The herald., 1897-04-28


vice. president at the Union League club
| this evening was a fitting termination
| of the days events. Preparations for
| the event had been made in the most
lavish and extensive manner.
| The president arrived at o'clock. He
was preceded by Vice President Hobart
| and the members Of the cabinet.
| The president was escorted by Gen.
Horace Porter. and j. Addison Porter,
secretary to the president.
The crowd in front of the club house
set up a cheer. More than 1000 invitations
had been issued and fully half that num-
ber were accepted.
The invited guests included the diplo-
matte corps, Bishops Potter and New
man, Archbishop Corrigan and host OF
foreign and American dignitaries,
New York officers of the army ana
navy were also in attendance.
! Supper for the president and his party
was served at a late hour in the alcove.
The other invited guests partook OF
sumptuous supper in the main dining
room. while the members repaired TO the
| smaller rooms on the third and fourth
| floors.
Costly souvenirs of the occasion con-
tanning pictures of the guests of honor
were distributed.
CLASSMATES REUNION
NEW YORK. April 27.-one of the
most pleasing incidents of the great
gathering in this city was small din
ner party given by General James Grant
Wilson at his home in East Fourteenth
street. Besides being reunion of sur
viving classmates of General Grant, the
occasion was notable for the presence of
both Union and Confederate leaders In
the great struggle of thirty odd years
ago .-r'f''
General Wilson had for guests General
Christopher c. Augur, General Joseph
Reynolds. General William B. Franklin,
General Samuel c. French, Rev. DR..
George Desher, General Simon B. Buck
ner, General James Longstreet ana Ad-
miral Daniel Ammen. The five guests
first mentioned are the sole survivors
of the class of which General Grant was
a member at West Point. Bringing
them together at this time was hope
fondly cherished by General Wilson. and
he was delighted when acceptances of
his invitations had been received from
all five.
General Wilson's pleasure at the meet
ing of Grants early companions was
hardly less genuine than the satisfac-
tion all his guests felt when the distin-
guished Confederate generals. alike
warm friends of Grant appeared in re-
sponse to his invitations. At the gath
ering were told many anecdotes which
could have been brought out at no
other time. The union over the covers
of the blue and the gray promoted many
interesting stories, and they were given
with completeness that would have
been impossible under other circum-
stances.
ARIZONA OBSERVANCE
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 27.-John w.
Owen G. A. r. Post, together with ex-
Confederates and the National Guard,
celebrated Grants birthday by mount
ing in the cemetery the big Columbia
smoothbore gun that recently arrived
from Mare Island, gift of the war de-
partment. There was a street parade
and impressive ceremonies at the cem-
etery.
IRVING'S MESSAGE
NEW YORK. April 27.-The Union
League Club has received the following
cablegram from Sir Henry Irving:
Love and greeting; all honor to the
memory of the great soldier statesman
and patriot and friend which you honor
today"
LEO'S SOUVENIR
NEW YORK. April 27.-J. Adam,
vicar-general,h has been eelected by Arch
bishop Corrigan to convey to his holi-
ness, Pope Leo XIII a silver medallion
presented by the Grant Monument asso-
citation, only ten of such medals being
made.