Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1914 — LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE [ARTICLE]

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE

Ladies of the G. A. R. to Give 6 O’clock Dinner For Old Soldiers —Program Follows.

The Ladies of the Grand Army Circle will observe Lincoln’s birthday by giving a 6 o’clock dinner at the hall in the basement of the court house. The veterans of the civil war will be the guests of (honor and their wives are also to be guests, while the husbands of the Circle are also invited. The Circle Ladies adopted Lincoln’s birthday some years ago as the most appropriate time to entertain the civil war soldiers, and each year following the supper a musical and literary program is carried out, and several short talks on Lincoln ate made. The previous affairs have been very enjoyable and it is expected that the one for next Thursday night will keep up the standard of previous years.