Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-28 | Page 4 | Congress, and Lincoln Day.

AND 1 LINCOLN D. DAY Y There is a bill In Congress providing providIng provid provid- ing for a Lincoln holiday In tho District District District Dis Dis- of Columbia and In the tho territories In all probability m most st of ot tho the remain remain- Ing lug states In III tho the North will this winter declare clare to for 1 a a. Lincoln day a Fourteen of or them theft have already so declared ThIs Is tho thio centennial of ot the year of or Lincoln's Lin coIns coln's birth Irth of or that mu much h attention Is being being- devoted devote to Lincoln all alI over the tire land lanel The Tho sentiment in favor lavol of or giving his name minnie all aU the honor possible grows constantly It Is to be bo hoped the bill blU mal making February twelfth a a. holiday in Utah 1 may be enacted Into law It will wUl bo be a creditable tiling thing Our people are not given ghen to hero The They are not going to set aside too many days dars Intile in inthe Ute tile honor Ironer of ot men living men living or dead high or low of station They will al alwa always al- al wa ways s 's want and and require good ire good good reason renson And there is IB e. e excellent reason for or making Lincoln ay a holl holiday The rhe Theman Theman man earned that and all other otiler homr our people can pa pay him We 1 believe bellec every ever one who atten attends s the banquet at the Ken Kenyon on hotel on tho the eY evening or of Friday February twelfth will wm g go awa away with with a stronger r love 10 for tOl Lincoln a keener 1 realization of the mans man's ler Jeo to the nation a better belter comprehension of or that great struggle through which ho lie won to national success Besides that besides ce the a admirable speeches that al are assured the time music will be worth the tho mone money So will the dinner Sitting down at thirty six as Is the plan insures the completion of the entire program b by h past half ten And b by tho tim wa way since only three hundred people can be entertained and since man many people have havo already secured their seats feats it would be well bc welt well for ever every ono one who intends going toor to or order er tickets very cry soon