Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
CAPITAL OBSERVES
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY
WITH CEREMONIES
U. s. Officials and Patriotic
Organizations Honor
Emancipation.
SENATOR SHORTRIDGE
IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Special Meeting Slated Tomorrow
Night-Hoover-Curtis Club Also
to Gather, for Address.

The National Capital today donned
full patriotic dress in commemoration
of the 120th anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, and Government
officials and members of a score or
more patriotic organizations gathered
at the shrine of the Great Emancipator
in Potomac Park to pay honor to the
man who welded back into peace and
friendship the warning sections of a
Nation.
Senator Shortridge of California was
the principal speaker at the ceremonies
at the Lincoln Memorial at noon and
characterized Lincoln as "the man who
rose above the great statesmen of his
day-who was as earnest as Phillips,
as gifted as Baker, more profound than
Seward, more wise than Chase, more
logical than Douglas, more eloquent
than Everett.
THAT humble, loving, forgiving, sub
lime man was the rail-splitter of
Illinois, sainted and immortal Abraham
Lincoln, child of poverty, champion OF
freedom, savior of the Union.
The Union, strong and great, en-
dureS. The Government of the people.
by the people and for the people die
not perish. The sons of America
march all one way"
Remey Conducts Ceremony.
Charles Mason Remey of the Order
of the Loyal Legion conducted the
simple ceremony at the shrine. Attention
was sounded at noon by an ARMY
ougler. Members of the Grand army
OF the Republic, whose commandment
chief Lincoln was, were lined on Che
south side of the portico, with a color
guard OF marines, soldiers, sailors and
coast guardsmen on the south side OF
the fourth terrace.
On the fifth terrace was posted the
Army Band, while the public and men,
bers of the other patriotic organizations
taking part in the ceremonies were on
the north side of the fourth terrace.
WreathS from practically all of the
organizations participating were placed
at the shrine. Rev. George F. Dud-
ley pronounced the invocation and then
Senator Shortbridge was introduced by
Mr.. RemeV.
At theselose of Senator Shortbridge's
brief speech the Army Band played
The Star Spangled Banner" and the
crowd about the shrine dispersed.
Organizations Taking Part.
The following organizations took part
IN the ceremonies this morning, having
one or more representatives at the Me-
mortal: American War Mothers, Districs
of Columbia Society, Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution; American Red Cross,
American Women's Legion, George
Baldwin Mccoy Unit, National Society,
Sons of the American Revolution;
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, Ladies
OF the G. A. r.; American Federation
OF Labor, District Department, Amer
lean Legion; Aztec Club of l847, Ma
t1onal Society, d. A. B.; Beck Circle,
No. 4, Ladies of the G.. A. r.; Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. 1.
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War; Daughters of the Cincinnati,
District Department, Veterans of For
eign Wars; District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, District Society, Daughters
of 1872; George Washington Unlvel-
slty, Department of the Potomac, G. A.
n; Military Order of the Carabao,
Naval and Military Order of the Span
war, Navy League. So
journers' Club, United Spanish War
Veterans, District Department, United
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary; Dr..
trict Chapter, D. A. r.; Lincoln Post.
WomanS Relief Corps, @. A. r.; Wa
zen q. Harding Camp, Suns of Union
Veterans of the Civil War; Federation
for Patriotic Observance, Robley D.
Evans Unit, No. 4, American Legion
Auxiliary, and National Society, Ladies
Union Veteran Legion.
A special meeting to honor the
memory OF Lincoln will be held tomor-
row evening at the Army and Navy
Club by. the Washington Chapter of
The National Sojourners. Representa-
tive Ketcham of Michigan, Mai. Gen.
john l.. Glenn and o. H. Oldroyd, COL
ector of Lincoln relics, will speak at
This meeting.
The Hoover-Curtis Republican League
VIII meet tomorrow night at Metropoli-
AN Baptist Church at 745 O'Clock to
hear N. E. Weathless of the faculty of
Dunbar High School speak on Lincoln.
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