The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-08
Friday President Roosevelt
And Others Will Speak at
The Childhood Home of the
Great Martyr.
FIRST LADY OF LAND
ALSO TO BE PRESENT
Kentucky Women Are Taking
The Greatest Interest in
The Celebration and Wei
come Presidents Wife.

Louisville. Ky. Feb. S-Simple ana
yet splendid with the presence of the
first citizens of the United States will
be the homage which will be paid the
old home stead of Abraham Lincoln,
in Larue county. Kentucky. on the oc-
casion OF his centenary, February L..
the plans for the ceremonies OF ded-
icating the marble memorial hall by
President Roosevelt having been fin
ally arranged.
The last preparations were made in
this city yesterday by the committee
in charge and Charles f. Miner. rep
resenting the Lincoln Farm associa-
ton 1t was determined that the Ave
trains that will be run to Hodgenvillo
from Louisville on February Il, should
bear the various delegations, that y
platoon of Louisville police shouldtbe
permitted to do duty and that the rep
democratic committees of Kentuckykbo
given a place of prominence In the Ger
emonies.
Mrs.. Roosevelt to Attend.
At this meeting two facts were
learned also: One regretfully, that the
venerable Cardinal Gibbons will not
vocation. and the other joyfulfy. that.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose.
welt will be members of1he president.
party. Up to the time OF this latte
announcement Kentucky women. &C
whom Lincoln's wife and mother CAM.
had taken only a cursory interest IN
the arrangement. After the fact Of the
coming of the first lady Of the land aid
the white house debutante had be N
publised they began to show curiosity
and interest. and beseiged their h,is-
bands TO take them to the dedication
The first train to leave this city nc
7:31 O'Clock on the morning Of Felrru-
AIRY IL will carry all those who de sirs
| to reach the farm early and roam over
the acres where the child Lin ,oln
played. The second train at 7:45 will
carry a band. sixty volunteer militia
men. eighteen cavalrymen and hfty
newspaper men: the third, at SIS will
bear the federal and confederate vet
Grams, who are to act rs escortSstN the
president, the veterans OF the Spa nish-
American war and Augustus e. Will
son and his military staff the fnrth
train at S::5 will carry the Louisville
business men who are behind the .dedi-
cation plans and those of the public
who get mot four extra coaches, while
the fifth train at 9:3J will bear tho
president. Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss loose
welt. Secretary Loeb and Cecret ary q
War Luke E. Wright.
Two Counties Claim Honor
During the last.few weeks In which
these plans have been crysts lli1ing.
the people of Washington county. La
rue's neighbors. have been protesting
against holding the exercises two
miles from Hodgenvylle on tie farms
where Lincoln was a child. they Dc.
clare that the future president VAS
born on Valley creek in Wa,Aington
county, where his parents wese mar.
ried and that Washington 70 being
cheated of her motherhood. Tais 10 Al
old dispute between the counties
The farm is two miles from. Hn1gen-
vile along q road which is usually
hard to traverse in winter, tut which
has been veneered with gravel and
cinders until 1t IL now passalhe.
The program OF the day includes
addresses by President Roos svelt. ex-
Governor Joseph Folk OF Missouri,
Governor Wilson Of Kentucky. Gem
eral James Wilson for the !. A. r.,
and General Luke E. Wright for the
| confederacy.