Memorial Services

Held in the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States, together with tributes
presented in eulogy of

Everett McKinley Dirksen

Late a Senator from Illinois

Ninety-first Congress
First Session

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1970

Com piled under the direction

of the Joint Committee on Printing

Contents

Biography

Proceedings in the U.S. Senate_-

Announcement of death by Hon. Mike Mansfield, of Montana---

House resolutions received by the Senate ---

Prayer by Rev. Edward L. R. Elson, Chaplain of the Senate----

Resolution of respect--

Senate Resolution 254-

Tributes by Senators:

Anderson, Clinton P., of New Mexico--

Byrd, Harry F., Jr., of Virginia ----

Text of news broadcast, WRAD, Radford, Va., Sept.

8, 1969---

Goldwater, Barry, of Arizona--

Telegram from German Embassy, Sept. 9, 1969-----

Hollings, Ernest F., of South Carolina_.

Hruska, Roman L., of Nebraska ---

Funeral service for Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen,

National Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, Sept. 10,

1969

Graveside services for Senator Everett McKinley Dirk-

sen, Pekin, Ill., Thursday, Sept. II, 1969-

McGee, Gale W., of Wyoming---

Mansfield, Mike, of Montana_.

Miller, Jack, of Iowa---

Poem composed by Dr. Godfrey S. Bruland, pastor of

the First United Methodist Church, Hawarden,

Iowa

Murphy, George, of California--

Editorial from San Diego, Calif., Union, Sept. 9, 1969-
Pastore, John O., of Rhode Island --
Scott, Hugh, of Pennsylvania ---
Spong, William B., Jr., of Virginia_.
Editorials from:
Ric ond, Va., News-Leader, Sept. 8, 1969-----

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Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch, Sept. 8, 1969--