Show IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN Judge Zane Told Personal Reminiscences of the Martyred President Before High School Students Yesterday Observations of Lincoln day In tIme pub llo schools were n a rule Informal no set programmes being prepared and no general scheme of decoration followed except at tho high school In some of tho rooms of tho district schools patriotic songs were sunS short recitations given and remarks made by tho teachers calling attention to the great war President Outside Out-side tho schools the 03rd anniversary received re-ceived little notice At tho high school a literary and musical program In which tho students themselves them-selves participated began at 030 and lasted i last-ed until 10 oclock when Judge C S Zano ascended tho platform and entertained his i young audience for more than an hour with a most agreeable talk on tho life and character of the martyred President Tho fact that tho speaker had been closely as I sedated with Lincoln during his early life In Illinois gave particular weight and interest to his lecture and brought tho I young people In closer touch with the great man whose memory they honored than could anything gathered from books nnd pubic record boks Judge Zano explained that his Impres ideas of Lincoln wero formed from a per sonal acquaintance with him and ho re hated several reminiscences of the Great Emancipator I first heard him speak said tho Judge at Springfield ill about I two weeks after the nomination of Fre mont for tho Presidency Lincoln was Iftto and spoke only twenty minutca wn at tho clone 01 tho meeting where other men had spoken for hours Tho next day some one asked mo what I thought of Lincoln 1 replied that I thought ho va tho greatest great-est man I hail over seen I have never changed that opinion Judgo Zane said that Lincoln understood machinery and was very much interested in now inventions Men look at him from three standpoints his Intellectual nature his emotional nature and his moral raluro Ho was noted for his rot power i or concentration con-centration and his clear perception He could Immediately comprehend tho most complicated and Interesting questions and could explain them so as lo make them clear to tho most ignorant A man of strong emotions ho Kept I them under the moat perfect control His moral nature was marked by unswerving adherence tho right Through tIme war the paramount para-mount question with him at all times was the preservation o tho Union Since his death he has been credited with words ho never uttered and sentiments he never expressed ex-pressed In spite of his humble beginning he was a perfect gentleman sefpos seancd courteous and careful In the choice of The language assemblyroom of the school was filled to Its utmost capacity during the Is fled In addition to Judge Danes lecture Mint Gray rendered a piano solo Miss Irene Eckls und William Batoman gavo recitations and Messrs Pypcr Spencer Spen-cer Whitney and Morgan the high school quartette gave several selections WOMANS REPUBLICAN CLUB Lincoln day was observed by the members mem-bers of the Womans Republican club at the homo of Mrs W H Jones yesterday afternoon About soventyllvo Indies enJoyed en-Joyed the afternoon tho chief feature of which was the oration of Daniel Harrington Harring-ton Tho speaker gave un Interesting sketch ot the great Presidents early life From tho time ho attained to the Presidency Presi-dency his career was given as an Integral part of the Nations life Tho reply to Grcelcys open letter tho change In Scwards reply to England on tho Trent affair tho Gettysburg speech were each explained OOlRhur Illustrated Mr Harrington Har-rington gave several anecdotes Illustrating ting tho humorous side of Lincolns life tne also read Mrs Bugbeca celebrated poem In Memoriam A vqte of thanks was tendered Mr Harrington Har-rington by the club for his eloquent address ad-dress dres Frazier sang You and I and Will Davis rendered 0 violin solo both of which were much appreciated At tho cloeo of tho programme mom cloo bora of tho club served dullllous refresh meats l |