The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-09-21
MEMORIAL
SERVICES
Were Held at the Vendome
Opera House
lA This Ciay In Honor to the
Theatre Crowded.

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In ant men of the town was dis
trlbuted, calling meeting at the
City Hall for O'Clock for the
purpose of adopting proper resolu-
tons to voice the sentiment of the
people here, and to express their
sympathles to the wife of our Presi-
dent, who was cruelty murdered a
few days ago. The meeting com
posed OF large assemblage of
we'll known men, was called to
order at GAO by Mr.. Chas Fonte-
lieu, who after stating the object
of the meeting, introduced as
chairman Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Jos. A. Breaux.
Messrs. w. L. Grant, and Samson
Chauvln being selected as secreta.
ries.
Judge Breaux, in opening the
meeting, said in part: That he re-
called that years ago, immediately
after the receipt of the news of the
death OF President Garfield public
meeting was held in public hall
of the city, over which he presided,
and memorial resolutions were
adopted expressing the intense feel
ing and sympathy of the citizens.
He also recalled that there were
gentlemen present who were at the
Garfield meeting, and also that
several present we've citizens when
Lincoln was assassinated, and were
witnesses of the indignation which
prevailed throughout the country
immediately aiterward, and that it
was eminently proper to hold men,
orial meetings, and as it were crys-
talliza pure and patriotic senti-
ment throughout the country,
which would properly express the
feeling of American patriotism. He
spoke of the manly bearing of
President Mckinley, and of the
respect and admiration felt for him
when he was the recent guest of the
City Of New Orleans. He SAID that
President Mckinley was mourned
as the Chief Magistrate Of great
nation and not as the member of
any political party. He further
said 1t devolved upon every good
citizen so to act aud let 1t be
known that the good name OF the
republic should not again be snllled
by the hand of an assassin, and
ended by expressing the hope tina,
the committee on resolutions would
forcitly set forth the responsible
ties devolvlng upon good citizen
ship.
The chairman appointed the
com nlttee en- resolutions, which re-
ported as follows:
"Whereas, the civilized worla
has been shocked and Mortified by
the assassination of the Chief Ex-
ecutive of these United States, and
realizing the great loss to orr
country of President whose pub
lie and private character was SO
pure and exalted;
"Resolved, that the citizens OF
New Iberia, deeply affected by this
universal sorrow. herewith give
some expression to their profound
grief at the death of William Nc
K,nley, President of the United
States.
.Resolved. That all the good
people of the community have
found in the life of our President
the highest type OF honorable aud
vlrtuous manhood, AMI that his
reliable and kindly personality ha,
best represented the posslbilltle
of our distinctive American instita.
tions.
"Resolyed, That we condemn The
vile act Of the assassin, who SO
cruelty struck down our President.
and we would heartily approve Of a
law by the Congress Of these Unit
ed States By which Anarc alsts
would be ushed.
HResolved, That we offer GU
heartfelt coincidence and sympathy
to the bereaved family of the Pres,-
dent, and that We pray that the
suffering and bereavement of this
great people may be turned BY the
God of nations to 3 higher deyel-
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