The New York herald., 1921-10-28
being prepared for use in schools, II

being prepared for use in schools. It
was stated.
Theodore Roosevelt was the ideal Boy
Scout for all young America to follow.
VIII Hays, Postmaster General. told
more than 1000 Boy Scouts last night
in the ballroom OF the Hotel Com
modore. where the Greater New York
Council of Boy Scouts held its memorial
exercises
Hermann Hagedorn. author of numer-
Gus works upon Roosevelt read n
memorial Justice James c. Cropsey OF
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. pre-
sided, while those in charge OF the
celebration were James f. West. chief
scout executive; Judge Frederick Ker-
nochan. Barron Collier, Julian Goldman
and John NICE. Bowman.
Admiral Lord David Beatty dropped
In upon the meeting Unexpectedly. and
became the monientary hero Of the
scouts He was cheered. and called
upon for a speech.
II am glad to be able to be here
and extend to the Boy Scouts or
America the greetings of the Sea and
Boy Scouts of Great Britain" he said.
Theodore Roosevelt was true friend
of Great Britain. and his name Is
greatly respected there. II the Boy
Scouts of America will follow the ex-
ample set by Theodore Roosevelt. ! am
sure their greatest dreams will be more
than realized"
With Admiral Beatty were Rear
Admiral Hugh Rodman of the United
States Navy. Gen. Charles G. Dawes.
President Harding's efficiency expert,
and members of the Interallied Board
of Military Supplies.
Dinner was served while the scout
bands played and the lads cheered. The
great ballroom probably never held a
more enthusiastic audience than that
crowd of wiggling, cheering Boy Scouts.
Pilgrimage to Oyster Bay.
Postmaster Hays told them
there was no way in which they could
better perpetuate their great organize
ton and serve their country than b.
perpetuating Rooseveltism through their
own idealism. Then he outlined Roose-
velt's struggle as boy to build up his
physique: his idealism in all his battles
of life: the Roosevelt courage; the
Roosevelt hatred Of all things mean.
unfair or sordid. as the model they
should follow.
Nearly 1000 Boy Scouts will make a
pilgrimage to Oyster Bay tomorrow
wnen they will join the Boy Scouts of
the Colonel's home community in the
principal celebration there.
Job e. Hedges and Raymond Robbins
were the speakers last night at me-
mortal meeting held by the Roosevelt
Club Of Brooklyn in the Academy of
Music.
William Hamlin Childs presided, and
the Brooklyn Orchestral Society, with
Herbert ]. Braham conducting, played
selections from GODDARD. Grieg and Elgar.
The Academy was filled to the last seat
in the highest gallery.
1t was as the great energizer of his
countrymen throughout his singularly
active life that Mr.. Hedges extolled
Theodore Roosevelt, while Mr. Robbins
insisted that the main appeal of the
man was the appeal to all that was
courageous and fine in youth. They
agreed between them that fifty years
must pass before sound biography of
Col. Roosevelt could be written, as in
this generation his memory was too
vivid and the impress of his personality
too strong on those who had lived In
the times he lived.
People are fond of remembering
Theodore Roosevelt as statesman and
have the habit of extolling him as a
genius" said Mr.. Hedges, but for my
part / like best to think of him as an
active. decent. energetic. wholesome man.
Washington was the great creator of
American ideals and of the American
nauon' LncoiH WIS tne great preSerVer
and Roosevelt the great energizer and
stimulator.
"A number of people disagreed with
him on everything, a number Of others
disliked him positively and a certain
number of others hated him sincerely.
But they all knew he was alive. Even
when he voiced sentiments that they dis
approved or committed acts, political or
otherwise. which they deplored. he made
them think whether they disliked and de-
plored them or not. You could not pass
Theodore Roosevelt up. If he had been
all wrong In everything he did or tried
to do he would have been of enormous
use to his country by the very way n
which he made people sit down and
ponder the things he was saying and do