Evening star., 1901-10-28
FILES IT'S CERTIFICATE
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
TO BE INCORPORATED.
Appeal Issued for Contributions to
the Arch Fund-Commfttee
Meeting Today.

The certificate of Incorporation of the VIII
liam Mckinley National Memorial Arch
Association was sfiled- today with the re-
corder of deeds : The particular business
and object of the association, 1t Is ex-
planned, shall be ethe promotion of arts In
the District of Columbia by the erection OF
memorial arch in the: District in honor OF
| the late William Mckinley, by national
public subscription. 1t is set forth that
the affairs of the association shall be con-
trolled the first year by board OF man
ayers, fifteen in number.
The certificate is signed and acknowl-
edged by the following: Henry 3. f. Mac
farland, Lyman ]. Gage, Thomas f. Watsh'
John Joy Edison, Charles j. Bell, Theodore
w. Noyes, Beriah Wilkins, Walter s.
Hutchins, Mitchell Dyrenforth, Charles c.
Glover, John w. Foster, ]. w. Douglass
E, Southard Parker T. De Witt Talmage
and Samuel Gompers.
Accept Their Appointments.
Commissioner Macfarland, president of
the William Mckinley National Memorial
Arch Association, today received a letter
from Miss Helen Gould accepting her ap-
pointment as national vice president Of
the association.
1T gives me great pleasure to accept the
Office" she writes, for I am heartily in
sympathy with the object of your associa-
ton
Mr.. Macfarland also received a letter of
acceptance from David S. Jordan, president
Of the Leland Stanford, Jr., University Of
California, who was appointed a vice pres
ident.
Appeal to the Public.
The formal announcement of the purposes
of the Memorial Arch Association and the
given out last night and reads as follows:
President McKinley's memory is en-
shrined in the hearts of his countrymen.
But their unexampled affection demands
expression in material memorial, ma
tional in character, to be erected at the
national capital, the scene of his greatest
labor and achievements. The William Nc
Kinley National Memorial Arch Associa-
tion has been incorporated under the laws
of the District Of Columbia to meet this
desire by the erection of national me-
mortal arch in honor of President William
Mckinley in the city of Washington by ma
tional popular subscription.
President Roosevelt has accepted hon.
orary membership in the association.
''It is purposed to place the memorial
arch preferably at the Washington ap-
proach to the memorial bridge across the
Potomac, connecting Washington with Ar
lington, which President Mckinley earnest
ly desired and recommended to Congress
as a monument to American patriotism.
contributions to it's fund will be made
to members OF the William Mckinley Ma
tionai Memorial Arch Association. The
treasurer. Mr.. Lyman j. Gage, Secretary
of the Treasury. Of the United States,
Washington, D. c.. will receive all contri-
buttons and will forward certificates of
membership to all contributors. Contri-
buttons or money may be handed to post
masters, managers of telegraph, telephone
and express Offices, or deposited with banks
or other financial institutions and newspa-
pers. They are hereby authorized and re-
quested to receive and transmit contribu-
tions to the treasurer.
Co-0peration Solicited.
'"The association heartily invites and con-
fldentfy expects the cooperation of the
governors of9states and territories, the
mayors Of cities, and all other public Of
ficiafs of the press of the country of the
churches, colleges and schools, and of all
organized societies, and requests that they
will take immediate action to promote it's
objects by making and securing subscrip-
tions. s.s,i All communications, except remit
tances, should be addressed to Thomas F.
Walsh, secretary, Washington, D. c..
THE association is in entire sympathy
with the proposition to erect a suitable me-
mortal to the late President at his grave
in Canton, Ohio
committee of the association this after