Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-17
OBSERVED LINCOLN DAY
Post and Corps Celebrate Birth
day Anniversary of Lincoln.

Last Monday being The anniversary
OF Abraham Lincolns birth, the g..
y. r.. and w. K. q. gathered at their
headquarters and observed the day la
Il very appropriate rlanDer A pot
luck diuuer was served aud afterwaId
a program nf songs, regulations aud
readings. Hoinrade l.. \. Mad disou
acted as toas mas er d made d hit
with his several shorC biographies.
A feature Of the program was a
paper read 10y Alexander Bush on
features jn the life OF Lincoln. Be
loW is The address;
This being one of the days when
pepIory goes back 10 the fatefnl aud
stormy times OF the greatest ivil
War known 10 history. We are here
TO commemorate, perpetuate the birth,
The name and the fame Of Americas s
greal es, production III the person ut
A AUraham Lincoln. IL is fitting Qc-
casiou for as old comrades and our
low al cumpauiohs To come together 10
ChplCSS VII lONS wv
The man, who above all others contrib
uted 50 mucn to p"rpetuate the UnlOn
OF these united states and glOrify that
flag standing tor freedom and patro-
tism which should stir To pride, the
heart of every man, Woman or child in
this broad land. We are here beiiev-
ing al honor Is due A braham Lincoln
and his brave foilOwerS Of the rank
aud file OF the Union army on land
sea who fought SO desperately for
! freedom aud the perpet uation OF the
Union. lie was he most serious man
In appearance in the United States
| Ills vlsage was not only earnest and
solemn but positively mournful when-
ever it was IN repo>e. de was a de-
baLOr of high order, he was also Il man
Of logic whom men whD had held hun
in contempt for homely ways and
awkward manner learned To respect
as soon as they crossed verbal swords
with him. but Lncoln's strongest
argument was always joke. Many
or them still live. He said and wiOte
many things which were grand In
their day. ITO clincl point" which
Was one Of hls favOrite expressions
he tried the patience OF his cabinet
severely at times by persisting in
joKing upon serious subjects-mat-
ters of great moment at the time
and IT. is said On g'od authority that
once he opened a cabinet meeting
called specially with the hope Ofavert-
ing great disaster 10 the UDion cause
10y reading the last printed letter OF
/ Petroleum V. Nasby on the Democra-
tic doings at ConfederiL Cross Roads
State Of Kentucky. Before the meet
ing was over however Mr. LiucOln
read his Emancipation Proclamation
That document carrying Freedom 10
something like four million beloved
people in seven southern states there
! bY removing the cause OF the war for
all time tO come and dealing tile
death blow to slavery in Ameri Il.
| feel that | have already occupied
more than my allotted time, but | also
, feel that something should be said Of
our cu-wOrkerS Of the WOlDan's Relief
Corps that has stood ready aud will
| ing to advance our cause and without
whose aid our Post would have been
numbered with the dead years ago.
Their zeal and characteristic con-
staIncy has contributed largely to the
prosperity and continuance OF our
post aud the furtherapce OF the cause
Of patriotism giving us in Lincoln's
own words life, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness.
In behalf or the comrades Of the
Post l earnestly thank you one and all
for your generous aid on this as on
former occasions. In conclusion
wish TO say
Let them say when | have closed
Striving where the strong remain
That my talents were the least
And my effort, foolish. vain
But no one can say. that
Did not have the heart to try.