The times., 1897-04-15
HONOR TO A STATESMAN
Senator Morrill, Passes the Eighty
seventh Milestone of Life.
The NestOr of the Senate COnprat,,.
lated by Frfendsa and Co-workers
in Public Life.

Senator Justin s. Morrill, OF Vermont,
the Nestor OF the Senate. reached the
cighty-seYenth anniversary of his birth
yesterday, and last evening the event was
celebrated by a brilliant reception ten
dered his friends by4 the meiabers of his
family, at his beautiful home, No. 1
Thomas circle.
During the day the venerable Senator
received numerous callers and also ii great
many letters and kilograms Of oongratuIa-
ton, from friends in all parts of the
country. Among the latter were messages
tsein Gov. GTout, OF; Vermont, and Mrs
Leland Stanford, from California
During his long residence In Washington
Senator Morrill, has sgathered around him
q host OF admiring and stanch friends,
anu by these he was remembered, by ards
and floral offerings Among these were:
Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Baxter,
Mrs. Perclval Cleinment, of Vermont; Mrs.
Uhl, OF New York; Miss Henry and SEN
ator PROCTOR Were a few of the cards at
tached by dainty ribbons to baskets and
bouquets of roses, lilies, etc Secretary of
State and Mrs. Sherman, the Secretary
of the Treasury and MIS-. Gage. the Secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. Alger, the Secretary
OF Navy and Miss Long, Miss Gary, the
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Speaker
and Mrs. Reed. air and Mrs Benedict, of
Burlington, Vt; Dr.. and Mrs E. S. Swan,
fMassachusetts;M Mr. and Mrs Elias L yman,
or Vermont; b. B. smally, Of Burlington
The guests were received by Senator and
Mrs. Morrill, in the east parlor. Assisting
nnnd In II II
of Orange, n. j.: Mrs and Miss Smalley,
of Vermont, and Miss Swami, a sister of
Mrs. Morrill,.
Among the first of the callers were
President and Mrs. Cleveland and Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart.
Among the others who called were noted:
Mrs Pritchard, Senator and Mrs. Frye,
Vice President and Mrs Hobart, ex-Sec-
retary OF the Navy Herbert, Senator and
Mrs Fairbanks, Senator Foraker, Justice
Harlan, Senator Chandler. Justice and Mrs.
Fields, Senator Lodge, Senator Platt, Car
roll ID. Wright, Secretary of War Alger,
Gen. Cox, Senator and Mrs. Morgan, MI and
Mrs b. II. Warner, Br. and Mrs James
Young, MI. and Mrs. henry willard, Col.
Morrill,, of New Jersey, eX Senator Squire,
Prof. and Mrs. GaIlaudet, Rev DR. Harniin
and Mrs. Hamlin, 2. C. Robins, Mrs James
a Logan, Representative and Mrs. DoIiiver,
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Frank Conger, Gen. and
Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs Porter
Senator J. NJ Thurston, Col and Mrs
j. A. Wilson, Senator and Mrs Carter.
Col. Cotton v. Whitmore, Miss stotsen-
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. Beriah wilkins, Mr..
John o. Evans, Representative and Mrs,
DalZell, gen. and Mrs Butterworth, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Speaker Reed,
Senator and Miss Marian Cockrell, MI
and Mrs. NJ. NJ, Parker, Senator Kenney,
Del, MIR Thomas p Tullock, Nelson D.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hutchin-
son, Rev. Z. Bradford Leayitt and Mrs.
Leavitt, Mr. H A Tiptin, Charles X
Wead, Stephen W Kellogg, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Rohlph, Mr.. E A Kimb;tii. NJ D.,
Mrs, Gage, Secretary Sherman and Sena-
tor Pritchard
Senator Morrill, has been a resident of
Washin gton ever since 1854, when he was
elected as Representative for Vermont He
was reelected six terms, until S66, when
he was sent TO the Senate by that State
on the Union Republican ticket He has
represented Vermont in the upper House
ever since. He has always Ia ken an active
part in Congress in legislation, and de-
bate. but his chief fame rests on the so
called Morrill, tariff bill, which was re-
ported by him In S61.