Evening star., 1925-05-16
ROOSEVELT PRIZES
GIVEN WITH PRAISE
Coolidge Lauds Pinchot,
GrinneII and Miss Berry in
Awarding Medals.

In the presence of a distinguished
gathering in the east room of the
White House yesterday afternoon,
President Coolidge presented RoSse.
velt medals to Clifford Pinchot. Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania: George Bird
Grinnell. publicist, of New York, and
Miss Martha Berry of Georgia, select
ed by the Roosevelt Memorial Asso.
citation for distinguished service
Gov. Pinchot was selected for dis
tinguished service in the promotion
of conservation: Mr.. Grinnell. for the
promotion of outdoor life, and Miss
Berry, founder of the Berry schools
in the South Appalachian Mountains,
for her service in behalf of the vel
fare of women and children.
Praise for Pinchot.
In presenting the medals President
Coolidge said: Gov. Pinchot, to you
has been awarded the medal for dis.
tinguished service in behalf of the
conservation of natural resources. No
American who is familiar with the
history of the great movement in
augurated by such men as John Muir,
Edward A. Bowers and Secretary
John w. Noble and later sponsored
by President Roosevelt, for the pres
ervation of our forests, our water
power and our mineral wealth, will
question the justice of this award
In the development of policy which
became one of the most significant of
Mr.. Roosevelt's administration, you
were from first to last his counselor
and helper. To his vision and his
power you added knowledge and prac-
tical experience which We're essential.
You have preached your gospel
eloquently and, in Office and out of
DTE 1nx ,,ot1 1,
effectiveness which has rightly won
you the gratitude of your fellow
Americans, of which this medal is the
symbol"
GrinnelI's Work Cited
'Mr. Grinnell, 1 am struck by the
fact that this year l have the pleas
ure of presenting these Roosevelt
medals to three pioneers. You and
Miss Berry and Gov. Ptnchot have all
been trail blazers. In the case of
Miss Berry and Mr.. Pinchot, however,
it is true only in figurative sense.
But you were with Gen. Custer in
the Black Hills and with Col. Ludlow
in the Yellowstone. You lived among
the Indians; you became a member of
the Blackfoot tribe. Your studies of
their language and customs are au-
thoritative. Few have done so much
serve vast areas of picturesque wilder
ness for the eyes. of posterity in the
simple majesty in which you and your
fellow pioneers first beheld them. In
the Yellowstone Park you prevented
the exploitation and, therefore, the
destruction of the natural beauty.
The Glacier National Park is pc
culiarly your monument. AS editor
for 35 years of a journal devoted to
outdoor life, you have done a note
worthy service in bringing to the men
and women of a hurried and harried
age the relaxation and revitalization
which comes from contact with ma
ture. l am glad to have part in the
public recognition which your self
effacing and effective life has won"
Pride In Miss Berry.
Miss Berry, / know that the gen.
tlemen who have been awarded the
other two medals will not misunder-
stand me when L say that, greatly
as Theodore Roosevelt would be graft
fed if he could see distinction bear
ing his name bestowed upon these old
friends, he would yet be most stirred
to see this Roosevelt medal bestowed
upon you. He believed in you and
your work, and it was characteristic
of him that, believing in you, he
should have upheld your hands and
done what he could to win YOU
friends. In building out of nothing a
great educational institution for the
children of the mountains you have
contributed to your time one of it's
most creative achievements. Because
of you thousands have been released
from the bondage of ignorance and
countless other thousands in the gen.
erations to come with walk, not In
darkness, but in light. You have
built your school by faith-faith in
your vision, faith in God, who alone
can make visions substantial Few
are privileged to receive so clear an
answer to their petitions as you have
received. Your achievement brings
the mystery and beauty of divine
guidance closer to us all. This medal
will be testimony to you that your
fellow Americans are proud of you
and wish you well in your labors."
James r. Garfield, former Secretary
of Interior and president of the Roose-
eelt Memorial Association, In present.