| Show inq the n 1 AM strenuous I 1 A atzl W waw N 41 it t ab N I 1 6 ft FT 94 alwil 9 4 by ELMO SCOTT WATSON juith ITH a few notable exceptions amer lea has usually wi ted anywhere from two decades to a whole century before paying honor to some of her presidents with demor als in keep ing with the d agn ty and importance of the office which they held and with the r contribution to the history of our nation so it Is all the more remarkable as well as all the greater greate r a tribute to theodore poosevelt thit that ditl in ten years after his death not just one but several important memorial projects are either corn plated or are N well ell under way A short time ago james P garfield son of president james A garfield and president of the roosevelt memorial assoc at on announced that Ana lostan island in the potomac river a tract of 80 acres in the heart of the national capital had bad been purchased by the association as the site for a nat onal al to roosevelt and it will be presented to the nation to be used as a pubic c park and to be incorporate I 1 into the park system now being developed along alon the potomac by the national cap tal tat park and planning commission bridges will connect the island with the main land on the north at coslyn and on the south near the virginia end of the new washington memorial bridge ultimately the association in tends to erect on the island an appropriate monumental structure wh ch ell will be des ened by john russell pope architect of the adocia tion and bu it under the su pervis on of the national fine rine arts commiss on and the national capital park par and ng commission such a memorial set in so large an area isolated bi the river from the I 1 fe of the city yet easily access ble will be unique Ana lostan island I 1 es due west of the white house between the francis scott key bey bridge and the new wishing ton memorial br dge with in the terr tonal I 1 in ts of the D str ct of colum bia bla in its cocat on its phys cal conf conformal con armat on and its heavy groth of timber it Is the most picturesque area in the d strict wh ch ell has remained undeveloped the land rises slowly on the northern end and sharply on the s southern some 50 feet to a wooded plateau comaris ng approximately 20 aci es with a clear view towar I 1 arlington the lincoln I 1 memorial and the lower reaches of the potomac toward the north the key rey bridge with the to vers of georgetown uni vers ty beyond be ond pro pron des an interesting and pleas ng feature toward the west are the slopes of art agton toward the east a ton tongue 1 e of wooded land beyond a small bay now filled in cuts off completely the Indus industrial plants wh ch ell line the waterfront of georgetown the island gives an impress on of wild country lecul arly arty appropriate ate as a setting tor for a memorial to roosevelt the poosevelt roosevelt femoral demor al association was founded dimmed abely after goosen poosevelt elt s death in january 1919 and ind ra sed a fund of 1750 by popular subscription and in 1010 secured a charter from congress its aims alms are first to erect a suitable monumental memorial to theo dore poosevelt in washington second to lish and dainta n a memorial park in oyster bay N Y and th rd to perpetuate colonel roosevelt s memory by spread ng the knowledge of his character and career the purchase of Ana lostan island is the first step in accomplishing the first aim in fulfillment of the second aim 35 acres of land were purchased in the town of oyster boy and a demor al park path has been completed at a cost of 60 it was formally dedicated on mas SO 30 and is now in use the sum of hag has been set aside for perpetual maintenance the further sum of 25 has been set aside for the perpetual care of roosevelt Roosevel ts s grave in young youngs s memorial aeme tery in oyster bay k f kowm mul I 1 theodore roosevelt author natural st ex clorer sold er and pres dent of the un ted states 2 Ana lostan island in wash agton D C proposed s te of a national roosevelt memorial it is in the potomac river between the francis scott key memorial br dge and the wash agton demor al at bridge in the upper left corner of the p may be seen the washington bonu ment and in the center at the top the lincoln memorial 3 A lookout po nt on Ana lostan loland land with a view across little run to the virginia shore 4 the roosevelt memorial obel sk in marias marlas pas on the cont cental divide in montana 5 the new now york roosevelt memorial a part of the american mus um urn of natural H story in new york city 1 0 under the third aim the association has fished certain institutions and carried forwark certain activities as follows 1 co operated with the woman s roosevelt memorial association in the completion of roose velt house the restored b rth place of theodore roosevelt at 28 east twentieth street N Y and in its maintenance as a national shrine and point of inspiration for c spirited catl zenshin and sound nationalism 2 gathered one of the most noteworthy col sections in the un ted states of I 1 i centering about a s agle individual and I 1 shed at roosevelt house a permanent museum for its ech b tion the items chronology chrono log cally arranged cover coner roose Roosevel alts ts entire career 3 estabi shed also at roosevelt house a roosevelt I 1 arary of research and a bureau of information for students writers and others desiring information on his career the I 1 arary contains approximately 5 books and pam phleas include ng all the books boobs and art cles writ ten by roosevelt most of the mater al written about him and an extensive collect on of books relating to the period 1919 of h s public life it contains furthermore 2500 2 cartoons 9 p coures and countless cl apin as well as extensive newspaper files every every effort has been made to obtain mater al that is critic critical 11 0 roosevelt poosevelt and ind to s pol c es or adverse to tl em as well as material in their favor 4 A I 1 oo sevelt motion p deture I 1 arary has been estabi shed the first b cal motion picture I 1 biary in the world negative Ne gatiNe and ind tive live films relating I 1 to oo sevelt s career and photographed on four cont bents have been col lecter and assembled in ten productions 5 the collected works of theodore roosevelt han have e been prepared for cation in a I 1 in te I 1 ed t on and an inexpensive popular ed t on and published through regular commercial channels 6 numerous special cat ons have been Is sued include n ng a collection of roosevelt s war time ed tonais an account of h b s life as a ranch man in north dakota and a book of selections from his writings for use in schools 7 1 I or seven years an employ ee of the asso elation has been engaged in sorting arjang ng and calendaring the roosevelt poosevelt correspondence in the library of congress for the benefit of future historians 8 established roosebelt Roose Nelt eit awards for d stin gulshen public service in fields associated espe dally with roosevelt Roosevel ts s career these fields are Admi strat on of public office development of c and international law promotion of indus trial peace conservation of natural resources promotion of soc al justice the study of natural history promotion of outdoor life promotion of the national defense the field of american liter the field of international affairs the ex premon of the pioneer virtues the leadership of youth and the development of american character another ing in memorial to this many sided strenuous american came into abeln being when the theodore roosevelt elt memorial obelisk author iced by congress to honor the president who made forest conservation a national policy was ded bated at summit mont last fall summit the thor apes apex of marias maria pass on the continental div de of the rocky mountains Is 12 miles nest ft est of glacier park station and in les from great falls rails and the obelisk stands on a line which separates the lewis and clark national forest from the flathead Pla thead national forest this memorial Is a stone shaft GO 00 feet high stand ng on a 23 foot base and bearing two bronze tablets the tablet facing the east has th 9 inscription I 1 EWIS AND CLARK NA memorial to theodore roosevelt poosevelt this memorial was authorized by a all b 11 introduced in the congress of tl e united states of america by representative scott le avitt february 15 1929 and approved bv by president hoover on june 2 1030 the in sorption eption tion on the tablet facing the west reads NATIONAL memorial to theodore poosevelt in commemoration of h s lea dersh p in the conservation of the forests of the united states the forest problem is in many ways nays the most vital international problem of the united states theodore roosevelt the memorial stands on the theodore roose velt international eighn highway vay extend ng miles from portland maine to portland ore the formal opening to motor travel of mariaa marla pass the last link in the roosevelt highway took place in the summer of 1930 1030 with a caie bration during which miss corrine alsop 1 grinan ece of roose poosevelt Nelt at the laving of the cornerstone of the obel sk which was wa ded bated last fall last fall also saw the laying of the corner stone of the new york theodore roosevelt memorial which is be ng erected by that state is a 1 part of the american americ in museum of natural history in new york city to symbolize the scientific educational outdoor and exploration aspects of theodore roosevelt Roosevel ts s life accord ng to the plans of the architect john russell pope designer de simer of the memorial to bp be erected on analista Ana lostan losta n island in washington the facade of the new lork city roosevelt memorial will b patterned after the triumphal arches of ancient rome the entrance arch will rise GO 60 feet above a base reached by spread ng stairs and is to be flanked by huge columns of granite on the solid parapet which is to surmount it will be cut tl ti e following inscription OF NEW conf MEMORIAL TO A great leader of the youth of amer ca in energy and fortitude in the faith of our fathers in deforce def erg e of the rights of the people in the love and conservation of nature and of the best in life and in man the man himself will be visualized in the heroic equestrian statue to stand on a granite pedestal thirty feet in front of the archias it is to come from the studio of the famous sculptor james E D fraser the figure is to be in the hunting garb of the west and mounted on a horse of the type roosevelt usually rode especially when he was on his north dakota ranch on either side of the horse and on foot will be the figure of a gun bearer one a native african ze the other a north american indian these figures typify his deep interest in two aboriginal peoples members of which accod pan ed him so often in his hunting both in the new world and the old four men who in character suggested th ideals of roosevelt and whom be he greatly ad mired are represented in statues of heroic size which are to cap the four classic columns of the facade they are daniel boone john james audubon george rogers clark and Merl meriwether wether lewis in n ches on either side of the entrance arch will be the sculptured figures of two typical specimens or american big game the buffalo and the bear beir the bear was chosen to typify courage coura e and strength the b sen romance hardi hood and endurance ng charac teris ls ties tics of roosevelt 0 by western newspaper union |
