The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-11-19
UP AT CHICAGO.
Grant and the ARMY of the tennessee.


CHICAGO, Nov. ls-The Society of the Army
of the Tennessee reconvened at 1880 this
morning, General Sherman in the chair The
Force, the treasurer, read his annual report,
showing the cash in the treasury to be about
report mentioned the death of Captain Thomas
5. Pennington and Lieutenant William b.
Invitation to the members to attend the re.
union of the Army of the Cumberland, at
Washington. on Noyemoer i9 anu ~, was re,
next meeting named Cincinnati. the time to
be fixed by the president and local committee
Colonel Ozro j. Dodd was selected orator for
the next annual meeting. The committee ON
the nomination of officers recommended the
which report was adopted by acclamation,
together with a vote OF thanks for their SER
vices. General Sherman returned thanks for
himself and other officers, and made some
> complimentary illusions to the younger
members Of the = society; especially to Jd;dge
Major General Frank Z. Blair, deceased, and q
resolution was adopted commencing to them
the movement toward erecting monument
to his memory. The question of appointing q
biographer to write up the individuals of The
society was referred to a committee for re-
port. A resolution was adopted authorizing
the president of the society to appoint a COM
mtttee of five members to examine into the
effect of the invalid pension laws upon the
different classes of pensioners and report at
the next annual meeting, suggesting such
Alterations and amendments as viii eliminate
fraud, and secure TO all pensioners impartial
justice. Generals Ben sherman, Field, Rusk,
committee After the usual votes of thanks
and especial mention Of the Iiberality of Mr..
Haveriy for the use OF the theater, the society
adjourned. -,
General Grant spent the morning With
soIdiers ede and nd ' their WIDOWS, in the Palmer
House parlor, from to 5. Many of his old
comrades took him by the hand during Chat
time.
The banquet given by the Society of the
Army OF the Tennessee took place this even
A.. he a ,iay n Palmer .pn
eral Grant was escorted to the room by Gen
eral Sherman and military and naval and
General Grants table was ornamented with a
miniature man-Of-war, representing snip OF
state under full sail The decorations of the
room IN general were profuse and tasty.
Flags and festcons of eyergreens and flowers
oMers and nds smisx d tne tables The
band enlivened the evening with snatches of
patriotic and classical music. and the menu,
of extraordinary richness and variety, was
served in unique form ard designs. Professor
David Swing offered prayer at the beginning
SIX hundred and one covers were spread, and
every chair was occu pied, a distingu guish ed
coterie of guests gracing the large room. The
bill OF fare was printed on a card shaped iuto
the likeness of tent, adorned with battle
scsnes After the yisnds c,h had been discussed S
toasts as fellows:
1. Our country-her place among nations
General Grant responded as follows:
GENERAL OF THE ARMY AND INvITEI
-GUEsTs-Notice was sent to me some days ago
il at the time, having. had no idea
until I got here. what 1t was
was to reply to. and when the time came
s could execute some flank movement and gel
out of II, but after my arrival here 1 found
was to be the first one to be called upon. Yor
would have me say much about the position
of our country among the nations of the earth
Our nation we have been in the habit o: look
Ing upon as one OF the mrs
nations of the earth. For lonl
period OF time the Yankee had not only
very respectable opinion of himself and of hi
country as whole. and 1t has been our OWL
opinion, and we had nothing to compare IL
contest with any other power. am pleased
to say that rom the obseryations that hav'
been able to make in the last two aud hal
years, we are beginning to be regarded q lftti
by other powers, as we in our vanity hav
heretofore regarded ourselves. As to the plae
we have among nations. think IL to occup,
the position of one of the first powers In al
that goes to make us q great nationality, w
have the strength, We have the individual
self-controll Independence, and we hav
to greater degree than almos
any other nation, the power T.
colonize. settle up new countries and develop
ing them. We have also very great advan
tage In being without neighbors to molest o
make as afraid. 1t Is true we have Northern
frontiers and Southern frontiers, and we ge
along with o very small army, keeping n
standing army, and what little we ha
is not q standing army, because 1t has no tim
to stand. do not know any thing that cal