The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-10
KEMP A WORKER
IN WAR PERIOD
Had Charge of Red Cross
Work as Regional Di-
rector in 5 States

In the war period. Kemp was ey-
ceedingly active. He served as re-
gional director of the Red Cross and
had charge OF the work in five
states. He has interested himself
I'm the work and association of char
tiles and up to 1917 was member
OF the board OF directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce. since that
time he has been an active member
of the chamber. Associated with
Clarence B. Douglas. then secre-
tary of the Chamber OF Commerce
IN Its civic work. Douglas had an
opportunity to know him well and
he said yesterday OF him:
Touched Life Everywhere.
"I. Is a somewhat difficult mat
ter to find the most appropriate
background or setting for Mr.. T..
Rogers Kemp for the reason that he
was so very versatile. so many sided,
had touched lie at so many angles
and added sc much to the sum total
and success of so many Enterprises
and to the happiness anc prosperity
of 80 many individuals that the
proper background Is not easy to
select. A college campus with laugh
ing boys and girls at play and state
ly buildings wherein the young
idea Is taught to shoot, would be
appropriate as would be splendid
church crowded to the porticoes
with those seeking entrance. A Y. NJ.
c. A. or Y. w. C. A. building operat-
tng overtime would make fitting
scene on which to locate him and a
Red Cross headquarters reaching
out and lending a helping hand to
the unfortunate would epitomise the
great work in which he has been so
AllCCaSgfll Than al,
to the business or workaday scenes
a series OF derricks and oil tanks
with pipelines and pumping stations,
refineries and oil fields equipment, all
OF these would serve to indicate his
line OF thought, effort and activity
and SO 1t Is n task of selecting the
most appropriate setting becomes
difficult when one begins to write OF
him.
"Mr. Kemp was one of the orig
inal pillars of support of the Tulsa
university. formerly Kendall college
and 1t was largely through his
guidance. personal attention and
financial support that this great
Tulsa institution was kept off the
rocks of disaster in the early days
or its history. The Y. NJ. c. A.
organization and the Y. w. C. A.
have felt the grip OF his friendly,
liberal hand in hours of gloom and
trial and the religious circles OF
Tulsa have known him as a friend
and benefactor.
Friend TO Every Man.
The Red Cross not only OF Tulsa
ana or Oklahoma. but of a district
composed of many states was by
him guided through the darkest
days of the great war and he 1t was
who first brought to Tulsa the
slogan"We must give until It's hurts,
and led in the generous donation of
generous Tulsa to the working fund
Tor the greatest mother of then,
ALL"
with the ordinary man the re-
suits accomplished by Mr.. Kemp in
such institutions as above enumer-
ated. would require more than the
regulation union eight-hour day, bu,
not so with e. X. whose vast bust.
ness interests In banking, In. the pro.
duction OF oil and the development
or oil properties and in the multi.
tudinous affairs of the Sinclair com.
panles of which he was the Tulsa
representative. have all had a share
or his time and attention. IL there
mad been more hours in the day
more days in the week. and more
weeFs in the year, it is probable
that Mr.. Kemp would have put ir
more time annually in renderins
real service to his community, hi,
companies, and the various organi
cations with which he was identified
but under the present calendar ar
rangement. that was a physical i'm
possibility.
Like the occupant of the 'hous,
py the road Mr.. Kemp was 'th.
friend of every man."