The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-28
Concentrating the Birth
day Of Gen. Grant.
NOTABLE REUNIONS FRIDAY
The Sentiments Expressed-The Dis
tInguished Leading Men-The
Eulogies PrOnOunced-Etc.
GENERAL GRANTS BIRTHDAY
Celebrations in the East in Common
Grafton Thereof.
AT PITTsBURG.

AT PITTSBURG.
PIrTsBUEG, April 27.-The second
annual dinner of the Americas Club
this city, in commemoration of tn
birthday of General Grant, was givel
this evening. Among the guests wer,
Governor Beaver, Senator Sherman
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana; Hon
J.P. Foster New York; Hon. John c
New, Colonel Fred Grant, Hon. Richard
Smith,
H. ii. Byrum of this city, respon dec
to Our Absent Guests" In the course
of his remarks Byrum delivered an
eloquent eulogy on the late Roscoe
Conkling.
The letters of regret called forth
considerable enthusiasm, especially
those from Hon. Simon Cameron
Judge Gresham, Hon. William Evarts
General Sheridan and Governor
Foraker. A letter from tbs late Roscoe
Conkling accepting an invitation to at
tend the dinner awakened the deepest
feeling.
Senator Sherman was next intro
duced.
In responding to the toast, az. S.
Grant," Senator Sherman reviewed and
eulogiEed the brilliant military and
heroic end of the great general. AS
to the civil life of General Grant," con-
Mnued the speaker, II have always
doubted whether it would not have
been better for him to have remained a
general of the army than to have
undertaken the civil duties of Presi.
dent. This doubt is not founded upon
what he did as President, but upon the
striking difference in the duties of the
offices, and the training, qualifications
and personal traits demanded for each.
the Uis not as a great hero, COM
of CIR of armies, or as President of
a tilted States that you wish to hear
Ds1nt. 1t is as mani said he was
arpical American; no strut, no
4de, no imitation of royalty or
tocracY. no egotistical pretense of
riority, because he had a great
mand or a high position. The
marked characteristic which chung
i'm in all the periods of his life was
4 ais extreme modrsty. He was always
tbs same plan, simple, conhdng,
brave, tenacious and generous man in
war ana peace. As the leader of his
visit army, as President IF the United
States, as the guest Of kings and en-
perors, and in his final struggle with
J
do right to commemorate his birthday.
1t was his good fortune to be the chief
instrument of Divine power to secure to
you and your people the blessing of
free, strong and united country. He
was heroic to the end, and you should
be equally heroic ia maintaining and
preserving the rights and privileges and
policy for which he commended"
"The Keystone State. was responded
to by Governor Beaver.
In response to Party Organization"
Hon. j. 2. Foster, president of the
Republican League of the United States,
reported the work of that body since its
organization, and its present status.
To-day there are close on to 1000
clubs and 800 900 mem hers.
Hoo. B ,pjsmiu Harrison, of Indiana,
was next introduced, and responded to
the "Republican party"
Hon. Richard Smith, OF Cincinnati.
replied to the toast, 1.-The Republican
s ates"
at the conclusion of Smiths address,
the guests and club members arose and
departed for the banquet hall.
ATNEw YORK.
New YORK, April 27.-In commence
ration of the anniversary of the birth
day of General Grant, an elaborate
banquet was given at Delmonico's to-
night. AS was most fitting, the ar
raneements for the affair were made by
the old comrade of the dead General
and President. General w. T. Sherman.
About $50 persons were present. The
walls of the banquet room were almost
concealed with flags and bunting, and
at the head of the room were three oil
paintings representing the dead soldier |
In both his military uniform and in |
civilians dress. The seat at General |
Sherman's table which was to have |
been occupied by the late Roscoe |
Conkling, was vacant and on the chair
was hung a heavy wreath of laurel. |
Each tahle was presided over by
some distinguished soldier, statesman
or man of affairs, and on either side of
the presiding othc9r was seated six or
seven others. General w. L. Sherman
presided over the first table. and on his
right was Chauncey M. Depew, the
orator of the evening, and on his left
Abraham s. Hewitt. The others at the
General William II. Seward, son of
Lincoln's Secretary of State, Hon.
George w. Childs, Cyrus w. Field,
Rev. John R. Paxton, Edwards Pierre
pont, General G. B. Comstock, w. G..
Andrews, Samuel Sloan, Captain W. w.
Paxton and Albert Bierstadt. Among
the others present were General FitZ-
John Porter, Colonel A. London
SnoWden, of Philadelphia, D.
.. Mills, General Stewart, L.
Woodford, General Wager Swayne,
Colonel Douglass. Colonel Rob-
ert G. Ingersoll, Elliott 1. Shepard,
Hon. E. Root and Herman and Armour.
Among the letters of regret were
those received from the following: Hon.
VIM. M. Evarts. General G.. s. Mosby,
General S. 3. Buckner. General J. e.
Johnston, J. @. Bancroft, General P. II.
Sheridan, Governor d. B. Gill, Senator
John Sherman, Senator Hiscock and
Gherard.
President Cleveland sent the follow