The Washington herald., 1909-02-11
MEETING TO HONOR
LINCOLN'S MEMORY
Public Gathering Tomorrow
at New Masonic Temple.
MCFARLAND WILL PRESIDE
addresses and EuIOEies on Life and
Services of Martyred President to
Men-Serviees in the Churches-Ex-
ercises at Government PTIntery.

Foremost in importance, officially,
among the celebrations Of the Lincoln
centenary viii be the public meeting to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock in the
New Masonic Temple. ar which addresses
viii be made by many prominent men
In spite of the fact that Congress has not
made February y holiday. ali the Dis
tTict Offices wiz be closed ct $50 o'clock
in order that the officials and employees
may attend the meeting Commissioner
Macfsrland, who has been in charge Of
the arrangements. has had the cordial CO.
operation OF a committee OF citizens. in
GLIDING the special committees CT the
Board OF Trade and the Chamber OF Com
merce. He viii preside at the meeting.
Prominent Speakers.
Addresses and eulogies on the life and
services OF Lincoln viii be made by Speak
e- Cannon, Ambassador Nabueo, former
Senator John B. Henderson, Justice Wen
dell Phillips Stafford. Thomas Nelson
Page, Rev. DR.. J. G. Butler. and Rabbi
Abram Simon. Rev. DIT. Edward Ever
EFT Hale viii pronounce the invocation,
and Bishop O'Connen the benediction-
Besides the Commissioners and the COM
nittee Of arrangements. the platform win
be occupied BY heads Of the civil war
societies Of Washington There VIII be
no reserved seats. and no tickets OF ad-
mission wiz be required.
Commemorative services under the aus
pices Of the Department Of the Potomac.
g. a. p. wiz be held tomorrow evening
al s o'clock. in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church The Thirteenth
Cavalry Band. under the leadership Of z.
Angelsberg, win play patriotic airs. The
Invocation viii be pronounced by Bishop
Alfred Harding. and the benediction by
Rev Charles E Guthrie. Lieut. Gen.
John c Bates VIII preside.
Addresses win De made by Justice John
II Harlan. Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States; Rev Dr.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, Representative John P. Swssey
and Gen s. s Burdette. The flag ex-
crcise viii be conducted by the Women's
Relief Corps. under the direction OF the
president. Mrs. z l. Newton. Solos will
be sung by Mrs. 3. H. Smart and Capt.
George II. Lillibridge. and Prof. z. c.
Townsend wiz give a reading
At the Churches.
At the churches the Lincoln centenary
VIII be celebrated tomorrow night at
7:so O'Clock under the auspices OF Class
"g' Of the Metropolitan Baptist Sunday
school Solos and duets viii be sung and
other music furnished by the choir OF
the Sunday school Linceln's address at
the dedication OF Gettysburg Cemetery.
his second inaugural address, and the
emancipation proclamation VII be re-
cited. Senator Shelby NJ. CullOm Will
talk on the life and character OF the
martyred President
The McKendree Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school viii hold IFS Lincoln serv-
ices Sunday morning al 10 o'clock Par
ticipating viii be Rev. r L. Wright.
Mrs J. H Wesler. r V. Belt, Horace
NaylOr. Miss Mildred Cole. L. l. Schnare.
and Col. ". II. Crook.
Patrick J. Haltigan. editor Of the Ma
tional Hibernian and state deputy OF the
Knights OF Columbus. win give an Illus
trated lecture on Lincoln TO 100 chill
dren Of the schools OF st. Aloysigs' par
ISL on Gonzaga College hsIl tomorrow
afternoon ar O'Clock. and 10 the general
public tomorrow night at O'Clock. he
wiz display nearly leo lantern slides
Musical Programme.
The Government Printing Office chorus
viii observe the Lincoln anniversary
this afternoon, at I2:10 o'clock. with a
musical programme, given in tire big
printery-
The Liucoln-Douglas debates viii be
the subject Of exercises this afternoon al
the Armstrong Manual Training School.
Centenary celebrations viii be held in
nearly al Of the schools Of the city
tomorrow afternoon. with musical pro-
grammes. Rotations. ard addresses.