The evening times., 1898-07-07
DtOK
AND THE GRAY
Mrs, Grants Recollections OF
the Civil War.
Talks of the Present War and Com
unres Its Management With That
of the Former COnAict.

Referring to her book of "reminiscences.
Mrs Ulysses S. Grant said to reporter
the other day:
II wanted to have 1t typewritten and
ready" Sc said, 80 that the detail work
would be accurate and the facts as well
put together as possible in case anything
happened to me. No, / haze not sought
publisher yet. nor have 1 gwen the vol
ume any name. 1t is merely recollec-
TONS
When asked which of the many kinds
of war relief work that women are doing
was in her opinion the most helpful and
mcst needed. Mrs. Grant said:
81 commend anything that will give
comfort to the men at the front. Neces-
saries are the things they want; what We
call necessaries. and what they call lux
uries. II is the duty of citizens to take
care of the poor at home. A soldiers pal
try sl3 a month can't go far toward sup
porting family; the families must have
known this when the men went. They are
net worse off than If the men stayed here
and were unemployed. Let the unfOrtun-
ate be helped but the men WHO are fight
ing need al that can be done for them.
DO you think the troops are less well
provided for now than in the civil war;"
was asked.
No" was the reply. but President
Lincoln had more time to prepare for the
provisioning of an army than the Gov
ernment has had now. have seen SOL
diers actually suffer for food she ad-
ded. Gen. Grant was never a good COM
missary for himself: to order in large
quantities for his men. and provide well
for them was his forte. but his own table
was wretchedly poor. / remember when
he went down to Lookout Mountain to
relieve Gen. Rosecrans. The men were in
Il famishing state: they were robbing the
horses of their provendcr. and devouring
the coarse corn. Gen. Grant told them
thai supplies were on the way: that COM
forted them. and the provisions did ar
rive shortly.
You are the president of the Woman $
National War Relief Association. are
you not. Mrs. Grant asked the reporter.
Yes, | am called was the smiling
reply. Mrs. Eugene Mclean. who is a
friend of mine. is interested in the move
ment. and asked me to take the Office of
president. | have 10 executive ability.
Why. ] couldn't call a meeting to order:
1 shouldn't know how 20 take the first
sep. But Mrs. Mclean, whose
eral. and l became friends in
those far-away war days; so when she
begged me for the sake of that time, |
accepted. l can't do anything. but my
generals are fully capable. and all they
do is right"
When asked if there was any trouble
about the soldiers being paid during the
civil war. such as is the case now. Mrs.
Grant said:
why. l never heard that they were
not paid then. Aren't they paid now?
That ought to be attended 10. of course.
and I dare say it will be all right. No
doubt the rush of things and its all being
so new makes some delay
The length of Army cots was spoken
Of but Mrs. Grant said she did not know
what the regulation size was or is. She
said. however. that she had sent on TO
Boston and got an especially good sort of
hammock. of extra length. which she has
sent TO her son. Gen. Frederick Grant.
who has been so i'll at Chickamauga. A
photograph of the general which was
shown bore striking resemblance TO his
fllustrious father. He is much larger
man in build and weighs. his mother
says. over two hundred pounds. Another
.'comfort'' she has sent him is a pith
helmet. and she added that some auxili-
ary would do well TO send these to the
men. as they are so fine protection from
the srn.
Asked about her recollections Of Spain
and Cuba. when she visited them in COM
pany with her husband. Mrs. Grant said
she was most kindly received in both
countries.
I'VE were beautifully treated in Cuba"
she added. and thoroughly enjoyed the
three weeks We occupied the governors
palace in Havana
The Fourth of July. being the birthday
of Gen. Frederick Grants young son. his
mother has returned from Chickamauga
to take him back on visit to his father.
This young fellow is not yet old enough
to join the Army. but a nephew of Mrs.
Grant is on the Vixen. which is cruising
about the Cuban coast waiting for
chance TO do some execution.-New York
Tribune.