Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-12

A Lincoln's birthday observance was
enthusiastically and successfully car
RED out on Friday evening at the
buckingham Memorial at a special
meeting under the auspices of Sedg-
wick camp, No. 4, Sons of Veterans,
with programme of music and adj
dresses that brought inspiration to the
audience of military men present.
Sedgwick post. No. 1, G. A. R., the Cit
liens corps, and the Third and Fifth
companies, Connecticut Coast Artillery,
Were the special guests of teh evening
by invitation. The two latter, under
command of Captain John A Hagberg
and Captain William F. Tarbox, at
tended in uniform, about 55 strong.
An orchestra of eight pieces opened
the programme with several selections,
and played at intervals throughout the
evening.
Chairman Arthur L. Peale of the
committee of arrangements presided,
expressing a cordial welcome to all the
guests and introducing Principal Cliff
ton HI. Hobson of Greeneville as the
first speaker. Mentioning that his
birthday anniversary was on the same
date as that of Abraham Lincoln,
Principal Hobson intensely interested
his hearers with a. well considered re-
view of the labors of President Lin
coin. He described him as one of those
heroes and masters of men such as at
times arise and are responsible for
the advancement and progress of a, ma :
ton or people He had three great
tasks to confront him. and in the solv-
ing of these was shown his greatness.
He had first to find the right way to
solve the problem before him,
then to convince the people
lastly to master the men who were to
help him to the light he saw. For the
first was required statesmanlike quail
ties of the highest order, for the second
oratorical gifts of a rare kind, and for
the last the mastery of men such as
few possessed.
Mr.. Hobson described how each of
these was shown to have been the
possession of Lincoln, and said that it
seemed as if it was not alone the tragic
character of his death that had served
to place him upon a high pedestal for
with an increasing knowledge of Lin
coin was growing a higher estimate Of
him year by year. His address was
enthusiastically applauded.
DR.. p. H. Hartman, a member of the
Citizens corps, was the second speak
plause with his eloquent words, as he
contrasted the two birthdays coming so
near together, Washington's and Lin
coins. the former president having been
the one to wreSt the colonies from the
hands of the mother country, and the
latter preserved the republic and hand
ed it down to the succeeding generation
untarnished and a priceless possession
Of Lincoln. some writer las said the
last word can never be spoken DR..
Hartman related many anecdotes of
Lincoln, illustrating his ability as law
yer, debater, story teller and stump
speaker, and referred in closing to the
first observance of his birthday in con-.
gress, when Hon. Lafayette f. S. Foster
introduced the Historian Bancroft to
deliver the address
Rev w. A. Keefe curate of st. Mary's
parish, followed DR.. Hartman with a
fervfd address upon Patriotism in
which he was frequently interrupted
by applause. Expressing the greatest
admiration for the martyred president,
as we'll as for the brave men and equal
Iy brave women of all classes, whether
at home or in the field during the civil
war, he called upon his hearers to de-
fend the flag against anarchy, social
ism, the divorce evil, race suicide, and