The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-05
y. S. Coast Guard
Celebrates Anniversary

w 'o'iS1 wi, <AoS' o-\by INC AS
sociated Press).-The United States
Coast Guard tomorrow renews it's
custom of celebrating the anniver-
sary of its creation by Congress on
August 4, 1890.
Special drills and ceremonies are
being held on all Coast Guard vessels
and at all land stations. The career
of the Coast guard over period of
1872 years ) reviewed by Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Clifford in
a dispatch which is to be read at
muster of all units Of the guard. This
dispatch says:
"On August 4, 1870, George Wash
ngton, President Of the United
States, approved an Acc which in
Guided, among other provisions, au-
sLcrization for th$ construction of
nos exceeding tent revenue cutters
and specified how The cutters should
be oficered and ,,fsanned and what
should be the con. fensation CT their
officers, mariners aad boys. THIS was
an Act of the sehSud session of the
first Congress andSit is of interest to
| note that this entire session was held
in the city of New York.
"After the freedom of the Am
erican colonies had been won through
the War of the Revolution the Con-
tinental Navy was .disbanded. There
vas then no sea force available for
the protection Of the coasts and the
maritime interests Of the newly con-
stituted United States until the or
ganization Of the Revenue Cutter
Service, effected under this Act of
August a, 1870. The cutters formed
the only armed force afloat belonging
20 the young republic until g navy
was authorized few years later.
The officers of the first cutters were
appointed largely from the officers
who had served in the old Continental
navy. 1t is interesting to know that
the first commission granted by
President Washington to any officer
afoat was issued to Captain Hopley
Yeaton of New Hampshire in the
Revenue Cutter Service.
August 4, 1870, was, therefore
he birthday Of the Revenue Cutter
Service which was merged, in 1915
with the Life Saving Service to form
she United States Coast Guard. So
today, August 4, 1929, we are to Oh,
serve the 1872 birthday anniversary
of the Coast Guard.
| "The dominant thought in youl
minds today should be an intense
pride in the long and honorable rec
oid of the Service. The Coast Guarc
is no mushroom growth. Founded al
the very outset of our national his
tory, it has served the country faith.
fully and well for 1872 years, in peace
and in war. The Service has pl, yec
a distinguished tin every war ir
which this country has been engaged
With the exception only of the wal
with Tripoli; and, with notable mil
itary history, it has also established
a record that is unequaled for hu
manitarian accomplishment in afford
ing succor to those in distress at sea
1t had behind it long and honorable
past before many of the activities an,
functions of the government that ar,
now so much in the, public eye wer,
ever dreamed of. The Service wa
an arm of the Government when tn,
Young republic, just setting out OF
its career Of destiny, had yet to con
vince the world of its permanence; i
played it's part through all the vicis
situdes of our national growth unit
today when it is valuable and high
ly respected instrumentality of tn,
greatest nation that the world ha
ever seen."