New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-19
HELPING THE GRANT FUND.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.
MEETING, ADDRESSED rY GENERAL PORTER

Tho lu-asic support Of tlP tnpl'Nt@ vi ''' w"
cral Government in this city TO the new movement
T. finish General Grants tomb WAS pledged ~ are'
meeting in the Post flee building Yesterday. The
largest cour room n the structure was filled TO over
flowing many persons having to remain III IN" "'''
Tie call for the meeting va' signed by COLLECTOR
rranci, Hendricks, judge william j. Nalace' EMS
II. Roberts Marvellc ". Cooper, General "cors' H.
sharpe. General Michael kerwin General Joih H.
Weber Gtorg,. W. Whitehead. Colonel John W. Mar
shall Corucliu, Van Colt. Edward Mitchell JOHN W
Jocobus George W. Lyon. Theodore Il. Willis, FER
oinund Fidman Colonel Frank e. LJvcland, Andre"
Mason ana james {. Reed Nearly al Of these were
present. 49,
soon after 80 O'Clock, Appraiser Marv"ile W.
Cooper called the meeting Ia order, u the Temporary
cha rpan Assistant Treasurer Ells ii. Roberts WIS
elected permanent chairman. General Horace fo''er
thcn uude an address, calling on those present 10
wine ont thc disgrace Of the neglected gave III hNer
side Dive lie spoke with especial feeling ana i"'e
"On every May o." he said. IA bslntiiu' o'"luV'
q II wcr, Is put on the tomb OF General Gram" IL
come, from the Chnesc ambassador AT Warrington
who puts II there by order Of the 'hhe>e f''P''"''
But We leave our hero without tomb. Inc S"ut"
has built Il beautiful tomb for General Lee. But the
mur to whom General Lee surrendered stlll Hes III
poor Temporary structure. II Is II blOt On tue
escutchcon OF the city Of New YORK 'Et INC "'"H'
illustrous soldier Of his age. the man upon "'' ''o
highest honors were showcrcd during complete cr'm'
If the globe "A man who thought worthy 10 s"'"u
with head uniared and feet shOd before hhg' d" 'n
rcroIS should not be- loved enough by h'S COUNTY, NV"
ro make them complete hi, tomb Sentiment Won't d.
ANYTHING I'm. man who abuses the movement bill
gives IL toward the completion OF the fund Is uolhe
II more good than the man VINO drOps ulc 'o"' Va
sympathy and doc not give cent
lie then urged tho employees OF the Federal Govern
ment 10 organize In aid OF the movement lie sh"
that when all the contributions were In carcri'b
tabulncd statement would be made. showing inst now
much each trade and profession, or groups OF trades
and profes,ions had contributed 70 the fund. by
special arrangement with the New-York Historical
SOcietys he went on, this statement, carefully en-
crossed Will be put In the archives OF the Society," 80
that the names Of those who have helped by their con
,rihucns 10 bnild the monument to the Nauoh
hero Will be preserved through the ages, ana those VINO
look. In days come. AT the tomb, which VIII 10 one
Of tho most beautiful monuments that any city can
boast Of viii know who the public spr'cd citizens
who made It possible. ont Of 200 trades, l3o
have responded up date and they are coming III al
the rate OF fifteen and twenty day
Mr.. Roberts then spoke. lie said that the gathering
voluntary one. that they were not there 10 levy
assessments, but to give freely rs free men. There
would be no pressure. Each man would BE- allowed
to give or not to give. a. he pleased. The various
branches II the service win be canvasscd by subc"n
mittees which have been appointed as follows
Custom Hcusc-A. j. Wilkinson. Adolph Ne,on, James
II. Bntt, James II. jenkins. Aon1o Foster Nelson g.
Phcip,' john \. Coync and II. u. stanwood
po-toricc- H. L. Morgan. 4. b. Mae, J. NJ Wool
K KcsaS yp Te& Go + 51 ns T a. Noe Mea
ander Morton. j. l.. Eaton aud Thomas Ceokieya,
limited sdcs coT n ai &,o MS@' oe "
Jamcs r. Van Rensselaer, aud Maxwell Eyar. sub
Treasury I1n Of Tinted ado v. Marlor r D. cqascT
State Marshal once Iohn z: Kennedy, George H.
Initcd state AppraI;crs oihcc~Cyrs \ stevens.
George y Blrd-dalc. Marshall j. NthG,t. p'hn h- r.
Hurke Robert F. BOVINE, fnecnc, " pr1', J"nn a.
iaclin George ". Jcwctt James McfarTingion ana W.
tinted St,,cs SURVEYORS OriccJ. ": Corning. John
Collins l. H. Cailin Henry s.dley. II. l. Gaines. J. j.
HASTE. z. T. Humphrey. G. H. hIlsh uo,i nI"'''
-Rohert Todd. Charles Dcrsh, ThomS +. go
Andr.w Pebble Charles ". llustd. GILES "anntAer'
Tr,,cd states Pension Oficc-Jancs l. Hand and
wil,am r KIM: United states special Agents.. ".
Onice- Thomas -. Conant. j. Farley Wider ana hrIg
Kel;ey T polcsi- Si@i nn Symo J"saa nSn.
ford, Albert J. Kenny. samuel st"hey ana Ne'' J.
JOINS.
At a meting Of repre- entatlvc dycns establish.
ments held at the rrh Avenue Iiot"l the following
committee was appointed J. r. Young. chairman
Charles ". Kennedy.
Representatives II the SILK indus'rics Of America
held "A meeting NJ the McroDoltan Hotel AT 30
O'Clock Albert hit, president Of the Phoenix Nan"
featuring Company, was elcicd chairman ana 'h'F's
r Homer wa elected 5ocrctary TIC fo'lo"ins m
lnlttccs wcr. appointed
,nh industries Of Amcrica.-Abert mt. chairman
Frank " Cheney, vice chairman, welcome C. hitch
cock treasurer. and Charles I. Homer. -"ciciay
silk Manufhctmrcrs.-C. Lambert. chairman; " {.
Klmbal Henry DOhcriy John 't'ins.H"; 'aneN
louis C,ivcrnaud, Joseph 10th. Robert Adams. lr.'
C. T.. lleftleh, John y. storms Jane. NJ Lf1Mne'
IouI, Goldsmith 4 &. Jennings, tArrlcN III. Lane
Herman schiller, William Rylc, Dwight Ashley, John
j. Cutter and Richard Walter. ., =, ,.,.,...
silk Twist and Braid Manufacturers ~ ". Behing'
IT,, chairman, II. ". Eaton, William skinner, lr.
y. 4 Armstrong; Daniel A. Barnes L. s"'ro "'i'iH
- six Overs and nnishcrs-II W Boetts'r chairman
jacob Weidms,nn ard William Arnold. -
Raw SILK Importer, and ThoVstcTs."lllmm u
Rye chairman J. Z. smith MADDEN, H. VI. Twombly
Jerome C. Read, oscar X. Meyer. George W. Mont
Po' Inpor ter. Of W. Cuss CHAIRMAN
j.. Fleitmann, Charles -Pleiman. ". q; k@sennnt
william r.. lsclin, John ?. Dcsencr Louis = Donerich
and william SchTnm.
Al a meeting Of the coal, mel and kindred Interests
held at the Finh Avenue Hotel the following com
mtees were appointed
wholesale cenl Tmde-w. r. :, PStt ;;,. cnoiIrnan
s. stickncy Charles = Phillips. J. d. X. Crook, Joseph
6. Iaddock, 4. : swords Henry G. Hicks. Charlie. g.
"i R@ial '' coal roln.S T6cdtord chairman;
iary rhanas stoke, Charles Davies. Moses Ehea
reich, Fred welenIrmmck; Lewis G; popham =: w
! ouman,, Theodoc + Tone. ). :; Sleiry, Michael
Burns, Robert Thcd'ord, NJ l.. Herbert and John
KhHnfrnnk
Wood Dcslrrs-C ". AlcDtt, chairman; George NJ.
Clnrk, treasurer; Dclntcld ,. Acot secretary.
MatcfcsG George =. Jackson, chairman. Packing
Boxes rtrck Ryan, chairman, and George H. Reeves
lee Dealers-Litts O. Reeves. chairman, Frank ".
llauley. treasurer and Edward J. Hartman. sccotnry
Hay Doalcrs-thnr l.. Rlckrrsoi, chairman FTlnk
Dcmnrcsf, treasurer and Hugh Iangnn, secretary.
There Will be meeting tomorrow evening NJ 30
O'Clock AZ the EndicOtt, Eighty first ~ and Columbus
ave. designed especially to interest and The
operation Of the proprty-owners and jewellers Of that
ncighbOThOoG.
meeting Of the representatives. Of daily news
papers In New York City was held yesterday afternoon
at the Aston House. 10 give General Horace Porter NIL
the aid aud advice they could In completing the Grant
Monument Fund. The Tribune "Sun," and Prss7 |
were represented. General Porter and those present
had Informal talk IN which the OBJ oct and needs
Of the fund were fully discussed and suggestions