20080216 19230216 Lincoln Day Dinner Democratic Advocate

85 years ago in Westminster, Carroll County Maryland: Lincoln Day Dinner

Democratic Advocate, February 16, 1923

The Lincoln dinner held here Monday night under the auspices of the Republican County Central Committee, Theodore F. Brown, Chairman, was attended by 150 representative Republicans, among whom were many ladies, from all sections of the county.

William L. Seabrook was the toastmaster who announced that, although only Republicans were present, the gathering was intended to have no partisan significance, and that those present had assembled for only two purposes—to honor the memory of the greatest American and promote harmony in the party.

The speakers of the evening were Deputy Attorney General Wendell D. Allen and Hon. J. Craig McLanahan. Miss Dorothy Elderdice of Western Maryland College read, "When Lincoln Walks at Midnight," and "Lincoln and Lee;" E. O. Stander of Mansfield, Ohio, sang several solos, and the quartet - J. Smith Billingslea, Edwin M. Gehr, Harry M. Kimmey and Clause T. Kimmey - rendered several selections.

The Westminster orchestra furnished music during the dinner. John H. Cunningham closed the exercises of the evening, near midnight, with words of thanks do the speakers and to the young ladies of the domestic science department of the Westminster High School who, under the direction of their instructress, Miss Crapster, served the dinner.

Democratic Advocate, February 16, 1923.

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