The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
A STATEMENT
In Behalf of the William Mckinley
National Memorial Arch Associa-
ton of Washinston, D. c.

| President McKinlcy's Memory is cnshrincd in
| the hearts Of his countrymcn. But their unrNam-
pied affection demands oppression in a material
| memorial, natlona! in character, to he erected at
tic national capital, tie scene Of his greatest
labora and achievements. Tile William Mckinley
National Memorial Arch association has been in
| uurporI,,h under the laws OF the District OF Co.
lumhia to meet this desire by the erection ol 4
national memorial arch in honor OF President Me-
knlcy in the cit! ol Washington, by natonal
popular subscription.
The officers are: Henry B. T. Mucillland, prrsi.
dent Of the Board OF Commissioners oi the Dis.
tiict OF Columbia, president; Lyman J. Gage, sac-
r,tay OF the treasury Of the United States. treas.
u.cr Thomas T. Walsh. OF Colorado secretary;
National Nice,prc,idents: Chioi Justice Melville
W. Fuller Admiral George Dewey, General Nelson
4. Miles, Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Henry g.
Potter, bishop Edward q. Andrews, Rabbi j.. G.
ilrsvn, Dr., Francis T.. Clark, president Of the
United Societies oi Christian En1cavor; Miss Helen
Miller Gould, Ns. CHARLES ". Fairbanks, plcsi
dent -gcnclal, Daughters of the American Revou
tion, Ms Phoebe \. Hearst, OF California; Walter
S, Logan, president general Sons OF the American
Revolution; John Lee Carroll, president general,
sons al the Revolution; Ell florence, commander,
mchici, Grand Amy OF tho Republic; John II,
Gordon, Ovlcr Of the Loyal Legion; i, Edwin
brown, national commander, Union Veteran lie.
son; Robert II. g. Dyrcniorth commander in.
thlcl, lhoI veterans ' mon, L.. H. Campbell,
comnandrrnohiei, Sons Of Veterans Of America;
W. II. liubhell comnandcrin'olici, S,,,ri,h War
Veterans associations; President Eliot, ot liar.
ward university; President Patton, oi Princeton
university; President Harper, OF the University OF
Chicago; President ,loidon Of stanford university;
Rector Conay, Of the Catholic University Of
America.
Executive tommttee--i harcs J. Bell John
JOY Edison. John w. Foster, Nelson A. Miles,
George Dewey, Henry V. Boynton, Theodore ".
Noycs, Bcliah wilkins, W, ;, Huohins Mitchell
Dyrcnlorth Dr William n. Harris, Rev Dr. I,
Dewitt Ialnagc, Charles g. Glover, Samuel Com.
p"rS, John ". Douglass. l.. Southard Parker, and
TIE president, secretary and treasurer eN'offcio.
President Roosevelt Mas accepted honorary mem.
bor'hip IN the association.
Il is proposed to place tho memorial arch pre-
ie'ahv At the Washington approach TO the Mcmo-
lll Bridge across tho Potomac connecting Wash,
hston with Arlington, which President Mckinley
earnestly desired and recommended To congress aS
- monument TO American patriotism"
Contributors to The tund will be made members
ol the Wilium Mckinley Memorial Arch aSsocia.
tion. The treasurer, Hon Lyman J, Gage, sccrc-
tary Of thc Treasury ct the United States Wash
ington u. C., viii receive all contributions and
will forward certificates ~ membership to all
contributors. contribution, OF money may be
handed TO pOsmastcis. managers of telegraph.
telephone and express offices. or deposited With
banks o. other financial institutions, and news