Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
ALL CITY HONORS
LINCOLN MEMORY
Banks and Business Houses
Closed on Emancipators
10th Anniversary
SCHOOLS PAY TRIBUTES
G.. A. r., Spanish War Neter-
ans, Home Defense and
Cirard College Join
SCHOOLS PAY TRIBUTES

All Philadelphia observed the 10th
anniversary OF the birth OF Abraham
Lincoln today.
In tribute to the memory of the great
emancipator the Stock Exchange was
closed, the public schools closed fol-
lowing memorial exercises this morning,
and banks and other business establish
ments and the various exchanges al
the Bourse declared holiday
Statues and pictures perpetuating the
memory Of the martyred President IN
all sections of the city were decorated
The big portrait of Lincoln IN the
Union League was decorated TOT
the occasion, as usual In addition, tire
League will give a special memorial
celebratIon in honor of the rail-splitting
President tonight The program VIII
be Under direction of the Military order
of the LOYAL Legion OF the United states.
Pennsylvania Commandery.
The Rev. Alexander Henry Leo chap
lain of the commandery. Will speak on
abraham Lincoln" Other features
have been arranged.
II was in the schools that the pro
grams reflected the greatest fervor. Nir-
tualiy every school in the city had ar
ranged some formal program as tes-
timonial.
Exercises III SchoOIs
In most cases the exercises took place
in the assembly rooms. Teachers read
from lives of Lincoln and students re-
cited parts of two of the Presidents
famous addresses. his address at Gettys-
burg and the one at Independence Hall
when he stopped at Philadelphia on
washingto ons Birthday anniversary in
1861 At that time he raised the new
American flag with thirty-four stars, the
thirty-fourth representing the newly
admitted state of Kansas. over indie
pendence Hall.
The U. S. Grant Post No. 8, and Phil
adeiphla Naval Veterans. No. 81. will
celebrate the anniversary with a dinner.
DR.. Charles w Karsen Will &c: as toast
master. Commander Richard ]. Baxter,
Of G. A. r. Post No. 10, will SPEAK on
Abraham Lincoln" Claude Han pton,
president OF the DreXel Institute, also
will talk.
Members of the Thirty-secOnd Ward
Democratic Club. will celebrate in Nose
bach's Drawing Rooms. Thirteenth street
and Girard avenue. Among the speakers
will be former Congressman ]. Wash
ington Logue. Judge James +. German.
Postmaster John Thornton. Ephram
Lederer. Collector of Internal Revenue.
the Mint.
Celebration at Bourse
Members of the various exchanges and
steamship agents in the Bourse had an
impromptu observance yesterday after
noon. The building was virtually empty
today.
The pictures of Lincoln in Independ-
ence and Congress Halls have been deco
rated. The same observance was noticed
At the Manufacturers Club and other
Institutions
Members of the Fourth Division. Phil
adelphia Home Defense Reserves, will
hear the story of the organization and
service of Englands Home Defenders
related by Or. Frank A. Deipple of
London. at the Lincoln dav dinner of the
reserves at the Pelham Club. German
town. this evening.
Doctor Deipple has been attached to
the British peace mission at Paris and
IL now in Washington. The world con-
fiict is not the first war in which he has
served shoulder to-shoulder with Yankee
boys. since he saw service as a captain
In the American army during the
Spanish War. He is a widely
known British diplomat.
The dinner will be given by tine re-
serves In recognition of the co-opera-
tion Of their women friends during the
emergencies which called for much
active service by the home defense uIcits
during the war. Five hundred persons
are expected to attend. Major Frank
A. Johnson will be the chairman and
one Of the speakers will he Assistant
Superintendent of Police Mills.