James E. Homans, editor

“ Later he helped actively in securing a site for the exposition; for seven years he labored for the success of this great enterprise. Though American born, Colonel Muckle was always an enthusiastic admirer of his father's nation. All his life he aided and supported numerous institutions in the city for the preservation of the identity of the German-American population. For the German Society, which he joined in 1853, and of which he was vice-president for thirteen years, he helped to plan the hall at Spring Garden and Marshall Streets. ”

“ He was also prominently connected with the Franklin Institute, the Zoological Society, the Cremation Society, the Hay Fever Association, the Historical Society, the Geographical Society of Pennsylvania, the Morris Refuge for Suffering Animals, the Tammany Shore Fishing Club, the Art Club of Philadelphia, the Red Cross Society of Pennsylvania, the Teachers' Aid and Annuity Association, and the Philadelphia Cycle and Field Club. His acquaintances among public men included statesmen who were prominent as far back as the War of 1812. ”

“ During the late sixties he was the first and chief advocate among the representative men of the city for the holding of a centennial exposition and in 1869 he was the bearer of the first official exposition proposals to President Grant. ”