Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-23
STATE OF ARK KANSAS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
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PRUCLAMAION To All Men To Whom These Present.

PROCLAMATION
 To All Men To Whom These Presents
 Shall Come: Greetings
 Know Ye That Whereas In the death of eX-President Theodore Roosevelt, at the age of 61. our country lost one of the most distfn- suishad statesmen, purest patriots, greatest moral forces and pictur- esque characters, and.
 Whereas, Theodore Roosevelt sepv- ed his state and his country with marked ability as member of the legislature of the state of New v-oen. police commissioner of the City of CT, governor of the state of New York, vice president of the United States and the twentysixth presiden, of the United States, in all these im- portant posts revealing that fearless nless and independence of character and typifying those moral and polit- ical virtues which so greatly endaar- ed him to his community, h1s e4,...- monweslth and his country. and
 Whereas, Theodore Roosevelt ren- dered the cause of liberty and democ- racy signal service by a1'bitrating the issues at stake between Russia and Japan at the Portsmouth New Hamp- shire conference, and nn four separ- ate occasions preventing war between this country and Japan. England and Germany by his wise and intrepid diplomacy; and in the recent strug- gle between liberty and democracy on the one hand and German autoc- racy and despotism on the other, he was one of the most conspicuous and untiring forces in vitalizim@ the po- tential patriotism and energy of our great republic, and
 Whereas, The eX-president reflect ed tnlperishable glory upon the coun- try not only by his far-seeing statesmanship but by his gallantry in the Spanish-American war and by his contribution of 59 choice volumes to the current literature of our na- tiCn
 Now, Therefore, I, Chas H. Brough. governor of the state of Arkansas, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the constitution and lave of said state, and acting in my off cial capa city do hereby set aside Sunday. February 9, 1919, as spe cial memorial day in honor of the memory of Theodore Roosevelt, one of Americas greatest statesmen and l one of the most dynamic moral lead CTS whom the nation has ever pro- duced l call unnn the citizenship of every community in our state, regard less of party, to assemble on this day, either at their places of reli- ! gious worship or in special memo i ,io1 tN rl fc ,,,0r ory of this illustrious American. 1 | respectfully request the ministers Ot every denomination of our state to refer in their sermons to tn never 1 tC-ta forgotten services of eX-Pres- ident Roosevelt, and to pronounce suitable eulogies or his marvellous achievements that richly entitled him to the nations plaudit, of Great in the arduous greatness Of things done" For the special mem crial services, I call 4pon the citi- zenship of every community in the state to arrange suitable programs in honor of the eX-president and upon prominent speakers in the various communities to deliver on this occa- i sion suitable addresses, giving just estimate of Theodore Roosevelts eventful life, stalwart Americanism, and glorious achievements.
 Tn Testimony Whereof. l have here unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of State, in the executive chamber, at Little Rock, Arkansas, this the twentieth day of January, 1919.
 l CHARLES H. BROUGH, | Governor