New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY BY
REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF THIS CITY.

The memorial services held yesterday by the
West End women's Republican Club were at
tended by a large number of and many
men The president. Mrs William Trafton. was
sttired IN black
The meeting opened with funeral march COM
posed by Sias G. Pratt and played by Mrs. Pratt,
after which Miss Carolyn Matthews sang Nearer.
Nv God TO Thee" The Rev Hiram H. Hulse
then made an address, in which he briefly reviewed
President McKinley's and the qualities that
brought him success and said in part:
He had not only the qualities that made
MIN a leader among men but the personal char
acteristics that love Hardly any other
on Even nS those who disagreed with him po
ltically, esteemed and loved the man, such was
his kindness. his genteness. his thoughtfulness
for in the necessity of labor he learned patience
in mastering obstacles and ACQUIRED The habits
one of the valuable workers in The, Congress com
mttees, where he gained the familiarity with de-
naturally e him for leadership.
William Mckinney was deeply democratic. He, be,
upon always. II was this democratic feeling, his
that made R him leader Of men The - greatest pos
session this nation has is the lives Of such men
try. alive Silver must be transmitted into culture
and This man whom we mourn and honor com,
bined In singular measure an the elements that
make strong and noble character.
But we meet not only 70 mourn. but to express
d our hfrr96 or ,,1 a1d that t. in this country
the wretch whose crime caused our sorrow Some
where that one man should have been moved to so
dastardy a deed.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas R slicer was the next
speaker. He said:
A good life is the greatest contribution to the
the common virtues and the Observance of the
sanctities Of domestic life Il is giving the highest
by the possession Of all these virtues.
friend called
Presidents councils. and he said: Gould anything
his three earliest utterances after the shots This
s sstesmsn with the secrets Of nations in his mind
,ng' ,' thought first of his wife and said: Don't
about his assassin his next words were: Don't
.et s, ANYBODY hurt him, Then, with the thought
sorry that any thing has happened to me to throw
sctep oyer the exposition The beautiful char
.eetve :. and deeply ingraned, is the greatest gift
:, i an glad that William Mckinley had not a coll
&c. syss eoacafion. The fact that he had TO leave
COMMON @ 5dn peoDo 9ne Of r. The people i is good for the
Common men of such material.
Sometimes he has been accused Of being OPP
Ike 70 think that he had 70 learn It Is To his
crsalt tnat he could change his opinions when cir
that. as Edward Everett Hale expressed II. the
hundred days. cas- ID Il
Mr. slicer called attention to the fact that on
sad that both deaths were due 10 a great psycbic
current not unlike in their nature that had
sNainped the puny souls of Guiteau and CzoIgosz
fnis current" he said was made OF three
sHedns-First, the public criticism of the govern
heht. that Is not argument but denunciation Sec
ono, the press that holds public men up to rdicule
ano sells for a penny the slander that destroys
iepulauon If believed The highest tribute that
nas been paid to Mr.. Mckinley is the fact that
'ue papers that lied about him have been driven
% lie once more and say they sorry. Thirdly
us passion for doing good to the of the world
~ any cost TO ourselves. i do why because
lope my roses. should want to them serving
a proVender for all stray beasts. / do not see
Ehy birds Of prey should be allowed leave their
nests IN the old world and build them here. when
me hrst time they hatch they produce thing like
this
Sooner or later must have legislation for
our Preservation
ne also spoke of the splendid reticence Of the
press that had not sought TO make capital Of Mrs.
Mchinleys grief. but has sought with delicate SYM
pstny TO shield her from all invasion Of the sane
rity OF her trouble"
Mr slicer ended by saying that in the thirty
sssars OF his married life Mr.. Mckinley had never
oMeo any consideration, political or otherwise, TO
@ as WIFE aside from the first place In his thought
The association then passed a resolution of sym
WY Ws for Mrs Mckinley and resolved. on Mrs.
crane q, mhouon. that an members should wear
%, ne Woman's Republican Association of the State
posed OF red and White carnations IN in the form of
IT. WIN the States represented In white carna
blaa blon IN flowers. On streamers of red. white and
bse satin ribbon the following inscription
,ron ,To M, Mrs Mckinley: with heartfelt sympathy,
York" 'p1Deah women OF the STATE OF new