The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-09-21

IN MEMORlAM.
Lafayette Shares I'm the Nations
Grief-HOuses Draped In
Black and Other Evil
denSes Of Mourning.

Black and Other Evil
denSes Of Mourning.
Last Thursday Lafayette shared
in the common grief Of the nation.
Throughout the day residences and
business houses were draped in
black, the color of death. Flags
and bunting Indicated that the sor-
row was national in it's scope. The
familiar colors Of the country's
flag expressed the patriotic impulse
of the citizen, who feels that in the
death Of the president he has not
only lost a friend, but q serious in
Jury has been inflicted upon the
commonweal. Pictures of the
lamented executive, surrounded
with bunting and immortelles, were
seen in a number of places about
town.
During tina. time in the afternoon
when the final act of the great
tragedy was being en- acted in the
Canton cemetery, The citizens of
this town complied with Mayor
Caffery's proclamation and closed
their places of business. The
banks, the stores, the Offices, and
the fruit stands shut their doors in
obedience to the mayors request,
while many repaired to the Method
list church and the Jewish Synago-
que where appropriate memorial
services were held.
Rev. G. G. Weir, of the Method
ist church, had invited the people
of the town to join him in the SER
vices to be held in memory of the
president, and a large number of
citizens, irrespective of religious
belief, responded to the invitation
and were there to participate in the
tribute of respect to the deceased
president whose mortal remains
were being laid to rest in the GENE
terry of the Ohio town.
! The services were conducted by
Rev. Weir, assisted by Rev. Gender
Of Kansas City.
President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton was read by Crow Girard, Esq.
Then Mayor Caffery read Gov.
Heard's proclamation and DR.. Moss
read Mayor Caffery's.
President McKinley's favorite
hymn, "Lea' Kindly Light" was
sung by the choir and congregation.
Rev Weir read the funeral ser.
vice, after which Rev. Gender reaC
an appropriate scriptural lesson
This was followed bv the singing O.
the beautiful hymn, "Gethsemane,
BY Miss Lizzie Mudd.
'sNearer My God to Thee" wa:
sung by the congregation, at thu
conclusion of which Mr.. Weir spoke
feelingly of the private and public
virtues of the late PRESIDENT.
At the Jewish Synagogue memo
rial services were conducted by tn
Rev. Mr.. Friedman who delivered
and eloquent Grafton, eulogistic o
, the private character and publ
services of President Mckinley.
The following is Mayor Caftery'
proclamation:
: MAYORS OFFICE, LAFAYETTE, I
, La, September, II, 1903.
WHEREAS, William Mckinley, presiden
of the United States, the nations honore
= chief, has been struck down by the cruz
. and cowardly hand of an assassin; and
WHEREAS, holding this to be nation:
: calamity of grave and serious import-an
believing that the deceased by his publ
and private life, exempli6eld the noble
5 and best possibilities of American either
ship, and believing, moreover. that there
in this community universal and genur
sorrow on account of his death
THEREFORE,, I, the undersigned may
of the town of Lafayette, La, do heret
e recommend that the due and proper respe'
for the distinguished dead, which is felt
all, be shown by the closing on Thursda
# next, Sept. 19, during the hours of tt
=, funeral, of all places of business and publ
Offices, and otherwise by observances b
l. coming to the occasion.
Witness my hand officially, this Septemb
u I6, 1901.
" CHAS. ID. CAFFERY, Mayor.
WANTED-All men desirir