Evening star., 1947-02-12
Truman Attends
Lincoln Program
All Memorial
Civil War Leader
Honored at Series
Of Ceremonies

President Truman today focused
the Nations attention on Lincoln's
birthday anniversary by going to the
Lincoln Memorial to pay his tribute
in person.
The ceremony took place shortly
afternoon in a military setting.
Massed colors made striking dis
play in the wan February sunshine.
The program at the memorial
was sponsored jointly by the Ma
tional Park Service and the Dis
trict Commandery, Military Order
Of the Loyal Legion Of the United
States. Music was furnished by the
Marine Band.
Maj. Gen. q. s. Grant, III, grand
son of the Civil War leader that led
Lincoln's Union armies to victory,
spoke a few words of introduction
Then the Gettysburg address was
read.
Long before the MONDAY cere-
mony there patriotic activities at
the memorial.
Students Participate in Ceremony.
At 10 am, Senior DIR. Don Oscar
Ivanissevitch, Argentine Ambassa-
dor, placed his wreath. It was of
white lilies and salmon-colored
gladioluses. ..-..
At 1890 am, 800 colored school
children came in IA buses to the
memorial to participate in a brief
ceremony. They came from the
10th division OF the District Public
Schools.
Miss Anna M. Jackson, principal
Of the Phillips Wormley School, was
chairman of the committee. Miss
Josephine c. Smith, In charge of
the 10th division group, also took
part in the ceremony, which in
cluded a minute Of silence in Lin
coins memory.
The program in which President
Truman participated was led by the
Military Order Of the Loyal Le-
gion, under Col. l.. G. Crawford,
United States Army, retired.
Other wreaths placed during the
day, a total expected to reach 80
or 40, were from the American
War Mothers, the Commander in
Chief, Military Order of the Loyal
Legion, the District of Columbia
Commandery of the Loyal Legion,
the Jewish War Veterans of the
United States and the Commandery
OF the State of Pennsylvania, Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion.
Armed Forces Represented.
All branches of the armed forces
were represented at the exercises
when the President was present.
There was color guard from the
Coast Guard and small detach-
ments from the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps.
The following had been invited
to participate in the program: The
District Commissioners, the D. C.
Commandery, Military Order of the
Loyal Legion; Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Gen. Beck
Circle; Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, United Spanish
War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign
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Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, American Gold Star Mothers,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic, U. S. Grant Circle; Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of the Potomac; Sons
of the American Revolution (Na-
tional Society and District Society j.,
American Legion Auxiliary, National
Daughters of Union War Veterans
National Sojourners and Heroes of
76, Irish War Veterans, Military
Order of World Wars, Daughters of
Union Veterans, Mussey Tent No. ! !;
Navy League, D. c. Motor Corps,
American Red Gross; Women's Re
lief Corps, Sons of Union Veterans,
; Cushing Auxiliary; Girl Scouts of
America, Boy Scouts of America,
Auxiliary United Spanish War Vet
erans and Jewish War Veterans.