Lincoln Day 2009

[lblanchard]

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Originally uploaded by lb_philly.

It was a wonderful day.

At the Lincoln Day luncheon at the Union League, Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo made some pointed remarks about Lincoln's attitude toward entitlements, based on excerpts from his own writings and speeches.

Then we formed up for a parade from the League House to Independence Hall, where a young student read the text of Lincoln's speech, delivered there on February 22, 1861 prior to the raising of the American flag. A flag was raised by members of the U. S. Colored Troop 3rd Infantry Regiment (reenactors), and a fragment of the actual flag raised on that day in 1861 was displayed.

My colleague Beth De George from the Union League Library was working on a Flat Stanley project for her grandson, so I enabled that.

Here's a word cloud of Lincoln's speech:

Comments

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

I looked at a few of the photos (including Stanley and Abe!). I love the anachronicity of the Union League, that the re-enactors looks at least as at home as the 21st century people.