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Show ! HONOR ROOSEVELrS MEMORY I Ou the anniversary of the blrtn oi Theodore Itoosevelt, October 27, tcoutt i In every part of the country united to ' pajrlos tribute to the memory of their i chief scout citizen and bU scoutllkt i ualltlea of ririllty, integrity, square I dealing, public service and practical I citizenship, . - v " ' i "The two thoughts animating the demonstrations," says James K. West, i chief scout executive, "were first, te do honor and to keep alive the memory mem-ory of a great American and good scout, j who kept the scout oath and law htm- j self . and, secondly, ' to Inspire scouts and the public generally with a desire to be ..better . citizens, remembering 'such us these have lived and died.' " ; Ceremonies took the form of special ; troop exercises, public gatherings, speeches, rallies, tree plantings and . dedications in school yards, community centers, and on highways. ' One of the . most Impressive cere-monies cere-monies was the third annual, pilgrim-I pilgrim-I age to Roosevelt's ' grave it. Oystej j Buy," N. Y., attended by a thousand scouts of Greater New York and vU i clnity ' uuder leadership of National gr out CommIs6ioner Daniel - Carter i Beard. " r - ! yr I, ;, The plan to erect at Oyster Bay an I exact reproduction of the cabin occu-'lled occu-'lled by the colonel when he lived a ranchman's life to the Bad Lands of North Dakota, has received favorable consideration from local and national onlclals. Logs for the cabin, according accord-ing to the plan; will be contributed by troops from every state In the Union representing the 650,000 members In evry city, and nearly every town and hamlet In the Union, aU dedicated te the same olit-door life,, study, manliness manli-ness of character and virile citizenship associated with the Ideal scout and cithten. Theodore Roosevelt. ' ' "' ' ' : "" i!-'-. |