Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
BIRTHDAY OF LINCOLN
The Anniversary to Be Cele-
brated in This City.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY
DINNER BY MILITARY ORDER OF
LOYAL LEGION.
Exercises at Hamline M. E. Church
History Club at Church Of
the Reformation.
PROGRAM OF THE DAY


versary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
an anniversary always observed in the Dis
trict in some manner This year several
celebration are to be held and all who
revere the memory of the martyred Presi-
dent will have opportunity of paying their
tribute according to their own ideas. Prob
ably the most pretentious event of the day
will be under the auspices of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, which gives
be nquet in the evening at RauSchers. The
members of Burnside Post, No. s, G. A. r.,
will have charge of an entertainment to
be given at Hamline NJ E. Church, and the
American History Club will celebrate with
a meeting at the Church of the Reforma-
ton, on Capitol Hill. There will also be
several minor celebrations at various halls
and churches.
For several years past efforts have been
made to have the birthday anniversary of
Lincoln made national holiday. The
movement has never resulted in any iegis-
lation on the subject, however, and the
matter is still before Congress. Abraham
Lincoln has always been regarded as dis
tinctly American type Of man. In no other
country, it is claimed, could man have
risen from his lowly position to the high
office held by him. The average citizen
looks upon him as a man of lowly origin,
whose march to great things was accom-
without the sympathy or support of his i'm
mediate family until after he had attained
a strong position in life.
Blue Blood in His Veins.
This was not the case however. In the
veins of Abraham Lincoln ran some of the
bluest blood in America. The earliest an
cestor of Abraham Lincoln, of which there
is record in the biographical encyclopedia,
was Samuel Lincoln of Norwich England,
who settled in Higham, Mass. His son,
Mordecai. removed to Monmouth N. j.,
and from thence to Berks county, Pa,
where he died in 1875. Mordecai Lincoln
was one of the wealthiest men in the coun-
try at that time, and when his property
was divided up each of his sons and daugh-
tiers received goodly share. John Lin
coin, one of the sons, disposed of his land
in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and re-
moved to Rockingham county, Va. He &C
quired valuable estate there and raised
family of five sons. One of these, named
Abraham emigrated to Kentucky about
1880 under the inducement of his intimate
friend, Daniel Boone. In connection with
this emigration the biography referred to
states that this was the only reason that
car be assigned for the move, because he
abraham Lincoln ID gave up an assured
social position in Virginia to take his fam
lily to share the hardshipS and risks of
life in a new territory"
The families of Boone and Lincoln were
closely allied for many years, several mar
riages having taken place between them.
Abraham Lincoln / took with him to Ken
lucky sufficient money and land warrants
to enable him to acquire vast estate. In
1854 he was killed by the Indians leaving
three sons, Mordecai, Joseph and Thomas.
The two elder sons acquired distinction in
the state and rendered valued services in
the government of the commonwealth. The
younger son. Thomas. it is stated, learned
the trade of carpenter. He married the
n mfr Of Ia " a
his trade. Three children were born to
them, two sons and daughter. The sec
ond child was the Abraham Lincoln of
American history. Thomas Lincoln re-
manned in Kentucky until 1916, when he
removed to Indiana and settled in rich
and fertile forest country not far from the
Ohio river.
1t was in this frontier country that Abra-
ham Lincoln laid the foundation Of that
splendid education which so astoniShed the
people of the east when he burst upon them
in the gloomy days that preceded the war.
With such line of intelligent and care
fully nurtured forefathers. it was hardly
possible that Abraham Lincoln should have
been anything but the great broadminded
man he was.
The Local Observance.
The annual dinner of the Loyal Legion,
to be given this evening, is the twenty
second annual affair of the kind under the
legions auspices, and the program prepared
this year is regarded as better than ever
before. Secretary Taft, the French ambas-
sador, the Chinese minister, Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee and Rep
resentative James E. Watson will be pres
ent, and all will probably make addresses.
The banquet is to be under the direction of
a committee, of which Major Huxford re-
corder of the local branch is the working
head.
The program to be observed by the Amer
lean History Club tomorrow evening in a
public meeting in the Church of the Refor-
nation, Pennsylvania avenue near I'd street
southeast, provides that Maj j. HI. Slime,
president of the club. shall preside and in
troduce the speakers. Representatives II.
R. Gibson of Tennessee, A. ]. Volstead of
Minnesota, r. F. Spalding Of North Da-
kota, Gen. William Birney, Gen. Green B.
Raum, Col. John A. Joyce and Mr.. w. w.
Brown are listed for addresses. Rev. DR..
Parsons will deliver the address of well
come.
The program Of music will include solo
by Mr.. Arthur E. Middleton and other vocal
and instrumental numbers. The subject CT
discourse will be "Lincoln-His Life, His
Character, His Work"
All patriotic societies and semi-military
organizations, the Illinois state associations
and the public have been invited to attend.
The celebration at Hamline M. e. Church.
under the auspices of Burnside Post No. g.,
G. A. R., will also be of more than usual
Importance. The principal feature on the
program is to be an address by Gen. James
r. O'Bierne of New York. General o Bierne
was provost marshal general in this city at
the time of the assassination of Lincoln,
and is the only survivor of the group which
stood at the bedside of the President when
he died. A musical program will precede
and follow the address of General O'Bierne.
The proceeds of the entertainment are to be
used by Burnside Post in purchasing for
each of the public schools copies of the
picture From Log Cabin to White House"
which also contains Lincoln's celebrated
Gettysburg address
Two camps of the Sons of Veterans of the
District will celebrate the day with a BAN
quet at Fruend's, 10th street between HI
and streets. The dinner will be under the
auspices of Lincoln and Gushing camps and
addresses will be made by Capt o. H. Old
royd and Judge I. G. Kimball department
commander Department Of the Potomac, G..
A. X.
The members of the Womens Relief
Corps of Lincoln Post. G.. A. R.. have de-
cided to postpone their observance OF the
day until the oath instant when the presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary ". Goundie, will receive
the members of the post in the corps
rooms
The house in which Lincoln died will be
opened free to the public from to O. clock
tomorrow. This house is filed with Lin
coin relics of all kinds, which have been
carefully preserved.