Evening star., 1924-02-20
EUlOGY OF LINCOLN
VOICED BY BURSUM
Tells G.. A. R. Veterans Tolerance
of Emancipator Greatly
Needed Today.
DESCRIBES THE OIL PROBE
No Reason to Lose Confidence, Sen.
ator Declares.

Senator BurSum. republican. New
Mexico, member Of the Senate commit
tee investigating the oil scandal, told
the Grand Army of the Republic last
night that the country needed today,
more than We have needed it since
1865, the spirit OF tolerance of Lincoln.
We need his high courage" said
Senator Bur>um his unending patience
and his everlasting devotion to duty.
A militant spirit or sentiment is
healthy. but hysteria is dangerous 1t
is a serious thing for the people to lose
confidence in a high officer of the gov
erument. The integrity of the courts
and our governmental authorities must
b. maintained, and the courts and the
authorities must merit faith in their
integrity.
L. =. Interests Protected.
- feel fully justified in saying that
the interests of the government will be
adequately protected. To the end that
:'nN who are guilty will be punished in
exact accordance with the law. Attor-
leES OF experience and the highest in
tegrity. have been employed To repre-
sent the government, and will proceed
with the work assigned to them. effec-
lively and earnestly, without any ref
"rence whatever to political lines. If
me public will suspend Judgment until
All the facts are presented. courts of
competent jurisdiction will render judg-
ment based upon the law and the facts"
senator BurSum, speaking before
the reception and banquet by the De-
partment OF the Potomac. at the New
i:nbitt Hotel, in honor OF GAYLORD NJ.
chief of the G.. \. H.. also predict ed
that the Bursum bill providing in
creased pensions for veterans would
become law. High tribute was paid
by the senator to the G. 4. r. and its
record.
Approves OF Bill.
The comma nder in chief approved
the provisions Of the BurSum bill.
saying the g. y. Il. should get behind
II, and referred TO the average age
oi civil war veterans as being now
oout eighty years. In the hall last
flSht, however, attention was called
10 some of the youngest veterans OF
The war. Maj. Gen. John l.. Glenn, who
entered the service at the age OF ten
and was the last of the civil war vet
Grams to retire from continuous Sery-
ice. in 1915; Washington Gardner
commissioner of PENSIONS said TO
have entered the service at the age
OF sixteen. and Col. John McElroy,
who Joined the colorS at fourteen.
One of the features OF the evening
was presentation of IL bouquet of
flowers to the communicating chief by
The daughters OF Veterans. headed
10y Miss l.. y. Albright. president.
The meeting was called to order by
John w. Reid. department comma nder.
The flag was presented by John Mid
dleton. officer of the day. and Hazard
Wheeler. department color bearer.
The Invocation was offered hv Rev.
r. T.. Mcbride. department chaplain.
Music of the evening included The
Star Spangled Banner" and Battle
Hymn of the Republic" sung by
Viola L. Schippert klinec: Cherry
Blossoms" by Mary :. Parker. and
America" by the audience. accom-
panied by Miss Nellie Sacrey.
The banquet committee was headed
by Commander Reid. and include d
tile following; Henry A. Johnson.
a.. II. Oldroyd. +. -. Godfrey. II. b.
snyder. John McElroy. Fl. l.. DEAN.
+. p. Entrikin, John Middleton. Bris
zoe GoodhaIt. Hosea &. Moulton. T..
j. Young, Il. W. Bonney, \. b. BEN
nett, Hazard Wheeler. DIR. II. T. Dun
bar, John Finn. Abram Myers. James
II. Perkins. Jeremiah Wilt. Convis
Parker. F. w. Archibald. f. W. Oys-
ter, Archibald Burgess, s. q. Nav
son. Sons of veterans as usherS:
-Adolph J. Schippert. Adelbert 4. Tay-
lor, Frank \. DeGroot. John w. Rey-
nolds. G. O. Howard, J. T.. Stark. j.
Clinton Hiatt. Percy Parker and o.
y. &. Oehmler.