New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
S5,O00,OO0 Sought
For Memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt
Committees Are Named to
Handle Drive i'm All States
Week of October 20; De-
tails Being Mapped Out

Colonel William Boyce Thompson
president of the Roosevelt Memorial
Association, announced yesterday that
Che organization to collect S5,oO0,0 ,000
during the week of October 20 had
been completed in most of the states
Regional conferences on details for the
campaign will be held in ten cities dur
ing the next few weeks. The first has
been set for August IA in Chicago
Major General Wood and Colonel
Thompson viii address this meeting.
Other conferences will be held at St
Paul, August Is; Salt Lake City, Au-
gust Is; Portland. Ore, August 49,;
Dallas, Tex, August 10; Kansas City
August 10; San Francisco, August 90;
Atlanta, August 21; New York, Septem-
Der 3, and Boston, September 4.
Memorial at Capital
Plans for the Roosevelt memorial in
clude magnificent monument at Wash
ington, and a public park at Oyster
Bay which eventually may include the
Roosevelt home at Sycamore Hill.
The state chairmen announced yes
terday are:
Arizona, Governor Thomas L. Camp
bell, Phnnix; Arkansas, Wallace
Townsend, Little Rock; California,
Governor William D. Stephens, Sacra-
mento; Colorado, Samuel d. Nicholson,
Denver; Connecticut, former President
Taft, New Haven; Delaware, ex-Gover-
nor Charles R. Miller, Wilmington;
District cf Columbia, Frank J Hogan,
Washington; Florida, S. c. Dell, Alac-
hua; Idaho, VIII II. Gibson, Mountain
Home; Illinois, Governor Frank O.
Lowdcn, Springfield; Indiana, William
(. Bobbs, indianapolis; owa, Charles
H. McNider Mason City; Kansas, Gov
ernor Henry j. Allen, Topeka; Ken
tucky, Lewis y. Johnson. Louisville; +;
Maine, a. j. Swee. Auburn; Maryland,
sudge John c. Rose, Baltimore; Mime
sofa. Irving a. Caswcll, Anoka; Missis-
s.ppi, Leroy Percy, Greenville; Mis-
so4ri. Arthur NJ. Hyde. Trenton; Mon
tana, Thomas A MARROW, Helena; Ne
braska, 4 Il. Howell Omaha; Nevada,
samuel d. 49, Reno; New Hamp-
alire, Major IranA Y. Knox, Man
chester; New Me>ico, Colonel r. l..
Twi,cheli. Santa te.
Colgate Represents Jersey
New Jersey. Colonel Austen Colgate,
Orarge; North Carolina, Judge Peter
G. tutchara Asheville; North Dakota
Sylvanus NJ Ferris, Dickinson; Ohio,
Arthur L. Garford, Elyria; Oklahoma,
fames J. McGr.w, Ponca City; Oregon,
Or. Henry Waldo Coc, Portland; Rhode
slard, Harry p Cross Providence; !;
South Carolina, T. Il. Wananaker, Co
lumbia; south Dakota, Governor Peter
Nothock. Pierre; Tennessee, Luke T.
Wright Memphis Conner Govefn2r #
she 2hihDpines); TEXAS, j. N. Nc
Gormicil, D~..aa; U.&h, Cofonel c. =.
.oos, Provo; Nermort, Earle s. kins-
lcy. Ru1las4; Nirgtnio. Percy S. STE
venson, Nerfolh; Washington, William
H. Cowles Spokane; West Virginia,
Grant p Hall. Charleston; Wisconsin,
Augustus H. NogcI, Milwaukee; Wyo-
ming, Governor Robert d. Carey, Chey-
eAne.
George W Perkins is chairman for
New York City.
The campaign executive committee
includes Colonel Thompson, chairman !;
Joseph W Alsop, Of Avon, Conn; John
s. Craveus, OF Pasadena, Cal; VIII H.
Iays, chairman Of the Republican Ma
ti0ael Committee; Irwin r. Kirkwood,
publisher Of "The Kansas City STAR;
William Loeb, il, Henry j. Nhigham,
Albert Il. Wiggin, Horace Wilkinson,
William WIlgley, IT., Of Chicago, and
Henry L. S.ilAsCn.