The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-02-28
EUL0GY BY HAY
MEMORIAL EXERCISES At WASH.
INcToN IN HONOR or LATE
PRESIDENT M'KlNLEY.
NOTABLE AUDIENCE PRESENT

President and Cabinet. Both Branches
Of Congress, the Supreme Court, o.
6eers Of the Army and Navy. Prince
Henry and Suite and the Diplomatic
Representatives Of Foreign Coun.
tries in Attendance.
Washington. Feb. 2S.-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
supreme court officers Q the army
and navy. ambassadors and other dip
| lomatic representatives oi foreign
countries, and the senators and repre-
sentatives in congress Hon. John Hay.
Mckinley's premier. pronounced
| oulogy 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
Garficlds s orator.
BY strange coincidence IL was the
oe,h 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.
a, the head OF an imposing civic and
military procession. Mckinley passed
: triumphan;ly along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. for his second inaugural.
Again the broad avenue was filled
with vast crowds as they Were year
ago Then the streets We're a SEA OF
, glittarlng bayonets and waving plumes
. md the air was filed with the music
, of rasplcndent bands. Today all was
, changed The procession was hnor
ganized No martial music lighfened
the feet O. the ,hrong. The only Ia
geant was the claiterinc troop OF cav
alrv escorting Prince Henry and NJ
party TO the Capitol. and carriase,
here and there conveying officers u
uniform or diplomats III court cosiuM'
: 10 the place where the culogy Was Z
! be delivered.
: Notwithstanding the fact proclalroa
/. In advance that admission 70 the ma
, | of representatives and the Capifol VA
!. 10 be restricted 10 those holding cares
n the people Congregated there ~ lA0..
sands.
Q Precedent Closely Followed.
The precedent in the case of N
:, Garfield memorial exercises was 'oi
u lowed closely. The hall was withou
decoration al any character. The rea
coated Marine band Go strong. va
stationed in the corridor which SEP
arates the hall from the rear lobby @
the house. AZ 10 O'Clock the door:
we're opened and in five minutes IN
spacious galleries surrounding IN
chamber were filled. But the crowd
ing which has marred many state oe
Casions was avoided as the tickets i
sued were limited strictly TO the mum
Der Of seats provided.
Gradually the members Of the hous
Q etrolled in and took their places y
: cumhrous revolving chairs AZ IN
l. desks had been removed and smalie
q ones substituted in order TO incrtas
l. the seating capacity on the hoor.
4 the area in front of the speaker ro'
Y trum heavy leather upholstered Ia
Q teuils had been placed for the accon
$ mediation of the president. Prince hei
'r ry the cabinet. the general OF IN
r army and justices Of the suprem
p court The first two rows on the Den
IS ocratic side were reserved for the oil
II lomatic corps and the four rows lmn'
diat.ly behind them for the meinhei
IS of the senate. The governors OF III
If states. commissioners of the Dstri'
of Columbia. the judiciary of the ~
trict the heads OF departments an
other invited guests were 70 sit oaS
of the senators. =,
n In the galleries were many OF IN
nersonal friends Of the late rresiu.''
among them Colonel Myron T. tie
~ rick Of Cleveland. w. A. Lynch CT Ca
= u ton. ex.Secretary Of State Miliiam
y. nav and Colonel Webb Hayes
Nv Cleveland. ,,o
!. These are only few OF those tro
:. oll quarters of the Union who came
:" attend the memorial exercises. ~
a no member of the immediate iaill
If the late president. so far as hho"
was in attendance. On the floor We
:" many former members OF the nous
Is senate and the governors OF sever
states.
AssemblaQe Called to Order.
As the hands of the gold clock OFT
er c;,e the speakers rOstrum polhteu
ol- 80, sneaker Henderson called the Y
RS aan,hlare 10 order. Then followed 7
Ia. r.ma, routine Of the opening OF $
ed .'i,r If the house. When these forih
IN ;,;os we're over the doorkeepef
~ a,nced the arrival of the senate.
Le Following the entrance OF the me
40 ..rs of the senate came General Mii'
prince Henry and his suite. the