Evening star., 1945-02-11
Truman 10 Take
Part in Service
On Lincoln Day
Several Patriotic
Proeroms Planned
Today. Tomorrow

Today. Tomorrow
Vice President Truman will pay
tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the
1856 anniversary of the Civil War
Presidents birth at special me-
mortal services at 1890 pm. to-
morrow at the Lincoln Memorial
Irving c. Root, superintendent of
National Capital Parks, announced
yesterday.
The Vice President will lay the
wreath for President Roosevelt,
who has participated in anniversary
ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial
ior the last IL years.
About Is patriotic societies will
take part in the services. which are
;ponsored by the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion in cooperation
with the National Park service.
Col. L. C. Crawford, Memorial Serv-
ice Committee chairman, will be
assisted by Vice Admiral Alfred
johnson, U. S. NJ, commander, and
w. Elkinse Reed, recorder, of the
District commandery of the legion.
Edward j. Kelly, special assistant
to the superintendent of National
Capital Parks, will represent the
National Park Service in arranging
the ceremony.
The Marine Band, directed by
Capt. William F. Santelman, will
cive a concert starting at noon.
Massing Of the colors and playing
OF the National Anthem will fol-
low presentation Of the wreaths.
Many Groups to Participate.
Organizations participating in the
ceremonies include the Navy League
of the United States; Aztec Club
OF l847; Society of the Army of
Santiago, Cuba; National Society of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton: National Daughters of Union
Veterans of the Civil War; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World War; American
Red Cross. District Chapter and
Red Cross Motor Corps; State
Chapter, American War Mothers of
the District; Department Auxiliary,
United Spanish War Veterans; Boy
Scouts of America; Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic; Vet
erans of Foreign Wars; National
Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution and Danes of the Loyal
Legion. District Commissioners
also are expected to participate.
Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter of
John Nicolay, secretary to President
Abraham Lincoln, will speak at
3 O'Clock today at the Lincoln Mu-
scum, Tenth street between E and
F streets N. w., in a program spon-
sored by the Washington Lincoln
Group, it was announced yesterday.
Representative Knutson, Republican,
of Minnesota, will talk on the
Ideals of Lincoln as Related to the
Present Day" Oswald Ryan, Civil
Aeronautics Board member and
former Harvard historian, will be
master of ceremonies.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. s. A.
retired, will speak at 8 O'Clock to-
night at First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets NV,
at the annual Lincoln Birthday ex-
ercises sponsored by the Woman's
Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
Of the Potomac. James G. Yaden,
president Of the Memorial Corpora
ton. will be master of ceremonies.
Walter A. Horn, commander Of
Cushing Camp, Sons of Union Vet
rams of the Civil War, will recite
incoln's Gettysburg Address.
First Showing Of Film.
Galen L. TAFT, Maryland State
Gepublican Central Committee
hartman, will be honored at Lin
ooln Day dinner at $50 pm. tomor-
.'ow at the Indian Spring Country
Club, Claude A. Cook. chairman for
he Montgomery County Lincoln
Day dinner. announced yesterday.
The affair is held annually under
he sponsorship of the Republican
tate Central Committee of the
,ounty.
The March of Time picture,
Americans ALL" will be shown pub
icly for the first time in the Dis
-rict at Lincoln Day celebration
It 8 pm. tomorrow at Pierce Hall,
sixteenth and Harvard streets NV.
'oy the League for World Brother
hood.
Speakers will include Mrs. Mary
M. Bethune, president of National
Council of Negro Women; DIR. Ruth
Benedict, of Columbia University;
Msgr. John A. Ryan, of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference; Rab-
bi Norman Gerstenfeld, rabbi of
the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton, and the Rev. DR.. Frederick E.
Reissig, executive secretary Of the
Washington Federation of Churches.