The New York herald., 1922-10-28
ROOSEVELT SHARES
TRIBUTE WITH NAVY
Ships Decorated, Ceremonies
at Grave, Carnegie Hall
and Churches.
sl5o,ooo MUSEUM GIFT
Senator Pepper Says Spirit Of
Colonel Rules Present Day
Optimism.

senator George wharton Pepper OF
Pennsylvania was introduced ut the
Carnegie Hall meeting by Mrs. Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson as the man more
nearly like my brother than any other
man In public life to-day" Though in
favor OF memorials and one of the most
active workers In the association to
perpetuate her brothers memory, Mrs.
Robinson said the greatest permanent
memorial Roosevelt could have lay In
the ideals of citizenship expressed by
the young men and women of America.
The keynote of Senator Peppers
speech was that forward looking opti-
mism OF A-rarica to-day was rebirth
of the Roosssc,tian creed and the i'm
mortality of his influence meant
strength and steadiness for the people
of the nation.
To-day we are rejoicing because
Theodore Roosevelt has been born
again. he said. There is not tinge
of sadness in our celebration. The i'm
mortality of his influence makes us
glad with an exceeding great JOY
I'VE are here tonight to be baptized
into his spirit. Pray God that 1t may
be total immersion, for we need all
his cheerful courage. Moving forward
never scared the Colonel.
Forward Marching Essential.
Theodore Roosevelt's greatest SER
vice wasj the vindication of forward
marching as essential to the life of free
government. In order to accomplish
this vindication he was even willing to
step for moment outside of his party.
But the instant his principle was
grasped and accepted the need for a
third party ended. Marching forward is
now commonplace OF Republcanism
The progress is too fast for some and
too slow for others. But 1t is the maxi
mum rate consistent with order and CO.
herence. 1t Is due to him that his party
is at once progressive and steady. and
his influence is to-day the greatest
stabilizing force within the Republic. ;"
Others who spoke were Mrs. John
Henry Hammond, president of the Wo-
mans Roosevelt Memoria! Association.
and Mrs. August Belmont.
Thousands Of navy buttons designed
by Mrs. Sally Farnham. the sculptress
were sold throughout the city for the
benefit of the National Navy Club at Is
East Forty-first street The medals were
sold In two sizes for ten and twenty Ave
cents and so great was the anticipated
demand that 200, 900 were struck off and
placed at booths in department stores.
hotel lobbies and business buildings.
Navy day In Oyster Bay yesterday
was the greatest Roosevelt day" since
President Roosevelt's death more than
four years ago.
Admiral Hilary P. Jones, commanding
the Atlantic fleet, came ashore with his
officers and men from the destroyer and
three submarines which dropped anchor
in the Sound Thursday and marched
with Oyster Bay citizens to the services
at the Roosevelt grave.
Mrs Roosevelt also received a mes
senger who was sent from the Post
Office Department in Washington to
give her the first of the new Roosevelt
S cent stamps. Two hundred OF these
which were offered later at the oyster
Bay Post Office were sold in about hve
minutes
OIL Painting Unyeiled.
The Second Naval Battalion observed
Navy Day with a review at their armory
at the foot of Fifty-second street Brook
lyn. Later an oil painting Of the late
President. given to the command by
the American Defense Society. was un-
yelled.
Special services were held in many of
the churches, and at the Collegiate
Church of st. Nicholas, Fifth avenue
and Forty-eighth street, community
singing program was arranged FOR the
benefit Of the visiting sailors.
All vessels at anchor in the harbor
and on the North and East rivers
dressed in their gaudiest colors with
flags and pennants flying, and 225 tow
boats belonging to members of the Tow
boat Exchange, sailed down the North
River past the fleet and encircled the
Statue of Liberty. saluting the visitors
with siren blasts.
The trustees of the Roosevelt Memorial
NJ in tha MAfr0-
politan Building yesterday. voted a gift
of s15O.OO0 to sthe Womans Roosevelt
Memorial Association as a contribution
toward completion Of the plan to make
the Roosevelt birthplace permanent
museum and the repository Of the library
now in the possession Of the national as
sociation.
VIII II. Hays presided at the meeting
in place of Col William Boyce Thomp-
son, who is in Europe, and many of Col.
Roosevelt's close friends during his life
time were present. Hermann Hagedorn,
who has written a number of Roosevelt
books, was elected director OF the associ-
at,cn and six new members OF the board
Of trustees were added to the association.
They are Albert J. Beveridge. Charles
Sumner Bird. william Hamlln Childs.
Frank A. Mupsey. Albert Bushnell Hart
and Henry L. Stoddard.
American literature to bear tho name Of
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. the sister
of President Roosevelt. 1T the Wallcourt
School, Aurora, N. Y, was announced
Yesterday by the Wrman's Roosevelt
Memorial Association. Miss Rebecca
Scurry Of Seattle. wash. has been
named as the first to receive the scholar
ship. which is valued At $1,000. 1t was
arranged under the direction of Helen
Cody Allen of Cody, Vyo.
william Howard Gardner, vice-presi-
dent of the Navy League OF the United
States, one of the sponsors of Navy Day,
discussed the naval policy of the United
States q. a speech delivere,. last night
frr.s WIZ, the radio broadcasting sta
1on in Newark. He declared that he
and the organization he represents do
not ask that the United States depart
from the naval limitations treaty which
was drawn up at the conference in
Washington.
But" he added. "the navy of the
United States should be maintained
actually on basis OF equality with that
of Great Britain and five-thirds the
strength Of tnat OF Japan in every essen
sinl respect. To have the United States
live up to the 5--5--3 ratio. and no
more, in spirit and in substance. has
been the purpose of the Navy League
exer since last winter
vice President Coolidge. making his
,nly speech In the present campaign In
New York State at ArcaAa Hall, Brook
;yn. last night, declare that the present