El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-07

church. which recently celebrated It's
2O0th anniversary, is a bronze taber-
nacle bearing the names Of the YES
trymen, which includes that of TheO-
dore Roosevelt, president OF the United
States TWO pages Of foolscap, hung
in cases on the walls, carry the names
Of young men Of the church who en-
tered the service for the war The
names Of Col RoOsevelt's sons head
the list
While the ex-president regularly at
tended services at Christ church when
in Oyster Bay. he was at the time OF
his death a member of the Collegiate
Reformed Church Of St Nicholas, New
cOpalian and. as there is no Dutch Re
formed church in this town. the col
onel attended divine worship at old
Christ church
Relatives Reach Oyster Bay.
Capt and Mrs Archibald Roosevelt.
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt.
jr-. arrived at Sycamore Hill last
night The coloneIs other sons. Ker-
NIT and Theodore. jr-, are still IN
Europe
Mrs. Richard Derby. who was Ethel
Roosevelt now the wife of Mai. Rica-
ard Derby. Of the medical corps. u. :.
A.. is expected 10 arrive in oyster Bay
today, with her two children. from
Aiken. 5 c. where she has been So
Journlng- The major Is in France.
The flood Of kilograms OF coincidence
from all parts Of the world continued
today.
oyster Bay today mourned Theo-
dore Roosevelt. the ueighbor-
Villagers Reminiscent.
"Reminiscences OF Roosevelt the boy,
Roosevelt the youth, Roosevelt the
man. Roosevelt the husband anu
father IN family intimately associ-
atec with generations OF the life OF
this quiet Long Island village. were
being told with unconscious simplicity
by the veteran citizens OF the town 10
the strangers who have been coming
to Oyster Bay since Yesterday in the
hope Of obtaining cards OF admittance
10 the funeral services tomorrow
when the delegation Of United
states senators and representa-
tives arrives here tomorrow and
men Of national and international
fame have assembled 20 pay their
final tribute TO the great Ameri-
can. these distinguished visitors
VIII find Oyster Bay people re-
GREETING not the passing Of
world known figure but OF merely
a neiEhbOr known TO all here and
beloved by all for his pure demOe-
racy. n fellow citizen and fellow
neighbor.
To them the colonel was looked
upon as townsman rather than the
noted statesman Tales without num-
Der were recalled in solemn recollec- Z
ton today by them.
II he's gone, il he is really gone. I
I'm through" said an old friend Of /
the colonel here today.
Teddy, why Teddy used TO sic his I
dog on me when he was a boy"
Flood Of Stories Told.
The Hood Of stories which has
swept Oyster Bay brought TO public /
notice a circumstances which tle
townspeople have long been familiar I
with but is regarded here the outside /
world perhaps has never known. II I
IS circumstance which may be said /
TO be eioquently characteristic OF the ]
gentle home life OF the Roosevelt I
family. II was said that It was not
until four months ago that the Saga
more Hill house was installed with 4
electric lights.
Noted visitors from many lands. I
men OF renowned fnternstiona COM
missions. sent by foreign govern
ments. have come to the Sycamore !
Hill house to find the colonel writ
ing debating or reading by the light
Of oil lamps. Throughout his rrcat 4
home oil burning lights only were 70 4
be found until few months ago. on
the desk at which the colonel sat in i
MS presidential chair during white
house days there stood an oil lamn.
~ was neighborly "reminiscences today
which revealed why at last oil sur
rendered its place TO the more modern
electricity.
Servants Demanded Lights.
You know" the colonel was quoted
by neighbor as saying. half apolo-
setically. we just had to put in cleo
trict lights The servants demand
ed it,
Mrs, Roosevelt during the night re-
celYed cablsgram OF sympathy from
Whlch is on the Franco-Italian from
tier. reading as follows:
fray accept my heartfelt SYM
PATTY on the death of your dis
tinEuished husband. the news Of
which has shocked me very
much--
This was one OF more than SOC teie-
grams and cable messages which
poured into Oyster Bay for Ne
roosevelt during the night. Trey
zane from private citizens. Rough .
RIDERS. ambassadors, ministers. COZ
rs OF All ranks and distinction,
and women. too.
Alexandria, queen mother Of Eng
land, cabled the following:
am indeed grieved TO hear Of the ,
leath OF your great and Distinguished :
husband, for whom 1 had the asreatesr !
- - u fiease accept my heartfelt
sympathy on the irrepaTable loss Won {
have suffered
Prom President Taft.
from former president Taft came 1
ne Following, dated HARRISBURG. pa = 7
/ am shocked to hear the bad news Z
Ny heart goes out 10 you and yours q
n your great sorrow. The counfr,, { y
an III afford, in this critical period
u history, TO lose one who has done
tnd could in the next decade bave
lone so much for it and humanitv-
nave lost great, patriotic Amer
can, great world figure, the most
onnmanding. personality in our publisI
ne since Lincoln / mourn his roinr-
IS personal loss Mrs. Taft ana :
r99s
Messages OF Sympathy. 7,
4hroushout the day messages Of / =
3ympathy continued to arrive al the
"a gamore Hill home. ADDRESSED 10
irs. Roosevelt and TO various mem =
'eIs OF The family. some OF the mes
ages follow:
The class Of 1850. Harvard college
me. me celonefs elass). send deepest 4
Jonn Woodbury.. secretary"
am deeply grieved BY the news