The Washington times., 1913-02-09
B|RTHOF LINCOLN I
TO Be CELEBRATED
TUESDAY EVENING
Department of Potomac, G. A.
r., Will Hear Addresses of
Warriors and Statesmen.

In honor of the centenary of the birth
OF Abraham Lincoln, the Department
of the Potomac, G. A r., will hold
services in the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets northwest,
next Tuesday evening.
Addresses will be made by Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Senator Smoot Of
Utah, Congressman Towner Of Iowa
and Greene of Vermont, Major T. H.
Mckee, Col. John MeElroy. and De-
partment Commander Bloodgood. of this
city. Invitations to attend the services
have been sent to the United Spanish
War Veterans, the Army and Navy
Union, and other organizations.
In Charge of Event.
The committees In charge Of the
event are as follows:
Officers of the Department of the Po-
tomac, Grand Army of the Republic
J. ID. Bloodgood, commander; Thomas
II. Mckee. senior vice commander; the
Rev. N. H. Miller, Junior vice COM
mander: DR.. Thomas Calver. medical
director: the Rev. n. II. Holmes. chap
lain; Osborn II. Oldroyd. assistant adj
jrtant general; Francis L. Mckenna,
assistant quartermaster; Charles F.
Benjamin, judge advocate; Charles N.
Robinson, chief mastering officer; E. d.
Godfrey. Inspector; A. s. Perham, pa
triotic instructor: Charles r. Douglass,
assistant: and B. F. Chase, chief Of
staff
General committee-John McElroy.
chairman: George II. Siaybaugh. s. E.
Faunce. Thomas NJ. Mckee. o. II. Old
royd, H. A. johnson. Thomas Calver.
thur Hendricks, Z. R. Campbell, c. Q.
Howard, J. Tyler Powell. Gurnon r.
Scott, j. K. Cleeson, and G. II. Worden.
Reception committee-N. NJ Brooks.
chairman; A III. @. Richardson, George
E. corson. Harrison pingman. Samuel
Hart. Newton Ferree, Ivory @. KIM
ball. Jerome B. Burke, William s.
Odell, J. NJ. Pipes A. z. Dinsmore.
Israel w. Stone. A p. Tasker. John
s. Walker. S. Z. Faunce. Nathan Bick-
k.ns. Arthur Hendricks. Calvin Farms
worth. B. F. Bingham, B. p. Entriken,
Edwin H Holbrock, George c. Ross,
and II. A. Johnson
Music Committee.
Music committee-Dr. Thomas CAL
yer. A. p. Tasker, and S. z. Faunce.
Committee on press and invitations
Col John McEfroy and George H.
Decorations committee-O II. Oldroyd.
Jerome r. johnson. and c. II. worden.
Committee on seating audience-Ar-
thur Hendricks chairman; Gurnon r.
Scott, vice chairman, and the following
members Of Lincoln and William B.
Gushing camps. Sons of Veterans. u. 8.
A: g. s. Cuibertson, s. L. Daugherty,
w. E Dobie, NJ. w. brennan. A. b..
Goodrich. c. w. Grinstead George A..
J. W. Lyons. o. 4. C. Oehmler: c: N.
ledge, l. S. Taylor. Charles Van White.
and w. F. Wolfe.
Other Celebrations.
Senator william o. Bradley of Ken
lucky will be the principal speaker at
the Lincoln Day observation at the Ma
tionaI Training School Tor Women and
Girls this afternoon at 8 O'Clock. A pro-
gram of solos and choruses by the stu
dents OF the school has been arranged.
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. an organi-
zation composed Of both races, with
branches in some fifteen American cities.
Metropolitan A NJ. z. Church, WASH
ingtoE, February IL, at 5 .. m, to
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of the
proclamation. The chief
speaker will be the president OF the New
York branch. DIR. J. Z. SpiDgarn. for
meriy professor Of comparative litera-
ture in Columbia University.