The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-12
TO
LINCOLN
PAID
SEATTLE JOINS IN THE
OBSERVANCE OF
DAY.
Exercises Held by Thirty
Thousand School
Children.

Thirty thousand school children
of the city IT Seattle are to-
day paSing tribute % the momory
81 Abraham Lincoln. on this, the
one huudredth anniversary Of his
birth. with exercises appropriate 20
the uccasion. which they have been
weekf Ia preparing
There are probably $4,000 business
people ~ Seattle who are having "a
holiday today Tor The same purpose
The day d being observed here BY
hanks aud the local post offices and
uuinhtr ~ the prominent mercnn-
siie houses IN tire city one delivery
Of mail waa made throughout the
city.
To-day Legal Holiday.
tineolus birthday iH regular To-
sal holiday IN the state ~ Washing
ton. and today ~ a special national
holiday. made 10 BY the enactment
- 8 law % the present session 81
chs United states congress There
II no regular national holiday. but
conKfe4n has AZ various times. as IN
the gresent instance. named special
holidays
Every school house Ia the city H.
Decorated with flaEn which are fiut-
tefina from the windows ana The
riaK STATS The morning session
- Ire schools WAS partly given 10
the observation ~ the rooms prepare
tory a. the exercises which were held
this afternoon
The principal exercises this after
noon s-Etfa al the broadway high
scisoai a. the installation % tho
hsaaiiful bronze tablet on which "a
the ssstiynburg address ~ Lincoln
whirh was presented 10 the school
~ ilF > ~ EKKirson. Rev. Horace
~ Manon made the presentation and
Frank ~ Gulon responded IN behalf
Of sho.schooL
FLAG saists Given.
IN ths other schools a general
t4ncwiH program Vas observed and
the atE faiutatlun was given IN
every Feum % all the schools A
nuus8sr % old soldiers were invited
TO nesak 20 The children. many ~
whom have personally secn "old
Ahe
Al Tn Seattle theatre this morn
ina the patriotic societies u the city
Joined in celebration. Mayor Miller
acting - chairman Professor =. s
AaAaf gave an excellent address on
tha Lac and Character ~ Abraham
aHtt4A IRA anu AAHHH tFMFhN " AHHlANNHtA
the lsesfynhurE address Music by
the ismiFson Ciee cguh. which rem
derra several patriotic selections
Vas . selaslnE feature ~ the pro-
gfagns
Labor Council Protests.
one 81 the principal meetings 20
BE- hrld 10 AZ the Labor Temple To-
night shea the Centrai labor Cpun-
81 wim meet "a honor the memory ~
Lincoln and Co protest against the
aefion ~ Justice Wright OF the
rnifsf states supreme court tn his
recsni decision IN tire GompsrN-
Mitchell Morrison labor case The
program viii include = speech By O.
A. Hrsnoids on The Life Of Linz
e9ins aud BY A. A. Booth. who viii
egupare Lincoln with Justice
Wright
The Illinois club IL making special
preparations for their meeting to-
night a. ~ held al the " ~ g. A.
Several church societies VIII ceic-
brast the centenary tonight by han
gaefa and with programs Through
out The entire city plans have been
made by clubs. societies and other
organizations. and there vii be but
very faw people IN Seattle today who
do not In some manner or nther take
part ID the general celebration
"A number ~ societies viii hold
isnraln birthday services this even.
ing. at which the program win IN
ciude Appropriate addresses and
musical features.
REQ abliesns Give Banquet.
The YOung Mems Republican club
viii also give a banquet tonight at
Hatal Lincoln. This club also OBJ
serves annually this date
Tho New York state society viii
mert IN Egans dramatic hall at
FIRST ~. and Cherry o. AT ; o'clock
a picture ~ the homie % William ".
Seward. az Auburn. - y. viii be
shown This home - 90 be dupiicat-
ed III The building which Now York
IL a. erect at the A-N.-P r..
The Illinois club viii meet az s
O'clock IN the v. A. e. A. audit
nrlam. Among the speakers win be
Rev. r. j. Hhucy. who viii discuss
Lincoln the Man. DR. Edward O.
alssau 81 the University ~ wash
ingtnu. who win talk on Lincoln
aud What He IL 20 Tia Today" and
Judge n A. nallinger. who VIII de-
liver n few appropriate remarks
There viii also be a special musical
program,
Tho ID p. O. y. will at 6.s0 o'clock
this evening ~ down 10 the ban
auet board az the Hotel Washington
Ia their usual celebration Of the
birth date Of Lincoln. The custom
was inauRurntcd three years ago. but
this being the centenary. special
plans have been made for the coca