The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-11
NEGROES ACTIVE IN ROOSE-
WELT MEMORIAL

New York, Oct 9.--Colored people
in every State are taking an en-
thusiastic part in the movement in
augurated by the Roosevelt Memo
rial Association to honor the late
Theodore Roosevelt in the week Of
October 20-27. William Boyce Thomp-
son, president OF the Association, said
yesterday that he has had communi-
cations from prominent Colored citi-
zens In all parts of the country all
testifying to their affection for Col
onel Roosevelt and offering their
time and services to this movement,
which has for its object the preser-
walton in enduring manner of his
principles and ideals.
DR.. Robert II. Motion. principal of
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute, Of which Colonel Roose-
welt was a trustee, in accepting an
appointment to represent his race
ON the National Committee of the
Association, wrote to Colonel Thomp-
son as follows: "Colored people, as
you know, loved the Colonel, as is
indeed true Of the American people
generally"
Robert r. Church, Jr.. a prominent
Colored lawyer Of Memphis, is also
member Of the National Committee.
Colonel Charles Young, U. s. A.,
retired, Of Xenia, Ohio, in accepting
membership on the Ohio State Com
mittee. calls Colonel Roosevelt "the
friend of my race and the friend of
all good Americans" Robert G. Bar
mes, a well-known attorney of De-
troit and a member of the Michigan
State Committee, says Of Colonel
Roosevelt: HE was loved by all our
people. We regarded him as the
most distinguished citizen America
has ever produced" v. H, Tulane, of
Montgomery, Ala, a trustee of Tus-
kegee Institute, says: Colonel Roose-
welt was a great servant of humanity
md championed the cause Of my peo-
pie on many occasions, and we count
1t as privilege to have a part in
perpetuating his memory"
The National Negro Business Leag-
ue at its recent annual convention
in st. Louis adopted resolutions
heartily endorsing and pledging its
support to the plan to establish per-
manent memorials to Theodore Roose-
welt Members Of the League and the
leading Negro educators are taking
an active part in the campaign.
George w. Harris, editor of 1.-THE
New York News" is the head OF the
Colored committee for New York
State. Among the members of this
State committee are Charles w. An
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nal revenue; T. Thomas Fortune,
publisher of THE Amsterdam News"
and the Rev. William H. Brooks, pas
tor of st. Marks Methodist Episco-
pal Church and chaplain of the old
18th Regiment of the New York Ma
tional Guard.
William II. Lewis, the famous CEN
tire of the Amherst and Harvard
football elevens in the COS, who was
appointed a special United States
attorney by President Roosevelt, is
chairman of the Massachusetts State
Committee One of his associates on
this committee is William C. Mat
thews, former star football and base
ball player at Harvard. who is now
practicing law in Boston. Another
is Rev. w. N Derry, minister of
st. Johns Congregation Church,
Springfield.
Among the Colored men interested
In the movement and members of
their State Committees are Robert e.
Jones, editor Of the Southwestern
Christian Advocate; Clement Rich
ardson, president of Lincoln Institute,
Jefferson CITY, Mo-; James Weldon
Johnson, field secretary of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People; Jane b.
Dudley of Greensboro, president of
the Negro Agricultural and Techni-
cal College Of North Carolina; EN-
NETT j. Scott secretary OF Howard
University, Washington. ID. c., and
secretary Of the Tuskegaee Normal
and Industrial Institute; II. H. Ter
rell, justice OF the Municipal Court
of the District Of Columbia: Bishop
George w. Clinton, of Charlotte, N.
c.; DR.. u. Il. Underwood. of Frank
fort. KY; w. Calvin Chase, lawyer
Of Washington, d. c.: N. B. Young,
president of the Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical College for Negroes
at Tallahassee; G.. r. Hutto of Balm
brige, Ca, Grand Chancellor the
Knights Of Pythias; Sol. c. Johnson,
publisher of THE Savannah Ruler of
the Supreme Circle of Benevolence;
Robert s. Abbot, publisher of "The
Chicago Defender; Louis B. Ander-
son, alderman, Of Chicago; DIR. Sum-
ner A. Furniss, City Councilman, of
Indianapolis: George t. Bridgeforth,
principal Of the Industrial and Edu-
cational Institute at Topeka, Kan.
j. M. Wright OF Topeka, Deputy
County Treasurer OF Shawnee Coun-
ty; James e. Shepard. president of
the National Training School. Dur
ham. N. c.; J. M. Marques, president
of the Colored Agricultural and Nor
NAL University. Langston. Okla; and
John NJ. Candy, president OF the vir-
ginia Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute at Petersburg.
Ranger. Texas, Oct 9.--Fire loss
in Ranger in the last four weeks