Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
MUSOl|T CLUB CELEBRATES
LINCOLN AND DOUGLASS LINK
ED IN EULoGIEs.
Tributes Paid in Speeches by Prof.
Miller, r. r. Horner
and Others.

Members Of the Musolit Club eulogiZed
the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Fred
erick Douglass at their meeting last night
held in the hall of the Washington Con-
servatory Of Music. r. r. Horner of the
board of education and Prof. Kelly Miller
of Howard University spoke of Lincoln.
and f.. NJ Hewlett spoke on Frederick
Douglass. NJ. Grant Lucas. vice president
of the club. presided Mr.. Horner said:
There were no such things s trifes
in Lincoln's life. His every act whether
it be momentous question of state or
the simple penning of few lines to some
bereaved widow. stands out prominently
as monument to his greatness. No mat
ter whether he was engaged in splitting
rails i'm the backWoods or in diSSecting
points of law before the bar of justice;
no matter whether he was called on to
decide question of honest and fair deal
ing in his little country store or to de-
eide a question of honest and fair deal
ing between two great political giants
the north and the south; no matter
whether he constructed RATS on the MIS-
sissippi river or constructed policies 1oi.
the perpetual union and government OF
this great nation. lie was always Inc
same fearless, square and impartial lover
of Justice
Prof Miller said in part:
ne preservation OF the Union "dS thc
chief contribution to human progress
made during the nineteenth century. VINO
can depict the result had the Union been
destroyed? Henry Clay. the great pacl-
fer. rendered the national cause serN-
ince not yet adequately appreciated by
DELAYING the conflict until the Union senti-
ment had gained sufficient stubbornness
and strength to Withstand tine inevitable
shock Had the struggle been preclpltated
even a decade earlier the balance OF the
i l. hoo 40
dissolution. The national spirit of union
and the normal issue of human slavery
must be focused at the same point
Speaking of Douglass, f.. NJ Hewlett
said:
Both Lincoln and Douglass lived and
worked in unison for one great cause
human liberty, human rights and human
equality before the law. And in his
struggle the life of one was an essential
complement of the other. A few minutes
after completing his inaugural address
Lincoln called Douglass to his side and
said: Mr. Douglass. l value your opin-
ion on this question:. meaning slavery.
more than that of any other man
know"
Among those present were w r. Yer
non. register cf the Treasury: r. w.
Tyler fourth auditor; DR.. A. NJ. Curtis,
T. H. r. Clarke. ]. A. Cobb. r. c. Bruce.
assistant superintendent of public schools,
District of Columbia; DR.. F. r. Barber,
Maj. Arthur Brooks. c. F. NJ. Browne,
w. H. Conn. J. H. Cook. J. r. Freeman.
S. j. Davidson. DIR. A. E. Gaskin, DIR. w.
b. Evans. a. II. Glenn. A. S. Gray. L. G.
Gregory. W. D. hawkins, W. H. Haynes.
f. B. Henderson. G. w. Jackson. w. A.
Joiner. E. NJ. Hewlett, Prof. Kelly Miller,
Rev. o. d. Mitchell. Willis b. Mitchell.
J. c. Male. NJ. Grant Lucas. r. A. Pei
ham. G.. Luther Sadgwar. A. n Savoy.
r. r. Terrell. y. Fl. Thomas. Fl. c. Ty-
son. A. P. Lewis. j. f. Walker. B. Wash
ingtCn G. c. Wil<erSOn Smith WOrm1ey.
DR.. C.Sumner Wormley. j. r. Wright. Ira
Wright, II. D. Woodson. r. W. Thomp-
sen. w. j. Singleton. A. c. Newman. DR..
c. II. Marshall ]. w Mays, ]. w. Crom-
well. jr.. w. II. Clifford. J. c. Campbell.
J. c. Pickett. a. o. Stafford. Wyatt
Archer. Oliver Randolph. G.. f.. Hail. R.
r. Horner. Prof c. H. Harris and DR..
E. D. Willston.