Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-04
GEN. GRANTS GRAVE.
Quartermaster General Holabird Says
Provision Could Be Made at Arlington.

The Grant monument committee in New York
was very much stirred up on Saturday by an
alleged interview in which Mr.. George W.
Childs was quoted as saying that Gen. Grants
body would soon be removed either to West
Point or to Arlington. Mr.. Childs was seen
and asked to make some statement regarding
the alleged interview. but he declined to dis
cuss the case. He will see Mrs. Grant during
the present week and will, probably, after that
have something to say.
Gen. Holabird, quartermaster general Of the
army. told a sTARreporter today, speaking of the
proposal to bring Ger. Grants remains to Ar
lington, that there would be no difficulty what
ever in providing place alongside the general
for the interment of Mrs. Grant when she dies.
THE law said he, takes no cognizance of
the burial OF any person other than an officer.
but custom has made regular the burial Of
wives and children of officers in national GEM
eterles. Each officer on duty in this vicinity is
entitled to lot twelve feet square and his
family is at liberty to bury more than one per-
son in the lot; there is ample room. Where
the dead are buried in ranks have frequently
given permission to the children of veteran
to bury their mother in the fathers grave; Ar
llngton Is not In the city and no harm can re-
Arlington and Mrs Grant desires to be buried
near her husband, there will be no obstacle in
the way"
THE SOLDIERS HOME
An army officer of more than ordinary prom
thence. but who would not allow his name to
be used at present, was very emphatic in the
expression of his views as to the removal of Gen.
Grants remains Nineteenth OF the army
Officers are opposed to burying Grant in Vir-
ginla. Relatives of lOng-dead army officers
have been oesieging the War department for
- tn hay hair ya1
to Arlington, the emigratory movement being
started by the burial at that place of Sheridan.
II they want to bury Grant at the national cap
ltal why don't they take him to Soldiers Home,
instead OF hiding him away across the Potomac?
You will find that the army is almost unit
against Arlington as resting place for Grant.
GEN. THOMAS GRAVE.
"While the removal of Gen. Grants BODY is
being agitated," he continued why doesn't
somebody say word about Gen. Thomas? His
tomb at Troy is by no means what it should be.
and 1t Is far away from thousands of the gem
erals admirers who would it were it in
Washington. OF course, Gen. Grant was the
great figure of the war, but Gen. Thomas comes
mighty near being at the top"
Sermons from Their New Pastors.
In two of the city churches yesterday the
congregations listened to sermons from their
u.
upon his pastoral duties at the E street Bap-
tlst church, and preached to large audience
yesterday morning. The Washington society
OF the New Jerusalem heard yesterday morn
ing the first sermon from their new pastor.
Rev. Frank SewelL
The Reception to Miss Clara Barton.
The reception to Miss Clara Barton in honor
OF her work as president of the Red Cross So
ciety at Johnstown, given in the parlors of Will
lard's hotel Saturday evening was largely at
tended. The Womens press club and the
Women's relief corps called in body. Later
in the evening banquet was served. at which
speeches were made by Commissioner Douglass,
Major McElroy, w. A. Croffut, Rev. DIR. Bart
lett. A. S. Solomons, Hon. Simon Wolf, Gen. II.
ID. Mussey, Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer and Rev. Mr..
Sewell. Miss Barton gave an account of her
work III Johnstown.