Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
Lincoln Day Exercises at
CityHaII Friday Evening,
Sixth Week Of, Legislative Ses-
sion Begins This Afternoon.
Conflict Of Dates In Two Important
Committee Hearings.

The special legislative committee on
Lincoln day observance, consisting CT
Senators Henry II. Hastings of Oxford,
Athill E. Irving of Aroostook and
George E. MacOmber of Kennebec,
Representatives Willis B. Hall of Carl
bou, Harry NJ. Bgelow of Portland,
Alvah II. Donnell of West Bath, Lewis
A. Burleigh of Augusta, Edward w.
Hyde Of Bath, Walter Ross of Bangor
and William II. Hines of Lewiston, has
completed it's plans for the exercises
in observance of the day, which will
take place at City hall. Augusta, Fri
dav evening. Feb. II, beginning at 8.
The program will be as follows:
March-"In Commemoration. of Abraham
National Home Orchestra. 'e'''o
Call to order,
Senator Henry Fl. Hastings introduce
ing as chairman Hon. George G.
Weeks. Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentativeS
Prayer,
Rev. Leroy Wilson Coons Of Augusta
Address,
prof Wfmont Bookings Mitchell. A..
NJ, Bowdon College
OVERTURE America" Tobani
Hon. I.uere Il. Deasy. President of the
Senate
Columbian" Robinson
Cornet solo by Henry Schueler
Address.
President George Emery Fellows, Phi
d.. Of the University of Maine
Crank American FantaSia-"Tone Pic
lures Of the North and South" Benedix
Orchestra.
The hall will be appropriately dec
Grated for the occasion and two COM
panies from the National Home at
Togus will march into the hall at the
beginning of the program and occupy
seats Of honor in front of the stage
during the exercises. One will be a
company Of veterans of the Civil War,
bearing their colors, and the other will
be a company of Spanish War veterans,
also with the colors.
BY an act of the Legislature, passed
after special message from Governor
Fcrnald had been sent to both Houses
favoring the measure, the 18th Of
February of this year, the Tooth ami
versary of the birthday of Abraham
Lincoln, was made a school and bank
holiday throughout the State.
The question of making Lincoln's
birthday a school and bank holiday in
the future years was argued before
the committee on legal affairs Thurs
day, Jan. %. and the committee rec
commended, Ought to pass in a new
draft which makes the future OBJ
servance of the day entirely different
from that originally planned. The new
draft makes the 18th day of February
rot school and bank holiday, but
Lincoln day, on which the teachers and
pupils Of the public schools of Maine
will devote the entire day to exercises
relating to the life and character of
Abraham Lincoln. The new draft of
the measure also does away with Jan.
l as a school and bank holiday.
When the two branches re-assemblc
at 4.3o T. NJ. today it will mark the
beginning of the sixth week of the
session. The debates in House and
Senate are yet to come, but consid
cradle number of the important COM
mittec hearings have already taken
place. and some matters like the B. e
A. rebate bill, which threatened to oc-
cupy the attention of the Legislature
for several days, have already been
disposed of.
A number of important committee
hearings wi be held during the pres
ent week. 4 : hearing which will east
~ take prec dence over the others in
the mater o. Importance and general
interest throughout the State will be
that before the public buildings and
grounds committee at F. NJ. Wedncs-
day upon the resolve in favor of the
enlargement OF the State House, or
the erection of a suitable State office
b"i'1ng adjacent thereto. AS has al
~! y been stated the committee on
iI''d fisheries and game will also give
Earring upon the petition of the
Ill Sportsmcn's Fish and Game AS
p'iation for an increased approprIa-
for fish hatchcries and the pro-