Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
BIRTHDAY IS FXED|G0OD PLACE. FOR IT
Question Settled in Case of Reormatory Site No Detr
President Mckinley. ment to Mount Vernon.
INSURANCE POLICY DECIDES COMMISSIONERS DEFENSE
Old Congressional No Other Suitable Location North
February &c. 1914 of Indian Head.
CORRECT DATE JAN 90 1843 CHEAP, AND EASY ACCESS
KIT in of manding to
Distinguished Use of lite House" Tract
Question. Settled in Case of
President Mckinley.
INSURANCE POLICY DECIDES
Old Congressional Directories Gave
February 26, 1874.
CORRECT DATE, JAN. 20, 1843
Ohio Society Planning for Banquet
Distinguished Son.

Mckinley day, the anniversary Of the
birth of the third martyred President,
will continue to be celebrated on jan
uary 70
Through the efforts of Justice William
r. Day of the United States Supreme
Court, formerly Mr.. McKinley's Secre-
tary of State. and George B. Cortelyou.
who was Mr.. Mckinley's private secre-
tary. it has been definitely established, on
authority of the former Presidents own
handwriting, that he was born January
-. 1S43-not on February &c. 1914, as
some Of the Congressional Directories
state.
In running through several early Con-
gressional Directories, compiled while Mr.
Mckinley represented Ohio IN the House,
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania
recently discovered that the date of Mr.
Mckinley's birth was given as February
2'i 1S4i in the first directory after Mr..
Mckinleys inauS uratiOn, the da;e was
changed to the one now celebrated as his
birthday.
Ohio Society Disturbed.
When the question was first raised
the Ohio Sly of Washington was
perturbed. as was preparing to cele-
brate the birthday of the Buckeye
states famous son on the generally &C
cepted date. Justice Day, who is presi-
dent of the society, communicated with
Mr.. Cortelyou, asking him for informa-
ton. The latter. knowing that his for
mer chief had taken out a fifty-tnou-
s:ihd-Co l-ar axe Insurance policy short
ulne before his asSaSiSSination, went
to the New York offices of the COM
pany and was allowed to see Mr. Nc
klnleys first application for the policy
which save the date of birth as jan
uary p, 1913.
Mr.: Cortelyou Immediately informed
Justice Day and the question is be-
life i.surance application.
The banquet committee of the Ohio
S S1ily al meeting in the office of
ments for what will be one of the
most notable dinners of the late win
ter season The banquet will be given
in the large ballroom of the New
Willard Hotel January 80, the day fol-
lowing the anniversary, which fails on
Sunday this year. Covers will be laid
for at least 800 and it is believed that
guests of members will swell the total
to beyond that point.
President Taft to Speak.
The main speakers of the evening will
be men who have worked with or under
Mckinley during his life in the White
House. President Taft, Secretary of
State Knox, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson and Senator Charles Dick already
have accepted invitations to speak on the
martyred President. Former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks also has been invited to
respond to toast, but has not as yet
accepted.
The address by President Taft, who will
respond TO the simple toast, William
Mckinley will be one to which the
President will have given much time and
thought. 1t will be the first time MIR.
Taft. who was appointed president of the
United States Philippines commission and
first civil governor of the islands by Pres
ident Mckinley, will have had an oppor-
tunity to confine his remarks exclusively
to his former friend.
Secretary of State Knox, who was Nc
kinley's Attorney General, will respond
to the toast. Mckinley in diplomacy
and Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson, who
was born in Scotland and who was first
given his present portfolio by President
Mckinley in 1897, will respond to the
toast. Mckinley. the Scotch-Irishman."
Address by Senator Dick.
The response of Senator Charles Dick
OF Ohio 10 the toast, Mckinley and his
native state" is expected to prove the oc-
casion for a number of interesting anec-
dotes and stories.
Justice Day, as president of the society,
Will act as POSTMASTER. AS one-time
premier in McKinley's cabinet and as a
resident of Canton, the former President S
home town. Justice Days remarks from
time 20 time should prove not the least
Interesting OF the speeches. 1t is under
stood several other notables will be pres
ent and respond to toastS.
The banquet committee is composed of
Milton E Allies, chairman; Harry Bling
ham. Eugene E Stevens. Wilbur ]. Carr,
Fred c. Bryan. o. P. Austin, w. V. Cox
Frederick Eichelberger. Gus ]. Karger.
William S. Parks and w. l.. SymonS, sec
rotary.