Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
PATRIOTIC GROUPS
Join IN OBSERVING
L|NCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Ceremonies Begin at Memo
rial With Address by Rear
Admiral Billiard.
SENATORS LAY ASIDE
WORK TO PAY HONOR
Emancipation Stood Squarely on the
Constitution and Laws, Smoot
Declares.

Before the beautiful Grecian temple
which stands in Potomac Park as this
Nations tribute to the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln, representatives Of 1e pa
triotic organizations in the District
gathered today to observe the 121st
anniversary of the martyred Presidents
birth.
After a march by the United States
Marine Band, delegates of the various
societies placed wreaths at the bases of
the pillars surrounding the memorial
Lincoln's service to this country was
outlined briefly by Rear Admiral F. c
Billiard, commandant of the Coast
Guard, who said that sit would be idle
to believe that mere words can picture
the service rendered to America by
this great man.
Ideals Are Stressed.
''In this day of direspect for law and
furtherance of selfish interests, the
: ideals of Abraham Lincoln cannot be
too greatly stressed. He devoted hlS
life to the service of others, submerg-
ing his own interests in those of the
people. The message of his life should
be pondered today in the hearts of
men,"
The exercises closed with the playing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
Marine Band.
Coincident with the services at the
Memorial, the United States Senate
laid aside routine matters for q few
minutes to pay honor to the memory
Of Lincoln
The birthday anniversary was OBJ
served in the Senate with a speech by
Senator Smoot. Republican of Utah, in
which he deplored efforts he said
sometimes made to deprive the great
emancipation "of the majesty. he so
richly deserves and the nationality for
which he sacrificed so much"
Senator Smoot declared that brief
excerpts are taken from the utterances
of Lincoln and displayed as evidence
that he was insincere and that he would
have, If alive today, sanctioned rebel
lion. revolution, insurgency and even
national gesture for an international
dream"
Senator Smoot asserted that Lincoln
was conservative in his day, that he
stood squarely on the Constitution and
the law.
Organizations Take Part.
Organizations participating at
the Lincoln Memorial included
Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 3, Ladies
of the G.. A. r.; American Gold Star
Mothers, Danes of the Loyal Legion,
District Chapter, American Red Gross;
District Society, United States Daugh-
ters of 1912; Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent, No. /, Daughters of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War; Sons of the
Revolution in the District, U. S. Grant
Circle, No. /, Ladies of the G. A. r.;
Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion;
Auxiliary, and Gov. Thomas Wells So
ciety, Children of the American Revo-
luton.
District Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Disabled Amer
lean Veterans of the World War, George
Baldwin Mccoy Unit, American Wom-
ems Legion; William B. Gushing Camp,
Sens of Civil War Veterans; District
Department, United Spanish War Vet
Grams Auxiliary; Lincoln Corps, No. 6,
Women's Relief Corps, G. a. R., and
Sheridan Corps, No. IL, Women's Relief
Corps, G. A. r.
At 2 o'clock Cushing Camp, Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War, met
at the memorial. Following an address
by Representative John G. Ketcham
Miss Rachael Land, accompanied by
the Marine Band, sang THE Star
Spangled Banner George Francis
jenkins was chairman of the committee
In charge.
Ne M H. GtAOCSo
The Department of the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic, will meet
tonight at O'Clock in the First Congre-
gational Church with Hosea B. Moul-
ton, past department commander, pre-
siding. The program will include an
overture and march by the Marine
Band, the call to order by Comdr. SAM
uel G.. Mawson, presentation of colors
by Comrade Hazard Wheeler, salute
and pledge to the flag. invocation by
the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor
of boundary M. e. Church; solos by
Miss Ruby Smith Stahl and benedic-
ton by the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce.
The speakers will be Representative
Addison T. Smith of Idaho and Rep
resentative C. Ellis Moore of Ohio. Col.
John M. Kline will read Lincoln'S Get
tysburg address.
Theodore G. Risley, solicitor of the
Department of Labor, will speak on
Lincoln the American at a meeting
of the Illinois Society tonight in the
ball room of the Willard Hotel. The
American University Park Citizens As
ISOLATION meeting at O'Clock in Hurst
Hall, will hear brief talk by Charles
l. Stengle on The Life of Abraham
Lincoln
Services concentrating the birth of
Lincoln also will be held at Plymouth
SIlulCll, OCNCllOCSAlLh dAAu
p streets, tonight.
An address on Lessons From Lincoln
was made by DR.. Abram Simon Of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation at a
luncheon meeting today in the May
flower Hotel of the Artistic Lighting
Equipment Association.
Another speaker 10 discuss the life
of Lincoln today was DIR. w. Coleman
Nevis. S. j., president Of Georgetown
University. who spoke at a meeting OF
the Washington Lions Club, also held
at the Mayf1oWer
Two of the Lincoln birthday broad
casts will be on the schedule of WMAL
, at $3.50 o'clock. The first will be a
novel tour of the Lincoln Museum, a,
516 Tenth street, conducted by Lewis G
Reynolds, custodian of the historic
Guiding. Reynolds also will tell an orig
inal and heretofore publicly untold
story about President Lincoln and
Gen. Grant. The other program viii
I, be provided by the citizens Joint com.
mittee on national representation fol
the District.
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