The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-12
GREAT SHRINE
TO LINCOLNS
IS DEDICATED
Marriage of Nancy Hanks
Re-Enacted at Pageant
in Kentucky.
BROADCAST OVER CHAIN
Temple Houses Log Cabin
in Which Presidents
Parents Wed.
BY JAMES NJ. KERR
United Press stan Correspondent


HARRODSBURG, KY. June IL
The marriage of Nancy Hanks and
Thomas Lincoln, parents of Abra-
ham Lincoln, was wildly. re-enacted
in pageant fashion here today at
the dedication of the beautiful
Lincoln marriage temple. honoring
the martyred Presidents father and
mother.
Thousands Of visitors came to the
park Enclosure to hear fitting ad-
dresses and witness e-enactment Of
the historic wedding. Members Of
the StagecrafterS, a theatrical group
Of Transylvania college, Lexington.
KY, were principals in the wed
ding"
The Lincoln temple shelters the
log cabin In which Abraham
Lincolns parents were married 125
years ago, by the Rev. Jesse Head.
circuit riding minister of the
pioneer days.
Prepared in TabIeau
The entire pageant was prepared
in tableau by citizens of Harrods-
burg and neighborhood commune
ties. dressed in pioneer costumes.
Part OF the dedication ceremony
was broadcast over a national chain.
Erection of the marriage temple
was made possible by Mrs. Edmund
Burke Ball, Muncie, Ind, a stu
dent Of the life Of Lincoln. who
donated $4,000 for the memorial. 1t
Is located in Pioneer Memorial state
park.
The dedication exercises opened
with forty-eight young women from
Mercer and Boyle counties. attired
in costumes to represent the forty
eight states, forming an aisle
through which Mrs. Ball walked to
the main platform.
Within the aisle were thirteen
children, dressed to represent the
thirteen original colonies.
Bible Placed in Temple
Upon reaching the platform, Mrs.
Ball presented Governor Elem d.
Sampson Of Kentucky an old Bible
belonging to relatives of Abraham
Lincoln. The Bible was placed
within the temple.
Representatives from Virginia. Il
linois and Indiana, the states in
which Lincoln's father and mother
lived, presented Governor Sampson
with their state flags, which were
mounted in the marriage temple.
Governor John G. Pollard repre-
sented Virginia; George Ball of
Muncie represented Indiana, and
H. H. Cleveland, state director of
buildings and public works, repre-
Sented Illinois. .....t...
The dedicatory address was given
by Labor Secretary William N.
Doak.
Governor Sampson presided over
the ceremonies. Others who as
sisted in the program were Edwin
P. Morrow, former Governor of
Kentucky; Bishop H. P. Almond
Abbott Of the Episcopal diocese.
Lexington, KY; Senator Alben w.
Barley; Mrs. James DarnelI, Ken
lucky director of state parks; VIII.
Townsend, Lexington, KY; Ross F.
Lockridge, Bloomington, Ind, and
W. E. Arnold of Harrodsburg.
Holiday in blue Grass
Music was furnished by the Uni
versity of Kentucky cadet band.
The speakers platform was occu-
pied by many other dignitaries rep
resenting the United States and for
eign nations. The entire Blue Grass
region of Kentucky declared a hoh-
Gay and many Of its people turned
out for the ceremonies which occu-
pied the entire day.
A banquet celebrating the one
hundred flfty-seventh anniversary
Of the founding Of Harrodsburg viii
be held in the Harrodsburg Chris
tan church tonight with Governor
Sampson presiding. Secretary Doak
will speak.
Other speakers are DR.. William
Lowe Bryan, president of Indiana
university; Edwin P. Morrow: DR..
Albert Bushnell Hart, historian Of
the George Washington bicentennial
commission; Mrs. Flora Meyers Gill
lentine Of Nashville, Tenn, historian
general Of the D. A. r., and Ross
Lockridge Of Bloomington, Ind.
Harrodsburg contains many places
OF historical interest, including old
TT. Harrod, which houses relics Of
pioneer days. The fort contains an
tique beds, grain grinding ma
chinery, faded pictures, curios, guns
and cannon and many personal be-
longings Of the pioneer folk.
Harrodsburg is twenty-eight miles
southwest Of Lexington, eight miles
from historic Shakertown and near
the palisades Of the Kentucky river.
Building Of the Lincoln marriage
Shrine is a part Of the national pro-
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