Show at son 1 so loon I 1 jf DIGNIFIED open air ater to be known aa a the y m roosevelt foru forum built V along the lines nes of a greek ami eiith enter and wittiest utilized a as a nom an meeting ll 11 place pines by pat lotic amerl cling ator fl the ill discussion ot i Z gra araie graie a problems affecting the future of 0 this country to 18 one me of the of the proposed park at oya oil ter be bay the plans 1 air alrea ly be have been approved by the roosevelt memo memorial association electus D litchfield architect who ho designed the monument cut to preely president t mcki mckenley at columbus colombo ohl ohio and ad who has bas executed wed other earn corn missions has bus been eng aeed bv the roosevelt memorial committee at ov oyster may bay to carry out these plans plana for the memorial moral park mt mr ches at oyster bay and was as a neighbor of colonel roosevelt therefore he to Is to fa raff icar with nith the park site it mt mr litchfield thinks think a forum su sn as he has been augg suggested in or r the pr would have met with the approbato app robat of the colonel himself aaa 5 the nef york sun san members of the rit Roo evelt Ide memorial mortal association also feel that such a forum could be made most use ful in our me national life 1 in carrying out 1 in a 1 useful and vital way the ideals and 1 I teachings of theodore Roo roosevelt mr litchfield Litchfiel dt vista vision at the head hand of the auditorium a bayn by mr me Litel letchfield ifield in describing his plans tor far the park there v would cold be a rostrum having its west dow dont built somewhat but 1 in the form of a greek theater and p providing ading B a stage siege upon which ali may be seated the P performers e at open ape air concerts for far th the people within its walla wall I 1 had hoped there might be a reception sort room and a small hall a Z botu da AM somewhat lome a what I 1 in the nature of a su supreme prence court 0 art to room in the capitol at W witching hiag t ton who where would to be gathered from time to time once every two c or three y years bar or two or three then a times bar a year BS as in the opinion of the trustees a of the roosevelt forum the occasion may re ra quire em a few of the greet great men of the country who shell shall that there discuss before atza the whole what nation it the graap cities it that will affect conditions in this country country as a result of the wars war after it math cloth this ihla beautiful park to the memory of a great american will embrace about forty acres und and titles to the property be have been ex examined and sur veys made when completed this park will bebe have an athletic field tennis tannin courts court bathing beach and ad position pavilion the theater a great grant flagpole le 0 feet high and ad a beautiful arous promenade coad arched he 0 by elm trees I 1 in the center of which ich will be a 1 lagoon V 0 n the id idea a of f willi william loeb loch 3 jr chairman hot of the me roosevelt memorial ema corn initial at oyster bay all other mem main be bers m of the committee la Is to hove base a p park r that will provide I 1 in the best beat and ad most healthful way ement facial ties for fop the country at large a park that will have a an individuality and ad atmosphere an suggestive of the life slid and elt cirit of roosevelt th the colonel was a practical man who combined artistic ideal deabi with race common sons execution id ad the roosevelt memorial uon ran does not want a park that would not have met with the hie approval of the colonel himself am aa it a matter of fact ol onel roosevelt himself very much desired each a park at oyster ovater bay and publicly expressed his views on the subject how the park will look lack the general appearance of the roosevelt Koo En sevelt cenit memorial park as a it will finally bully look lack Is described thus by mr litchfield 0 on the axis of the main approach standing handing out act I 1 in firm fical silhouette against the background of tho the bay and the d distant hill tillas of center island should be a great flagpole with a monumental lot base which will be forever reminiscent of the colonel a interim intense love for the american flag at the end and of the la Is soon goon there should be a form fountain teon and beona it ft a long approach from the toads west between thickly planted flaute d native american shrubs arb B and ad low law growing trees laurel wild honey ban oy tymir mir dog wood beech and ash in forming dag a dense dark ark foliage I 1 in contrast to t the gravel walks lk the fab reflection of the sky in in the lagoon aad the bright deep blue of I 1 the he bay bay itself t has also been suggested to the roo roosevelt covelt memorial east association ibio that as a elms elm we arc the most beautiful trees for the park it ft would be an eseed excellent leat idea to call upon pa the in farmers of long lane Z of island and ad C connecticut to donate specimen ban sho elm trees tern to the association rhe fhe site of the proposed pirk Is ot of gr great mt natural b sooty beauty the er ensemble effect affect would mould be somewhat similar to the beautiful park at versailles jhc where the peace conference was nas held but it will be typically american america in spirit and conception there will III be no attempt on the part pact of 0 the architect to imitate the versailles scheme the V proposed rop sell lagoon a will look lok like a dilmond set bet la in cheen jade and no through a fringe ol of elm trees the spectator will get a glimp glimpse a of the roosevelt forum 0 avei all will wave are the stars und and stripes that the colonel loved so well wall in every way the ban aim w III be to suggest th the virile personality of 0 the in man who ho was first last and all the time a an american Amei ican referring to the flagpole with marit mental base which forms in a way y the center ter of th the formal scheme be r mr litchfield suggested that some day the base might be the final enal resting place of the great me mans mortal emitted part may cost 51 1 ahe he c cost st ol of the memorial has been variously imad y e estimated atlena ted beginning with sums les leaa than 1000 but those 1 who I bar have studied the pun plan tool feel that should be raised to assure its it complete realization rea littion although the memorial Is in wine some extent local 1 in a larger view it concerns a a the whole no na ti alon the sum eum given Is very small mail if it 11 be distributed over the population school children alone could im ana would give on an appreciable part of it indeed since oi r ely bay a stands ends in for th hot roosevelt ft home life it a peculiarly appa prints that the nation a children should take a special interest in such a me morlat as they may did in the restoration of washington home at mount vernon it Is interesting in view of the press pres out ent movement to recall the light fight that no was made do several years ago by borne me ot of the citizens of boy bay I 1 for r pa park rk a fight that resulted mulled in failure b but t which aeo aroused I 1 the he interest of colonel zed roosevelt roosevel who ho dul did what but he could at that time t to atau arouse an the enthusiasm huni ife ot of his fellow townsmen over the project for years the to townspeople na declined to take any action to sec secure the hie just rig rights in which a few of the them had 1 infrequently en enjoin joed ed art w rote colonel cabinet Ro roosevelt eIt during the winter of 1918 in describing this unsuccessful battle tor for the park then the selfish elfish miscon biscon duct ot one or two property owners owner illmon etar daw who ohm sought a to deny all 1 proper access to their beech beaches r roused red ed a feeling which manifested itself in a foolish and ad vc tons lous effort at t on one time a mob effort to destroy the docks and thereby p prevent the property owners of be access to their imil sailboats boat th the an mothe the beams seemed to be loss less to in secure cr th their it own w rights than to interfere wll with h tl those s e of whom they were jealous recourse R ars to th the b law finally settled the right of I 1 the h property owners n s to their docks dock and ad on their duty to ke keep ep openings tn in E tha docks so that in the a claimants clam mera and the rare wayfarers wayfare rs along the beach would world not be int interfered tiered with but this did not help those these farm a ers or villagers aho vho occasionally wished to come to the b beach it tor for bathing or hostile boating A few public spirl spirited ted persons therefore started a movement for a park with a long stretch of 0 beach on which public and private enatho boathouse ca as and bat bath houses bouses could be erected nail various well wall to do persons none of who whom w would auto ever hae boom aed ed the park agreed to furnish halt half the money it the town would furnish the other halt half it was mas voted on an at the next election 1 I rod mile down to the polls with a friend a hired ma anna good upright haid hmil working citizen who ho lives some miles way away from the water who h owns own a am small at 11 property bud and 1 la therefore a small taxpayer after voting ling I 1 imm found d that our two to votes had bad neutral feed each other he voted against the park and the park one nas beaten by the votes of the tha smaller mailer taxpayers taxpayer who lived intend in land and aind from among whom the chief beneficiaries of the tha park would have come the boldface Is colonel roosevelt B these men man had bad felt sanely joel jealous of the richer either property onner near the water and had sympathized with the movement to interfere with them but they note mere not wit willing i tag to incur the small expense necessary m ry in order to establish such both co collective aa oo ownership fillip a of BP a portion of the one we wa ter front as would lid enable crabl them to en an joy jay their 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