The Washington herald., 1922-04-28
MARK
CAPITAL TRIBUTE ,
TO GEN. GRANT

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West Point cadets, Annapolis mid
shipmen and the Washington High
Schoo' c1dets.
Let there be peace"
These immortal words uttered by
Grant at Appomattox constituted
the keynote of the exercises at the
dedication of the Grant Memorial.
That prayer" said Secretary o.
War Weeks, stirred the dismem-
bered Union to a marked degree,
and gave hope to a gallant people
who had fought for a lost cause.
] wish the world today might fer
vently voice that prayer and by its
Deeds end all strife between ma
tions and save future generations
from the horror of war"
Stressing the Importance OF MILL
tary preparedness, Vice President
Coolidge declared:
The forces OF evil are always
preparing. There is no substitute
fp' y militant freedom. TIE only
Il eel rative is submission and slavery
IL
require a contribution Of some mart
Of its life for the defense of right
and truth
The Grant Memorial-tae largest
piece OF statuary in the United
States-was unveiled by Princess
Cantacuzene. granddaughter of Gen.
Grant. and her daughter. Princess
Ida Cantacuzepe. From the grand
stand, the two descendants of the
great Union gereIal pulled n line
running to the top of the static and
the two huge American hagS which
covered the bronze figure parted and
swung out to ,nc breeze. At the
same moment 100 carrier pigeons
were released and huttered into the
air.
Presidential salute Fired.
MtnglinE with the notes Of the
Star Spangled Banner was the dis
tant booming OF a Presidential sa-
lutte OF twenty-one guns rired by a
battery attached to the Third Field
Artillery.
Standing rlgidly at attention be-
fore the memorial as the national
anthem was played were two COM
panies of Annapolis Midsh:pmen and
West Point Cadets. Behind them
were the men who had fought with
Grant. members of the U. S. Grant
Post OF the G. A. r., of New York,
and members OF the Gen. Meade
Post. Of Pennsylvania.
Following the unveiling came the
presentation of floral tributes. A
wreath sent by President Harding
was presented by Vice President
Coolidge. Chief Justice Taft pre-
sented a wreath on behalf of the
Supreme Court. Hanford MacNider,
commander of the American Legion,
a wreath from his organization.
Pershing Offers Wreath.
Gen. PershIng offered his on be-
half of those who fought in the
Indian wars. Gen. Carr laid a
wreath in the name of the Unitea
Confederate Veterans, and Princess
Ida CantacuZene presented one on
behalf OF former President Wood
row Wilson. Rev. and Gen. Samuel
Fallows laid his in the name of
the mother o. Gen. Fred Grant.
The memorial was presented to
the United states and the world"
by Secretary of War Weeks, on be-
malt OF the Grant Memorial Com
mission.
IL was accepted on behalf Of the
government and the people of the
CniteG States by Vice President
Coolidge.
Following this ceremony a stir
ring poem, written as a tribute to
Gen. Grant. was read by Associate
Justice of the District Supreme
Court, Wendell Phillips Stafford.
Formal Dedication.
Then came the formal dedication
Of the memorial. Dedicatory ad-
dresses were made by Gen. PERISH
ing, comma nding the armies of the
United States; by Secretary of the
Navy DENLY, on behalf of the naval
forces of America, and by Gen. Ju-
lisn 5. Carr, who commands what
is left of d valiant foe-the United
Confederate Veterans.
The Grand Army of the Republic
then staged its ritualistic dedica-
tion, otficiated over by Gen. Lewis
5. Picher. commander.
A tribute to the sculptor of the
memorial, Henry Merwin Shrady,
and the presentation of the archi-
tect, Edward Pearce Casey, was
made by Past Senior Vice Com
John McElroy.
After closing remarks by the pre-
siding officer. benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. Washington Gard
ner.
But it remained for a bugler of
81 to render the last touching trib-
ute to the honored chieftain. Charles
o. Brown, of the Army of the Ten
nessee. sounded the shrill. plain
tive notes of taps" holding the
vast sssemblage enthralled with its
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