Evening star., 1914-02-12

rative Society Is to celebrate Lincoln's S
birthday with mass meeting tonight at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, r street
between 18th and 18th streets northwest.
number Of colored organizations will
participate.
Addresses are scheduled to be delivered
at the meeting by District Commissioner
Siddons, Representative William S. Greene
of Massachusetts, Rev. George G. Glenn
l.. Dudley. Rev. NJ. w. D. Norman and
Rev. James Z. Churchman of New Jer-
sey. A musical program will be render
ed under the direction Of Prof. James
Miller. Charles H. Harris Is chairman
of the committee on arrangements for the
meeting.
Resolutions are to be offered me-
morial;zing Congress to make the birth
day of Lincoln national holiday:
Another Lincoln birthday meeting Is
Baptist Church. n street between 9th
and 10th streets northwest. under the
auspices of the Henderson National Me-
mortal Civil Rights League Of America
and the National Lincoln's League Of
America Among the speakers are to be
Representative julius Kahn of Califor-
mia. Representative George A. Neeley Of
Kansas and Rev. Simon p ". Drew.
Grand Army Exercises.
Secretary OF State Bryan Is to make
the principal address Of the G. A r
exercises tomorrow night at First Con-
grega tionaI Church. and Representative
Joseph Taggart of Missouri and Repre-
sentative Frank B. Willis Of Ohio are
to speak also The program is to be
opened with an organ prelude by ]. B.
Wilson. followed by the Invocation by
Rev. c. +. Steck. -olOr Sergeant Hazard
Wheeler lie then to present the flag. and
Mrs. b. II. Smart is to sing THE Star
Spangled Banner"
George II. Slaybaugh, the chairman of
the meeting is to be introduced by DR..
J. X. Gleeson, the department comman-
der. Capt. Thomas H. Mckee is then to
recite Lncoln's Gettysburg address. and
Mrs. Smart is to sing the Battle Hymn
of the Republic" The benediction Is to
be pronounced by Rev n. II. Holmes, the
department chaplain.
Observances in Large Cities.
NEW YoRK-celebration Of the ami
versary Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
included public meetings. receptions and
dinners The Women's Political Union
seized upon the day to advocate suffrage
at score OF more Of meetings in all
parts of the city.
At Columbia University hundreds Of the
memory of Lincoln.
CHICAGO-Banks, the stock exchange,
the board of trade and all public offices
were closed in membory Of Abraham
Lincoln. Members of the Chicago His
torical Society Travelled seventy-fiv miles
to Dekalb county to a point on Kish-
waukee creek. where they marked with
ooulders the place where Lincoln and
Jefferson Davis, then soldiers in the
Black Hawk war. met in 1882 for the
first time.
SPRINGFIELD. 1ll.-In practically ev-
cry town in Illinois Lincoln's greatness
was extolled. Business in many places
was Suspended.
BoSToN-The principal Lincoln cele-
bration was the unveiling Of memorial
statue to the army nurses who served in
the civil war Political and patriotic or
conducted Lincoln meetings
SAN FRANCISCo-Dedicatio Of the
site for the Turkish pavilion at the PAN
exposition featured the OBJ
servance Of Lincoln's birthday.
INDIANAPOLIS-Rep of In
diana celebrated the anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln today with
rally Representative William E..
Humphrey speaks at a banquet of the
Indiana Republican Editorial Associa-
ton.