Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-17
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY
OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH
G. A. r. Commander Urges,
Observance in Wisconsin.
Appeals to Grand Army Posts in Parti-
cular to Take Lead in Cen
tenary Exercises.

Madison, Wis, Oct. ID. In q
general order issued today, Depart
ment Commander E. D. Coe of the
@. A. R. specially urges observance
by every post Of the centenary of
Lincoln. He says;
FOR LINCOLN CENTENARY.
One hundred years ago the 18th
of next February. Abraham Lincoln
was born The department COM
mander earnestly hopes that steps will
be taken by every post in Wisconsin
for suitable observance of the day.
The matter should receive early at
tention. Committees composed Of
active, energetic comrades should be
appointed to make all necessary ar
rangerlents. There should be an adj
dress, short talks and music.
1T goes without saying that in all
communities where there are posts.
there are many who would gladly
help the Grand Army of the Republic
in its efforts 60 bring about such
demonstration as will not only reflect
credit upon the veterans, but upon
city, village and hamlet. The COM
mittee of arrangements should have
authority to call upon the ministers
of all denominations and ask them
to make the life and services Of
Abraham Lincoln a prominent feat
ure of their religious exercises the
Sunday previous to Feb. IL. In the.
belief that the religious leaders and
reaches in all the churches will
periodically respond to the invitation
to lend hand in making the day
memorable, the department COM
mander extends to them such an
invitation to preach sermon or give
a talk on the great, wise and first
war president the Sunday previous to
the anniversary of his birth. Mem
bers OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public are urged to attend such serv-
ices.
1T is most proper that our organic
alton take an active part in prepaI-
ing for a suitable recognition of the
anniversary of the birth of the
great leader whom we followed in a
war that resulted in placing at the
head of the nations Of the earth
the country for which we fought.
The ceremonies indicated would be SO
appropriate, and have such an excel
lent effect in. the upbuildings Of
patriotic sentiment, that it would be
most regrstable not to observe the
day; and it may be added that 81
failure to render the Observance sue
cessful and widespread in its in
tiuences would be discreditable to our
order and the committee in which it
has an existence.
Hence it is urged that the work
of planning, committee appointing
and arrangement making be entered
upon at once. The hearty co-opera-
tion of the press can be depended
upon in such an enterprise, as it can
in all worthy undertakings. Do not
hesitate to ask the local paper to Join
you in making Lincoln day all that
it should be. Kindred societies can
be relied upon to second your effort :
APPOINTMENTS OF AIDES.
The following named comrades
have been appointed aides: W. A.
Noyse, Reedsburg; George w. Spratt.
Sheboygan Falls; T. W. Haight,
Waukesha F. NJ. Guernsey, Clinton
Vile; W. Il. Blyton, Sparta; J. Fl.
Tate and Earl NJ. Rogers, Yiroqua;
George D. Breed, Chiffon; w. Fl.
Young Oconto; A. N Randall, Brod
head; Albert Sollday, A. E. Need
ham, Watertown; S. D. Hubbard,
Mondovi; w. w. Chadwick, Monroe;
w. g. Meffert. Arena 81. r. Allen,
Merrill; r. B. Showalter and John
q. Clark, Lancaster W. @. Went
worth. Fort Atkinson; E. NJ. Rogers,
Hartford E. w. Sackett, Phillips;
W. NJ. Root, Sheboygan; George W.
Carter, Ripon; w. I. Porer, Barron;
A. L. Lund. Cambridge; Henry Mil
lotte, Keshena; John w. Brownson
and Andrew Gallup, Sharon; A. A.
Arnold, GalesVille; E. W. Reyes and
Frank Foote, Lake Mills; Robert
Brand and George W. Burnell,
Oshkosh; Levi J. Billings, Rhine
lander; G. II. Henry and Jerry
Murphy, Eau Claire; S. S. Auch
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