The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
REPUBLICANS CHEER
TEDDY, JR., AND WIFE
Roosevelts, Back From War,
Both Speak at County Com
mittee Meeting.
TALKS LIKE HIS FATHER
Lieutenant-Colonel Hits al
"Our Country" Banners
in Irish Parade.

Lieut. Col Theodore Roosevelt, re-
Gently returned from France. and Mrs.
Roosevelt, who served in the Y. M. C. A.
over there" were guests of the Repub-
lican County Committee at It's monthly
meeting In Bryant Hall last night. Both
had bully" time. 30 did the mem
bers Of the committee, men and women,
who crowded the hall TO suffocation and
applauded wildly at the relation Of their
experiences In the great war.
Teddy" Jr., IL chip Of the old block,
showing 1t not only In many OF his ges-
lures and mannerisms. but also In his
fearless. blunt way Of speaking. Telling
Of the great Americanixins influence OF
the army he said:
II have been told that in q recent
parade banners abiding to our country
were carried. and II was not this coun.
try have no sympathy with these
people. wish they would 60 back"
This reference to the recent parade on
St Patrick's Day was greeted with loud
applause. In that procession there were
banners referring to the English attitude
toward ireland and reading: Damn
their CONCESSIONS We want our coun-
Try"
Tho eldest son Of the late former
Roosevelt had related in q oharminp
manner what she and other Y. NJ. c. A
workers had done to create tho proper
atmosphere around the rest camps o.
the soldiers Miss Helen varick Bos
we'll. head OF the woman's division Of
the county committee. who presided, in
troduced him. When the applause hat
died down he said:
IT'S perfectly bully to be home again
This 10 the first time I have Spoken
since I oame back from France
am happy to speak to tho Republican
committee Of the county which has &
many memories for my family. Ais,
I am glad to speak to the members o.
pushing the war whenever that part.
had q voice.
Smiles in Roosevelt style.
| In the uniform OF a Lieutenant-Col
| onel of the Twenty-siyth Infantry, witt
| three service stripes and a mournin,
band on his left arm and two woun,
| stripes on his right sleeve. he marched
out beyond the speaking desk and plac
| Ing his arme akimbo smiled in tn
familiar Roosevelt fashion as he toll
! the audience how glad he was to b.
| there.
Miss Boswell said ! must feel like &
Rip Van Wrinkle. coming home after suci
long absence" he said. 1T is tru,
| that do. But. II l remember rightly. h,
felt sad at the conditions he found.
ing to-n,gh,"
Tn. ,naar.r ,o,a =, IN. fro,.rr,,.
tim ~ French ara Arer,c,n .o,d,nr.
each ta,k,ng yoIuh,v in bic orn Ia n
ruar~ vh,ch the other ala NOT under
stand hut ali Of them having a "bulIv,
time He related tho "buIlv., vay If
hack In the lines when thew thouph,
thew were po,np 70 have a res, per,od
They wanted 10 "xo TO H." and sang ths
war anthem. which was Hail Hail IN,
Gangs All Here"
The two treat features OF the war 70,
our troops were the characterization and
the Americanization, the speaker de.
clared. He mentioned one private who
had been a city editor on the Cleveland
Plain Dealer and a runner" who had
been state Senator in Washington
His liaison sergeant, he said. was a
German by birth, his orderly an Italian
his provost sergeant was named Murphy
land don't need to tell you his ex-
traction" There were Chinese and Poles
and Scots, but not one Of them who
wouldn't be willing to knock anybody
block Off who doubted his Americanism "
MRS. HooseveN Tells OF "ork.
Mrs Roosevelt said that tho frs, roo,
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