The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-28
MEMORY OF GRANT
His Birthday Fittingly
Celebrated.
UNWILLING OF A STATUE.
Tribute to the Great Soldier by the
People of GaTena-Banquet
at New York.


GALENA, H., April 27.-To-day was
festal day in Galena, the home OF General
Grant. The demonstration was the OBJ
servance of his seventy first birthday, Ten
thousand people braved the unpropitious
weather to assist in honoring the memory
OF the great commander. The town made
holiday. The public offices, schools and
business houses were closed, and all were
profusely decorated. The narrow streets
were almost impossible.
Governor Mckinley, orator of the oc-
easion, arrived this afternoon, accompanied
by II. II. kohlsaat of the Chicago Inter
Ocean and others.
A parade was formed at the same time
and the Governor and party were driven
direct to the parade line. The parade COM
prised all the local military and civic
organic ltions, with the visiting Grand
Army posts and societies, headed by the
Grant Fife and Drum Corps, organized
twenty-five years ago.
The post of honor was held by a remnant
of Company E. Tenth Illinois Volunteers,
the first company organized in Galena when
the war broke out.
The original intention was to hold the eX-
ercises at Grant Park, where the monument
stands, but the weather and Governor
McKnIey's health precluded this. The
Grafton was delivered in Turner Hall.
Governor Mckinley in beginning ex-
pressed the honor he felt in being permitted
to share in the observance of the seventy
first anniversary of General Grant. The
speaker then rapidly sketched the boyhood
and early manhood of Grant and, coming
down to the war, detailed his initial work
in the struggle. He then reviewed and
eulOgized Grants military career.
Speaking OF Grants civil administration
Mckinley SAID: Gould any one have done
better than he we will not pause to discuss.
He committed errors. but who could have
escaped them? His administration was the
strongest, wisest and most patriotic we ever
had. Grant won the lasting gratitude of
his felIow-countrymen. and wherever he
went among them they crowned him with
manifestations of their love and venera-
ton"
Governor Mckinley spoke in touching
words of the struggle of the old commander
with death at Mount McGregor while fin
ishlng his memoirs. and. in closing. said
I'VE bow in affectOnate reverence and with
most grateful hearts to the immortal names
of Washington. Lincoln and Grant, and will
guard with sleepless vigilance their mighty
work and cherish their memories forever
more"
This evening another great reception was
held, lasting until after 10 o'clock.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The Grant Ban
quet Association, organized to eeleb the
birthday Of General U. S. Grant, gave its
annual dinner this evening at the Hotel
Waldorf.
General Horace Porter presided. and
among the guests were Aajnr-General
Schofeld, U. S. Grant Jr.. jesse Il. Grant,
Vice-Admiral Sir John o. Hopkins, K. c.
B.. VieeAdmiral JasnOkof. Rear-Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi, Rear-Admiral Benham,
Rear-Admiral de Libran, Rear-AdmiraI
Maginghi. Rear Admiral j. G. Walker, Rear
Admiral Gomez, Rear-Admiral Julio Caesar
de Noronha, Rear Admiral +. G. Howard
and a number OF distinguished personages,
among them the Earl of Aberdeen and the
Spanish and Brazilian Ministers.
General Horace Porter spoke few words
in eulogy of General Grant, and introduced
John S. Runnells of Chicago, who delivered
a glowing eulOgy on the hero of the Civil
War.
The Duke of Veragua said it gave him
great pleasure to join in drinking to one
who by his deeds more than any one else in
modern times contributed to make this the
greatest country in the world.
General Roger A. Pryor next spoke in
highly eulogistic terms of the qualities and
character of General Grant.
Speeches were also made by Senior Romero,
w II. McEirOy and Rev. William Lloyd.
PrrTsBURG, April 27.-The seventh au-
nual banquet of the American Club in COM
memoratiOn of the birthday of General
U. S. Gran was given this evening. Three
hundred and fOrtv-eight covers were laid.
Among those who responded to toasts
were ex-CoDgressman Benjamin Butter
worth, James Garfield of Cleveland and
John Stewart Of New York