Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
Patriotic Societies Unite 10 Cele-
brate Birth of the
Emancipation.
TRIBUTES TO HIS MEMORY
smokers Praise the Iirc aud ACCOM-
pushmcnts Of the Man Who Rose
From Humble Surroundings.

The Lincoln centenary exercises az
Armory hall last evening were largely
attended and intensely interesting
throughout. Tho program as am
Douncod I'm last evenings News" was
carried out without deviation, and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Post
Commander u. @. sleator, OF the @. A.
r.. presided, and besides the members
OF that organization, other patriotic
societies took direct part in the func-
tion namely, the Spanish War veter-
ans. Sons Of Veterans. Ladies' Of the
a. A. II. auxiHaries and Indian War
,cterans Prayer was offered by Rev
ID NJ. Helmick, selections were REM
dsrsd by the Ladies' c. A. r. hand
solos we're sung by Mrs. Emma RAM
ssv Norris. Victor Christopherson and
Howard Don, ana recitations were
rIycu by Miss Venus R0mucy. Miss
Ruby Land and Harold Madsen. a
feature Of the evening was the singing
az patriotic songs by the audience
captain +. NJ Bishop welding tho
bqton The Elite ColOred quartet was
heard IN a number OF pleasing selec-
The speakers Of the evening We're
col NJ NJ Kaighn. Rev. j.. A. Slmp-
Kin. Col +. NJ. Sterrett and j. %. Oar
mer. Col Sterrett read portion of
the speech delivered by President
Roosevelt yesterday az Hodgcnville,
XIV. the birthplace OF the immortal
Lincoln
COL. KAIGHN's SPEECH
col Kaighn said:
I'm the realm of nature Wo hnd iu
various portions of the earth. ranges
OF mountains rising above the SUR
rounding valleys and plains with ccr-
tain peaks that tower high above and
dominate their fellows, extending above
the clouds that obscure and the storms
that rage In lower attitudes.
These lofty peaks are eteruMly
bathed by the golden sunshine by day
and by the crystal Light of the stars by
night They seem TO be in league with
fhe mighty forces OF nature. To their
foundations the earthquake groans and
crashes and from their SUBMITS the
volcano thunders and roars.
So I'm human affairs I'M All nations
and in an times We find men endowed
with superior powers who have rsen'
lowered above and dominated their
f.IoVs They, too, seemed 20 be n
touch with and 10 command the mys-
terious forces that dominate the void.
Tbsv have developed IN all the various
suHcres OF human activity. Some of
fbem have blessed and elevated the
race others have done quite the re-
verse They each and all have lnh1-
ouced their times and left their linz
press upon humanity As we dwell
upon this theme the names OF many OF
these giants. rise in our memory. We
recall Confucius. Mohamet, the Christ
shakespeare, Attila. Marlus, Julius
Caesar, Hannibal, Cyrus, Alexander
Frederick the Great, Marlboro, We'll
ugton. Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte,
Bismarck Won Moltke and George
Washington.
GRANT AND LINCOLN.
Coming down 20 our own time and
country. the two great names that at
once command our attention are
ULYSSES s. Grant and Abraham Ian
coIn. Names that viii loom great and
high In all the ages TO come INSOFAR
ably linked in their greatness and
glory.
We are assembled tonight to do hon
or 10 the latter Abraham lincoln!
What a glory enshrines and halloWs
his sacred memory. At the recollee-
ton OF this man, tears come unbiddeu
10 my eyes and my heart rises I'm my
throat For / had personal contact
with him I'm the latter years Of the
war and up 90 the time of his death,
Scores OF times have I held ln mine,
mis- good right hand. the hand that
signed the proclamation that gave
freedom 20 1900. 900 slaves, and / learn