New-York tribune., 1922-10-27
New York Will
Join i'm Tribute
To Navy To-day
City to Honor Birthday of
Theodore Roosevelt in
Doing Homage 10 Fleet
Elk President Fostered
Scouts to Visit Grave
Business Houses, Homes
and Vessels at Sea Will
Fly Flag in Observance

New York will take part to-day in
he Navy Day celebration which has
cen arranged to take place on the
1rthday of Theodore Roosevelt in or
der that fitting honor may be paid to
one of the navy's stanchest friends by
the organization he did so much to
build up. To-day is the sixty-fourth
anniversary of Mr.. Roosevelt's birth.
President Harding, in an official in
dorsement Of the plan to link Roose-
yelt's birthday with Navy Day, ad-
dressed to Secretary 81 the Navy
DENLY, referred to the early national
beginning Of the navy, which he de-
clared should be an object of special
pride to the American people.
The celebration will include observa-
tion in public schools throughout
twenty states, as we'll as exercises
by civic and memorial organizations
In a proclamation issued by Governor
Miller Colonel Roosevelts character is
eulogized. The Governor urges ere
Election on the life of man whose
deeds and ideals yield perennial in
spiration." Governor Miller adds:
Tribute Paid Roosevelt
"From the time that Theodore Roose.
velt entered the New York Assembly
at the age Of twenty three he became
a commanding personality, constantly
deepening the impress of his extraor.
dinary qualities on American societ!
and associating himself with works Of
national benefit. He was practical ir
no sordid sense, intellectual without
aloofness, never permitting his ex,
alted position to fetter his personal
and social sympathies. exerting &
peculiar attraction over the mind ant
imagination of youth by virtue Of that
influence, calling into play it's best
energies. He is and will remain fol
Americans and for people beyond the
boundaries Of our country an inspir-
ing figure"
Mayor Hylan issued promlamatior
calling upon the residents of New
York to assist in the fitting observance
of Navy Day. In it the Mayor heartily
indorses the idea of commemorative
the performances of the navy as the
first line of defense. He urged the CO
operation of patriotic societies and or
zens by displaying the colors and bS
appropriate exercises.
A festival in recognition of Colone
Roosevelt's birthday will be held this
evening in Carnegie Hall under the
auspices of the Women's Roosevelt,
Association. George Wharton Pepper
will deliver the principal address
Others who will speak are Mrs. Au
gust Belmont, Mrs. John Henry Ham
mond and Joseph p. Day.
Boy Scouts throughout the countr,
will hold special exercises in honor o1
Mr.. Roosevelt who was their CHIEF
scout citizen. These will take the
form Of outdoor mass meetings. with
speeches, the ceremonial planting Of
trees and the dedication of scou,
cabins. James E. West, chief scout ex.
ecutive,. describes the scout purpose
as to honor and keep alive the mem
ory of a great American and goot
scout, who kept the scout oath ane
law, and, secondly, to inspire scouts
and others to be better citizens
through the force of his example"
Scouts to visit Grave
To-day's pilgrimage to Roosevelt.
grave at Oyster Bay will be one of the
chief features of the Scouts observ
ance day. More than 1000 Scouts viii
make the pilgrimage. A ceremony will
take place at the grave and a wreatl
will be placed upon it by Admira
Hilary P. Jones, commander Of the At
lantic feet.
In thirty-fve armories Throughout
New York State to-day portraits Of
Colonel Roosevelt will be unveiled.
Among other tributes to the navy i.
one issued last night by Charles v
Vickrey, general secretary of Nea,
East relief, 151 Fifth Avenue, In which
the navy is extolled as "more Otter
mediator than messenger Of discord'
and as "one of the greatest humani-
tartan organizations extant." Naval
activities in the relief of human suf.
fering among the destitute in devas-
tated countries, especially it's recent
ministrations to refugees of the Near
East, are described.
A feature of Navy Day IL. New York
City will be the football game for the
championship of the battleship force
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