Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-12
PROMINENT SPEAKERS NAMED
PROGRAM AT LINCOLN MEMO
RIAL SERVICES TONIGHT.
Vic President Fairbanks, Speaker
Cannon, Secretary Wilson and
Others to Deliver Addresses

Vice President Fairbanks, Joseph G.
Cannon, Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson and other notable men will deliver
addresses on Abraham Lincoln, the man.
the lawyer. the patriot. statesman and
martyr. this evening at the Church of Our
Father. 18th and L streets. A program
of selected music will be rendered by the
United States Marine Band and several
noted Washington singers.
The occasion will be the celebration of
the anniversary of the birth Of the mar
tyred President under the joint auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic and
the United States Historical Society, as
sisted by the Woman's Relief Corps. The
general public has been invited to partici-
pate and do honor to the name and fame
of Lincoln.
Failures Of Program.
The program as completed today is as
follows: Marine Band. THE Stars and
Stripes Forever: calling meeting to or
der by President Harry A. Coleman of the
United States Historical Society, introduce
ing Col John McElroy. permanent chair
man: prayer. by Rev. DR.. Van Schaick:
presentation Of colors by Woman's Relief
ment color-bearer. Josephine Oldroyd Tie
fenthaler); medley. Grand Army airs. Ma
rne Band: Introductory remarks, Chair
man McElroy: singing, America, by the
Representative Albert F. Dawson of
Iowa: solo. Divine Redeemer." Mrs. An
ME Grant Fugitt: reading portion OF Lin
coins second inaugural address. Past De-
partment Commander George H. Stay.
baugh: solo, Song of Thousand Years."
Prof. Jasper McFall: address. Secretary
Of Agriculture James Wilson: recitation.
why Should the Spirit OF Mortal be
Proud" Col. John A. Joyce; singing.
Star Spangled Banner" by Mrs. Cor
rine Band; toasts to the flag, Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball president Woman's Relief
Corps; Gems from Stephen Foster" Ma
rine Band address. Vice President Fair
address, Joseph G. Cannon. Speaker
House Of Representatives: solo, Prof.
Jasper McFall: address. John NJ. Harlan.
associate justice United States Supreme
Court: closing God Be With You TIL
We Meet Again. by audience; benediction
by Department Chaplain Gallagher.
The old-fashioned wooden "settee"
which will be upon the platform OF the
church stood for years upon the wide
porch Of the Lincoln home in Springfield,
and was the favorite lounglng place OF
Lincoln when he had time to rest his
tired body in the long summer evenings.
The quaint old wooden chair. to be oc-
cupied by the presiding officer: was the
his law Office. The little table. also to
be on the platform. was part Of the fur
niture of the parlor in the Lincoln home,
and the vases stood upon the mantel
the property of Capt Osborn H. oldroyd.
late of the Goth Ohio. who for fifty years
has been collecting Lincoln mementos.
Noy,onitfeas In Gharoa
The G. A. r. Lincoln anniversary COM
mittee Is composed Of John McElroy.
chairman; John S. Walker, E. H Hol-
brook. c. w. Gallagher. J. H. Doney, r.
H. Marcellus. s. w. saxton. I. B.
Tough. ]. c. Wham. John A. Joyce.
The committee on arrangements of the
United States Historical Society COM
prises: Harry A. Colman. chairman: Capt.
Thurston. w. E. Andrews: Col. M. A.
Charles A. Stillings, DR.. Franklin T.
Howe. Charles NJ. Shinn, o. B. Lester.
Department Of Potomac. Woman's Re-
lief Corps-Isabel Worrell-Ball presi
dent; Anna E Hoagland. senior vice pres
ident: Jennie Wheeler. junior vice presi-
dent: Annie F. Cromwell. treasurer; Jen-
ME r. cusick, chaplain: Christine W.
Dunlap. chairman executive board: Sara
jacobson, Mary v. Goundie. chief-of-
staff: Mrs. e. Agnes Keller. Mrs. Annie
w. Johnson Mrs. Ida M. Galloway. EN-
ma c. Lttlejohn. secretary; Ida A. Old
royd. counselor: Mamie q. Davis. inspec-
tor; Ida ]. Hart. patriotic instructor;
Cora l. Smith. instituting and installing
officer: Lucie B. Graham. press CORE
spondent. and the following presidents
of corps: Mrs. Josephine Siebold, Burn
side: Mrs. Emily Frisbie, John A. Logan;
Mrs. De Vaul, o. P. Morton: Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton. Charles Sumner: Mrs.
Jennie Wheeler. Lincoln; Mrs. Addie Fos-
fayette; Mrs. Mary Bushby. Phil Sheri-
dan: Mrs. Emma Webster, George H.
Thomas.
Ushers-O. H. Oldroyd John G. May
nard. c. H. Worden, s. w. Bunyea, Con-
Wis Parker
On decorations-Capt. o. H. Oldroyd and
Mrs. Isabel Worrell-Ball.
Department Of Potomac, G. A. r.
Newton Ferree commander: John s.
Walker. senior vice commander; Edwin
H. Holbrook. junior vice commander: A.
c. W.. Gallagher. DID,, chaplain; James
A. Allen. assistant adjutant general;
Francis l.. McKenna. assistant quarter
master general; George P. Davis. judge
advocate: Henry A. Johnson. chief mus
tering officer: w. w. Eldridge. Inspector:
j. H. Bradford, DID,. patriotic instructor;
John Finn chief Of staff.
The United States Historical Society:
Omcers-President. Harry A. Colman;
vice presidents, Thomas w. Smith, Cuno
H. Rudolph: DR.. Franklin T. Howe.
Charles M. Shinn. w. E. Andrews. John
NJ. Thurston; secretary. Capt. Homer j.
Locking: financial secretary Col. Julius
Milton Chase; treasurer. Col M. A. Win
ter: editor. Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell: IL
brarian. Adolph Van Reuth: curator.
Col. w. F. Rogers: regents. the officers
of the society and Representative A. F.
Dawson, Representative Benjamin P
Btrdsall. Thomas E. Will. DR.. Franklin
T. Howe, DR.. Florence ODonoghue. John
NJ. Thurston.
The Macmillen Recital.
The Macmillen recital at the Belasco