Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-13
REPUBLICANS
AT BANQUET
Annual lincoln Dinner at
CasteIs Saturday.

hundred and second anniversary OF
the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the
Thirty-Eighth District Republican
Club of the Fifth ward of the bor-
ough OF Richmond, held Its annual
banquet Saturday night at Castels
hotel, Grant City. This annual at
fair was one of the most elaborate
that this popular organization On
Staten Island has held since it has
been in existence. There were over
n hundred present including the
guests of honor. Lincoln, the
Emancipation" was the theme of
each speaker in his turn and all paid
a glowing tribute to the martyr
president whose memery was being
observed at this time
Albert H. Mcclellan, president of
the club, who acted as POSTMASTER,
did SO In a creditabIe name both
to himself and to the organization.
after Rev. Robert III. Heron. rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church, New
Dorp. had invoked the blessing, the
were half through, President Me-
Geehan announced that as the hon-
orab1e Walter M. Chandler, OF Man
haitian, had another engagement, he
would make his address at that time.
MI. Chandler, who Is a prominent
Manhattan lawyer, and who was the
man that stumped the state with
Former President Theodore Roose-
velt in the last campaign, gave a
clear and concise address on Lin
coin. He said in part, that he con-
graduated the club on this occasion,
not only because there were Repub-
Hcans present, but Democrats as
well. He said that he was speaking
as an American citizen and not as a
Democrat or Republican. Among
other things he declared that 1t was
good to be an American citizen first
and a Republican or Democrat sec
ond. He paid a glowing tribute to
the memory of Lincoln In his re-
marks, after which he departed amid
a round of applause.
Following this, J.. III. Tate, secre-
tary Of the club, read Lincoln's
speech at Gettysburg. Rev. Mr..
Heron, who was the first speaker
after the last course of the menu
had been served. Mr.. Mcclellan
spoke of him as a new ome among
them In Introducing him. Mr.. Her
ron began by thanking the toastmas-
ter and club for their hospitality in
inviting him there on this occasion
He spoke of Lincoln and his life
from his earliest days to the time he
entered the White House. He spoke
OF his honesty and remarked what
q striking character he was at that
time. Mr.. Heron spoke of the pres
ent conditions of the country, the
reciprocity aud the election on uni
samuel T. u. Jones, OF brooKiyn'
lisr resluene on lsasant Iiains. Ee
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