The Portland daily press., 1892-02-04

tions for the Clubs Banquet on Lin
coins Birthday.
There was an enthusiastic and largely
attended meeting of the Lincoln Club
last evening at the rooms of the Club in
Monument Square. The occasion was
of Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Reed. Previous
to the presentation speeches some formal
business was transacted, including the
voting in of the following members:
Messrs. Horatio Hight Almus D. But
Ter, Fabius M. Ray and John G. Rob
| cts.
After the transaction of this business,
the presentation of the portraits was in
order.
President Morrill,,
having called President E. P. Chase
to the chair, spoke as follows:
| Gentlemen of the Lincoln Club:
| AS you have stood in Faneuil Hall, l
doubt not glow of patriotism was kin
died in your breasts, as you saw the faith
ers of the Revolution looking down upon
you from the breathing canvas on its ven
eIateu walls. ~ was ~ lug 49, 4hat
has peopled Boston with the monument
tai etfiigies of her distinguished citizens,
ana piacea me Statue VI Lon9ieiio" III
| Statues, busts and portraits serve to
keen in perpetual remembrance the
names and characters and public deeds
of those they represent, and to inspire
Us H. 49, n,, ~ ,'io'
''l ac tnsa, Inv nv tbe same snirit which
1909 H. s.i.r,dIo ~ ;Lae,.+,r,, viii
fI Iol ,,n,t,a;ts Hancock o+;s tba damses
one pti y r. oon,,,;tS
GUY ta aI1s 1ilanass
oso 4d 81, pioe az INC ros d;s+;,@;sbad cit;-
20 en y. Sr o,, y. s tot r. has baan assioned
~ tons mo ~ - o tho cover;ng from one
81 ~ t t1,o l;i-anosses and 10 aybihit To Won
tho '- faoe of ono whose n,ivate life and
nubi i caraar have eybihifed To the world
E Snlendid snacimen Of the orandest
Growth of o,,r New ENGLAND institutions.
e. now lift tba veil and disclose to
,1o,,, GOO tbe ,re1coma faat1res Of vorr
XIII ,.;1i;sSn+ and accomnI;sbed fe1Iow towns
;n,-;te tLraa haa,.tv cheers for the
M Ilran T ln,lve p Pned rCibears aiyan
,Titb q will
am Glad To hear Won cheer for Reed
~ nlsd 10 hoo. biz nama cheared to
the eeho here in W ~
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His Native City,
and esneciallv here in the Lincoln Club.
a.at,x,+ faithful ond .rdon+
"noso ooiie '0n'' 0iii''- "i'N' :,
| friend he is.
1t is said that Washington, at the sur
render of the British forces at Yorktown
41;,, o++o,,,+, -,
ceohe' r,is suiu. 10 + ~ uo ho Sa;d Viii,
oheea y. ;lin W .sT 81 'aos+ar;t-
oaa W. :, inpss hoe hean cbaar
olio9 - III IL. 10 -, 49,. go, ~ zoos
ny ~ tiiei a., Lii aio osao o| |he hold snd
comnetent craftsmanship of Thomas
b. heea. ,o
- 20 osta 20 NV ~ Ja al fba cbeerinc
ssWhy should kind words meier be said
of friend till he is dead?'
ING most graceful sounas olea. exei
arJ oon,Joandat;on comin0 from old
friends and neiobhors
CITIZENS Of Portland in bluff and hon
ost ~, Rood vo,, hove :. Commemorative
u, Connross If whom won NAV we'll he
arond He has raaactad 1nStra mon
80. So, 81 49,. s+ate a,,d +ha ,,bola
nation l. nrond Of him He was horn
an,onr vo,, paducated AMONG Won and has
1;rod 81; yI to;1ed inward IL vo1,r midst
anJ ;s ,,ow to;1;ne for vo, at tba seat Of
%nuern my" Don't FORGET to To-, snstain
En-, Nv uo,,r oland;ts 7Tbey are more
nrac;o1 ny ~ hin, Than the annlanse Of the
wpboie World besides n Is because we
a "1,o bic Starl;nr. onalitiaS that we
have hing his nortrait here. Let us
show orr admiration for him bv continu-
;n@ hin; I'M , whara he Is with an enlarged
l n1st;+,,oncv until his countrv's annreci-
&C.,, oe III o,aatnass calls him 10 = hiob-
a ms ~ iar@e, fields of usef,1l-
ness ss'''' Loud II annlause1
George Libby ESQ.,
next presented the portrait of Secretary
p1a;. A. I'm, so;d +bo+ = davo1vod
Diain9' ~ 10y 'Nl ''1t, -, 800:
| upon MIN W presen1 JIG ooiioi poi u "io'
-. p LII ha,a,,.
ing to the nation; a statesman who has
served this state and nation many years
IN many hlgn pnpIle postLiolls, l,d,, eae
Of Gonoress in The Tinted States Senate