Evening star., 1918-02-12
TOOPEN PROGRAM
OF LOYALTY WEEK
Demonstration by Labor in
Honor of Lincoln Day-0ther
Programs Announced.
OBSERVANCE ELSEWHERE

A monster mass meeting of organized
yahor to be held in the main audi
forfun1 and the two smaller halls OF
rypoeraphical Temple this evening. as
the beginning of organized labor's
sloyalty week." Is to be the principal
observance In the National Capltai VI
Lincoln's birthday.
Exercises commemorative Of the an
ntyersary of the birth of the emanci-
pator are to be held in First Congre-
gational Church. 10th and G streets
northwest, this evening. under the
auspices Of the Grand Amry of the Re
public.
These exercises are to be the only
formal observance of the day. aside
from the programs given this after
noon in many of the schools of the
city.
To Renew Pledges of Loyalty.
AT the labor demonstration Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. and FRANK MeFFi-
son secretary of the organization, are
to be the principal speakers Renewed
pledges Of loyalty to the government
are to be made at the meetings. OF
which three are to be held SINultane-
ouslv In the THREE halls.
Billy Sunday is to be the feature
of the G. A. r. observance at FIRST
Congregational Church. Col. John Me-
Flroy this morning received assurance
from the evangelist that he VIII be
at the meeting about 80 O'Clock this
evening and that he will speak. others
on the program are announced to be
Representative Philip Campbell OF
Kansas, Gen l. r. Sherwood of Ohio.
NfaS T. a
protege of Lincoln during the civil
war and possibly Senator chamoer,
lain Col. aicElroy is to preside and
F. Albert Lang is to lead the audience
in singing patriotic songs
Exercises in Springfield, Ill.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, February IL
Observance of the birthday of Abra~
ham Lincoln born 1c9 years ago, took
a more popular turn than for many
years in Springfield, the last resting
place Of the martyred President. In
stead OF the exclusive banquet of for
mer occasions. two mass meetings
were arranged for this afternoon and
tonight in the state arsenal Canada
and ireland united to honor the Amer
lear hero.
Justice William Penwick RiddeiI of
the supreme court Of Ontario and
ticnalst leader in parliament, are on
the program as speakers at tonights
meeting
This afternoon Addison G. Proctor of
ST. Joseph. Mich, said TO be the only
living delegate 10 the Wigwam con-
convention which nominated Lincoln
for President in 1860. viii tell Of the
historic gathering. A great chorus
OF children will sing patriotic airs.
Doubly Impressive in Quaker City.
PHILADELPHIA, February 12-The
109th anniversary OF the birth OF Abra-
ham Lincoln. made doubly impressive
because OF the struggle for world
emanci patton, was observed with ap-
propriate ceremony in Philadelphia
Lincoln's Gettysburg address and his
letter OF coincidence to Mrs Bixby, who
gave her five sons to her country, We're
read in the public schools At noon the
ceremony of unfuriing the national
nag presented to the city by the state
of Kansas took place. At the same hour
q national flag made in this city was
raised over the state capitol at Topeka
Observed at Camp Lee.
CAMP LEE. PETERSBURG. Va, Feb
ruary 12.-Virginia troops of the sOth
Division here today held Lincoln memo
rial services in compliment to the Penn
syivania troops, which recently cele-
brated the birthday anniversary of
Robert z. Lee.
Members Of the Virginia legislature
which had adjourned for Lincoln's
birthday anniversary. were present.
The celebration closed with singing
OF national airs and the camp favorite
God Help Kaiser Bill"