Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-28
SPEAKING WORDS OF PEACE.
Eminent Men Commemorate the Life and
Career Of Gen. Grant. s@

| Eminent Men Commemorate the Life and
| Career OF Gen. Grant. SO
A dinner in commemoration of the birthday
Of Gen. Ulysses 8. Grant was giveulast night
at Delmonico's in New York. table fea.
ture Of the dinner was the appearance Of Mrs.
Grant in the gallery, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, her granddaughter
and Miss E. L. Elonson Of Philadelphia. The
gentlemen all stood up and greeted the wife Of
the great soldier with applause. A handsome
Russia leather menu. on which was an ivory
tablet with the picture Of Gen. Grant on IL,
together with bronze medal which was struck
at the mint at Philadelphia by Superintendent
o. C. Bosbyshell, we're presented to each guest.
The Hon. Jos. H. Choate presided.
Ex-senator Evarts spoke to the toast Of The
| day we celebrate" This birthday Of Grant" he
said. lis marked by one notable public event
the commencement Of the erection of the monu-
| ment to his memory. which will stand for ages
| over his body. He knew how to tread the path
| OF life and every step onward was one toward
| success"
| At the close Of Senator Evarts' speech Col
kyd Douglas Of Baltimore said: II see here
| tonight very few familiar faces. John Wise and
| myself are the whole confederate line But
when remember in 1865 and since that day we
have considered it no military dishonor to have
| surrendered to Gen. Grant, consider it the
highest honor to pay my tribute to Gen. Grant
l was confederate soldier during the war, aud
! neither apologize nor explain to any human
being. / was here three years ago to take part
in the celebration of the birthday Of Gen.
Grant, and l remember how was received
then do not cherish any enmity. 1t is not
because have any fear OF the living, but be-
| cause bow in reverence to the memory of the
dead, and when look at these pictures (point-
ing to the portraits of Grant, Sherman, Sheri-
dan and Lincoln) seem to see behind them
the memory of our great leaders-Robert E.
Lee, jackson and Johnston. Great bodies settle
| slowly; 1t has taken twenty five years for this
nation to do so, but it has come at last. He
said, Let US have peace, and thank God we
have peace"
The other speakers were Frederick Taylor of
New York. ex.Congressman Wise Of Virgins
| and Col. William McMichael of Philadelphia.
Tho Harlem Republican Club also gave din
ner at the Metropolitan Hotel last night The
toasts were responded to as follows: ''The Har-
lem Republican Club" Washington Windsor;
Gen. Ulysses Grant" Gen. George H. Sheri-
Wise of Virginia; "A free ballot and fair
count" Senator ]. C. Spooner of Wisconsin;
Our new states" Gen. Cyrus Bussey. and
'Recollections Of Gen. Grant by q confeder-
ate" by Col. Thomas p. Ochiltree. 'Repub-
licanism in the south responded to by
more.
AT PITTsBURG.
The Americas Club of Pittsburg observed
the day with dinner. Covers were laid for
$50 guests and twice that number gathered in
the hall to hear the toasts of the evening. d.
H. Hastings welcomed the guests and W. H. D.
English spoke of the guests absent; then Sena.
tor Cullom of Illinois talked of Grant. Hon.
Lewis McComas Of Maryland responded to the
toast, Forward to 1892, leaving behind our
triumph Of 1888 and our defeat in 1880, the lat
ter coming when the parched searth had twice
disappointed the toll of the western farmer
Hon. Julius c. burrows Of Michigan responded
to the toast ''ReciprOcity-fair exchange is no
robbery" and good speeches were then made
by Hon. John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska and
others. Hon. John Dalzell of Pittsburg closed
the brilliant event with a toast to the Fifty
first Congress.