Evening star., 1924-02-10
MATTEND Dinner
|NL|NCOLN'S HONOR
Congress Members and Other
High Officials Among Guests
at Willard.
I
COOLIDGE IS LAUDED
Speakers Hold Ideals Of Civil War
President Are World Need.
Today.
COOLIDGE IS LAuDED

:. women, among them senator's and
representatives and high government
officials, gathered last night at the
willard Hotel and memorialized Abar-
ham Lincoln. The occasion was the
Lincoln day dinner of the Republican
State Voters Association of the Dis
.trict, and while paying tribute to the
memory of the martyred civil war
President these ardent republicans
!took occasion t1hvow their confidence
in and their loyalty to President CAL
win Coolidge.
/ Probably one Of the most impress
Isive incidents Of the occasion was
when the entire assemblage rose to
its feet and in silence drank a toast
to Warren G. Harding apd Woodrow
Wilson.
Lauds Lincoln Ideals.
! These latter tributes followed that
part of the opening address Of the
| evening, made by William Tyler Page,
president of the association, in which
| he said: I'VE are here to honor the
memory Of Lincoln. We are glad to
claim him and proclaim him as re-
publican. This occasion is under the
auspices of a partisan republican or
ganization. but we are here tonight
| primarily to learn anew the lesson
Lincoln's life teaches. We can bet
ter honor Lincoln by putting aside
partisanship for the time being, while
millions of our fellow citizens are
still mourning the passing of Presi-
dent Harding and the more recent
passing Of President Wilson.
| When President Page said that this
and honest hands of Calvin Coolidge.
he was Interrupted by a genuinely en-
| thusiastic demonstration. For fully TWO
minutes the banqueters applauded and
l Al4s,, .ov,lyt nd
to their feet and for two minutes more
continued to cheer and call.
\ The large banquet hall. was attrac-
lively decorated with the American COL
ors and with flowers. Between the Sew
eral addresses, there was singing and
| orchestra music.
! Other Speakers.
| Besides President Page, those who
| made addresses were: Mrs. Arthur l..
| Livermore Of New York, member OF
F! the executive committee OF the re-
publican national committee, who at
| tempted to show the importance of
| exercising the rights of suffrage: {:
REPRESENTATIVE Henry r. Rath6one of
| Illinois. who gave a graphic account
| of the last days of the great eman-
! cipator; Representative Charles Ed
win Winter Of Wyomingo who pre-
! sented a highly impressive eulogy to
! Lincoln. and Thomas Risley. solicitor
| Of the Department of Labor, who
| spoke regarding the life of Lincoln
and the accomplishments of the re-
/! publican party.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel and Mrs
| Bessie p. Brueggeman. vice presi-
dents Of the association. assisted in
| introducing the speakers.
| During the closing hours of the
banquet Mr.. Page read letter from
! President Coolidge in which he ex-
pressed his regret at being unable to
| be present.
| Mrs. Marietta Minegerode Andrews
read an original poem. abraham Lin
| prefaced her reading by saying that
{. as 4 woman of the south and a
member of the Daughters of the Con-
| federacy l want to join in this tribute
! to President Lincoln"
The entertainment feature of the
| program was furnished by the Capital
| Male Quartet, William T. Shanahan,
first tenor; W. W. Gantz, second
| tenor: Earl Carbauh. first bass; Edwin
Callow, second bass. and Mrs. Earl
Carbauh, accomi>anist; xylophone
! solo. Master Bob Carbauh;. dramatic
| soprano, Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl;
Minister Orchestra, Sol Minister, di-
| rector.
/ Gives Personal Touch.
| The tribute paid to Lincoln by Rep
! resentative Rathbone was especially
impressive because of the personal
| touch given to his remarks by the
| Illinois legislator. His father and
mother. who were residents In Wash
fngton at the time. were in the box
with President Lincoln at Ford's
| Theater the night Of the assassina-
! tion.
comedy" Representative Rathbone
/; said. 1T was amid the tinsel and
plaster and painting, the mirth and
laughter Of a theater, that the fate
Of our nations best beloved was
| sealed.
"On that 14th of April, 1865, Abra-
/, ham Lincoln might well have been
called a happy man.
| "On the morning of the fatal day he
| arose early and breakfasted with his
| from the front, after having wit
messed. five days before, the surrender
| of Gen. Lee at Appomattox. During
| the course Of the breakfast his son
produced a picture of Gen. Lee and
handed it to the President, who gazed
! at 1t for a few moments, musingly.
| Then he said: That is the face of
noble man. How glad I am that the
war Is now over and that we shall be
living in peace and harmony with the
brave men that we have been fighting
| for years."
! Speaking of the killing of the
President. Mr.. Rathbone continued:
spirators o seemed 70 % have 81 BEEN sne to fdd Iid-
nap President Lincoln, take him
across the river and demand as his
ransom the end of the war. But on
reading the announcement in the
paper, Booth hastily changed his
plans, gathered his conspirators about
him and with few fiery words as
signed each his part in the new
his mind.
! But meanwhile, during that after
noon, there hung no darkening shadow
! over the White House. The Pres
denied Himself to to nas sallers araaa and toos
drive with his wife.
! Booths plan had been carefully
fan taid; nl,h, 1t vas vas IS simple nas and entirely
rush in. fire. leap to the stage, spring
to his horse and escape.
For a moment Booth stood gazing,
then f1inging open the door, he stepped
! forward, cried out the motto Of the
state of Virginia, Sic Semper Tyran-
MIS- leaned upon the back of the
Presidents chair, leveled his pistol
and fred.
''The Presidents head fell forward.
Booth then sprang forward and vault
! ed from the front of the box upon the
stage. AS he did SO, my father, who
| was unarmed, sprang to his feet and
grappled with him, but Bootch wrench
ed himself free and. seizing his dag
| ger which he had been holding under
his cloak, aimed blow at my fathers
/, heart. My father threw up his left
| arm and by so doing avoided a NOR
| tai wound, receiving a CASH
ClutcAed At Cost.
my father clutched at the back of
!. Booths coat, as he disappeared over
| the front of the box. But in his leap
Booths spurred heel caught in the
folds of the American nag, which was
draped about a portrait of Washing
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