Dedicated to the Kentucky Club of Paducah, Ky/four drwgs; River Styx, Mammoth Cave, boy with horse,
Lincoln’s cabin and White House/pub Jettie W.E. Turner, Paducah.
"The Nation is Weeping" by Louise S. Upham song sheet. Memorial card with an image of Abraham Lincoln "In Memoriam/ Abraham Lincoln/ Born February 12th 1809 / Died April 15th 1865"
This piece tells of a soldier writing home to his "Dear Old Pal" and wishing to come home. The cover notes that the composer, Gitz Rice, was inspired to write this piece while on sentry duty in Ypres.
A piece composed by Billy Baskette with lyrics by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis. It was written in order to lift the nation's spirits and help calm worries as soldiers shipped off to war.
