St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-24
The Grand Army.

a meeting of representatives of the sew
eral Grand Army organizations in st. Paul
was held in Acker Post hall last evening. 1t
had originally been called as a campfire
but was changed to make arrangements for
fitting memorial services an the death of
their late great commander. After some
discussion on the subject it was decided to
appoint a committee of six to arrange for a
meeting of all the Grand Army members,
Sons of Veterans and friends of the Grand
Army. to be held not later than Saturday
evening, when suitable addresses will be
delivered. The committee was named as
follows: W. b. Robinson of Gar
field post; j. J. McCardy, Acker post; Ii.
b. Brook, Winthrop post; j. b. Sanbom,
of the old soldiers, Capt E. H. Milham of
the Sons of Veterans and Vice Commander
Pratt. These were instructed to draft suit
able resolutions to present to the meeting
for adoption, TO cooperate with the citi-
Zens in any movement undertaken to do
honor TO the deceased, to request the buSi-
ness men to close and drape their houses on
the day of the funeral and whatever else
they may deem it necessary to do.
Judge Burr moved that on next Sabbath
memorial services be held in Plymouth
church, and that all G.. \. X. men, old SOL
diers and Sons of Veterans be requested to
attend
JUDGE BURR'S REMARKS.
He prefaced the motion with the follow
ing remarks: Il was personally acquainted
with the great man whose life passed out
with this morning; 1 knew him as COM
mander in the army and as President of the
United States, and never knew u man l
liked better. 1t is usually the case that
we see in great man his faults and
r...& E.rA
him as a citizen but that he was one of the
best; when meeting him as a soldier he was
one of the greatest; when meeting him as
statesman he was one OF the clevereSt. (al-
though often criticiZed), and when meeting
him as patriot, the truest ever known. 1t
was my fortune to see him at one time for
half an hour or more let out as a man and
then he appeared at his greatest. With
this day has passed out the greatest,
grandest, pureSt man who ever filled
public station. He may have had his equal
as a private citizen, but he has never had
an equal as public man. Why, comrades,
in 1861 he was a common citizen, Just as
we are, hoping from day TO day for success.
He went into the field and without defeat
made his way until he was commander of
the army. He drove Lee out of Richmond
lapplausel and he never gave up his hold
thereafter. Then he was president for two
terms and you cannot find one unpatriotic
assertion he ever made. During his term l
was in Washington, and no administration
was ever carried on as straight as Grants
administration. Afterward, when he made
a tour of the globe, no man was ever enter
tanned and feted as he was, but he never
took 1t as a personal matter. 1t was as
citizen of the United States. The great
secret of his success was that he never lost
his head; he never thought il was all Grant.
During his nine months suffering he bore
himself as grandly as ever. And now that
he has gone, it is my opinion that the
grandeSt man the world has ever seen has
left u.s." (Applause).
The motion was seconded and adopted
1t was decided that the members of the sew
eral posts should meet near the capitol on
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and march
thence to the church, where DR.. Dana
will deliver an address. Some
other minor matters were discussed.
after which the meeting adjourned.
RESOLUTIONS By GARFIELD POST,
Garfield post passed the following resolu-
tions at the regular meeting last evening:
Whereas, It has pleased the Master of Life
to call our beloved comrade, late Commader