The Irish standard., 1888-06-02
GARFIELD MEMORIALS.
An Interesting Fire-Proof ROOM
in the Mentor Home.
Tokens of Sympathy from All Over the
World-some of the Things Which Mrs.
Garfield Prizes Very Highly-Res-
OlutioNs by tho Thousand.


World-sone of the Things Which Mrs.
Garfield Prizes Very Highly-Res-
olutions by tho Thousand.
While the late President, General James
A. Garfield, was suffering his last illness he
received many tokens sent him by loyal
friends, and after his death Mrs. Garfield
received numerous marks Of coincidence
from people all over the world. These trib-
utes, writes a Mentor CO., correspondent
TO the New York Sun, occupy to-day prom
inent place in the Garfield home. They are
in a room called the " Memorial Room" and
receive constant attention and care. The
Memorial Room adjOins q large library on
the second story Of an addition to the house,
which was constructed sOlae years ago. 1t
was built especially to contain the mem
orials OF General Garfield, and is fire-proof.
Strangers TO the Garfield family are not
allowed to enter, and reporters particularly
have been restrained from crossing The
threshold Of the place which is held SO
sacred. It is not large room. but it surely
is place Of more ttlan passing interest
On account of the collection Of gifts which
it contains. Conspicuous about the walls
in massive gilt and black frames are res
c]utions which were passed by societies to
WHICH, SfCl1t11 DClcHSItl> w Ai1-.1ltIAy VI
CARNATIONS, City Councils and meetings OF
citizens in this and other countries.
The tribute Of the citizens Of Belfast, Ire
land, is in q case of rich, dark wood, ON the
four sides Of which are four silver sbields.
Upon a silver plate on the top OF the case is
engraved: ''Fronl the citizens Of Belfast,
ireland, to Mrs. Garfield Inside the case
is the volume of resolutions, bound with
black leather, with q monogram OF General
Garfeld;s initials on the cover. On the first
page of san album, with dark Russia leather
binding and gold clasp, are these words:
IS Resolutions Of respect teudered to the
la1nly of james A. Garfield by the Amer
lean and sy1npathizing friends i'll Santiago,
Chill" The resolutions are inclosed and
are IL number Of pages III length. The pieces,
which were selected by Mrs, Garfield from
the floral decorations received the funeral
81 her husband for her own personal
souvenirs Of that occasion, were treated for
preservation III Chicago by Mrs. Anna
Eettz Lucas, and have kept remarkably
well. They are a beautiful wreath sent by
queen Victoria; {. wreath furn shed by the
Turner Bund; q huge harp, the tribute OF
Me Brazilian Legation, and an elegant de-
pgn forwarded by the Bolivian Legation at
Washington. This last typifies the three
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Ind consists of a cross with a floral heart on
bne side and q floral anchor on the other,
ihe whole resting upon y base bearing i'll
hnnortelles The words; iDead, but not
forgotten" The materials of the piece are
!uba-roses and yellow rose-buds, inter
lpersed by green and white ferns. This de-
Sign is set in gilt frame about by ~ feet
One Of the things iii the memorial room
which Mrs. Garfield prizes very highly is IL
tolu1ne published by The citizens Of Jersey
City, ami called the ;'Gartield Memorial
Volume" 1t comprises the sermons
preached in Jersey City Oh the Sunday
sftor tue death OF the President, and Tie t,d
dresses and resolutions offered al meetings
arranged by the mayor and council Of that
pity. Que copy was sent 10 Queen Victoria,
The volume which Mrs. Garfield has in her
possession was presented to her iii Clave-
lana July ], 1882. Rev. II S. Isulison7 then
rector Of ST. Paul's Church in Cleveland,
md a former resident Of Jersey City, made
tho presentation speech. The volume is d.
royal octave, bound i'll Russia leather, with
she covers and Ay-lcaves luied with cardinal
Embossed silk. "A poem which vas en-
graveG upon the soldiers monument at Ka-
cine, Wis, was worked i'll red letters upon
3 piece Of heavy white silk, and sent 10 Mrs.
Garfield, and is preserved by her. as is also
an extract from the minutes OF ss special
meeting of the Maritime Association Of
New York The Cleveland Grays, who
held the post Of honor at General Garfelds
Inaugural ton, sent Mrs, Garfield q poem and
s. set Of resolutions, They We're written
with white ink upon 81 black surface and
catafalQue in which General Garfeld's
c{ ~ fi>oo %f hSc
funeral at Cleveland a. rich vine
rolorea velvet cabinet contains a let
ter from Mayor Samuel A. Green, Of Bos-
ton: and the volumes Of official tributes
paid by the citizens Of that atty. a pro,ni-
pent place In the room is held by the tribute
Of the law class Of 1851 of the National
University at Washington. It is quite
large volume, containing copy Of the reso-
liations adopted by tho class on October
81, 1881, and is entitled ga Tribute by
Law Students" The most highly en-
Selushed design which now adorns the
walls Of the plaoo is the resolutions Of Co
lumbia Arch Chapter No. 1, Of Washington,
Sramed in ebony The resolutions and
names Of the members OF the committee Sc
iected to prepare stem are worked in black
on a white silk Masonic apron which is Or
na1aented with heavy gold fringe and car
ainal ribbon, Several sets Of resolutions
from Southern States and cities also have
foremost places. Georgia sent copy of the
journal Of it's House Of Representatives for
September 20, 1881. Resolutions of sympa-
Thy, printed and framed, We're sent from
Harrisburg, Va, Columbia, s. c., sent Mrs.
Garfield g photograph OF the mourning deco
rations Of that city, with the signatures Of
the city officials attached. The resolutions
Of sympathy adopted by the Association of
Elk Confederate Soldiers Of Cincinnati, which
are signed by the officers Of the association
and incIosed In frame of marble, express
the attitude of that organization.
There are distributed in various nooks
and corners Of the memorial room, and on
its shelves, brackets and tables, many moro
sets of resolutions passed by bodies of diff
ferent characters which We're scattered all
over the country. Among the contributors
TO the collection arc the Knights Templar
of ST. Louis, tho St. Louis Merchants Ex
change, the Union League Club of Chicago,
La Socista Itallana Christoforo Colombo of