The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-08
GRANTS CENTENARY.
Preparations for Observance on April
81 Being Made.

4 ~ DciHS 1AauC.
Editor, Times: Remembering your
generosity in the past, | would ask
again for space in your paper to bring
to the notice of your readers as early
as possible that the national command
er Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
is preparing for nation wide obsery.
ance of the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of General Ulysses S. Grant, en-
April ~. 1922, asking shat patriotic
exercises be held on that day in the
schools and churches of the land, that
! the memorial occasion may not pass
without leaving deep and abiding inn
pressions upon the hearts of the young,
and strengthen the faith Of those who
believe in the God Of our fathers and
in the priceless boon of civic and re-
| igious liberty, and that all members
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
insofar as they may be able, shall par
ticipate in some simple, yet direct, way
in honoring the memory of Ulysses
| s. Grant"
The president of the United States
has consented to act as honorary chair
man of the executive committee, also
the ce-president will be one of the
honorary vice chairmen
The national president, Anna M.
Kitchener, Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, has the honor of her
name on the list of honorary vice.
chairmen and in general order mas
pledged her full cooperation Of the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
public, feeling that in doing this she
was voicing the. patriotic sentiment of
each and every one of our order, and
she earnestly beseeches their patriotic
effort to the end that the Tooth ami
versary OF the birth of General Ulysses
Simpson Grant may be glorious sue
cess.
The following is the program for the
observance of the Tooth anniversary OF
the birth of General u. S. Grant on
April n to be used in schools, as COM
piled by Levi Longfellow, national pa
triotic instructor of the Grand Army |
Of the Republic, with the assistance Of |
w. +. Webster, assistant superintend- |,
ent of schools, Minneapolis, MINI. Cop |
les now in the hands OF the printers
are to be placed in all schools through
out all states of the union, that all |
will be guided by one uniform pro-
gram of exercises.
Music, America four stanzas.
Salute the flag.
A statement of the occasion and pur-
pose of the program.
Music, one of the Civil war songs.
Sketch of the life of Ulysses S.
Grant.
Boyhood and youth Of Grant Ito ,e
selected by the teacher.
Music, one of the Civil war songs.
Grant in the Civil war.
"Tenting on the Old Campground
Grant at Appomattox ito be select
ed by the teacher.
Music, Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie"
Mckinley's Appreciation Of Grant.
The American. creed, pupils standing.
The Star Spangled Banner"
The American Creed.
believe in the United States Of
American as a government of the peo-
pie, by the people, for the people,
whose just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed; a democ-
racy in republic; sovereign nation
of many sovereign states; a perfect +,
lnion, one and inseparable. established L,
Upon the principles of freedom, equal I,
ty, justice and humanity, for which !
American patriots sacrificed their lives !
Ind fortunes. | therefore believe it is !.
ny duty to my country to love it, to !
support its constitution, to obey its !
avs, TO respect its flag and to defend ,
I against all enemies. {
In closing, let me remind mot the I
feterans of the Civil war, but othersl {
lest we forget" that next Sunday, {
April 0, is the 57th anniversary of {
General Lees surrender to General {
Grant, and would urge general dis {
,lay of the Stars and Stripes from
he homes of all who have in any way
ause to remember those four years of 4
liyil war; but | would like to remind 4
he few remaining veterans OF that 4
ong, hard struggle for freedom to 4
III" that 100 years from next Sunday 4
he l. of the G. A r., as an order, S
will be observing Appomattox day and 5
cling the children the story of Grant ;
nd the apple tree" We can we'll 5
now what source OF pride II is 10 ,
i'm or her who can trace line Of V
escent from the heroes of 70. We I
ave as our heritage legacy of brave +
eeds given by men who saved and \
what the army of Washing H
ON won, and it is our greater priv I
ege that we can know, commune with
nd hold as our very own the men of b
u -'65. We win never forget the four c
ears of blood and tears that gave us b
his priceless heritage. Let us all put d
new value on our hirthright and G,
trive to more fully live up to the obi N
ations we have taken, that our sue Il
sssors may feel proud of their anccs- D,
prs and our children can truly sing Il
18th increasing fervor, His truth is ID
Iarching on" b,
Mrs. H. i. Flagg. past department D,
patriotic instructor.