Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-19
THE MKINLEY
MEMORIAL
Nations Great Dead Not Forgotten
Blu the People Who Loved film.
FUND is FAST INCREASING
Subscriptions TO Erect Memorial From
Readers of the Herald Received
at This Office.

Nothing President Roosevelt said in
his message met with a more hearty
response from the people of the whole
country than the statement that al
the time of President Mckinley
death '.he was The most widely loved
man in all the United States; while we
have never had any public man of his
position who has been so wholly free
from the bitter animosities incident
to public life.
That the late president has not
been forgotten is evidenced by the in
terest everywhere. North. South,
East and West, is the Mckinley Ma
tional Memorial TO be erected over the
late Presidents grave. This mem
orial is to be, in the highest sense.
the sincere expression of all the peo-
Pile of the country of their love for
President Mckinley and their admira-
tion for the qualities expressed so
eminently in his life and deeds.
The memorial is to be erected at
Canton, Ohio. the home Of the Presi-
dent in life, his resting place in death !;
where his children are buried and
where the home lite Of Mckinley en-
deared him to the nation. Canton is
inseparably associated with the Great
Dead, and it is proper that over his
last resting place the peoples last
testimonial should be raised.
In order that the people of Lancas-
ter may join with the rest of the ma
ton in paying its tribute to the dead.
offerings will be received at the office
of the Herald and forwarded to the
Mckinley National Memorial associa-
tion of which Myron T. Herrick OF
Cleveland is the treasurer and Ryer-
son Richie the secretary. 1t is
necessary that the name and address
of each contributor be plainly written
for record as each one will receive one
of the neatly engraved souvenir GER
titicates.
The Mckinley National Memorial
association is Incorporated according
to law. The President of the United
States named the following Board OF
Trustees, the officers being elected on
October 10:
President, William X. Day, Canton.
yice-President, Marcus A. Hanna.
Cleveland.
Treasurer. Myron 7. Herrick, Cleve-
land.
Secretary, Ryerson Richie, Cleve-
land
Cornelius \. Bliss, New York.
Thomas Dolan, Philadelph
W. Murray Crane, Boston.
Alexander H Revell, Chicago.
Charles W. Fairbanks, indianapolis. |
Henry NJ. Duffield, Detroit.
George b. Cortelyou, Washington.
Ell Torrance, Minneapolis
William A Lynch. Canton.
John G.. Milburn, Buffalo.
William McConway. Pittsburg.
David Il. Francis. ST. Louis.
AooutA - A$OWi y, AlidALa.
Henry c. Payne, Milwaukee.
Henry I. Scott San Francisco.
Franklin Murphy Newark.
+. 5. Hammond, Memphis.
+. W. Bloomingdals, New York.
The purposes Of the association are
the erection and maintenance of a
suitable memorial n tho Iata p,aS;
dent, and raising tho necessary funds
for said purposes; and after fully pro-
viding therefor, the surplus OF such
funds, If any, to be devoted to such
memorial as may be provided for the
late President at the National Capital.
Every reader OF theHerald is invited
to send in his subscription to this
office. subscriptions will also be re-