Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-28

NaElIffEiON- AnrA lt.-lNe ndEasNC bronze memorial Go General Ulysses s Grant. the gift of the nation 10 the mem o-y of fhe creat Union soldier and presi- dent WAS dedicated n the Botanic Gar drrs today with impressive ceremonies, I7 which not only ths surviving comrades of thp great general participated. but also fbe vice president of the United States Chief Justice Taft and associate justices Of ttc supreme court. members of the senate and house. General Pershlng and other hiEa officers of the army and navy.
 The dedication included a parade made up of soldiers, sailors and marines, mid shiDmCn from Annapolis and cadets from West Point patriotic societies and vet rrans in blue and gray. And when the memorial was unveiled by Princess Can tacuzene. granddaughter. and Princess Ida Cantacuzeue. great-granddaughter of General Grant scores of pigeons swoop- ed from captivity at the base of the great equestrial statue and a salute of twenty-one guns boOmed forth at Fort Myer across the Potomac while the "doves of peace' circied above the me- morlal as if loath 10 leave the statue Of lre man who brought peace 10 a stricken nation nearly sixty years ago.
 As two large American flags were un- folded from the towering figure a green
 
 Have Peace" stood forth in bold relief It was the prayer of General Grant dellv- cred in Washington In 1885 when he bid l.s army farewell
 Address by Secretary Weeks.
 Secretary weeka in an address pre- renting the memorial 10 the government 5n behalf of the Grant memorial commis- zion. re-echoed this prayer when he said at the conclusion of ais remarks:
 "I wish the world today might fer ve1tiy voice that prayer and by its deeds end all strife between nations and save future generations from the horrors Of war"
 President Harding. unable to be pres ent by reason of his attendance at the Grant services at Point Pleasant. O.. was represented by Vice President Coolidge, who delivered the principal addres and accepted the monument on behalf of the government and the people of the United States supreme court, Army of the Ten 0rssce. Army of tho Potomac Army of the Cumberland and other patriotic or Eauizations"
 Vice President Coolidge paid a tribute Go Grants genius as a leader of men in war and in peace.
 "As Lincoln could put truth into words. SO Grant could put truth into action" he said. How truly he stands out as the great captain of a republic. Through and through he was genuine. He represented power"
 And @ grateful republic the vice presi- dent added. has raised this monument. not as a symbol Of war, but a symbol of peace"
 Secretary Weeks. Ike Mir. Coolidge, said that all military men now agree that General Grants career was no accident, and being the Successful commander in "a great war. "he is entitled to first place among those who served with the armies EC commanded. As long as the republic lasts he win have the admiration and gratitude of the American people"
 Secretary Weeks declared that Grants prayer. Let Us Have Peace" stirred the d.-mcwbcrod union to a marked degree srd gave hope 70 gallant people who had fought for and los. cause
 T rejoice. he sad. that our own country has dared to do every righteous thing to promc*s peace on earth and good win among men"
 Secretary ncuhy and General Pershine delivered brief addresses in which they gxtoued the genus of General Grant while General Lewis C. Pitcher com maHder-ln-chief Of the Grand Army of the Eenublic, also paid tribute 10 the Cuion leader.
 The exercises were conducted under the direction of Right Rev and General Samuel FaiiOws. president of the Society 1f the Army of the Tennessee and chair. man of the Grant memorial commission while Rev. William Edwards Huntington who was first lieutenant under Grant ir the Forty-ninth Wisconsin Volunteer in. -autry. offered invocation.
 The dodicatory exercises were preced- fi ny thc parade which formed ir front 1t ,he White House and marched aIong Pennsylvania avenue over the same rout, followed by Grants comrades during tin, grand review. until it reached the Botanl, Gardens. just west of the capitol. Lead ug che parade was Major General Clem Fho hrs, won fame as the drummer boy 1f Chlckamauga