New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
GRANT FAMILY DINNER.
FOR PURE GOVERNMENT.
General f. ID. Grant Speaks of
Influence of Familu for Right.

AT the dinner Of the metropolitan branch Of the
Grant family, held last evening at the Hotel ST
Denis. General Frederick Dent Grant declared
That the family should stand together for what was
right In government. He said that the family was
sufficiently numerous and of sufficient standing to
have great weight. and that its influence should be
the side Of right
Inc dinner was the S5th anniversary OF the birth
OF Priscilla Grant the wife Of Matthew Grant who
. founded the Grant family in this country Sixty
members Of the metropolitan branch of the family
gathered about flower decorated table In the
Colonial Room OF the st. Denis. Charles c. Taintor
Tice-president Of the Grant Association was the
POSTMASTER The roll called by F. T. Grant,
and The hearty responses showed the spirit OF the
gathering Letters were read from many who were
unable to he present
General Grant after apology for being the
1rst speaker said that the united action OF the
Grant family would exert great influence for the
good Of the country. He continued:
There are enough of us, and in positions so scat
tered that It must have great influence. 1 ask,
no, beg, that you take up the agitation for GOOD
the foreground What is best IN anG keep n
whether we are In small municipalities or in the
great places
The other speakers were the Rev DR.. J. Town
send Russell and the Rev. Dr. n MCGEE Waters.
Letters were read from ex-Controller Seth Hast
ings Grant. Congressman T. T. Burton and the
Rev. Arthur H. Grant. Miss F. May Grant Of
FIalnheld n J.. sang. A reception in the parlors
Of the hotel preceded the dinner. The reception
committee included Mrs F E Grant Mrs H L
Mallory, Mrs. w. R. Rowlands Mrs. H. A Moody,
Mrs W. ~ Richie and Miss l. c. Taintor.
one Of the most interesting letters read was
from Arthur a Grant, who said in part:
AS a family we have accomplished several i'm
sociaton, including our national biennial reunions
a our e annqat local reunions and the publication
u TINS country. Four biennial reports of the ma.
ttonaI reunion Of the family have been published.
also the Grant family magazine Among other I'M
dertakings 10 be carried out is the publication OF
able that a diary kept during the infancy Of New
England by man Of the intelligence OF Matthew
GIalt should tail to be Of broad interest to all
students OF American history as well as of most
proud of the sturdy peTssenee an Moral nt are
ny mat have been the characteristics Of the fam
II is no light or insignificant matter that man.
one OF me people should so impress his descendants
anq quarter after his death they should annually
itage in his unspotted fame Nor is it unworthy
Of note that a should have brought up q
frontier settlement, far removed from those CON
eerIstNe institutions which tend to round and soft
en- me roughness OF human nature-brought up a
FAMILY with such sterling characters that not only
te- 5anrsto ~ 30 ,T Is3l mas PetsISGea 10 Ine
Of moral fibre
1t is worth while 10 meet together to clasp hands
through such an ancestry, and so for the moment
at least 10 draw closer TO those brave and true
souls, Matthew and Priscilla. and every absentee
should feel, as do. his loss by such absence.
Among those present were Virginia Grant Cor
bin, sister of the late President Ulysses S. Grant;
Judge Ralph N. Grant, Mrs. P. D. Kibbe, Florence
kIbbe, Hartford. Conn; Mr.. and Mrs Roswell
Grant East Windsor, Conn; Mrs. z. J. Bennett,
Allenhurst, n J.; c. Z. Mcdonald and Dr. W. L.
Griswold, Greenwich, Conn; H. l. Hall, Perth
Amboy, y. J; Mrs. s. ". Beach. Chautauqua
y. Y; c. C TaintOr Lolotte c. Taintor and Archie
TaintoT. Elizabeth, n. j; 6. Z Dorr and Harriet l.
Beach, Rosevle, n J.: Nellie Z Grant and F. May
Grant, Plainheld. y. J.; Mrs. Lucetta A. Jepson.
Schenectady. y. Y; Superintendent and Mrs.
Charles H Hopkins and Miss Alice Hopkins. Mid
dletown. y. Y; Frank Grant. Westleld. Mass;
Roa Grant and Arson Grant, Westheld n. J.; Mrs.
John Shr1ve, Yonkers, y. Y; Miss Case, Chicago;
Major General and Mrs Frederick D. Grant, Mr.
and Mr.. Francis Z. Grant, Captain and Mrs. EL-
gene de Kay Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Beach
D Grant Scott, Mary Harrison Scott, Mrs. H B.
COlburn, W. A. Beach, New York; Mrs. Edwin
Ludman, Malcolm g Ludman, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam R. RowIands. Mary J. Rowlands. William H.
Rowlands. Mr. and Mrs H. A Moody Mr.. and
Murray Mr.. and Mrs. II. /. Mallory the Rev.
DR.. and Mrs H Magee Waters, the Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. ". y. Richie, Grant Richie. William H.
Richie. Brooklyn; the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. J. Towns
end Russell. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Shrine. John
Edward Case. and Mrs Francis n. Case, Chicago.
The committee IN charge was Mrs. William r.
Rowlands. Mrs. II. A. Moody, Frances Z. Grant,
Charles c. Taintor. Grant Richie. George Shrive
and Arthur II. Grant