Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
A PUBLIC MEMORIAL.
Mayor Knox Suggests a Mass Gathering In
Court Yard Thursday.

Mayor Knox Suggests a Mass Gathering In
Court Yard Thursday.
Mayor Il. F. Knox Saturday even
ing issued a proclamation calling for
public memorial meeting next
Thursday, the day on which President
Mckinley will be borne to the tomb
The proclamation is as follows:
The death of President Mckinley is
universally felt to be a national
calamity aud calls for concerted ac-
tion to show our sense of loss. AS
the city's executive, l suggest pub
| lie meeting on court house square at
the time OF the funeral with addresses
| By representative citizens, and that
all organized societies within the city
take steps to be present.
b FRANK KNOX, Mayor.
The mayor prefers that all citizens
| interest themselves in the making of
the arrangements. He has simply
suggested in his official capacity what
he believes should be done and he
would like to see the people come for
ward and plan the exercises as they
would have them carried out. Ali
societies of the city, in themselves an
army, are asked to participate, as
well as every man, woman and child.
Music will be engaged and speakers
secured.
Mayor Knox this afternoon issued
a call for public meeting of business
men of the city tomorrow morning at
o'clock to be held in the court room
at the court house for the purpose of
settling on the program to be fol-
lowed Thursday. He also asks that
business houses and saloons be closed
from II till 5. Thursday afternoon
while the services in honor of Presi-
ident Mckinley are in progress.
The plans for the observance here
have not as yet taKen full shape, but
the concensus of opinion is that they
should adhere as closely as possible TO
the letter of President RI osevelt's
proclamation.
Soldiers Express Sorrow.
John Buford post No 24S. q A r ,
at its regular monthly meeting Satur-
day evening adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas. 1t is with heartfelt sorrow
we are called upon to express deepest
GRIEF at the untimely death of our
esteemed comrade, William NICK inley,
pr ,sident of the United State;, who
Ielli in the hour of his greatest trium phi
surrounded by his loving fellow citi-
zens by the cruel hand of a cowardly
assassin;
Whereas, la his death, which we
dcplore as a national calamity, a safe
and firm hand has been released from
the helm of the old ship of state; the
nation has lost statesman tried and
true, the afflicted wife a kind and
loving husband and her natural pre-
tector and the Grand Army of the
Republic comrade whose courage
never faile1 in the hour of battle, and
who met the grim IL onster death with
the same fortitude al d christian cour-
age That ne has always displayed in
all great emergencies; therefore be
it
Resolved, That We. his comrades of
John Buford post 243, q. A. r., de-
partment of Illinois. extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved wife
and kindred.
Resolved, That copy of these res
olutions be sent to Secretary Cortel-
you and a page of our records bs
aScTlOSu 10 MS ueDlOTy anu copy De
furnished to the daily papers.
WILLIAM Nc coNoCHIE,
WILLIAM Ransom,
4 M. WILCOX,
Committee.
Whereas. The president of the
United States, William Mckinley, q
comrade of the Grand Army of the
Repu bile, has been assassinated by an
avowed anarchist, bringing sorrow
aud mourning to every loyal house
hold; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the comrades
of John Buford post, urge and de-
mand that such laws shall be passed
by the state and national legislatures
that will speedily stamp out snarch-
ism from this nation.
Resolved, Further, that a copy of
this resolution be forwarded to our
member of congress and to the mem
bers of the state legislature from this
district and that we offer these reso-
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