Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-07
F'UNCLE JOE Cannon
"a YEARS OLD TODAY.
Veteran Legislator Recipient
of Numerous Fluctuations
on Birth Anniversary.

| II nele Joe cannon, WHO was for
eight years Speaker of the House of
| Representatives for ten years chair
man of the House appropriations com
mittee and for nearly forty-four years
"a member of the appropriations com
mlttce. Is today celebrating his
I eighty fourth birthday:
| The House. In recognition Of this
fact. gave the former Sneaker an
! ovation at the opening Of the session
today. House Leader Mondell called
the attention of his colleagues to the
| anniversary and paid tribute I" MI
Cannon, saying that his long years
IN Congress have been characterized
by 'medesty. efiiciency and constant
attention to public business" MIR.
membership In expressing the hope
that Mr. Cannon would long retain
'the mental alertness. physical vigor
and kindly philosophy with which
MIR. Mondell reminded the House that
Mr.. Cannon will soon receive his
twenty-fifth nomination for Congress.
"Starts In Early" to Celebrate.
Mr. Cannon started i'm early to cele-
brate his eighty fourth birthday 10y
staying up all night before. He at
ttiGEd Il uillNtf Ia EIGHTY members 81
Congress. on the Invitation of Repre-
sentative William Il. Mckinley of Hi
nnis. at the Army and Navy club last
night
Mr. Cannon. wearing Il red carna-
ton in his buttonhole. was strutting
about the Capitol today with springy
steps and radiatinG genial cordiality.
receiving the congratulations of his
Colleagues and hundreds Of other
friends. He had breakfast alone in
the Capitol restaurant. but was the
guest of honor at luncheon when the
seven Oldest men in Congress We're
guests Of Senator Page of Vermont
All of those attending the dinner were
born in the year 1s43 or earlier. Mr.
Cannon himself was born May !, 1886,
and there is only one man in Congress
who is older in point of years, Gen.
Isaac K. Sherwood of Ohio Mr.. Can
non has served longer than any other
member. and on December 20 will pass
the record of the late Senator Morrow
Of Vermont, who died after having
served AZ years and 10 months.
Vice President Toastmaster.
Vice President Marshall was toast
master at the Cannon luncheon. 9th
erS present We're Representatives
Sherwood of Ohio, Stedman, North
Carolina. and Greene of Nassachu-
sets: Senators Page and Dillingham;
d,
all three of whom were born in 1S43
Mr.. cannon's first gift today was
box of cigars from Representative
Hicks of New York, the only Quaker
member Mr.. Cannon was born a
Quaker himself
Among the many kilograms of. con-
graduation which covered Mr.. Can
mons desk was one from Eugene Kin
kead of Jersey City. former member
who served many years with Mr.. Can
non. The telegram said: May YOU
still be young in rounding the century
mark
An fashioned" telegram was
received from Joseph G. Sibley of
Franklin Pa. former veteran NOM
Der of the House. which read: "Sca
Numbers. chapter 6, verses "a, e and g.
as my wish for you here and hereafter
Reference to the Bible shows that these
verses read as follows:
The Lord bless thee and keep thee.
THE Lord make His face to shine
upon thee and he gracious unto thee.
THE Lord lift up His countenance
unto thee and give thee peace"