Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-09-26
.M'KlNLEY SERVICES.
lmnressiye Memorial Service at the
ODera House in Honor of tile
Dead President.
The Audience Was Large and Sympd
thetiC-The Decorations
and Addresses.
Mayor Rose and ClerQmen Speak on
Occasion In Fitting
Terms.

The observance of the Mckinley
memorial services Thursday took on
the character Of an holiday as we'll as a
funeral. The day was bright and
clear, and the business houses OF
jamestown were decorated in memory
OF our dead president, VIM. McKln-
ley.
At noon the business houses were
all closed for the day in response to
the request Of Mayor Rose, and every
body was ready to do honor to the
occasion.
The opera house was filled with an
expectant and sorrowing audience, as
sembled to do honor to announcer
myrtered president. Promptly at 2
O'Clock the G.. A. R., Co. H and X. ~,
marched to the front seats reserved
for them The front of the boxes,
balcony and stage were tastefully
decorated with red, white and blue
bunting intertwined with black.
The stage presented a very attrac'
tive appearance with large palms and
potted plants arranged at each side,
with the draped picture Of the late
president to the left, with a large
border Of towering asters beneath.
Mayor Rose, the clergy and aldermen
Of the city, the musicians and choir
occupied the platform. The mayor
made a few Introductory remarks
comparing Abraham Lincoln, James
A. Garfield and the life of the late
William Mckinley. He thought these
three great and good men had been
imbued with the same humanitarian
idea. Lincoln to abolish slavery IN
the South and VIM. Mckinley to
abolish slavery in Cuba and the Phllll'
pine Islands, each effort followed by a
war, and likewise victory.
"We come" the speaker said ito
give expression to our God implanted
instincts OF gratitude for benefactor'
VIM. Mckinley is dead. But his words
deeds and acts speak for themselves,
and may God forgive the people who
are responsible for our leaders, death. .
The choir, consisting Of Mesdames
Montgomery and Knauf, Misses And
erson and Smith, and Messrs. Tauney,
Schien and johnson rendered an
anthem. -,
Rev. v. D. Poole read the 90th
Ps.,.fn, and NJ. P. Burns gave the in
vacation. At it's close the audience
sang 'America.'
Rev. Clarkson's remarks were listen.
ed to with marked attention. Speak
ing of Mr.. Mckinley as a citizen, ne
compared Paul of Tarsus as noted
and ascending type of citizen, and
gave short resume of Mcklnley's
life, noticing that the prophecy did
not come true in his case, that "a
prophet is without honor in his own
country" Mr.. Clarkson spoke OF the
honor to Canton to have the burial, as
f. had been an honor to have the citi'
zen and statesman and that Major
McKinley's conception Of his duty as
citizen, military man and statesman
should be that of every good citizen
from the sgreatest even unto the
least" as the climax, apex and cul'
mination of all was his christian
character.
Rev. G. NJ. Taylor spoke of VIM
Mckinley as soldier and statesman
The speaker thought that below al
the mourning. there was the under
living thought Of the man, stripped OF
what YOU will, still there is music if
his life. Mr.. Taylor mentioned Mr.
McKinley's gallant service in the
civil war.
We can all join Major Mckinley ir
saving as he said in that last great
aueech Of his, to the assembled multi
tudes at Buffalo, II believe In rece
procity, but not retaliation"
Rev, Danford told Of Mckinley as
christian. He took passage IRON
Corinthians 'sQuit you like men," a
his text. He said, some men were
GOOD. some bad, some Indifferent
there were three noticeable character
ist,cs in all great men-"Decision
Enthusiasm and Faith" and spoke o.
the rariety Of great men holding
atheistic views.
Rev. Phillips address touched upor
the last words of our late President
.,Thy will be done" and the strange
coincidence Of the failing and death O