The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-14

country g Mnrtyred President whose
birthday anniversary is being OBJ
served by unwilling of Lincoln
Memorial Tablet at Liliuokalani
school today.
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(From "Wednesday Advertiser)
George W. r. King who will make
the presentation address Mt the ex.
ercises marking the unwilling of the
Lincoln memorial tablet at the Liliu-
okalani school, Kaimuki, mt one o'clock
this afternoon, has n strong recollec.
ton of the martyred president, as he
was n small boy visiting in Washington
during the few days preceding the
shooting of Lincoln. Two DAYS before
the tragedy the boy and his father cal.
led on President Lincoln Mt the White
House. The elder King and the lad
stopped few moments to talk with
Lincoln and as they started to pass
from the room the furrowed features
of the chief executive frightened with
smile and reaching down he clasped
the hands of the boy and expressed his
pleasure at meeting him.
George w. II. King, as years have
passed, has looked upon this ms one of
the pleasant incidents of his life and
he will tell of it as he presents the
memorial tablet to the school today.
1t is believed that there will be a
large attendance at the memorial OK.
ercises for they will mark the only
public observance of the day in Homo.
lulu.
Patriots Will Be Out.
The local post of the Grand Army
OF the Republic at meeting yesterday
voted to ask every person in Honlulu
who can possibly do so to d 'splay the
American flag from residences and
business houses today. Many have al
ready expressed their intention of dis
| playing the national colors.
! The Spanish War Venterans will al.
so observe the day as will probably the
Boys Scouts ms well as other military
and civic organizations.
An invitation has been extended TO
the general public to be in attendance
! at the exercises. The Hawaiian band
will furnish music
Grants Bugler.
Hon. G. II. Dickey will make the
principal address of the day. Senator
Dlckey was bugler with General
Grants staff and personally knew
Lincoln. His subject will be "Mem.
cries of Lincoln.p =
Through the courtesy of DR.. C. B.
Cooper, n well preserved commission
bearing the signature of President
Lincoln will be exhibited during the
exercises. This commission, in an ex.
cellent state of preservation, was the
property of the late DR.. John X. Nc.
Grew, father-in-law of Doctor Cooper.
Doctor McGrew served with distinction
as an officer in the Union army during
the war.
The program in full at the exercises
today will be as follows:
Selections ........... Hawaiian Band
Song-American ........... School
Invocation ...... Rev. F.. G.. Williams
Opening Remarks .......,. Chairman
Selection ......... :. Hawaiian Band
song-Battle Hymn of the Republic
"My Captain, o, Ny Captain.
49,. .............. Bon X. Towse
Extract From Gettysburg Speech -.
..s... =. -. Reginald Timberlake
| Address" Memories of Lincoln.
49,. -. ...... Hon. C. II. Dickey
Presentation of Tablet on Behalf of
Waialae, Kaimuki and Palolo I'm.
| provcment Club. :. Geo. w. Il. King
dwelling Tablet -. -. Fred Turrill
Acceptance of Tablet on Behalf of
J Educational Department .....
80. 80. -. Wallace II. Harrington
American LYMAN" the Re-
Selections. .... .... Hawaiian Band