The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-03
FITTING PROGRAM
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Packed House Listened
To Address of the
Days Orator
DEC CORATE GRAVES

The day set aside to the memory
of brave men who served their
country in times of need and kept
Americas colors high In every fight
was osberved feelingly In Blackfoot.
The program at the high school audi
torium in the morning was rever-
emily carried out before crowded
audience. DR.. H. l.. Southwick,
president OF the Emerson school Of
Oratory Boston, delivered an Ameri-
canizing eulogy upon the life Of
Theodore Roosevelt, great statesman,
soldier and champion citizen.
Charles q Harris acted as master
OF ceremonies for the day.
Veterans Of the civil war and
Spanish American war were deco
rated by honorary ribbons pinned on
them BY two high school girls. Z
Z. ss3..p Veterans Decorated
The Civil war veterans decorated
were William Crawford, e. q.
Thompson and J. G. Ball.
The Spanish-American veterans
were Judge r. ]. Cowen, Oscar Neu-
man, ]. H. Asher, H. D. MacCosham
and Charles Simons.
On the shield bearing the names Of
those who lost their lives in the
world war Capt. Stewart Hoover,
John Albert Anderson, Hugh Fack-
rell, ANGEL M. Hines, Arthur J..
Highly, Guy S. Faulconer, Thomas H.
Firth, Joseph S. Walters, Glen H.
Buckner, Pierce, ]. Humphrey, John
l.. Hepworth, Edward McKenna, Ray
v. Madsen, Joseph Harden, Norman
Davis, Frank b. Spanbauer and
Harry Mcneil.
Several other names unknown to
the committee will be added as they
are found, among which is that of
Maynard Morgan OF Aberdeen.
The program opened with a mill
,tary march by the Blackfoot band,
which was followed by an invocation
by the Rev. III. b. .CullisOn. Other
music was furnished by the high
school glee club and the ladies'
quartet That stirring song of the
war, "The Americans Come" carried
up the spirit of all patriotic hearers
to loyal exuberance. 1t was a fine
piece of singing by the ladies
quartet.
After the program, with it's splen-
did address, and congregational sing
ing of the Star Spangled Banner, a
parade was forme dto march to the
cemetery, with a company of sold
iers and sailors leading commanded
by Lieuts. William Parkinson and
Thatcher Alfred. Soldiers and sail
ors, under direction of Charles E.
Harris and w. B. Goodnough, carried
beautiful flowers to the graves of all
the American soldiers who sleep
there. They were escorted by the
company.
An impressive ceremony was car
ried out before the little parked
circle devoted to the memory OF
home boys who are buried in a
foreign land. Charles E. Harris in
troduced for short dedication the
Rev H. E. Cullison, after whose
fitting prayer, firing squad fired
three rife salutes, and Sgt. Jack
Roberts played taps"
Theodore Roosevelt
DR.. Southwick explained in open
ing his address that he chose the
life of Theodore Roosevelt as sub
ject because on such day it seemed
the right thing to draw lessons from
the history of true and exemplary
American, one who had no small in-
fuence in bringing this country to
its present triumphant position in
the world. av4f4
Roosevelt, said DR.. Sohthwick,
epitomized Americanism; in his own
career he demonstrated that man
could do great things having an in
domitable will and such advantages
as America gives. He crowded into
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