New-York tribune., 1921-05-31
ROOseUeIt's Home Folk Pay
Fine Tribute TO ''Our Teddy
Oyster Bay Townspeople Turn Out to Accom-
pany Legionnares, Boy Scouts and Sons of
Italy, With Truckloads of Flowers, to Grave

OYSTER BAY, L. l., May 30.-~A
homely little parade representative of
| the plain people of the town marched
over the winding road TO Young's Me-
mortal Cemetery this morning to pay
tribute at the grave Of Theodore
Roosevelt. Two hundred members OF
the Quentin Roosevelt American Le-
gion Post, No. a, followed the local band,
which led the procession, Boy Scouts,
large delegation of the Theodore
Roosevelt lodge, No. 1000, of the Sons
OF Italy, the big motor trucks Of the
Oyster Bay Fire Department, and sew
eral delivery trucks loaded with garden
flowers made up the parade to the
towns greatest citizens grave.
AS they approached the cemetery the
band played Chopin's Funeral March.
Captain Charles E. X. Fraser had
charge Of the military honors at the
grave. After prayer by the Rev.
George e. Talmadge, rector Of Christ's
Church, the church where Theodore
salute was fired over the great Amer
leans grave. Then taps was sounded.
Besides the veterans of the World
War who paid honor to Roosevelt's
their old uniforms of blue took part
in the ceremony.
Boy Presents First Tribute
The floral tributes to the late Presi-
dent were of the simple, personal sort.
Garden and wild flowers, intersperc2
with American flags, were banked about
the Roosevelt plot. The first Offering
was made early in the morning. 1t was
a bunch Of garden flowers obviously
tied together by chiid's hands, and
had been thrust between the bars of
the high iron fence so that it fell just
at the graves foot. a homemade
card tied to the bouquet bore this
inscription in child's uncertain writ
ing:
I'm memory of our ex-President, T.
Roosevelt, from Freddie Bixby."
At the ceremony Freddie was not to
be found, but small boys in the gath
ering said that he was a little boy
who lived in town-a chap ten or
twelve years old.
Georges Carpenter made his pill
grimage to Roosevelt's grave early
band and the townspeople arrived. His
manager and few camera men were
the only companions of the prizefighter
and former soldier of France as he
stood with barred head at the foot of
the great Americans grave. His
flowers were blue iris and red poppies
and white carnations, upon which a
small American flag was mounted.
Legion Post in Charge
After paying its respects and leav-
ing towers at the cemetery, the small
town procession marched back to the
main street of Oyster Bay, where the
American Legion post had charge of
program Of speaking and singing at
a grandstand opposite the Town Hall.
Dr. Richard Derby, son-in-law of the
iaate late Theodore Roosevelt, presided at
this ceremony. With a few words of
comment on the day and its meaning,
Dr.. Derby introduced as the principal
speaker Bronson Cutting, of The Santa
Re New Mexican. Mr.. Cutting is a
guest at Sycamore Hill and formerly
u.
Mr.: Cutting urged that the Ameri
can Legion, keep the doctrine of pre-
paredness before the public.
we shall never lose the friendship
OF any nation by firm stand for our
rights" he said. "The greatest enemy
OF any country is the man or the men
no are trying to get us into foreign
quarrels for foreign purposes.
Speaking in Oyster Bay under the
shadow of great name" continued
Mr.. Cutting, at is impossible not to
mention the great man who held and
still holds such place in the hearts
Of the people of this country"
MT. Cutting then talked of the place
which Theodore Roosevelt held among
the people of the West. "The United
States and his name are identical to
the minds of the West" he said.
Following Mr.. Cuttings speech tho
gathering sang America"
Buried in Flowers
All day long motor cars from the
cities and neighboring towns went over
the winding road to Young's Memorial
Cemetery and by evening the Roosevelt