Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-12

SCULPTOR LOUIS REBISSO.
Society of the Tennessee for twenty-one
years, and at it's twenty third reunion the
assembly will bow before his vacant chair
The Army of the Tennessee has waited
two years to participate in the ceremonies
at Grants statue, the ceremonies having
been delayed owing to defect in the cast
ing. The statue, designed by the sculptor
of the Mcpherson statue, Louis Rebisso,
surmounts broad structure in Lincoln
park, Il site commanding a view of Lake
Michigan.
The ceremonies Of unwilling the statue
will take place on Wednesday, Oct. T. in
the afternoon, and will be preceded by a
grand parade of regular soldiers, militia,
Grand Army posts, Loyal Legion veterans,
the Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see, and numerous civic and semimilitary
bodies. The Society of the Tennessee will
have the place of honor in the line, ut ths
head of the column. General Walter Q.
Gresham, a prominent member of the Ten
nessee society, will deliver the Grafton at
the statue.
The parade which will open the cere-
monies in honor OF Grant will be led by
General Nelson A. Miles as chief marshal
The route will he along the most magnifi-
cent avenues and drives of the city, in
Guiding Michigan avenue, Rush street and
Lake Shore drive, in full view from the
beach. There will be marine parade on
the lake also.
In addition to the local bodies of militia
men, veterans and the visiting skocieties
included in the programme. Invitations
have been given to ali other military asso-
Citations of the country to send representafs
tives, to the president and hk cabinet, tie
generals of the army and thf admirals snd,
rear admirals of the navy. Mrs. Gererd
Grant will be among the 6iGtiaSss6ed
guests.
The Society Of the Tennessee will con-
vene on the morning of the 9TH and ad-
journ to join in the ceremonies of unveil-
ing. At 8 o'clock in the evening it will
meet again in Auditorium hall and listen
to an Grafton ON General Sherman by
General Andrew Hickenlooper, OF Cincin-
natl. General Hickenlooper was an officer
in Sherman's army aud will speak espe-
cially of the peculiarities of the military
career of his old commander.
On Thursday, the Sth, the Society Of the
Tennessee will unbend little from the
strained formalities Of Wednesdays pro-
ceedings and will 80 an excursion to Camp
Sheridan. Returning, in the evening they
will sit down to q grand banquet ut the
Palmer House. Here will gather the men,
bers of the society, with their wives and
daughters, for the vets" are of course too
old to have sweethearss. and goodly COM
pany Of invited guests. At the banquet
the eloquent Colonel Ingersoll will speak,
Secretary Noble will talk in response to
some toast, Chauncey NJ. Depew will en-
liven the party and General Horace Porter,
the ever ready talker upon the campaigns
of Grant, will add story or an anecdote.
"Cush" Davis is also to be among the
speakers.
The Society of the Army of the Tennes-
see was organized In the North Carolina
camps in April, 1865. General John A.
Rawlins, then chief Of staff to Lieutenant
General Grant, was elected president and
served as such until his death, in 1869 Gen
eral Sherman succeeded Rawiins and was