Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-12
|EM0RABLE EVENT
yelling Ceremonies at
BelIw0od Sunday by
the WoOdmen.
bNuMENT OF SOVEREIGN ES-
TELLE ROSTER UNvEiL-
ED AT 3 p. NJ.
hdrcsses Delivered by Congressman
Joe T. Robinson and Elder p.
G. Cross.
hAvEs THEN DECORATED

Fair weather anu not SAnSnlne
arked the Woodmen unveiling cere-
onies at Bellwood cemetery Sunday
ternCon The thermometer ranged
osely around 100 throughout the at
rnoon, but except for this one dis
reeable feature the occasion was a
ost successful one.
Promptly at 2 o'clock LeMaire's S
Ind made its appearance at the
Foodmen hall on Second avenue, and
I've an open air concert The Wood
len in the meantime congregated in
lie hall upstairs for the preliminary
|crk incident to The parade and un.
bling ceremonies.
At O'Clock the parade formed in
ne just in front Of the hall. First
anne the sovereign carrying an
merican flag unfurled to the breeze
e was followed by the little flower
iris and Prof LeMaire's band. They.
turn, were followed by the carriage
ontaining the speakers of the after
oon, conspicuous among them being
congressman ice r. Robinson Of Lo-
oke. Then came the members Of
be Holly Grove Circle No. q, and
line Bluff camp. Nc. 6.
The band struck up the strains Of
fThe American" march. and the pa
ade marched to Cherry street. where
ne street cars were in waiting to
AXE them to the cemetery.
At the cemetery gate the parade
reformed. and as the band struck up
he sad strains of "The Last Tribute"
n'arched slowly tc the grave of Sover-
Flgn Estel!e Roster. near Ladies'
pound. where the unveiling ceremc-
e'1s proper took place
Here the impressive ritualistic work
Pf the order was held, and at its con.
clusion the strains CT Nearer to
Thee floated upwards in slow. sad
potes from the band. A feature of the
was the recitation Of
why Should the Spirit Of Mortal Be
Proud?" by Miss Robinson, which
her as the possessor Of con-
siderable elocutionary ability.
AS the band played Home. Sweet
Home" the string was drawn that held
Inc veil about the monument Of Sow
erelgn Estelle Roster, and the cere-
monies were finished. A short ad-
aress by Mr.. Cross, pastor OF the
christian church, followed the unveil-
ing exercises. Mr.. Cross referred to
sne duty the living eve the dead and
20 the graves of the dead. He stated
nat ne had heard Of acts of vandal-
sm at the cemetery. The taking OF
me nowers from the graves of the
aead, where they had been planted
oy Inc loving hands Of the living,
was nothing less than stealing. He
sa'o that the monument just unvetl.
- oy the Wcodmen Of the World be-
spoke fraternity, which was brother
1000. and afforded a lesson to each
individual present. He would have
every hearer profit by the lesson thus
,aught
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Cross
ak, the Woodmen proceeded to dec.
'rate the graves Of all Woodmen
'or'ed In the cemetery, THIS requiring
'ome time in its execution. Then the
'rowd consregated again to hear the
lodress by Congressman jos T. Rob
nson.
Mr. Robinson said in part: "The
sHsoom OF paying tribute to the dead
-as EXISTED since the formation Of So
sle1y. The world has always &C.
''almed the triumphs Of the great, but
areiy extolied the virtues Of the OBJ
'cure. There sleep in unmarked
sraves throughout the world many
'oSls men and pure women who's