The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-12

BIRTHDAY
EXERCISES
Day FlttingIy Observed by Pa
triotic Societies and Schools
Of the City.

Today is the s4th anniversary of the
birth OF Abraham Lincoln, the martyr
president having been born Feb. Il. 1903
While for a number of years the day has
been observed II has not yet been made
a holiday. and all public institutions were
open as usual.
All the banks OF the city. the courts and
the city hall were open for the transsc-
tion OF business In only two cities OF
the country do the banks close on Lin
coins birthday, New York and Chicago
Special services were held during the
day and numerous meetings in honor Of
the day will be held during the evening
The bells OF the city were also rung as
usual on this day.
The day has been called flag day and
special services were held in the public
schools under the auspices of the Grand
Army Thomas b. Stockwell commits
sioner of public schools, prepared a pro-
gram including essays, recitations, songs
and quotations fitting for the occasion
Copies were distributed among the va
rious schools
Nearly all the schools OF the city were
visited by members Of the Grand Army
during the day and in nearly all ad-
dresses were made In connection with the
other exercises.
The program of Arnold Post, No. 4. in
the matter OF the visitation of the schools
was as follows: Commander Franklin
y. Ham, the Laurel Hill grammar school
I'm Arlington in the morning, and In the
afternoon the exercises of the Pontiac
school which are TO be held in Lyceum
Com nd der
Ham and a number OF his comrades Will
attend the exercises. which are to be held
at the Thayer street evening school.
The exercises at the Peace street gram
mar school were attended by Past Post
Commander George H. Pettis and Dr.
Willard H. Greene. The Vineyard street
grammar school was attended by +. +.
c. Cornelius Chapman of Arnold Post and
p. G. A. n. Cunningham and Thomas
Congdon OF Farragut Post. At the Roger
williams avenue school Comrades Rich
ard c. Tanner and T. NJ. White were In
attendance. and they also visited the
Knightsville school. The exercises at the
Calhoun avenue grammar school were at
tended by Comrades James II. Chanee.
w. III. Holton and w. Lewis; Potter
avenue and Bellevue avenue, by AdJt.
Charles N Smith; Elmwood avenue by
| Comrade Francis Gallagher; Niagara
| street school, by Comrades James n.
| ChafYee and w. II. Holton; Howard
| school at Cranston by Adtt. Charles n.
| Smith and Comrade T.. Greene.
Next Sunday Arnold Post will attend
| divine service at the Elmwood Temple.
| which is to be a Lincoln memorial SER
| vice.
The ninth annual conference OF the
Daughters of the Revolution was held at
| the Mathewson Street NJ. f. church with
| afternoon and evening sessions
Very interesting and appropriate eyer
cises were held at the Classical Hlgn
| of the day. The exercises were held In
| the large hall of the building, which was
| decorated with a large American mas
| over the platform and picture OF Aora-
| ham Lincoln.
The entire school gathered In the hall
| at Q O'Clock and a very interesting pro-
| gram was carried out including an ad-
dress by former Governor Elisha Dyer
| who represented Rodman post. @. A. X.
| The exercises began with the sing1nf
school Charles r. Stark of the senior
| department delivered selection from
| Mathew Simpsons address on Abraham
| Lincoln, which was followed by singing
| by the school OF 20 Spirit of the Nation
| Come
| A tribute TO Lincoln by Tom Taylor
| published in Punch in 1855, was given BY
| Miss Gertrude r.. Davis OF the senior
| class Music by the school. Soldiers
| Chorus" came next and was followed %!
| who introduced as the speaker OF the ds!
| former Governor Elisha Dyer. referring
| TO Governor Dyers services In tho CIV
war and as governor in the Spanish war
The address was very me one AM an,
the life OF Abraham Lincoln. The er
| erciser closed with the singing OF ''rh
| Star-Spangled Banner by the school