Evening star., 1921-05-26
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REPLICA PROPOSED
Move to Duplicate Birthplace
of Former Presidents
Mother Here.

Proposal for the erection in Wash
ington of a replica of Bulloch Hall, at
Roswell. Ga. the birthplace of former
President Roosevelts mother. re-
ceived impetus at a meeting last night
of the Southern Society of Washing
, ton. held at the New Willard Hotel
Mrs. James Longstreet. widow of
the Confederate general and chairman
of the Georgia division of the Roose-
Eelt Memorial Association for the
District of Columbi told of the pla ms
that have been perfected to make
the Bulloch Hall movement "A sue
cess. Leading men and women of all
sections OF the country have warmly
Endorsed the proposal she said
In describing the Americanism of
Roosevelt. Mrs. Longstreet said:
Born in the north Of a Confederate
mother. he fused in an ardent nature
tre virtues of Puritan and cavalier.
Cow wboying in the west. he caught the
vision of the wide land and was akin
10 AL that WAS American. He was
more than half southern. And when
We shall build here a replica Of the
birthplace of the woman who gave
hlm to our great country. we shall
honor the genius. virility and match
less AmeriCaniSIn which are Dixie :
heritage and glory
Officers Elected.
The meeting was the annual bust
ness session Of the society. and re-
suited in the recollection of William
IL Saunders. president. and the other
offc"rS who have served during the
president. Daniel e Henderson: sec
rotary. William de c. Ravenel finan
cial secretary. John f Little; treas
urcr {. w. Warden: historian, Mrs.
Milton W. johnson. Rev. DR.. j. Hen
nIng Hcims; vice presidents. Capt.
{: c. Calhoun. DR.. Clarence J. Owens,
Claude y. Bennett L b. Merritt. Rob
ert y. Harper. Col. William c. Harl-
lee; Representative Fl. Garland Dupre.
LOUISIANA; Senator Pat Harrison. Mis-
slsSlppi; former Secretary Joshua W.
Alexander. Missouri: Samuel l.. Ro-
gers. North Carolina; Senator Rob
crt l.. Owen, Oklahoma; Senator J
; Thomas Hefin, Alabama: DR.. Gus
tavus Werber, South Carolina; Rep
resentative Finis j. Garrett. Tennes-
resentative Thomas w. Harrison. Nir
sinia. and Senator Howard Suther-
land, West Virginia.
New Members.
The society also elected the follow
ing to membership:
Thomas r. Asquith. Miss Mary Mil
dred Asquith. DR.. Lewis J. Battle.
Thomas W. Bickey. A. l.. Bulwnkle.
NJ. c.: Mrs. Bessie Staley Cheatha
Benjamin Z. Cook. Daniel w. t;delen,
H. r. Hall, John B. Henderson. Miss
Lille B. Hughes. Mrs. Florence Lea
| Johnson, J DR.. S. NJ. Johnson, George H.
| Lamar. Mrs. Pierce Cha amberlin Lewis.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Lamont Lilley. Mrs. L.
J.. Lomax. Miss Nelma Mackenney, DR..
| Charles G. Marbury. f. l.. Marthiljohni,
Miss Henrietta NJ. Oldham, Miss Rosa
! B. Roy, Harry H. Shelton Mrs Mary
Coolsby Shivers, f. Kirby Smith. Mrs.
+. Kirby Smith. Rev. Julian Hartridge
Strong, Louis r. Summers, Represen-
| tative John r. Tyson. Miss Lucy
Witherspoon. Miss Yneta Day Wood
Mrs. Isabel NJ. Young and Representa-.
| tive Alice NJ. Robertson.
| Following the business session. a
program of entertainment was rem
dered, which included musical selec-
tions by Mrs. Laura B. kincheloe of
Kentucky. Mrs. Mabel Grace Owens
and John F. NJ. Bowie. and readings
| by Robert II. Gray. DIR. G.. Shelby
! Riley recited selections from the poems
! of James Whitcomb Riley.