New York State Building Historic Luncheon Given to President There Last Public Feast He Sat Down To September 26, 1901 Buffalo Evening News President Lockwood of the New York State Commission to the Pan-American Eposition has called attention to the historical interest that attaches to the marble New York State Building. "It is exceedingly appropriate," he said, "that the building is to be a permanent one, and that it is to become the home of the Buffalo Historical Society. It is already a historical building, by virtue of its connection with the visit of President McKinley to Buffalo. If the city never has another monument to serve as a memorial of the late President, the home of the Buffalo Historical Society will stand as a lasting souvenir of his fatal visit to Buffalo. "The luncheon given to the President in the New York State Building was the last public feast the President ever sat down to. The feast was particularly noteworthy from the fact that members of the Cabinet, Senators and Congressmen, members of the United States Supreme Court, State Governors and the representatives of two dozen foreign countries were present. Many of the world's great men will remember the New York State Building luncheon as the last place where they saw Mr. McKinley alive. The building is a worthy monument to a great man." It has been suggested by some that in view of these facts, the name of the building be changed and that it be called the McKinley Historical building.
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