Evening star., 1925-02-11
PATR|OT|C.BOD|ES
TO HONOR LINCOLN
116th Birthday Anniversary
of Martyr President to Be
Generally Celebrated.

The District of Columbia will OBJ
serve tomorrow the one hundred and
sixteenth birthday anniversary or
Abraham Lincoln, when more than
score of civic and patriotic organiza-
>tions of Washington will hold ap-
propriate exercises either in their
own meeting place or before the Lin
coin statue in the Lincoln Memorial
The exercises of the Maryland Div1-
sion, Sons Of Veterans, and the Mary
land Division, Sons Of Veterans
Auxiliary, will be held at 2 o'clock
in the Lincoln Memorial. Herbert
Walton Rutledge, division COM
mander, and Mrs. Sadie P. Woltz,
president of the Veterans Auxiliary,
will preside. Members of the G. A.
r., who will be guests of the Veter-
ans Association, will be taken from
their hall on Pennsylvania avenue IN
autos and returned after the exer-
cises.
Outline of Program.
The program of the Sons of Vet
Grams is as follows:
The Star Spangled Banner" by
audience, E. A. Lang director of the
music; Pledge to the Flag" by as
sembly; reading of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, by Mrs. Sadie P Woltz
president of the Sons Auxiliary;
greeting brought from Commander
in-Chief William c. Coffin of Ohio
will be given by Harley V. Speelman,
register of the Treasury; singing of
The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
by +. A. Lang; address by Rev. Sam
uel Croft. patriotic instructor of
Maryland Division; singing of Amer
ica" by audience.
The Department of the Potomac,
G. A. r., exercises will open at the
First Congregational Church, Tenth
and streets, at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night. when Briscoe Goodhart, de-
partment commander, calls the or
gan1Zation to order. A presentation
of colors will be made by Hazard
wheeler color bearer, and the pro-
gram then will be given as follows:
The Star Spangled Banner will be
sung by a quartet, invocation will be
SAID by Rev. r. f. Mcbride an
address will be made by Senator S. NJ.
Shortridge, Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress will be given by Lemuel War
ner. solo will be sung by Repre-
sentative Clifton A. Woodrum, bene-
diction will be said by Representa-
tive Franklin I. Winter.
Many persons prominent in Govern
ment circles, diplomats and members of
Washlngton's official life will be present
at the Lincoln Memorial statue services
or the Sons of Veterans. Addresses will
De made by several officials
Observance by Republican Clubs.
Another celebration Of Lincoln's
birthday anniversary will be at the New
willard, under the auspices of the Re-
publican State Clubs, the League of Re-
publican Women, the Republican State
voters Association and the Coolidge and
Dawes Club of the District of Columbia
Addresses will be delivered by Mrs
virginia White Speel, president of the
League Of Republican Women: Judge
William S. Graham of the United States
Court OF Customs Appeals, Representa-
i've Robson of Kentucky and William
Iyier Page, Edgar Snyder, United
States district marshal and president of
the League of Republican State Clubs
will preside.
Representative Robert E. Lee Allan
or west Virginia will address the Mems
Cluo of St Marks parish in the parish
nall, Third and A streets southeast AT 8
O'Clock tomorrow night.
The District of Columbia Command.rr
or the Military Order of the Jov.1
Legion will hold its celebration Of
Lincoln's birthday anniversary bv a
snort ceremony in front of the Daniel
Chester French statue in the Iincoln
Memorial at IL o'clock.