New-York tribune., 1919-10-22

At o'clock the flag was similarly
greeted by hundreds Of children at the
grave of Gouverneur Morris, St. Anne 3
taken by boat across East River to
Bryant High School, Long Island City.
Georgia Town Leading Country
Roswell, Ga, the home of Martha
Bulloch, Colonel Roosevelt's mother
leads the country in proportional sub
scriptions toward the Roosevelt
memorial, the memorial association
announced last night.
A dispatch received yesterday by the
association stated that on Monday
night Roswell. town. of 1900 persons,
which had been allotted a quota of
scrbed $4,000 and pledged $4,000 more
toward the memorial. The leader of
the movement was T. S. Stribbing, an
ex-Rough Rider.
The New York Stock Exchange yes
terday appointed committee of
twenty-five, headed by John P. Grier
to handle the canvass for the ex-
change. Among those on the commit
tee are w. 7. Starr, l.. NJ. Josephal, II
II. Childs, w. G. Anderson, B. W
Smythe, George Sidenberg, c. v Holz-
scerber, Percy Billiard, Sal de Saint
Phalle, Stuyyesant Fish. Jr., P. J.
way, Jr, r. D. Wrenn, E. Content
George B. Post, jr., M. Gavin, E. P. Cur
rier, J. Wasserman, J. H. Mellick, G.
B. Buchanan, c. L. Knoblauch, Allen
Lindley, J. L. Worden and Henry Bull
The exchange will put news Of the
progress of the canvass on the Stock
Exchange ticker.
Charles Dillingham; and the Shube rts
have proffered the use of their theaters
for use in the campaign. Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt. jr., Mortimer Schif and
Mrs Sidney Borg are active workers
at these theaters. George Gordon
Battle, Abram Elkus, Marcus NJ Marks
Edward Lauderbach, Everett Wheeler
and Sheriff Knott have agreed to speak
at various theaters.
Japan and Italy will help to estab-
lish memorials to Colonel Roosevelt
The Japanese Association of New York
City, with a membership of more than
1000, announced yeorerday that a
telegram has been sent to all other
Japanese associations in this country
asking them to cooperate in the Roose.
velt Memorial campaign. The tel
egram, signed by r. 1chinomiya, presi-
dent of the association, said:
"Plans of the Roosevelt Memorial
Association to raise funds, with view
of perpetuating the memory of that
great man win the sincere support OF
every Japanese, who remembers with
gratitude what mighty good he did tc
the interest of Japan and to the peace
of the world at the conclusion of the
so-Japanese war. His inspiring
Americanism, upheld by that indomi-
table spirit of the square deal and fair
play, commands universal and lasting
respect.
$50 the Japanese Association of New
York, of which l am president, passed
resolutions in our regular meeting of
this month to heartily participate in
this memorial activity and urge our
fellow countrymen to subscribe for the
plan. 1t is hoped and expected that
your association will also indorse our
resolution and extend your best effort
containing detailed explanation will
soon follow"
A dispatch from Rome yesterday said
committees are being formed through
out Italy to receive contributions from
Americans for the national memorial
to be erected to former Presiden.
Theodore Roosevelt. The chairman OF
the central committee of this city
from which al the others have ema-
mated, is Henry Nelson Gay, of Boston
Mass, the historian.
In commenting on the movement one
of the leading newspapers says: "Mr
Roosevelt was the greatest and noblcst
among modern Americans and was the
personification of American courage
honor and chivalry."