The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-02-19

Wednesday evening the birthday an
niversaries of Frederick Douglass and
Abraham Lincoln, were celebrated by
the members of the Appomattox Club
1892 Grand boulevard, and in ever
way the affair was well worth attend
ing.
Miss Ruth Jackson and Mr.. Charlie,
Settles rendered several highly inter
esting musical selections, which greatly
delighted those present. Mr.. Charlie.
Dukes presided and introduced boil
the distinguished speakers, Mayor
Thompson and DR.. Roberts, who were
both heartily applsuded when they
arose to deliver their eloquent orations
DR.. Roberts, in a clear cut manner
set forth the wonderful and remark.
able career of Freedriek Douglass
Mayor Thompson followed with a sane
practical and splendid talk on Abra.
ham Lincoln. Hon. s. A. It. Watkins, Mr.
David B. Hawisy, non. 606is-Bz Ander-
son, Col. Charles E. Morrison, Hon.
Oscar De Priest, Hon. Edward h
Wright and Col. John R. MARSHALL were
some of the big shining lights who
occupied front seats within the shadow
of Mayor Thompson.
The Chief Executive of this city
poke in part as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: It is indeed
a pleasure to me to be the guest Of
the Appomattox Club on this occasion
which commentaries the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln, whose name win live
as one Of the great men of the ages
and whose life win serve as an inspira-
ton in the yeas to come TO all those
who love liberty and believe in the
brotherhood Of man.
I know of your splendid organi-
zation, and the work it is doing to
elevate the moral and material stand
ing Of your group in this community:
II bears the historic name t'AppOmat-
tox' cOmmemorating the successful
termination of the great war for the
preservation Of the Union, in which the
full blot Of human slavery was removed
forever from the folds Of Old Glory.
On the 9th day Of April, 1865, the
rebel army under General Lee, styled
the army Of Northern Virginia sur
rendered to General Grant at Appomat-
tox Court House. The name Apo
mattOx cannot be pronounced without
bringing to mind the name Of the
greatest of the martyrs to human lib
erty-Abraham Hneoln-whose mem
DRY We have met to glOrify.
II would be prepOsterOus for any
man to assume to discuss the whole life
of Abraham Lincoln in one address.
There is 50 mneh in his life that is in
spring and helpful that Wesmust con-
tent ourselves on occasions like this
to piek out some one incident in his
life and apply its lesson to the prob
lens Of Today.
Most people are apt to refer to Mr.
Lineoln,s Gettysburg speech as one Of
the greatest utterances Of history, and
Il il; but his whole life abounds viii
great and lofty expressions. wher
soms Of those expressions are applied
to the conditions Of to-day. his wOfdl
seem prophetic.
We have just come through a har
rowing ana cruel war; he.eOuntry i
staggering under an unprecedented
load Of debt; the burdens Of the PEG
DIE IN saxation and the high cost d
living have never before borne q
heavily upon them; there Is tumult ana
unrest fhrougkont the World.
WAT Is our d1ty IN this hourf Iei
rs mn to the hfe Of Idnesin ana ss,
Il We can and parallel q such ecn
ditions and how hs approaehsd .,
problem He assumed the olies q
President Of ne United States ..
March {, 1851, and within nasnfh "a
'rebelIious sEates u tie s6uih plunsel
lhe ennntrv fntn efrfl var. whsek cen