The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-02
IN MEMORY oE GRANT.
Celebrating the Birthday of the
DEAD General.


NEW YoRx. April 2ss.-The sixty-sixth an
niyersary of the birth of General Grant was
celebrated this evening by "A banquet at Dell
monieo's, where many a notable gathering
has taken place. Arrangements for the event
were in progress during the past two months
General w. r. Sherman and committee OF
prominent business and professional men,
which included the late Roscoe Conkling.
had them in charge, and the celebration was
ali they had planned that it should be.
The guests were seated at eight round ta-
bles arranged in the form OF 4 diamond. The
tables were profasely decorated with flowers.
The banquet hall was beautifully decorated
and fine painting of Grant was given
conspicuous place. The menu cards were
noticeably and beautiful odd. They were
made OF two white sheets of celluloid, and
were placed on the tables IN the form of ar
my =. \ tents On the rear iiag was fine
/ picture of General Grant and the dates OF
notable events of bis life. On the front flag
was the nenn and it also bore the names OF
! the committee
/ lutfE WIS Dul Oiit SCI ttiStf aitih Abio "es,
responded TO by Chauncey NJ. Depew, the
great after-dinner speaker.
THE AFTER-nixSER SPEECHES.
General Sherman opened the post-prindial
exercises very briefly. He spoke feelingly
of the dead hero and his old companion in
arms and made an allusion 10 the recent
death of Roscoe Conkiing, who braSely sup
ported Grant as President through every
trying hour of his administration
Mr. Depcw highly eulogized the life and
services OF Grant Mayor Hewitt and Others
also spoke of Grant and his times III most
laudaiory language.
] Letters of regret from many distinguished
men were read, among them one from Colo
mel Fred Grant. who was at a similar ban
( quet in Pittsburg.
PirTssuRG, April 27.--The second annual
1 dinner of the Americus Ciab Of this city in
commemoration of the birthday OF General
Grant was given this evening at the Monon-
gaI,ela House, covers for 200 being laid. The
dining room was tastefully decorated and a
large portrait of Grant was drlped. On the
opposite side of the room was a crayon pcr-
trait of Roscoe Conkling, which was also
heavily draped. As the guests marched into
the room to the music of the orchestra Gov
ernor Beaver, Senator Sherman, Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana; J p. Foster, of New
York John c. New, Colonel Fred Grant
1 Richard Smith, of Cincinnati, and Others
were escorted to seats at the table in the cen
tire of the spacious dining rooms. After
dinner speeches were made by John Dalzell
Governor Beaver, H. II. Byram and letters
of regret at not being able 10 be present were
read from Senator Evarts, Ex-senator Simon
Cameron, Judge Gresham, Governor Foraker
and Roscoe Conkiing. The latter was writ
ten shortly before Mr.. Conkling's death and
awakened the deepest feelings of sympathy
of all present
The principal speech of the evening was
by Senator Sherman. 1t wa glowing eu-
logy upon the life and public services of the
dead general.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 27.--At the
meeting of the Department of Georgia, Ten
ncssee and Alabama Crane Army Of the Re
public at Athens, Ala, William Ruhe, OF
Knoxville, was elected Department Com
mander John g. Rea, Commander-in-C CHIEF
was present. A magnificent banner was
presented TO the Grant Memorial School by
Tx Governor Pattison. of Pennsylvania.