The Washington herald., 1921-02-13
TALES OF LINCOLN
BRING TEARS And
SMILES TO CITY
Exercises Of Veterans
Feature Celebration of
112th Anniversary.


smiles, praise flowed fiuently from
silver tongued orators as thousands
OF washingtonlans laid their hearts
and weaths at the foot OF the ma
tion's greatest martyr and every
community of the city celebrated
the lIsth anniversary Of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday yesterday.
Virtually every incident in the life
of the Emancipator was recounted
and his love. his humility, his small
and great virtues exemplifed. His
humanity was the subject of ad-
dresses by several leading speakers
In practically every meeting place
there was at least zone of Lin
coins" men, and each listened with
awe to every word eulogizing the
one whose memory they held dear.
Veterans Are stirred.
The largest group of civil wal
veterans gathered at the exercises
held by the Department of the Po-
tomac G. A r., in the First Con-
greEational Church. They were
easily distingufshable with their
silvery strands.
Guided by the oratory of Repre-
sentative John NJ Robson, of Ken
lucky, whose father was a veteran
the tears streamed down the faces
of, the old men. A greater part OF
the audience was affected likewise
How, as a 1O-year- boy, Lin
coin mourned for months and be-
came melancholy as the result oi
his mothers death, was graphically
portrayed by the speaker, who mar
rated with an eJual vividness Lin
coins whole-hearted affection toi
his sister and sweetheart.
Gen. John Temple Graves gave the
biography Of Lincoln from his birth
in the log cabin of Kentucky to his
untimely death at the hands oi
Booth. John McElroy, commander
of the department, presided.
Representative Albert Jefferies, oi
Nebraska, speaking before th'
members of the Ahomson commun'
ity service, told OF Lincoln as
boy and his boyhood struggles; a!
a man, and his victories and de-
feats.
His CLincoln's) life is the richest
heritage of America" said Jer'
| ferries. 1T affords an unfoldine
mecca whence those possessed oi
little wealth, lowly station and linn
| tied educational advantages may
/ gather hope and power.
Gettysburg Address Recited.
! s'TnE
Lincoln" and Miss Jordon, afte
reading tine Gettysburg address, re
hearsed the circumstances surround
ing its composition and acceptance
/ She declared that the nation took i
very calmly, except for a vas
amount of criticism by the nation
newspapers, but that within thre
months the dawning of the address
as a literary gem came to the world
It is regarded now as classic b!
| twenty-eight nations, she said. E
| c Snyder presided.
Similar log cabin" celebration
were held in the Park View schoo
under the auspices of the Citizens
Association; in the East Washington
school by the Community Service
where stereoptican view of th'
principal events Of his life wer
shown, and the Wilson Powell
! School.
Brig. Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood, nov
a Congressman, and who was ap
| pointed to his present rank by Pres
! ident Lincoln, spoke before the Parl
View citizens. He briefly told hi
personal experiences with hi
greatest American" and told o
| JacoIp,s ipau0TratiOn which he tn
general. witnessed at less than tel
, PAGES from the President. He alst
| told of the history of the songs o
Linsoln's period, a group of whicl
Miss Lenore Sherwood, a daughter
sang. President George II. Russell
of the Citizens Association, pre-
sided.
Hold Lincoln Dinner.
A Lincoln dinner" was hold a
| the National Association of Col
| iegiate Alumnae clubhouse, wher
| Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter Of ;
personal friend of the War Presi
| dent, told intimate stories of Lin
coin which had com through tn
Nicholay family.
A Log Cabin Night" program wa
presented by the Community Asso
citation of the Wilson Normal Schoo
and the Michigan State Society a
| the Wilson Normal School Repre-
sentative Clarence ]. McLead o
| Michigan and D. A. Edwards,
member of the school board, wer'
the speakers.
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