The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-07

best of our time. Meantime We than
you for the kindness you have shown I
thus far. loud cheers, in the midst {
=, which the General retired).
o Governor Murray then introduce
Mrs. Hayes to the assemnlsge; th
= crowd gave her hearty cheer, an
( the proceedings from the balcony o
tie Walker House terminated.
! THE EVENING.
, Immediately after these addresses
which did not last longer than ffsseI
or twenty minutes, end within ar
; hour after the arrival in the city
; General Sherman, in company witt
nis daughter and two ladies of tht
party, proceeded to ths residence o.
Hon. Nm. Jennings, with whom the
general was acquainted and for whom
| be had sent while in the cars. Mr..
Jennings showed them about his de-
ligbtful grounds for about bali an
hour, entertaining them pleasantly,
when General Sherman requested Mr..
Jennings TO accompany them to the
Tabernacle. He did so and they
spent some time in viewing the Tab
ernacle. organ, Temple and other ia
teresting objects there. calling also, st
the Generals request, at the Office Of
the President of the Church. He then
returne1 10 the hetel, where the party
dined agreeable to the announcement
heretofore made. The party attended
the Methodist Church in the evening,
where a pious and holy disciple of the
Savior displayed his qualifications for
minister OF Christ to rare advantage.
TIKI RECEPTION.
On Monday morning, it having
been learned that the party would be
compelled to leave couple of hours
sooner than had been calculated upon,
the programme for the day was
changed. In cons quence OF this the
party took it's short ride about
the city much earlier than was
at fret intended. returning to the
Walker House at 10 O'Clock. At
this hour The recep ion began instead
of at l, as had form rly been intended.
The psrlors in which the reception
was held were msguiicently decor
ated with flowers. In the centre of the
room stood President Hayes, to whom
visitors we're first introduced, next to
him was Mrs. Hayes, then Mrs.
Governor Murray, then Secretary
Ramsey and finally General Sherman.
The other members OF the party
seemed to have absented Themselves
rom the reception, and just before
the close General Sherman also Left
for g few moments. There was .
steady stream of people going into
the parlors while the reception lasted,
and an immense crowd assembled
outside, who crowded the sidewalk
near the door at which the party
would come out, leaving only a mar
row space out to the carriage steps.
at IL O'Clock the reception termi-
mated, but quites number still pressed
forward for introduction, especially TO
General Sherman, who seemed to be
a general fayorite. his whole manner
being joyial and whele-souled.
~ AO1AA OSOOA-AS
At the conclusion of the reception
the party took to the carriages aud
rolled of to Fort Douglas, at which
extensive preparations had been
making for an elaborate lunch. The
procession drove up Main street from
the Walker House q. far Sas First
South street, and then turned along
First South street to Fifth East; thence
north and then east on the road to |
the Fort. People gathered in groups
all along the route to see!the noted
personsges as they passed, while the
road was filled with carriages. When |
the party was approaching the Fort.
the troops were marched out and
drawn up in front Of Gen. Smiths
residence, in single line and facing |
the residence. When the party came
over the brow Of the hill, the artillery
fred of salute OF tWenty-one guns,
in honor Of the commander-in-chief
of the army. By this time q great |
number of people had assembled at
the Fort in carriages, and when that
containing the President arrived in
front of Gen. Smiths the band struck
up and kept playing during the stay
and the soldiers presented nrme.
The time being short the stay at the
Fort was brief, only portion OF the
party and invited guests sitting down
to partake Of q basty lunch. which |
would otherwise have been enjoyed |
by all. Gen. Sherman AMI Secretary
Ramsey spent great part Of their
time in looking about the Fort and ex-
aiming its location and features.
About 1890 the party reentered the
carriages and drove to the city, going |
directly to the depot because the time
had been overspent, and they were
still late even il they did not call at
the hotel, as was first intended, IS
they were to leave at 1.30.
THE TABLE.
The table at which the party sat
down was one oftbs finest things ever
seen here. Preparations for the lunch
had been making for some time, and
it was indeed fine. The display OF fruit
WAS elegant; vases OF which, raised
in Utah and California, were placed |
separately on each end OF the table
and labeled, and the comparison was
decidedly in favor OF the fruit grown
here. In the centre was the Temple
OF America, surmounted by the
Goddess OF Liberty; this measured
fiity-eight inches in height, and vas
one of the finest pieces OF ornamental
confectionery ever done in the west.
There was a pyramid OF kisses and
cut cakes mounted by doves oil
purity on a pedestal OF hope;
and many other very delightful
and remarkable features. At the
first table twenty-eight we're seated,
each place having the name Of the
party on an elegant little card at 1t,
so that it would not be occupied by
anyone else, while neat little but
ton-hole buoquet was in one OF the
napkins of each person, the napkin
being folded like a rose. Two per.
sons sat at each end Of the table, With
twelve on either side, who were ar
ranged as follows, setting opposite
each other ss here given:
R. B. Hayes, jun, B. Hayes,
Mr., Barr, Mrs. Barr,
Mrs. Mitchell, Gel. McCook,
Gen. Sherman, Mrs. Murray,
Mrs. Hunt, Secretary Ramsey,
Mrs. Audenried, Mrs. NTH,
Gen. Smith, President Hayes,
Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Neil,
Governor Murray, Mr.. Heron,