Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

his death. a member Of the Collegiate
Reformed Church OF st. Nicolas, Fifth
avenue and Forty eighth street. New
York city. At this church he was bap-
tized and later, as a young man, united
In the confession OF faith at Its altar,
as his parents had done before him.
Mrs. Roosevelt is an Episcopalian and,
as there is no Dutch Reformed Church
In this town. the Colonel attended divine
worship at old Christ Church
Captain and Mrs. Archibald Roose-
Welt. Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas
Lonsworth and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr.. arrived at Sycamore Hill last night.
The Coloners other SONS Kermit and
Theodore. Jr.. are still in Europe.
Mrs Richard Derby, who was Ethel
Roosevelt. now the wife Of Major Richard
Derby. Of the medical corps, United
states army. IL expected to arrive in
oyster Bay today with her two chill
dren from Aiken, s. c., where she has
been sojourning. The majo IL In France.
The flood of telegraphic messages of
coincidence from all parts Of the world
continued today and extra telegraph op-
orators were called here from New York
to handle the rush.
Oyster Bay Folk Mourn Him
oyster Bay today mourned Theodore
Roosevelt. the neIghbor.
"reminiscences of Roosevelt the boy
Roosevelt the youth Roosevelt the man,
Roosevelt the husband and father in a
family intimately associated with two
generations of the life of this quiet Long
Island village, were being told with un-
conscious simplicity by the veteran citi-
zens or the town to the strangers who
nave been coming to Oyster Bay since
yesterday In the hope of obtaining cards
of admittance to the funeral services to- |
morrow In Christ Church.
When delegations OF United States /
Senators and Representatives arrive
here tomorrow and men Of national nnt.
International fame have assembled to
pay their final tribute to the great
american whose body will lie In tho
.plscopal church. few miles from tie
,oose'e.t nome on Sycamore Hill, these
distinguished visitors will find oyster
say people regretting, not the passing
u Worid-known figure. but of
leishoor known to all and beloved by
III here for his pure democracy as fei-
ow-voter and n fellow -worshiper.
Perhaps no more sincere tribute 70
'heodore Roosevelt is being paid any,
Were in the nation today than this
ne accorded him by Oyster Bay neigh
ors' VINO, recalling incidents Of that
hase or the Colonel's life that could
OF oe described as strenuous, are re-
'ting In unadorned language their own
Tory OF the one-time President as they
new and loved him.
Colonel Loved as Fellow Town,map
The honors that the rulers OF nations
re bestoWing today on Colonel Roose-
ets memory in the form OF cabIs
es3ages meant little TO the Oyster Bay
sidents in comparison with their own ,,
essages OF sympathy sent TO Mrs
oosevelt. sitting bravely in her hilton ..
'me surrounded by those Of the Roose-
IL chiidren who have been able TO
me to her side at this time To these n
sidents the Colonel was never n fore :
ost hsure in American history and in
events-even when he was
'esident and his sons were growing :,
ys' Roosevelt was looked on here T
'ier as a townsman than as a noted ,
'tesman. y
nuch Is the impression which one finds r.
ISIS IN the course OF conversations ~
III the men and women Of oyster By !,
:" tnroushout their lives have known -
''''' "S one OI themselves
laies without number were recoun,ed u
solemn recollection today OF the town u
OF the Colonel There was tho old
tradesman whose ci
re stood as it stands today. in tho sc
art of the village. when Teddy as OF
BOY was accustomed to pass the little IT
ucture each day. This elderly citizen "a
enemy birth, but possessing an Amer h,
niSm as staunch, perhaps, as that OF NJ
; Colonel himself. entered the Oyster 81
y Inn yesterday when he learned Of L
death of the Colonel, to demand con- h
nation Of news that had shocked the
rid. NJ
informed that what he had heard pr
3 true. he collapsed In n chair and ST
We way to unrestrained emotion. TO
IT he's gone--if he's really gone Ia
through" the old friend Of Theodore ce
osevc!. said. There is nothing more Is
me TO live for. If Teddy Is never
ning by here again. Teddy 49, why tn
idy used to sic his dog on me when c.
was a boy." NJ
ne Hood OF "reminiscences that has Ir
'pt oyster Bay brought to public no. of
circumstance the townspeople long an