, 1901-09-20
MEMORIAL
SERVICES HELD AT THE AUDI
ToRIUM OF THE UNIvER-
SITY.
Largest Crowd Ever Assembled In
That Hall for Afternoon Meeting
eloquent Addresses by Number
Ceremonies Suitable to the occa-
sion.

Long before the hour appointed for
the memorial services at the univer-
sity yesterday afternoon, the spacious
auditorium was filled to its utmost ca
pacity, chairs being placed in every
aisle and corner, and adjacent malls
and class rooms being also occupied
far beyond the possibility of sight or
hearing. 1t is declared that the iarg-
est audience was accommodated which
eve assembled there for an afternoon
service, and disappointed hundreds
turned away in sorrow, after satisfy
ing themselves hat it vas impossible
to take part in the exercises.
The starry banner suspended at halt
mast on the campus, seemed to droop
~sorrowfully and fell in listless folds,
spiritless and apparently deaf to the
wooing influences Of sunny skies and
balmy breezes. The university had
been appropriately draped in Grape
and bunting under the direction of the
loyal men and women in charge of the
institution. In the auditorium a mag.
nifcient portrait Of the martyred idol,
the property Of Hon. Otto Gramm, was
the cynosure Of every eye. The en-
blem of the G. A. r. was also conspicu-
GUS, and the flag of Custer Post was
given the point of honor in the pfofus-
ion of bunting which had been inter
twined with the emblems of mourning.
Custer Post occupied seats in a body
in the center Of the hall, and sorrow
for their idolized comrade seemed to
have blanched heads already hOary
with honorable years, and rendered
still more unsteady the faltering steps
Of age. Damon Lodge, X. of p, was
also present, being seated at the left
Of the old veterans, and there were al
so representatives Of the war which
occurred during the administration of
the lamented Mckinley. All colors,
creeds, parties, classes and ages were
represented In that wonderful gather
ing. and on every face dread sorrow
had set her seal.
The rostrum al occupied by DR.. E.
E. Smiley, who had charge of the ex-
~ercises, Rev. T. F. Kruger of the
Methodist church, w. H. Holiday. N.
E. Corthell, Rev. A. C. Hogbin of the
Presbyterian church, Rev. II. w. Nice
Of the Baptist church, E. Crumrine, H.
v. S. Groesbeck, and Rev. Z. F. Pink
ert of the German Evangelical church.
A carefully selected choir of sixteen
voices alphabetically rendered the
music for the occasion, under the cap
able direction of Prof. Merz, Mrs. F.
T. Kruger presiding at the piano.
The services were opened with an
invocation by Rev. F. T. Kruger, who
made a brief but powerful appeal to
the Throne of Grace, especially pray
ing for the bereaved widow of the hon
ored dead, and for the new leader, SO
suddenly summoned to assume grave
duties and responsibilities. DR..
Smiley followed with appropriate Sc
lections from the scriptures, reading
first the beautiful n~inety-seventh
psalm, which Garfield quoted at the
time Of Lincoln's assassination, the
first verse Of which is:
The Lord reigneth; let the earth
rejoice; let the multitude of isles be
glad thereof" The other passages
were Jer. 80, 1922 and II Chron. 80,
1898.
An anthem, 1.-THE City Of Rest" by
J. A. Parks, was softly sung by the full
choir, with Mrs. Kruger at the piano,
following which Rev. A. c. Hogbin
read President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton regarding universal memorial SER
vices. The choir then led the vast
congregation In the singing Of Lead,
Kindly Light" one Of the late presi-
dents ~favorite hymns.
DR.. Smiley introduced as the first
speaker of the afternoon, MI. w. H.
Holiday, who delivered an affecting
and interesting address. He said that
1t was a day of mourning not only for