Evening star., 1933-02-12
GROUPS TO OBSERVE
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY
Exercises at Tomb Today
Hoover to Speak in New
York Tomorrow.

President Hoover, members Of the
Republican Club of Washington and
approximately 40 patriotic organizations
in this city plan to pay tribute to
Abraham Lincoln today and tomorrow
on the occasion of the 124th anniver-
sary of his birth.
The President will 60 to New York
to speak at the Lincoln day dinner of
the National Republican Club Of New
York The address, Mr.. Hoover's vale
dictory as Chief Executive, will be
broadcast over a Nationwide radio
hook-up at 10 pm. District Repub-
licans will gather at their club house,
at Sixteenth and N streets, to hear the
address.
President Hoover has invited two Of
his closest political aides, Postmaster
General Brown and Chairman Sanders
Of the Republican National Committee,
to accompany him to New York. With
Mrs. Hoover, he will leave the Capital
early tomorrow afternoon, arriving In
New York more than an hour before
the dinner Is scheduled to start at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. tH
Exercises This Afternoon.
The Commandery of the District Of
Columbia of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion and other patriotic or
ganizations will gather at $3.50 pm
today, at the Lincoln Memorial to carry
out an extensive anniversary program.
In addition to participating in to-
days ceremony, members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic also will assem-
BILE at the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets, tomorrow night
for exercises. This program has been
arranged by a committee appointed by
allied patriotic organizations of WASH
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant. Sd. past de-
partment commander of the Sons of
Union Veterans of the Civil War, and
Senator Otis F. Glenn of Illinois will
be the speakers william Tyler Page
will read his THE Americans Creed"
To Attend Breakfast
The Danes Of the Loyal Legion will
hold Lincoln day breakfast at the
Willard Hotel tomorrow at 1890 pm.
Col. Grant, Admiral Frank H. Scho-
neld and Gen. Amos A. Fries will be
among the speakers
AT the exercises this afternoon at
the Lincoln Memorial the invocation
Will be pronounced by Rev. George F.
Dudley, rector of st. Stephens Episco-
pal Church. DR.. Thomas E. Green,
chaplain Of the commandery will
speak, and the Marine Band will furn-
lsn music as feature of the exercises
Ihe escort of the national and COM
mandery colors will consist of. soldiers,
sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen,
under arms
On behalf of President Hoover a
wreath will be presented by Capt. Will
nam T. De Ware, U. S. A., and on be-
nan OF the District Commissioners a
similar wreath will be placed by Capt.
howard F. Clark, U. S. A. The follow
ing organizations. presented by delega-
lions carrying their colors and en-
blems will present wreaths during the
exercises:
Loyai Legion of the District, Ameri-
can Gold Star Mothers, District Depart
ment. American Legion; Lincoln Post.
NO. IL. American Legion; District Chap
Ter American Red Cross, American
Women's Legion, Aztec Club of l847,
District Council, Boy Scouts of America:
Capital Society, Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution; District Society, Chill
dren OF the American Revolution: Dis
trict society. Danes Of the Loyal Le-
gion; Potomac Chapter, Daughters of
tne American Revolution; Mrs. Ellen
~PN.SeA iuuoScy 1cHt, NO. i, DdugnterS
OF Union Veterans of the Civil War;
District Federation of Womens Clubs,
Department of the Potomac. Grand
Army OF the Republic; U. s. Grant Cir
cle No. ], Ladies of the Grand Army
OF the Republic; Abraham Lincoln Cir
| Gle No. 3, Ladies of the Grand Army
| OF the Republic. District Commandery,
Military Order of Foreign Wars; Dis
trict Chapter. Military Order of the
World War; National Patriotic Council.
Reserve Officers Association of the
United States. Washington Chapter. No
3 Sojourners' Club; National Society,"
Sons Of the American Revolution; Dis
trict Society, Sons of the American
Revolution: William B. Gushing Camp
No. 80. Sons of Union Veterans of the
civil War; Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons
| OF Union Veterans of the Civil War;
Maryland Department. Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War: National So
clety, United States Daughters of 1872:
District Society, United States Daugh-
ters OF 1872; Vaughan Bible Class Cal
vary Baptist Church; Department Of
the Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps, G..
A. R.; Burnside Corps, No. T. Woman's
Relief Corps, G. A. r.: Lincoln Corps,
No. 6, Woman's Relief Corps, G. A. R.,
and Phillip Sheridan Corps, No. H.,
Woman's Relief Corps. G. A. r.
The recently organized military order
OF italian World War Veterans of
Washington, D. c." will participate in
these exercises for the first time, car