Evening star., 1921-08-28
BULLOCK HALLFUND
AIMS EXPLAINED
Mrs. Longstreet Tells of Pro.
posed Replica to Honor
R00seveIt'S Mother.

Mrs. James Longstreet has issued
the following statement regarding a
letter printed in Fridays Star from
Hermann Hagedorn, secretary Roose-
Welt Memorial Association, bearing on
the movement to erect in Washington
replica of Bulloch Hall. birthplace
OF Rooseve1t's mother. at Roswell, Ga:
The Georgia division of the Roose-
welt Memorial Association for the Dis
/ tr1ct OF Columbia was launched by me
at memorial exercises held in Keith's
Theater October %. 1919, the first an
niversary OF Roosevelt's birth follow
ing his death.
THE Georgia State Division of the
National Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
ton. With headquarters in Atlanta,
! has Rad under way since 1919 cam
palgn to raise funds to purchase Bull
loch Hall. at Roswell. Ga, and estab-
lish there boys school,
The certificate of Incorporation is
sued to the District of Columbia or
SANITATION. in conformity with the
laws of the District, on June 22, 1921.
sets forth:
First: The name and title by
which this organization shall be
known in law is the Georgia Division,
roosevelt Memorial Association for
the District of Columbia.
Second. The term for which this
organization is organized is per-
petual.
Third. This corporation is formed
hOi pei ApcludlluS the lame OF TheO-
dore Roosevelt. twenty-fifth President
OF the United States, by such patriotic
and constructive activities as can be
initiated and carried on by said cor
porat1on. and for promoting the same;
to reproduce in the District of Column
bia replica of Bulloch Hall. birth
place of Roosevelt's mother, at Ros-
well: Ga: to aid in establishing in the
original Bulloch Hall. at Roswell. Ga.
boys school, and to cooperate with
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achievements and Americanism of
Roosevelt as a national glory
The Georgia Division of the Dis
trict of Columbia Roosevelt Memorial
ASSOCIATION is a separate organiza-
tlon. as the incorporation evidences,
having different purposes. and is in
no way connected with the National
Roosevelt Memorial Association, of
which Mr.. Hagedorn is secretary. In
operate. we naturally connected the
name of Roosevelt with a movement
designed to honor his mother With
respect. to Mr.. Hagedorn's structures
regarding subscriptions from the
public We will state that our organ
ization has not solicited a penny and
mas received only one contribution,
IS, voluntarily sent in by a WASH
1ngton business house.
I'VE are perfecting plans for a ma
tlon,w1de campaign in the interest
of the Bulloch Hall building fund.
which will be put into operation in
the early fall and pushed with all
possible .vigor. 1t is expected that
a resolution now pending in Congress,
providing for a building site on gov
ernment land, will be passed imme-
diately upon the reconvening of Con-
gress In September; and that ground
for the building will be broken in the
early summer of 1922. We hope to
have the replica of Bulloch Hall COM
pleted and ready to turn over to the
government on the anniversary of
Roosevelts birthday in 1922. 1t will
be gift to the nation from the Amer
lean people. in honor of the Georgia
woman who gave the greatest man
OF all the ages to the world.
Pageant This Week.
AFTER the replica Of Bulloch Hall
has been erected We will then ad-
dress our efforts, as our incorpora-
tion provides, to aiding in the es-
tablishment Of a boys school in Bull
nn;h,oa 10Gh Hall aao st Boswell; Re- 1; Ga In my
to make the boys school on the Site
of the birthplace of Roosevelt's moth
er, a fitting memorial to her and
through her to the heroic mother
hood of America
"An Washington is invited to wit
ness the Columbian pageant. to be
Wednesday evening. in honor Of
Martha Bulloch. 1t will be reviewed
by Gen. Pershing, and we expect the
President and his cabinet. There will
be music by the Marine Band, rhythmic
dancing, tribute to Roosevelt by
the Signal Corps of the War Depart
ment, and q parade including depart
ments. a thousand Red Cross nurses,
a beauty unit ana C, ack norsewomen.