Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
LINCOLN PRAISED
IN MANY SPEECHES
Cabinet Officers, Civic Lead
ers and Members of Con-
gress Mark Anniversary.

Abraham Lincoln was eulogized yes
| terday on the one hundred and twenty
second anniversary of his birth by cabi-
net officers, officials of the Government
| and civic leaders, who paid tribute to
| the Civil War President in addresses de-
| liyered at a series of meetings during
the day and evening in the National
Capital and at Republican rallies in
various cities.
Senators Smoot of Utah and Short
ridge of California also eulogized the
great Emancipator en- the Senate floor
yesterday. The Utah Senator declared
that critics and cynics have beaten in
vain against the shrine Abraham Lin
coin occupies in every American heart. "
In similar vein, Vice President Curtis,
speaking at a luncheon of the trustees
of the Lincoln Memorial University,
denounced biographers who would ruin
the memories Of their victims"
Sees Efforts Failing.
"TheSe men may get on the front
pages for day." he said, but they
will not last long and their efforts
will not succeed"
At the university luncheon a mes
sage from President Masaryk of Czecho-
slovakia was read by Ferdinand Vever-
ka, Minister of that country. II have
always loved Lincoln and learned from
him." the Presidents message read.
He is one of the eternal lights of
freedom in darkness of egotiSm, Senti-
mentality and political supersitionS."
Secretary Of the Interior Wilbur and
Secretary of Labor Doak also spoke at
the luncheon. Mr.. Doak declared that
Lincoln came from the ranks of those
who toll and not only held in high
esteem the people from whom he came,
but dignif1ed and glorified labor be-
cause he had a part in it." Others who
spoke were Brig. Gen. Frank T; Hines,
administrator of veterans affairs; Ira
E. Bennett, editor of the washington
Post; DR.. John Wesley Hill, chancellor
of Lincoln University, and Frank A.
Seiberling, who presided.
Big Endowment Gained.
An endowment of $10,0O0,000 for the
university, which is located at Harro-
gate, Tenn, was announced by Chan
cellor Hill.
In historic old New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, which President
Lincoln attended during his years in
the White House, veterans and civic
organizations met last night under the
auspices of the Republican State Com
mittee of the District Of Columbia.
Theodore G. Risley, solicitor for the
Labor Department, was the principal
speaker.
"Of all the great dead who have
spoken the English language, Shake
speare and Lincoln today probably ex-
ert the greatest influence on mankind"
PR. Risley declared. More has been
written and spoken about these Illus
trious characters than any other men
of modern times. Lincoln all his life
was a devoted student of Shakespeare.
There is no statesman in history whose
example Is more closely studied than
Lincoln'S."
At the First Congregational Church
the Grand Army of the Republic OBJ
served the anniversary last night, with
e. w. Gibson and z. G. Moore as
speakers.
Senator Davis Speaks.
Senator James j. Davis of Pennsyl-
vania was the speaker before the Ma
rine Engineers Beneficial Association
last night in the Lee House. When
Lincoln abolished slavery in this coun-
try, Senator Davis said, he 'automati-
cally spurred the imagination Of great
inventors to seek electrical and mechan-
ical slaves to perform the drudgery
which, prior to the Emancipation Proc
lamation, had been performed by hui
man slaves. In my opinion, also, Lin
coin should be credited with share of
the glory which is linked to the notableS
who aided in the progres Of modern sea-
faring conditions"
To further commemorate the memory
of the Civil War President an address
was sent out over the Columbia Broad
casting GvSkoYrn from the very Y1onY1o In
which Lincoln died, in the building
across the street from the old Ford
Theater, where he was shot by Booth.
The address was delivered by Lewis q.
Reynolds custodian of the Lincoln col
lection which has been preserved In the
building. He described to the radio au-
dience many of the relics recently added
to the museum, one of them being a
copy of the marriage certificate of
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, Lin
coins father and mother.