The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-20
A M'KINLEY MEMORIAL.
Statement by the Mckinley National
Memorial Association.

statement by the Mckinney NatlOnaI
Memorial Association.
Judge William r. Day, ex-Secretary
of State and president of the Mckinley
National Memorial Association, has is
sued the following statement to the
public adopted by the trustees at their
meeting in Washington. Dec. Z:
The Mckinley National Memorial
Association was organized by the i'm
mediate personal friends of President
Mckinley to afford an opportunity for
the people of the United States to ex-
press their personal love and devotion
to the late President by the erection
of fitting memorial at his grave. The
trustees were appointed by the presi-
dent of the United States, the first
meeting for organization having been
held at Cleveland, Oct. 10. 1t is the
distinct purpose of the association to
erect such a memorial as will fitting
ly typify those exalted qualities of
character, simplicity, dignity, devotion
to duty and high ideals that were so
eminently exemplfied in his life and
purposes. This memorial is to rise
he will finally rest in accord with his
own expressed wish.
In bringing the purpose of this as
ISOLATION before the people, the earlier
work has been necessarily one of or
ganization. This has progressed rap
idly and satisfactorily. 1t is desired
that an organization be perfected in
every state and territory, and local or
ganization in cities, towns. and rural,
districts, with a committee in charge
working in connection with the state
auxiliary is urged. The public should
be given the fullest opportunity to
subscribe.
The trustees desire to express their
deep sense of obligation to the press
OF the country for its earnest support
thus far and to recommend that all
newspapers act as agents for the re-
ceipt of subscriptions.
by resolution passed by the Ameri-
can Bankers Association, all banks
have been designated repositories for
SUBSCRIPTIONS. All postmasters will re-
celVe and forward moneys, and all ex-
press companies win issue money or
ders free of charge, and, when neces>
sary, forward money free.
In foreign countries the ambassadors.
ministers and consuls of the United
states will receive and forward sub
scriptions.
In every case the name and address
OF the subscriber should be forwarded
10 the treasurer Myron T. Herrick.
Cleveland, o., for preservation in the
permanent archives of the association.
ana In order that souvenir certificates
may be sent to each This souvenir
certlncate adopted by the trustees will
be worthy of preservation as a work
or art and as evidence of the holders
participation in the erection of the ma
ilohal memorial. 1t has engraved upon
II a portrait OF President MCKINLEY
ana, In shadow, pictures of the Presi-
cents nome at Canton, the Capitol.
and White House.
The public is especially cautioned
against any enterprise attempting TO
make capital out of the sentiments of
anection which inspired the desire TO
rear at the grave of our late President
memorial which shall fittinely honor
his memory 1t is the desire az Az
trustees that all contributions shall he
the tree-will Offering of the people. and
tney respectfully request the public to
discourage all propositions which NAV
seem TO have as their object the oh
tanning of money by giving all or part
OF the proceeds to the memorial FIND
The public is hereby notified that The
mckinley National Memorial Associa-
ton has no connection with or relation
to any other association or to any en-
terprlse OF commercial nature.
After conference at this meeting
with the representatives of the wiz
liam Mckinley Memorial Arch Asso,
ciation OF Washington, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it be the sense of the
trustees OF the Mckinley Memorial AS
ISOLATION that the field of popular sub.
scription should be left to ii for rails
ing the sum necessary to provide n
suitable memorial to the late Presi-
dent at Canton. where his body lies:
and that this association should ioin
with the William Mckinley Memorial
Arch Association of Washington in
memorializing Congress to erect "A nat
ional memorial at the Capitol of our
country TO commemorate his services
TO the nation.
The Arch Association acquiesced i'm
This resolution and has properly ceased
20 solicit popular subscriptions. lcav-
ing th" ficld 10 ihe Mckinley National
Memorial Association. through (which
the people of the United states Will
huild a memorial OF affection at the