Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-12

HONOR BIRTH
Of LINCOLN

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fore the members have any definite
idea just what is in most OF these
bills.
The Tall Cedars Of Lebanon band
OF Delmar Forest, which furnished
music for the celebration arrived in
Dover this morning. Speaker Sam
uel n. Culver, OF the House. plays
the cornet and is leader Of this
band. The bandsmen were attractive
in their blue apd gold uniforms.
They first serenaded Governor
Denney and then gave several selec-
tons in the lobby Of the State
House.
At 1890 o'clock members of the
Legislature. the officers and clerks
of both houses. newspaper cores
pondents and a number of others
were guests at a dinner at the Hotel
Richardson given by Governor Den
ney. After the, dinner the party was
escorted back to the State House by
the Delmar band and the Lincoln's
birthday program was started.
Secretary johnson Speaks.
Former Secretary OF State Everett
c. Johnson was the principal speak
er at the celebration. He gave talk
on Lincoln which was greatly en-
ioyed by the large audience. Mr..
Johnson has made an address at
several different Lincoln Day
of the Delaware Cen
eral Assembly and those who have
heard him say that the address is
better each time that he makes it.
Mr.. johnson received an ovation.
The legislative committee in
charge OF todays program consist
ed Of President PROTEIN Murphy.
Senator Walker, Speaker Culvedr
and Representative Little and
Dawes.
The commission appointed by the
Legislature of 1921 to arrange for
having a picture painted representa-
live of the civil War consisted OF
former Senator Alice and former
Buckingham m d
cray, and they were all present at
odays exercises. The painting has
)een placed temporarily in the
House chamber.
The program opened with the
selection America" by the Tai
,edars Band This was followed by
short address by Governor Den /,
ley, who told of having previously
accepted the painting on behalf OF /
he state when It was exhibited in I
He commended the I
commission that arranged for the I.
painting and also Mr.. Arthurs the .
rtist, for his excellent work.
Picture Preented.
The painting was then presented /
o the General Assembly by former I
representative r. G. Buckingham, |
member Of the commission. Stan /
ey NJ. Arthurs. the artist, was also (
Introduced and the painting was ac- 1
epted on behalf Of the General As /
emily by Speaker Samuel y. Gull /
-er. In accepting the painting /
speaker Culver said in part;
Peace which is peace must be 4
rst, just; second. generous; third,
and fourth, perman-
mt. II was for such peace as this
hat Grant and Lee as we see then
o ufe-like in the painting met at
Virginia, 1865, meet
ng which resulted in bringing TO
n end a war OF four years, leaving /
cath and destruction in its wake,
aking many years to recover from
we as Americans hate war. We
ate militarism. Our heroes have
yer been heroes OF peace. Our
reatness is the greatness Of peace
nd industry. Never in all human
istory was there a nation more
eeply profoundly inspired by love
nd peace than these United States
( America, and as a people we /
earn for the day when we might
eat our swords into plough shares
pom the anvils of humanity, and as
overs of peace we were and still
re willing to fight for it and If
eeds be, die for it," Speaker Gull
or expressed his pleasure at having