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Show IN MEMORY OF MARQUETTE. Another effort has begun to complete a monument to Father Marquette on the island which he discovered. It is earnestly to be hoped that this re- newed effort will meet with greater success than some of the intermittent efforts which have preceded it. The plan for a memorial monument was first broached some thirty years ago, and from that time until the present some effort has been made to accomplish accom-plish the purpose. In 187S a memorial celebration was held on Mackinac Island, Is-land, at which a permanent organization organiza-tion was effected. At this meeting United States Senator T. W. Ferry was chosen President: The following year anotner celebration was neta. inis was participated in by a large number of people, including delegates from the various historical 'societies, over and along whose territories the illustrious missionary and explorer had traveled more than two centuries before. At both of these meetings a large sum of money was raised as a sinking fund for the monument. Shortly 'after new impetus im-petus was given the project by the discovery dis-covery of Father Marquette's remains lying in the old mission churchyard at St. Ignace, but for some unaccountable reason the project was dropped and nothing was done. Nevertheless, the people of the island have felt that something was due to its illustrious discoverer, and renewed efforts are being be-ing made to carry the project to completion. com-pletion. It is proposed to raise enough money to securea replica of the Tren-tenove Tren-tenove statue wMch stands in Statuary Hall in the Capitol at Washington. It is to be hoped that this project will now be carried to a consummation. Indeed, In-deed, a glance at the names of the men forming the committee is sufficient guarantee of its success- The following I are the officers and Board of Trustees of 'the Association, whose object' is the erection on Mackinac Island of a. lasting last-ing memorial to the Saintly Marquette: President, Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago; Chi-cago; secretary, E. O. Brown, Chicago-treasurer, Chicago-treasurer, Peter White, Marquette; trustees, W. .J. Onahan, Chicago; ex-Govemor ex-Govemor George W. Peck, Wisconsin; James J. Hill, St. Paul; James H. Dormer, Dor-mer, Buffalo; the Rt.-Rev. Bishop Fo-i Fo-i ley, Detroit: the Rt.-Rev. Bishop Da-I Da-I vies, Detroit: Wiiliam C. Maybury, De-'troit; De-'troit; J. F. Blair, St. Louis; C.'B. Fen-ton Fen-ton and ..Dr. John R. Bailey. Mackinac 1 Island. i i. |