The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-10-25
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL AsSoCIA-
TON.
l Madison Avenue, New York City.

New Nork-WilHam BOyce Thomp,
son. President Of the Roosevelt Me
mortal Association, today announced
the names Of a number of prominent
men who are to take part in the speak
ing campaign of the Roosevelt Ne
mortal Association, beginning on Oeto-
Der goth and continuing until October
9th. the birthday of the late president.
No man believed more strongly in
the power Of the spoken word or made
more effective use Of il than Theodore
Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Memorial
Association has accepted offers of a
number of volunteer speakers to
broaden the scope of its work and to
arouse enthusiasm for the Rooseveltian
ideals, as well as to inspire men to
patriotic action. In each state the
campaign director has formed a state
speakers bureau and has enlisted the
services Of the strongest and best
known orators, in order 10 supply upon
invitation speakers for the most i'm
portant meetings held in that region.
A great wave Of patriotism sweeping
over the country during the week Of
October 2O-27 would be a memorial
such as Colonel Roosevelt would have
desired most fervently. On his birth
day. the Roosevelt Memorial ASsOcia-
tjon hopes every community in the ma
tion will hold a meeting in his memory,
- that has ideals of strong, clean
Americanism may be upheld. Thus. in
addition to the permanent physical
memorials which will be erected by the
Roosevelt Memorial Association, there
will be built, with the aid of patriotic
speakers in all parts of the United
States, a spiritual memorial which will
be a force for good citizenship.
Among the men who viii speak in
behalf Of the Roosevelt Memorial As
ISOLATION viii he Frederick T. Gillett,
representative from Massachusetts, and
Speaker of the House, who Will deliver
an address in Washington on Roose-
welt 5 birthday. Governor Henry J.
Allen of Kansas viii speak in Mary
land in the week of October 9th. L.
5. Senators Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington, William H. King of Utah,
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and r.
/. Owen of Oklahoma, as well as eX-
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, also have
volunteered their services. Thus
group Of senators from both the leading
parties viii eulogize Colonel Roosevelt
during the campaign.
Representative F. II. La Guardia of
New York City and many other Con
gressmen will take part in the cam
paign. E1-U. s. Senator John W
Weeks has joined the speakers bureau
CT Massachusetts Roosevelt Memorial
Association. Colin II. Livingstone,
head of the Boy Scouts of America,
will take part in the campaign on the
9th. George Haven Putnam, New
York publisher, will speak at the Ma
tional Arts Club, New York City, on
October 9th. Clifford PinehOt, a de-
oted friend of Theodore Roosevelt,
viii speak at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
Colonel's birthday.
Raymond Robbins Will speak in o.
wego on Sunday, October 26th.
The Rev. Drs. Joseph Slovenian,
Samuel Sehulman and Stephen s. Wise |
will help in the campaign.
Martin II. Glynn, former Governor
of New York. will be available for
two addresses. Colonel F. Edwin FL
well spoke at Bound Brook, New
Jersey, on October 18th. Leslie NJ.
shaw, former Secretary Of the Treas
ury, also has volunteered to speak. Mr..
Shaw is a member of the National Com
snittee of the Roosevelt Memorial As
ISOLATION.
Tom Jones Meek, who is directing
the National Speakers Bureau Of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association, reports
that in addition to these prominent
men, thousands of other friends Of
Theodore Roosevelt have been enlisted. V