Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-21
Memorial Resolutions and Ceremonies al
the Soldiers Home.

Memorial Resolutions and Ceremonies at
the Soldiers Home.
At a joint meeting of Veteran Post
No. s and Old Guard Post No. Eli, &.
A. r., located at the Soldiers Home, it
was decided to participate in the mem
orial ceremonies of the Home to be held
in the Home cemetery on Thursday,
Sept. 10, 1901, at Q a. IN, the day of the
funeral of the lamented President,
William Mckinley. A committee of
arrangements was appointed to confer
with Col. Cornelius Wheeler, Governor
of the Home, as to programme and
arrangements.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, our beloved Comrade, william
Mckinley, President of the United States, has
been murderously stricken unto death by the
hand OF cowardly assassin and anarchist,
and,
WHEREAS, In the death of Comrade Mckinley
the nation has lost true aud tried patriot,
soldier and statesman unseifish in his devo-
tion TO duty and the great responsibilities
placed in his hands, and the G. A. X. one of
It's most loved and respected comrades there.
fore be il
Resolved, That bowling in deep reverence to
the christian words of on: martyred president
ana comrRde, Gods III not ours, he done -
we deeply and sincerely mourn and grieye with
the whole nation and civilized world at the
horrible death of our distinguished comratle
and be ID further
tesolved, That we denounce in unmeasnred
terms the dastarGly act Of this assassin, ana we
call upon our senators and representatives in
congress and the various state legislatures Ia
promptly enact such stringent laws Us win for.
ever stamp out anarchism in this country,
making II reasonable otIense puushab bic
with death for the committing or attempting
TO commit amy such foul crime, and To prohibit
tne landing on American shores of all such
further
Resolved, That as a mark of respect the
members OF each Post wear the usual badge OF
il further
hesoNed That we extend to the loving and
faithful widow our sincere and heartfelt con,
doIences and sympathy in this hour OF her
ther
Resolved That the foregoing be spread upon
the minutes of Veteran Post No. s and OF Old
Guard Post No. 2tl, Department of Wisconsin
o. A. r., and that u copy thereof duly attested
WITH the seal OF each Post be transmitted to
Mrs. Mckinley, signed by the commander Of
each POST tnd this committee
ASigned)
JoNAs CLossoN, Comma rder Posts
WIN. HULL Commander Post ell.
Al.N
PATRitK O'CONNEL, Post 2Il,
y W, CLIFFORD, Post ell,
u. q CLossoN, POST s,
Louis BARRIE, Post
JACOB RIGhRRT, Post T.
Conmittee on Resolutions.
The memorial services were held at
The Soldiers Home cemetry at a 4. M.
Thursday, September 10. Parade was
formed as follows:
Lieut.. Of Police John Berg with
platoon OF Home police: Home band;
Veteran Post No. 5. Gushing Naval Vet.
ran ASSOCIATION; Encampment !4Q and
1913 Union Veteran Legion; Old Guard
Post No. 2ll; easSou with collin covered
with American flag; Col. Cornslius
Wheeler, Governor of the Home; Mai
}. f. Armitage, Treasurer Of the Home:
Maj. w. w. Rowley, Quartermaster of
the Home; Capt. Naleutin. Adiutanr of
the Home; Surgeon Almon Clarke: As.
sistaut Surgeon |. f. Comfort; Assis-
tant Surgeon Oscar CvysleY. all ON foot.
heading over 5000 members of the
Home, formed by companies in com
mand of their respective captains,
Gov. Wheeler read the order from the
president of the board of managers,
Maj. Rowley made an appropriate ad.
dress aud closed with the Lord S PRAYER;
the Home band played Nearer my
sod 70 thee" and other hymns. All
labor and business at the Home was
suspended for the day
John Humphrey, veteran of Co. II.
9th Wis. Inf. bugler. aged a. Years.
was not well but insisted on attending
TIE service and sounding taps for lis