The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-30
IN HONOR OF M'KINLEY.
TRIBUTEsTO TO HIS MEMORY
 CITIES

Senator Hanna, Ex -Postmastor General
 Smith and Captain Hobson Present at
 Board of Trade Dinner in New York
 Memorial Meeting Held In Canton
 Exercises im Columbus and Pittsburg.
 New York Jan 29.-The annual ban
 quet of the New York Board of Trade
 and Transportation was held tonight in the grand ball room of the Waldorf
 Astoria hotel. The function this year had double object in view-frst to do
 honor to the memory of William Me
 Kinley and secondly, to encourage the
 closer union of capital and labor.
 Among the guests was one former
 member of President McKinley's cabi- net, Charles Emory Smith. United
 States Senator Hanna. Colonel Myron T. Herrick and Charles A. Moore. all close personal friends of MT. Mckinley, were also present. Oscar s. Straus, president of the Board of Trade and Transportation, was chairman.
 The first toast WAS The President of the United States" drunk standing and in silence William Mckinley and His Policies was the first toast to be re-. sponded to, and ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith was the speaker.
 Captain Richard Pearson Hobson re- sponded to the toast "The Navy" He advised it's being strengthened, not only because the trade of the country is extending, but because of possible foreign complica tons.
 Senator Hanna made an informal speech on capital and labor and the subject of the navy and merchant ma rlne. He said that he felt that the or ganizers of workingmen were working earnestly and honestly to improve la- bor conditions and he hoped to see great organizations of business men like the board of trade give them sym pathy and active support. Senator Han ma said that while he appreciated Cap tain Hobson's argument he wished to offer this amendment: Don't spend all your money on warships. Give us a few merchant vessels. Give us some thing to protect We ask a fair d. vide"
 Canton, O., Jan 29-Cantonians paid loving tribute to the memory of the late President Mckinley in a memorial meeting at the Tabernacle tonight. | The gathering was participated in by people in all walks of life to an extent which overtaxed the building The chief orator was Hon. William Dudley | Eouke of Indiana, the warm personal | friend of the late president, recently se- lected by Presidnt Roosevelt for mem- | bership on the civil service commits | sion. Hon. George H. Laughin of 1 who, as a Canton manufac- turer, became the close friend of Mir | and Dr. Josiah Hartsell of | Canton, a lifelong friend, spoke also.
 Pittsburg, Pa, Jan, 29-McKinley | lay was generally observed to-day the two cities in the schools. Tn Pittsburg no formal collection for he memorial was taken Up, because of l ruling made by the central board of Aducaiton, but the pupils were notified hat the board would receive any vol lntary contributions. Tonight it is that between $35, 900 and $4O,- 100 was raised by the schools to-day md by the churches last Sunday.
 Columbus, O., Jan. 29-The birthday If the late President Mckinley was ob- 'erved here to-day by the members of he Ohio legislature in joint session. The assemblage was presided over by senator T. M. Hosea of Cincinnati. who an eloquent address.