The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-28
GRANTS BIRTHDAY
Celebration of the Natal Day OF Great
Man


NEW YORK. April 27.-The seventy
third anniversary OF &c neral Grant S
birthday will have a more general cele-
bration this year than ever before. In
the large cities of the country there will
be commemoration meetings and dinners.
At Pittsburg the Americas club will give
a banquet. at which Senator Allison,
Congressman Grosvenor, Congressman
Hepburn and Senator Aldrich will speak.
At Galena. H.. tho old home of the
general there will be presentations by H.
H Kohlsaat to the city OF Nast's paint
ing of Lees surrender The painting is
ten by fourteen feet, and contains ten life
sized pictures including Generals Grant.
Lee, kawlins and Parker
The Union League club of Philadelphia
Will give an elaborate banquet. The
speakers will be Hon. George Ldmunds,
Hon. Robert l.. Lincoln, Gen. Daniel E.
Sickels, Hon. Anthony Higgins, Gen.
David McGregg. Hon. James Grant vii
son. Hon. Frank Reeder. Hon. Jonn S.
Wise. Commodore Edward t. Porter and
William Nj. Singery
The Grant banquet association of this
city will give more attention than usual
to the observance of the day. as the Grant
monument is within one year of COM pie.
ton. The eighth annual dinner of the
association will be ca Ell at the Waldorf.
A very interesting feature will be the
report of the committee.
The monument was well along toward
the second story. Ground was broken in
the spring of 1891, and it should be ready
for dedication April u. 1896. The ground
plan is 100x1S5 feet. From the drive the
top of the monument will be 165 feet and
TO it's dune $50 feet above the Hudson
river. Surrounding the dome there will
be balcony about $50 feet above the
river. Twenty-eight columns. each %
feet in height, will support the dome.
The great crypt below the ground in
which vii. rest the sarcophagus of the
general. is circular in form and 80 feet in
diameter, in its center standing the stone
pedestal for the body. In two of the cor
ner wells will be stairways leading to the
main floor, while in the others at the rear
OF the vault will be inches for the diplay
of Grant relics. The corner pieces in
which are these wells are y square feet.
The crypt and other parts of the tomb
and monument will be lined with marble.
At the meeting of the U. S. Grant Post
q. A. R. in this city, the question of
Grants place in Statuary hall at the capt.
toll, Washington, Will be considered.
PlTTSBURG, April 27.-The Americus
Republican club gave its annual dinner
tonight in honor of the birthday of Gen
eral U. S. Grant. Congressman John
DalZell was tne uOdSU MASTER. L ne speak
ers were Senator Allison of Iowa, Con-
gresham Hepburn of Iowa and Congress
man Grosvenor OF Ohio.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The birthday of
General Grant was observed here today
more generally than ever before. The
presence of Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris
added interest to the exercises held in the
Auditorium tonight under the auspices of
the Chicago Press club. Orations on Grant
were delivered by Luther Latin Mills of
Chicago and General o. o. Howard, and
military exercises and martial songs COM
pleted the programme. which was carried
out in the presence of about 1000 people.
The Marquette club celebrated the an
niversary by an elaborate banquet held at
the Auditorium. Congressman Boutelle
evoked frequent cheers from his audience
as he narrated the carer of General
Grant and recounted his military achieve
ents. This afternoon Mrs Grant and
Mrs. Sartoris held a repetition at the
Auditorium hotel, greeting the mem bers
of the Grand Army, who called in large
numbers.
BOSTON. April 27.-Two hundred and
fifty members of the Middlessex club,
presided over by Ex-Governor Bracket.
celebrated tonight the anniversary of
General Grants birthday General Hor-
ace Porter was the principal speaker. He
gave a dramatic and historical recital of
General Grants war and civic career.