The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-26
THE LATE MAYOR.
Delegations Meet the Remains-Funsral
Arrangements-ActiOn Of the City
Council.

various civic societies to wait upon the
remains OF the late Mayor McGillivray
at Egan to-day and escort them home.
Accordingly the following delegations
went to Egan or the noon train: Alder
men Cuisine, Larkin, Kundert, Fits,
Vedder, Dempster, Waskey and Tierney
for the city; Messrs. Frank Smith, e.
w. Ketcham and VIM Lee for the Ma
sons; j.. j. Fitzgerald, Fl. j. Patterson.
and F. L. Mease for the X. OF p; Mes
danes Alex Cameron, A. b. Gilmore and
VIM. Lee for the Eastern Star. Mem
bers ofthe family accompanying we're Nor
man and John McGlllivray and Duncan
McGlllivray and wife. The train bear
ing the remains will arrive this evening.
The program Of exercises arranged for
the funeral service OF the late Mayor
McGillivray tomorrow, provide for a
sermon at the opera house by the Rev.
w. J. Cleveland at 1:30 p. H.. The cor
tegs, under charge at the Masonic
fraternity, will be formed 1T the family
residence Cd Madison street promptly at
o'clock in the following ORDER,
City Fire Department.
Knights Of Pythias Lodge.
Masonic Lodge.
Hearse.
Family in Carriages. .
Citizens on foot and in Carriages.
The line OF march will be west on
Madison street to Egan avenue, south
on Egan avenue to Center street, east on
Center street TO opera house.
The various societies will march to
the grave. The city council will act az
pail bearers and all places OF business
will be closed from IL m. until after the
funeral services. j. M. Preston will be
master Of ceremonies.
At a special meeting Of the city
Gil, held this morning. the following &C.
tion was taken:
"In the infinite wisdom OF God, our
common father, Mordoch j. McGillivray,
our honored mayor, beloved friend, and
associate, has been called from our
midst. Heart-heavy with grief, we
would not question the action Of Him
who doeth all things we'll but with
bowed heads repeat THY viii be done
ut is fitting that we attempt to <
press our sorrow and our sympathy.
His was a kindly nature. In all OF his
dealings ne was upright, just and kind.
BY HE death we feel that each loses a
brother, the city q most efficient mayor,
and each citizen q true friend. There
fore, be it
Resolved, In recognition Of our be-
reayement by the death OF our honored
mayor. N. J. McGillivray, and as an act
showing of respect for the dead and our
sympathy with family and friends, the
city buildings shall be appropriately
draped for a period Of thirty days. His
accustomed char at sessions OF this
body shall be draped and remain un-
used for the same time. The flag shall
fly ut half-staf over the city hall until
Tuesday night.
Resolved, That merchants and other
business men be requested 10 close their
places of business on Tuesday, Novem.
Der 26, from IL m. until 4 p. M.
"Resolyed, That the council in q body
go to Egan, 8. d., to meet the train
bearing the remains and escort the
same TO this city. ALSO that the coun-
oil, o. requested by the Masonic frater-
nlty, act 90 pall-bearers.
Resolved, That IN all ways possible,
individually and collectively, we do
what we q to show our esteem and re-
spect FOR the dead and our sympathy
with his family and friends. I'd sur.l
thsrance OF this, . copy OF the foregoing
shall be sent 10 the family Of the de-
ceased, and to the press OF the city for
and the same shall be en-1
tered upon the records of the council.
"H. Fl. GULsrINE, Acting Mayor |
aJ.I. HuBBELL, City Auditor"
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