Evening star., 1937-02-11
GAR. TOOBSERVE
LINCOLN BIRTHDAY
viii Lead Exercises Tomor-
row in First Congrega-
tionaI Church.

The Department Of the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic, will lead
National Capital patriotic, civic and
social organizations and schools to-
morrow in observing the 128th ami
versary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln.
G. A. r. Lincoln birthday exercises
will be held at 8 pm. in First Congre-
gational Church, Tenth and G streets,
with allied patriotic organizations par
ticipating. Senator O'Mahoney of
wyoming will deliver the principal ad-
dress.
A feature of the observance will be
the meeting of the Danes of the
Loyal Legion at 1890 pm. at the
Carlton Hotel, where Nine. Cantacu-
Hene, daughter of Ulysses S. Grant.
will read several letters from Lincoln
to her father. Representative Randolph
of West Virginia will speak and Mrs
Mary Logan Tucker, daughter of Gen.
Logan of Civil War fame, president of
the organization. will preside
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton will observe the occasion at 1918
pm, when Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig,
State regent, and Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth, State vice regent, will place at
the Lincoln Memorial wreaths for the
national and District D. A. r. organi-
UdfinnC 1f
sentatives of the D. A. r. will be es-
corted by a color guard bearing the
Nations flag and the D. A. r. emblem.
An overture by the Marine Band
will open G. A. r. exercises at First
Congregational Church. The call to
order will be sounded by r. j. F. Nc
Elroy, patriotic instructor of the Dis
trict Department of the G. A. r. and
past department commander of the
Sons OF Union Veterans. Rev. How
ard Stone Anderson, pastor of the
church, will deliver the invocation,
followed by presentation OF depart
ment colors and salute to the flag.
Everett F. Warner. past department
commander of Maryland Sons of
Union Veterans, will deliver Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. Music will be
furnished by the Marine Band. Mrs.
Matilda Tugsley will sing two patriotic
songs. McElroy viii introduce John
M. Kline, commander of the Depart
ment of the Potomac.
John Clagett Proctor will be guest
speaker Of the Federation of Women's
Clubs of the District in the observance
of Lincoln's birthday in an address,
abraham Lincoln, the Man." over
WMAL at 2:15 pm. tomorrow.
Illness prevents the original speaker,
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, former
federation president, from appearing
on the program, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt,
radio chairman, announced.
Although no special program has
been included in the school calendar,
some divisions and in some cases indi-
vidual principals have undertaken to
arrange celebrations. In most cases
observance will consist of a special
assembly.
One of the most elaborate programs
will be held at Mcfarland Junior High.
1t will consist of play, special book
review, and reading Of Lincoln's
inaugural and Gettysburg addresses,
in addition to the special assembly
A special play also will be given at
Hine Junior College.
Some of the elementary schools are
to hold joint ceremonies next week for
Lincoln and Washington.
Representative Robsion of Ken
lucky will deliver the Lincoln birthday
address tomorrow in the House. He
will speak for half an hour. The
House will adjourn at conclusion Of
his speech.