New-York tribune., 1903-02-28
GRANT FAMILY MEETS.
HOI DSa REUNION.
Observes Priscilla Grants 302d
Birfhdap.

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thew yesterday being this So2d anniversary OF he'
birth The reunion was particularly successful
Before the dinner reception was helo' 1i
s 80 until O'Clock. The dininG room was app
rriately decorated and there was orchestra ho ~
throughout she dinner. In addiloh soios
given hy Mrs Eugene ]. Grant, Of BROOKLYN MISS
F May Grant of Plainfled, y. j., and Wliiiaih
Heaton of Brooklyn. -,
Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer. of Ne"-1or |
No,ncest sister Of General Ulysses = Grant le-
sponded 10 A toast as did the kep- Arthur u
Grant {. (. Tairtor. OF Elizabeth y }, uhe ne
DR. William n. Ritchie. of Brooklyn fmilPs n
Mallory OF Brooklyn member OF the class oI W.
Cornell University. and A r. Grant. OF west
hcld. y. J.
Mrs Crancr spoke as follows:
~ President and Dear Priscillian Friends As l
am breaking my golden silence before thLS the
company, please hold an ofhclous meinptL S might
ha- selected silver tongueo speaker rom t9 ot
kSJgy = n2 ,ndesi nephew over there: ne have
eloquence bottled Up by the quart but ne doeS S t
ii9sriratlon that We nave had who attend Grant
reunions. whether they are held IN fhe meltopoliS
n IS srstifying to hear that there is half score
n. hold them in higher esteem because they prize
educaton We are IElnE ih q eiStn .Sei, sya, "a
line when men Of wealth were contribute % gen
erousiy Tor the endowment of institutions Of earn
Ing? i is of the greatest importan-s iirat young
people should appreciate thelr s-tti-; 81, t
tages for acquTi-s 3 higher g End so ,'s + happl-
ia VII
ne ca.ee Of as9sIctttqr @ teen appreciated by the
f;Tsn-T They nav. 35,.,'}Es 3iferent geIerAt5oIs
best euUcafi,1saI instituo oos WITHIN their reacn-
Zpah Polly Grant vas tfe f1s5 feTsoh 70 o, CerU3
HolToL- .-oile-c Naz one q ,,es assistants.
The intoe..iuaI training i"F<e"tr Is not atl.
For harmonious 'ierelopreot t..c heart as we! IS
Porjte.z Ycu expect 10 be Invited make
pbeI .rr +tiir.iz ancestors broke the virgin sol
of \ gsas1aai II is Tor tie Windsor and it.T.
have had their day and wIlI have it aeain e.i'e
o,er TN nafrioiic deeds Of our forefathers it IS
hitting this happy occasion TO remember our
known graves. and perhaps we will deserve such
graves: too II We Iali 10 Shepish ] IT, saF ibfe,inS
our independsnce and maSbg a me zd1feaving Ige9rG D
helpmeets encouraged and aided then an an the.. ne.
could But it is not in Their sIeclaL n1or OF iile @
20 i, L6slr bieinees IN single evening But as
wfGSare " | , bis "a ,,eo,,la 81 onr whole frater-
r7itv Of Erandmothers may be said TO be repre-
eerited and duly honored when We pay our tribute
grandmothers. Priscilla 1. on this. her natal cay
virtues nor 10 enter into detail in regard TO her
gooa oeeds ana ; ~ise - it , one he chosen who
Is more capable Of doing justice to this inspiring
As ] passed up sixth-ave. YESTERDAY. while the
tos e wEzng by and S sleFsagq faaTqul mons mons
sters rushing deadly combat. 1 thought If Grand
mother Priscilla was there hear the din and see
tho vvonderflIi spectacle. to say nothing of sky
scrapers far off. that she would prooanly lam!
dead away into the arms OF her falthfIl slous lm IL II
he were there receive her, and had the presence
cude that absence Of body was better than pres
cnoe IF mind in such a pandenonluTr. II 9 IIis ii
of Paradise hand in hand they need no toleys
or elevated 10 facilitate their progress
keep in view tnis glorious destiny in hat II
VIII not be amiss TO think more about 1t than
T.et us not he like the plumber who vexed my
sister. when she asked him if plumbers expected
to get to heaven ne Tepiled a f SNlfeGt "" mtl
Last "Wednesday received sweet letter ter from m
know she the first sweetheart of my Oldest
brother. Away back in my early childhood re-
member once seeing her young wife and mother
n the home OF her parents in Georgetown. ono ONO,
COUPLED with thai Of my brother her and s,dG that hee fes
them But he Went 10 west Point and later to
Mexico and their lives drfted apart p r. Years ago ago
scciaI al colrtcs IIer ietter of Fobr1arT q breaks
long silence between Us. In it Mrs. F. INDUCES
in "reminiscences. She writes: Your ancestors and
mine were natures nohlcmen-great and good; so
many pleasant hours ! have spent in your old
GeorgetoWn home Thea she recalled the sleigh
linEer memories Of the past; she did not men
Il was in her thoughts, for he had accompanied her
Mrs F. wrote with feeling Of erandmotherly
EI1de Of her grandson who Gradusted Gradual from the the
IS now. at the age Of nineteen years the beloved
nrincpaI of school am g9d 20 This Eenera e bic
this comfort in her declining days,
Il
great ndnephew in that off country. AS yet
he is more remarkable for what he doesn't know
wished 10 sn,i,sa :T6 Russian callers He at
tempted 10 do so as follows: "A stranger came TO
crossroads and read on the sign these words
Tho right hand road; bur if to b. let him take
Isd % d hdnd NAN n9T r9sG m n 5 g near b
The guests thanked him politely for his story and
into the room Of his host laughing immoderateiy
and H-o1Ir ioEEe este o
home"
Good friends Mrs. Cramer said in closing II
hope you all feel a home tonight. 1 know by
experience that the oftener come together on
ancestral anniversaries the more we feel at home
in each others company.
The Rev. Arthur Ii. Grant spoke follows:
The Grant Family Association is a purely Ameri-
rabies of untold wealth awaiting Us the Chancery
o Great Britain nor by the idle boast OF royal or
insignia; and We leave u geneaosists whose lmagi-
Lain that we are descended from Asiatic kings
We need such artificial stimulus. II is enough
that descended from man who
helped TO found two of The States of the Union
Ited not litilt TO the upbuilding Of the American
spirit and institutions We proud Of the moral
integrity and sturdy persistence that have been
the chara racteristics of 'he family for three centu
ries In the person Of our most ilustrious repre-
sentative we have demanded the unconditional sur
rcndeI of armies, and in the persons OF scores or
Saxon civilization we have demanded and received
The unconditional surrender OF the wilderness that
Is transformed into galaxy of prosperous
States.
That NE are capable OF holding is shown
hy the tact. probably unique among American fami-
lies that sill occupy the homestead built 10y
the first member of :he family born in America,
which during than two centuries has sheltered
seven Fenerat4 ms Of Grants
That p1oDeer. II shown not only by the
fact that each onward wave Of migration across
;h4 mountains and prairies has found members OF
our family in the but also by the fact that
from us went one Of the first medical mission
aries DR. Asabei Grant. the first to penetrate the
fastnesses Of KUrdestan; while the pioneer in the
,aus, of the higher education of women was an
other of our GOD. ZiIpah Polly Grant.