. 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 . from Communipaw ward; and Garret Van Horn. The Board of Educationwas requested to dismiss the schools, in order that the children mightparticipate in the ceremonies. A committee of citizens was also ap-pointed by John Hilton to escort the body of the President across theriver when it passed through here on the way west. This committeeconsisted of John M. Cornelison, Hartman Van Wagenen, CorneliusC. Van Rey
. 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 . from Communipaw ward; and Garret Van Horn. The Board of Educationwas requested to dismiss the schools, in order that the children mightparticipate in the ceremonies. A committee of citizens was also ap-pointed by John Hilton to escort the body of the President across theriver when it passed through here on the way west. This committeeconsisted of John M. Cornelison, Hartman Van Wagenen, CorneliusC. Van Reypen, Edgar B. Wakeman, Capt. E. C. Hopper, GeorgeGifford, Mindert Van Horn, Jeremiah D. Cleveland and Wm. Keeny. April 19, 1865, in Bergen was a day of balmy, vernal sunshine;the beauty of the loveliest day of opening Springtime was about us;but the shadow of the wings of the angel of death seemed to darkenall the land. Commerce was everywhere silent; the Times notes withespecial pleasure that all liquor saloons were closed; all places of publicresort were deserted; the whole neighborhood was sombre in habilimentsof woe. The commemoration services were inaugurated by a procession 39. John Hilton
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