Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-23
DOWN ATANNARB0R
The City Pays Honor to Grover
Cleveland.
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
He Addresses the Students Of the Law
Department on the Sentiment 10
Our National Life.

Arbor and the University OF Michigan.
Ever since 1t was announced that the
law students had secured Grover Cleve-
land to deliver the annual address in
commemoration of Washington's BIRTH
day, preparations for giving him gen.
une student welcome have been
planned.
This morning the reception commit
tee from the Law department went TO
Detroit to escort their guest to Ann Ar
Dor. The following gentlemen COM
posed the committees: p. j. Cosgrove,
III. d. Jewell and A. c. Gormley, from
the post graduate class; A. G.. MacKen-
zie, +. +. Hord and j. A. Harmon, from
the senior class, and j. w. W.McCoughey,
II. A. Reese and S. Z. Mcmahon, from
the junior class.
A special train left Detroit about 10
O'Clock. and arrived at Ann Arbor
shortly after IL. The party were met
At the station by the faculty and the
city officials. Mayor Doty In . brief
speech presented the honored guest
with q beautiful silver box con-
tanning an engrossed copy of
the resolutions of the city council well
SOuiuS w thC Sitys
The Invited Guests
The party were then escorted to
carriages. In the first carriage
were ex-President Cleveland. the
Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson, President
James b. Angel and Prof. j. c. Knowl-
ton, dean OF the law department. In
the several carriages following were the
following gentlemen, each carriage
also containing one iember Of the stu
nent committee: Ex-Gov. Campbell of
Ohio, Hon. w. /. Blssell of Buffalo, Mr..
Cleveiand's law partner; Judge Champ
lin, Gov. Winans, ex-Gov. Begole, Mr..
Glider, editor of Century, Lleut.-Gov.
Strong, Chief Justice Morse, Mr..
w. K. Quimby of the Free Press, Hon.
Peter White of Marquette, Gen. j.
G.. Parkhurst of Coldwater,
Hon. j. c. Weadock of Bay City,
Hon. w. A. Moore of Detroit.
Hon. Alfred Russell, Hon. John Power,
Judge Bodw,n of Pontiac, Hon. w. j..
Wcbber OF Saginaw, Mayor Il. f. Uhl
Of Grand Rapids, Secretary of State
Blscker, Hon. Ashley Pond, Hon. c. A.
Kent, Hon. John ID. Norton, Hon. Levi
L. Barber. Hon. S. l.. Smith, Regents
c. X. Whitman and 2. n. Cook, and the
members of tine law faculty. They
were followed by the city officials IN
carriages. The procession was led by
the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti military
companies in uniform. Next came the
law students, followed by their distin-
guished guests in carriages. Then
came the city officials, students from
the literary and other departments
and citizens. A tour of the city was
made and ended at President
Angell's house where the procession
disbanded.
Long before three o'clock the large
University hall was filled to overflow
ing. 1t being law stud ents' affair,
they went in first, after which the stu
dents from other departments were ad-
mntted. About two hundred of the
faculty were present, and every avail
able space in the hall was filed by stu
dents, faculty and citizens.
just . Few Yslls.
The intervening time was used very
profiiably by students for the purpose
of testing their lungs and displaying
their various class yells. Some special
''yells" manufactured especially for
the occasion were "R-U-T-H-Cleve-
land" and "How-Do-Y You-Do-M Mieter-
Cieveland?' Never was such scene
witnessed in University hall IS when Mr..
Cleveland and otherdistinguished guests
came upon the large stage. 1t Is safe
to say that no American citizen ever
before met with q more cordial well
come. When the vociferous applause
mad subsided President Angell INTRO
duced the distinguished speaker and
congratulated the law depart
ment for their custom of bring
ing 10 the University such
weii-known speakers to celebrate Wash
ington's Birthday. Mr.. Cleveland was
given another ovation when ne arose.
He expressed great satisfaction for the
honor paid him and expressed a great
satisfaction that he was member of
the same profession as the students un-
der whose auspices the celebration was
given. He was frequently interrupted
by applause. Very short speeches were
then made by Governor Winans, of
Michigan; Ex-Governor Campbell, of
Ohio; Ex-Governor Felch, of Michi-
gan; Ex-Governor Begole, of Michigan;
Ex-Governor Jerome, of Michigan;
Hou. Don NJ. Dickinson and Chief JUS
tlce Morse.
Mr.. Cisveiand's Address.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men-Among the few holidays which
the rush and hurry of American life
concede TO us, surely no one Of . secu-
lar character is 30 suggestive and I'M
presslve as the day We celebrate on this
occasion. We not only commemorate
the birth Of the greatest American who
\ h.xt - Slsy
connected with his career, all the
events and incidents whicn led up to
the establishment of free institutions
in this land OF ours. and eliminated IN
the erection Of our wondrous nation.
The University OF Michigan, there
fore, most appropriately bonors her
seIf and does fitting public service, by
especially providing for such an Oh
servance OF the day, ne 10 calculated to
turn TO the contemplation of patriotic
duty the thoughts of the young men
whom she Is coon TO send out TO take
places in ths ranks of American citi-
zensnip.
Washington had more TO do with the
formation of the constitution than our
enthusiasm for other phases OF The
great work he did for ms country
usually makes prominent He fought
the battles which cleared the way for
ID. He beat knew the need OF consoll.
dating under one government the col
ONES le had made free, aud he best
knew that without this consolidation a
wasting war, the long and severe pfivs
tons and sniferings hss ooun
tfymen had undergone, and ht'
o~n dssots.i lshor N ths cause %