Arizona republican., 1921-10-27
PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMORY IF LATE .COL. ROOSEVELT. I.
As Soldier, Statesman And Citizen, Former Presi- dent Is Extolled At Ex- ercises In Observance Of His Birthday

Theodore Roosevelt as soldier, statesman and citizen-these were the themes of a meeting held last evening at the high school audito- rum under the leadership of the Women's Roosevelt Memorial asso- citation and the Phoenix council of the Boy Scouts to commemorate the sixthy- third anniversary of the birth of the great American. The exercises were presided over by H. B. Wilkin- son and consisted of music, address es, singing by the audience and the salute to the flag.
 The program opened with a num- ber of selections by the Phoenix High school band, following which the Rt. Rev. J. w. Atwood bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Ari- zona, delivered a brief invocation. The audience then joined in singing the first and last stanzas of Amer ica," led by H. Alden Enyeart. who also directed the singing of other se- lections during the exercises, while Mrs. Emily P. Danks accompanied at the piano.
 Following America" Chairman Wilkinson introduced Mrs. J. L. B. Alexander, who gave a selected reading from "The Great Adven- ture," one of Roosevelt's best known books. Col James H. McClintock, state historian, was then introduced and spoke on Roosevelt the Soldier"
 Roosevelt the Soldier T believe that no part of the eventful life of Theodore Roosevelt was deemed by him more important | than his brief experience in the mili- tary service of his country" Colonel i McClintock said. He really loved to fight, provided that the fight was for a good cause, and in the military service there was something that could be visualized-that was far | more satisfying than the more inn 1 portant part he took, in his earlier and later years, in combating poli- l tical forces or the immortality that turks on every hand. It is a fact that while his physical bravery was | undisputed, his moral bravery was | his more dominant characteristic. i But, covering both phases. l will quote the conclusions of one whose l opinion must be highly respected. i None other than Warren G. Harding a few years ago said: T believe l the Colonel to have been the most courageous American of all time, adding, He was The Colonel to all America, and one needs only to men, llOl the Jitie, NllIlOuI the name, to have it understood he is speaking of the most eminent Colonel of all time"
 Colonel McClintock gave brief but interesting account of the forma- tion of the Rough Riders and the part they played under Roosevelt in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish American war, ending his remarks | by quoting Roosevelt's saying of Tt is no matter how you do it-but dc you do it?"
 When Colonel McClintock hat ended his address the audience sans The Battle Hymn of the Republic following which Gov. Thomas E Campbell, whose subject was "Roose- welt the Statesman" was introduced He spoke in part as follows: We have met tonight to celebrat, the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt to review various phases of his life and to unite with the Boy Scouts O this district to show reverence, kind Illness and respect to the greatest Bo, ! Scout of all.
 A Truly Great Statesman , 'Time will bring to us a full reali- zation of the worth of this men, wheT all Americans will gather together tC do homage to his memory and t honor him whom already we call "Th, Great American. Tonight I am tt ], consider him as a statesman. 4 l statesman is defined as a man wht : devotes himself to the art of govern : ment. who gives his life to the publit good and who outstandingly serve the public cause. From the time o his boyhood We can see how wei Theodore Roosevelt measured up t. the terms of this definition.
 "A silk-stocking, he consorted witt roughnecks. An customer, he be came a part of the democracy of tn, West. All of this great country h. came to know and to love. and finall, be became the very personifieation o Americanism. not only in this coun
 try but throughout the world"
 Governor Campbell here entered upon a description of Roosevelt
 public life from the time he entere,
 the New York state legislature at tn
 age of 23 until his death when stil
 engaged in serving his country to tn
 utmost. In ending his address tn
 governor said:
 "The finest thing in the life o
 Theodore Roosevelt, and the mos
 impressive to those who revere hin
 today, is that he put his own char
 acter into the government of tn
 United States, and in so doing mad
 
 After the audience had sung "Hoy
 Firm a Foundation" Roosevelts ia
 vorite hymn, Chairman Wilkinson in
 troduced Dwight B. Heard, wh
 spoke on Roosevelt the Citizen :
 resume of his remarks, follows:
 Honored As Citizen
 The reason why Roosevelt was
 great citizen was because of his char
 acter. He was a man steadfast i ]. his support of the right; straighfor [ ward in his thinking; honest in hi
 deeds. He was man who kept hi
 word and backed his word by hi
 deed.
 As a boy he was feeble, rathe
 timid and afraid to join with tn
 other boys in their sports and con tests. But he had a will, and he ha
 a father whom he idoized and wh understood him, and under his direC ton he built up a greater store dyanmlc energy than that possesse Dy any other man who ever trod shC leather"
 After recounting several stories show how Roosevelt had made hin self real man. MT. Heard said: Coming out into the West in Il Black Hills, he became the grei democrat of the age. He was huma intensely so, but he was always wil ing to see the other fellows view point, he loved his country, and fought for what he thought W, l right. He never quibbled. He b' | HeVed man should be judged 1 what he had done and not by wh; | he said.
 | AS a citizen, perhaps his mo l commanding characteristic was h | versatility. During his trip visit 1 ! Europe he made an address in il