Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-10-13

New York-Thls year we are to have
day in which to pay tribute to
Marie Paul Joseph Roch Yoes Albert
Motier. Citoyen Motier. as the revolu-
tionIsts of Paris called him.
He is dear to Americans as Marquis
de Lafayette.
And the day we have set apart for
him is that eventful one of the sur
render of Yorktown. the annivers Try
of which will occur on October 10.
Historic exercises Will be held II
every school in the country. at which
nominal admission fee will be cha rg
ed. Millions of pennies and dimes
thus received from the rising genera
ton of American patriots will be ap-
piled to Lafayette monument fund.
. with 100000 schools and great army
Of patriots. It is believed that mere
than enough will be rc;...Lcd to erect
monument that will be the pride OF
the two continents.
The monument which Is TO cost $201.-
900. is to be unveiled In Paris In 1899.
and TO be gift of the young OF one
republic to sister nation.
On the committee In charge of the
affair are William b. Allison. Edward
Everett Hale. DR.. W. T. Harris. Arcn-
bishop ireland. John w. Mnckay,
Ferdinand w. Peck. Melville T.. Slouc,
Alexander Revel! and Charles Il.
Dawes. The governors of all III:
states are honorary vice presidents
aud many OF the municipal executives
are on the honorary advisory board.
Its secretary is Robert J. Hampson.
OF Chicago. and his appeal to tbs
schools of the country Is Us follows:
The commission has decided upon
October 18th. the anniversary of the
surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktowa.
us tie day which the schools OF tn.
United States are asked to recogniz"
as Lafayette Day On this date. Z
Is hoped. by concerted effort nmp.c
funds will be secured to build =. mon
umcnt on n scale commensurate with
the occasion.
I'm the universities and colleges Of
the land. the heads of the Institutions
are asked to appoint committees from
their students to arrange and cary
out public exercises suited to the idea,
embracing perhaps historic drama. pa
triofic oratiOns. ETC.. charging an al
mission fee or collecting voluntary
contributions rs local conditions mag
suggest. and turning the proceeds over
10 the president of the college. who
shall forward 1t to the treasurer OF the
memorial commission.
I'm the higher grades OF the public
and pa mchial schools the same general
plan so r1r rs possible should prevail
rs in the universities and colleges.
I'm the primary grades and district
schools the children may be asked to
solicit from their parents or ncquaint-
anccs small contributions of from one
cent to ten cents. to be given to their
teacher and thence forwarded to the
treasurer of'the commission.
Lafayctte's claim upon the gratitude
OF Americans does not rest In the care
fully measured service rendered in the
country's hour of need so much as III
the noble spirit of sacrifice shown and
in bis generous adoption of what he
thought n r!ghtful but probably unsuc-
ccssful cause.
Washington. Jefferson and Fox were
dcvotedly attached to Lafayette. Ma.
poleon. Charles ". and other rulers
admired the qualities which held him
aloof from bribery and kept him with
in the bounds of loyalty. no matter
what threatening clouds o'erhung his
political destiny.
When his death was announced, In
May. 1884. the church bells of France.
Belgium. Poland. Switzerland and
Great Britain tolled in mournful re-
QUEEN. In the United States the news
of his p! ssing was received with pro-
e MI God
resolutions expressive OF the nations
grief and of its lasting gratitude. and
both houses wore badges of mourniu;
for thirty days. By order of PresideH,
Jackson the United States army and
navy paid the same honors to Lafay-
cite that were shown in memory of
Washington.