ROY HAYNES' NAME OMITTED FROM CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) The Evening Star reports on December 12, 1925, that the omission of Roy A. Haynes'* name from the new Congressional Directory has led to speculation that the Coolidge administration has "deliberately eliminated Mr. Haynes from the directory.
Assistant Secretary of Treasury Lincoln Andrews** described the omission as "serious and grievous."
JFK+50 NOTE
The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the Congress of the United States prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing. It features short biographies of each member, listed by state & district.
JFK had a copy of the January 1963 edition of the Pocket Congressional Directory on his desk at the time of his death. I have a copy of that edition on my desk as well.
*Roy Asa Haynes (1881-1940) was editor of a daily newspaper in Hillsboro, Ohio before being appointed assistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of Prohibition enforcement by President Warren G. Harding. RAH served in that position 1920-1925.
**Lincoln Clark Andrews (1867-1950) attended Cornell University & graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. LCA served in the Spanish-American War & rose to the rank of Brigadier General in WWI. He served as assistant Sec of Treasury 1925-1927.
SOURCES
"Congressional Directory," www.govinfo.gov/
"Roy A. Haynes' Name Omitted From Congress "Who's Who," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 12, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
