The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-06
L. (. Mccormick Died At
Regina, Can, Recently
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
Splendid Citizen Called By
Death; He Was Stricken
." With Pneumonia

"a. LIZ 1nSSoihhiSh, pieoiucHl anu
manager of the Waterman Water.
bury company. Regina. handling
school supplies and contractors for
schools. died late yesterday afternoon
following an attack of influenza. Mr..
Mccormick had been i'll only a week
and his death comes as a great shock
and throughout the country, says The
to a wide circle of friends in the city
Regina Morning Leader.
Mr.. Mccormick was the foremost
worker among boys in the province
OF Saskatchewan. In addition TO his
heavy duties connected with the
work Of the firm, he always had time
for any activity in the interests of
the boy life of the city and province.
There was no man in the city who
gave more literally of his time and
energy on behalf Of the welfare Of
boys. II may be safely said that he
devoted his life for the boys and the
betterment Of the community.
An Unseifish Life.
His whole life was one Of unselfish
devotion to others, and the boys and
young men of Regina today mourn
his passing as the going of a close
friend. 1t was in connection with the
activities of the Y. M. C. A. that he
was most active, and any time that
he could not be found III his office
he was almost certain to be at the
"Y."
Mr. Mccormick was a member of
the national council Of the Y. M. G.
A., and chairman of the national COM
mittee on boys work. He was chair
nan of the provincial advisory COM
mittee for boys work in Saskatche-
wan, and chairman of the commit
tee on rural work in connection with
the Y. M. c. A. in the province.
1t was he who introduced the Can
adam Standard Efficiency Tests into
Saskatchewan, a program which has
been adopted all over the world as
being the most efficient and success
full plan in connection with work for
boys in existence. Mr.. Mccormick
took a personal interest and over
sight over all the activities of the
G.. S. e. r. program, whether physi-
cal, intellectual or social. Junior
rugby was taken up, and all kinds of
healthy sports for boys were pro-
NOTED.
Helped to Form Winners Club.
He took particular interest in the
organization of the Winners club,
which comprises the representative
young men of the city. Many of the
members of the club are now attend
ing University at Saskatoon where a
branch of the club has been formed.
So successful has been the enterprise
that steps have been takn to organ
iZe the club on the provincial scale.
A Baptist in religion, Mr.. McCor-
mick took a keen and personal inter-
est in all the activities of the First
Baptist church, being particularly in
terested in the young people organi
cations. He was director of the Re-
gina Y. Nj. c. A., d member of the
Regina board of trade and a mem
Der of the Rotary cub.
Came From Wisconsin.
Born at Cumberland, Wisconsin,
Lorrien E. Mccormick was for some
time prior to coming to Regina prin-
cipal of the high school at North
Mankato, Minnesota. He came here
in 1911 when he opened up the local
office of Waterman and Waterbury.
He was fourty years of age and I'M
married. He resided at 2050 Garnet
street with his mother, Mrs. Julia
Mccormick; and his sister, Miss Ken
yon. The other members Of the fam
lily are Elmer Mccormick and Archie
Mccormick, Edgerton, Alta; Mrs. Ed.
Green, Hannah, Alta; A. B. Kenyon,
Edgerton, Alta; Mrs. l. M. Durrell,
Tacoma, Wash; F. w. Kenyon, Ford
vile, N. D. 49, 49,.
His illness was brief, having been
in usual good health until Monday
last. His doctors claim that it was
a clear case of influenza, followed by
resulting in his death at
AIS Sunday afternoon.
Although man of large proper
tons, both of heart and physically, it
was impossible that man could
stand the strain on his time and en-
ergy willingly sacrificed for Others,
without feeling the results, and when
illness came it found hin: unable to
withstand the ravages of fever and
disease.
No arrangements for the funeral