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Title: Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Presidents
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ghly appreciative audience of one madeher singing especially effective. De-spite the fact that on that very evening she was billed to sing a most ex-acting role in opera, she poured fortha wealth of melody with unstintedgenerosity, Home, Sweet Home. Sil-van ee River, Old Kentucky Home,: Comin Thro the Rye and half sdozen other folk songs following inquick succession.J Throughout this impromptu concerti Mr. Lincoln sat motionless with hislong arms folded and his eyes halfclosed. When Patti bad finished sheturned on the piano stool with a naiveMr. President, is that enough for to-day? The tired, homely face of the greatpresident relaxed into a smile whichthe Baroness Cederstrom has not for-gotten to this day, so kindly was itand so expressive of wonder and ad-miration for the singers art. I look upon your visit to me as aspecial providence, he said. I shallalways remember it. I the tailor, and an opportunity wm mmb ; r Carrick, Mrs. DeEtta Woman Recalling LincolnsElection Boosts Willkie
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IN POLITICS—Mrs. De Et-ta Carrick, who will cele-brate 89th birthday tomor-row. Tim„ _hota Angeleno, Who WillBe 89 Tomorrow,Still Full of Pep Wearing a 50-year-old gray taf-feta frock and a Willkie-for-President button, Mrs. De EttaCarrick dropped in at The Timesyesterday to bring the news thatshe will be 89 years old tomorrow—Admission Day. On the soft waves of her whitehair was perched a cute littlegray bonnet trimmed with velveiI violets and silver berries. Ancon her black silk coat there wa?a corsage of bright crochetecflowers. Peppy and alert, the little wom-an talked of yesterdays picnic atSycamore Grove, of her workjwith the Stanton Womens Re-lief Corps of the G.A.R., of herI Methodist Church womens groupand of the W.C.T.U.; Born in Watertown, N.Y., sheicame to Los Angeles in 1905, andshe lives at 1239 S. Hope St. I remember when Lincoln was, elected, she said proudly. My(father was a Democrat and lvdidnt like it. but I thought itwas wonderful. Of course I wa,Must a littl

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