Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-20
GIVEN HEARTY GREETING
/ BY 0NE-1ME PILGRIMS
William B. Mckinley Is Special
Guest of the Jamestown
Survivors,"
Vice President Marshall, Former
Speaker Cannon and Representa-
tive Mann Make Addresses.

William B. Mckinley, formerly a repre-
sentative from the nineteenth district of
illinois. who managed the Taft campaign,
and who, in addition, has won undying
fame as the leader of several modern
ex9ositions to jamestown, Va, came
back last night from trip around the
word in two or three senses OF the
phrase. He came back to Washington as
guest of the jamestown survivors,
who held a reception for him in the red
room of the New Willard Hotel. He
also came back with a punch as a
genial gentleman with heart-warming
tendencies. The survivors are members
of parties who went with Mr.. Mckinley
on excursions to the Virginia town on
one or two occasions.
Mr. Mckinley was met at the Union
station by Walter Fahy, a survivor -
after reaching Washington from New
Thomas of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
The reception was under the direction
of Oswald +. Schuette, who introduced
the guests. kilograms of regret at their
absence from former President William
Howard Taft. James Mckinney. Irving
9. Norwood and a letter from Maj. A. A.
Stofer were read.
Program of Entertainment.
The program of the evening included
an original poem by Edward B. Clark
songs by George OConnor, the reading
of the survivors proclamation by Roy
Vernon, song by R. w. Gates, Irish sketch
by Thomas W. Brahany. a speech by Mr..
Mckinley. recitation by Edward J. Walsh,
and talks by Uncle joe Cannon Minor
ity Leader Mann and Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall. The survivors ap-
plauded the remarks of Representative
Mann of Illinois, who said of Mr.. Nc
kinley:
No one ever came to Washington who
so wound himself around the hearts Of
every one who knew him and of many
who did not, as William B. Mckinley. He
IS never happy except when he is trying
10 make others happy. l would rather be
ne than almost any one else l know
Mr.. Taft's Message.
Former president Taft's telegram to
Survivor Gus a. Karger read as fol-
lows
Greatly regret that 1 can't be pres
ent to welcome with you our friend and
potentate from Illinois on his return
10 his dominions. His is no return from
EIoa; no Waterloo confronts him. May
he find again his life and Inspiration
and potential success in Champaign, as
of yore. without driving away his pro-
hibition supporters"
List of the Survivors.
The jamestown survivors are Thomas
W. Brahany, Leroy Vernon. James A.
Hemenway, Jim Porter. James p Horn
aday- o. F. Schuette. A. Erly, j. C. Ev-
ersmann. J. E. Monk, H s. Miller, F. l.
Whitehead. F. W. Steckman, Gus ].
Karger, n. o. Messenger. Jerry A. Mat
thews. Charles P. Keyser, E. B.
Clark. Frank B. Lord. J. C. Nc
kenzie. ]. NJ. Garner r. w. Austin,
R d. Bailey. D. w. Ross, James Hay
jr-, F. H. Hitchcock. NJ B. Madden,
". W. Pickering, Francis Curtis. Henry
Hall, W. H. Fahy. W. II. Callahan, w.
H. Rapley, Matt Horn. Harry Maynard,
Elliott Woods, W. C. Wooley. James Nc
Kinney, George H. O'Connor, L. w.
Busbey, Arthur C. johnson. w. A.
Rodenburg, John T. SuteT, NJ. D. Foster,
Robert D. Heinl. C. K. Bergman, James
r. Mann. Thomas Butler. Allen Albert,
Robert Dougan, D. H. Macada and Will
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