.
Col. Roosevelt one by one eliminated