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Show isiflos Jon FGforaaira The Trees Stand Wistful in the Square, Wearing a Half-expectant Air. -Annie Lawler. The name February derives from the Latin "Februare," meaning to purify, and from church custom and superstitions. supersti-tions. IN THE United States it is notable for containing the birthday anniversaries of the father of this country, George Washington, (the 22nd), and Abraham Lincoln (the 12th). Candlemas, a purification feast, is observed by Roman, Anglican and Greek churches, and in others, on the 2nd. Many in this country know it as Ground Hog Day. THE TERRITORY of Illinois was established on the 3rd, in 1809. Roger Williams, a famous defender of freedom of religion, arrived in Boston (from England) on the 5th in 1631. Boy Scout Day, commemorating its American chartering, is the 8th, dating from 1910. William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. President, was born in Charles County, Virginia, on the 9th in 1773. Thomas Edison was born at Milan, Ohio, on the 11th in 1847. ABRAHAM Lincoln was born in Harden County, Kentucky, Ken-tucky, on the 12th in 1809, his ancestors having first settled in Hingham, Massachusetts (from Norwich, England). He : lived later in Indiana and (at 21) moved to Illinois. James Aglethorpe landed at Savannah on the 12th in 1733 and founded Georgia. St. Valentine's Day falls on the 14th, as well as Arizona Admission Ad-mission Day dating from 1912 when Arizona became a . state. This year, a Leap Year, February has five Sundays : and 29 days! |