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Show MEMORIAL EXERCISES The two houses of the State Legislature Legis-lature meet today in the lower house at 3:30 o'clock for the purpose of holding memorial exercises In commemoration of the two martyr Presidents. Abraham Lincoln and William McKlnley. . It was first proposed in the House to commemorate the birthday, January 29th, of McKlnley, and an invitation to Join in the exercises was communicated communi-cated to the Senate. Later if was decided de-cided the anniversary of the birth of the two Presidents coming so close together, to-gether, to commemorate them both at the same time, and today, the anniversary anni-versary of Lincoln's birth, was the day decided upon. , The speakers of the day are President Allison and Senator Love of the Senate, and Representatives White and Done of the House. Owing to the fact ,that satisfactory arrangements could not be agreed upon, up-on, there will be no musical programme, pro-gramme, as originally proposed. The committee on arrangements in charge of the memorial exercises is composed of Representatives Done, Stewart and Roberts. . ' - |