The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
May 1t Ever Be Freshly Remem
bered.

TO The Barre Daily Times, Mr. Ed
tor: Thanking you for past favors, w,
again ask for little space that we NAV
honor our first president
George Washington was born Feb. %
1892, he was inaugurated president Apri
80, 1850, and died Dec Ii, 1899.
AT the age of l6 he was compelled tc
leave school and became surveyor. His
appointment as adjutant general and
major at the early age of 10 was prepar.
atory TO his selection for the first strik-
| ing public event of his life. his serv.
ices as messenger from the Virginian to
the French governor in 1854. How he
| traversed the painless forest of western
Pennsylvania is familiar A battle was
| fought at Great Meadows bv his small
force which ushered in the long French
and Indian war He continued in the
army until 1853. He was delegate to the
first and second Continental Congresses.
By the latter body he was appointed
commander n-chief June IL, l775, and
took command of the army under the
historic elm at Cambridge, July 3.
1t was his task TO put into the form
of an organized force the raw and i'll.
equipped soldiers. His first enterprise
succeeded. Boston was evacuated by the
British March II, l776, and the army
was transferred to New York.
After the Declaration of Independence
a disheartening series of reverses marked
the half year, the battle of Brooklyn,
the withdrawal from New York, the fall
Of Fort Washington, and the melancholy
retreat of the diminishing army across
New Jersey The morale of the troops
and of the country was suddenly raised
by Washingtons brilliant surprise of
Trenton and victory of Princeton. The
Battle of Monmouth was won in the
summer, but after these Washington's
part was for some years in other phases
of the war than in battles.
The treason of Arnold was severe
blow. In the following summer Wash.
ington showed the qualities of great
general by his secret ant rapid march
from the Hudson to Chesapeake bay.
He presided over the federal conven-
tion of 1877. He was the unanimous
choice for president and was inaugu-
rated at New York. He was again elect
ed without opposition and served until |
1897.
Perhaps his greatness was even better |
shown by his conduct as president than |
by his generalship. Upon the plan marked |
out by the constitution this great archi- |
tect, with unfailing faith aud unfalter- /
ing courage built the republic He gave 4
TO the government the principles of &C.
ton and sources of power which carried 1
il successfully through the war with
Great Britain in 1872 and Mexico in
1913. which enabled jackson TO defeat
and recruited and equipped
millions of men for Lincoln. and Justified
and sustained his proclamation OF
Order is heavens first law. and the 4
mind of Washington was order. The
Revolution dcfed God and deried the
aw Washington devouily reverenced /.
he deity and believed liberty impossi-
De without law
Some one has said: Washington did ,
wo great things. which in politics 1t T.
'ermitted TO man To attempt. he main |
aimed by peace the independence Of his
ountry which he conquered by war RI
ounded a free government in the name
# the principles of order and by re-es-
sblishing their SWAY until time SHAH
h no more. will he test Of the prccre>
Thich our race has made IN wisdom ard
irtue 10 BE- derived from the veneFstinu
"A "a to the immortal name II Washing
on Emma A IaFoini
Press Correspondent ". Il. a.