The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-09

Walla Walla will lay aside business
cares next Friday, and many of the
business houses will remain closed.
while people join in observing the
Tooth anniversary Of the birth of Hon
est Abe" Lincoln; flags VIII be un-
furled to the breeze from every flag
staff, and the services Of the day will
be participated in by practically every
patriotic Walla Wallan. In the churches
and schools, the young people will take
leading parts in the celebration, while
the various educational organizations
are planning to- have addresses upon
the life of the martyred president.
At Labor Temple.
At 1870 o'clock Friday evening men,
bers Of the various labor organizations
of the city will gather in Labor Tenn
pie, South Third street, where pro-
gram of addresses and musical and lit
erary numbers will be given. Attorney
Francis A. Garrecht will be the princi-
pal speaker of the occasion, and Rev
William L. Bull, of Whiteford, Pa, an
enthusiastic labor SympathiZer, who is
in the city this week, will also deliver
an address. The laboring men have
Joined heartily in the movement, and
the program to be given in the labor
temple promises to be one of the feat
ures of the Walla Walla observance.
Owing to the fact that the churches,
schools and laboring men have gener-
ally made arrangements to fittingly
observe the day, members of A. LIN
coin post, No. 4, G. A. R, and other
military organizations have postponed
their program until Saturday after
noon. when it will be given following
the regular monthly business meeting
of the orders to be held in Odd Eel
lows temple. Rev. M. L. Sanders. or
the Methodist church. who is mem
her of the Sons of Veterans, Will be
the principal speaker of the occasion.
It was originally planned by mem
bers of A Lincoln post to hold a mass
meeting in the Keylor Grand theater,
to which the general public was to
have been invited, but in view or the
MANY programs arranged by various
organizations, this was abandoned.
State Penitentiary.
Rev. M. l.. Sanders, of the First
Methodist church, will deliver patrl-
otic address to inmates of the state
penitentiarv Friday morning, and the
day will be spent by the men In
manner similar to all holidays. Ser
vices will be presided over by Chaplain
Holm IeCornu, who will also deliver
a short address.
First Congregational Church.
The following program will be glver
in the Darlors of the First Congrega'
tional church Friday evening at i:4'
o'clock under the auspices of the Men
clubs of the First Congregational, F1rs
PRESBYTERIAN. and the First Baptls
churches:
Organ. Selection from st. Cecilia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Batist'
Mrs William L. Stirling.
Introductory remarks ....,. .Chairmai
"The Gettysburg Address. -. Llncoll
Thomas Steele. of w. w. High School
Lincoln. the Man of the People.
Edwin Markham
Mis-, Franc Armstrong, of High Schoo
Vocal Solo. The Lord Is Mindful OF
His Own .,. =. Miss 1nez Hare
Music. America" ...... .Assembl
Address. abraham Lincoln" ..-....
...... Clark p. Bassett of Seattle
Vocal solo. "A Farewell to Lincoln
Arr. by Roo
Guy Allen Turner.
Organ. Chopin's Funeral Marcn
.i....M Mrs. w. L. Stlrlln
There will be present upon the pia'
form the commanding officer OF u
Fourteenth cavalry. of Fort wan
Walla. representing the standing ai
my: member OF the city councll,
representative of A. Lincoln POST nv
4. G.. A. R; a survivor of the Onlte
States navy who served under Pres.
dent Lincoln, and other guests. Az
mission will be by invitation ana tlck'
only.
Park Street Baptist.
No special services will be helo RI
dav hv the organization of the PaI