Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-09-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Carson Pays Homoge to the
Dead President.

thursday Larson was IN mourning
for the dead president Every business
house closed for the day and the peo-.
pie, Of the city crowded the opera
house to its capacity to listen to the
words of praise and bereavment for
the dead President and distinguishes,
American. The opera house was drap-
ed in mourning. The entrance was
heavily draped in mourning, while the
stage presented picture that will rest
in the eyes OF memory for life Or
-lther side the boxes were swathed i
slack, as was the entire front OF the
stage. In the center stood speakers
iesk draped in the national colors
over which fell veil of crepe Above
across the footlights swung the las
words OF the rartyred President, az
S Gods way His will be DONE" ir
etters of glistening white. Over this
was graceful canopy of the stars am
stripes, in the center of which hung
portrait of President Mckinley, while
n the background hoated brillian;
star spangled banner
At II O'Clock the solemn services
were opened by a chorus OF sixty
voices with the song sleep Thy Last
Sleep" A prayer was then offered
by Rev. ]. w. Dorrance, the audience
standing. After the prayer the beau-
,iful hymn Lead Me To The Rock
was sung.
After the rendition OF the favorite
hymn, LEAD Kindly Light" the orat-
or, Rev. F. E. Dodge, was introduced
He graphically outlined the colossal
character of President Mckinley, at
| .ributing his cminence to his unswerv-
ing adherence to the path of duty and
| his loyalty to God. The dominant
forces that builded TIP this God-like
man, he said, were perseverance and
Bravery coupled with rare mingline
incidents related to portray these
characteristics we're forcible, and thos,
showing his great love of little chill
iren filled the eyes of all with tears
Tr-e, as the speaker said, quoting
Bayard Taylor, "The bravest are the
Itenderest"
Mrs. E. B. Yerington and Miss Ed
wards gave a sweet rendering Of the
Iavorite duet, Rock of Ages" after
which E. D. Vanderlieth, poet Of tn,
iday, delivered an extract from Jenny
Ison's celebrated Ode on the Death O
Wellington, arranged to suit the ~---
Ision.
Mr.. Vanderlieth's rendition was on,
iof the pleasing and sympathetic feat
lures of the service and touched tn,
heart chords of the large audience.
| The following was the address de
livered by Judge Hawley as chairman
iof the meeting.
God reigns, and the government a
Washington still lives" These word
were uttered by the Hon. James A
Garfield in his Memorial Address t.
our great President Lincoln, and wer
afterwards repeated in Memorial AID
dresses delivered after the death o
Garfield as President of the Unite'
States. This is the twentieth anniver
sary OF his death. Peace to his mem
Dry.
. Ladies and gentlemen, school chill
dren and citizens:-We have assem-
bled here today in pursuance OF a pro
= clamation issued by President Roose
welt, supplemented by one from Gov
ernor Sadler of this State, requesting
US, as citizens of this commonwealth
: by appropriate services to pay on
: willing tribute of respect to the mem
e ory-our sympathy and profound Sol
I. row upon the sad and untimely deaf
l of our late lamented and believe
President Mcinley who, in the yer
midst Of his usefulness, and the NERD
ian of his glory and almost within tn
: iull fruition of his hopes, was assass
mated at Buffalo, N. Y, on the ct
inst by blow aimed at the existenc
of free government; for the foul dee
/ was committed for no other rea
son, save and except that he was OF
! chosen ruler, selected, under the Law
to preside over the destinies of TIL
great nation. He died on the 18th {
this month from the effect of woune
previously received at the assassin
hand, and, after appropriate service
at the National Capital, is today b.
+ ling buried at Canton, Ohio, his hon
and final earthly resting place, wit
!, white flowers, emblematic Of the pu
Iity of his life, upon the casket, SUI
: rounded by a host of lifelong, 10,