The Washington times., 1912-02-12
CITY PAYS TRIBUTE
TO LINCOLN, MANY
SPEECHES PLANNED.
Churches, Schools, Veterans,
and Lawmakers Join
in Observance.

Celebrated by sermons in churches,
praised In songs and lectures In the
schools, extolled in addresses and rem
iniscences among the men VINO 9fty
years ago were under arms, the IO3d an
niversary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin was observed in Washington to-
day. Several churches devoted their
evening service to a Lincoln sermon
yesterday.
The most comprehensive celebration
Is planned by the Department Of the
made at the First ConSr, gntlonal
Church, Tenth and G streets, tonight
by Secretary James Wilson, of the De-
partment of Agriculture; Senator b. F.
Shively, and Congressman Cyrus "A. Sui
loway, Martin B. Madden. r. b.. ANS
berry, Carl Anderson, and J. J. Rus
sell. All of the patriotic societies of
Washington have been invited to join
In these exercises. 49,. " 49,
Senator w. B. Hepburn and Congress-
man William Sulzer will speak at the
exercises to be held at the Cosmopolitan
Baptist Church tonight in celebration
OF Lincoln's birthday. Music Will be
provided by the Washington Conserva-
tory of Music.
Action In Congress.
The Observance of the birthday Of the
great emancipator will be noted in Con-
gress this afternoon by the absence of
many members who have gone to other
cite to make addresses.
Senator William Alden Smith and
Senator A. B. Cummins. with a party
of Congressman, have gone to Grand
be held tonight. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and Congressman F. Il. Willis
will speak at the dinner of the Lincoln
Memorial Association tonight at Spring;
colleges in all parts of the Central
States have obtained the oratorical
services of 4 member OF Congress or a
Government official.
l would rather be an American boy
than a boy of any other nation on the
face of Gods footstool,' said the Rev.
James S. Montgomery at the Metropoh-
tan Memorial Church last night. after
showing from what humble beginnings
Lincoln rose.
Recalling the great names of history,
he mentioned oliver Cromwell, the Duke
Of Wellington, 'iaribaldi and others, but
In the forefront of them he placed
Abraham Lincoln, mot of the Common
wealth of Illinois. not of the United
States OF America, but of the world,
the highest type of Christian civiliza-
tion."
Andrews Speaks.
w. Z. Andrews, Auditor of the Treas
ury, spoke at Ingram Memorial Church
last night on the life of Lincoln. He
reviewed the things that Lincoln &C
corNolished. and after contrasting the
success of the effort with the difficulty
of its accomplishment, held up the ca
reer of Lincoln as a proper guide for
ambitious men and women in a genera
ton that affords opportunities unknown
to Lincoln.
The intense interest exhibited last
year in relics OF President Lincoln has
caused Col. o. II. Oldroyd to change
the custom Of admitting persons free
TO his Lincoln museum on the birthday
of the martyr President Last wear,
en- February 12.- 1.511 people crowded in
to the rooms in a few hours. and. several
of the pictures and prints that cannot
be replaced, were damaged. Colonel Old
royd declined to take the risk again this
year. For the first time in fourteen
years the museum is closed. except for
a fee, on LinCOlns birthday.
The celebration begun by the De-
partment OF the Potomac, G. A. r., to-
night. will be continued fer two days
az the fourty-fourth annual Cncampment
VIII hegin tomorrow, and banquet
will be held at the Arlington Wednesday
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