Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-14
Reception by the Veteran Club
Army Of the Tennessee-Banquet
IN Grant-T0asted Babies.

Army OF the Tennessee-Banquet
to Grant-Toasted Babies.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE Union
Veteran Club gave q reception to Gen.
eral Grant at Mcvicksr's Theatsr ysstsr.
day. The thsster was tastsfully deco
rated with flags and flowers, with living
representations Of the Goddess OF LIB.
erty and ~thirty.sight States. Patriotic
speeches we're made by General Logan
and others. General Grant made . few
remarks OF the same general tenor OF
many previous speeches. He said no
believed the wal resulted In Q great deal
OF good to the country. and the South
was In q better condition now than II
would have been II IL had succeeded.
Certainly, we would avs'been worse Of
II 1t had succeeded. Emory A. Storrs
made q stirring speech. Governor
ORlssby and Louis L. Woodford fol.
lowed, after which the audience dis.
persed.
Army Of the Tennessee.
The Society Of the Army Of the Ten.
nssses reoonvsnsd at 1890. General
Sherman In tho chair.
An invitation to the members to attend
the reunion Of the Army Of the Cumbsr-
land at Washington November IS and
90. was received. The committee on
time and place Of next meeting named
Cincinnati, the time to be dxed by the
President and local committees. Col.
onel Oxro J. Dodd was selected a. the
orator for the next annual meeting.
The Committee on Nomination OF
Officers recommended the reelection Of
the present officers OF the Society. which
was adopted by reclamation. together
with o vote OF thanks for their services.
A number OF the members eulogized
Major General Frank p. Blair. deceased,
and Q resolution was adopted commend.
ing to them the movements towards
erecting Q monument to his memory.
After the usual votes Of thanks and
especial mention OF the literally Of Mr..
Havsrly for the use Of his theater. the
Society adjourned.
banquet az she Palmer House.
Gen. Grant spent the morning with
friends. In the afternoon he received
the soldiers and their wives in the
Palmer House psrlors from 2 until 6
O'Clock. Many OF his old comrades took
him by the hand during that time. The
banquet given by the Society OF the
Army Of the Tennessee took place last
evening In the dining room Of the
Palmer House. General Grant was
escorted to the room by General Sher.
man and the military and civil digui.
taries Of Illinois and other States. Gen.
Grants table was ornamented with o
miniature man.of.war, representing the
Ship OF State under full sail. The
decorations Of the room in general were
profuse and tasty. Flags and festoons
OF evergrsens and flowers relieved the
lofty pillars OF the hall, while smilax
and flowers decorated the tables. The
band enlivened the evening with pieces
OF patriotic and classical music, and q
menu Of extraordinary richness and va.
risty was served In unique forms and
designs. Prof. David 8. Wing offered
q prayer at the beginning Of the banquet.
Mark Twain on Babies.
In response to the last regular toast,
Tho Babies" Samuel L. Clemens 70.
spondsd In q humorous and highly sp-
~prsciativs satirical eulogy Of the product
OF the cradle. His injunction was ''As
long as You are in your right mind don't
you ever pray for twins. Twins amount
to q permanent riot, and there amt any
real difference between triplets and an
instruction" which called forth shouts
Of laughter. In conclusion he alluded
to the future F~arraguts. historians and
presidents who are now lying In the
cradles, and said: "In still one more
cradle somewhere under the Gag, the
future illustrious Commander.in. Chief
OF the American armies 10 so little bur.
dened with his approaching grandeurs
and responsibilities az to be giving bis
whole strategic mind at this moment to
trying TO fnd out some way to get his
big toe into his mouth. an achievement
which, meaning no disrespect, the illus.
trious guest OF the evening turned bis
attention TO some ffty.six years ago, and
II the child Is but Q prophecy Of the man,
there are mighty few who will doubt
that he succeeded" Laughter and ap-
plause.