New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
GRANTS MEMORY HONORED.
.o,ns OF PRAISE AND DEVOTION BY
HIS FOLLOWERS.
-xrgvsIAsT1C DINNER AT THE WALDORF
SPEECHES BY SECRETARY HERBERT.
JOSEPH H. CHoATE. SETH LOW
AND OTHER,

.rtis birthday. 1884, was the emblem OF din
rven last night in commemoration of the birth
D. '.ns,eral Ulysses s Grant at the Waldorf Hotel
" ,s, Root presided as chairman of the Banquet
p,i,,ee At the table of honor sat Seth Low,
OO"t OU..,aent Of Columbia General o. o. Howard. Jo-
pr " Choate. William d. Guthrie. the Secretary
wv. W.. Navy Hon. Hillary A. Herbert; Sehor Ma
" o. Romeo Senor Manuel y de Peralta, General Eli
wn.rrer and the Rev. DIR. r. 5. Macarthur General
sv,lIe NJ Dodge, who was expected to be present,
ds,ayei through Illness and resting in Texas.
s.rs were nine tables in the room, under the pre-
". influences Of General c. II. T. Coils Cornelius
= pl,ss colonel NJ. L. Sprague. Charles c. Bea-
~" u O Armour j. Adrance Bush George H.
-aor J. Seaver Page and Frederic Taylor. Around
,. tables, which were circular in their form
nj accommodated about ten guests each. were
washington F. Connor. e. B. Harper. T. C. Platt,
General Brooke Postley. Henry T. Schumacher and
,rhcr W. Soper around General Collis's table.
~sne william Brookfeld. Howard Carroll Henry
Claws Stephen B. Elkins Ira NJ. Hedges. Seth
n MilNken. John II. Starin. Samuel Sloan. George
,r,lson Secretary OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
o.upied the table presided over by Cornelius y.
miss At Mr.. Sprague's table there were T.
2 Bird \. E. Darling. General L. p di Cesnola.
r,h, E Dwight. General Arson G. McCOok. James
Matthews Abraham G.. Mills. L. c. Murray. j. s.
SEYMOUR and General George II. Sharp. At the table
r,asded over by Charles c. Beaman were General
r.,n NJ Brown General Joshua " Chamberlain.
General Thomas H. Hubbard. General John
2 1ockman. Charles a. p Buttng. Tecumseh SheI
NAN Edgar Speyer. James Speyer. Frederick A.
s,srring Theodore Sterling and David Willox. At
,ha table Of II. O. Armour sat Calvin s. Brice.
usnrv " Cannon. DIR. +. Ferguson. George
uodgrnan William c. Nichols. George NJ. Pullman.
rr.nk II Platt c. c. Shayne and Joseph S Stout.
All Adriance Bushs table sat Samuel p. Avery,
p,chard Butter. John c. Coleman. Sigourney Fay.
Rastus $ Ransom. Horace Russell a. Van SAINT
MI. nd ahi HAY
A, the table Of G. II. Taylor were Arthur II.
cbr,stv Colonel J. A. Cockerill e. e. Ely. Ben
iamn s. Harmon Rudolph T. McCabe. c. Il. Man
,,ua Colonel T p Ochitree. J. c. Osgood, Clarence
D. simpson Thomas II. Waiting and James E.
York At j. Seaver Pages table sat F. WDevoe Will
tam B. Dinsmore Warren +. Dennis. J. Il. Gilbert
Walter 5 Nelson William II. Hollister Walter S.
Johnston. John c. Rein, r. A. c. Smith and Henry
u Putnam. ir At +. Taylor's table sal Allan 5.
antear Iucius H. Bg.ow. Nicholas Fish, Edward
H. Hartman William F. Havemeyer. Gilbert II.
Johnston Colonel John J. McCook: General samuel
+ was late in the evening when the speeches
were made The first by Mr. Root. VINO pre-
sided as Chairman ana ne FaStarcs e OF Gov
ernment" as the president OF Columbla 'oHeBec,
ne ne c.Ises ~T Win college song as he speak
In the gallery were a number Of ladies. among them
MS MS GS-5 Fre5erick - Grant Mrs Ely s. Parkes
Mrs Mrs George Fl Taylor Mrs W. n Guthrie. and
who smoke on General r H. Sheridan. There was
no regular system OF announcing the tods ~ al
depending upon the wishes OF the presiuihs o'ioe''
SECRETARY HERBERTs INTERESTING SPEECH.
Nh Guthrie spoke in a lively way about the eN-
ploi,s Of General sheridan in the Shenandoah Val
ley and much applause was given him he was
followed by Secretary of the Navy Hilary A heT-
bert. who said in part: ,., =,
Everywhere throughout our country the Mon Is
regarded now as indssoluble and everywhere ne
people rejoice that II Is We are not 70 re
two nations of AngloSaxon people lying side C3 Dy
side each like the unhappy nauons OF uc & &Hlu
World armed TO the teeth on land and sea, AGAINST
IFS neighbor We are to live under one flag. ana
narsty nS W we are to Constitute all together North
South East and West one government That Gov
Europe. Notwithstanding the fact that,our territory
as the American Government.
Gentlemen. General Grant who was so prominent
factor IN all his was great soldier h. LS9Nms ing
ing defeated. 1t might almost be said that victory W
SWORD wSs ena uned the sSaes Yet W IS not II Cen
eral Grant. as a commander of armies In the nel9
his patriotic love for his whole country Of his in
nate nobility and especially Of his masnanmity as
Tbe bappiest result that has followed the civil
war is that wonderful revolution Of sentiment IN me
suited In the complete and absolute LOYALTY now OF
the ex-Confederats to the Union. 90 not ogns bis
rss,l, were first a deep and abiding conviction
growing UP from experience, that our country u
which unite il. were made for commerce and not
for hostile armies; and secondly ths, Jlat te ~
a. military provinces and were readmitted with
their citizens 10 take part In the HoVeI H Inilcno @o :
ihsm ali r. is difFcuIt to overvalue the immeciat'
ana tranoulzing effect North and South. OF Grant
%6en the at Presdent fes had
zen. and especially when the hahd OF % uea'n
seen IA be uron him the virtues or the great soiuc
became lustrous again in the memory or aIi men mn
and there is perhaps no one arouna ,h,S nf
uonate solictude for his welfare that took RIac'
was no rnstakine then the real feeling toward hin
in the South He himself was deepy ,opCnt 'ne,ir,op
blessing 10 me 10 hear the kind expressions toWar'
me. in person from all parts OF our c2unI'E "a -
no religions OF Confederates and National troop
Among the last words that General Grant trace
with his feeble hand were Il have witnessed sine
my sickness lust what / have wished to see eve
an's % seeoH 9s sg %s qns hs 6ns 's 10
countrymen II is the duty OF US an genorn', ,b
sections. ! know OF no better way than by calm, NJ
to mind the virtues OF Ulysses s Grant. As ~ ~
the opportunity Of testifying my admiration an
regard for this great American soldier ana pa'rio'
Mr. cHoATE on GENERAL SHERMAN
After Secretary Herbert came Joseph II. Choate
who spoke OF General Sherman. He said:
words sbt General shsT@a@d G5ap' G5,5 eae ae
snerman were inseparaDly cohheSIeu VIII VIII 80
great struggles and trumphs by which our sha'
tered Union was restored and ne unlversai ] mDen
Of man In this land established you c'lnio
lay any honors TO either OF them without refectih
upon the glory Of the other There was no rva, ren
between them except 10 sec which could rehue
the most efficient aid and support To- the other. an
through that in doing which would 90 the Brea'
est service 70 the country - -.
Grant never tired Of declaring ;hat Wherever @ Imr
acied IN common Sherman was entiueI 70 a" eqTs 's
measure in all his signal successes W men u's
bya President tried every means IN ms po"er, ,,o I I
BOW dscord between them he tareatened lnllp
nanty 10 resign his commission, even inVoVih
the sacrifice Of his succession In due course 20 IN IN
eeat Office OF General. rather than 20 Oc placed 70
moment where he might seem 10 stand IN III
way OF Grant. ..,. .,
spure ballot, and the indications OF pure and nor
st administration in every city and state IN IN
Cnion But in order 10 attain these things y wa
lkcsssary ne said. that the citizen should devoi
sne OF his time 10 the affairs Of state - -
" D. Guthrie. Sehor Romero and General o.
nserd also spoke