Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-12

6sUC y. hA.--OhtSA pupuc mNotln8 OF the
day ut tho Auditorium, General Charles
r. henderson presiding. GRAND Army
and Confederate veterans viii participate.
Omaha will thus pay tribute to the man
who paid his life for the cause of free
dom today Public business Will be gen.
orally suspended and private enterprise
will to some extent observe the holiday.
While the days celebration will cul-
inmate In the big public meeting at the
Auditorium in the evening. there are two
fcatarea of The, prQgrapl which possess
4 HUMAN interest and a timely signifi-
canoe that claim first attention. At noon
2e,000 school children in concert will re-
cite Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, that
Immortal gem OF oratorical excellence.
whose author in it's delivery thought so
lightly of 1t that he said, 'The world
will little note nor long remember what
we say here"
Jew and Gentle, Catholic and Protestant
will join in the big afternoon meeting at
the Auditorium to honor the man who died
in the cause of freedom for all, regardless
of creed. race or previous condition of
servitude Dr. w. M. Davidson, superin-
tendent of the public schools, will pre-
side at this great meeting, the unique
feature of tho Lincoln centenary celebra-
tion In Omaha. Rev. 4. J. Mackay, rector
of All Saints Episcopal church, will pro-
nounce the Invocation; Rev. P. A. Nc
Govern of St Peters Catholic parish and
Rev. +. l.. Loveland of the First Metho-
dist church viii make addresses while
Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Israel
win pronounce the benediction,
Holiday VIII Be General.
The federal building outside of the post
office departments; the county court house.
city hail. all the banks. the public library
and many other buildings will be closed
today Lincoln's birthday. AS at present
advised. the postoffice will be open as us
ual and the ordinary carrier deliveries
made. The United States circuit and dis
trict courts will be closed.
1--WE con only recognize holidays when
the same are pronounced as such by
proclamation OF the governor of the state. %
said Postmaster Thomas. "and as such
proclamation has not yet been made we
have no other recourse than to continue
doing business. There is no authorized
government holiday and we can only
suspend public business when the day is
recognized as a holiday by official pro-
clamation by the governor"
A. w. Jefforis will speak on Abraham
at tie Dunuee ScnOOl. FRIDAY
morning at Il o'clock. the students and
teachers OF that school desiring to have
some special exercises in connection with
the centennial celebration.
'rhe First Church Of Christ. Scientist, will
hold a service Friday morning at Cham
bers' building, Twenty-nfth and Farnam
streets. The subject OF the lesson will be
Freedom" Service begins at II o'clock.
Cali for All TO Celebrate.
The Lincoln centenary committee of
which General Charles F. Manderson Is
chairman, has issued lengthy proclama-
tian 10 the citizens of Omaha asking for
their hearty support in the effort to Justly
commemorate the birth OF the great presI-
dent on Friday. The proclamation recites
the several arrangements OF services dur
inE the day and closes with this para
graph and verse OF poetry;
With the full assurance that the citizens
OF Omaha will join with enthusiasm In the
observance OF this anniversary and with
the belief that they will feel il a patriotic
duty 10 participate In some one of the meet
ings planned for the centenary COMMITTEES
solicits your interest and cooperation In
the proper observance OF the lOOth ami
versary OF the birth OF
The kindy-earnest brave, fore-seeing
sasssslous. patient. dreadIng praise. not
New birth OF our new soil. the first Amer
lean"