The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-18
OONATORS RECEIVE
LIFE MEMBERSHIP

William Royce Thompson, president
of the Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
ton, has issued the following state
ment:
with the cooperation of the state.
county and local committees in all
parts of the United States, the Roose-
welt Memorial Association is ready
for its campaign during the week of
October 20-27 to honor the memory
of Theodore Roosevelt. The people
of the United States are requested
throughout the week to contribute
to the fund for memorials to Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
"The Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
ton believes that Americans desire to
see two forms of memorials for their
dead leader. The first Of these forms
is one that shall be immediate and
that shall enable all Americans to
subscribe to and uphold the staunch
A~mericanism of Theodore Roosevelt.
The concrete expression of this me-
mortal will be a series of meetings
held in every city and town of the
United States on Roosevelt's birth
day. October 9th. All state. county
and local committees comprised of
representative citizens of all denomi-
nations. political parties and social
classes, are actively engaged at pres
ent arranging for these meetings on
that date. Prominent speakers at
these meetings will voice the stalnch
patriotic principles of Theodore
Roosevelt and will ask their audi
ences to take part in the movement to
cherish and perpetuate his ideals of
Americanism.
in addition to these memorial
meetings, which will be a tribute to
the genius and patriotic service of
permanent memorials that will convey
to present and future generations the
character and principles of Theodore
Roosevelt. 1t is for the establish
ment of these permanent memorials
that the people of the United States
will be asked during the week of
October 20-27 to make contributions
to the memorial fund of the Roose-
welt Memorial Association.
Every person who gives to this
fund during that week will become a
permanent member of the Roosevelt
Memorial Association. In behalf of
this association. l call upon the
people of the United States to join
in this membership movement.
ut would be contrary to the broad
American principles upon which the
Roosevelt Memorial Association is
founded to fix any amount requisite
for membership. Any contribution
large or small, will entitle the person
to membership.
Men, women and children by the
thousands are visiting the grave of
Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
Millions of others who hold his
memory in esteem and affection.
are not able to make this journey,
but the plans of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association for the week of
October 20-27 provide ample oppor-
tunity to honor the memory of this
great American.
THE countries of the Allies, whose
cause Theodore Roosevelt espoused
so ~valiantly in the darkest days be-
fore victory came, are joining Ameri-
cans in this movement. Likewise
in the Philippines, Porto Rico. Alas
ka. Hawaii, and in the farthest cor
ner where the Stars and Stripes fly,
men and women are preparing to hon.
or his memory during the week set
apart by this association. The off,
GERS of the Roosevelt Memorial AS
ISOLATION know that they have only
to explain to the public the plans
for this campaign of October 20-27
in order to receive enthusiastic sup