, 1876-10-19
M'P1fEleSON.
Unvei!ing Of the Statue Erected to
His Memory.
Tie Occasion Graoed by a Large At.
tendance Of Members of tho
Army Of the Ten
ue1tee.
Gems. Logan and 11ickenlooper
The Principal Orators. .


fpseia, DisnateA 10 The 7rtSHas.
WAsfi1St1oS, j. C.i Out. 19.-Sonator I,oghn's
oration at tbs ,snycl!,tg OF tho Mcrhcrson statue
Is declared on alt lanis to be the best effort Of
Ills life. It was for tic most part historical, nu
wns very earnest eulusy Ut tllc llic md char
actcr Of ilIe lnmentcd Mcpherson.
10 fhA Tftl.sr7s hseorta'tf ITtss,
WASHINGTON, y. e., Oct. 1Y.--Thc tenth an
i.'al meeting Of tho Soe!cty ot The Army Vt the
Tennessee was held TIL. morning, at Lincoln
Hall. Aantt 1o5 members wcrc present, to.
gcthcr Will Il saegc number Of spectators.
Gen. 8acrnlan, the President Ut tho Hoclety,
calling tile meeting to order, sa!d to-day was
sctapart moro ESPECIALLY for the nnyeling nnd
dedication Of, and for the unfurhg Of the ban.
iaer. from, tue Mcphereon monument; hut
previous. to this, there would be several hours
for tic transaction Of business pestalning to the
Surle,y.
The meeting was formally opened with prayer
by the Rey. Mason Noble, Of tho United States
Nary, aNl committees wcro appointed to
nominate officers for tho ensuing year, 10 de-
slgnatc the time and place for the next meet
lug, and to selcct as, orator for that occasion.
y note WIS read from tho private Secretary Of
President Grant. saylng that It would give the
latter great pleasure to meet again aud take by
the hand slch Of bis associates Of the Army Of
tho Tennessee Is May be pleased to Gull upon
hin at O'Clock Thursday ntght. Thu inyisa-
ton was accepted, as was also an invitation to
visit M0unt Vernon Tomorrow.
Letters OF regret were read from Gov. Hart
ranft and Gcnp. Pope, Dix, Wright, Newton,
Crook, AuEur, and Townsend, Commodore Am
men. aud uthcrs.
Gen. Sherman sald That he 1,o,l rccc,vci, a fol.
rs'an' 1fom l'ent.'Hch. shetadat', requesting
HIM 10 give lis best love and undylng respects
10 the society. Gc,l, SlIcrIdnn was u,layutlablv
kent at Chicago l,y public duties, but lis heart
"as present ~l.n 'he sos1ets'
A letter was also read from Gov. Hayes. Of
Ohio, rcrrctt1ng tllat important public duties
nrcrcntr,1 Ills nttenf1nnrp.
f;nn'J n troo1. ,v,,, co,,,non,,c,, The f.on.
teueFut9 army against thc Army o. tic tcnncs-
sec. and wo was class-mate Of Gen. Mcl'hcr-
soil, sent q letter OF regret that he was unable
TO-! TO- nevel tue nysat,o ~ TO sttca ths nsss,
sun for his noble; qualities.
letter WY a!s9 reah from Cpl: y. X Boggs,
q Firginla, IN which l'e said: "HctWcen Nc
fherton anu myself there always existed the
Warnlest o pefsonl' ties. hltaoagI IN thy latc
never for moment suspended our personal re"
lntions anu tnatuat friendship,
satssl9gtoTy report was made OIL tug subject
Of the AlcpEerson monument ut Washington.
From tho dceisfoii which followed, 1t appears
that tlic monument Will erected over Gen. Nc
rhcrson's renlalns al Clyde o: subseriptIons
Tor that purp9so have been made. lien. Bu!-
lock presented, III n few remarks which were
received With much fnTor., largo and hand
soncly.cxccutcd photograph OF the late Gen.
Msphcrson.
emonles Of tin dedication of the monument,
and at o'clock q column was formed Under the
command u Mal.-Gen. Darftl Hunter, Chlrf
aiarshal, consisting III mounted police, the Fort
Aitt!chty bnlltt, seTera! companies 0t military,
the Alnrtne Corps anG band, tic orafor OF The
day, Yen; Losan, aid E TIC Chalrnscn Of the re-