New-York tribune., 1890-04-29
THE HERO OF APPOMATTOX
T. S. GRANT POST CELEBRATES THE BIRTH
DAY OF ITS PATRON SAINT.
SPEECHES BY GENERAL STEWART L. wooDFoRD.
GENERAL II. w. sLoCUM, CONGRESSMAN
BOUTELLE. GENERAL o. o.
HOWARD AND OTHERS

HOWARD AND OTHERS.
To celebrate the birthday of General Grant the T. s.
Grant Post No. 327. Department of NcwYork g. a.
r.. gave dinner in its rooms in the Johnston Build
Ing. brooklyn last evening. The dinner was great
success it deserved TO be- because for few big din
ners either in Brooklyn or NcwYork have such care
fm and elaborate preparations been made. The
thorough work Of the various committees was seen In
the beauty Of the decorations of the dining hall, In
the excellence and appropriateness OF the list OF t0ast
and the choice Of speakers, in the music furnished by
Contcrnos band and the Mcndessoin vocal quartet.
In the frsrae quality of the bill Of fare and in the
handsome souvenir that each guest found bv his plate
PastCommander George A. Price presided. With
him at headquarters table" were H. NJ Calvert,
Major B. r. Corwin. the Rev DR.. Wesley keid Davis.
General Wager Swayne, st. CLAIR Mckelway, General
Horace Porter, Congressman Charles A. Bontele,
General H. W. Slocum. General O. q. Howard, T. =
Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly L. 5. ~, Rear Admiral
d. L. Brane, L. S NJ. Mayor A. C. Chaplin General
Stewart L. wocdford. Joseph F. Knapp j. s r. strana-
han. Commander George J. Collins, Congressman
Wallace.
Among those also prominent were:
George w. Van Mater Dr. George G.. Van Mater, George
w. Hart. w. Beebe Past Commander Noah Tebbetts,
T. +. Mackear. II. c. Schultz, J. W. Brkett. T. d.
Berri. J. NJ. Bundy NJ Halstead, William Berri. A IL.
Tiff. Past Commander II. w Knight. Floyd Clarkson'
w. r. Bailey A. Pearson T. i. Pearsall Captain j. ~
Fessenden II. L. Bridgman. s. F. Kneeiand c. A. Moore.
Edward Fackner T. Woodruff c. T. Vessels, A. Pcarsail
Dr. w. Brush General c. T. Christensen. b. F. Blair.
A. c. Perkins John studey Chef-Engineer c. W. Melville
United States Navy j. T. Iiowatt LeutenanC commander
c. NJ. Book w. w. DUNCAN, Lieutenant Guy Howard Cap
tain w. w. Heaon United States Navy; w. j. Mckelvey,
r. Roberts, b. X. Roberts w. C. Bowers. j. l. Baker
Dr. w. c. OtteIson. T. Maynard A. 7. Carpenter, w H.
Lyon. DR.. T. w. Topham General f. F. winslow Norman
S. Bentley, Stewart w. Eames DR.. g. g. Hopkins Dr. A.
Ross Maheson DR.. c. c. Henry. A. H. Pupkett and Col
one l.. Il. Stegman.
The chairman introduced Major b. r. Corwln as
POSTMASTER. Major Corwin. who was one OF the
hardest workers for the OF the dinner, was
received with shouts OF what's the matter with
Corwinl' He's all right and with loud cheers.
The first toast was the toast OF the evening april
eth. 1sco,' with the motto "A Mans Life is a
Tower will, staircase Of Many steps, General
stewart L. Woodford responded to T.. lie said that
there three lives that have strangely Illustrated
moulded the life Of the Naon-WaShinglon
Lincoln. Grant Perhaps none OF the great men OF
this land thoroughly represented in his parcntaee
the average plain American people aS did Ulysses
5 Grant. The three typical heroes rcpi .scnfcd IN
their birth the arstocracy. the owliest and the com
mon plane of the American people. lie continued :
No mans birth makes the destiny Of the American
people," he continued No nation ever fell because Of lack
leaders Every nation that has fallen has fallen f''
cause failure Of the common people II was Grants
glory in the appointed time 1t was his honor
that did will of people and of the hour and
better all grand OF his historic military
pathway, from Il demand unconditional surrendeT q.
Fort Donelson the hour when he wished peace a.
Appomattox, think there sentence which better
cpstomizes eNemplihes his simpler ufc and greater
brain loyal heart and prophetic falth IN
the country than those words Of his when
President Il Shall have whm IN enforce a. aran'
the will OF the people" (Cheers)
drink tonight 20 the memory Of the child Grant
father OF the soldier Grant representative OF the loyal
plan common. faithful American people. who VII hold
flag and nation through all the centuries 70 come true
chccrhg1
General Henry W. slocum spoke of West Point
and July l. 1852 when General Grant entered the
Military Academy. General Socum said that General
Mcpherson told him the following story Illus
tIativc Of Grants self reliance General MCPHERSON
one day went up 10 General Grant and tod llm thal
things looking bad all along the inc ana
that the enemy seemed 10 be forcing things. Grant
sat ana silently smoked his cigar. Mcpherson stood
in suspense, wait./g for General Grant to spcal,.
Al blurted out. Well, General. what yon
going 10 do p Attack 'em daybreakr the
cool calm answer By God, won't It surprise them p
daughter and cheers.
Congressman Charles A. BOntclc, IN responding
10 Navy, Fort D0nclson 10 slost Fisher" urged
the necessity OF having efficient Army and Navy.
for aggression but for the safety and the mantcn
ancc Of the dignity OF the Nation at home and abroad
that fight. and Ne are going TO have them or
/ know the reason why
In replying to "Nicksburg, July 4, 1eG3,p General
o. o. Howard gave "reminiscences OF the yicksbur'
Other toasts and speakers were: "Appomsttox
April ., 1865 General Horace Porter, " The city
oi Brooklyn. May 30. 1894" Mayor a. G. Chaplin
"1s65. Civic Honors. 1885, 81 Clair McKcway, ana
swayne