New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Exercises of Week Are Be-
gun on Spot Where George
Washington Was Sworn In
as the First President
Boy Scouts Guard Flag
Memorial Emblem Resumes
Journey From Buffalo to
Oyster Bay Early To-day

On the spot where George Washing
ton was sworn in as President, New
York City yesterday launched its can
Memorial Association to make the
name of the Colonel lasting monu-
ment to the Americanism which he
represented.
While Wall Street took off its ha,
and stood during the noon hour before
the steps of the Sub-Treasury, honor
ing the memory of the Colonel, similar
exercises were taking place in more
than 200 cities in a movement to
organize the entire nation and establish
memorials at Oyster Bay and Wash
ington. Meanwhile aviators scared over
the cemetery at Oyster Bay, dropping
memorial wreaths on the Colonels
grave.
Last night, in q corner room Of the
old mansion at Van Cortandt Park,
where Washington was many times
entertained, similar tribute was paid
b. members of the Boy Scouts.
Charlie Olson, whose mother was
English and whose father came from
Sweden, and Arthur Cragnotti, Of Ital
ian parentage, claimed the right, by
virtue Of their peculiar Americaniza-
ton, to stand the first watch of two
hours outside the room in which the
Roosevelt flag lay encased in khaki
Boy Scout haversack after its 800mle
Journey from Buffalo.
Ten Scouts on Guard
Ten other boys alternated with
Charlie and Arthur, patrollng from 6
o'clock last night to S:15 this morn
ing.
Inside, on table beneath a large
steel engraving of George Washington,
o. Il
duty bunked in their camping outfits
on the floor.
Never once out of sight of it's youth
full guardians, the flag, with only forty
two stars so far sewed on. will resume
its journey promptly at 6:15 this morn
ing to make the rounds this week of
the various boroughs, until the last
star shall have been added The flag
will then go to Oyster Bay via air.
plane.
The official course of the flag will
be as follows:
s:15 a. m. Leave Manor House
and will go down the Grand Boule-
ward and Concoprse to the Theodore
Roosevelt High School, where 1t
should arrive at 9:40 a. m.
GAS a. NJ. Exercises at Theo-
dore Roosevelt High School, DR.. Will
liam C. Hayward, principal, presid-
ing Star will be sewed on by five
school girls. Flag will leave Theo-
dore Roosevelt High School about
10:15 and go to the Hall of Fame,
New York University, by way of
Mott Avenue, Grand Boulevard and
Concourse and Burnside Avenue.
1900 q. m. Exercises at Hall of
Fame, Chancellor Elmer Z. Brown
presiding. Flag will go by way of
University Avenue and Fordham
Road to Fordham University.
1:30 p. m Exercises at Fordham
University, Rev. E. P. Tivnan pre-
siding Flag goes to Borough Hall
by way of Third Avenue.
$3.50 p. m. Exercises at Borough
Hall, Borough Pres dent Bruckner
presiding. Flag goes to grave of
Joseph Rodman Drake by way Of
Crotona Park to Southern Boulevard
to Hunts Point Road.
3:15 p. m. Exercises at grave of
Joseph Rodman Drake, Hunts Point.
A girl from The eodore Roosevelt High
School will recite brakes poem "Ihe
American Flag" Mrs Henrietta
Speke Seeley presiding.
4:l5 p. m. Exercises at grave of
Governor Morris, St. Anne's Avenue
and l40th Street.
8 p. m, Boat leaving 138th Street
ma East h1VeT VIII ldkO Inc nag TO
Bryant High School, Long Island
City.
Other Events Of Day
The other events of the day will
consist of Roosevelt meetings in al
Tammany and Republican clubs of tn
city at p. m, Democrats and Repub
licans exchanging speakers.
Roosevelt the American was stresse
70 ~ ~
rial canvass yesterday at the Sub
Treasury. Short speeches were mad
by William II. Edwards, Martin Voge
Assistant Treasurer of the Unite
States; Police Commissioner Enrighr
Representative Walter NJ. Chandle
and the Rev. o. II. l.. Mason, an int
mate friend of Roosevelt. Jerome 4
Myers presided and the Police Ban
furnished music.
When history is fully written ther
will be three great Am ericans-W ash
4r gton, Lincoln and Roosevelt" de
clared Dr.. Mason, who leaves to-day t
act as chaplain among the America
troops in Siberia.
Much was made of his expressio,
Speak softly and carry a big stick
We think most of the big stick, but
should not be forgotten that NJ
Roosevelt also talked softly for a ma
with the reputation of having bi
stick.
whether you agreed with him {