The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
SPEECH BY HARDING
PRESIDENT DECLARED IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL
TRIBUTE To GENERAL
Nations Executive Participates
In Century Anniversary
Of His Birth

Students Of the Mankato
schools appropri observed
General Ulysses S. Grants one
hundredth birthday anniversary
today.
Judge Lorin Cray spoke to the
Commercial College students and
Mrs. r. c. Wilson gave a patrio-
tic reading. The Teachers COL
leae students listened to = pa
triotie talk by their president,
c. II. Cooper.
The high school and the grade
schools Of the city arranged pro
grams in which the pupils took
part. The lower grades were
given short patriotic taks by
their teachers and appropriate
songs were sung. The upper
grades devoted part of their
time to giving short stories
about Grant or anything per-
tanning to the ciVi. War. Patrio-
tic songs were also sung by the
upper grades as part Of the pro-
gram in observance Of the day.
The members Of the G. A. r.
and tire w. r. c. planned
most attractive program for to-
day. Members of the Spanish
American War Veterans, their
Auxiliary, the American Legion
and Auxiliary and the .. A. r.
were invited to the program. II
was opened with the singing of
America" and the Flag Salute.
Marching Throuuh Geoesia"
was sung by the assembly, and
this was followed by a sketch of
the "Life Of General Grant," by
Mrs. r. c. Wilson. Mrs r. W.
GossIee sang "Tentina On the
Old Camp Ground" and Mrs.
Evan Hughes then gave a siateh
Of Grant in the Civil War"
Mrs. c. L. Kennedy gave a
sketch Of Grant as President"
and Miss Anna Jones talked on
"mekiniey's Appreciation Of
Grant" The program was
brought to 2 close with the
American Greed and the singing
Of our national anthem.
A supper was served BY the
Women's Relief corps, and the
money will be used helping to
support a teacher for American
izatioa work throughout the
state
ASSOCIATED Press Dspatch-I
Point Pleasant, Ohio, April 81
he word today needs something @
ne spirit of General Grant Presl
ent Harding declared today in a
ddress at exercises commemorat
ny The one hundFedth anniyersar
f the birth here Of the great mill
airy leader.
Il sometimes wonder" the presi
Ient said. IF the magnanimity Q
irant. the logged, persistent, I'm
lterabIe Grant in warfare-the I'm
Surrender Grant-woul
lot be helpful in the world today
he great world struggle which "
night reasonably designate the civ
war of western civilization, an
q which we so credttably an
lelpfuiy participated, Left people
nd nations PROSTATE hardly know
ng which way to turn for restora
ion cannot help but believe tina
omething Of the spirit with whic
rant welcomed victory, somethn
4 his eagerness to return to peace
nj ways, would have speeded tn
and FASTENED the re
urn of prosperity and happiness
which there can be n
biding peace"
Military Hero Republic
Mr.. Harding paid tribute to Gran
s "the military hero Of the repub
ic; commanding figure in tn
Military history of the world; tn
urpassing example of masnanimi
v of all times; the most strfhn
xample OF the possibilities in Am
rican life: the confident and re
entless commander in war, and tn
modest and sympathetic pedtione
or peace AFTER victory.
1T is fifty seven years sine
rant garianded victory with mag
animity. 1t is thirty seven year
ince he laid down the wearfed au
pen and made his on
nd only surrender. His fame is Sc
ure. The republic has not forgot
en- and wfll not forget
What of the republic itself?
I'LL not be unseemly TO say tina
american example and America
conception Of justice and libert
ince then have Influenced tn
rorld little less significantly tina
rants service to the Union shape
he course Of our land. $50.
No Aggression In His Breast
Though be proclaimed the doc
rtne of moral disarmament at APP
he believed in a natio
quipped for a righteous cause.
fr. Harding declared. But no az
ression2 was in his breast"
Declaring at the outset that h
ad pondered over the attributes O
he character of Grant, the presi
ent said the Union leader loom
najestic in the blend Of them all
Is fame Is secure"
zone must revere his miitar
enius, even though its develop
nent was one of those miracles o
rim war itself" he continued. IN
ne would have picked him in yout
r early manhood or in his earl
areer as . regular officer, for tn