The evening world., 1909-02-12
LINCOLN DAY s
CELEBRATED ALL
OVER The NATIyN
More Than Six Iillni.tl Public
Meetings in New York
City Alone,
SALUTES AT SUNRISE.
Roosevelt and $4,000 Attend
Services at Linco!n'S
Birthplace.
SALUTES AT SUNRISE.

Y In New York to-day, rs throughout
1.-the nation, the one-hUndredth aunytr.
sary OF the birth If Abraham Lincoln
was celebrated ON a scale commensurate
Z with the character of the great Pres
ident whose memory the people Of the
United States we're honorlng
Perhaps the most notable commence
ratve gatherings locally were two
which took place this afternoon one at
Cooper Union, where Mayor Mcclellan,
Bishop David A. Greer, Joseph A.
Choate and Dr. Lyman Abbott took
part, and the other at Columbia tnlver-
slty, with former United States Senator
iJohn C. Spooner as the principal orator.
In this city more than Gg) public meet
ings were scheduled, probably the great.
est number ever held in any city on
a7y one day, and covering a wide range
OF organizations-mil!tary religious his.
! tol!"al and educational-wlth million
! and halt. ceiebrants
! Most OF the public school celebrations
were In the forenoon, but many will
take place tonight also. The largest
meetings are those In Cooper Union
and Columbia University this afternoon
and at Carnegie Hall and the College of
the City of New York this evening
The cOuntry's celebration has It's CEN
tire at Hodgenvle, Larue County. Ky,
.'where President Roosevelt and party
arrived this morning. In New York the I.
exercises began at 5 o'clock, when every
fort hereabout fired salutes.
Army Of School Children.
Avast army OF children Assem- bled in the
t6l public schools to listen 10 patriotic
addresses and sing patriotic songs. Dur
Ing this afternoon in all the theatres
and nearly all the churches and syna-
gogues there were exercises.
At the evenings principal observance
In Carnegie Hall, Gen. Horace Porter
presiding, an address will be made By
Bishop Walters, OF New Jersey. one OF
the most distinguished negro clergymen
in The East. The German Lederkranz
Will be the feature at the Cooper Union
meeting, and the Arion Society will fur.
nish chorus at Carnegie Hall.
In oil the armories there will be
,
the Star spangled Banner will be
played. and the audiences will Join in
singing the national hymn.
The United Singers OF Brooklyn, with
400 voices and $50 pieces, Will be heard
In the Thirteenth Regiment Armory I'M
der the auspices OF the G. A. r.
The Young Mems Lincoln Club OF Five
Points placed an evergreen wreath
on the Lincoln tablet In the Hail OF '
Fame, University Heights, this morn
ing, and this evening there will be ,
q celebration in the clubhouse, No, 6
Park street.
The Lincoln Day dinner Of the Re-
publican Club at the Waldorf will be
the most elaborate In the history Of the
organization. The Cooper Union Alumni
will dine at the Park Avenue Hotel, and
Andrew Carnegie will be the principal
speaker.
Every Republican club In the city Is
observing the day by flag decoration and
memorial speeches.
Souvenirs In Demand.
A remarkable and convincing evidence
OF the deep interest the people of New
York are taking in the proper celebra-
ton OF the Lincoln Centenary is the de-
mand for the bronze and silver souvenir
medals issued by the Lincoln Centenary
Commission appointed by Mayor Nc
Clellan. 1t was with some trepidatlon
tiul VIC bIutltu iVpv OF
csc medals In four sizes
The most sanguine OF the members OF
the commission believed that the sup.
ply would more than equal the demand
But Joseph KOehler, of No. $50 Park
Row, found out as long ago as last
Tuesday that ne would have to stop
his plan OF supplying all corners
The demand from the public schools
would take up the entire stock II 1t
were recognized in full Mr.. Koehler
has been obliged to husband Lis remain.
ing stock Of medals as though they
were OF purest gold studded with dia.
monds. Ii Is possible that the Centen.
airy Committee, In view OF the extra.
ordinary demand for a souvenir OF the
hundredth anniversary of Inc birth o.
Lincoln. will order an extra supply
The souvenir books issued by the Cen.
tenary Committee have also been gOb.
bled UP In way 10 surprise the prut-
ers and distributors In fact everything
In the way OF tangible remembrance
OF the celebration Of a public or u-Ivg-s
nature has been eagerly demanded
Among the many organizations which
Will hold celebrations to-uI.l: j. the
Gaelic Society. The meeting VII he
held In the rooms Of the organization at
Fla .y-ninth street ana Madison avenue
Anthony J. Brogan will deliver the adj
dress and a concert VIII be given by a
picked cAor and sol0ists