Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-03-01
EULOdY BY Hay
MEMORIAL EXERCISES AT Wash.
INGToN IN HONOR or LATE
PRESIDENT M,i<lNLEY.
NOTABL E AUDlEN CE PRESENT

| President and Cabinet, Both Branches
Of Congress, the Supreme Court, Of
ficers Of the Army and Navy, Prince
Henry and Suite and the Diplomatic
Representatives of Foreign coun-
tries in Attendance.
Washington, Feb. 28.-At noon, In
the great hall Of representatives, in
the presence of President Roosevelt,
Prince Henry Of Prussia, the mem.
bers of the cabinet, the justices Of the
Rupreme court, officers Of the army
and navy, ambassadors and other dip
lomatic representatives of foreign
countries, and the senators and repre-
sentatives in congress Hon. John Hay,
McKinley's premier, pronounced a
eulogy upon his dead chief. -Four
times before national memorial serv-
ices for presidents who have died in
office have been held in this hall, two
of them, like this, in commemoration
of chief magistrates who have fallen
by the hand of assassins. George Ban
croft, the historian, pronounced the
eulogy on Lincoln and Blaine was
Garfield's orator. a.f ~ =.
By a strange coincidence it was the
goth anniversary of the day on which
Blaine, in the same hall, delivered his
eulogy upon the martyred Garfield,
and stranger still the subject of this
latest memorial service was the chair
man of the committee that had charge
of the arrangements on that occasion.
Only one year ago, less five days,
at the head of an imposing civic and
military procession, Mckinley passed
triumphantly along PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. for his second inaugural.
Again the broad avenue was filled
with vast crowds as they were a.year
ago. Then the streets were a sea of
glittering bayonets and waving plumes
and the air was filed with the music
of respondent bands. Today all was
changed. The procession was unor-
ganized. No martial music ightened
the feet of the throng. The only pa
geant was the gathering troop of cav
airy escorting Prince Henry and his
party to the Capitol, and carriages
here and there conveying officers in
uniform or diplomats in court costume
to the place where the eulogy was to
be delivered. '.~
Notwithstanding the fact proclaimed
in advance that admission to the hall
of representatives and the Capitol was
to be restricted to those holding cards,
the people congregated there in thou
sands. y
Precedent Closely Followed.
The precedent in the case of the
Garfield memorial exercises was fol-
lowed closely. The hall was without
decoration of any character. The red
coated Marine band, 60 strong, was
stationed in the corridor which sep
arates the hall from the rear lobby of
the house. At 10 o'clock the doors
were opened and in five minutes the
spacious galleries surrounding the
chamber were filed. But the crowd
ing which has marred many state &C.
casions was avoided as the tickets is
sued were limited strictly to the num-
Der of seats provided.
Gradually the members of the house
strolled in and. took their places. The
cumbrous revolving chairs at the |
desks had been removed and smaller
ones substituted in order to increase
the seating capacity on the floor. In
the area in front of the speakers ros-
trum heavy leather upholstered fau- |
teuils had been placed for the accom-
mediation of the president, Prince Hen
ry, the cabinet. the general of the
army and justices of the supreme
court. The first two rows on the Dem
ocratic side were reserved for the dip
1omatic corps and the four rows imme-
diately behind them for the members
of the senate. The governors of the /
states, commissioners of the District
of Columbia, the Judiciary of the Dis
trict, the heads of departments and
other invited guests were to sit back
of the senators. .H~
In the galleries were many of the
personal friends of the late president,
among them Colonel Myron T. Her
rick of Cleveland, w. A. Lynch Of Can
ton, ex-Secretary of State William R.
Day, and Colonel Webb Hayes of
These are only a few of those from
all quarters of the Union who came to
attend the memorial exercises. But
no member, of the immediate family
of the late president, SO far as known,
was in attendance. On the floor were
many former members of the house,
senate and the governors of several
states.
AssembIage Called to Order.
AS the hands of the gold clock oppo-
site the speakers rostrum pointed to-
noon Speaker Henderson called the as
semblage to order. Then followed the
usual routine of the opening of a ses-
sion of the house. When these formal
tiles were over the doorkeeper an
the arrival of the senate.
Following the entrance of the mem
bers of the senate came General Miles,
Prince Henry and his suite, the SUI
preme court justices and President
Roosevelt and his cabinet. Speaker
had yielded the gavel to-
Senator Frye, and, all now being in
readiness, the latter called the assem-
blage to order and after a ferventl
prayer by Rev. DR.. Couden, the blind
chaplain of the house, he introduced
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