The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-08-09
UNITED STATES SENA-
TORS STILL ACTIVE AT
ADVANCED AGE
WYTF AN EXAMPLE
Grand Old Man Of Mary.
land" 81 To-Day.
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, ID. c.. Aug United !
States Senator William Pinkney
Whyte. who has often beer called the
Grand Old Man Of Maryland was
s2 years old today, he having been
born in Baltimore, August 3, 1924,
While Senator whyte has long since
passed the allotted three.score-and-ten
he bears the weight Of years well
There is nothing in his appearance,
except his whitened locks, to indicate
the man at 50. His physical condition
is excellent and those who have locked
horns with him in the law courts in
the past few years have every reason
to believe that the osler theory in
Senator wbyte's case is woefully in
operative.
"This is the age of young men, is
maxim that has been repeated for
so many generations that one IS al
most surprised at the long list OF men
who, like Senator whyte, have passed
the allotted span Of life, and are still
very vigorous and active.
Every state affords some examples
of these venerable men, and they are
to be found in all business, profession
al ana public pursuits.
In the United States Senate there
are two members older than Senator
Whyte The venerable senior senator
from Alabama. Edmund w. Pettus,
only last month passed his S5th birth
lay, having been born July 6. 1921.
And the other senator from Alabama,
John r. Morgan, is nearly as old, hav.
ing been born June 20 1924, making
him 50 years old, and he is one of the
most vigorous men in public life to-
day. Senator Allison of Iowa, the
dean Of the Senate. viii be so upon
the expiration of his present term two
years hence. Senator Cullom. of Iii.
nois, is z, Senator Frye, Of Maine 20.
and Senator Platt. OF New York 7s.
Henry G.. Davis, of West Virginia,
the Democratic candidate for vice
president two years ago and who is
still active in busines. is SO years old,
having been horn in 1928. More than
twenty years ago he declined re
election to the Senate. although he
was by no means the senior in age
in that body.
Lev, j. Morton, one Of the three
men asw living who has served as
vice president Of the United States,
became 50 years old last May. He
was born May 1e, 1924.
Galusha A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania,
who was speaker OF the National
! House of Representatives during the
first two years Of the civil war, and
who stin takes an active interest in
public affairs. is 50 years old.
: Archbishop Johu ]. Williams. the
venerable head of the Roman Catholic
church in Massachusetts, is "a. He
was born April 2. 1922. Three weeks
his senior is probably the most famous
clergyman in Edward Ever
EFT Hale-who demonstrated his great
energy by acting as chaplain OF the
United States Senate the past winter
Another famous clerical OF about
the same age as Dr. Hale is Rev. DR..
Theodore l. Cuyler. who is In his SAN
year But n year his junior Is that
other famous pulpit orator, Rev Dr.
Robert Collyer.
Thomas Wenworth Higginson, ssh
active as an author lecturer and re-
former, viii be So years old in Decem-
ber. Donald G. Mitchell Is a year
older
John Bigelow, who was joint pro
I, prietor OF the New York Evening Post
: with William Cullen Bryant hall
/. century ago and who later represented
y the United States as minister tc
France. is enjoying good health Of IS
years Of age He IVES born Nov, 25
llsl7.
4 other prominent Americans who
s have attained great age, and are still
d young. are ID. Ogden Mills, the hnan
: cier. ex-President Dwight % Yale eS
a Senator Edmunds, and Presiden
= James b. Angel OF the University o
a Michigan, who is nearing his fouT
!, score mark. Since the death Of susai
+ p Anthony Julia Ward Howe is prob
. ably entitled to the distinction OF be
= ing called Americas Grand Oh
. Woman" The famous author of th
Il Battle Hymn Of the Republic" wi
y be IS years old her next birthday.
o NURSING Mothers and Malara.