The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-03
GRANT MEMORIAL
DEDICATED WITH
GREAT CEREMONY
eral, and Yice.Presiient Coolidge
Participated.

Surviving Comrades of The Dead Cen
eral, and Yice-President Coolidge
Participated.
Washington, April 27.-Thc massive
jronze memorial to Gen. Ulysses s.
Grant, the gift Of the nation to the
memory of the great Union soldier and
waS dedicated in the botanic
gardens today with impressive cere-
monies in which not only the surviv-
g comrades Of the general partici-
patcd, but also the vice president of
the United States, Chief Justice Taft
and associate justices of the supreme
court, members of tho senate and
house General Pcrshing and other
high officers Of the army and navy.
The dedication included parade
Iof soldiers. sailors and marines,
midshipmen from Annapolis and ca
dots from West Point, patriotic socie-
ties and veterans in blue and gray.
When the memorial was unveiled by
Princess Cantacuzene, granddaughter
and Princess Ida Cantacuzene, great
granddaughter Of General Grant,
scores Of pigeons SwccDed from captiv-
ity and at the base Of the great equcs-
tran statue and a salute Of 2 guns
doomed forth at Fort Myer across the
Potomac while the doves Of peace"
circlcd above the memorial as if loath
to leave the statue of the man who
brought peace to a stricken nation
nearly 60 years ago.
AS two 4arge American flags were
unfolded from the towering figure, a
green wreath with the inscription,
Let Us Have Peace, stood forth in =
bold relief. 1t was the prayer of Gen
eral Grant delivered in Washington in
1868 when he bid his army farewell.
Secretary Weeks, in an address pre-
scnting the memorial to the govern
mcnt on behalf Of the Grant memorial
commission, rc-cchoed this prayer
when he said at the conclusion Of his
remarks
Il wish the world today might
fervently voice that prayer and by
10 uSS'S Slu all Stlllc DclWe ma
tions and save future generations
from the horrors of war"
President Harding, unable to be
present by reason Of his attending the
Grant services at Point Pleasant, Ohio,
was represented by Vice President
Coolidge, who delivered the principal
address and accepted the monument on
behalf Of the government and the
people of the United States" A beau
tifu wreath sent by the president was
placed at the base Of the memorial
along with others presented by con-
srcss, the United States supreme court,
Army of the Tennessee, Army of the
Potomac, Army of the Cumberland and
otner patriotic organizations.
Vice President Coolidge paid a
tribute to Grants genius as
leader Of men in war and in peace.
AS Lincoln could put truth into
words, so Grant could put truth inx
to action" he said "How truly he
stands out as the great captain of
republic. Through and through he
was genuine. He represented power"
y grateful republic, the vice presi-
dent added, has raised this smOnu-
ment not as a symbol OF war, but
symbol OF peace"
Secretary Weeks declared that Gen
cral Grants prayer, 'let us have
peace stirred the dismenbcred union
to marked degree and gave hope
to gallant people who had fought
and lost Il cause
Secretary DENLY and General
Porshing delivered brief addresses in
which they extollcd the genius of Cen
eral Grant.
The dedicatory exercises were pre-
ceded by the parade which formed in
front Of the White House and marched
along Pennsylvania avenue over the
same route followed by Grants com
radcs during the grand review.
Leading the parade was Maj. Gen.
Glenn, who first won fame as the
Drummer Boy Of Chicamauga