The matter in this book, the only one of its kind published, is intended not only for the entertainment of children but for their instruction also. The contents for the most part is new, much of it having been written especially for the book by Marie Irish, Clara J. Denton, and Laura R. Smith, and some gathered from various sources and adapted by the compiler. It is arranged as nearly as possible under the various headings in degree of difficulty, primary material being placed first.

Grateful acknowledgments are rendered to all magazines, periodicals and books from whose pages selections have been gleaned and without which the book could not have been complete. Proper credit has been given wherever such matter appears. A few selections have been used of which the names of author or publisher are unknown. For these it has been impossible to give proper credit. In cases where unintentional infringements have been made, sincere apologies are tendered.

J. C. S.

[CONTENTS]

READINGS, RECITATIONS, QUOTATIONS

PAGE
Abraham LincolnJoel Benton[29]
Abraham LincolnSusie M. Best[16]
Abraham LincolnWilliam Cullen Bryant[24]
Abraham LincolnAlice Cary[24]
Abraham LincolnJames Russell Lowell[30]
Abraham LincolnR. H. Stoddard[23]
Abraham LincolnTom Taylor[35]
At RichmondClara J. Denton[18]
Best Tribute, TheSidney Dayre[15]
Blue and the Gray, TheFrancis Miles Finch[39]
Death of Lincoln, TheCharles G. Halpin[27]
Flag Goes By, TheHenry Holcomb Bennett[20]
Grandson of the Veteran, TheArthur E. Parke[12]
Jonathan to JohnJames Russell Lowell[43]
Let Us Be Like HimLydia Avery Coonley[14]
Like LincolnClara J. Denton[10]
Lincoln[11]
Lincoln[19]
LincolnHenry Tyrrell[38]
Lincoln: A Man Called of GodJohn Mellen Thurston[41]
Lincoln and the NestlingsClara J. Denton[14]
Lincoln, the Man of the PeopleEdwin Markham[34]
No Slave Beneath the FlagGeorge Lansing Taylor[47]
O Captain! My Captain!Walt Whitman[28]
Old FlagHubbard Parker[22]
On the Life-Mask of Abraham LincolnRichard Watson Gilder[29]
Our Abraham[32]
Our Lincoln[10]
Quotations from Lincoln[54]
Some Heroes[9]
Story of Lincoln, TheC. C. Hassler[21]
'Tis Splendid to Live So GrandlyMargaret E. Sangster[17]
Tributes to Lincoln[48]
Was Lincoln King?Ella M. Bangs[13]
Your Flag and My FlagWilbur D. Nesbit[26]

PLAYS, DIALOGUES, EXERCISES

Captain Lincoln. 5 boysClara J. Denton[82]
Flag Exercise, A. 8 girls and boysL. F. Armitage[68]
Prophecy, The. 1 girl, 2 boysClara J. Denton[77]
Savior of Our Flag and Country, The. Whole schoolLaura R. Smith[57]
With Fife and Drum. 4 girls, 3 boysClara J. Denton[88]
Wooden Fire-Shovel, The. 3 girls, 2 boysClara J. Denton[70]
Suggestive Program[102]

DRILLS—By Marie Irish

Civil War Daughters. 12 girls[110]
Blue and the Gray on the Rappahannock, The. 20 to 40 children[117]
Old Glory. 5 girls, 5 boys[103]
Star-Spangled Banner, The. 11 children[106]

PANTOMIMES—By Marie Irish

America[125]
Auld Lang Syne[129]
Blue and the Gray, The[128]
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean[131]
Home, Sweet Home[132]
Star-Spangled Banner, The[123]
Swanee Ribber[126]

TABLEAUX—By Marie Irish.

Liberty[134]
March of Civilization, The[133]
Peace[134]

Scenes from the Life of Lincoln
The Student, The Laborer, The Emancipator,
The Pardoner, The Martyr.

[135]
Soldier's Farewell, The[133]
When I'm a Man[132]

SONGS

Day We Celebrate, TheClara J. Denton[138]
His NameClara J. Denton[140]
Lincoln DearLaura R. Smith and Clarence L. Riege[143]
Lincoln's BirthdayLaura R.
Smith, F. F. Churchill and Mrs. Clara Grindell		[144]
Lincoln SongClara J. Denton[139]
Name We Sing, TheClara J. Denton[139]
Song of Rejoicing, AClara J. Denton[141]
Sunny Southland, TheLaura R. Smith and Clarence L. Riege[146]
When Lincoln Was a Little BoyClara J. Denton[137]

STORIES AND FACTS

Events in the Life of Abraham Lincoln[158]
Gettysburg Address, The[157]
Granting a Pardon[149]
How They Sang "The Star-Spangled Banner"
When Lincoln Was Inaugurated		Thomas Nast[152]
Lincoln's Autobiography[150]
Lincoln's Favorite Poem[154]
Lincoln's Tenderness[148]
Why Dummy Clocks Mark 8:18[148]

[LINCOLN DAY ENTERTAINMENTS]