Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

from Washington who attend the funeral
will leave for the capital, reaching there
about noon Wednesday.
Rev. DR.. Manchester, the pastor of the
church, has announced that it is his desire
and that he will extend an invitation to
nave the ministers of all the churc hes, Of
which there are about thirty, occupy the
pulpit and participate in the services
Pnllbearers.
Pallbearers have been selected from
among the older members of the church
and those VINO for years have been close
Eeighbors of the deceased. They are:
Judge William R. Day, William A. Lynch,
Former Mayor r. A. Cassidy, L. L. Miller,
W. w. Clark, Judge T. ]. McCarty Davis
collars. Former Mayor John F. Blake
Inc FIRST NJ. E. Church, in which the
services are to be held, is the one in which
Mrs. Mckinley worshiped during her resi-
de1 &c in Canton. and in which she was
Tot nd almost every Sunday morning, only
serious indisposi:ion CT important circum-
stances Keeping her away.
Three weeks ago she was in her new az
l. ual, though she was nearly eighty
nine years of age. This is also the con-
gregation with which the President has
always been associated 1t was in this
church that he was superintendent of the
Sri day school thirty years ago and hero
ne always attended services when in Can
ton, usually going with his mother They
, . attended together in September. when
the President was home during his sum
mer vacation. The President is a member
Oh the board of trustees of the church.
The Bell Was Tolled.
At daylight yesterday morning. at the
suggestion Of some of the older members
OF the congregation, an old-time custom
now almost obsolete was revived out of re-
spect to the deceased. The bell in the
tower slowly tolled off the years of her age.
II Is a coincidence that Mrs Mckinley
passed away at almost the identical hour
o. the day her husband died, THANKSGIVING
hve years ago. President Mckinley re-.
manned up until about $3.50 O'clock a little
more than an hour after the death and
then retired for few hours Sleep During
the forenoon he and his brother spent the
greater part OF an hour walking about the
more secluded streets near home, securing
much-needed exercise and air. The Pres
1dent was greatly refreshed by the exercise
from the trying ordeal of the past days.
9Grihg which. except when he went to
washington to attend to official duties. he
Kept an almost constant vigil at the had
side of his mother
In the afternoon the President and Abner
Mehiniey drove to beautiful West Lawn
cemetery, about mile west of the home
10 attend personally to arrangements for
the interment, which will be made in the
family lot. 80 A'e
Her Life.
Nancy Allison Mckinley came of a family
which was transplanted from England to
the hills of Virginia The Allison family
subsequently removed to Greene county.
Pa, where Abner Allison Nancy's father.
was born. and where he married Ann
Campbell, of Scotch-German descent. Earlv
In the present century Mr. and Mrs, Ali
son came from Pennsylvania to Column
biana county, this state, travelling by pack
horses In 1909. near the present city of
Lisbon, Nancy Allison was born. Her girl
hood was passed on the farm and in Is27
she married William Mckinley, a young
IRON manufacturer. The couple lived first
at fairneid and afterward at Niles and
Poland before removing to Canton. Nine
children were born to them. They were
David Allison. deceased Anna, deceased :
James, deceased Mary, deceased; Helen
Minerva. now living. at Canton; Sarah
Elizabeth, now the wife of Mr.. A. ]. Dun
can or Cleveland; William, the President;
Abigail Cecil. deceased, and Abner, whose
home is In New York.