New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
At THREE SCORE AND TEN.
CELEBRATING HIS SEVENTEEN BIRTHDAY

| CELEBRATING HIS SEVENTEEN BIRTHDAY
CONGRATULATIONS FROM MANY PLACES.
General william Tecumseh sherman was born on
FEBRUARY 8, 1920. Yesterday, at the age of three
and ten ne looked well, and spent busy birth
day at his home, No IS West Seventy frst-st in re-
ceiving visitors, in reading conGratulaory letters and
kilograms and In opening packages containing all sorts
OF presents-among them medals, badges and ad-
dresses, and flowers in protusion In the evening he
dinner party, the first of series Of three which
he intends to hold for his SEVENTEEN birthday. To
invite all his friends at would have crowded his
dining room, and General sherman does not like a
crowd so he made three separate companies of his
guests
lie spent great part Of the day in his office in the
basement Of his home Here, surrounded by the fur
nishings which make the little room unmatched in
this country, he sat at his desk, wearing his big
tortoise shelrimmed spectacles and by turns talking
and looking at what postman, messenger and tele
graph-boy expressman brought to him almost every
minute
On the walls Of this little Office Of his hang maps OF
the batle-fecs where he fought and won. On the
floor stand his camp-chests filed with uniforms,
swords belts, and all sorts of military accourements
In big fire proof safe he keeps immense mass Of let
tiers, diaries, orders from the War Department. commits
siOnS memoranda and other documents, daily increasing
in value, and forming the material for complete
and detailed record of his experiences during those
years when his birthdays brought him Tor sut no
flower but the blOOdred rose of war"
- AIN III good health said General sherman. g
thank my friends for their wishes for my welfare, and
at seventy don't feel any different from what did
ten years ago-twcnty years ago. / hadn't any
grippe Not u bit. l didn't have time 10
attend to it. have had letters and messages not
only from all the United states, but some from
England and from France
At this point a cong1tulatOry message came from
Henry Oliver president Of the Association OF sur
vivors of the First Battalion Of the 18th Infantry
The General was much pleased by 1t. But all the
messages pleased him, although he would give for
publication neither list OF the seadcrS nor list
Of the callers What's the good he remarked.
Emmons Blaine called in the afternoon TO wish the
General many happy returns Tho widow OF Gen
eral Grant sent her good wishes.
Grand army posts, army associations and veterans
in all parts Of this country sent remembrance IN
Al General shermans dinner party in the even
General .. o. Howard General Slocum. Chauucey NJ
Depew. Joseph IL. Ch0ate, General Tom EWins. Who
is General Shermans brothcrIn- law General Wager
swayne, Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Mayor 1haPh C0lohcl
John NWilsOn, superintendent OF West Point Augualn
DAILY. J. W. PinchOt Logan c. Murray and John jaw
II was remarkable reunion. because at The close
Of the war General sherman was Commanderlu Chief
Of Shermans Army" and In command under nm
were General SchOheld, General o. @. Howard ana
General SlOcum
The I nion League Club thought of giving Gercral
Sherman a reception last night but he sent WORD I"
the club that liS private dinner was an cnsac"'ncht
that must take precedence Of every thing The rcr"
non had Therefore TO be postponed. \ date VII prob
ably be fixed for II at the monthly meeting ~ nc tu
on Thursday II is not unlikely that II will Dee hold
during March, perhaps on the night "i the regular
meeting.
The little advertisements ON tie eighth and ninth
paccs OF The Tribune this morning RIM along te Wh''