| Show eighty seventh anniversary celebrated IN CITIES TODAY TO DAY the credit the loyally springfield ills feb 12 special this is the anniversary of the birth of liim v hom lii story designates as the great emancipator and the martyred marty red president beven years have passed since abraham lincoln first saw the liblit of day on kentucky soil and it is more than three decades since lie fell a victim to the bullet of the assassin but his memory is still green and with each succeeding year the celebration of the anniversary becomes more general it is a legal holiday in this state minnesota nev washington and this ear for UK first time new york in with the custom li and many acas ago and winch in ill probability will be followed a century hence a 1 rge number of people the lincoln monument today and laid of immor telles ever greens and about alic shaft THE STAR CHICAGO feb 12 special ex mckinley is alie star attraction fur alic annual lincoln day banquet oi the marquette club and inch tau place tonight at alie auditorium lie armed bierc from aunton 0 this morning and was escorted by a committee to alie auditorium hotel liere lie aas during the morning by a continuous stream of representative senta tive republicans the toast to which lie responds tonight is that ef abraham lincoln the other speakers of note ill be senator J ton of nebraska who takes ae his topic the impending sen ator elect G L wellington of maryland alio talks of alie needs of the future senator J C of north carolina dilate upon our hope in the south governor D H hastings of pennsylvania who has taken for his topic our party past and governor W II 11 of wisconsin who has selected the theme lincoln AS a friend cover will bo laid for several hundred guests IN TOO philadelphia fob 12 special the anniversary of tho birthday will be celebrated by a large number of patriotic societies among them the lincoln club of the union league this organization will banquet at the league club house on broad street and speaker heed with senator john sherman are expected among alic guests NINTH celebration CHICAGO feb 12 special the auditorium was crowded to overflowing this afternoon upon the occasion of alie cintli peoples celebration of Lincol ns birthday patriotic music was rendered by orchestra quartette and soloist and an oration upon lincoln as a patriot delivered by bev dr frank M bristol AT NEW YORK feb 12 special Delmo nicos will be the scene tonight of the annual bouquet of the now york republican club in corn me of Lincol ns birthday governor morton will be the guest ot honor chauncey M depew is to respond to the principal lincoln senator elect foraker of ohio who follows him will speak on the state of new york so many guests have accepted invitations that some will of necessary be crowded into the anterooms ante rooms of alie large banqueting hall |
