Show decoration DAY OBSERVED appropriate program at the amusement hall the first ever held in roosevelt the people of of roosevelt observed decoration day in a fitting manner the first time it has ever been observed in the history of the city the citizens met at the amusement hall at 1030 0 a to and the opening prayer was offered by J H hardy which was followed by a selection by the orchestra next came a quart quartette elte which was very prett and appropriate for the occasion mayor 11 harmston armston then made a few ap te remarks telling the people that we were meeting to commemorate by appropriate exercises the day hallowed by the blood of our nations nation S dead who placed their lives on their it count rys altar that our fair air land be be perpetuated to lo shower the blessings of peace and equal opportunity upon the oppressed of all nations he then introduced trod erod the orator of the day mr R S collett mr collett made a very masterful speech in bilich he held his hearers hearer spell bound from start to finish he outlined tac lives we should lead in order to prepare p for the future mr collett is 2 very forceful speaker aleer and always w aafjes akes his points strike home the orchestra then ren rendered dered another fine select selection lion alter after which the benediction WAS pronounced by R F shumway at the close of the exercises the people wet west to the city cemetery and decorated the graves in a be befitting fittin manner ly by strewing flowers on the graves sf if our beloved ead dead d ahre a a surprise abail ehe i the people the ce cemetery looked beautiful in b her er nei new dress thanks to the able leader slap af W II 11 doggett Dogg tt and his small army of helpers 0 |