. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City : a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . ject, voted to organize as a Lincoln Association which shouldcommemorate the birthday of the lamented President and in other waysseek to cherish the memory of his virtues and public services. Sincethat date regular monthly meetings have been held, and occasionalextra meetings, all of which have been pleasant and profitable. Atthat time (December 24, 1867), the Association numbered forty-threemembers. The
. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City : a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . ject, voted to organize as a Lincoln Association which shouldcommemorate the birthday of the lamented President and in other waysseek to cherish the memory of his virtues and public services. Sincethat date regular monthly meetings have been held, and occasionalextra meetings, all of which have been pleasant and profitable. Atthat time (December 24, 1867), the Association numbered forty-threemembers. The meeting for permanent organization above referred to washeld at Zschaus Union House, 146 Newark Avenue, on May 3, following officers were elected: President, David W. Weiss;vice-president, Benjamin Russell; secretary, William B. Dunning;treasurer. Earl P. Lane; steward, Charles A. Zschau. At that meetingthe following new members were elected: Hon. James Gopsill, K. Pangborn, Capt. Charles H. Laning, Dr. Adolphus Kirsten, , William W. Ward, Louis Tetens, James C. Orr, John , Henry T. Lee, George H. Whipple, Allen T. Waterman,and Prof. Charles Judge Stephen Quaife From other sources I have gleaned thenames of the little, yet memorable, com-pany which met at Zschaus on February12, 1867, for what people then thoughtwas the first formal celebration by aLincoln Association: David W. Weiss,Benjamin Russell, Earl P. Lane, Knowles, Charles Baker, DietrichKuhn, Peter Kolb, and C. A. Kolb contributed some German songsto the festivity of that historic this present publication will call forthany authentic records of any earlier meet-ings, I am sure the historian of the LincolnAssociation will be proud to add them tohis archives. There was a meeting of the AssociationApril 15, 1867. attended by about 100persons, whose names were not consideredimportant enough by the reporter for theTimes to get into print, save
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