Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

Increased patriotism and greater devotion
. ~ memory of Abraham Lincoln on this,
~. tosth anniversary of his birth, are evil
dent today ..., .,.,-
normsny?" This Is the question In every
mind as the nation honors the martyred
President 49,, e-.,,,,, -,-
A., aekine the people of Philadelphia to
ahssrye I,incon's Birthday fttingly. the
.,,v is a blaze of red, white and blue. Never
hsfore has the downtown business sect on
arranged such displays Busts of Lincoln
30 on view in many show cases and vr-
.norv every store appealed to by the Phila-
aa,nha Chamber of Commerce has re-
snonded with display. The stores closed
a. noon. All banks and savings in
rtitutions are closed. today beng legal
so,,day. The postofice and substations sus-
nended business at 1 o'clock and deliveries
and collections were decreased.
Az noon today the flag presented by the
gate of Kansas to Philadelphia February
4 -. 1916. was unfurled above Independence
HALL. and at the same time Governor Cap
ner of Kansas. broke out above the Capt.
tol at Topeka the flag presented by Phila-
delpha TO Kansas.
The German auxiliary cruisers Prinz
ritel Friedrich and Kronprnz Wilhelm. in
termed at League Island, and the war
stranded Hamburg American liners Prinz
. Oskar and Rhaeta, moored at the Christian
street pier, flew the American flag on their
topmasts today in tribute to Lncoln's mem
ory The German ensign and varicolored
signal flags fluttered in the rigging.
All the public schools in the city observed
IIncoln's Birthday. At each of the high
schools Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Ad
dress" was read this morning Officials Of
the Philadelphia Chamber OF Commerce,
Lincoln club, Union League University Of
A. s.tgr r.apI Il Nl,sI sIl-., Ia.
cal societies delivered Lincoln Day ad-
dresses The schools closed at noon.
Members of the Lincoln Club journeyed
m the Lincoln Monument at the Green
street entrance of Fairmount Park this
morning and placed a wreath there. The
clubs committee appointed to address high
school students consisted of George W. Ochs.
George Washington Baker Hicks William
J. Conlen Howard q. Lewis, Frank r.
shattuck and Thomas j. Norris. The club
tonight will dine at the Bellevue-Stratford,
with former Mayor John Weaver presiding
The principal speaker will be Senator-e!ect
Josiah o. Wolcott. of Delaware J. II.
Eckersley is chairman of the committee in
charge of the banquet.
At the Union League the exercises will
begin at $50 o'clock. DR., James A. Mac
donald editor of the Toronto Globe. will be
the orator. Among the most interested of
the celebrants will be Captain s. Emlen
Meigs Civil War veteran eighty-nine
years old He is one of the few remain
ing Philadelphians who knew the martyred
President. His home, at 1715 Locust street.
Is filed with mementoes of the Greatest
American"
Lincons Birthday will be celebrated by
the .Junger Maennerchor with fits sixty
sixth annual ball at the Turner Hall, Broad
street and Columbia avenue. tonight. About
$500 invitations have been issued. William
Ringle will act master of ceremonies
In the absence of John Frick. who is ill.
Louis Elsenhalz is chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
The Oak Lane Park Improvement Asso-
cstion will observe the day with a pa
triotic meeting in the Reformed Church,
sixty-sixth avenue and Seventh street, Oak
lane Park, tonight Edwin II. Abbott, presi-
dent will preside. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by william HASTE Smith on Abraham
Lincoln, Patriot" and the Rev Frank Scott,
OF Oak Lane Park Methodist Church, on
Some Elements of Lincoln's Greatness"
The Germantown Clubs annual dinner
In honor of Lincoln will be held at the
Germantown Boys Club tonight Among
the speakers will be Thomas Raeburn
don Potter. Franklin Spencer Edmonds and
Frederick Gutenberg
The Rotary Club will celebrate Lincon's
birthday with a Ladies' Night at the
6enevue-Stratford Stewart c. Mcfarland
VIII speak at the dinner which will be fol-
"wed by reception and dance.