Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-12
LOYALTY Is KEYNOTE
OF LINCOLN EVENTS
Americanization and Patriotic
Rallies Held in Honor of
| Martyrs Memory
KANSAS FLAG UNFURLED
LINCOLN DAY EVENTS
MORNING

College.
rseting, Dropsie College.
JunIor Red Cross drive opening.
: public schools - ,
School for Girls
AFTERNOON
unfurlIng Of gift flags. Independ-
.nc. square and Kansas Capitol,
Topeka. - m.
aouth Camac street,
Group 2, Pennsylvania Bankers As
.oelstion, meeting. Beiievue-stratford
Hotel.
{ ips. College Club.
philadelphia Section. Council Of
Jewish women. patriotic rally. Mer-
camille Club.
NJ. Airy Red Cross Auxiliary No. 3,
.spple sale, $50 Gowen avenue.
philadelphia Association Of Naval
Veterans, 1se1-e5, banquet, soulas's
Cafe.
Am.rican,,ation Of language cam
,.,en. opening rally, Metropolitan
Opea House.
trade Unions. patriotic rally, a3s
North Ninth street.
veteran Athletes Association OF
Philadelphia, banquet, Arcadia Cafe.
Three Arts Club, bal masaue. Rit-
tenhouse Hotel
philadelphia Club OF Advertising
vomen, dinner dance, Adelphia Hotel.
Italian Beneficial Association,
masked ball, Musical Fund Han.
Pennsylvania Home Teaching so-
e,.ty and Circulating Library for tho
Blind, meeting, New Century Drawing
Rooms.
Republican Club. house warming.
Mount Airy.
Uniyersity extension lecture on
democracy, witherspoon Hall.
Enterprise Dramatic Club produce
t,on. st. vincent's Hall.
p- .estant Federation, musicale, Lu
Lu Temple.
l,.,n war otion-pictures, Ger
mantown Cricket Club.
Philadelphia real estate assessors
and Board Of Revision Of Taxes,
dinner, Bellevue-stratford Hotel.
Lincoln Birthday smoker, Spring
Garden Institute.
Philadelphia paid fitting tribute to
the memory Of Abraham Lincoln. the
martyr President, today on the Tooth
anniversary Of his birth.
A big Americanization rally at the
Metropolitan Opera House and patri-
otic rally of the trade unions of the city
tonight will mark the end of day In
which Philadelphia at war rededicated
itself to the principles of the Great
Emancipator. The legal holiday closed
the banks and public buildings and
caused general suspension of business
At the stroke of noon the flag pre-
sented to the city three years ago by the
State of Kansas was unfurled at Inde-
pendence Hall. At the same time. with
appropriate exercises. flag presented to
Kansas by Philadelphia was unfurled
at the Capitol at Topeka.
The boys of Girard College this morn
ingSpaid their annual tribute to the mar
tyred President IL elaborate Lincoln Day
exercises. The annull meeting of the
American Jewish Historical Society, al
propse College, also paid tribute to Lin.
coln
In all the public schools the deeds OF
the boy who rose from obscurity and
eventually became President of the
United States were reviewed in theii
patriotic exercises.
With the inspiration of the American
boy fully awakened by the deeds OF
Lincoln. the Junior Red Cross selected
today for its drive for membership. The
campaign opened In every public school
In Philadelphia, Bucks County, Della
ware and Chester Counties, which are
In 1Al In. Al~A hoo -
vania Chapter. The drive is under the
direction of Louis Nusbaum, Associate
Superintendent of Public Schools.
An address on the life of Lincoln
was delivered by former Mayor Johr
Weaver this morning before the stu.
dents Of the Kensington High School fol
Girls. Amber and Cumberland streets.
ADDRESS BY W. T. ELLIS.
Patriotism resounded emphatically to.
day at a luncheon of the Poor Richard
Club. at which an address was deliv-
cred by William T. Ellis, who recently
returned from five months triI
through Russia. In addition to re-
viewing Interesting details Of his trip, ht
touched upon incidents in the life OF the
great emancipator to show what might
DO accomplished by genuine initiative
The Philadelphia Association Of Nava
Veterans. 1861-65, celebrated Lincolni
Birthday with dinner at Soulas's Cafe
"reminiscences of the war President wer'
recalled and many tales were recountet
Of the dark days of the Civil War.
Other afternoon events included tn,
annual meeting of Group of the Penn
sylvania Bankers Association, at tn
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel: a patriots
rally Of the Philadelphia section Of tn,
Council of Jewish Women. at the Mer
camille Club. where Linco!n's famous
Gettysburg address was read and th'
anthems Of the Allies were sung a meet
Ing Of the Philadelphia Mothers Club
At the College Club, 1900 Spruce street
and Red Cross benefit apple sale b.
Mt Airy Auxiliary No. s.
LINCOLN ANECDOTES TOLD
Anecdotes In connection with the If,
Of the martyred President and subjects
OF timely Interest will form the program
at the Lincoln Day celebration Of tn,
Philadelphia Club Of Advertising Women
which will take place tonight at thu
Hotel Adelphia.
In addition to the patriotic discussions
Tom Daily will read some Of his McAron
ballads; Rose Pastor Stokes, the widel,
known social service worker. will tell he
life story from childhood days In Russii
to the present. and Mrs. Honora Willsie
the author will talk from the magazin,
womans point Of view.
Senator william s. Kenyon. Of Iowa
will address Lincoln Birthday com
memoration tonight at the metropolitan
Opera House. This meeting will be hel,
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
District Committee Of the State Com
mittee Of Public Safety. The meeting
Will be the launching Of a movement L
make English the language of America
Addresses In connection with this sub
)ect will be deliver ed by a number o.