The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
O0RPLOTTBNG
To INITIATE RICH
Senator Reed Smoot Says
Class Hatred Is Found
All Over Country.
VULGAR POOR HERE
Department Of Potomac, G. A. R., OBJ
serves the Anniversary of
Lincoln's Birth.
VULGAR POOR HERE

In his peroration on the character of
Lincoln, at the exercises commemorative
Of the one hundred and fourth anniver-
sary of Lincoln's birthday, held under
the auspices of the Department OF the
Potomac. G. A. R., at the First Congre-
gational Church last night, Senator Reed
Smoot OF Utah referred to present-day
tendencies in political life. He said:
There are a great number OF the Amer
lean people who, through the speeches OF
the modern demagogues and the reading
Of the undertaking journal. believe that
our country is one great breeding ground
for grafters and gamblers; that taXpay-
ers are burdened as never before, and
that the Constitution has outllved It's
usefulness
Envy and hatred are engendered be-
tween classes, and unrest is found in all
parts OF the country" continued the Sem
ator from Utah. We have our vulgar
poor, as we'll as our vulgar rich. The
former are scheming and plotting and
planning to adopt the eXtravagances of
the latter. believe our eXtravagant
mode OF living is the principal cause OF
these conditions. have confidence
enough in the sober second thought Of
the American people to believe that this
evil is only temporary. Let us plead for
tn return of the old-fashioned American
home, where motherhood. fatherhood. In
dustry, confidence, peace. content, love.
and prayer were the rule rather than
the exception"
The great auditorium was beautiful
| ly draped with the Stars and Stripes,
and the programme consisted of patri-
otic songs and addresses by we'll
| known public men. After invocation
| by Rev n. II. Holmes, department
cha plain. and Introductory remarks by
J. d. Bloodgood. commander of the
Department of the Potomac. the cere-
mony OF the presentation of the flaS
took place by Color Sergeant Hazard
Wheeler. the Marine Band playing pa
triotic airs. John McElroy presided.
and Mai T. H. Mckee read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. after which Mrs.
| B II. Smart sang The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" the audience joining
| in the refrain.
Was Most Uncommon Man.
Representative II. NJ. Towner of
Iowa said that Lincoln. as commander
in chief of the army and navy. and In
his spirit of greatness in discharging
his duties in connection with this high
position. did work nothing short of
lprodigious. He said that Lincoln. al
though bereft of education. was the
peer of all in craftsmanship and
strategy.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles spoke of
Lincoln as a man of the common peo-
ple, who was the most uncommon man
upon earth. The philosophy OF Lin
coins life has been the cause of the
moral uplift of millions of people"
The exercises concluded with the
reading, by Past Department Com
mander George H Slaybaugh. of Sc
lections from Lincoln's second inaugu-
raj address and the singing OF Amer
ica," led by Mrs. B. II. Smart.
The committee in charge OF the eI-
ercises consisted Of:
Officers OF the Department OF the Po-
tomac, Grand Army of the Republic
J. D. Bloodgood. commander: Thomas
II. Mckee senior vice commander; the
Rev. y. II. Miller. Junior vice COM
mander: DIR. Thomas Calver. medical
director; the Rev. n II. Holmes chap
lain; Osborn H. OIdroyd, assistant ad-
jutant general: Francis L. McKenna,
assistant quartermaster: Charles F.
Benjamin, judge advocate: Charles NJ.
Robinson, chief mastering officer; E. d.
Godfrey. inspector; A S. Perham, patri-
otic instructor: Charles r. Douglass, as
sistant. and B. F. Chase, chief of staff.
General commttee-John McElroy.
chairman: George II. SIaybaugh. S. F.
Faunce. Thomas NJ. Mckee. o. II. Old
royd, II. a. johnson. n. NJ. Brooks. Ar
thur Hendricks. z. r. Campbell, c. o.
Howard. ]. Tyler Powell, Gurnon r.
Scott. J. X Cleeson. Thomas Calver. Je-
rome F. johnson. and c. r. Worden.
Other Committees.
Reception committee-N. NJ. Brooks.
chairman: 4. H. G. Richardson. George
+. COrson, Harrison Dingman. Samuel
S Burdett. George H. Slaybaugh. A.
Hart, Newton Ferree, Ivory G. Kimball.
Jerome b. Burke, William S. Odell, J.
NJ. Pipes, A. F. Dinsmore. Israel W.
Stone, A. =. Tasker, John $. Walker, 5.
f. Faunce, Nathan Bickford, John Nc
Elroy. Thomas S. Hopkins, Arthur Hen
bricks. Calvin Farnsworth. B. F. Bing-
ham, 3. p. Entrlken. Edwin II. Hol-
brook, George {. Ross. and H. A.
Johnson.
Music committee-Dr. Thomas Calver,
A. p. Tasker, and S. Z. Faunce.
Committee on press and Invitations
Col. John McElroy and George H. Slay-
baugh.
Decorations committee-O. H. Oldroyd
Jerome F. johnson. and C. II. Worden.
Committee on seating audience-Arthur
Hendricks. chairman: Gurnon r. Scott,
vice chairman. and the following men,
bers of Lincoln and William B. Gushing
Camps. Sons of Veterans. L. S. A: S. s.
Culbertson, S. L. Daugherty, W. E. Do
BILE. NJ. W. brennan, A. B. Goodrich. C.
w. Grinstead. George A. Howe, e. H.
Jenkins. Emil A. Lang, J. W. Lyons, o.
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