The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-28
BANQuETS
In Commemoraticn al General Grant.
Birthday.

NEW YORK, April ga banquet 20
commemorate the birth of The late Gen
eral Grant was held in DclmOnico's to-
night The banquet-roOm was hand
somely decorated. Hon John Noble.
Secretary Of the Interior. Governor
/ Buckner Of Kentucky. Hon John 4.
Stretch, Hon. Allen ThOrndyke Rice.
Colonel Elliott 7 Sheppard, General
Horace Porter, and others were present.
Letters of regret were received from
President Harrison, ex-President Cieye-
land Nice-President Morton. Mayor
Grant, Governor Foraker. ard others
The pcakers Of the evening were Gen
eral WoOdf0fd, Chauncey VI. Depew.
General sherman, Governor Buckner of
Kentucky, General Noble and General
Porter.
General WOodf0rd, ih his speech. said
General Sherman. comrades of the old
army and friends. The Society of the
Birthday Of General Grant grccis You
with lhearty affection On the eve of
the cOmmemOration of the Inauguration
Of the first President we meet httingly
to keep the memory and honor the
birthday Of General Grant I'm few
hours We will celebrate our onc hundred
years of independence. The year tull Of
glorious events. but no incident in ih4
past century OF our existence stands ont
in bolder relief than the works OF llys-
ses = Grant
General WoOdfofd was followed by
Mr.. Depew, who, after brief speech. in
trOduced General Buckner, of Kentucky.
.The Southern generals remarks were
brief, but feelingly expressed. lie
thanked the society for the privilege OF
saying few words in honor of his old
class-matc and friend. He would not De
true 10 the Southern people if he did not.
We love the memory of General Grant
In the late contest, continued the Gen
eral u believe that was right, as You
believed that you were. and all OF the
southern peop were oi the same mind.
10 is fortunate for the country and fortu-
nate for the South particularly THAI
we did not succeed. The issue
came and was settled TO the best
advantage of the whole country. ann
here not 90 apologize. for the question
was brought out and settled sati,iact0r-
lis. OF General Grant, let me say there
are many acts of kindness between us In
lie We were friends from his UoyhOOd
10 his death AZ AppOmaitoX was
his prisoner ! was LETT In position
at that battle that probably has not
iis parallel i'm American history Only
third in command, 5y force Of circum-
stances. it was lett tor me 90 surrender
the Confederate army t0 the yictoriou.
General OF the North That night ]
shall never forget Out of the
hearing of his soldiers. Grant
took me aside after the surrender, aud
rendered me the use of his purse. ln
the modesty of his nature, he thought
the act would never see light, and bee de-
sired o hide 10 in the dark On bis
death bed. his character shOne
cut above his .uilering- ln
hi- room. "a short time before death over
took him, Dee said 90 me--or rather wrote.
he could not speak that he would die
happy if he could know there was com
plete unity of the country
Prrr,BrRG. Pa, April 2l-The third
annual dinner of the Americas Club, ol
This city. in commemOratIOn or the sixty
seventh anniversary of General Grant
birth, was given az The Seventh Avenue
Hotel tonight. Covers were laid Tor
three hundred and twenty-five persons.
he dinner details and floral decorations
were The finest ever served i'm Ptisburg.