The evening times., 1896-09-18
FAREWELL Of WASHINGTON
Revolutions Daughters Find
That 1t Had Two Dates.
EITHER GOOD TO CELEBRATE
Washington Completed the Paper On
Ago, But 1t Was Not Made Public
Till September I9-Bryan Meeting
Catches Centennial of Publication.

IL Will be remembered that the article
| n The Evening Times of aboIt two weeks
| ago was the first in the entire oolntry IL
| call the attention OF the public IN general
| to the discrepancy In the dates By reso
| iution of the board of managers of the
| daughters OF the American Revolution
adopted April last it was reoom;nra il Jed
that September 10 be observed by ali
Americans; that the day be marked by d
universal display Of the flag on pabii. and
private buildings; that the importance ofa re-
| membering the day be placed before all
patriotic organizations, presidents of .,oI-
| leges, superintendents Of public schools.
| all INSTITUTIONS OF learning. boards OF trade.
| and civil authorities; that the public press
be appealed TO to republish 'Wasiiington's IS
Legacy to the end that it may reach the
home OF every citizen"
THE DAY TO CELEBRATE.
This is 10 honor of The centennial Of the
issuance of the memorable document. The
resolutions Were reported by Miss Elizabeth
Bryant Johnston, the historian general or
the society, and adopted.
After their publication and wide tistribu-
tion among the various State and local
chapters, the question arose as to whether
the 18th or the 18th was the correct date
Strange to say both dates are in a meas
ure correct, hilt as Il matter OF fact only
the former is historically So This has been
conclusivelyp Mrs. Mary lockwood,
thceditoreftEeA American Monthly the organ
ofthcsocicty, which announcedin the current
number OF the magazine that September
II was the proper date.
The a f,r,- o., .,f Pun,
coming to the proper conclusion. Tie cir.
cuinstance is peculiar one, and 10 make
clear how it is tfat 10th are correct in
one respect, it is necessary to recount the
conditions under which the address vas
issued. AT thattimc-100 years ago-Phila-
deiphia was the national capital, Congress
then held its sessions in old Independence
Hall, and President George Wastington's
executive mansion stood at No. $50 High
street, Oh the south side of Market. below
Sixth. Richard Penn built the house. and dur
ing the stormy days Of the Revolution. the
building was occupied sGccessively by Gen.
Howe, Benedict Arnold and Rorert Morris.
WASHINGTON DATED 1T SEPT II.
In that memorable document President
Washington took occasion TO announce
publicly his Intention 10 retire to private
life, which he did In the following March
In the address he took advantage of the
opportunity afforded to give to Congress
aud the people volume OF sound. fatherly
advice, drawn from experience, as TO
how the young republic might successfully
be conducted. He pointed out where the
young nations dangers lurked and wherein
its strength lay. When il was submitted
~ nj ra11 T,afar, tho,,, both truus,., ~ ,-,x,
gress adoptedresoiutions thanking washing
ton for his wise, firm, and patriotic
administration, In spite of the fact that
at the beginning of his second term of
Office he had been So nialigned by those
who We're bent upon having America 20
to war in aid OF France
Washington had spent not a little time
in the preparation of that valuable state
paper, and its 5000 words were most
carefully placed Madison had read the
manuscript and made comments; Hamil-
ton had been consulted and gave advice,
and John Adams had been called in. as
had the entire Cabinet, 10 pass upon the
address before it should be given out TO
the public
On September Il. 1896, 1t was COM
picted. aud on that day George Washington
attached his name TO 1t and in his own hand
gave il the above date.
DATE. SEPTEMBER 10.
Then along came a newspaper man who
was struck with the idea that such docu-
inent from the hands of the first PTesi-
dent. would make a good item for his paper
Now. September Il, one hundred years
ago. happened 10 corne ON Saturday In
those good old days Of the old-fasmoned
Franklin press. and when there wcre no
typc-settiug machines. a 6.COo-word arti-
Gle could not be gotten into a newspaper
i'll few hours. So IL was held over until
the following Monday. when the complete
address appeared in The Advertiser. when,
OF the several journals published in the
Quaker CITY at that time. alone had bern
TIE administration organ. and h.i upheld
Washington in allhisacts. when others were
So bitterly crtiising his attitude in ref
erencc, 10 foreign affairs, thcn the ALI
absorbing popular topic.
Thus ii was that the real date Of the
document was, as Mrs. lockwood had
stated, and which was historically correct, |
tile nth, but the date of publication when
the people first were given an opportunity
to read it was the 10Th. So that i'll GER
tain way Both were correct. and in this |
manner the mixing up Of dates occurred. |
1t was five days later before the adj |
dress was published in New York and |
nearly two weeks before the people of |
Boston had an opportunity to know that 1
had issued his farewell ad- |
dress. There We're then no railroads or |
and the methods of transmitting |
were slow
ORIGINAL MSS. IN NEW YORK.
A copy of the old Philadelphia Advertiser |
1f September 10, 1875. containing the |
rull address, dated the 18th, is now on file |
with the Librarian of Congress as a state |
paper.
David c. Chypoole was then its editor,
Ind for nearly fifty years he retained the
much priced original manuscript which
ie printers used for copy. Upon his death,
1t the advanced age OF ninety-twc years,
he document was purchased from his heirs
by the New York Historical Society, and is
now to be seen in the original form written
IN foolscap paper in black ink with an old
iuiil pen. in the library OF the society in
lew York.
large number of the newspapers of the
he centennial date is the nineteenth, and
hat is the day which will proba bly, be cele-
,rated when there is any particular obser-
Some OF the local Daughters OF the
American Revolution displa ycd the Amcri-
an emblem in their homes yesterday, but |
here was no otffer otse ryaucp either at