Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-26
Memorial Services.

Yesterday in commemoration of
the death Of President Mckinley
schools, business houses, shops
aud Offices were closed; flags float
ed at half-mast everywhere over
the town, while a Union Memoir
ial service was held in the Opera
House.
The original intention of the
committee had been to hold an
open air meeting to offer greater
facilities for attendance, but the
very elements seemed in eympa-
thy with the gloom of the hour,
heavy clouds hung over the sky
and downpour of rain all morn
ing rendered the plan impractica-
bic. With this exception the pro-
gram suggested by the committee
was carried out to the letter, and
the services were dignified and
impressive from beginninn to end,
doing honor to the intelligence,
patriotism and the unbounded es.
TEEN and affectionate regard en-
tertained for the dead President
by the people of Missouri Valley.
A committee of comrades from
the g. A. r., had simply but inn
pressively draped the house. The
pictures of the three great, good
men, who had yielded their lives
a sacrifice to sectional strife, po-
litical rancor, and the senseless
spite OF the anarchists, occupied
a prominent place.
The house was filled to suffo-
cation, every available inch of
room being occupied.
Promptly at 3 o'clock the G. A.
r. preceded by the Missouri
Valley band marched from their
hall to the Opera House and we're
assigned the seats of honor on the
platform.
J. B. Lyon, President of the
Day opened the services with
few we'll chosen and fitting re.
marks, after which the Rev. j. r.
Adair thanked the Oliver of all
goods for the unsullied life of the
martyred President who had been
taken to his heavenly coronation
The resolutions passed by the
g. A. r. post, relative to the Pres
ident's death were read by Com
rade w. O. Newton.
The first address of the after
noon was given by Father Mullen
who said, as the Church places
upon her calendar the names of
her saints to incite the living to
greater devotion, so our country
revers her great and good mon
and her heroes, and dwells upon
their virtues to arouse greater pa
triotism of her citizens. The speak
er was unscathing in his condem-
nation of anarchy, which he said
was not indigenous to this coun-
try, not compatible with our in
situations, it was worse than
treason and must be driven from
our soil.
A. B. Warner then spoke upon
McKinley's early life in manner
which must tell for good upon
some of the young who heard
him. Mr.. Warner proved effect
ively that the measure of the man
is not what he DOES but what he
IS. His life influence is not 80
much the deeds accomplished, but
the side upon which he is found.
MIR. Warner believed that the
browning of McKinley's symmet-
rical character was result of his
clean boyhood and the purity OF
his early manhood. His life may
we'll serve as an example to the
growing young men of America.
The address given by the Rev.
j. MacAllister, was gem of pur-
ity and simplicity, although his
field had been encroached upon
somewhat by the former speakers,
he gave the impress of his per-
sonality to his interesting address.
In regard to anarchy Mr.. Mac
Allister thought that in the con-
fidence of our strength as a nation
we had been giving to little heed
to the dangers growing up in our
midst, which have became me-
mace to our nation. Anarchism is
not to be smiled at and ignored,
but to be treated seriously. The
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