President Theodore Roosevelt’s
150th Birthday Anniversary Celebration
Presented by:
Highland Park Historical Society
Sunday October 12, 2008, 1-3 PM
Highland Park Community House
1991 Sheridan Road (corner of Elm Place)
Reservations: 847.432.7090
Admission: $35 (no sales at the door)
Guest speaker President Theodore Roosevelt (Joe Wiegand in character). Rough Rider buffet lunch catered by Chuck’s Southern Comfort Café: pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked chicken, BBQ chicken wings, hot links, BBQ rib tips, Baby Back ribs, coleslaw, potato salad, Cajun green beans, baked beans, Brunswick stew, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, and birthday cake.
With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt at age 42 became the youngest President in our Nation's history. He was a hero of the Spanish-American War, leading the Rough Rider Regiment on a charge at the battle of San Juan. From his experiences driving cattle and hunting big game in the Badlands of Dakota Territory, Roosevelt gained a great appreciation for wilderness conservation and greatly expanded the National Park system. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and initiated the building of the Panama Canal. Following an assassination attempt Roosevelt stated “No man has had a happier life than I have led, a happier life in every way."
To pay by check:
Highland Park Historical Society
P.O. Box 56
Highland Park Il 60035
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