Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-16
LETTER FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL
ON ACCOUNT OF RoosEvEIT'S
DEATH BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
60 ON oAY OF FUNERAL.
JEROME GIVEN APPROPRIATIONS
Everybody Appears Satisfied With
Appointments Handed Down sy
speaker Read
CBy william Lee Calnou.J
Lansing

The death OF Theodore Roosevelt
brought much sadness to the Michigan
Legislature. In which are many who
were personal friends OF tho former
president Adjournment OF both
: houses or the dag OF the colonel's fu-
neral was taken as n mark OF respect
20 his memory aid special memorial
meeting was arranged al which
speeches OF culosy could lac made by
the selected ora tors OF the senate and
house
In moving for the house adjourn.
ment out of respect for Col RoOse.
yelt's memory. Rep James - Jerome,
OF Detroit. said
In the passing OF Co Theodore
Roosevelt the American nsiop and
the whole world as well. has suffered
a great loss Tia WAS loved by all
for his great virtues and by many.
even. for his faults. for they were the
faults OF a man of great human symps.
thies. 70 Americans everywhere his
death is d great personal loss"
Lieut.. Gov. Dickinson aud Speaker
Read named two joint committees TO
arrange for the Roosevelt memorial
meeting The committee on arranre
ments is made M of Senators DeLand
and Condor and Reps Copley Hon
kins and Frank smith The commit
too on resolutions consists OF Sens
tors Scully and Dafoe and Reps Jen
sen, Lewis md Wiley.
Gov. Sleeper sent a telegram 10 Mrs
Roosevelt az Oyster Bay in which he
said Please accept my deep sym
patty in your great sorrow The
world mourns the loss OF its foremost
cftisen, the United States OF true
pstr1ot and prophet. the people OF an
upright. fearless leader. The truth
too. has lost an earnest champion"
Indicative 81 the legislatures eK
pressed determination to 90 what il
can Tor the Michigan soldiers and sail
ors in the wsr. and showing Its senti
meRt in regard 70 them. a concurrent
resolution offered In the house OF rep
resentatiyes by Rep Henry Cr0il has
been adopted By the house ana sonata
n says
Resolved by the House OF Repre-
sentatives (tbe Senate concur
ring. That we. SIS Legislators OF
the State OF Michigan, express. on
behalf OF the people OF our great
State. a profound appreciation OF
the patriotism. tbs personal sac
riiice and devotion, and the he
role and splendid achievement %
that great body Of young men
who went forth from the State o1
Michigan TO hattie for the freedom
and salty of humanity, to uphold
the honor OF their country and of
their flag. and to preserve for Us
and for coming generations the
surety and saDcttty OF all that
that dag reprsssnts. And in Ak
tending this Appreciation we dis
tinguish not at all between our
soldiers-vhetheT they served ia
the regular army, or the national
guard. or In that marvelou. crea-
ton our great national army:
whether they fought on Land. Oh
the seas. or IA the air; whether
they were among those who reach
cd the battle fronts. or among
those who. on this side OF the wa
ter. waited IN impatient expecta-
ton in CAMP and in field and h.
Il further
Resolved. that IN memory OF
those who have fallen in battle
or in any other way have given
their lives while in the service
OF Their country, We express TO
thoss who have been in this wise
bereaved our deep sympathy. our
solemn pride and our abiding
gratitude