Evening star., 1922-02-26
|GRANT MEMORIAL
DEDICATION APR|L27
Veterans of Both Union and
Confederate Armies to
Share in Exercises.

Officials high in the government OF
| the United States. veterans both of
| the Union and the Confederate armies.
! and members of Gen. L. S. Grants
! own family are among those who will
participate in the unveiling and
dedication of the Grant memorial,
situated in the Mall at the foot of the
Capitol. which is scheduled for 2
o'clock on the afternoon of April 27,
the centenary of the birth of the great
soldier and President
The exercises, according to informa- :
tion furnished by Rt Rev. Samuel
Fallows. president of the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee and chair
man of the Grant Memorial Commits
| sion. through the Office of public
buildings and grounds will be most
impressive in character.
Two great-granddaughter OF the
| Princess Ida Cantacuzene. who are
granddaughters of the late Maj. Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant-will unveil the
| memorial.
Presentation By Mr. Weeks.
The Secretary of War. John w.
Weeks. who is a member of the Grant
Memorial Commission, will make the
presentation of the memorial on be-
half of the commission, and the Vice
President Of the United States. Calvin
Collidge. in accepting it on behalf OF
the United States government and
people of the country. will deliver the
| principal address.
The ceremonies will open with an in
vocation by Rev. DR.. William Ed
wards Huntingt ton. president emeritus
| of Boston University. who served as
| first lieutenant in the 49th Wiscon-
sin Volunteer Infantry.
| The presiding officer. Gen. and Rev.
Samuel Faflows, will contribute in
| troductory remarks. to be followed by
| the unreiling, presentation and ac-
| ceptance.
Wendell Phillips Stafford. associate
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the
/ District of Columbia will read a poem
of tribute. after which will come the
formal dedication. participated in by
Cen, Lewis L; Pitcher. commander,in
| chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public: Edwin DENLY. Secretary OF
| the Navy; Col. John McElroy. COM
! mander-in-chief of the Department OF
| the Potomac. @. A. r.. and Gen. Julian
| s. Carr. commander-in-chi of the
United Confederate Veterans.
II has been decided to extend invi-
| tations to all organizations of vet
| erans of wars in which the United
! States has participated, especially
| those who fought on both sides dur
| ing the civil war. 1t is well known
, fact that Confederate veterans gen.
| orally have admired and respected
| Grant as highly as the Union forces
! did Robert +. Lee. and that, even
during the height of the conflict, they
! entertained those sentiments.
Rev. Washington Gardener, past
commander-in-c chief Of the G. A. R.
| will pronounce the benediction.
+! Music BY Three BaAds.
Music will be furnished by three
| specially noted military bands, the
! band OF the United States Army
Music School, Washington barracks;
the United States Military Academy
/ Band from West Point. and the
United States Naval Academy Band
from Annapolis.
The corps of cadets from both the
| military and navar academies will be
| in attendance and will appear in a
preliminary parade from the White
| House down Pennsylvania avenue to
/ the memorial. In this demonstration
| all veteran associations. patriotic or
| sanizations and also contingents of
| soldiers. sailors and marines have
been asked to participate.
The time and the details of the
| dedication were decided upon at a
| meeting of the Grant Memorial Com
| mission held February 8 in the Office
| of the Secretary OF War. This COM
mission consists of Rev. Samuel Fal-
| lows. chairman; John w. Weeks, the
| Secretary of War. and Senator
| Brandegee OF Connecticut. chairman
! of the Joint committee on the Library.
of the Senate.