Amador ledger., 1901-12-27
Mckinley National Memorial.

OF StaJe ana president OF the Mckinley
National Memorial Association, has
issued the following statement to the
public adopted by the trustees at theil
meeting in Washington, Decem Der 7th
The Mckinley National Memorial AS
sociation was organized by the imme
diate personal friends of President Nc
Kinley to afford an opportunity for the
people of the United States to express
their personal love and devotion to the
late president by the erection of fitting
memorial at his grave. The trustees
were appointed by the president of the
United States, the first meeting for or.
ganization having been held at Cleve.
land, October 10th. 1t is the distinct
purpose of the association to erect such
a memorial as will fittingly typify those
exalted qualities of character, simplici-
ty, dignity, devotion to duty and high
ideals that were so emiDently exempli-
fed in his life and purposes. This
memorial is to rise above the grave at
Canton, Ohio, where he will finally
rest in accord with his own expressed
wish.
In bringing the pnrposes of this asso-
citation before the people, the earlier
work has been necessarily one of organ
ization. This has progressed rapidly
and satisfactorily. It is desired that an
organization be perfected in every state
and territory, and local organization in
cities, towns, and rural districts, with a
committee in charge working in connec-
tion 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 news
papers act as agents for the receipt of
subscriptions
BY resolution passed by the Ameri-
can Bankers Association, all banks
have been designated depositors for
subscriptions. All postmasters will re-
ceive and forward moneys, and all ex-
press companies will issue money orders
free of charge, and, when necessary,
forward money free.
In foreign countries the am bassado ors,
ministers, and consuls of the United
States will receive and forward SUBJ
scriptions.
In every case the name and address
of the subscriber should be forwarded
to the treasurer, Myron G. Herrick,
Cleveland, Ohio, for preservation in
the permanent archives of the associa-
tion, and in order that souvenir certi-
ficates may be sent to each. The
souvenir certificate adopted by the
trustees will be worthy of preserva-
tion as work of art and as evidence
of the holders participation in the
erection of the national memorial. It
has engraved upon it a portrait of
President Mckinley and, in shadow,
pictures of the presidents home at
Canton, the Capitol, and White House.
The public is especially cautioned
against any enterprise attempting to
make capital out Of the sentiments OF
affection which inspired the desire to
rear at the grave of our late president
memorial which shall fittingly honor
his memory. 1t is the desire of the
trustees that all contributions shall be
the free-will offering of the people, and
they respectfully request the public to
discourage all propositions which may
seem to have as their object the OBJ
tanning of money by giving all or part
of the proceeds to the memorial fund
The public is hereby notified that the
Mckinley National Memorial Associa-
tion has no connection with or relati on
to any other association or to any en-
terprise of commercial nature.
After conference at this meeting @
with the representatives of the William
Mckinley Memorial Arch Association
of Washington, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
Resolved, That it be the sense of the
trustees of the Mckinley Memorial AS
sociation that the field of popular sub.
scription should be left to it for raisin g
the sum necessary to provide suitable
memorial to the late president at Can
ton, where his body lies; and that this
association should join with the Will.
liam Mckinley Memorial Arch Associa.
ton of Washington in memorializin o
Congress to erect national memorial
at the Capitol of our country to com
memorate his services to the nation.
The Arch Association acquiesced in
this resolution and has properly ceased
to solicit popular subscriptions, leaving
the field to the Mckinley National
Memorial Association, through which
the people of the United States will
build memorial of affection at the
last resting place of their beloved
president, William Mckinley.
The officers and trustees of the Nc.
Kinley National Memorial Associa tion
are:
William R. Day, president, Canton.
M. A. Hanna, vice-president, Wash
ington.
Myron T. Herrick, treasurer, Cleve.
land.
Ryerson Ritchie, secretary, Cleve.