The evening world., 1890-02-12

the light as it glimmered through tn,
chinks and openings in the rude ant
homely cabin that was called home by hi
father. a poverty. stricken farmer o
Harding County, Ky.
There was mingled in his veins tn,
blood of New England Puritans. Middl,
States Quakers, Virginia planters ant
Kentucky pioneers, and he grew up witt
the Great West as sturdy as the sturdies
oak. His youth was spent in the forest,
of Indiana, and. when in 1880 his family
moved over into Illinois. he got the
toubriquet of the rail splitter because
of his dexterity with the axe.
Jan. 1. 1868. President Lincoln pro,
claimed the freedom of the chattel slaves
10Th of April, 1865, five weeks after his
second Inauguration rs President of the
United States, he died by the hand Of an
assassin, the monumental crime being
the outcome of a civil conflict the like OF
which for bitterness history has never
chronicled.
Now. twenty-five years after his death.
n whole. nation loves to say of him that
he was an American. and considers it an
nCuOT 10 COIlllleIlOihIc nIb DlTtlluaS hs
n day of days on Columbia's calendar.
Lincoln's birthday wns selected by the
Republican Club of the city of New York
~ its own gala day in ls87-the first year
of its existence-and this evening this
Club will give its fourth Lincoln
dinner " at ~Delmonico's.
The Dinner Committee has Edward L.
Bartlett for its Chairman, and President
Cephas Brainerd OF the Club, John $.
Smith. Arthur l.. Merriam, Mortimer G.
Addoms and Secretary dob f.. Hedges
for members.
The fourih dinner will equal its prede.
cessors in Importance. and covers will
he laid for 80? diners at an expense OF
S9 each. President Brainerd Will pre-
side, and among those WHO will be pres
ent are: Gov. Bracket, Of Massachusetts
Gen. Sherman. Senators ingalls,, HiScock,
Eyarts and Henderson. Gen. John New
comb Knapp, of Auburn; Stephen b.
Elkins, Thomas G. Plat, of Owego; Col.
CharlesF. Homer. Col. Charles II. Den
Col. E.. A.. McAlpine. Chauncey NJ.
Depew, William Brookield, Charles H.
Odel!, A. Ames Hewlett. OF Syracuse:
Congressman George West, of Balls
ton; Col. y. NJ. l.. Ehlers. John V.
Xrooman. Harry G.. Duval. Edward b.
Harper, President of the Mutna' Reserve
lam j. Bogart. +. A. Haskell, Stephen W.
Roach. Homer Lee, Postmaster Van
Colt, United States Marshal Jncobus. ex-
Judge Fred G.. Gedney. William j.
Easton. John Proctor Clarkey and Col. j..
q. Gardiner.
There will be a profusion of flowers
In pretty recognition of Lincoln's pas
sion for Natures beauties, and an
orchestra will help along the harmony
from the BALCONY.
Tho engraved menu will be q mar
vel. 1t will bear a fine portrait of
Lincoln, a picture of The log house in
which he was born. and the White House,
enclrcled with a wreath of the forty-two
ftsrs thnt shine from our National frma-
Ter to-day.
After the solids have heen disposed of
the tables will be cleared and then tOasts,
With appropriate sentiments will be pro-
posed and responded to as follows
Abraham Lincoln "-Senator Shelby NJ.
The Republican Party "-Congressman
r. DS msrir,h the brilliant y9ung Lows man;
1.-The ESldier and tie Sailor Senator
Cushman X, Davis. Of Minnesota.
The New States Senator Gideon C.
'.TRe South Dconsressman Lewis E.
MeCOmas, OF Maryland.
IL is a rule of the Club never TO permit
the same speaker TO appear on the pro.
gFamme two wears in succession, and
hence DeTew, hiseOek, Evnrts and Gen.
Sherman arc ruled out.
Secretary of War Proctor will probably
re assigned 10 some toast. but the PTesi-
dent, Fice-President Morton. Speaker
heed and olhers haye been Obliged to
decline the invitation TO be present.
Lafayette Camp, No. 40. Sons of Veto
Fans. VIII also celebrate the natal day of
Lincoln with a dinner. aud the Sons have
sdop ed Feb. IL as their "gTea. feast
day The Camp is but q year Did.
Il camp has a membership Of fifty
i've, including p. T. Sherman, son OF the
General; u. s. Grant. ir., Dr. Reynold
W. Wilcox, son of Col. Wilcox; Raphael
Tobias. Arthur G. Butts. Porte v. Ran
som. son of Surrogate Ransom; l.. i. and
Clinton ". BTRine. son of the Commo-
doLe, and II. Blocker RathbuFn.
Henry Nj. Davis, Col. p. II. Murphy.
Charles L. Sprsgue and one or two other
members are not only sons Of veterans,
u are veterans themselves, having
fought beside their fathers in the Sixties.
The Commander OF Camp Lafayette is
John V. b. GARRISON. and ne will preside
az the dinAer. which will bs given at
6hsuy'a Fifth avenue aud T~hirty-ssy-
snth street. The covers will be removed
az Z O'Clock, and there will be ITO diners at
IS each.
Among the distinguished guests will be
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