Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
HOOVER Nj SSAGE
TO CLIMAX NATIONS
TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
President Will Deliver Radio
Address From Historic Room
at White House.
OFFICIALS TAKE PART
IN MANY EXERCISES
Tributes Paid Emancipator by
Members of Senate-Program
at Memorial.

deliver radio address from the historic
Lincoln room in the White House at
10 o'clock this evening, civic and
patriotic organizations in the National
Capital and throughout the Nation
were observing today the 1920 ami
versary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln.
Hard work was official Washington'S
program for the daylight hours. Con-
gresS had no special program prepared,
irving instead to get on with pressing
legislation The Chief Executive had
the usual full schedule in his Office.
The Presidents Lincoln day message
will be delivered over a Nationwide
hook-up of the Columbia and National
Broadcasting Co.'S and to Republican
organizations in particular whose
members will be observing the day at
exercises in most of the principal cities
and in Washington during the hour OF
the address.
Many Speeches Tonight.
A score or more of cabinet members,
Government officials, party leaders, SEN
ators and Representatives will address
local rallies this evening in various
cities, their talks Immediately preceding
Mr.. Hoover's address. The Lincoln
room from which Mr.. Hoover is to
Executive, who often occupies the worn
leather chair in which the great eman-
cipator pondered the grave problems OF
his day.
At the Mayflower Hotel, Vice Presi-
dent Curtis, Chief Justice Hughes,
Secretaries Wilbur and Doak and Ad-
ministrator Hines of Veterans Affaires
will address assembled Republicans on
q radio hook-up, Secretary OF Agrl-
culture Hyde will speak before the
nlicrophone at Louisville, KY. Senator
Reed of Pennsylvania will speak at
Meadville, Pa; Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Seth w Richardson at Toledo,
Ohio, and Executive Director Robert H.
Lucas of the National Republican Com
mittee az Nashville. Tenn.
Original decision to give the Lincoln
day address from the White House was
reached by the President because of
the flood of invitations from widely
scattered communities. He decided to
accept them all. staying at home.
Hugh Guthrie. K. c., minister of JUS
tice and attorney general of Canada, is
expected to attend the Mayf1ower gath
ering and Attorney General William de
Witt Mitchell will act as POSTMASTER.
A reception will begin at o'clock with
dinner at 8. The Marine Band Orches-
ira will furnish the music.
EAcTclStS at
At noon today in front of the Lin
coin Memorial the District of Column
bia Commandery of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion conducted exercises
in honor of the anniversary day. Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish of New York
was the speaker and music was played
by the Marine Band.
The frontier virtues" of Abraham
Lincoln were declared by DR.. Joseph
r. Sizoo, pastor of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church to be needed by
America today.
Speaking before the chapel of the
College of Liberal Arts of American
University, the pastor Of the old church
which Llnco attended while Presi-
dent, charged that civilization today
was largely secular" and declared
that 1.-THE spirit of Lincoln must come
back to save civilization from ultimate
decay"
The three outstanding frontier virtues
of Lincoln were said by the speaker
to be his simplicity" his "steadfast-
ness" and his kindness"
Lincoln out of those frontier days
gave new emphasis to the spiritual
forces Of life" said DR.. Sizoo. "Yeu
cannot understand him without this
foundation of fundamental faith. All
of his papers. all of his public addresses
bear witness TO deep and abiding piety
OF mind and heart. His farewell words
to his friends in Springfield will always
stand as an irreproachable tribute to
his faith In God"
Frontier Still Before Us.
There are frontiers still before us"
said DR. Sizoo. mot in the realm of
geography, but in the realm Of political
economy and intellectual life. For the
pushing back OF these frontiers we need
today the frontier vir.ueS of Lincoln"
Several Washington churches, includ-
ing the New York Avenue Church, will
hold special services tonight under the
auspices Of the Republican State Com
Inlttee for the District Of Columbia
Public schools have planned no gen.
eral observance, but many of them will
have appropriate Lincoln programs at
which acherS will talk on his ideals
and achievements.
The Board Of Trustees of Lincoln
Memorial University observed the day
at luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel.
Vice President Curtis made the princi-
pal address and other speakers included
Secretaries Wilbur. Doak and Gen.
Frank T. Hines and Ira Bennett, edi-
tor of the Washington Post
At the New York Avenue Church
delegations from the Grand Army of
the Republic. the Womans Auxiliary
anu OJIlbl ulllIldIy blucIS VIII dLl6IlQ IO-
nights program. Theodore G. Risley,
solicitor for the Department Of Labor,
will speak on Lincoln. The Gettys-
burg address will be read by Mrs. Rose
S. Rutledge, past division president,
Maryland Auxiliary. Sons of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War. DR.. Sizoo will
offer the invocation and benediction.
The Grand Army of the Republic will
observe the anniversary at the First
Congregational Church at o'clock to-
night. E. w. Gibson and E. G. Moore
will speak.
A joint celebration of Lincoln's birth
day and the 104th anniversary of the
birth of John B. Henderson, who was
Senator from Missouri, and prominent
Repub lean leader. will be observed by
colored congregations at the Nebo
Baptist Church tonight. Speakers will
Hastings of Delaware; Representative
Oscar De Priest of Illinois and Repre-
sentative Robert Lynn Hogg Of West
Virginia
q The Thomson Community Center will
observe the day with a community pro-
gram at the center tonight. This will
inaugurate weekly Thursday night
meetings in the auditorium whose doors
~'ili be open to parents accompanied by
their children. Tonight's exercises will
be under the direction of Mrs A. j.
Driscoll There will be lantern slides
of the life and times of Lincoln, music
and community plays.
Lincoln's birthday was observed in
the Senate with speeches by Senators