The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-09
WOMEN'S ROOSEVELT
MEMORIAL

L ''S""',iS dittl ii' N'a'" VI
Roosevelt, has just announced the
torn of the permanent memorial which
the women of Anieric;i will crect 10
the memory of the great leader.
The Association is IL .Tauifc Col
unel RouseyeIts birthplace ut - East
| Twentieth street. and unr adjoining
! property at 26 East Twentieth street,
1 New York City. The place OF his
birth is to be restored and the in
terror reproduced. Aud he whole
/ Roosevelt House. with its assembly
/ halls, is TO be- not merely } museum.
not merely a record ul tha vigorous
1 life and growth Gf our great American.
10 be visited hy those all over the
uunirN who loved him and who
would study the Influences that made
Gp his growth; il is to bc. more than
thiS. Il centre of citizenship activ ties,
living thing, IL place where the boys
ard tile girls of Amcrica- and IN" men
nHd women ms well will com, to-
.ctIcr in citizenship activities. i'll or
/ der that their understanding OF hpl'r-
ica may become dvcrcr and acciirr'
ana in order that the great ideal Of
I practical service tp s,ur cuintrN. OF
:iidciatisable ;,,,irity in its h"hnlj,
,llali stir and move with vivid pow
~ all Americans that frequent or TiSit
Roosevelt House"
That Colonel itouScvclt'S vigor o.
life. robustness of belief, and energy
g; will may be ctcrnally recalled 10
the youth of America. is the real spirit
aIid background Of this memorial,
said the Officers of the Association in
I lmkinS their announcement at the
Association offices at | East JIth
street. Long and careful consideration
has been given to the possibilities.
Mrs. Leonard Wood is the Honorary
President of the Association and Mrs.
William Curtis DcmorcSt is tlic rrcsi
lemt. Other officers include Mrs.
Joseph ii. choatc. Mrs. Whitrlaw
L:cid, Mrs. Thomas Preston, Mrs. s;ot,-
rrt Baeon. Mrs. james Roosevelt. Mrs
William Bayard Cutting. Mrs. Elihu
loot. Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler. Mrs.
robert Winthrop. Mrs. James 4. ga
witt, Mrs. Henry A. Alexander, Mrs.
Iohn Henry Hammond. Mrs. Henry A.
Wise Wood. Mrs Charles \. Bryan
md Mrs. y. Barton Hepburn.
We now urge every woman in
America who believes that the spirit
/ pf RnnSny.,It i,s iri, ,,f tor
, tmerica. and of sounuer Amer ear
youth. TO join us said tue rrtsi,lcut
uf Tie Association. We want this
memorial to he raised not hy II small
,rOup of women here and there. bu:
b;- the women of America in II great
body. following a nationwide impulse
thus to mcu,6rializc the great living
spirit we want to see carried ou by
u,ir own SONS. We believe it is lifting
that as the women. and the mothers.
If America we should thus IN ti,iS
concrete. symbolic yet practical way,
. IL, the place and the house of his
Lirth, hand on the torch of that Wig
urous flaming ncvcr-dying spirit TO
'n' S'util OF AIn'Tlci.
"A few years ago Colonel Roosevelt
wrote to II friend protesting against
meaningless iua,isole'lms and mon,l
nents to iLa dead II seemed ull.
ihinkablc to Ms to pcrpctuatc his
memory in that way. Colonel Rousc-
vult lives; 'hc. being dead. yet
'pcakcth.' We want Il place set aside
tor the Objects aud IDEAS That char
nctcriZed him. nervadcd by The IN
i'llTnccs that developed him. gather.
ing place Tor the men and women aud
;oyS and girls he loved, where his
rpicc may. year after year. hr clear
ly and strongly heard. in the letter
we have just spoken of the Colonel
wrote. ".ls for The rest of Ms who
with failure. and shortcomings bat
according to our lights. have striven
to lead decent Iivcs--if amy friends nt
ours wish to commemorate us after
death. the way to do il is hy some
expression of good deeds to Those VIII"
are still living
No contribution is TOO small The
association wishes this to he au all
American tribute. Tile names of all
who give one dollar or more are 10
he inscribed in Al book of donors to
be placed in the Memorial Every
contributor viii receive as II receipt.
the emblem Of the Association which
is to he II snail bronze pin bearing
one of the CuluIicI's best ikcurSScs.
The work m,ist bc begun immedi-
atcly. 1t is urged that subscriptions
and contributions be sent at once to
tho Treasurer Mrs. n. Barton Hep
burn. New York Trust company. !