| dc.description.transcription | 3513 Asbury Dallas, Texas Nov. 25, 1935 Will Rogers Memorial Committee, Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas Dear Sir, If you think the following is worthy of publication, I would appreciate it if you will put it in the paper. I can think of no more enduring "living memorial" to him than homes for boys. A Living Memorial Will Rogers lived a life of love-string in the defence of understanding and sympathy. His life was a beacon-light in a distressed, and he scattered the flowers of love while he lived. I believe his life was guided by the Light of God's when he said he never met a person whome he disliked, because in trying to understand people you find the good in them. Now what could be a more appropriate memorial than homes in each state, dedicated to him, with that beacon-light still shining? The misunderstood and homeless, soulsick boys who are roaming the highways could be welcomed in the homes. Physical needs could be supplied and training in trades and professions given. Sympathetic and capable instructors should be employed. By giving these boys a new lease on life, they would be directed in love and a greater understanding of living following that Beacon Light that Will Rogers followed. A memorial of this kind would go in through the years, its worth judged by the change in the lives of disillusioned boys. Sincerely, Eva Lena Weeks | |
