New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
FOR THE GRANT MONUMENT.
BROOKLYN TO TRY TO RAISE $4,000.
ORGANIZING FOR THE woRK-soME GIFTS RE
CEIVED.

ORGANIZING FOR THE woRK-soME GIFTS RE
CEIvED.
The Brookyn committee to aid in securing funds Tor
the completion Of the tomb Of General Grant held lis
first meeting last evening In Art Association ian.
Among :.9sc present were General Henry W. Shcum'
who presided j. :. II. Stranahar. General :. L. Wood
ford Henry W. Maxwell eX-Mayor Schroeder, 6 b. Dur
yea Thomas G. smith, William Richardson. Charles A.
schercn Major b. II. Corwin, Professor +. W. Hooper
General John b. Woodward, Edwin Beers and W. H.
Wallace. H. W. Reaur acted as secretary. Gcperal
c. T. Christensen was elected treasurer.
General Horace Porter spoke upon the need OF rails
ing money promptly 10 prosecute the work upon
the Grant monument 50 as 10 redeem the me
tropolis from ;he disgrace Of having neglected
the burial place Of the great hrro Of the age.
Drooklvn had the same interest ms NcwYork in the
matter and the help Of the city was needed 10 raise
the $3.50 900 for the work. II was proposed to lay
the cornerstone Of the monument on the anniversary
Of Genera! Grants birth April -. and 1t would lie
good thing 10 have the entire sum subscribed Mt
that time
Letters were read from General james Jourdan.
W H. Male 7. +. jackson, St. Clair McKcway and
rohn g. jenkins expressing their interest in the work
Mr. Male prOpo,cd 10 be one Of fifty men 10 gave
$4,000 ny subscribing 81 900 each. II was deo-dcu
10 tal,e steps promptly to raiSc the flnds' - = l.
Stranahan and A. f. orr were appointed to take C"rE
% the I'D Congress District General Noo"'h
Of
tord Of the Ivth District. and Thomas C. smith, Of
The vth District. on motion OF MI 7""'i u" VIZ
voted TO raise $4,000.
General W,odford offered resolutions that the Memo
rial and Executive Committee OF The IT, A. IL. !" ' ,
to serve as an auxiliary committee in raising ih',' anu
this ,ras voted Edwin Beers Offered to give sl'ooo
A meeting Of the Memorial and Executive Oo"''''''
q, tho G. r. WAS in progress at the same time IN inc
CIV Hall General Porter spoke In rnlIhr su"'" ~
the Grand Army men after leaving the committee anu
they resolved 10 aid IN the work OF collecting uhus.
rle commander Of each Of the thirty posts VIII
,ecoive su,crlption book. and the work OF securing
subscriptions will be prosecuted vigorously
The following members II the bar were yeseru'S
,r,cd In This city as q committee OF lawyers 10 CO.
,rr,e with the officers Of the Grant Monumen As'o
dotion The committee will meet for organization II
tho Chamber Of Commerce. No. 81 Nassau ST. TUESDAY
April II. at 80 O'Clock: $1,000 nue.
Austin Abbott Henry Il. Beckman GORE b nnc,,
William A. BOyd. j. Adriance Bush w hpn'hc 49,,
'," inhn T. Cndwaladcr Frederic X. CoIdert Ennunu
conn IT,. George 6. De Witt, Aushm -, ri ~
iuiI1rd ernest Hall !. Frcdefic kcrnocian, fH"hIu
lnuterlach Lewis Ca,s l"dyatd, fh"aIu ",e.' 800,
trnrcc Macclil0ch Miller. J0hH J. McCook' Dc ia,A
Hicoil William = OIdvkc John =. IhisghS' ,i,ii,n,n
(; Rollins Wager Awaync. Robert seven, Mi!nl,n
stanley Edmund Wctmore. william {. "mt.",'
john wnalcn, J. L,aedon Ward w s'mael H %'gr
john +. Euiun, Grover Cleveland. Jo,cHn r.
Choate Jacob Cantor, william H. omrh' Jn'' e,r :,
Dayie, James T.. Dill Frederick d. J.. f,rt"i Aimtl
C,o,imru Artemus If. Holmes Henry h. hp"I"Nn'
william JAY sherman ". Knevals. "r0avrrn1r IT,
Lowry Joseph LarOcquc FOrtham Morris. Marin !.
e piatt Elllu Root. Horace Russell simon H. stern
Edward sheldon. stephen A. walker Charles u, Mo'1
Ne. charles d. Wc,moTc, James NJ Narnnm' stewart
l.. WOOdlOid.