Evening star., 1923-02-13
MANY VETERANS
HONOR LINCOLN
G. A. r., Spanish-American
; War, Indian Fighters and
Others Combine.
SENATOR BURsUM ORATOR
Declares Spirit of Great Emanci-
pator Still Lives as Inspira-
ton for Patriotism.
SENATOR BURSUM ORATOR

Stirring patriotic exercises marked
the observance of the 114th anniver-
sary of the birthday of Abraham Lin
coin, the martyred President, emanci-
pator and commoner. last night at the
First Congregational Church, under
the auspices of the Department of the
Potomac. G. a. r. Participating in the
celebration were representatives of the
SpaniSh-American war, Indian fighters,
veterans of the boxer campaign and
the several posts of the American
Legion, together with representative
citizens from every walk in life.
Department Commander Col. Fl. l..
DEAN presided From the opening to
the close of the ceremonies the spirit
OF Lincoln dominated. making the event
one of the most impressive in the his
tory of the Department of the Poto-
mac, q. A. r.
Presentation Of Colors.
The ceremonies opened with the pres
entation of the colors, with Comrade
John A. HaSkin as the color sergeant.
The colors were presented by Capt. j.
Clinton Hiatt, past division commander
of the Sons of Veterans, u. S. A, who,
with Frank A. DeGroot and o. A. c.
Oehlmer of the same organization,
were the special aides to the department
commander. Assisting in the presen-
1ation of the colors were ladies from
the Women's Relief Corps, Daughters
of Veterans. Woman's Flag Corps and
the auxiliaries Of the G. A. r. posts
and the Sons of Veterans.
United States Senator Bursum of
Now Mexico delivered the eulogoy to
the memory of Lincoln. declaring
that not alone did Lincoln belong to
the American people. but that the
lnartyred president and emancipator
by his sterling qualities, sacrifices
and love for the common people and
championsh Of freedom made h I'm
the beloved of all nations. In part,
senator BurSum said:
The inspiration derived from his
lffe work devoted to human welfare !:
to orderly government: obedience to
law; integrity of our institutions: un-
wavering loyalty to the Constitution: !:
unstinted support in behalf of liberty
and equally under the law; fair, law
ful opportunity unhindered by gov
ernmental competition for every oiti-
zen that he may enjoy reasonable
reward for his labor and genius, is
still a living issue.
Lincoln possessed a sublime faith
In Almighty God. The spirit of
Lincoln, after all these years is not
only alive, but dwells within the
neart or every patriotic American,
whether he wore the blue or the grey.
Lincoln was intensely American. He
was intense and earnest about every
thing that he did; no opponent was too
powerful if he believed his cause lust ;:
he was ever willing to engage in con-
test for what he believed to be right ;
he was equally willing and ready to
make amends for any mistake or error
which might have done injustice to the
most humble of the land
Lincoln had not only to contend with
the opponents of the federal govern
ment. but he was obliged to contend
with the chickering's, the complaints. the
1actional strife. the meddlers, the all
wise suggester ever ready to give coun-
sci and advice, who glibly places the
stamp of incompetency upon the chief
executive who fails to be governed by
his views. Through it all. Lincoln pos
sessed the patience. superior intellect
and diplomatic ability, to retain his
equilibrium and keep in the harness the
multitude of divers forces seeking a
common purpose, but hampered by bit
ter animosities and jealousies so that
1t has been truly said, Lincoln was the
greatest general and greatest diplomat
of them all
Obligations to Veterans.
Let us not forget our obligations
TO the veteran who fought for his
country. Let us not forget his widow
and his orphan. Let us hope that in
spiration of the Lincoln spirit may
Dermeate and guide the policies of
thinking peoples throughout the uni
verse"
The invocation was delivered by
Rev r. L. Mcbride. ID. D.. department
chaplain, and the benediction was
pronounced by, Rev. Franklin I. Win
ter. the newly appointed assistant
pastor of the First Congregational
Church. The Marine Band rendered
The nThs 5; Star p,,, spangled h Banner. The
selections. Miss Viola L. Schippert
Elinge sang the Battle Hymn of the
Republic,' accompanied by the Ma
rine Band, and Il Am Pilgrim"
Miss Gertrude Lyons sang These Are
They C"Holy City") by Gaul. accom-
'panied on the organ by Miss Kath-
crime Fowler. A feature of the even
1ng was the dramatic recitation of
lincoln's Gettysburg address and
lincoln's farewell address to the peo-
I.emuel Warned. patriotic instructor
of the Department of the Potomac,
a. A. r. Representative Charles f.
Fuller of Illinois, scheduled to make
an address, was prevented from DO
ing so by Illness. He sent his regrets.
the principles of Lincoln was adopted.
Those in charge of the ceremonies.
officers of the department., were:
II. L. DEAN, department command
nander: Briscoe Goodhart, junior
vice commander, DR.. James Mckee,
,nedical director; r. f. Mcbride. D. D.,
chaplain: o. H. Oldroyd, assistant ad-
jutant general; E. D. Godfrey. as
sistant auartermaster; H. B. Moulton.
judge advocate; B. w. Bonney, chief
mastering officer; H. T. Dunbar, in
spector; Lemuel Warner. patriotic in
structor; John P. Quander. assistant
patriotic instructor; Robert Armour,
chief of staff: John A. Haskin. color
bearer. Committee of arran ngements,
Henry A. johnson. chairman; H. B.
snyder, Q. H. oldroyd, John L.
Smith. Anton Stephan, A p Tasker,
Frank A. De Groot. Harry F. Patter-
son. John F. McIlree. Ushers, Sons
of Veterans. DR.. Adelbert A. Taylor,
Victor L: Garrigus. j.. w. Lyons,
Everett F. Warner, Corbin Birch, S.
A. Smith and William B. Wells.