Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-24
MOURNS.
Meeting to Take Steps Precedent
to Memorial Services Next
Monday.

-O~SSAo
to Memorial Services Next
Monday.
The following circular was sent to prominent
citizens of Lexington last Wednesday morning:
sIR:-You are cordially invited to attend a
meeting to arrange for suitable memorial cere-
monies on the day of the funeral orJames A.
Garfield, late President Of the United States;
Tho meeting will be held at Nomory Hall,
1 O'Clock. BIT JOHN: Mayor,
J. D. CONNER,
10. A. WILSON,.
U. G. PHETZING,
A. A. LESUEUR.
In compliance with the request thus made a
large number of gentlemen met at Armory Hall
at 4 O'Clock. p. M. Of the day designated.
Xenophon Ryland. Esd, WAS called to the
chair. and A. j. Hall, ESD. was made Sec
rotary.
Mr.. Hall moved that = committee on resolu-
tions be appointed. Carried. .
Mr.. Hall moved that n committee of arrange
ments. to consist of one member from each or
ganization which Will participate in the cere-
monies. be appointed. Carried.
During the discussion of the resolutions short,
but touching, speeches were made by Col. Jno.
Reid. E. Winsor, j. 8. Blackwell, Geo. S.
A. J. Hall, DIR. Talbird and others.
The chair appointed rs the on res
%elutions, Col. Geo. s. Rathbun, Robt. Tnub-
man, H. w. Turner, A. j. Hall, and Mayor
B.. T.. John.
And a. the committee on organization and
programme. Messrs. H. Talbird, A. j. Hall.
Geo. L. Leyburn, j. J. Lilly, Jno. S. Demand.
H. Klimpke, A. T. Sharpe, C.. S. Lucas Geo.
". Walker. j. {. c. Owens, o.. d. Simms, 4.
Rush, H. j. E. Ahrens, Henry sinauer. Mayor
John. John Taubman and A. A. Lesueur.
The meeting adjourned to meet Friday after
noon at 1 O'Clock, when the following series of
resolutions were presented:
Resolved, That 1t 10 with deep ssnsibility,
ceiVe the announcement of the death OF our Pres
ident, James A. Garfield, stricken down as he
D1s ,.srss io 't Dy y shs t sf%% balisa Of a C.
assassin; that in his death the warm hopes and
high anticipatisns OF our whole people. ire
and we feel that the nation has suffered an ire
parable les; that q great and good President
and christian man has been stricken down: q
and we mourn that one SO useful and heroic
should become the victim of 60 vile a wretch.
Resolved That for the character and person
brought this great calamity upon our people and
nation, we entertain no other than feelings OF
me ,S %.% cSast sSn9 DIT %aG;,S Set Is 70 COZ tbs sn y!n !ne sa%s
and his punishment. =
Kssolyed, That our sympa.hies are greatly
0AONoC - IA - ~ shASAShp ASsAs
e aas r9a f SsasaS Maine 1sm to fes sas ana, and fro from nni the
nasie 70 so tSS cai III have sse d Sxesedd v TIE v .ad have awe
admired and learned to love her devotion and
christian character, representing In the highest
tie sheiteriag hand Of. = loving Providence we
commend that stricken family trasting that IN
the warm and devoted hearts OF the American
people they will ever find q home and shelter.
hesolved, That We trust and hope that some
good 70 our common country may grow out Of
this great sAiction. and that as great caismi-
this disPensation teach US that we are one PEG,
pie, and be the cause of removing all sectional
strife, restore f~raternal feeling. and break
down eli unfriendly barriers that may still re-
main between the different sections Of our COM
mon country. GEO: s: RATHBuN,l
II. W. TURNER. SCom.
5. Join,
IN presenting the resolutions Col. Rathbun
made an eloquent speech. at the conclusion OF
| which they were adopted by n unanimous rising
vote.
At h sdmectlng yesterday afternoon the COM
| mittee ON organization and programme reported
as follows:
specifically report IS follows:
| That the respective societies and schools OF
Lexington be requested to attend the memorial
4 y - - ~AASANSN SSAN~ S~ASS 49,
GARFIELD, In Q body as societies and schools, re-
| spectively. ,
That the mayor. by proclamation, request all
business 10 cease on the occasion that all per.
sons may have An opportunity to attend the Ger
emonies. That memorial services be held at the
following places, conducted by the persons al
herein named: t the Baptist church-To bt
conducted by Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn and Henry
&. Wallace.
At the Christian church-By Elder c. s. Lucai
and x. Rylana, Esq.
At Zion church-By Rev. Jas. A. Quarlesl
Judge j. e. Rylnnd and Judge VIM. Young.
A the German Evangelical church-By Rsvs
! Jno. Demand and +. Klimpke, and U. q
Phetzing, Esq.
4 At the Opera House-By Rev. A. T. Sharpe
Judge Vim. Walker and A. j. Hall, Esq.
The schools and different orders and ~societie
are as assigned Is follows.
At the Baptist church-The Baptist Femal,
College; the Wentworth Male Academy. the r
A. Chapter; the Knigats Templar and Lexingto,
and Lafayette lodges OF A. F. & A. NJ; tn
Land League Michsal DaviN No. 1. of Lexing
ton; the knights Of Honor. A. O. u. W. and o
n. p.
At the Christian church-fhe Central Fenal
College; the Third Ward school; the =. Aul
Seminary. aad the 1. o. o. F.
At the Opera Honse-The First and Secen,
ward schools; the Lexington Guards an
l Guards Band; and one half Of the ,colore'
school.
At the Gegman Evangelical church-The Lex
ington Leiderkranz; The Lexington Turnyerei
and che German school.
At the Zion church-0ne-half Of the eolore
school; the coiored A. +. NJ; tie Knights o
Tabor, and the United Sons of Protection.
The various orders and societies which desir
to join the procession will meet at their owl
rooms at 1890 O'Clock, p. M, and march to III
public square. where the procession will b
formed At l O'Clock, sharp, in the followin
order: Marshal and assistants. band, military
Mssons, I. o. o. F., Turnvereln, Leiderkran;
and other societies. Sons of Protection. col
cred masons, Knights'of Tabor and citizens
The procession will move at 10 o. o'clock wee
along Main street to Third street, oountermarc
and move east along Main street to Main Cross
south along Main Cross to South street; eas
aaong South street to Elm street; north alop
l Elm street to Franklin street; west along Frank
liz to Public Square, when each body will re
4 pair TO the churches or public places assignee
for the purpose Of listening to appropriate ad
dresses and ether services suitable to the occa
[ sion. Rev. H. TALBlRD, Chairman.
4. j. HALL. Secretary.
The report was adopted.
The churches having bells were requested t
toll them from ! O'Clock to 2:l5 O'Clock p. n.
The public is invited to eli all the churche
and the Opera House, freely as their inclins
ten dictates. but to avoid confusion 1t is urge
that assignments be kept as strictly As possible
The meeting adjourned.
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