Evening journal., 1917-02-13
LEGISLATORS HONOR
MEMORY Of Lincoln
Secretary Of State Johnson,
Senator Gormley and
Others as Speakers
SOLOS AND CHORUS
SINGING FEATURES
STAFF Correspondent.

oAdn AOA ANokNAAbAN
DOVER, Feb. 1S.-The Hall Of Rep
resentatives was crowded yesterday
afternoon when the program In memory
OF the birthday anniversary OF Abra-
ham Lincoln was given. It proved
one OF the most delightful as well as
patriotic affairs ever held by Della
ware Legislature. The singing was
especially pleasing, and one Of the
features was the Banner Song" by
Herman c. Taylor, near the close Of
the exercises. AS he sang each verse
Mr.. Taylor unfurled a flag, OF Ire
land, France and England and at the
conclusion the American flag. The
flag was greeted with applause that
lasted some minutes everyone in the
room. rising as Mr.. Taylor waived
the flag. The exercises concluded
with the singing Of the -star Span
sled Banner" by the entire audi
ence.
Other singing features was solo
by Miss Frances Dewitt and selec-
tons by the Dover Glee Club consist
ing OF Messrs. Taylor, Benson. Fisher,
Carrow, Lewis, Louderbough and
Wharton, with Mrs. Emma Stephens
Stewart as accompanist and also a
selection by the Smyrna quartet COM
posed OF Messrs, Price, Hoffecker, Hill
and Stebley.
Another feature Of the program was
the entrance Of Representative Buck
ingham. chairman Of the committee
in charge OF the celebration, carrying
the American flag and followed by a
delegation of veterans with the State
flag. This feature was also applauded
for some minutes. The entire pro-
gram follows:
America" by entire audience;
''Lincoln's Address at Gettysburgh,"
Senator Walker; music. Dover Glee
Club. 1.-The Flag We All Love-; adj
dress, Representative Buckingham I;
solo, "My Old Kentucky Home, "
Smyrna quartet; address, Representa-
tive WEIGH; music, Miss Dewitt; adj
dress, Senator Gormley; music Dover
Glee Club; address, Representative
Burris; music, Smyrna Quartet; ad-
dress Hon. Everett c. Johnson. secre-
tary Of State; music, Banner Song"
Herman @. Taylor; music. "Star
Spangler Banner" entire audience.
"l suppose I am the only member o
either House who ever saw Abraham
lincoln" said Representative Bucliug
ham in his address. "When was a sol
der, wounded and lying in one Of tn
numerous hospital barracks at Cit
Point, Va, Lincoln passed through tn
various hospital wards, speaking a wor'
! of cheer here and there. He was on hi
way to Richmond, Va, it having beef
evacuated the Sunday previous.
"1ake up the history Of those armies
the one under General Lee, fighting, TO
what they believed to be right and Of
the defeusiye; the other under Genera
Il Grant battling for the preservation o
the Union, as lincoln saw it. Follow
in the wake Of those two armies, from
the time they crossed tho Rnpidan rive
in May, 1864, until the surrender o
\ General lee at Appomattox Cour
House ON April Q, 1865. You stand will
bowed head and lift your thoughts
little higher because. as soldier, yol
were permitted to be one Of those VIII
| lived through it and almost reached Ap
pomattox before you were knocked on
by a ball on the 3lst of March, 1865.
The two great chieftains met at APP.
pomatox, Grant rendering such terms
unto Lee as became a great soldier
Il No grounding of arms. not the
victorious army marching in front but
in the most informal yet military way
without any military display.
ct does not take much imagination
of the mind 10 picture to you The
contrast between the returning home
OF the boys in Blue and the boys il
GRAY; the boys in Blue to their homes
not devastated by war; the boys II
GRAY to their homes devastated By
four wears of war But they were
Americans, and that will and deter
mination, which had characterized
them during the four years Of war
stood by them to take up the duties
of citizenship, and how will they
have done II. Their Southland speak
more 10 you than words that 1 car
command"
Ais Robe for Wilson.
. After voicing some OF the trouble
that beset President Lincoln in tn,
days Of 1s61-65. Representative Welcl
, added:
May the robe OF Honest Abe fal
! upon the one that now stands in hi
/, stead, and may the grand old shi
pass safely through the stormy sea