Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-11
ALL CAPITAL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Patriotic Societies. Churches and Schools to Observe
Anniversary-Six Major Events, Including
Two Balls, Scheduled.

ALI Washington will Join tomorrow
in tribute to the memory of Abraha m
Lincoln on his birthday anniversary
The many patriotic societies of the
District will participate in the cere
monies. high public officials will de
liver addresses and special exercises
will he held in the public schools.
Six public functions will feature the
celebration here.
The Department of the Potomac. G.
A. r.. composed of the thinning ranks
Of those who served under Lincoln in
the Civil War. will hold services at the
First Congregational Church. Tenth
and G streets. at o'clock tomorrow
evening.
Vice President Charles G.. Dawes
will speak at the Lincoln dinner to h.
given by he local Comman dery Of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
tomorrow evening at the Willard Ho,
tel. Another dinner gathering a, the
City Club. will he attended by more
than 400 citizens. at which Secretary
IF the Navy Wilbur will speak. The
first annual ball Of the local chapter
81 the Military Order of the World
War will he held AT the Mayhower
Hotel tomorrow night.
The veterans Joint committee
tzations will hold a ball and enter
tainment at the Washington Audi :
forum tomorrow night.
Senator Mckinley of Illinois. Rep
resentatiVe Wood of Indiana and Rev
Charles Satchell Morris of New Jer-
sey will address a meeting at the
Metropolitan y. NJ. F.. Church.
Ball at Auditorium.
The Ella borate ball at the Washing
ton Auditorium. conducted by the
veterans joint committee. is also a
memorial for George Washington.
whose birthday anniversary viii he
celebrated by other orCaniZa tionS on
February %. The veterans commit
tee represents the Grand Army of the
Republic. Spanish American War
Veterans. American Legion, Netera MS
Of Foreign Wars, Disa hled America n
Veterans. Society of Santisg go and the
Army and Navy Union. Three thou
sand couples will he accommodate ed
on the floor at the auditorium. and
music will he furnished by the or
chestras of the United States Army
and the United States Marine Bands.
Mrs. David kinCheloe, wife of Rep
reSentative kincheloe will sing.
whistle and give negro dialect read
inss. and her daughter. Miss Gene
kinchelOe. will perform Spanish
dance. Other entertainment features
Will include soprano solos by Mrs.
Carolyn Norton Bost, a sword dance
by Miss Catherine Edwa rds. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ed
wards; contralto solos by Miss Elsie
Jnrss. who sang in soldier canton
lnents near here during the war pc
Rod and the reading of Lincoln's Get
tvshurG address by Caleb O'Connor.
Mai. Gen. TaSker H. Bliss heads the
reception committee. which includ es
Senators, Representatives and many
high III social and political life. Mai.
U. S. Grant. Sd, will be mas ter Of
ceremonies, Capt. Thomas j. Frailey,
senior vice commander of the local
chapter of the American Legion.
heads the floor committee. and Mai
E. H Hale. department historian of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. il
chairman Of the program committee.
Gen. Hobbs to Preside.
The Lincoln birthday anniversary
dinner at the Willard Hotel. given un-
der the auspices Of the local command
cry Of the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, will be presided over by Brig.
Gen. Charles W. Hobbs. In addition
to the address by Vice President
Dawes. other speakers will he DR.
William Mather Lewis. president Of
George Washington University: Mai
Gen. John A. Leiuene, commandant Of
the Marine Corps, and Rev. Samuel w
Small
The services at the First Congrega-
ttonal Church will he distinctly a
Grand Army of the Republic memo
rial. The meeting will he called to
order by Hosea r. Moulton. com
mander Of the local department. and
color presentation will be by Hazard
Wheeler, color sergeant. The Ma
rine Band will play The Star Span
gled Banner" an invocation will be de-
livered by Rev. r. E. Mcbride, de-
partment chaplain, and Mrs. Florence
Coakley will sing "Tenting Tonight"
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo Of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church