Show y 1 Mrs William McKinley as Type of Best j American Womanhood W Jrr William widow of if the late President was the daughter laughter of James Saxton a wealthy hanker banker of Canton She was educated in ill Cleveland eland and 1111 Canton Canton Can Can- ton On and at Brook ITa Hall 11 Media fedia Pa She Site was horn born b rn in ut Canton Tune June 8 1847 t At the thc close of the civil war Ida Saxton was the most sought after young woman in in Ji Canton She was beautiful and charming and highly cultured She had traveled abroad and wa was vas well educated and especially well informed for foi a young woman of those hoe days all of which was was the thc result of a direct command of her father It was as when he returned from the civil ri war in 18 G that flint Major William eo first met Miss Saxton Tie He was penniless and a struggling young lawyer Although their did not culminate in until five afterward there romance III marriage years must have Oe been heen an instinctive e ve feeling of destiny for fm while both hoth were attractive e neither of them entertained a a 8 thought of marriage until I 1870 The Phie marriage took pl place re the following following fol fol- lowing lowing- year in in the church erected by hy Miss iRR Saxton's Saxtons fa don grandfather and alil the tile bogan he bo hegan gan gall their home hom life in an unpretentious frame flame house in the residence district of Canton Mrs I Ils IS S 'S first and anel greatest sorrow came rame in the death of her only children Kate Fite hill and Ida Tela Then Mr went vent into politics It was with sinking sulking heart that hi his wife ife considered this step hut but with rare courage she urged him oh on on in his ambition and made no rom complaint plaint She Rhe believed helie so RO nh absolutely in her hei husbands husband's s 's goodness and greatness that she he felt felt- hi his talents should he be devoted to the tho Service service ice of his country It Jt was vas always alway customary v to consider Mrs IS sJ is McKinley gentle rather than courageous hut but she hie hc wa was hl brave aYe beyond the lot of most niost women During During- her husbands husband's S 'S campaigns she aided him greatly She Rhe was always hopeful never despairing about her own condition and 1111 1 wh when n in Washington it became her duty luty both holh as ris wife of a congressman and a athe as the first lady of the tile land Jand afterward to take fake upon herself arduous social duties dut she acquired acquired ac ac- ic- ic an enviable reputation as a charming hostess and Ru an attractive gentlewoman Until the McKinley r l Kinley regime the tile Presidents President's wife always sat opposite him at the dinner table tahle with Vit the diplomats on either side Sile Mrs sis however sat beside her hot husband hus hand band where he lie could attend to her 1101 with pith loving lo solin solicitude inde when she became faint or weary When the great tragedy came her hot rn cup of bitterness was was filled Aftel Afterward urd she fell ill ill ill- so greatly so that flint for a n long time tune her liei life was despaired of But she Rhe rallied and daily made pilgrimages to the tomb of her distinguished husband |