Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26
SPEAKERS NAMED
| FOR ROOSEVELT
MEETING MONDAY
Program at Liberty Hut to
Open Campaign for Me.
mortal Association.

Senator James D. Phelan o! Cali
fornia. Rev. DR.. Abram Simon and
Simon Wolf have already been Sc
cured as speakers for the big mass
meeting to be held tomorrow night
at o'clock at the Liberty Hut to
mark the inception of the capitars
participation in the nationwide cam
paign on behalf of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association. Every person in
the District interested in the success
of the association and sympathetic
with the ideals for which the late
Theodore Roosevelt stood is cordially
invited to attend.
Col. E. Lester Jones, head of the
District department of the American
: Legion. is to be asked to call the
gathering to order. The proceeding
Will be opened with prayer by Mgr.
Church. at the dedication OF which
Roosevelt delivered an grafton. and
Rev. Henry II. Rank, pastor OF Grace
Reformed Church. which Roosevelt
attended while President, will be
asked to pronounce the benediction.
Frank J. Hogan. chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia organization COM
mittee for the association. will pre-
side, and music is promised by a mill
tsry band
Memorial Services at Keith's.
In preparation for the campaign.
which is intended to secure permanent
members for the association who will
which will be unlike the usual drive
in that 1t will not last for any speci-
fed time or ask any specified sums
OF money, the Georgia division
of the organization for the District of
Columbia announces that it has
opened headquarters in the rooms Of
the League of American Pen Women,
1722 H street northwest. Under the
auspices of the division memorial
services are to be held at Keith's
Members of President Roosevelt Post.
No. !. American Legion. will act as
ushers. and the theater will be
decorated with flowers by the florists
Of the city and by. personal friends
and admirers of Sthe late former
President. individuals wishing to
send flowers are advised that such
should be delivered at the theater not
later than 10 am. and should have
cards securely fastened thereto. be-
cause later they will be sent to Mrs.
Roosevelt to be placed on the colonefs
grave.
Owing to the time arranged for
these services it is expected that
many governmental employees will at
tend Prominent officials and diplo-
mats have been invited to occupy the
boxes, and among those invited to
speak for ten minutes each are Sem
ator Hiram johnson. Senator Pom
dexter: Senator Hoke Smith. Senator
Fall. Senator Warren, Senator Borah.
Senator Mccormick. Secretary Frank
lin X. Lane and George B. Cortelyou.
Secretary of the Treasury in Roose-
veit's administration.
The Georgia division Is active in
1och Hall. birthplace of Col Roose-
velt's mother. at Roswell. Ga. Sub
scriptions are being received at
Georgia headquarters, where the au-
toEraphs of all subscribers are re-
corded for preservation on bronze
quarters are open from 10 to IL
am. and from to pm. for the en-
tire week inaugurated on Roosevelt's
birthday and ending the following
Monday.
In view of The fact that the Bull
alone to Georgia. but to America,
many requests have come from the
citizens Of other states to be permit
ted to subscribe. The Georgia divi-
sion therefore announces that sub
scriptions will be accepted from all
Americans.
Mass Meeting at Church.
Under the auspices Of a special
committee. of which Judge Robert H.
Terrell IS chairman and Prof. John r.
Hawkins secretary -treasurer. sec
ond, and simultaneous Roosevelt me-
mortal mass meeting is scheduled for
John Wesley A. NJ. E. Church. 18th and
Corcoran streets northwest, at 8
o'clock Monday night. Among the
speakers will be John c. Dancy, for
mer recorder of deeds for the Dis
trict. and Emmett ]. Scott. secretary
of Howard University
Music will be furnished by the choir
Of the church. by the Crescendo Quar-
tet, the Amphion Glee Club and by
Miss Mary Europe and DR.. c. Sumner
Wormley. John II Wilson is to read
the "Ode to Ethiopia by Paul Law
renee Dunbar.