The Mena weekly star., 1909-02-18

| | dren Attended the Exercises--Trib-
 ute of Illinois to the Great Emanci-
 pator-The Day Holiday in Every
 Part of the Country.
 New York, Feb. 14-Beautiful and sincere was the homage paid here Fri. day to the memory of Abraham Lin coin. In practically every school house, church and hall. memorial ser vices were held and it Is estimated that more than 100000 people par ticipated. More than 0,000 children attended exercises In the 561 public school house and 1t was an inspiring sight to see the eager interest youne Americans took in the deeds, sayin and life of the man whose figure looms so large in the century just passed.
 Friday night there were scores of Lincoln meetings for the elders and dozen or more of Lincoln dinners at leading hotels, in all of which the praise of the martyr president was sung. All in all, the celebration Fri. day was the most hearty and wide spread of it's kind ever seen here. The city's official celebration was held in Cooper union in the hall iD which Lincoln made his first publi- address in the east Mayor Geo.se B. Mcclellan presided and addresses of appreciation and tribute to Lincoln were delivered by Joseph II. Choate and Rev Dr. Lyman Abbott. A me morial tablet placed in the middle column at the back of the stage was unveiled.
 MT Choate, in a personal reminis- cent address, told of meeting Lincoln 49 years ago on the very platform from which he spoke Friday.
 That wonderful speech he made here," said the former ambassador. lied directly to his nomination.
 "Let us have faith that right makes might That closing sentence rang through the city and the coun- try"
 Other noteworthy features during the day were the celebrations at Go lumbia and New York universities. and the exhibitions of Lincolniana at the College of the City of New York and in the Lennox library.
 Springfield, H., Feb. 13.-Amid scene of unrivallsd brilliancy at the state armory Friday night where thou sands of electric lights shed their dazzling illumination upon most ar tistic array of national colors, three nations paid their tribute to the emancipator and to each other. French Ambassador Jusserand brought the message from France, British Ambassador Bryce the eulogy of En- gland, while William J. Bryan of Ne braska and United States Senator J. | P. Deliver of Iowa laid Americas wreath of respect at the feet of Lin coin.
 | This was a fitting climax for the remarkable all-day celebration which took the distinguished guests men tioned above, and two score others, through the old Lincoln home. past the old court house where Lincoln practiced law: by the building where his office was located; to the old church where Lincoln worshipped and where his name yet appears upon the pew he occupied, and to the burial place of the martyred president. An impressive feature of the cele- braNon was the scene at the Lincoln tomb when Robert T. Lincoln. son of the martyred president. stood beside the sarcophagus in which the re- mains of his great father rest. and stood with tear dimmed eyes in silent meditation with many other distin- guished guests gathered about. At the base of the monument old sol d,ers who had responded to Lincoln's
 call co arms, stood guard with fixed bayonets.
 At the armory Friday night, TOO men sat at immaculate tables facing an elevated speakers stand upon
 which was spread the table for the honored guests. A gay and glimmer- ing array of fashion crowded the gal leries.
 Chicago, Feb. 14.-Chicago. as the metropolis of Lincoln's home state. Friday paid tribute to the great emancipator. The city was bedecked with flags and banners, and more than 50 commemorative meetings were held, chief of them being one at which Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president Of
 Princeton university, was the princi-
 pal speaker. Standing bareheaded
 in Lincoln park. within sight of the Lincoln monument, a group Of CIVIL
 war veterans fired presidential sa-
 lute. Hundreds of visitors to the Chi cago Historical society's room viewed an especially provided exhibit of Lin coln's relics These included an old
 style silk hat, which Lincoln wore
 when he left Springfield, H.. to go to Washington. Another case contained
 some of the personal effects of Lin coln's assassin, Booth.