New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-13
LINCOLN'S TOMB
BURIED In FLOWERS
Springfield Women Conduct tx
ercises at MOnument-Birth-
day Generally Observed.

day Generally observed.
Sprinrfeld H.. Feb. i2-Fresh flowers
covered the tomb OF Abraham iincon TO-
day as tribute to his greatness ana III
commemoration Of the day Of his birth
All over the state the day was observed.
Exercises at the Lincoln Monument
here were conducted by the Womans
Relief Corps. At the annusl banquet OF
,he Lincoln Memorial Association. in the
state arsenal. Joseph r. Robinson. United
States Senator from Arkansas, spoke To
the theme. "I.incoln's Title 10 Enduring
Fame. 4 Tribute from the South. Raopl
Stephen Wise. OF the Free Synagogue
New York City. told OF Lincoln, the Man
and American" while Percival G. Rem
nick. Of Georgia. responded TO the toast
Lincoln. the Kindliest Memory ~ the
Land"
The negroes Of the city held exercises
tonight.
Indianapolis. Feb. 12.-Indiana Republi-
cans to-day revered the memory OF LIN
coin bv an all day meeting, which was
participated in by Republicans from all
over the state.
The Lincoln League rally this after
noon. which was addressed by former
Governor Augustus h. Wilson. OF Ken
lucky. and the banquet tonight of the
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
at which Representative William b.
Humphrey. OF Washington spoke. brought
large DELEGATIONS from all parts of the
state.
"NIav | ask every one who hears my
voice TO arise" said Mr.. Wilson. in
token Of our tina nks 10 God, who gave
Abraham Lincoln 10 our country, and
stand silent. while 7 repeat the pledge
nd dedica ton which he al Gettysburg APP
pealed 10 his countrymen to give? Nhen
ask YOU If you do so pledge let the an
swer be from the heart and 80 the spirit
moves"
When he had concluded that famous
extract from the Gettysburg address
which ends that this nation. under God.
shall have a new birth OF freedom and
that government of the people, by the
people and for the people shall not perish
from iris earth" chorus OF Il do
sounded throughout the hall, followed b.
prolonged cheers.
Chicago. Feb 12-Chica2o honored the
memory of Ahra nam Lincoln on the ami
versary Of his birth. Banks. the stock
EXCHANGE. the Board Of Trade and all
public offices were closed.
Members Of the Chicago Historical so
cietv travelled seventy-fve miles to De
Kalb County to point on kishwaukee
Creek. where they marked with powders
the place where Lincoln and Jefferson
Davis. then soldiers in the Black Hawk
War met in 1882 for the first time.
General Nelson \ Miles. L. 5. 4. re-
tired). delivered Lincoln Grafton under
the auspices Of the advisory council OF
the Illinois Commission on The Half Cen
tury Anniversary Of Negro Freedom.
Boston. Feb. 12.-Lincolns Birthday
was observed here to-day. The principal
celebration was the unwilling of Il me-
mortal statue to the army nurses from
Massachusetts who served In the civil
war.
Special exercises were held in many
schools and churches. Numerous polit-
cal and patriotic organizations conducted
Lincoln meetings.
Baltimore Feb Especial exercises
commemorative the birth OF Abraham
Lincoln were held in the schools here to-
day.
At banquet tonight Of the Union
League. Republican organization, the
speakers included United States Senator
l.. Y. Sherman. OF Illinois, and Represen-
tative James s. Parker. OF New York,
and Charles II. Sloan. OF Nebraska.
The memory of Lincoln also was hon
ored by the Progressive party AT BAN
ouet Former Attorney General Charles
J. Bonsparte was POSTMASTER and the
principal speaker was Judge William ii.
Limbaugh. Of Illinois
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Philadelphia. Feb l2.-Lincoln's Birth
day was more generally observed in Phil
adelphia to-day than ever before. Many
OF the larger stores the banks and bust
ness houses were closed.
Portland. Me. Feb. 2.-Representative
Frank Plumley. OF Vermont, was the
principal speaker at the Lincoln Club
dinner tonight.