Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-17

olusion of q meeting of the trustees OF
the Mckinley National Memorial Also.
citation, held at Senator Hanna's Office
here today the following statement was
issued to the public:
"The Mckinley National Memorial
Association having been Incorporated
according to law met in Clevelnrd to-
day for the purpose of etfecting an
organization by the election Of officers
and adoption OF regulations for its
government. The President of the
United States, at the request of Mrs.
Mckinley and members of the family.
named the following board Of trustees !:
Cornelius N. Blies OF New York,
Thomas Dolan OF Philadelphia, w..
Murray Crane OF Boston, Alexander II.
Reveil of Chicago, Charles W. Fair.
banks Of Indianapolis, Henry M. Duff
field Of Detroit, q, orge b. Coftelyou
Of Washington, Eli Torrance of Min
neapolis, William A. Lynch OF Canton,
Marcus A. Hanna OF Cleveland, John
g. Milburn of Buffalo, William Nc
Conway of Pittsburg, David K. Francis
OF st. Louis, Robert j. Lowry of At
lanta, Henry q. Payne Of Milwaukee,
Henry L. Scott OF San Francisco,
Franklin Murphy of Newark, N. j. ;
William r. Day Of Canton, and Myron
I. Herriok OF Cleveland.
The trustees having qualified pro.
oeeded to the election OF officers,
choosing as president William r. Day
of Canton; vice. president, Marcus A.
Hanna of Cleveland: treasurer, Col.
Myron I. Herrick Of Cleveland; secre-
tary, Ryerson Richie Of Cleveland,
The purposes of the association as
defined In its certificate Of incorporation
are the erection and maintenance OF
Canton, o., of q suitable memorial to
the late President and raising the
necessary funds for said purposes, and,
after fully providing therefor, the sur
plus OF such funds, il any, to be de.
voted to such memorial as may be pro.
vided for the late President at the
national capital. The memorial will be
erected at Canton, that CITY having been
his home throughout his public life
and selected by him as his final resting
place.
The memorial is to De, in the highest
sense, the sincere expression of all the
people OF the country Of their love for
President Mckinley and of their ad.
miration for the qualities expressed SO
eminently in his life and deeds.
1t Is the purpose to have the offer
ings of the people voluntary with a full
opportunity to all to contribute.
'The cooperation Of the governors
and officers of the States and munich.
palities Of the United States and all
religious, educational. civic, patriotic,
fraternal, benevolent and other organi-
cations are cordially invited.
vi public officials. organized bodies
and the press are requested to take i'm.
mediate steps to secure at the earliest
possible time full response to this
appeal. The association looks to the
PRESS OF the country to lend its efficient
aid to the collection and forwarding of
subscriptions.
Moneys may be deposited In banks
and other financial institutions, with
telegraph, telephone and express offices
and with pastmasters, who are re.
quested to receive and transmit them
to the treasurer promptly.
The trustees of the association will
receive subscriptions. Subscriptions
abroad may be received by the Ambas
sadors, Ministers and Consus of the
United States, and 10 Cuta, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands by the respective governors
thereof or persons authorized by them.
Remittances may be made directly to
Col. Myron T. Herrick, treasurer,
Cleveland, o.
THE association will prepare and
distribute to all donoru 10 the fund
a souvenir certificate which will be
worthy OF preservation as evidence of
the holders participation IN the work.
The name and postoi1ice address Of each
contributor should be forwarded to the
treasurer Of the association with the
fund RENTED for preservation In the
permanent archives of The association.
1T III hoped that tine response of the
people will be SO liberal that a memorial
may be erected which will fittingly
honor the memory of our martyred
President and emphasize their LOYALTY
to our institutions aud their abhorrence
of that spirit uf law lessness which in.
spired the assault upon his life.
The President Of the United States
and governors Of all States and Ter.
ritories were Unanimously elected
honorary members of the association
by the trustees.