Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-13
IN HONOR OF LINCOLN.
The Birthday of the Martyr Presiden
 Celebrated Last Night by Banquet

The Birthday of the Marty President
 Celebrated Last Night by Banquets
 in All Parts ofthe Country.
 NEW YORK Feb. 5.-The dinner of the Republican club of the city in honor of the birthday of Lincoln was given in Delmon- ico's. The only decorations in the big room were American flags which drsped the picture of Lincoln.
 Edmund Wetmore, president of the club, sat at the center of the guest table. On his right were Bishop J. P. Newman, Rev. Dr. Robert s. McArthur, Hon. Thomas J. Henderson, Hon. John Dslzell of Pitts. burg. On his left eat Governor F. T. Greenhalge of Massachusetts, Hon. Henry D. Esterbrook, Hon. John 0. NicolIy, Hon. Frank Hiscock, Hon. John L. Wilson and others.
 When ct fee WAS served President Wet more made brief introductory address
 Bishop Newman responded to the toast Abraham Lincoln" The toast "The Re. publican Party" was responded to by Hon. W. P. Hepburn. Governor Greenhslge spoke on Republican New England"
 Congressman Dslzsn of Pennsylvanis spoke on Protection" Republican New York; was the subject of Hon. Frank His. cocks remarks. Hon. Henry D. Easter brook of Nebraska spck ks on the Vengeance of the Flag"
 BosroN, Fab 12 2-The Lincoln day din
 ner of the Middlesex clut was held this evening At Youne's. There was a recep' tion at 5:30, and later J. Q A. Bracket,
 president of the club, with Congresemsu
 Robert G. Cousins of Iowa and General w I 1E kLA of &hs
 evening, led the procession to the dining
 hall, where covers were laid for 150
 Shortly after o'clock ex-Governol
 Brsckett ross and spoke briefly in intro.
 duction. Referring to the clubs custon
 of obser gina Lincoln's birthday he said its
 members had honored when living snc
 criticised the man who now every on,
 acknowledged to have been Q ststssm an and prophesied in foture Harrison, Reed
 Mckinley and other republican leaders now vigorously attacked would rosiv'
 universal spprobation. Governor Green , hslge being at a republican dinner In Nev [ York, Lieutenant Governor Wolcott re : sponded for the commonwealth. Congressman Cousins was then intro duced and epoke half an hour upon Lin coln and protection. He quoted tn , shibboleth of American progress Lincoln . words "This country with its institutions l belongs 70 tne people WnO lnnaOlt IT. Tn next speaker was General Swayne. |, PORTLAND, Me, Feb. 1s The Lincol l, club celebrated Lincoln's birthday to nigh by its annual banquet. After the dime , President 0. w. Morrill, called the sssem blaze to order and made the openin . address. He read letters from Hor ? Thomas B. Reed, Senators Hale and Frye Z Governor Greenhslye and othere. Ad dresses were made by Governor Clesvei |. General Connor, Hon. A. N. Spear of Gal ! diner, Judge F. N. Ray of Westbrool 7 Curtis Guild, jr., of Boston, and others All the sddress ,s were spirited and wer . received with rounds of applause. Moi a of the speakers referred in eulogisti = terms to Lincoln and sllusion was fir, quently made to the questions of th i. day.
 JERSEY CIrY, Feb 12 The Lincoln al i sociation gave it's twenty-ninth snnu, "a banquet this evening at the Hotel Wssl a ington. Over two hundred gentleme d were present. Asa W. Dickinson, pres
 dent of the society, sat at the head of tt !. table, while at his right and left sat tt - guests of the evening, United States Sem ,t tor Hoar of Massachusetts and General ,' L. Burnett of New York. The first toas Abraham Lincoln," was drunk stsndir "a and in silence. The same toast was the ia repeated and was responded 10 by Senate Hosr.
 E "Lincoln's Administration" was respop, "a ed to by General Burnett, "Lincoln and Il ,f People" by the Rev. William Lloyd of Ne Ic York, and "Ths State of New Jersey"
 ex-Judge John A. Blair.