Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-05-05
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

On Thursday 9th ult. Tooth an
niversary OF the birth of General
Grant, about thirty members of the
Home attended the presentation of
q large flag, by Joe Hooker Relief
Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army
Post of the same name, to the Sar-
gent school. Through the happy
thot of Quartermaster Sweeney,
seats were improvised in the Home
truck and fourteen of the comrades
were enabled to witness the exer-
cises. They made quite gala ap-
pearance as they left the grounds
with the colors flying, for which
they offered their lives so man,
years ago. and they were greeted
with cheers on their arrival by the
children of the school. A number of
automobile loads of corps members
from Monte Vista accompanied the
cortege. The following program was
excellently rendered, and any one
who doubts the Superiority of the
consolidated schools over the old
system OF one stove heated room,
one teacher struggling to do justice
to seven or eight grades, with an
average of a half hour day for
each, would have been finally con-
yiuced on this day. The patriotic
all exercises were given with spirit
and precision:
Audience and school
Greeting. Mrs. Hogle Pres. of Corps
Marching Through Georgia.
5th and 9Th grades.
Sketch of the Life of General
Grant ...................-....Do Dorothy Seibert
Battle Cry OF Freedom.
4th and 5th grades.
Grant in the Civil War-.Jac Wright
Tenting Tonight-....S School. audience
Grant AS President.......-Iris Prentice
Battle Hymn Of the Republic
School and Audience
McKinley's Appreciation of
Grant .-...--..........-.-........Rob Robert Jones
Mrs. Hogle introducing Patriotic
Instructor.
Presentation OF flag by Patriotic
Instructor. Mrs. Lottie X. Wood.
Acceptance by Superintendent Todd
Americans Greed and Flag
Salute School
Remarks by Principal Miss Griswold
Star Spangled Banner.
School and Audience.
The only disappointing feature
was the fact that the hosting ropes
OF the flag pole were out of COM
mission necessitating the present
ing OF the flag indoors. The flag
feet.
MIR. and Mrs. Mather have re-
turned from visit TO their former
home.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Marvin OF cot
tage IS have gone to Denver in the
hope that the lower altitude may
prove OF benefi, to her. as she has
been In i'll health for some time.
Mrs. Carnegie has returned to the
Home from visit with friends In
ArvAdA.
Adjutant J. NJ. Lawrence came
down from Denver on brief bust.
ness trip and reported Mrs, Law
renee as improving. although still
under daily treatment by the
physicians.
Quite u disappointment has been
experienced by tho powers that be.
by the non arrival OF the new truck
owing to AN accident en- route,
Our dairy herd continues to In
crease. and the supply OF milk is
now ample. ten new calves having
arrived within the pas, month and
all doing well.
Several changes have taken place
In the personnel of the employees
OF the various departments OF the
Home. but every thing Is settling
down Into tho accustomed routine
again.
Mcssrs aud Mcsdamcs Bishop, Sr.
and Jr.. Mrs. Cheney and little Miss
Alice Bishop paid an evening call at
the COMMANDMENTS cottage Tuesday
evening.
Rev. and Mrs. MoNui,y OF Ala
mosa paid n visit TO the Home on
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. McNul,y II rector 9f ST.
Stephens Episcopal church In Monte
Vista. as well as Aiamosa. he found
several OF his parishoncrs on the
grounds.
Misses Skinner. Burns and Nil.
stead were among the visitors OF the
past week.