Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-12
At Simpson Auditorium

West Vernon avenue-E. B. Powell.
At Simpson Auditorium
The Grand Army commemoration at
Simpson auditorium at 2 o'clock is in
charge of a committee representing all
the posts in Los Angeles. All patriotic
organizations have been invited to
join with the veterans and to form in
marching columns on Hope street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, at 130
o'clock to march to the auditorium.
Formation of column is announced as
follows:
Los Angeles Veteran Fife and Drum
corps; grand marshal, w. S. Dauben-
speck; aides, William Shock, George
N. Lockwood, ]. S. Wilson, George B.
Copelin, c. R. Stevens, D. R. Young,
James E. Brockway, F. W. Heidel;
Stanton post, No. 55, G.. A. r.; Ken
esaw post, No. 106; Bartlett-Logan
post, No. 6; the Lincoln family; Stan
ton Woman's Relief corps; Kenesaw
Woman's Relief corps; Bartlett-Logan
Woman's Relief corps; Uncle Sam
Womans Relief corps; Columbia cir
Gle, Ladies of the G. A. r.; Union cir
Gle, Ladies of the G. A. R.; Lawton
circle, Ladies Of the G. A. r.. Rose
Grams camp, No. 2, Sons of Veterans;
Daughters of Veterans; Roosevelt
camp, No. 9, Spanish War Veterans;
Ladies' auxiliary to Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Patriotic addresses and music will
form the program for the Grand Army
observance.
The New England society, Civic
league and Lincoln Family club will
occupy Simpson auditorium in the
evening. Timothy w. Coakley will
make the address and Stanley Hale
and Walter G. Lincoln will have places
on the program. ]. ]. Gosper will pre-
side.
At Washington Hall
An extended program Of music ani
addresses has been arranged under the
auspices of Bethel mission at Washing
ton hall, 1872 East Twelfth street, at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Among other
features are an address, early Envi-
ronment of Abraham Lincoln by Mrs
B. Wright, and '"The Results of Eman-
cipatiton," by Rev. J. G. Edmonds
The exercises will be followed by a
banquet at 5 o'clock, at which E. l..
Chew will be POSTMASTER and w. B.
Coleman, w. E. Easton, James AleXan-
der, Captain Hawkins and Rev. James
H. Hubbard will respond to toasts.
At the First African Methodist
church this evening Judge w. M.
York will deliver an address in con-
nection with patriotic and musical
program.
Temperance Temple Meeting
More than $50 Prohibition and tenn
perance organizations, representing all
parts of Los Angeles county, will par
ticipate in an all-day Lincoln celebra-
ton to be held in Temperance temple,
Broadway and Temple street. Sessions
will be held at 10 o'clock, 2 o'clock and
1880 o'clock. The Good Templars. w.
G. I. u, Y. w. G. T. u, l.. T. L., Wo-
mans Prohibition Party and County
Prohibition Party clubs will unite for
the observance
Among the speakers will be Rev. s.
II. Taft, Rev. c. V. La Fontaine, Mrs
Lucy c. Wilhoite, Mrs. Catherine P.
Wheat, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills. Mrs.
Julia D. Phelps, c. J. Hall. Reynold
b. Blight and others. In the afternoon
Rev. DR.. Bresee, pastor of the Pente-
costal Church of the Nazarenes, will
deliver a special address at O'Clock.
In the evening Colonel John Sobieski
and Hon. o. w. Blain of Michigan
will speak, and Bishop L. F. Bellew Of
st. Louis, bishop of the Free Methodist
church, will deliver a special address.
Music will be furnished by the Boyle
Heights orchestra and by soloists. The
Temperance temple has been deco
rated with flags and pictures of Lin
coin, Miss Frances E. Willard and Neal
Dow.
Occidental college and academy will
observe the day at II o'clock this morn
ing. Rev. Malcolm J. Mcleod Of Pasa-
dena will speak at a public service in
the hall of letters. The University of
Southern California will hold exercises
this morning in the chapel.
Services in Churches
Many churches will remember Lin
coin. In addition to services last Sun
day others appropriate to the week will
be held next Sunday, in commemoration
of the great president.
At the First Methodist church at 2
o'clock this afternoon and at 7:3O
o'clock meetings will be held of a ma
ture entirely different from most pro-
grams. A collection of Lincoln litera-
ture, photographs, engravings and
statuary will be a prominent feature.
Readings from Lincoln's speeches by
Miss Stella King and Mrs. Sylvia Chap
man Martin, and songs by Prof. P.
Douglas Bird will be on the program,
and the speakers will be Lee Gates,
Curtis D. Wilbur Charles Edward
Locke, Matt S. Hughes, J. @. A. Henry,
E. p. Ryland, Will w. Logan and Erwin