The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-27
TO CELEBRATE
LINCOLN DAY
Good Progress Made by
the Local Monument
League.
Grand Army Veterans to Speak
in the Public Schools
Tc.Morrow.
A Special Entertainment for the
Grown Peopl. Will Be Held
in the Evening.

Everything is progressing favorably for
the local celebration of the first Lincoln
day, which will be held in this City to-
m orrow. In the afternoon over sixty
veterans, members of the Grand Army
posts, will visit the public schools and
take part in the exercises. The exercises
of the day will eliminate with Lincoln
night exercises in the Girls High School
on Scott street
An outline of these several features was
given last evening at a special meeting of
the President Lincoln Monument League
that met in B'nai Birth Hall on Eddy
street.
Treasurer C. Mason Kline reported that
$1031 has come to his hands for the erec-
martvred President.
Besides this the quartermaster holds $500
more, and large sum is now in the
hands of the officials of the School De-
partment. All this shows that the people
are united in this one purpose.
President w. w. Stone statad that the
Su perrin tendent OF Schools mas taken an
earnest interest in the movement, for on
Tuesday he issued the following notice to
the principals and teachers:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The edition of THE
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celient paragraphic biography of Abraham
Lincoln. admirably adapted for class use in
the commemorative exercises 10 be held FRI
day afternoon, May %.
Veterans of the g. A K. Will grateful ly re-
ceive contributions OF flowers at Metropolitan
Temple, on Fifth street, near Market, Monday
morning. May 81, from $50 to $50 by the
clock. These flowers will be placed on the
graves of soldiers who battied for the Re.
public
l trust that teachers and children will unite
nEar ihnro
circumstances will permit. At the request of
Mrs. w. w. Seaman, State manager. N.
E. A, please send to this office, on or
before Friday, the 18th inst, the names and
Postofice addresses of those teachers who
propose to attend The thirty-eighth annual
meeting of the National Educational Associa-
ton to be held in the city of Milwaukee, July
90, 1897. Respectfully yours,
Superintendent of Schools.
Mr.. Stone read an encouraging letter
from the State Superintendent of Pubic
Instruction, located at Albany, N. Y,
which is as follows:
W. ". Stone-DEAR SIR: Please accept my
ing page of your Sundays CALL, dedicated
to the memory of Lincoln. You are
certainly doing great work and l hope
that the results may more than meet your ex-
pectations. l shall gladly encourage similar
movement in the Empire State. Yours very
respectfully, CHARLES R. SKINNER,
state superintendent
The remainder of the meeting was de-
voted to rearranging the programme of
the different schools. The announcement
made by President Stone explains all,
and it reads as follows:
Lincoln night-There will be meeting of
the Lincoln Monument League at the Girls
High School, Scott street. near Geary
Friday, May %, at 3 o'clock. The public gen.
orally are invited to attend. Admission free
Mayor James u. Phelan, chairman of the
adv sory board of The league, will presid-.
General W. H. L. Barnes Colonel Henry C.
Cooney, Superintendent R. Ii. Webster and
others will deliver short addresses. Vocal and
instrumental music will vary the programme.
This meeting is q elimination to the eXer-
cises OF Lincoln day. IN view of the boards
prompt action our City teachers should as
semble en- masse to give to Lincoln night that
professional tone which the occasion would
seem to require of them. w. w. STONE,
President Lincoln Monument League.
F. ]. PECK Recording Secretary.
In addition to the foregoing there will
be presented tableau re pre- enting army
camp lie, entitled "Tenting Tonight"
in which a quartet will take o art. Follow
ing are some of the new mem bers of the
Lincoln Monument League:
Agassiz School.
Gladys Houpt Pros er L. Wolf
GeoI CINE Hanson Wanda Koran
gorge G. Lunt Willie Nj. Lunt
Howa d Lee Dietterie orman Nelson
Frank Mayer Miss =. NJ. Jones
Mary Wepfer {. Fink
Jack Himan Miss f. Hoingsberger
w. Frank w hitter Oiita B. Whittier
John Raymond Flynn Howard swift