The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-21
WELLS CALLS
ON CHILDREN
To Give Them Chance to Con-
tribute to Mckinley Monument.
DAY SET APART IN SCHOOLS
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, Is NAMED
BY THE GOVERNOR.
DAY SET APART TN SCHOOLS

Governor Wells has issued a proela-
nation to the school authorities of
Utah, setting apart Wednesday. Jan.
%. to be known as Mckinley dav." II
is his wish that on that day. appropri-
ate exercises be held in all the public
schools of the state and that the chill
dren be given an opportunity to con-
tribute a sum. not more than . cents
each, to the Mckinley National Mem
oriaI fund. The proclamation of the
governor. which explains the matter
fully, follows:
To County and City Superintendent.
Boards of Trustees and Principals OF
the Public Schools of Utah. and TO the
Officers Of All Independent or Private
Schools Within the State:
At the suggestion of the Hon William
r. Day of Canton, O., president of the
Mckinley National Memorial association
l respectfully inform you that it is pro-
posed TO build a monument in the city Of
Canton, o., TO perpetuate the memory of
William Mckinley, late president of the
United States.
The monument is to cost SS5OOOO. and
all the states of the Union have been
given the privilege of contributing toward
Its construction. The amount assigned to
Utah is only s2.o00. and it would be but
the work of a few hours TO procure this
amount if a public subscription list for
lieving that the entire subscription con-
tributed by only a few of the patriotic
citizens of the state would make but lit
tie impress upon the spirit of love of
country. obedience to its laws. devotion
to its institutions and adherence of the
detestable crime which deprived the ma
ton of a great and good president. I have
deemed il advisable to issue a call upon
the school children of the state. afford
ing them an opportunity to contribute
small sum to this most worthy object.
and in this way not only to secure the
widest possible state representa- ton in
the subscription, but at the same time to
inculcate a lesson of patriotism in the
minds Of the youth that viii be Of ad-
vantage to them in their Ire effort to
secure the highest results of American
citizenship.
Wednesday. the 18th of January. will
be the fifty-nnth anniversary or the birth
of William Mckinley. and l earnestly
recommend that this day be set apart by
ali the schools of Utah as Mckinley
day" and that it be observed by them
with special exercises appropriate TO the
occasion. md AT the same time the chill
dren be given the opportunity each one,
TO contribute not more than 5 cents to
this memorial fund I also suggest that
the principal of each school will remit
the amount Subscr ID to the county
superintendent of schools in each county,
and that he in turn will remit the same
to the state superintendent of public in
struction.
II is desired that each child making a
contribution will give his or her name
and postOffice address. and that lists con-
tanning the names will be forwarded in
the same manner. so that suitable me-
mortal receipt may be returned therefor
in due time by the national association.
Trusting that this apNeal viii be re-
spOnded to cordially and in the same pa
triOtic spirit in which it has been sug-
gested, | have the honor to be. very re-
Spectfullv. HEBER NJ WELLS,
Governor.
State of Utah, Executive Office, Salt
Lake City, Jan. %. 1892.