The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-31
IN THE HALL OF FANE
FORMAL DEDICATION EXERCISES
AT NEW YORK WE'RE HELD
YESTERDAY
UNWILLING OF THE TABLETS
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES WE'RE
HELD AT THE TOMB OF
GEN. GRANT
GRAFTON BY WI TING FANG

GRAFTON BY WI TING FANG
NEW YORK, May 30-Although there
were threatening signs of rain through
out the earlier part Of today, the Memo
rial day exercises in this city were car
ried out with more than the usual In
terest The important events on the
days programme were the military par
ade, which was reviewed at Madison
Square by Gov. Odell and Mayor Van
Wyck the exercises at Grants tomb,
where WI Ting Fang made an address,
and the dedication of the hall of fame
at the New York university, at which
Chauncey M Depew delivered an ora
ton The parade included the Old Guard
acting as an escort to Gov. OdelI, sew
eral detachments of United States regu-
lars, a number of militia organizations,
a battalion of United States marines and
all of the local posts of the G. A. r. A
feature of the parade was the firing Of
a salute by the naval post opposite the
statue Of Farragut in Madison Square.
MINISTER WU'S ADDRESS.
At Grants tomb Wu Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister, in accordance with in
structions given by Ii Hung Chang some
years ago, placed an Offering of flowers
on the stone coffin containing the gener-
ais remains. Mr.. WI also delivered an
address graphically describing the career
Of Gen. Grant as a citizen, soldier and
statesman, his remarks showing a close
study of his subject.
Nothing shows more clearly" he
said, 'the high estimation in which
Grant was held by the world than the
spontaneous outburSt of enthusiasm with
which he was everywhere greeted when
he made h4s famous tour around the
world. Princes, potentates and the COM
mon people alike Wed with one another
in paying him the homage due to great
rulers Cities opened their gates to well
come him at his approach. His prog
ress from country to country was like
a trumphal procession. All this was a
significant tribute to his character and
his fame. 1t must be remembered that
he was at this time only a private citi-
zen, but everybody recognized the great
ness inherent in the man. In no country,
I dare say, did he receive a warmer wei
come than in the old empire of China.
The career of Grant is just such as is
calculated to fire the Imagination of the
Chinese. Statesmen and generals do
not come from an exclusive stock is
one of our favorite sayings. We Chi
nese have great admiration for men who
beginnings to be acknowledged leaders
of the people. Such was Grant,
Minister WI then alluded to the
friendship between Gen. Grant and Ii
Hung Chang, and said:
'After Grants death Earl Lii gave
instructions to the Chinese legation at
Washington to bring every year, as is
done this day, an Offering of flowers to
the generals tomb on Memorial day. as
a token of his enduring friendship"
TABLETS UNVEILED.
The ceremonies at the dedication of
the hall of fame were opened with pray.
er by the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew then deliv-
cred the Grafton.
Following the grafton Chancellor Nc
Cracken, of the university, in an address,
made formal declaration of the opening
of the hall. The unveiling Of tablets
was then begun as follows:
Washington Tab1et-By the Society of
the Cincinnati, represented by Asa Bird
Gardner and Talbot Oliphant
Lincoln Tablet-By the military Order
Of the Loyal Legion, represented by
Lieut.. Gen. John M. Schotield, U. 8. A,
retired.
the American Revolution, represented by
Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks, Mrs. Daniel Man
ming and Mrs. Samuel Verplanck
Franklin Tablet--By the Colonial
Danes, represented by Mrs. E. D. Giles
pie and Mrs. William Reed.
jefferson Tablet-By the Sons Of the
American Revolution, represented by
Samuel E. Cross and Edward V. Gazzam.
Clay Tablet-By the Daughters of the
Revolution, represented ny. Adeline W.
Sterling, Mrs. Nathaniel S. Keay and
Mrs. Henry Sanger Snow.
Adams Tablet-By the Sons of the
Morris P. Ferris and Ernest H. Crosby.
Grant Tablet-By the Grand Army Of
the Republic, represented by Allan G.
Blackwell and Theron p. Parson.
Farragut Tablet-By the National Asso-
citation of Naval Veterans, represented by
Frederick E. Hastings, W. H. Banks,
Rear Admiral Daniel Kelly, j, E; Smith
and Lieut.; Commander P, J; Doherty.
of the Confederacy, represented by Mrs.
Edwin G. Weed, Miss NJ, F. Meades, Mrs.
w. w, Read and Mrs. Parker.
Marshall Tablet-By the American Bar
more, William B. Herkslower and Aus.
tin J. Fox.
Kent Tablet-By, the Bar Association of
New york represented by ex-Judge
Story Taolet-By the Amer4cal Acad-
emy OF Political and Social Science, rep
resented by Samuel McLindsay, James r.
Young, James 3. Dill, and Edward +.
Devine.
Peabody Tablet-By the Peabody Edu-
cation Fund, represented by ]. L. M.
Curry and H. n. Somerville
Cooper Tablet-By Edward Cooper,
Abram S. Hewitt and R. Fulton Cutting.
Stuart Tablet-By the National Acade-
my of Design, represented by Frank Diel-
man, H w. Watrous. J. G. Brown and
Eastman Johnson.
Fulton Tablet-By the American Soci-
ETY. of Civil Engineers, represented by ].
]. Rees and Charles Warren Hunt.
Morse Tablet-By the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers, represented
Gano Silleck Dunn and F. Wiley Dunn.
Whitney Tablet-By the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers, represent
ed by Prof. Robert H Thurston.
Audubon Tablet-By the American So
ciety of Naturalists, represented by Will
liam T. Sedgwick.
Gray Tablet-By the Botanical Society
Of America, represented by Dr. Bepja-
min l.. Robinson, Prof. Byron D. Hal
sted George w. Atkinson, Prof. N. L.
Britton and DR.. L. NJ. Underwood.
Edwards Tablet-John Willis Baer. Of
the Society of Christian Endeavor.
Mann Tablet-By the National Educa-
tional association, represented by DR.. J:
and st. ]. McCulluchen,
Bereher Tablet-By the Y. NJ. G. Ay
represented by Lucien g. Warner, Alfred
Naming and Frederick 8. Schenck.
Claiming Tablet-By the New England
society, represented by George H. Sar1
gent.
Emerson Tablet-By the New York nor
NAL college, represented. by Nellie l.. R.
Goodwin, Emma Pearl Beattie, Claribel