The New York herald., 1920-01-02
MEETINGS To MARK
anniversary OF
R0sEVELT's DEATH
Memorial ObServances to Take
Place January 4
and 6.

Roosevelt. and memorial services also will
be held on the preceding Sunday.
The principal meeting to commemorate
the great American will be held in this
city in Carnegie Hall on Monday evening.
January under the auspices Of the
Roosevelt Memorial Association and the
womans' Roosevelt Memorial Association,
the respective presidents Of those organ
izations, William Boyce Thompson and
Mrs. John Henry Hammond. presiding
Jointly. The meeting will be opened at
fifteen minutes past eight o'clock with
the singing OF two verses Of America,
in which the audience will be led by the
st Cecilia Club of ninety, voices, under
the direction of Victor Harris.
Bishop Charles Sumner Burch, OF the
Episcopal Diocese of New York, will de-
liver the opening prayer, and selections
from the Psalms, which were favorlte
passages of the Scriptures with Colonel
Roosevelt, will be read by Rabbi Samuel
Shulman. of Temple BETHEL. Mrs. Percy
" Penny hacker, of Austin. Texas, lor-
merly president of the General Federation
OF Womens Clubs, will deliver an address
on Roosevelt the Father of Cltizens.
She will be followed by Mrs Douglas
Robinson. sister of Colonel Roosevelt
who will read a letter which ne wrote
as President in 1904 to Mr.. Frederic MIS-
trail, late poet, of Provence, France
"a Last Message to America.
IISkvC C. Ouinby, Trustee of the Ameri-
can <fence Society, will read mcclure
RooAH@elts last message to the Amerlcan
people, letter sent on the evenins VI
January 5. 1919, to be read at the American
Defence Society's meeting in the Hippo
drome. Colonel Roosevelts death occurred
only a few hours after he had dictated
tho mira There must be no sagglnB
back in the fight for Americanism. Inc
meeting will be closed with the SINGING Oh
How Firm Foundation" Colonel Roose-
velt's favorite hymn, and with the pene-
diction pronounced by Archbishop Hayes'
Most of the reserved spaces for the meet
ing have been already allotted, but re-
served seats not claimed at twenty min
,,tes mast eight o'clock will be available
TO the public Delegations will attend from
the American Legion, the American loe-
fenc~ Society and various other patriotic
orgAtizations as well as ftom the Japan
csc Association of New York and other
inter-racial groups.
In Trinity Church, beginning at four
o'clock in the afternoon. the American De-
fence Society will hold a memorial service
on sunday, and the Rev. DR.. William T.
Manning will preach on The Message or
Theodore Roosevelt's Life to America To-
day." Admission will be by card only until
quarter to four p NJ, after which the gen
eral public will be admitted. In the mean
time a limited number of cards for re-
served seats can be obtained at the head
quarters Of the American Defence society
No ! 1888 Broadway
Henry c. Qunby is chairman OF the
Committee on Arrangements whlch m
cludes in its membership:-Dr. David
Jayne Hill. Frederic r. Coudert, CleVc-
land II. Dodge, William a. Clark, former
United States Senator; Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fske Frank b. WiborS, Will
lam Guggenheim, Cleveland Moffett John
Il. Rothom, Colonel Howard S. Borden. r..
H. Outerbridge, George w. Burleigh. Otto
u. Eidlitz, DR.. William r. Hornaday, Mad
ison Grant, Charles Stewart Dawson,
George W. Wickersham, Alfred Charlton
Wessman Major George Haven Putnam.
Bartlett Arkell, Robert Appleton, Henry
G. silver and Charles II. Sabn.
Continue Drive for Members.
William Boyce Thompson, president of
the Roosevelt Memorial Association, said
10 a HERALD reporter yesterday:-"The
close of the year 1919 directs attention to
the fact that one year ago Theodore
Roosevelt died after n life of unselfish
service to his country and devotion to high
ideals which remain to inspire all OIL US.
Tic Roosevelt Memorial Association. es-
tablished to guarantee the perpetuauon IN
suitable manner of Theodore Roosevelt S
Americanism. Is carrying on It's WORK OF
collecting funds through the medium OF
membership subscriptions ana VIII con-
tInue to do so through 1920.
"on January D. 1919, Colonel Roosevelt
Il, a message TO the American Defence So
cioty-his last pubic utterance-voiced this
sentiment: :-'One flag, the American nag;
one language, the language OF the Declara-
lion OF independence; one loyalty, loyaity
To the American people. This association
has taken this ringing call to Americans
a it's guide, and feel confident that the
Importance and significance OF the WORDS
will become greater with the years
The most eloquent national tribute paid
IN the memory of Theodore Roosevelt DUR
Ing the year Just ended was the country
wide observance on october q OF ms pirth-
dav anniversary More than two hundred
thousand memorial meetings were held on
hat day, as a Ia abulation shows, IN scnoois'
colleges and other meeting places or the
nation. In many states, by special proc
lauation OF their Governors, the day was
observed officially and in some communl-
lies a movement was begun to make
Roosevelt Day one of annual celebration
Organize Roosevelt Clubs.
These meetings. attended by many thou
sands Of American men. women ana chli-
dren, called attention strlhlhsy 10 'he
rreat popular regard for the one-time
president and afforded opportunity for
Americanization demonstrations every
where.
In the meeting held by the Rock Noun
tain Club in the dorf-Astoria. In this
city. the speakers included Alton b. Par-
ker. Herbert Hoover Elihu Root and the
French Ambassador, Mr.. Jules Jusserand
Job Hedges. another speaker on that occa-
sion. thus defined Roosevelts position in
history washington created. Lincoln
nrescryed Roosevelt vitalized."
In the spirit OF this description-one oil
vltalization OF American nstitutions-the
Roosevelt America League Is being estab-
ilshed. with branch Roosevelt clubs IN
scho, is and colleges. by a committee of the
Rooscvelt Memorial Association. The New
York state Teachers Association has
adopted unanimously the proposed plans
for this league. and DR. John II. Finley
state Commissioner OF Education. Is sup
porting II actively as chairman Of the me-
mortal associations committee.
Co-operating with the league Is ths
Roosevelt society OF tho Boys High Schoo
~ Brooklyn. the pioneer Roosevelt club ir
America