New-York tribune., 1905-02-28
GRANT FAMILY REUNION.
Descendants of Matthezc and Priscilla
Dine.

The seventh annual dinner of the METROPOLITAN
branch of the Grant Family Association was held
at the Park Avenue Hotel last night. the occasion
marking the 30ith anniversary Of the birth OF Prs-
ella Grant who, with Matthew Grant were the
founders Of the Grant family in America.
The dinner was an enjoyable affair for the sixty
odd descendants of the original Grants who were
present, Most of those present were from New
York and Brooklyn. but many Of them were from
New-Jersey and New-Enslanu, and even from
Cleveland but all Of ther descendants OF the Grant
family, Letters of regret N,Te received from Gen
eral Frederick u. Grant ard Congressman T, E,
Burton. George Grant Sin OF Y'nlters' presided
It announced that the fourth biennial reunion
of the national association will be held at Windsor
and Hartford, Conn, next october.
The speeches Of the evening all largely eulo-
CYSTIC of the character and career of General u D
General Horatio c. King, of Brooklyn spoke at
length the career OF General Grant, the
silent man of destiny" and the progress of the
country since the close of the Civil War He said:
The great triumvirate which this nation win for for,
Grant. 1t is perhaps not too early to form a cain
and }ndgment OF the tTd ndiep i horn o
His career in the MEXICAN War exhibited t49Se %
Qualities OF self-reliance and dash which made nm nm
the leading figure of the great Rebellion ~ re-
quired great emergency fully TO develop the high-
The whose tender of his services to the war
no rerI et b a IG b Ule5 li & 0 n@rses and superior
ability the commander of all the armies Oh the
His progress is uneXampled in history; Whil99
others delayed and held councils of war he acIeo @
upon his own responsibility and conquered success cess
He lived see the whole land at peace. and When
tears with those Of the North at his tomb. He
fought for principle and not for f mt
slave and made the nation free He bound 9a me the
broad land he spread the mantle of peace and
brotherly love. over his tomb is written: Let
ton and saved by Lincoln was cemented ana MADE
Ana What a country! Eighty millions of free men
bear aloft the banner of liberty and extend wei
It's broad Sxpanse is an asylum for all the weak
and downtrodden Civil and religious liberty in
may become famous and the weak powerful Here IRE
mlhbou man b & may n5 md 1iers m The influence of Amer
lean Institutions is felt in the Temotest parts OF the
It's greatest glory exclaimed WIN pride M oId n am nn6
eXultant, cry; Il am an American
The Rev Nelson b. Chester the pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. of Caldwell n. J., in
a general talk said of the Grant family:
Its honored name has been allied with all the the
aristocratic and exclusive family of Smith. But
chief glory is in the character and fame of the
tors TO full fruitiOn, Ulysses S. Grant.
The Rev Arthur H. Grant. of Plainfed, N. J..
in a short address, proposed that steps be taken
to raise a monument TO the memory OF Matthew
Grant the progenitor of the big family of de-
scendants. which distributed all over the world.
now numbers several thousands. He also suggested
that the association ought to try to secure the diary
of the same Matthew in private hands, and
publish it. Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer the sister Of
President Grant, spoke in a reminiscent manner or
her travels and experiences.
Addresses were also made by Elijah r. Kennedy,
eX-Park Commissioner of Brooklyn. and judge
The ASSOCIATION was organized seven years ago
and Incorporated under the laws of the State Of
Connecticut.
Those present included Mrs E. c. Hotchkiss
Mrs Roswell Grant, Judge Ralph VI. Grant. H. r.
Grant +. Grant, c. II. Grant, Miss Abbe Griswold
Frank Grant, Mrs. George II. Jepson, Glen Wright
Mrs Anna NJ. Noyes, George Grant Shrive, Mrs
J. g. Shrive,. Eliza r. Kennedy. Mrs. Charles
b. Smith, Mrs. Virginia P. Corbin. General
and Mrs Horatio c. King. Mr. Hail. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Mallory, Mrs. William S.
Phillips, Nj. and Mrs William r. Rowands
Mrs. Mary Grant Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs c. H Hop
kins. Miss Alice Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.
Tobey, Charles 3. Tobey Miss Hazel Dali Tobey,
Miss Miss Nellie f. Grant. Mss + May Grant the Rev
Chester Mrs. Georgia Grant Chester, Archie R.
Taintor. Charles Chelsea Taintor. Miss Lolette
Chelsea TaiptoT. r. p West, Miss Harriet
Mrs. H. G. Mlllard, Miss Florence Colt, Mr.
Moody the Rev and Mrs William n Richie
Nelson Grant Richie, Miss Mabel Grant Richie. J.
Grant Cramer. Miss Josephine Grant. Mr. and Mrs
F. i. Grant, II. F. Grant. Jesse r. Grant, Captain
and Mrs. Z. De Kay Townsend and c. D. Coleman.
The committee in charge follows: Mrs William
r. Rowlands, Mrs. Harry S. Moody. F. Z. Grant,
Nelson Grant Richie. William G. Shrive Arthur H.
Grant and Charles G. Taintor.