The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-02
in REMEMBRANCE
PLANS OF THE M'KINLEy Ma
TloNAL ASSOCIATION.
AddFsss 10 the People 81 ths uastsd SeaIss
Regarding Ceatribstisas b ~ rsad lss
ths Erection ei . msasrsl q ~ cssvs
q ths Late Psssidsat- -IRssslutisa Aisptsd
By Memorial Arch AssoeislleA

Cleveland, Dec. 2a-Judge William
Il. Day, president of the Mckinley
National Memorial Association. has
issued the following statement to the
public, adopted by the. trustees at
their recent meeting in Washington: /:
The Mckinley National Memorial Associa-
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opportunity for the people Of the United states
70 express their perionsl love and devotion 20
the late President By the erection Of hitting
pointed by the President Of the United statsa
the nrst meeting for oeganisation having BEEN
held .t clsvels1d, OcsoSe, lO!h. Il i the dis.
alted qualities OF character. .simpiicity, dig.
nifty. devotion 20 duty and high ideals that
purposes. This memorial n to rise above sho
crave at Canton Ohio. where he will finally
rest IN accord with his own expressed wish.
before the people, the earlier work has been
necessarily one OF organization. This hes pro-
Ers:sed rapidly and sstisfactorily. Il 10 dssired
and territory, and Local orgsnisation in cities.
towns and rural districts with Committee In
charge. working in connection with the state
given the fullest Opportunity TO subscribe.
Tho trustees desire 20 express their deep
sense of Obligation TO the press Of the country
I0S0ms
mend that all newspapers act q ascnts Tor The
receipt Of subscriptions.
By resolution pse.ed BY the American
ignated depositories for subscriptions. All
postmesters viii receive and forward monies
and all express companies win issue money
orders free OF charge, and. when nscssssry.
In foreign countries, the ambassadors, min.
listers and consuls Of the United States win 70.
In every case the name and address OF the
subscriber should Be forwarded to the treas.
urer. Myron !. Herrick. Cleveland, Ohio, for
kssocstion. and in order that souSsnir csrsiS 81 s
Gates may be sent to each. The souvenir GER
tihcate ado pied by the trustees will b worthy
Senes oi the hods ana IN sSs x:
erection OF the national memorial. II has en-
graved upon Il portrait OF President AcKin-
:. Po:c snd s es Sh H:S:
The public 10 especially cautioned against
any enterprise attempting to make capital ont
q o. ne sentiments OF ehsction which lnspired
= nsnori. @ WI Witch I .h: az ssnss nsis
trustees t that al contributiops shall be the
spectfnlly request the public 20 discourage all
Proportions which may seem TO have as their
object the obtaining Of money BY giving sll or
The bile are hereby notified that The Nc
kinley National Memorial Association hss no
COuuect10u Win or relation to any other onaO-
citation or to any enterprise Of = commercial
After q conference at this meeting
with representatives of the William
Mckinley Memorial Arch Association
OF Washington, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
RESOLVED. That Il be the sense Of the
Trustees of the Mckinley National Memorial
Association that the field of popular pubserip-
ton should be left to it for raising the sum
necessary to provide suitable memorial 70
the late President. at Canton, where his body
lies; and that this Association should Join
with the William Mckinley Memorial Arch
Association Of Warrington In memorialising
congress to erect . national memorial at.thS
capital Of our country 70 commemorate his
services TO the nation.
The Arch Association acquiesced in
this resolution and has ceased to 60
licit subscriptions, leaving the field
to the Mckinley National Memorial
Association, through which the peo-
pie of the United States will build Z
memorial of affection at the last
resting place of their beloved presi-
dent, William Mckinley.