Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-21
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY
Arken Proposes the Sentiment and the
President Responds.

Arken Proposes the Sentiment and the
President Responds.
When the coffee was served Senator Ar
kell, who presided over the feast, arose.
and calling the assembly to order, said:
The president of the United States, who
is our guest today, on account of his worn
lungs from continued speaking, and his
not, perhaps, enfeebled condition, but
sore condition Of the throat, is solicitous
that this be Quaker meeting, one of IN.
spoken eloquence, if you please. Let me
say, however, that this being the 5Stl
birthday of the president, enjamin Har-
rison [applausel, we can properly extend
to him in this informal gathering of neigh
bors and friends the heartiest and most
sincere wishes on the commemoration of
this anniversary"
Tribute to the "OId Comma nder"
President Harrison arose. and amid
great cheering began:
Mr.. ARIEL AND FRIENDS: It was
part of the covenant of this feast that it
should be silent one; not exactly a
Quaker meeting as Mr. Arkell said. be.
cause silence there is apt to be broken by
the moving of the spirit. That is not
safe rule for banquet. ! rise only to
thank our generous host and these gentle
men from different parts of the state who
honor this occasion for their frieudliness
and their esteem. We are gathered here
in spot which is historic This noun
tain has been fixed in the affection and
reverent memory of all our people, aud
has been glorified by the death on its
sumit of Gen. U. 5. Grant [Applanse.I
II was fit that that great spirit that had
already lifted it's fame to a height IN
known in American history and in the
affections of the American people should
take its flight from this mountain top.
Great Lives Never Go Out.
at has been said that great life went
out here; but great lives like that of
General Grant do not go out They go on.
will ask you in reverent aud affeetionate
and patriotic remembrance of the services
of that man who came to recover all fail
ures in military achievement and with his
great generalship and infexible purpose
to carry the flag of the republic to ulti.
mate Triumph; recalling with reverent in
terest his memory, to drink toast in
silence as pledge that we will ever keep
in mind his grea: services and in doing SO
will perpetuate great citizenship and the
glory of the nation he fought to save"
Formal Reception at Night.
At the conclusion of the presidents re-
md-ks ne lelt Tue UaDle anu dIter SHAKING
hands with a number of people who were
presented to him in the hotel lobby, re-
turned to Arkell cottage There he re-
manned through the early evening Last
| night accom-. panied by members of the
family he went over to the hotel where he
held en- informal reception at which were
presented to m all of the guests of the
house. He returned to the cottage about
10 O'Clock to get good nights rest prepa-
ratory to his fishing trip today.
Ex-Minister Fosters Mission.
Hon. John W. Foster came to Mt. Nc
Gregor last night on a special train to
hold a consultation with the president.
He said to the United Press correspondent
that he could not tell the nature of his
business with the president, but it is
lear ned that it is to consult the president
about the Interpretation of disputed
clause IN the Spanish reciprocity treaty,
which goes into effect Sept. l.