The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
WHOLE nation TO
HONOR MEMORY
Of ROOSEVELT
WILL CONTRIBUTE MONUMENT
FUNDS THROUGHOUT UNITED
STATES AND ire POSSESSIONS.
OCTOBER 1927 DATE SCI
Share of eS,oo0,0 900 National Quota;
Every Citizen VIII Be Given
Opportunity to Participate.


Perpetuation Of the memory of
Theodore Roosevelt, the man and the
American, Is the purpose OF a cam.
paign which, during the week of Oct.
20 to n, will raise a fund Of $4,000, 900
In the United States and its posses
sions.
The plans Of the national committee
In charge, headed by Col. William
Boyce Thompson, call for a suitable
monument in Washington and the es
adjustment of national park at
Oyster Bay, Long Island, which, 1t is
hoped, will include Sycamore Hill.
the home Of Col. Roosevelt, to be
preserved like Mount Vernon and the
Abraham Lincoln home at Springfield,
Ill.
Michigan is to have prominent
part in the movement, which is al.
ready under way throughout the whole
country and In Cuba, Panama, Hawaii,
Alaska and the Philippine Islands.
The states share of the quota has
been set at 100000 and an organiza-
tion is now being formed to conduct
an active campaign in every county.
The state organization Is headed by
Paul H. King, who was appointed
chairman for Michigan by the national
association. He is being aided by the
following committee Of prominent
state people: Col. Charles B. Warren,
chairman of the executive committee.
Gustavus d. Pope, vice chairman. De.
troit; Harry o. Turner, secretary, De-
troit; Thomas p. Phillips, director Of
publicity, Detroit; Russell A. Alger,
Detroit; Clarence L. Ayres. Detroit:
John w. Blodgett, Grand Rapids; DR..
F. p. BONN, Newberry; David A.
Brown. Detroit; Fred w. Casta-
tor, Detroit; M. ]. Cavanaugh,
Ann Arbor; Frank Cody. Detroit;
Gerrit J. Diekma, Holland; Frank D.
Eaman, Detroit; Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Big Rapids; Rt. Rev. Michael
J. Gallagher, Detroit; P. ]. M. Hally.
Detroit; Mrs. Rena l.. Hamilton, De-
troit; Col Frank j. Hecker, Detroit;
Thomas e. Johnson, Lansing; William
Livingstone, Detroit; Mark T. Mckee.
Detroit; Alfred J. Murphy, Detroit:
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, Detroit;
Charles A. Nichols, Detroit; Patrick
O'Brien, Houghton; Chase s. Osborn,
Sault Ste Marie Thomas w. Payne,
Detroit; Rev. M. S.. Rice, Detroit; j.
II. Rice, Houghton; Mrs. Abby Beecher
Roberts, Marquette; Mrs. Huntley Rus
sell, Grand Rapids; Albert E. Sleeper,
Bad Axe; William Alden Smith, Grand
Rapids; Otto E. Sovereign, Bay City;
Mark w. Stevens, Flint; Mrs Ethel
Ridgley Vorce, Crosse lie; Lt.-Col,
George B. Waldo, Detroit; L. Whitney
Watkins, Manchester; Miss Bina M.
West, Port Huron; N. c. Wright, De-
troit; Carl Young, Muskegon.
Chairman King has already appoint.
ed a chairman in each county and
these leaders are naming men and wo-
men workers in every city, village and
township, to carry the message of the
campaign to all the people.
Gov. Sleeper has issued proclama-
ton calling the attention Of citizens
to the movement and urging universal
cooperation. Thomas E. Johnson,
superintendent Of public instruction,
has communicated with school COM
missioners and superintendent OF
schools, teachers and pupils, asking
for their whole-hearted support. The
Michigan house of representatives, at
the last session of the legislature,
adopted a resolution calling on the
superintendent to place a picture of
Col. Roosevelt in each schoolroom in
the state and Mr. Johnson Is now
making the distribution and suggest
ing that the pictures be dedicated,
with appropriate exercises, on Roose-
velt's birthday, Oct. 81 Students in
the university and in all state colleges
are being asked to take an active part
In the campaign.
The work Of the intensive campaign
has been divided so that special
efforts may be made by large civic
groups Of citizens. The following days
have been set apart: