Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-13
PATRIOTISM is
WVIDLY SHOWN 1
NCELEBRATION.
10000 SCHOOL CHILDREN
HEAR SPEECHES
ALL UNITE TO HONOR GREAT
EMANcIPAToR
Life, Death and Deeds of Abraham
Lincoln Are Fruitful Topics for
Orators and Martyrs
Friends

sassin's bullet that robbed the world
of Abraham Lincoln was deadened and
forgotten yesterday. Memory of his
death gave place in every part of city
and nation to beautiful and patriotic
tribute in speech and song in honor of
the hundredth anniversary of the great
) emancipator's birth. Patriotism was
the keynote of every expression.
Forenoon exercises were slightly in
terfered with on account of the rain.
Notwithstanding the downpour, 10000
school children Of Los Angeles gathered
in the city schools as early as $3.50
o'clock and 10000 youthful voices re-
peated the stirring words Of Lincoln S
Gettysburg address. Speakers at the
schools were men well known in busi-
ness life and veterans of the Civil war,
whose personal acquaintance and asso-
citation with Lincoln lent special edu-
catiOnal feature to their addresses.
: Naturally the greatest interest CEN
tered in the gatherings of the men who
knew Lincoln as commander-in-chief
of the armies of the United States and
, the women, the wives and daughters
of these men, who know the grief and
: suffering caused by war. In Los An
geles the commemoration of the Grand
Army posts and other patriotic organ
izatiOnS was held in Simpson audi
tOrium. Similar celebrations were held
in nearby towns principal among them
being the exercises at the Soldiers
Home, Sawtelle.
Celebration in Los Angeles
Centennial celebrations in Los An
geles were as follows; Grand Army of
the Republic, with other patriotic or
ganizations, at Simpson auditorium in
the afternoon, and a combined meeting
of the New England society, Civic
league and Lincoln Family association
in the evening; exercises at every pub
lie school and at the chapel of the
University of Southern California !;
State Anti-Saloon league meetings at
First Methodist church; temperance
rallies at Temperance temple, Broad
way and Temple street, under the aus
pices of the Los Angeles County Pro-
hlblt1on party; celebrations by negroes
at the First A. M. E. church, Bethel
mission and Wesley chapel; a banquet
: Of the California commandery, Com
paniOns of the Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion of the United States at
the Hotel Alexandria, and a Lincoln
birthday dinner at the Union League
club, West Second street.
Nearly 1000 persons were assembled
at the Simpson auditorium when the
patriotic gathering, under the auspices
! of the Grand Army, was called to or
| der by A. ]. Wilson, acting as chair
man in the absence of General J. L.
Beveridge. Seated on the broad plat
form were officers of the various or
ganlzat1ons represented in the gather
ing including the Lincoln Family asso-
citation, Sons of Veterans, Spanish War
! veterans, Army Nurses and the Army
Of the Philippines.
Program at Simpson
Songs of patriotism were the only
ones sung and words breathing a love
I of country were the only ones spoken
The large audience Joined in the sing
ing of national airs with a vim and
the music of fife and drum was accom-
panied by impatient beat of foot that
told plainly of the ~never-dying mem
orles of other and more stirring times
The program was as follows: Music
by the veteran fife and drum corps
call to order, A. J. Wilson; organ Sc
! IectlonS, COmrade John NJ. Loretz: in
! vocation, Comrade Rev. Eli McClish;
reading of the emancipation proclama-
l ton, Allen AllensWOrth, cOlored: read
ing of Lincoln's Gettysburg address
Judge Curtis D. Wilbur; address
Comrade Rev. John L. Pitner Inter
SperSed in the exercises was the sing
! ing Of patriotic songs by the large au-
r dlence, led by M. F. Price, F. A
> Werth and Prof. James A. Foshay.
The recital by Judge Wilbur of Lin
coins Gettysburg address was listened
to with marked interest, the elouuenct
of the speaker lending power to the
2 patriotic expressions The jurist's re-
4 marks following the close of his recita
and which breathed increased devotion
l to the cause of liberty were greeted
; With the highest measure of apprecia-
; ton. Judge Wilbur spoke as follows:
Judge WiIbur's Tribute
E Five score years ago today a boy
, was born on this continent, conceived
and reared in poverty and obscurity
but destined to successfully lead this
nation through a great civil war. We
are now enjoying the peace, the pros
; perity, the power and the worldwide
prestige his efforts made possible.
I'VE are met to honor his memory
rejoice in his goodness and gentIeness
his love and his power. 1t is altogether
lifting and proper that we should dc
! this. But his life and his work, his
great heart of love, his martyr death
have enshrined him in the hearts of his
COuntrymen, far above our poor power
to add or to detract. 1t is for us, the
living, rather to be dedicated, to that
nation and that principle for which he
struggled in WEAKNESS and yet with
overcoming pOwer-that all men are
created free and equal. Let us be here
dedicated to the great work remaining
before u.s. that from this martyred
president. we take increased devotion
to the cause to which he gave the last
full measure of Devotion
, Abraham Lincoln, we do here highly
resolve that these dead shall not have
died in VAIN that your life shall not
have lived in vain; that this nation
under God, shall give to every other a
new birth Of freedom, until liberty shall
! enlighten the world; that government
, of the people, by the people and fol
the people shall not perish from the
D EARTH but shall rule from pole to pole
l and from sun to sun.
1--WE are coming, Father Abraham
one hundred million strong"
Reviews LincoIns Life
Judge Wilburs closing sentence, filed
; pie and spoken at a time when world
events and world changes are fore
shadowed, was greeted with a roar OF
sympathetic applause.
Comrade Rev. John L. Pitner the
speaker of the occasion, reviewed Lin
coins life form his birth to the close
of the Civil War, in words that could
only be uttered by a man living amidst
al the scenes that made the name Of the
| enancipator synomous with the name
! of liberty. Comrade Pitner closed his
. address with a number of anecdotes
reminiscent of Lincoln.
Attendance at the Los Angeles coun-
ty prohibition rally at Temperance
) temple, Broadway and Temple street
was diminished somewhat owing tC
; the rain. A goodly crowd was present
: however, in the afternoon. Lincoln's
Repression, I'VE shall not fail-if we