New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Entertainment of
Liberty's Fighters
Marks Lincoln Day
Entire Nation Once More
to Join in Homage to the
Great Emancipator ON
Anniversary of His Birth

Tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the
Great Emancipator, is again to be paid
to-day, the anniversary of his birth,
by Americans in every section of the
nation
In this city there will be scores of
services, entertainments and other OBJ
servances in honor of the Civil War
President at which the country's most
prominent men and women will be
participants.
Following its custom of years the
Republican Club will hold its thirty
third annual dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria. with former President Taft,
James NJ. Beck, Senator Joseph |.
France, Representative Nicholas Long
worth, the Rev William 7. Manning and
the Rev. j. Percival Huget as speak
ers.
Republican Club of the City of New
York will hold it's annual Lincoln's
Birthday dinner at the club, Sd West
Fortieth Street. The speakers will be
the Rev. George F. Nelson, Senator
William L. Calder, James NJ. Beck
General Francis B. Greene, Allan R.
Hawley and Captain A. W. Johnson, U.
S. n.
Scouts to Honor Soldiers
The Boy Scouts of America have
planned to honor returned soldiers,
sailors and marines in Bryant Park, in
the rear of the Y NJ. C. A. Eagle Hut.
Here the youngsters will mobilize in
the afternoon and accompanied by
the bands of the u S. S. Recruit and
their own combined troops viii sere-
nade the soldiers.
A supper dance will be given by the
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the benefit of Lafayette House, the
4onvafescent home for Allied officers.
Two big entertainments have been
provided for returned soldiers, one
in the list Regiment Armory and one
at the 18th Regiment Armory, of Brook
| lyn. Music, boxing and drama will be
the order.
All the G. A. R. posts and other pa
| triotic organizations have planned elab-
crate observances Of the day.
Schools, banks and public buildings
will be closed.
The National Security League has
arranged a nationwide series of meet
ings in honor of the martyred Presi-
dent.
Hills to Speak at Rochester
The Rev DR.. Newell Dwight Hills
will speak at a mass meeting in
! KOCneSteI, N. =, ana lNere dlSo Will Dc
meetings at Barnard College, the jew
ish Centre, 131 East Eighty sixth
! Street; the Educational Alliance East
Broadway, and at Public School 1909
! Brooklyn. Jonas Lippman, E. C. Bald
win, Joseph 7. eastman and DR.. George
Egbert are the speakers assigned to
these meetings.
The Young Mems Lincoln Club OF
Little Italy will present play, The
Scouts Honor" at the Jefferson Park
Italian Methodist Church. The Anal
gamated Order of Dunkers will hold its
services at the Yorkville Casino, PIC
East Eighty-siXth Street.
In Brooklyn the Lincoln Society will
hold its sixth annual dinner at The
Hamilton Club, Remsen and Clintor
streets. The Lincoln Club also viii fol
low its custom and give a dinner fol
its members and their guests
Soldiers and sailors Will be enter
tanned in the Y. NJ. c. A. hut at the Bat
terry by Mrs. Vincent Astor and Mrs
Harold Irving Pratt, who have arrangcC
special programme. beginning at ,
o'clock this evening Sabatelo's orchestrs
will play for an hour, and then there
will be a programme OF vaudeville acts