Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
RELIEF CORPS AT HOME
LINCOLN POST GUEST OF WOMEN
FOLK
Patriotic Exercises in Honor Of Wash
ington, Lincoln and Mckinley
Feature Of the Evening.

Lincoln Relief Corps. Mrs. Jennie T.
Thomson. president, gave an at nome
last night, which was markedly patrlouc'
since IT was Intended Mrs. Thomson SAID,
TO honor three heroes who held the re1nS OF
mower during three great periods OF ma
tional Observation-Disclosures Lincoln and
Mckinley the triumvirate who, though
born over half century apart each IN turn
as chief magistrate of the nation welded a
power which depended upon the other to
make cohesive, representing. as they did,
the three great war periods OF the natloh'
in which it's life depended upon their nrm
and patriotic devotion to principles
The members of Lincoln Post. Col. George
w Honey, commander, were the guests OF
honor and were out in force. The corps
hall, which is a spacious room, capaple OF
seating three hundred, was crowded with
the members of the corps of the Depart
ment of the Potomac w. X. Z. ana H. A
R., and was richly decorated for the occa-
ton The ceiling was almost covered from
view under a Streamer canopy OF yelloW,
red and blue bunting, and the walls were
hidden under banners and fagS, Whlle Jars
of roses decorated the stations OF the ON
GERS. The pictures of the three Presidents
honored in speech and song during the
evening were hung with the national colors.
Miss Celia Newland, musician of the corps,
presided at the piano and played patrlouc
airs during the evening, the other musical
features being the singing of De kovens
"Recessional' by Miss Jean Newland with
splendid effect, America" and McKinley's
favorite hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee"
by the audience, led by Miss Newland.
The color bearers for the evening were
Mrs. Mary E. Hall, Mrs Margaret Walker,
Mrs. FRANKIE and Miss Jean Newland. These
ladies, with military precision, acted as es-
cort to the distinguished guests the con-
ductors being Mrs. Isabelle BontZ and Mrs.
Emma Ferguson, the guard. Mrs. Olive
Raymond
Speakers of the Evening.
The speakers of the evening gave I'M
stinted praise to the lovable the soldierly
and the statesmanllke qualities of the tri-
umvirate and declared that the history of
the world could not be written except
these three great Americans filled each
many pages of the story. Col George
Honey, commander of Lincoln Post, who
has celebrated his seventy-second birthday
gave a finely prepared address on Lincoln
and Miss Mary Yost Wood, gained several
rounds of applause in brief address upon
Washington, which she concluded by say
ing that Washington's grand work would
have finally failed of fruition but for the
splendid service of the veterans living and
dead who saved the flag to the country as
designed by the forefathers, and who are
living examples of patriotism and loyalty
The address of Past Commander J. J.
McCardy of Minnesota was of extreme IN
terest, as he brought with him letter
from Clarke E. Carr of Illinois to war Gov
ernor Ramsey of that far northwestern
state in which Mr.. Carr recalled to the
mind of this sturdy patriot now 1t came
about that President Lincoln happened to
go to Gettysburg to deliver that wonderful
address which is among the worlds clas-
sizes today. Mr.. Carr said In this letter
that 1t was Governor Ramsey, a member
of the Gettysburg cemetery commission,
who suggested at the last moment that
President Lincoln be added to the list of
invited guests, and that he be invited to
VII done. So. Auditor NC
Cardy stated, Governor Ramsey of Min
nesota was responsible, in part at least,
for that superb addition to our literature,
the Gettysburg address,
Col. McElroy's Remarks.
Col. John McElroy, past senior vice COM
mander-in-chief, said that If the father of
his country were today alive he did not
doubt that they would be quite chummy,
as he is now a resident of Virginia and
Is farming close to Mt. Vernon, and de-
clared that he quite approved of all that
Washington had done. He then proceeded
to pay a brilliant eulogy to the United
States flag, of which he declared Wash
ington was the father. Lincoln the pre-
server and that Mckinley had made it's
power felt throughout the whole civilized
world.
Other features of the program were a
reading, Lincoln" by Mrs. Ida A. Old
royd. national junior vice president of the
wounded Flags" by Mrs. Addie Feathers,
and the flag salute given by little Jose
phine Oldroyd Tiefenthaler. scarcely as tall
as name, with Mrs. Mary E. Hall as flag
bearer. The little girl was greeted with
great applause at the conclusion of her
pretty salute.
Mrs Jennie T. Thomson, president of the
corps, after greeting the veterans and other
guests, who included members of the staff
of both departments of Potomac, turned
the gavel over to Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball,
patriotic instructor Of the corps, who con-
Quoted the exercises of the evening.