Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-19
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL
Augusta Will Honor Presi-
dents Memory, Today.
Business Will Be Generally Sus-
pended at Time Of Exercises.
Large Number o: Places Hav, Already gecn
Fittin9ly Decorated.

As has been previously announced
we city viii observe today with
HttinS, memorial 81 the late Prcsid.p.
arrangements have been made to have
the exercises occur III CITY hall at >
:. NJ. TIE meeting is public and all
citizens are invited to attend Al
business in the city will be susneoded
fol the afternoon.
The program which has been III
E"cnccd bid: fair to be one fitting To-
the occasion. In tie ability o. the
speakers 10 appropriately handle the +
subjects the people OF the c:ty ba;e
every confidence. t,x-,:ovcrnor CO.
no: who will speak upon Mckinley 90
:. Settler. was himself a veteran and
twenty years ago the pres nj IN MIA.
delivered in Augucta u cui.p! in
memory of the mertyreI CARRIED On
an occasion similar to this Hon.
Josepa II. Manley. a close personal
friend of the late President was an
excellent selection for the sub 'eIt.
Mckinley as 4 States rnan" Rev. G.
". DCherty and Rev. Everett Lesl.r.
both of whom have been pastors of
churches in the city for a period of
years can D" depended upon to delive.
scholarly and eloquent eulogiums.
There Will he appropriate music AID
singing.
out q PROPER respect to the memory
of the late Chief Executive Of the
Omitted States and TO teach the young
cr generation a respectful observance
of days proclaimed by authorities for
such purposes. the schools of the vi
lage district will be closed for the en-
tire day. today. The flags have been
at hal:-maSt at the various school
buildings in the district since Presi-
dent Mck:nley's death and the at
tention of the scholars called TO the
Importance of the episode to impress
it upon their memories
The Lithgow library will lie COS q
during the entire day.
Agreeable to the proc ma ton of
President, Governor and the mayor,
the stores, banks. barber shops. the
Edwards Manufacturing Co.. Nickery
n iiill, X. II. Gannett Pub. Co. Cap
it1l Drug Co, the various offices at
the state House and the post office
will close TIE whole or part of the
day Other place; will Undoubtedly
close. but as yet several have not fully
decided.
The directors of the Williams school
district have also decided to hold no
session during the day. The Cony High
will however. hold its usual forenoon
session.
bethlehem and Augusta Lodges.
Cushnoc Chapter ana Trinity Com
mandery and the odd Fellows
have decided to attend the
al IN,
issued from the proper officers Of these
organizations ANA viii be found in an
other column. All the Masoni. bod
les viii meet in Masonic Temple at
30 this afternoon. They will not be n
uniform but will appear in citizens
dress. They will march in Il body to
City hail to lie present at the memo
rial. The Odd Fellows will meet at the
slme hour ana follow the same obscIv-
Gnte.
20. +. 1St Regiment. y. q. s. NJ. VIII
obey the orders issued 10y Adjutant
General Richards and attend the mo
mortal exercises.
a large number of private dwellings
and public buildings of the city have
already been irapcd in anticipation of
the services, today. The display win
doWs IN many Of the business houses
have been cleared of their wares and
in their places are found the insignia
of mourning. Large portraits Of the
late President Mckinley Hastily fes-
TONED with black crepe paper are ac-
companied by the portraits of the
other martyr Presidents, Lincoln and
Garfield. in many places. Flags hang
1T half mast throughout the city.