The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
HORACE GREELEY'S DAUGHTERS.

The Presentation Of the Memorial Album
Yesterday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ny Miss
Ida Greeley, Mayor Havemeyer, White
law Reid, Alderman McCafferty, Gem
eral John Cochrane and MIR. Cleveland.
Yesterday afternoon the memorial album, con-
tanning the engrossed resolutions OF the Board OF
Aldermen was presented to the Misses Greeley,
daughters Of the late Horace Greeley. The
presentation was made by Mayor Havemeyer
and the Joint Committee OF the Common
Council, composed OF Aldermen McCanerty
Vance, Van schaick and Falconer, and Assistant
Aldermen StracE, Thornen, Thesis Weiser, simon
son, Healy and Brencks; General P1nckney, the
Clerk OF the Board Of Alder men, being present
Also Mr. Whitelaw Reid General Cochrane Mr..
Cleveland, at whose house. In Cottage place, the
presentation took place, and ex-Assstant Alder
man Connor Father Farrell, firm friend Of Mr..
Greeley, was also at the ceremony.
The AFFAIR took place in the pariors Of the resi-
dence, and, after the committee and guests had
been introduced, Alderman McCafrerty stated IN a
few words the object OF the visit, and wac sue
ceeded by General Pinckney, who read the Tesoiu,
lions which were passed by tho last Board OF
Aldermen and the resolution OF the present boaf
I'M when two ~ %as the dead
Mayor Havemeyer then stepped iorward anu
spoke az follows:-
1he committee Of Common Council Of the city Of
mn %s 10 Il s
d By aer Of as
Testimonies universal and profound sorrow caused
BY bis %s never
and assaS cheery perU sa the duty
assigned to The unexampled public noaors &C
BY az the voluntary associations in which men ma are
%smS Sis Of esteem which II hsd Sy the
tor ssy * saae Of o ns and s
skill with which he welded the
ties Of modern Journalism enabled him TO exercise a
Sapns e the sres. pass sssns country
nestle verS in 'ha Republic the
OF $4,000 nan ssa,. out M ad The Ss
as much as any man Of his time. was The az:
aS s 1s 1s l1se &
anxious desire and VIII be the nome ntous mission q
in great events his friends and relatives may eonem
aa hea the and Of
bers Of his The honesty NEST AND sincerity Of
with him felt chiefly and WIN ever remember ,he
and the aboundng genteness OF his nature
The album was here presented and received by
the Two daughters MISS Ida Greeley, wa9 was OF
sponded in few feeling woros, saying that she
was touched to the heart by this action OF the
municipality OF the great city in which her father
had struggled and tOiled from manhood up. She
added that she and her sister would oe un-
worthy to bear the name OF their father did they
not promise that this album would never leave the
possession OF the children Of Horace Greeley. She
therefore begged leave to thank the donors.
and through them the city, for the present which
was made to herself and her sister.
Mr.. Cleveland then pronounced fine eulogy
upon the dead Journalist, and was succeeded by
General Cochrane, who also spoke in terms OF
great praise OF the memory Of the man.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid spoke last and briefly. He
said that If there was one person in the world
whom the death OF Horace Greeley affected it was
himself, and TO him it was sight full OF meaning
to see the Common Council OF the city IN which
the ilustrious dead and his opinions had always
been ID hopeless minority meeting after his
death in revering his memory by this tribute Of
their respect.
The album presented is q handsome one, bound
in velvet, and containing the resolutions passed by
full manner.
Alter the ceremony was over Mr. Cleveland fur.
nished q collation. to the assembled guests.