Memorial
Services
Held Sunday
Three churches united m the
presentation of the Memorial
Services for the late President
Roosevelt, held Sunday at 2 pm
at the Community Baptist
liurcb, and a representative
cross section of all the people of
Kodiak filled the church to pay
homage to the departed Presi
dent.
Rev John Winter, of the Ko
diak Baptist Mission, gave the
Invocation, and Rev. John Mar
shall, of the Praise Chapel, pro
vided the Benediction.
Musical numbers were present
ed by Chief Sherman, who sang
“The Lord’s Prayer”, accompan
ied by Mis. A. Holmes Johnson;
Mrs. Edith Shepherd, who sang
the '23rd Psalm”, accompanied
by Miss Betty Carter; a prelude
of three hymns played by Mrs.
A. Holmes Johnson; and by the
Russian Church Choir.
The latter sang in Russian,
with Rev. Gregory Morony, pas
tor of the Baptist church, read
ing before each section an
English equivalent of the text,
and Rev. Gregory Gleboff, of
the Russian Orthodox church,
gave a prayer in Russian, using
a portion of his church’s funeral
ritual.
Rev. Morony conducted
throughout the services and read
several passages from the Scrip
ture, including the late Pres
ident’s favorite selection from
them.
The principal eulogy was de
livered by O. A. Torgerson,
mayor of Kodiak.
“Never in all history has the
passing of any man come with
such a shock,” Mr. Torgerson
The late President Roosevelt as he looked at Kodiak, August, 1944
said. “Never has any man been
so universally mourned by all
classes of people His name was
a symbol of freedom to a greater
degree than any other man.
Peoples of all ranks and stations
wept on the streets, unashamed,
on being told of his death.”
“As we view the past twenty
years it is clearly seen that
Franklin Roosevelt has spent
most of these years waging war;
first, against infantile paralysis;
then depression; and, lastly, he
died while fighting a war against
those who would destroy our
way of life.”
Quoting several of the late
President’s speeches to show his
“human interest and greatness”,
Mr. Torgerson then asked: “Who
is there among mankind who has
tried harder and accomplished
mote than did Franklin Roose
, velt to build a brighter, be
place in which to live? '
“A great leader is gone,"
speaker concluded, “thougk
life and acts should be aai»
ation to us to live on befea
our fellow men instead of
self alone.”
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