Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . Two brothers of my father, alsomembers of the City Council, werealso members of the receptioncommittee. FLAG INCIDENT To all of these I appealed for aplace on the platform. My fatherobjected on the ground that othermembers of the committee hadsons who would desire the sameprivilege. However, the commit-ee, acceeding to my request, made 1 me the only boy admitted to theplatform, erected for the occasion-in front of Independence Hall,Chestnut street between Fifth andSixth streets. My father, George P. MacLean,who subsequently served as colonelthroughout the Civil Wa
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . Two brothers of my father, alsomembers of the City Council, werealso members of the receptioncommittee. FLAG INCIDENT To all of these I appealed for aplace on the platform. My fatherobjected on the ground that othermembers of the committee hadsons who would desire the sameprivilege. However, the commit-ee, acceeding to my request, made 1 me the only boy admitted to theplatform, erected for the occasion-in front of Independence Hall,Chestnut street between Fifth andSixth streets. My father, George P. MacLean,who subsequently served as colonelthroughout the Civil War) was. atthis time captain of the ColumbiaRifles of Philadelphia. They werethe bodyguard before the erectedstand. I wore a new soldier cap,corresponding to those of theGuard. After Lincoln delivered his fa-mous address, he raised the flag,which, unfurling to the breeze, re-leased myriads of little flags whichfloated down upon the heads of themultitude and became souvenirs ,ofthe memorable day—k*** 22. 18 fj i. Yo a Maclean. On the rail in front of me wasMr. Lincolns high, silk hat. Dur-ing the enthusiasm and excite-ment, thinking I was unobserved,I removed my cap and placed Lin-colns hat on my head. It restedon my shoulders. The nudging ofa hand against my shoulder mademe lift the hat and, notiping theexpression of my fathers face,Concluded it would be wise tcquickly replace the historic hatupon the vail. After the cere-monies Mr. Lincoln, to whomhad been introduced, took both ofmy hands in his big right handand placing his left hand on mjhead said, God bless you, you grow up to be a good andnoble man. AXr ^Ios: That gracious act of AbrahamLincoln has been an inspirationthroughout my life, and will beto its close. Those hands, those1words and the kindly facial expres-sion of that greatest of all Ameri-cans have by me ever beenheard and seen. Forty-two years after| event, when a pastor in Chicago,occurred the following remarkablecoincidence: Desiring to a
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