Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-20
LINCOLN, THE EMANCIPATOR.
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
WAS FITTINGLY OBSERVED.
Political Organizations in Many Cities
Honored the Memory of the
War President.

Grand Rapids, Mich. - The Lin,
coin club banquet here last night
was a brilliant success. 1t was held in
the furniture exposition building and
more than 1000 persons occupied
seats at the table. The hall was eab-
orately decorated, and as a compli-
ment to Ambassador Jusserand, of
France, French colors We're mingled
with the American.
United States Senator William AL
den Smith was POSTMASTER. The
speakers were Ambassador Jusserand,
Congressman George Foss, Secretary
of War Taft, Gov. Guild, of Massachu-
setts, and Director John Barrett, of
the bureau of American republics at
Washington.
Detroit, Mich. - Melville E. In
gals, of Cincinnati, chairman of the
board of the Big Four railroad, made
the address of the evening at the
banquet last night of the Bankers
Club of Detroit. Ex-Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw, who early
In the evening made an address In
Ypsilanti, 80 miles away, was hurried
into the city in special car and made
brief talk to the bankers.
Pittsburg, Pa. - With four Uni.
ted States senators, as many con-
gressmen and several hundred of the
most prominent business men of the
Pittsburg district in attendance, the
annual Lincoln birthday banquet of
the Pittsburg chamber of commerce
was held at the Hotel Schenley here
last night. The dinner was very sue
cessful and the chief address was de-
livered by Senator Knox, of Pennsyl-
vania. The other speakers and guests
We're: Senators Dolliver, Iowa;
Thomas H. Carter, Montana; Boies
Penrose, Pennsylvania, and Congress-
man J. Sloat Fassett, of New York.
Three congressman of this district,
James F. Burke, DR.. Barchfield and
W. II. Graham, were also present.
Washington, ID. c. The ninety
ninth anniversary of the birth of Abb
raham Lincoln was f1ttingly celebrated
here last night at the Church of Our
Father under the joint auspices of the
Grand Army Cf tho Republic and the
United States Historical society, as
sisted by the Women's Relief Corps.
Among the noted men who delivered
addresses on the different phases of
the life of the martyred president
were Vice President Fairbanks, Speak
Cl SdIuOIl, otCltIdIy NlISOH, ASSO-
ciate Justice Harlan, of the supreme
court of the United States, and 9TH
ers.
Hon. James Bryce, the British am
bassador to the United States, and
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court, were among the speak
ers at the annual banquet of the Mil
itary Order of the Loyal Legion
which last night celebrated the ami.
versary of the birth of Abraham Lin.
coin.
New York City. = Three demo.
cratic nominees for the governorship
of New York state in past campaigns
spoke last night at the Lincoln birth.
day celebration held at the National
Democratic club. The three speak.
ers were eX-Judge Cady Herrick, John
B. Stanchfield and ex-Justice Angus.
tus A. Van Wyck.
Presidents Roosevelt's last message
to congress was characterized as "the
address of ruler, thoroughly i'm.
bued with the feeling that the king
can do no wrong" by ex-Judge Her,
rick.