The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-06-03
MANY TOKENS CAME
TO WESTLAWN VAULT
Roosevelt and Me m bers Of c b.
met, Business Men and Mas
silion Glass Blowers Rep
t resented at the Tomb.

b. fEluay was u Sdu udy IOr MIS-. ME-
Kinley. Surrounded by few of her
flierds, including Miss Grace McKin-
ley Of Cleveland, the presidents widow
sLert the day in her pleasant home on
North Market street, with the excep-
ton of short drive to the cemetery
In the morning in company with Miss
Grace Mckinley and Mrs. Barber.
When Mrs. Mckinley arrived at the
cemetery she walked to the vault led
by Mrs. Barber and Miss Mckinley,
and placed a bouquet of choice flowers
on the casket of the president.
Or Saturday morning about O'Clock,
Mrs. Mckinley, in company with Geo.
Earber her nephew, made another trip
to the tomb and large bunch of yell
low roses was placed on the casket.
i. MANY FLORAL PIECES.
Thursday evening and early Friday
morning large boxes of choice flowers
began arriving from Washington,
Pittsburg, Chicago, and several other
cities, addressed to Mrs. Mckinley, to
be placed upon the casket. Some of
the flowers were taken to the McKin-
ley home first by the express compan-
les while the greater part of them were
taken directly to the vault.
sEx4Postmaster General Charles Em.
! DRY Smith and his wife sent large
wreath, the local Mckinley command
Of Spanish War Veterans wreath OF
carnations, a bouquet of roses from
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Price, of Dalonega
Georgia, an elaborate floral piece from
the George Westinghouse Airbrake
company, of Pittsburg, and bouquets
from Miss Evans, of Washington, and
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock and
wife, also of Washington.
FROM PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Two boxes of the choicest flowers
were sent from the executive mansion
at Washington, bearing the cards OF
| President Roosevelt and his wife
Probably one of the prettiest designs
was a broken column composed of car.
nations which stood at the right of the
vault, sent by the glassblowers asso'
ciation of Massillon. Another box oi
flowers was received from the Potomac
department of the Grand Army and q
wreath was sent by former Secretary
to the President George B. Cortelyor
and wife
Miss Grace Mckinley. Of Cleveland
arrived in the city Thursday and wa.
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Hannemiller, of 634 N. Market street
on Thursday.
On Decoration day Miss Mckinley
spent the day at the Mckinley home
and will probably remain there few
days as the guest of Mrs. Mckinley.
, VAULT AT WESTLAWN.
The interior of the vault at Westlawr
with the casket of the president was
banked with flowers. A large Ameri
can flag tied with crepe hung above the
door. The designs which were sent a
the time of the funeral had been re
decorated with southern foliage ant
palm leaves and they presented a yer!
fine appearance. -
When Mrs. Mckinley visited th'
cemetery Friday morning she tool
great interest in the arrangement o
the floral pieces about the vault ant
offered several suggestions to the mel
who were placing the designs.
Several flags were placed near tn
vault by the William Mckinley com
mand of G. A. r. veterans of which tn
president was member and the loca
command OF Spanish War Veterans
of which William Mckinley was al
honorary member. also placed marke
bearing the inscription S. w. " nea
the tomb.
THOUSANDS PAID TRIBUTE.
Early Friday morning people begal
arriving in great numbers to view tn
flowers and In the afternoon thousand
of people gathered around the vault
The graves Of the Mckinley children
were decorated with beautiful flower
by Mrs. Mckinley. The McKinle.
home on North Market street was no
decorated as 1t had been on forme
Decoration days when the preslden
Was living.