Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-20
HONORED LINCOLN.
Martyr Presidents Birthday OBJ
served in Many Cities.
All Financial Exchanges CIOsed--
Prominent Clubs Gave Banquets
and Listened to Addresses
EuIogistIc Of the Dead
Patriot.

Chicago. H., Feb. 13.-Memorial ex-
ercises in honor of Abraham Lincoln
were held here yesterday on "A scale
surprising that of any previous local
celebration OF the anniversary of his
birth. Appropriate exercises were
held in the schools, all of the public
buildings, save the postoffice, were
closed, and no business was trans
acted at any of the banks or on the
board of trade or the stock exchange.
A large number of business houses
also were closed during the after
noon.
In the evening there were a num-
Der of banquets, at which the speak
ers for the most part dealt with
some phase of the life of Lincoln.
The largest of these affairs were
held in the home of the Marquette
club. President W. l.. Bush, of the
club, presided, and in opening the
exercises after the banquet proper,
paid an eloquent tribute to Lincoln
Lafayette Young, of Des Moines,
spoke on abraham Lincoln" and his
address was received with much ap-
plause.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-
lima, followed with an address on
Lincoln and his relations to the
South"
Banquets were also held by the
members of the Lincoln club, at
which the chief speakers were Gov.
Yates, ex-United States Senator John
M. Thurston and Congressman Foss,
OF Chicago.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb 13,-The
Lincoln club of this city celebrated
the birthday of Lincoln last night
with banquet. Congressman Will
liam A. Smith bringing a number OF
guests from Washington. The prin-
cipal guest was Minister WI. The
Chinese minister was warmly well
coined when he arose to respond to
q toast. Congressman Smith acted
as toastmaster, and speeches were
also made by Congressman Cousins,
of Iowa; Congressman lands, of
Indiana; Henry d. Eastabrook, Of
Illinois, and the Hon. Amos L. Wilder,
of Wisconsin.
New York, Feb. 13.-There was a
general suspension of business in the
financial district of this city yestcr-
day in honor of the 93d anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Many mercantile houses also closed
and flags were generally displayed.
There were several banquets last
night, the principal one being that of
the Republican club. The toasts and
those responding were: abraham
Lincoln" James Willis Glced, of To-
peka, Kan; ~ Tribute to Mckinley"
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew; THE
Republican Party" Lieut.. Gov. Wood
ruff; The Conquerors," Creswell
Mclaughlin.
Boston, Feb. 13.-As n fitting OBJ
Eervance of the anniversary of Lin
coins birthday, the MiddleseX club
Tave banquet at the Hotel Bruins
Uiclc last evening. The guests who
addressed the members were Secre-
tary of the Navy John ID. Long, Maj.
Cen. Daniel +. Sickles and Roscoe
Conkln Bruce, colored student and
orator at Harvard college. The list
of those present comprised the name
Of almost every well-known rcpubli-
can in the political history of the
state.
Springfield, H., Feb. 13.-At the ma
tional Lincoln monument yesterday
afternoon, on the anniversary of the
birth of the martyred president, hun
dreds of gray haired soldiers, who
had wrested victory for union on
many hard fought fields, and of wo-
men who, by their efforts, had aided
the cause by uniting work in hos
pital and home, assembled and laid
floral offering on the sarcophagus
The exercises were under the direc-
ton of the Stevenson Woman's Relief
Corps.