The Dermott news., 1918-05-02
Eudora's Liberty Day
 Celebration.

l Last Friday having been proclaimed
 Liberty Day by President Wilson, the
 citizens of our sister city of the south
 ern end of Chicot County, Eudora, got
 busy few days previously and ar
 ranged for a sure enough demonstra
 tion to show their patriotism and Amer icanism The writer has seen many demonstrations of various kinds and
 for various purposes but never has he
 seen one that surpassed this one for
 attendance. enthusiasm and manage
 ment.
 The secret of the success of the whole
 celebration was plainly evident, 1t was
 the team work of the citizens, as ev- cry man, woman and child, white and
 black. were on the job. with one pur- pose in view and one end to attain and they attained that end most gloriously.
 Every store, bank and the post office, were tightly closed. Here and there on the sidewalks were arranged very inviting Red Cross stands. where genial, jolly. Red Cross attendants dispensed refreshments for the benefit of the Flu dora Red Cross unit and these stands were patronized very liberally.
 The celebration started with I parade, headed by the Grand Marshal and his aids, including Lieut.. Dear Of Camp Pike Next came the Greenvilie brass band, then decorated auto in which rode Uncle sam, Liberty. soldier. Boy Scout Camp Fire Girls and nurses. Next came a decorated float with a wounded soldier on a cot attended by Red Cross nurses: then autos with speak CTS and master of ceremonies Then the tudora unit of the Bed CrCss in nurses uniform. followed by the Junior Red Cross Girls in uniform The unit attracted much attention and evoked mu-h applause along the line oF march and was really the prettiest part of the procession. Then came the Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls. follow
  white school children. and the coiored people and their school children The parade was ineersper-ed with the fags of the allies. headed by county ger vice flag
 The parade ended at the speakers stand at the crossing of Armstrong Ave, and Main St, where 9 numbe- nf speeches were made with MT. Sol. Levy as rsaster of ce.einon es. Dermott was well represented in t.lss part of the celebration, as three of ear citizens had special and urgent lnvrca- tions to take part and, JTdGIng from e.s@ rounds of applause each one received, their speeches must have been very Those from D~-mott WHO spoke were Mrs .. l.. Kinney. Hcm F.. G. Hammock aad Rev William 4. Role Others who had special invIta. tions and attended from Deryaott were Mir. and Mrs F. ? Resuley and Ar. and Mrs. W. D. Trotter
 The Eudora Litenty Bond Sales com. nittee also planned for agreat meetI,g exclusively for th@ negroes for Fri lay night.
 The master of garemsrie.a stated on the speakers platfortt thst the ecm- nlttee expected she sals of bonds te.go over s75, ooo by Rriday night and We nave every reason to believe that tIer was gratihed- Bonds ware being sold while the afternoon celehra- ton was in pro Eress.
 If the Chicot County boys in the Ar my and Navy eould nave seen this lem onstration they woald never for e. stD- gle moment wonder If the folks back home care fer them or not, as slGh af- tions as Eudara pulled off speak load er than words. DerrletteF