Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
Tributes to Martyr President.

| Euiosy or Lincoln was pronounced by
Representative Thistlewood. Lincoln and
Douglas had done more than any man to
make Illinois great state, and Lincoln
helped to make the United States one of
| the greatest nations, he said.
| Lincoln was also lauded by Represent
ative Copley. He compared Washington
and Lincoln, their origin and accom-
pliShments.
| Washington was freak of wealth."
he said. Lincoln a freak of poverty.
| They demonstrate that this is a nation
not meant for one class alone, but alike
for rich and poor
He. too, expressed the opinion that ILL
nois will furnish its quota Of great men
| to the nation in the future as in the past
| That Illinois is the heart or keystone
of the United States was an idea that ap-
pealed to Representative Graham. He
could foresee many things of tremendous
benefit to Illinois to come with the open
ing of the canal.
| Never does Representative Graham re-
| turn from travel. he said. without thank
ing heaven that he is from that same
state of Illinois. There is everything there
that man needs for his full development
and happiness, he declared.
| Reviewing the conditions of the settle
ment of Illinois, he set forth that the de-
| scendents of the cavaliers from the
southern states settled in the
southern part of Illinois and those of
Puritan ancestry located in the north
The cavaliers, he said. brought their
Ideals of the county unit. while the Pur-
itans perpetuated the idea of the town
meeting. the Congregational ideal on
which. he said, the liberties of the ma
ton are founded
Clash of Standards.
These conflicting standards came to a
clash when the first state constitution
was formed in 1S4s. resulting in COM
promise. The issue was a factor when
the present constitution was adopted in
1871. Then the decision was left to
each county. and all but fifteen or
twenty of the smaller counties have
adopted the township unit of govern
menc
The county unit he described as a
condition of leaders and followers,
while the town meeting idea is one of
perfect equality.
President Richardson discussed the
Illinois society, a new venture among
state organizations In Washington. He
expressed the hope that the society would
grow and become the foremost state So
ciety in the National Capital.
List of Those Present.
Others present were: Mrs. c. A. Stone,
r. b. Hancock. Mrs. Hancock, R. D.
Rush and Mrs. Rush, Isaac r. Hit. jr.,
and Mrs. Hit. Miss Elizabeth Eckert,
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Norton. William NJ.
Grain. o. E. Rowe, Miss Anna c. VIII
son. ]. H. d. Nordeman, Alice Y Mar
tin. Miss Hazel Nordeman, Capt.
A. Fl. Nixon. Mrs. B. J. Apple.
J: w. King. A. S. Stephens, Fred
Newland: l. B. slime and Mrs.
Slime, Miss Newlands. Miss Stephens
Miss s. r. Moore, Miss Dora Guise, John
| r. Smith. Miss T: E. Watkins. J. c.
Weir. Miss Gertrude l.. Moore, Mrs. e.
L. Watkins, 7. J. Daily, Charles s. Gum,
II Fl. Martin. I. c. Stockton. L. M.
Kelley, w. II. Richardson and Mrs. Rich
ardson. r. Stone Jackson and Mrs Jack
son. II. NJ. Vande.vOrt and Mrs Wander
wort. Gus r. l.. Dahlberg. A. NJ. Wheeler.
Mrs. j. c. Stockton. Miss Myra G.. Hole
Miss Alice j. Sorrells. b. Eccleston Mrs
A. NJ: Clay. William l. Early. Willis Case
and Mrs Case, l.. G: Chew. J. b. Sic
| man. L. II. Harris. +. d. Mcconnell c.
r. Adams, 1. I. Cam. J. B. Peat, Harry
III. Harnsberger and Mrs. Harnsbereer
George Everett, Adams Rosenberg. Miss
ID. Cunningham, Mrs. Clagett and Mrs.
Cunnin CHAM.