The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13


hinley
canton OHIO, December Funeral ser
VICES over the romans OF Mrs. Allison Nc.
Ninley VIII be- held In the First Aethodis,
Np'soopal church Of this city at o'cloe,.
Tuesday afternoon. Intcrment Will follow
IN West Lawn cemetery. Just west Of tho
city Tuesday evening President McISin.
ley and wife and the officials from Wash.
ihg'on who attend the funeral Will lonvc
Tor the capital, reaching there about noon
| Wednesday.
Thesc are tho arrangements so far as
completed since tho death, shortly after
O'Clock this morning,
! 1t was at first thought hy the family that
the services should be of more pri,ntc
nature. held at The old homestead II vas
| coon learned. however through the rasior
OF MIS- Mcktnloys church and Il mcniber
OF the congregation. AS well as from Other
Ifiead". thnt the number OF friends who
desired TO Pay their last tribute OF To-
ehect 10y attending the obsequlcs could nor
he accommodated with such ARRANGEMENTS.
and church services were decided upon.
thu services viii he short and sinrle.
consisting OF words OF comfort and eulosy
ny the officiating clergyman and the sin. -
ihs 81 several hymns by The choir Rev.
~ manchester the pastor of the church
nus announced that 1t les his desire ana ma
ne VIII extend an invitation TO have m.
huSttrS u AL ut the churches OF which
,n'," Hle ABOUT thirty. occupy the pulpit
dnd participate in the services
Idll luarprH have hnnn ,ci..t.t r..
ehohs me older members OF the church AMI
lhose who Tor years have been olcse neigh
n'is OF the dcceaacd. They arc Judge vii.
nam T. Day. Hon. William \. Lynch Far.
,oer Mayor Il a Cassidy. l.. L. Miller. NJ
"" ,la'k, Judge j, Mccarthy David
~" wv, FORMER Mayor John Il, nnhe.
me FIRST Methodist church in which
.ne SERVICES are 10 he held. Is che In which
M's' Mckinley worshlppod during her re,i.
uence IN Canton aud In which sb, vas
loulo ainoSt every sunday meyninr onIv
SERIOUS lhilspcSltloh or Important ctrc,tn.
''""'Vs keeping her away Three weeks
80 sno was III her accustomed place This
also the ccpgresat1n With which thr
president has always hccn assorIntod
N@s w inns church that he was super,n.
teuuent OF the Sunday school. thirty vcarr,
asp' lhey last attended together last SCI
t"u'per, when the president was here aur. |
,ns ms summer vacation The prpslren, |
church. '"N'oos oi ihe |
At daylight this morning at ,hn s,
sVsll'n OF some of the older rnen,hors
wy conservation, an old time custom no,y
"hlus' opselete. was Observed TO nnb,icl
announce me death the bell in the towr-
her age, '''V years OF
IL is a coincidence that Mrs Mct,tr,,,.
died at almost the Identical hour ~ Ivy
aaN 49, did her husband ON Thanksrlv,nt,
day five years ago. N'"s
President Mckinley remained I'm mt,
ABOUT $3.50 o'clock, Il little more than a.
= wv w. "'er the death. and then retired for
wv LpurS slnep During the forenoon
w Nnu ms brother spent the gleatsr nort
vi ail hour walking about the more sech,J.
~ sueels near home, securing much dead
w w eAereise aud fresh air. The rrssi5art
was greatly refreshed by the exernlse
IN me afternoon President McISi,,,,,
m"Ne 10 west Lawn cemetery 10 personoily
,rh,nn I arrangements for the informant
w ".' WI be made In the family ln,
wnere iits the remains of the h,ishsp, ~,
n,eue ana which adioins the lot which for
,nuiV tnan twenty years has contnIneJ ~
o ~ oi me two children Of the prcsIaen,
~, nls VIE, under carefully kent mounss
naren w suewn with flowers Whenever liz
dent tenderly ana teariu,lv istt ny nIoH-
~ ~ i,owers on the graves while tho Sic =,
lecied '''NN was oeiny Sc
messages OF coincidence ara no,r,,.
sns ,e,esraph office from all aliarters ann
pathy. '' 70 oher sym
bn Mr, stewart L. Bowman OF Lorraine ~,
chiiarn,, ~ one OF Mrs. McKinicy's grand
,ni'u'su' Joined the family circle this NOR.
ing The children and grandchildren
lspt Mrs. George b. Morris Of San I.co vs
s,.sco, daughter of the late David We
hinley, and all of the immedlsts s,r N.Y.
were here for the closing scenes. OHM
rs,at.ves VIII come to the funeral. AsNist
my ~ sscrstafy OF state Day has remained ~
''s'ing ~ making the funeral arr.nc
.lenis: During her life Mrs MeK,niev (
loNed n fnndnas~ "a. ..i-r.s-~ ''NNinley