The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
SEARLE URGES
PREPAREDNESS
In Tribute to General Grant. So
cieties Gather TO Pay Homage
in Memorial Hall.

Let patriotic organizations,
knowing too well the pain and suf-
fering caused by war and the ter
rible expense of being unprepared.
resolve to renew our energies and
do our part to be prepared, and keep
this nations light burning, that we
may avoid war by faithful prepa-
tion," J. Clinton Searle, in eulogiz-
ing General U. S. Grant and COM
pairing the conditions of today with
those of other years, urged patri-
otto organization members who
gathered this afternoon in Me-
mortal hall.
Tribute to the memory of Cen
eral Grant, whose hundredth birth
day anniversary is being observed,
was paid by the speakers and au-
dience at the meeting under aus
pieces of John Buford post, No.
| z43, G. A R., and to which all pat
riotic societies were invited. An
other program will be given this
evening.
! In speaking Of the condition
which confronts this nation with
the plan to cut down military ap-
| preparations, Mr.. Searle said:
THE experience of the Civil,
| Spanish and World war, points to
| the mistake of being unprepared to
defend ourselves in the time of an
emergency. On this anniversary
date at Washington, the secretary
| of war. and military experts led
/ by General Pershing are calling
upon our representatives in times
| of peace to make reasonable prep
aration for the time of storm in
order that war may not come to
this land. Let us resolve to do our
! part to be prepared"
| The remarkable military sue
cesses attained by General Grant,
although he suffered many re-
verses in private life before COM
ing into prominence during the
Civil war, were reviewed by Mr..
| Searle He said in part:
Men and women of the state OF
Illinois, who live in the state of
Abraham Lincoln, of Grant and
Logan, it is indeed proper that we
should pause on this anniversary
date, to honor the name and mem
DRY of General Ulysses S. Grant.
I'VE look at his picture. We see
that his brow was furrowed by
many cares; for throughout his
life he had been tried in the fires
of bitter experience and disap-
pointment Yet after many years,
| this United States called to her
son, General U. S. Grant, to lead
/ the way to victory; called when
all other generals failed.
Failed In Small Affairs.
/ And General Grant, that silent
modest. uEassuming man-who
had failed in all the smaller af-
fairs of Iife-with a God-given
military genius, answered that call
during the great Civil war. He
came to his country in its distress,
and chaos turned to order, defeat
to victory, the fortress at Nicks-
burg crumbled, and the Mississippi,
under the stars and stripes-Old
Glory-flowed on to the sea- Then
turning to the east he faced the
Wilderness. with a courage and a
determination that knew no back
ward step. and with his army OF
patriots, fought on week by week
month by month; he marshaled
/ the armies of the north into one
great fighting machine, as no 9TH
er commander ever done before
and directed the armed forces OF
this republic.
There could be but one out
come. The confederate army was
crushed; this republic was free
a great united nation"
The meeting opened this after
noon with song by the audience
prayer by Rev. J. A Chapman OF
I the First Methodist church. Songs
were given by Miss Katherine
/ Stauduhar and Edwin Barker, read
ings by Miss Mabel Arnell, Miss
Mildred Jackson, and Miss Marie
! Burget, and 4 drum corps number
and song by Miss Mccarthy and pu-
pills.
TOnight's Program.
The program for tonight is:
Violin solo-Robert Beck.
Mandolin solo-Clifford Cook.
Piano accompaniment = Evelyn
During.
Reading Margaret Cook.
Song-Glen Reid.
Violin solo-Miss Frances De
laney.
Quartet, Avalon"
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