Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-06
New England Society and Patriotic
Organizations viii Celebrate Hum
dredth Anniversary of Eman-
cipators Death

The arrangements for the Lincoln
day Grafton at Simpson auditorium
the evening Of February IL made fur
ther headway yesterday at a meeting
of the Centenary committee held at
room 424 San Fernando building.
1t was voted to add Assistant Adju-
tant General J. NJ. Quinn, G. A. R.,
Department of California and Nevada,
to the committee on entertainment.
representatives of the Civic league,
the New England society and the Lin
coin Family club were present and re-
ported that invitations had been issued
to their respective organizations.
AS the membership of the New Eng
land society alone is over $500, it IS
clear that seats. will be at a premium.
Admission is free to the public. The
committee on music reported progress
and was instructed to secure a mill
tary band.
The committee on speeches reported
that acceptance had been received to
invitations as follows: Chairman of
the night, Hon. ]. ]. Gosper; declama-
tion, Gettysburg Speech Stanley
Hale; "reminiscences Of the Lincoln
Family" Walter Gould Lincoln; Lin
coin Grafton, Timothy Wilfred Coakley
of Boston The committee on platform
tickets reported that special invita-
tions had been ordered printed for
representatives of the state, federal and
municipal governments and for the
leaders of the various civic and re-
ligiouS societies. Requests for plat
form tickets and all communications
should be addressed to E. P. Vernon,
New England society. or Lincoln Night
Centenary committee, room 424 San
Fernando building.
The general committee appointed by
nf -
range for the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Abraham Lincoln has completed it's
work, and makes the following an
nOuncements:
School Celebration
The bill making the twelfth of Feb
ruary, 1909, a legal holiday and pro-
viding that "all public schools through
out the state shall hold sessions in
the forenoon of that day in order to
allow the customary exercises in mem
ory Of the martyred president" has
been passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor. The arrange
ments for the celebration in the schools
of the city have been left to the city
superintendent aided by the patriotic
instructors Of the three G. A. r. of
the city, and j. M. Quinn, member Of
Of the G. A. r. general committee Of
arrangements. About sixty members
Of the G.. A. r. and representative citf-
zens have been asked to address the
pupils of the different schools of the
city on the life and services Of Abra-
ham Lincoln in the forenoon Of Friday
On Friday afternoon, February II, the
following named patriotic organizations
will assemble on Hope street between
V 1 On
and form in marching columns under
their respective commands and be ready
to move promptly at 1:45. The line Of
march will be south on Hope to Simp-
son auditorium. The formation of the
column will be as follows:
Los Angeles Veteran Fife and Drum
Corps.
Grand Marshal w. S. Daubenspeck.
AIDES
William Shock J. S. Wilson, G.. r.
Stevens, James E. Brockway. Geo,
N. Lockwood, Geo. B. Copelin,
d. r. Young, F. w. Heidel.
Stanton Post No. 55, G. A. r.
Kenesaw Post No. 1O6 G. A. r.
Bartlett-Logan Post No 6, G.. A. r.
The Lincoln Family.
Stanton Woman's Relief Corps
Kennesaw Woman's Relief Corps.
Bartlett-Logan Woman's Relief Corps.
Uncle Sam Woman's Relief Corps.
Columbia Circle Ladies of the G. A. r.
Union Circle, Ladies Of the G. A. r.
Lawton Circle. Ladies of the G.. A. r.
Rosecrans Camp No. 2, Sons Of
Veterans
Auxiliary to Sons of Veterans.
Daughters of Veterans.
Roosevelt Camp No. 8, Spanish War
Veterans.
Ladies' Auxiliary to Spanish War
Veterans
The literary exercises will be held in
Simpson auditorium at p. M, Friday,
February u. The program will be pub
hshed later.