The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-06
FOR M'KINLEY
MEMORIAL
Appeal By the State Executive
Committee.

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Our Share Probably $50, 900 for Testi-
moniaIs at Canton and Washington
to rlemory Of Late Beloved Presi-
dent Morris County Will Doubtless
Take Early and Liberal Response.
To the People Of the State of New
Jersey:
The Mckinley Memorial Associa-
tion of the State of New Jersey was
organized on Thursday, November
21st. This Association is auxiliary to
the National Association, and its OBJ
ject is stated by the Hon. GIN. Bliss,
the Trustee from New York of the
National Association, and Chairman
of the Executive Committee Of the
New York State Association, as fol-
lows:
The purposes Of the Association as
defined in its certificate Of. incorpora-
tion, are the erection of and mainten-
ance at Canton, Ohio, of a suitable
memorial to the late President, and
raising the necessary funds for said
purposes and after fully providing
therefor, the surplus of such funds,
if any, to be devoted to such memor-
ials as may be provided for the late
President at the National Capitol.
The memorial will be erected at
Canton, that city having been his
home throughout his public life and
selected by him as his final resting
place.
The memorial is to be in the high
est sense, the sincere expression of
all the people of the country of their
love for President Mckinley. and of
their admiration for the qualities
expressed SO eminently in his life and
deeds. 1t is the purpose to have the
offerings Of the people voluntary with
full opportunity to all to contribute.
1.-THE cooperation of the Governors
and officials Of the States and prin-
cipalities of the United States, and all
religious. educational, labor, civic,
patriotic, fraternal, benevolent and
other organization is invited.
"All public officials. organized bod
les and the press are requested to take
immediate steps to secure at the ear
liest possible time full response to
this appeal. The Association looks to
the press of the country to Ilend its
efficient aid to the collection and for
warding Of subscriptions.
The Association will prepare and
distribute to all donors to the fund
a souvenir certificate which will be
worthy of preservation, as evidence
of the holders participation in the
work The name and post Office ad-
dress of each contributor should be
forwarded to the Treasurer of the
Association with the fund remitted,
for preservation in the permanent ar
chives of the Association.
''It is hoped that the response of
the people will be SO liberal that a
memorial may be erected which will
fittingly honor the memory of our
martyred President, and emphasize
their loyalty to our institutions and
their adherence of that spirit of law
lessness which inspired the assault
upon his life. y
The officers of the New Jersey As
sociation are, President, John F. Dry
den; vice president, Ebert Rappleye
and Frank Bergen; Treasurer, Gen.
]. W. Plume, and secretary, John s.
Gibson. The Executive Committee
is composed of representatives from
each county. Those fromYMorris are
Supreme Court judge Mahlon Pitney,
Colonel e. L. Dobbins, Robert d. Foote
and Fred H. Beach.
The Office of the Association is in
the Prudential Building, Newark. N.
j., to which communications may be
addressed. It is earnestly hoped that
theH interest and support of the entire
people will be enlisted in this worthy
cause. Respectfully yours,
FRANKLIN MURPHY,
Chairman Ex Committee.
There was large attendance at the
organization of the executive com
mittee, and the interest manifested
was gratifying.
President John F.. Dryden announ-
ced that he Ihad received acceptanes
from fifty -two.of the sixty six members
appointed on the Executive Commit
tee. Committees TO solicit CON
tributions from different organizations
were appointed as follows:
County, Major Carl Lentz; educa-
tional institutions, Postmaster James
4. Hays, of Newark postmasters,
George "A. Large; clergy, George L.
Record; banks and financial institu-
tions, ex-State Treasurer George r.
Gray individual subscriptions, Uzal
H. McCarter; National Guard,
General Bird W Spencer; G. A. r.,
General Richard A. Donnelly; mis-
cellaneous organizations, James
Smith, Jr newspapers, O. O. Mcbride i;
trade organizations, General j. W.