Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-31
Strongly Endorses Plan.

Secretary Walcott, in giving his in
dorsement and support to the project
ed memorial, said:
mo more fitting memorial to Theo-
dore Roosevelt could be erected in the
nations capital than a great museum
of history and the arts, illustrating
the history and genius of Americans
two subjects in which he was deeply
concerned and with which his life is
so intimately and vitality connected.
The proposed museum would not
be dead memorial but a virile, liv-
ing tribute to Roosevelt that for ages
would serve to educate and stimulate
all classes of Americans. Its educa-
tional value would be great to the
child. the youth and mature men and
women. 1t would stimulate the his
torian, artist, designer. manufacture
and artisan, and bring to the Amcri-
can people in the most realistic man
ner the extent and character of their
historical and industrial development,
and place side by side with the Amer
| lean many of the developments in art
and science of other lands. | cannot
conceive of a more powerful influ-
ence for good that could take the
form of a memorial to Roosevelt.
Would Be Worthy Tribute.
we have the great monument to
Washington, the great maasoleum to
Lincoln, and if on the same grea
parkway between the Capitol and the
Potomac this tribute to Roosevelt
could be erected it would be tribute
worthy of what he himself stood for
| in the life and thought of our country.
There are already in the National
Museum vast collections of relics and
mementoes of iliustFious patriots OF
our country and of the events con-
spicuous i'll it's history. These concern
not only celebrated warriors and
statesmen and important military in
cidents, but also scientists and in
ventors and the epoch making discov-
cries and inventions produced by their
genius, which have advanced the
cause of civilization and added lustei
to our national fame.
These latter collections relating TO
arts and industries, including the
great division of mechanical and min
eraI technology. illustrate by original
objects and models the DEVELOPMENT of
the electric telegraph and telephone,
the photograph, transportation by
land, water and air: musical mstru-
ments. from primitive to present
forms; printing, illustrating and
bookmaking; photography, from the
earliest invention to the modern NOV
erals, their natural occurrence,
processes of extraction and manu-
facture, from the native state to the
finished product; textiles. drugs, foods
and animal and vegetable products.
Much Due to His Aid.
1.-THE development Of the National
Gallery of Art, now comprising collee-
lions of great intrinsic as well as artistic
value, owes much to the effective and
timely interest of President Roosevelt.
For these things, already brought to-
gether, and for the large and compre-
hensive collections now being gathered,
relating to the present world war, it is
proposed to erect this building, fitting
alike as the repository of these price.
less objects and as a worthy memorial
to the great American, Theodore Roose-
welt.
1.-THE bill provides that the building
shall be planned and erected under the
direction OF the Smithsonian Institution.
The present Natural History Museum,
which cost $500. 900, was placed under
the charge of the regents of the Smith :
sonian Institution. 1t was completed
within the estimated cost, and is con-
sidered one of the finest natural history
buildings in the world. We have on the
board of regents three Senators and
three members of the House, which
gives a direct connection between the
Congress and the activities of the insti-
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