The Washington herald., 1911-02-12

The one hundred and second >Alniver-
sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
will be celebrated tonight at the New
National Theater, under the auspices Of
the Presidents Own Garrison, No. 1O4,
of the Army and Navy Union. Because
of his absence from this city on his
Western trip. President Taft will not be
able to attend the celebration, but Mrs.
Taft has accepted the invitation and
she and her party have been assigned
Two boxes
The programme will be long and
varied, including the singing of Dixie,
by Mrs Helen HOltzclaw Gawler; THE
Star Spangled Banner, by Mrs. Arthur
Dunn. and America" played by the Ma
rine Band with the audience joining in.
The invocation will be delivered by
Rev. George F. Dudley, and the benedic-
tion by Rev J. Henning Nelms.
Cannon Among Speakers.
Otto Sontag, commander of the Presi-
dents Own Garrison, and department
commander of the Army and Navy
Union, will be introduced. w. II. Roach.
department commander, will introduce
the permanent chairman, former Sena-
tor John NJ Thurston. Addresses will be
delivered by Speaker Joseph G. Cannon,
Representative William SulZer, and for
mer Representative J. Adam Bede.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Champ Clark will speak at the Lincoln
Birthday exercises under auspices of the
Department of the Potomac, G. A R, at
the First Congregational Church to-mor-
row night. An excellent programme has
been arranged.
Henry A Johnson. commander of the
No, Of hn will Iali pr
the Introductory remarks. and Rev.
Charles F. Steck. pastor of the Lutheran
Church of the Epiphany. will deliver the
grafton. The presentation of the flag
will be by Color Sergeant Hazard
Wheeler.
John McElroy will be chairman. Rep
Tesentatives William A. ROdenberg and
Washington Gardner will deliver all
dresses, and Mrs. B. H Smart will sing
several patriotic songs. Col. John Twee-
dale. L. S A, will read Lincoln's Get
tysburg address, and Rev. DR.. Samuel
H. Woodrow will pronounce the bene-
dicGon.
Committees in Charge.
The meeting is in charge OF the fol-
lowing committees and officers of the
G A R:
Department oficers-Henry A. johnson, department
Cpmmsndsr; George {. Ross senior vice commander
!. ID. BlOOuEOfsl. plnlf NlCt CJlllLALLlutI III
Thumas CsTcr. medical director; Rev. y. H. Miller
chaplain: OsbGru H. Oldruyd assistant adJutant GEL
cral Francis L. McKcuns. assistant QuarterTnaSteT
general: George /. Davis. Judge advocate; John
Finn inspector \. 5. PERI patriotic Instructor;
Charles T. Garrette chief Of staf.
General committee-JCln McElrUy. chairman; f
X. Dc Puy. SECRETARY: GeTFe c. Ross Osborn Il
Oldroyd. John Finn H. H Bunyea. ]. Tyler Powell,
Newton N. Brooks 5. E. Faunce, Arthur Hen
dricSS. George H. SlayhEugh, B. T. Janne5, H l.
johnson. Dr. Thomas Calver. Louis p. SeibOld Bur
ten II. Ross Chris Storm. JENNIE F. johnson. John
II. Russell Isaac B. Thatcher, Edward A. keeieE
Edwin ]. Sweet
Tsecepticn cummttec-NeEtOn NJ. Brooks. chair
man: A II. G. Richardson George E COrson Har-
IisCn Dingman. Charles c. Royce. Samuel 5. Bur
dett. D. s. Alexander, George H SlaytRuEh. \.
Har, Newton Fcrrec. l. G. kimball Jerome r.
Burke, Charles L. Lincoln. William S Odeu, ]. NJ
Pipes, A F. Dinsncre Israel W. Stone, A. p
Tasker. John 5. Walker ). Z. Faunce Nathan
Bickford. John McE7rOy. Thomas S Hopkins Arthur
Hcndricks Calvin FarlSworth. b. F. Bingham, b.
I. Entriken. and Edwin H. Hobrook.
Music cUmmittee- DR.. Thomas CalTer. A. P. Tss-
keT. and s T. Fauncr.
Decorstols oonImittee-JeroIne ?. johnson. o. H.
Oldroyd and Stuart {. johnson
CCUlmitte seating audieno-ArthUr Hendricks
the following members Of Lincoln and William r.
Cushing camps, S,JIs OF Veterans. L. :. A: 5. :.
CUlbCrtsOn. ;. L. DaughcrTy. William l.. Doble. NJ
W. Drr-nan. Abbott Il. Goodrich. Charles ".
Grinstcad. ChaUnccy Q. Howard. George A. Howe
Charles II. Jenkins. Emil \. Lange J. W. L ms
q. A c. Oehmcr Charles VI. OveTacker. James W.
Pearson, Herbert w RutleiGr. Gumon r Scott
Charles A. Sidman. Irwin :. Taylor. Charles Van
Whit and William F. Wolfe.