The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-21
THE PARADE IMPOSING
Fully Three Thousand People in Attend
ance at the Exercises on the School
Lawn-Order Of the Program.

SACICloCS, ClcdI UIISut. by one
O'Clock the people began to gather
at the city high school grounds where
the services were held, ana by two
O'Clock it is estimated that 5000 per-
sons were present.
The parade in charge of Captain
Hilburn. marshal of the day. was the
alrgest and best arranged of any yet
held in Kalispell. Altogether there
were fully 1900 marchers in line and
the long procession moved without .
hitch. The order of the parade was as
follows:
Marshall of the day
Detachment of police.
kalispell city band.
Clergy, council and speakers.
Grand Army of the Republic.
spanish War Veterans
Kalispell Cadets.
Knights of Pythias.
Odd Fellows.
Modern Woodmen
Red Men.
A. o. u. w.
Benevolent. Protective Order Elks.
Primary and grade pupils.
High school pupils.
Citizens
The line of march was from the
school house down Second avenue
east to Third street, down Third to
Main street. thence to First street
and to place of beginning.
Seats had been placed on the lawn
on the south side of the school house.
facing platform that had been erect
ed for the speakers and singers. A
large picture of President Mckinley
heavily drapei in black was placed in
the foreground. while in each window
of the school pictures of the dead
president had been placed. 1t was
some time after the arrival of the
head of the procession at the grounds
before the last of the marchers were
seated.
A chorous composed Of Mr. ana Mrs.
Norquist. Mrs. w. H. Campbell, Mrs.
Gamer, and Messrs. Edwards. Phillips
and Swaney, opened the exercises by
singing Lead Kindly Light" the IA
vorite hymn of the dead president.
Rev. G. A. Wells of the methodist
church delivered an eloquent invoca-
tion asking the blessing of God and
invoking His aid in this hour Of ma
tional sorrow. A short scriptural
reading was given by Rev. Carswell.
followed by prayer by Rev. Pringle.
The following resolutions drawn up at
a mass meeting held Tuesday night
were read by Major NJ. d. Baldwin
Whereas. The people of the United
States have again to mourn the un-
timely death of beloved citizen and
it's chief executive caused by the ven
omous act of an assassin; and
Whereas. William Mckinley, our
late president, was man of sterling
worth of unimpeachable character, a
broad-minded. liberal and progressive
statesman, hOnOred, respected and be.
loved by all patriotic citizens, regard
less of political affiliations, therefore,
be it
Resolved, BY the citizens of Kalis-
pell, in mass-meeting assembled, That
we regard with horror the dastardly
ana appalling crime committed by
the treacherOus and cold blOoded mur-
der of our President. who at the time
was extending the hand OF good will
and friendship to the fiend who shot
and killed him:
Resolved. That this murder was an
act directed against our government.
oeoAAoL Ia" duu OlucI, anu Ill dlJdCk
upon the whole people of the NEST ma.
ton of all the nations on this earth;
and the result of the vicious teachings
of anarchistic leaders, whose motto is
MURDER"
Resolved, That we favor such early
legislation by each state and by the
United States as will Danish forever
from our land such reasonable or
ganizatiOns. which are un-American.
antagonistic to and destructive OF
free government.
Resolved, That we extend to the
family OF our lamented President our
heartfelt sympathy. and,
Resolved, That in the death of Will
liam Mckinley. our nation has lost
good ami useful citizen, a gallant sol
dier, an able statesman and true man
in every sense of the word.
Resolved That copies Of these resO-
lutions be furnished to the press.
w. D. BALDWIN.
]. D. EATON,
F. H. NASH.
w. H. POORMAN,
R. NJ. GOSHORN,
Committee.
: Rev. R. M. Craven then made a shor,
address eulogizing the dead and filled
with bitter invectives against the
blOodthirsty anarchists who dared to
lift their hands against the head OF
this government. While brief, his re-
marks were to the pOint and the senti-
monto ho ovDraccad wero ann1oudad