The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-04

turned today to. this little hamlet snug
gled at the base of the hills overlook
ing the Ohio river to celebrate the
one hundredth birthday anniversary of
one of its presidents and great mill
tary leaders, Ulysses S. Grant.
Up the river from Cincinnati came a
flotilla of river craft, bringing the
president, the wife of the president,
congressman, high national officials,
uniformed military officers, soldiers,
state officials, men prominent in civil
lift and hundreds of other citizens.
In the presidential party were At
torney General Daugherty; George B.
Christian, Jr:, secretary to the presi-
dent and Mrs Christian, Brigadier
General Charles E. Sawyer, the presi-
dents physician and Mrs. Sawyer;
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant; Mrs. Har-
ry C. Corbin; E. B. Mclean and Mrs.
Mclean; James Prendergast; Jesse
Smith; DR.. George T. Harding, the
presidents father, and Mrs. Harding;
George B. Christian ST., and Mrs.
Christian; Colonies J A. Penn and 7.
@. Ashburn, special aides to the presi-
dent and Congressman Nicholas Long
worth and Mrs. Longworth, A. E. B .
Stephens and Charles c. Kearns.
After viewing the place where Cen
eral Grant was born - only the lean
to of which still exists here, the house
proper having been removed to the
state fair grounds at Columbus - Pres
ident Harding was to deliver an adj
dress from a small platform erected
near the site Of the Grant home. Sound
amplifers will make the presidents
voice audible to all in the village and
to crowds that are expected to assem-
BILE in Lyttle Park in Cincinnati, 80
miles away. The president was expect
ed to stress in his address the spirit
and qualities of the former president.
Though thousands are expected to
participate in the celebration of Cen
eral Grants birthday, but few are they
who will be able to say they knew him
personally. Only one such person now
lives in this vicinity. He is William
Forester, civil war veteran. He has
been assigned place of honor. near
the speaking platform. This is the
second Grand celebration here. The
first was in 1907 when a cannon was
mounted in front Of the site of the
Grant home. 1t did not bear the ma
tional aspect, however, which the pres
emit one bears.
Arriving in Cincinnati at 9 o'clock,
the president and Mrs. Harding and
other distinguished guests were ten
dered a reception at the Hotel Gibson
before embarking for the river voy-
age. Luncheon was served on the gov
eminent boat Cayuga on which the
presidential party made the journey.
Returning to Cincinnati in the evening
the President and Mrs. Harding and
few invited guests will dine at the
home Of Charles P. Taft after which
the return trip to Washington will
be started.
Point Pleasant, Ohio,-The world
needs something Of the spirit of Gen.
Grant, President Harding declared to-
4 day in an address at exercises com
memorating the. one hundredth ami
versary of the birth here of the great
military leader.
81 sometimes wonder" the president
said, If the magnanmity of Grant, the
dogged persistent, unalterable Grant
in warfare the unconditional surrender
Grant would not be helpful in the
world today. The great world strug-
gle, which we might reasonably desig-
nate the Civil war Of western civilaza-
ton, in which we SO creditably and
helpfully participated, left people and
nations PROSTATE, hardly knowing
which way to turn for restoration. !
cannot help but believe that some
thing of the spirit with which Grant
welcomed victory. something Of his