Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-29
GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Meeting Of the General Committee-No
Mock Funeral.

make preparations for proper observance
of the obsequies of General Grant, met IN
| the County Courtroom at S o'clock last
evening. The meeting was called to order
by John H. Carroll, Chairman.
The Chairman said he was ready to enter
tain any motion relative as to what would
be the proper manner of observing the day
upon which the remains of General Grant
would be entombed. He said the citizens
of San Francisco and other places lad de-
cided not to hold mock funeral, ana lllS
was generally accepted as the proper thing
bv the people of this community. lie sug-
oested the appointment of a committee of
| three or five to make all proper arrange
ments.
On motion, the Jewish Rabbi, and the
pastors of the German Lutheran Church,
! the Ebenezer Church, and the Methodist
African Church were added to the COM
mittee.
II. A. Burnett moved that committee
of five be appointed to formulate pro-
gramme.
Israel Luce thought that the original
committee of nine should state to the
meeting the result of their conferences, and
state the conclusions arrived at as to what
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proceeding.
| Thomas L. Thompson, one of the com
mittee referred to, said the meeting had
been called for the purpose ofgettInga gen
| eral interchange OF ideas. 1t had been sug-
gested at the last meeting that general in
| yitation be extended to the military, Grand
Army and civic bodies. That the two
| former escort the Pioneers from their hall
to the place where the exercises were to be
| held.
] r. Carroll said AT our former meet
ing we thought We would have some
music a Grand Marshal, committees on in
vifati9ns. etc" The military, he said, would
be asked to march around until all the
civic societies were in line. That is all the
procession that was proposed.
| General Wiley said the original commit
| tee of nine seemed to have the confidence
of the entire committee, and he thought it
would be perfectly safe, and for the best, to
leave the entire matter in their hands
Robert Devlin said he thought the gen
| eral committee should agree upon some
| general plan of action, and then appoint
| committees TO carry out its details. He
| thought general procession, with literary
| exercises. at which all the ministers in the
CITY should be asked, to make addresses
limited to ten minutes in length, would
answer He offered an amendment to that
effect
d. Oullahan said he thought the mat
| ter of whether there should be a mock
| funeral or not should be settled at once
| then the meeting could get down to bust
ness and arrange all details. He moved as
an amendment to the amendment that the
| mock funeral be dispensed with. His mo-
ton received several seconds.
General Carey heartily Endorsed the mo-
| 4. - H.
day with all the solemnity that the funeral
of hero-one of the greatest men that
ever lived-demanded. He did not think
the proper way was in a military parade.
We want to be bowed down in sorrow and
grief The soemnity of the occasion will
not admit of any military gew-gaw.
The motion OF Mr. OuIlahan was passed
by unanimous vote.
Israel Luce offered the following resolu-
ton, which was seconded by Judge Henry
Resolrcd That the military with reversed
arms and mufiled drums, be invited to escort
the Grand Army of the Republic, the Pioneers
and other civic societies to the place or places
at which literary exercises shall be held.
General Wiley was of the opinion that
the original committee Of nine ought now
TO be able to 90 ahead and perfect all the
details, being governed by the expressions
already made by the General Committee
and they should be instructed to do so, and
report as soon as possible. He moved an
amendment TO that effect.
". +. Knox moved as a substitute for
the whole that the committee of nine be
instructed to select three places at least
where orators would be provided and that
the military and civic societies be invited
to attend as they pleased. He said in this
way more people would be able to hear,
and that there was no lack of orators in
this city. He mentioned as suitable places
the Metropolitan Theater, Armory Hall
and the Congregational Church
J. Q. Coleman made a motion to the
same effect, but more in detail, which was
accepted by Mr.. Knox.
Mr.. Oullahan was very much opposed to
having the exercises scattered. Let us
have one grand spectacle of people. The
upturned faces Of the thousand that will be
present is Il grand lecture in itself. He
suggested having them in the forenoon in
the Capitol grounds, where all could rest
in the shade of that magnificent structure.
He said the people on an occasion Of that
kind could stand little heat as Grant had
stood heat and cold. and lots of it. for them.
+. r. Dray said he was in favor Of hay
| ing the exercises in one place. He said
take the military, Pioneers, Grand Army
of the Republic and YOU cannot divide
show. is intended to be a show. for the
purpose of makingan impression upon the
rising generation. We desire TO publicly
| show the respect we entertain for the de-
parted General. otherwise we will remain
| quietly in our homes. This will not be
| the case anywhere else where this dav is
observed. Can this be done without a
mock funeral? If YOU are going to ceIe-
brate. or rather observe. the burial of a
! great man. can Won do better or make il
more impressive without the hearse or the
emblems of death?
| Judge Henry moved. as q substitute for
the whole. that the entire matter be re-
| ferred bacl, TO the original committee of
nine Carried.
The original committee Of nine is AS fol-
| lows Mayor John o. Brown, John II.
| Carroll. A. /. Frost. G.. W. Cheslev. II. A.
Burnett Thomas l.. Thompson. William
| B. Hamilton. Colonel T. W. Sheehau and
| John We'll.
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| lieved to yawn and graves give up their
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