The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-12
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Be OBSERVED BY.
POTOMAC CAR.
Special Church Services to Be
Conducted Today-Marine
Band to Play.

The 113th anniversary Of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln IL being cele-
brated here today and tomorrow.
Today's observances are for the most
part confined to the churches, the
bulk Of the celebrations by patriotic
and fraternal organizations being
scheduled for. tomorrow.
The principal celebration, that of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, will
take place tomorrow night.
The anniversary was ushered In
last night by q Lincoln Day dinner
held by the League OF Republican
State Clubs at the Willard and by q
meeting OF Lincoln Post. No. II,
American Legion, at the Racquet
Club.
Special Church Service.
Among the churches which will
hold special Lincoln Day services ~.
day are the First Congregational
Church. 8 p. m; Ninth Street Chr =.
tian, 7:46 p. m; Foundry Methodist,
II a. m. and p. m: Covenant Pres
byterian, S:30'p. m; New York Ave.
ue Presbyterian, former Senator
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon pre-.
siding. s o'clock.
Log Cabin Night. the annual Lin.
coin Day celebration Of the Wilson
Normal Community Center, will he
held at s16 o'clock tomorrow night
ID. G. Pfeiffer. president Of the CEN
ter. will preside. The celebration
will be combined with the music
week concert, to be conducted by
Robert Lawrence.
The Department of the Potomac
@. A. r. will celebrate Lincoln's
birthday tomorrow night in the
First Congregational Church. Con.
gresham John w. Langley. of
Kentucky. will be the speaker.
John McElroy. department com.
mander. will call the meeting TO
order, and DIR. Henry A. johnson,
junior vice commander chief, will
preside. The invocation will be
pronounced by the Rev. Jason No
BILE Pierce and the benediction by
the Rev. r. e. Mcbride. department
chaplain. Brief talks will be made
by the Rev. James Shera Mont.
gomery. chaplain Of the House, and
by Isabel Worrell Ball. past ma.
tional senior vice president of the
Speelman, past chief
Sons Of Veterans, will read the
Gettysburg address.
Marine Band to Play.
A musical program will be given
by Miss Viola L. Schippert, 30.
prano, with Miss Nellie Sacrey as
accompanist.
Officers OF the department are.
John McElroy. department com.
mander; II. l.. Dean, junior vice
Department commander: DIR. James
Mckee, medical director: r. E. Nc.
Bride, d. d., chaplain; o. II. Old.
| royd. assistant adjutant general; E.
ID. Godfrey. assistant quartermaster
general; K. J. Hartshorn. Judge ad-
vocate; 8. @. Mawson, chief mus.
tering officer: John w. Reid, in.
spector: +. j. Young, patriotic in
structor; Hazard Wheeler, color
| bearer.
The committee on arrangements
Is composed Of Henry A. johnson,
chairman; II. B. Snyder, George II.
Slaybaugh. Thomas 8. Hopkins, s.
E. Faunoe. o. II. Oldroyd, E. d.
Godfrey and Adolph ]. Schippert. g.
The following Sons Of Veterans
will act as ushers: Adolph p. Schip-
pert, c. o. Howard. l.. F.. Warner.
J. 3. Jones, V. l.. Garrigus, George
Francis Williams. o. A. c. Oehm.
Ter, Herbert Walton Rutledge, DR..
A. A. Taylor, Clinton J. Hyatt and
z. A. Lang.
New Citizens Celebrate.
The day classes OF the America n .
ization School will give a Joint pro-
gram in celebration Of Lincoln's
birthday tomorrow morning at
Columbia Junior High School, Sew
enth and o streets northwest.
The night classes of the school
will give an elaborate program at
the same place at s o'clock tomor-
row night.
The students of the Americaniza-
ton classes at the Webster School,
Tenth and II streets northwest, will
give program at 2 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Mack Sioris will
read the Gettysburg address and
poems will be read by John Nacos
and Francis Rey. George Lampras
will give a mandolin solo. other
pupils will read compositions on
Lincoln. The program will close
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