Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-03-04
RECALLING THE ADVICE OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Jack" said his uncle after he
had persuaded the children to
stay home from the movies, there
is nothing that | could tell you
about tonight that would be more
in keeping with this month than
to tell you something about the
father of Our Country, George
Washington. You see, the month
of February is one of the most
Important months in the history
OF our country. We celebrate the
birthday If Abraham Lincoln
ON the 18th of this month and
that of George Washington on
the 22nd.
when was Washington born?"
F.. asked Ruth. -
THAT is a date every child
should learn and remember, Ruth
He was born on February 22nd,
1882, and if he could have lived
TIL this year he woald have been
one hundred and lightweight
years old. His birthplace was
known as Bridges Creek, in West
moreland county, Virginia. Not a
great deal is known of his early
life. His education was of the
naost meager sort and the nature
Of the country in those early days
raade it necessary for him to take
are Of himself to a great degree
We know that he was a good sur
veyOr, a man who measures land
with certain instruments and he
ecjoyed this work and found in it
q way to make enough money to
take care of his living expenses.
You both know that he was a
great soldier. You know how he
warned the British General, Gen.
Braddock in the battles with the
Indians and how the General was
killed with many of his men be-
cause he refused to take Wash
ington's advce. | am going to skip
over the many great things he did
as a soldier especially those Gle
e things he accomplished during
the Revolution and show how i'm
portant were the lesson he taught
while President. Those Lessons
we're important in the early days
Of our c%ountry's history but they
are even more important today.
"Washington's name, character
and influence have grown i'm.
rnensely as the result of the wal
with Germany. The things he did
and said have become almost as
we'll established and as import
ant in the affairs of u country
as the Declaration of Independ-
ence or the Constitution. Being a
first President o fthe United
States he had none to follow, He
could not stop and say to himself
when a hard problem faced him.,
Now how did President so-&-so
so this?' There had been no other
Presidents and he had to blaze
The trail alone. For that reason
the things he did are of the great
est Importance because he was
the head of the nation after q
great war, which makes the stu
alton similar to that which con-
fronts our country today. While
he had a strong will he had a
keen sense of justice, a cool brain
and sound business head and af.
ter he had served in the presiden.
tial chair for two terms re de,
elined to served a third"
ut was in his Farewell Address
del, vered on September II, 1896
that Washington gave to the PEG.
pie of that day and all the days tc
follow in these United States, the
lessons which he learned while
President and the things he knew
must be done if our country is tt
keep is important place in the
world, The most important les.
son which he brought home in
this address was a warning ag'
ainst getting the United States
entangled with European nations
That warning is more important
today than it was in the days OF