Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11
BIRTHDAY OF LINCOLN
Celebrations of Anniversary
Tomorrow.
WORDS OF MCKINLEY
DAY SHOULD BE MADE A Ma
TIoNAL HOLIDAY.
Efforts of United States Historical
Society to Bring This About
Martyrs Early Life.

Some day Congress in it's wisdom will
make Abraham Lincoln's birthday a ma
tonal holiday.
These words were uttered by the late
President William Mckinley at gathering
about three years before he, like Lincoln.
met his fate at the hands of cowardly
assassin. They are regarded as words of
prophetic wisdom by the members of the
United States Historical Society of this
city as that organization is pledged to use
it's best efforts to bring about the result
which was so favored by the lamented Nc
Kinley.
The society believes as its president
Major J. II. Slime said today, that If there
is a day on the calendar which should be
fittingly recognized by the people one
fraught with great results to this republic
that day is February u. Abraham Lincoln's
birthday. 1t is, therefore. an unfailing
custom of the United States Historical So
ciety to celebrate with song and story each
recurring anniversary of this typical Amer
lean statesman and patriot.
Ninety-SiX years ago tomorrow Abraham
Lincoln. the sixteenth President of the Unit
ed States, came into being in the humble
home of his equally humble family in liar
din county, KY, his folks being closely al
lied by bonds of brotherly friendship to the
family of that famous kentucklan, Daniel
Boone. The birthplace of Lincoln was one
of the toughest localities in Kentucky. After
Lincoln had become President he once said
of it,
1T was a wild region, with many bears
and other wild animals still In the woods,
and there were some schools, so called; but
no qualification was ever required or
teacher beyond readin', writin' and cipherfn
to the rule of three. If straggler supposed
to understand Latin happened to sojourn in
the neighborhood he was looked upon as a
wizard There was absolutely nothing to
excite ambition for education
1t is the great statesman and liberator
who grew into such magnificent intellectual
proportions from such uninspiring surround
ings and whose life history is perfectly ia
niiliar to the veriest American school child,
whose ninety-sixth birth anniversary will
be celebrated In Washington tomorrow and
Monday by three organizations at least.
New National Theater.
At the New National Theater tomorrow
evening the members of Burnside Post No.
g. G. A. R., will hold patriotic demonstra-
ton which has been designated as IAN
Evening with Abraham Lincoln" COM
mittee of the post has the matter in hand,
and there will be a program of music, reci-
tations and speaking.
United States Historical Society will be
held next Monday evening. beginning at
O'Clock, in the Waugh M. E. Church, Sd
and A streets northeast This society,
which is composed of prominent army and
navy officers, educators, including the SUI
perintendents of education of many states,
and others, has made complete arrange
mentS for the event
Major J. H. Slime, the president, has re-
ceived assurances that the following promi-
nent gentlemen will talk about Lincoln,
the man, the President, the patriot and the
liberator, at the Monday evening celebra-
ton:
Representative B. B. Dovener Of West
Virginia, Representative John F. Lacey of
Iowa, Representative William A. Calder
heaG of Kansas, Representative Elias S.
Holiday of Indiana. Representative VIM.
a. Reeder of Kansas, Gen. William Biz
ney. Gen. John S. McCalmont. Gen. E. w.
Whitaker and Gen. l.. G. Estes.
Major j. H. Slime will preside at the
meeting and will have charge of the pro-
gram. Captain ]. Walter Mitchell, secre-
tary of the United States Historical So
ciety, will read paper descriptive of the
organization and its purposes, and Capt.
r. II. Wood will read Lincoin's famous
ton at Gettysburg. feature of the
program will be the solos Of Mrs. A. l..
Huss. one of Washington's noted vocalists:
cornet colos by Prof. James A. Joyce and
the reading of LincOln's fayorite poem,
"Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be
Proud?" by Mr.. Theodore Hardy. and
musical selections by the Waugh Church
choir.
Committee in Charge.
The committee of the historical society in
charge Of the event is follows. Presi-
dent Major J. H. Slime, historian Army Of
the Potomac; vice president, Capt Homer
J Locking: secretary. Capt. ]. Walter
Mitchell. late national historian Spanish
War Veterans; treasurer, Capt. Robert H.
Wood; Gen. William Birney. Gen. E. w.
Whitaker, Cen John S. McCalmont and
Capt. G. M. Hustled.
The ladies' auxiliary committee is headed
by Mrs. j. II. Slime of 1876 Carroll street
southeast
In several of the Washington churches
tomorrow, it is said, attention will be
called to the fact that the day marks the
ninety-sixth anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln.
Special services in commemoration of
Abraham Lincoln's brit hday anniversary will
be held by Rev. Mr.. Sontag at Grace Epis-
southwest, at 7.3O o. clock tomorrow even
ing. All members of the ladies' aid society,
comrades of the G. A. R., ladies of the re-
lief corps, and friends of these organiZa-
lions are requested to attend.
Arrangements have been made for BAN
quet to be held at Freund's parlors. SIS
10th street northwest, at 8 o'clock Tues
day evening" in commemoration of Lin
coins birthday. The following speakers
drews, Rev. Mr.. SOntag, Col. w. b. Mabry,
Col. B. F. Bingham, Capt. Henry Castle.
Messrs. Edgar Allan and s. T. Cameron
Major f. r. Campbell. past commander and
chief Sons of Veterans, will act as toast
master, and the 7th Cavalry band has
been engaged to furnish music for the oc-
casion The arrangements are in charge of