Evening journal., 1922-02-13
PAY HOMAGE
TO LINCOLN
Anniversary of Birth of
Great Emancipator Gen
orally Observed Today
BANKS AND PUBLIC
OFFICES CLOSED

Wilmington and all Delaware to-
day celebrated the 18th anniversary
Of the birth OF Abraham Lincoln
quietly, but none the less impress
sively. The anniversary took place
yesterday. but was generally observ-
ed today
Banksb throughout the State were
closed, as were most public Offices.
At the Public Building virtually
every office was closed. except those
OF the city Board Of Health and the
! Harbor Commission. The Health Of
fee staff was kept busy by the scar
let fever situation. while the harbor
stan was engaged in work connect
ed with the new marine terminal.
J patriotic exercises will be con-
Quoted this evening under the au-
spices OF Colonel Robert Gould
Shaw, camp No. 3. Sons OF Veter-
ans, at Ezion NJ. p cnurch at 7.45.
O'Clock. The Rev. J.. U. King. d. d..
VIII deliver the principal address.
Patriotic songs will be sung.
The Rev George d. Allison. in
ms sermon in Second Baptist
church, Ninth and Franklin streets.
last night spoke OF number OF
Lincoln's policies as they would ap-
ply to national and international
problems Of today. The world, he
said, is now in a state OF reconstruc-
tion' such as followed the Civil War.
and America must play her part.
one OF the greatest needs that
Lincoln saw in America, and which
exists today, Mr.. Allison said,
was the need for reverence for the
law.
This should not apply to only one
class" the preacher said. but
should include ALL" Referring to
labor, he said that strikes and
breach OF contracts did not consti-
tute reverence for the law. any more
than the hiring of thugs and gun
men, and the too-well-known cor
poration lawyers" by capital.
He expressed regret that the press
and the motion pictures have been
subyerted to undermine the national
prohibition laws" and declared that
Abraham Lincoln would urge the
newspapers and the movies to show
greater reverence for the law. The
fact that a man Is rich, he said, does
not give him the right to drink.
Speaking OF the motion pictures,
he said that nowadays it was not
question as to what keeps the
motion pictures unclean. but rather
.F a..
as they are, after reading stories OF
the lives of the people who make
them. He blamed jazz music, drink
hastily gotten money, extreme fash.
ions and dirty shows for the down.
fall Of the motion picture actors
who, he said should be pitied fol
the plight into which they have got
ten themselves.
The speaker said that, as Llncolr
pointed out, no nation can live with.
out unity. A nation cannot endure
if Il Is half Christian and half pagan
Celebration OF the birthday ami
versaries Of the Polish patriot
Kosciuszko. and OF Lincoln, was con
Quoted by the Polish residents Of tn,
city last night at the Polonia Thea.
ter, Linden street and Maryland
avenue, under the auspices OF tn,
Polish Falcon Alliance, Nest No. 20
The speakers were Mayor Lero,
Harvey. stephen Chroszcynski, presi
dent OF the Twelfth district: Rafa
Kopysteclxi, president of the loca
nest, and the Rev. John s. Gulcz, O.
St. Hedwig's Church. A patriou'
song by Mrs KarlczewslSa, recita
tion by Miss Mroczka, and violin AM
piano selections by the Misses Sabini
Kowalska and Mildred Green form
ed interesting and pleasant feature
{ OF the program.
{ The exercises were conducted II
4 Polish. Vincent ]. Kowalewski wa
!. chairman OF the meeting. The com
e. mittee comprised Col. Rybalaowsk
r. Rafal Kopystecki, Vincent ]. Kow
alewski Adam Dalecki and Jose
y Skura.
!. Mayor Harvey spoke briefly
: English and gave a short history {
Kosciuszko who served during IN
Revolutionary War in this countr
e and mentioned Pulaski, anotht
= Polish patriot. who met his deaf
= during that period. He then calle
attention to Lincoln. under whoi
the union. consummated as a resu
OF the efforts and sacrifices OF N
II earlier patriots. was prevented froi
| breaking asunder
III The Rev. Father Gulcz contrastt
the lives OF the Polish and America
II patriots the one a noble, tf
i other OF humble origin, but bot
i imbued with the true spirit
II patriotism, and both making n
ii great sacrifice" In the service {
II their country.
II Most Of the address OF Mr. Chroi
szysld was devoted to a deseriptio
: OF the Polish society the Falcon A
4 lance. which he compared with n
1 Y. NJ. c. A. and which is doing
1 great deal TO bring together for II
development OF high ideals II
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