The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
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.The present annual federal expenditure Of sev-
enty to eighty millions for public roads was un-
dreamed Of. Some years were to pass belore We
undertook the reclamation Of our arid lands
through federal agencies Rural free delivery had
not even entered upon the period OF academic ais.
cusson. Federal landN banks were unthought of
except in the minds Of a few students OF Ioreisn
agricultural credits. Women voted In general
elections nowhere In the Union save In my Staee
of Wyoming and the Eighteenth amendment hao
not been thought of"
Independence day this year will have ne"
feature in Its celebration: the honoring OF James
Monroe, fifth president of the United States anu
author of the Monroe Doctrine. Senate joint res
olutlon 274 in the last congress- to provide for the
participation of the United States in the observ-
ance Of the one hundredth anniversary OF the
enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine and OF the
ninety-second anniversary of the death Of James
Monroe. Is substantially as follows:
Resolved ETC., That there is hereby established
the Monroe Doctrine Centennial commission.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the
sum of $1225OO, to be expended by the congress
sional commission. The sum of $87. 500 may be
expended In cooperation with the James Monroe
Memorial Association and Foundation, Tor the
purpose of contributing to the purchase and. res
toration of the former home Of James Monroe In
the city of New York. as a permanent memorial
and the creation Of a memorial foundation, the
income from which shall be used for purposes OF
furthering progress, amlty, and good Will among
the peoples of the Pan-American republics. Fifty
1--WE thousand dollars may be expended In coop
GRAFTON with the National Committee Of Celebra
ton for the purpose Of participating in general
program Of public celebration Of the one hundredth
anniversary of the enunciation Of the Monroe
Doctrine to be held In New York and Washington
and in the places Of the birth and Of the burial
Of James Monroe; and participating In memorial
services to be held in New York. on July 4. 1928
the ninety second anniversary Of his death. No
expenditures shall be made until the James Mon
roe Memorial Association and Foundation has ex
pended or contracted to expend at least the sum
Of S67,5O0 for the same purposes.
When Clemenceau was here he put In his itin-
erary two must things: To place wreath at
Lincoln's tomb and to touch the Liberty Bell. He
did both And in this connection, Representative
F. B. Gernerd of Pennsylvania was moved In the
last congress to retell the story of the famous
Journey Of the Liberty Bell to Allentown, Pa dur
ing the Revolution. He said In part:
at was after the battle of Brandywine, Sept II,
1777 that General Washington ordered the trans
fer of all military stores to Bethlehem, Pa. Even
before that critical hour had arrived, the Pennsyl-
yania assembly awoke to the gravity of the situa-
tion and passed resolution on the sixteenth day
Of June authorizing the removal OF all bells, as
well as all the copper and brass. in the city Of
Philadelphia to some place of safety; the Liberty
Bell was not taken from Independence Hall until
after General Washingtons order had been given.
1t constituted part Of the military train Of 100
wagons, which carried the whole Of the heavy
baggage Of the army, which was escorted by 200
Virginia and North Carolina soldiers under the
command Of Col. william Polk Of North Carolina.
That famous caravan proceeded along the banks
of the Delaware river to Trenton, and from there
Travelled through wild and rugged country to Beth
lehem, arriving there the twenty-fourth day Of
September, 1777 After the military train had
reached Bethlehem the wagon upon which the Lib
erty Bell was loaded broke down In the street.
"The next day the bell was placed on the wagon
Of Frederick Leaser, who, together with John
Jacob Mickey, escorted by small guard of SOL
diers, brought v and the chimes OF Christ church.
eight in number, to Allentown, where they were
placed In the basement Of the German lions Re-
formed church, where 1t was kept In hiding until
the following spring when the British army evac-