Evening star., 1934-02-11
CAPITAL TO PAY
LINCOLN TRIBUTE
IN MANY SERVICES
World War Veterans Will
Join G. A. R. Program
at Memorial.
SERMON TO BE GIVEN
AT HISTORIC CHURCH
125th Birthday Anniversary Pro-
gram Tomorrow Will Include
Placing of Wreaths.

Special services and patriotic meet
ings will be held in Washington to-
day and tomorrow. honoring the 125th
anniversary Of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln.
As If in tribute to the cause for
which he gave his life, World War
Veterans, the sons of men who wore
the gray as we'll as the blue, are joining
with the Grand Army of the Republic
and affiliated groups tomorrow on the
anniversary day in exercises begin
ming at 1915 pm, before the huge
bronze statue in the Lincoln Memorial.
This morning at the IL o'clock
service at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, where the pew Of
Abraham Lincoln is preserved. DR..
Joseph A. Sizoo. pastor. will preach
a Lincoln sermon. The Lincoln room,
fitted up in the basement as a me-
mortal to the war President, will be
open to visitors.
Another service will be held at the
First Congregational Church this eve
ming at 8 o'clock, under auspices Of
the National Capital Republican Club
and afhliated organizations. DR.. Al
len A. Stockdale, pastor. will speak
on THE Lincoln Of the Ages" At
8 O'Clock Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois will be the speaker
at exercises conducted by the G. A. r.
Pew for Honored Guests.
The pew in the church formerly
occupied by the late President Calvin
Coolidge will be reserved for honored
guests. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd.
representing the Sons Of Union Vet
erans, will read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address.
On behalf of President Roosevelt. a
wreath will be presented at the Lin
coin Memorial at tomorrow's exercises
by Lieut.. Col. Edwin M. Watson. U.
S. A. A similar wreath will be pre-
sented on behalf of the District Com
missioners by Maj. Paul A. Hodeson,
U. S. A.
Some 20 patriotic groups are join
the District Of Columbia Commandery
of the Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion. DR.. Thomas e. Green. chap
lain, will give the invocation and
Representative Kent A. Keller OF 1lli-
nois will deliver a brief address. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the United
States Marine Band, which is also
to play at the First Congregational
Church tomorrow night.
With colors and emblems massed.
the various organizations about the
memorial will place tokens OF flowers
and wreaths before the Lincoln
statue. The committee in charge OF
arrangements consists OF Col. Law
renee c. Crawford, U. s. A., chair
man; Capt. Chester Wells, u. S. A.;
Charles Mason Remey and o. A. G.
Oehmler.
Organizations in Exercises.
Organizations included in the ex-
ercises are as follows:
Loyal Legion of the District OF Co.
lumbia: the American War Mothers;
Lincoln Post No. II, the American
Legion; Department Of the District
of Columbia, American Legion Aux
iliary; American Women's Legion;
District of Columbia Chapter, the
American Red Gross; Aztec Club of
1847; District Of Columbia Society.
Children of the American Revolu-
ton; District of Columbia Society,
Danes of the Loyal Legion; District
of Columbia Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution; Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent No. /, Daughters OF
Union Veterans of the Civil War.
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs; Department of the
Potomac, Grand Army Of the Re-
public; Department of the Potomac,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic; Heroes of '76; Italian
World War Veterans Of Washington,
D. c.; U. S. Grant Circle No. l, La
dies of the Grand Army of the Re-
public; Abraham Lincoln Circle No.
3, Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic; Beck Circle No. 4, Ladies
of the Grand Army Of the Republic;
Kallipolis Grotto: District of Colum-
bia Commandery, Military Order of
Foreign Wars; District of Columbia
Commandery, Military Order Of the
World War; the National Patriotic
Council; Reserve Of1cers' Association
of the United States; National So
ciety, Sons Of the American Revolu-
ton: Society Of the Sons Of the Revo-
luton in the District Of Columbia;
National Sojourners.
William B. Cushing Camp, No. 30.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil
War; William B. Gushing Camp Aux
i1iary, No. 4, 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:
Spanish War Nurses: De-
partment of District of Columbia,
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