Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28
TRIBUTE 10 GRANT
Memorial Services on Ami
'eFsary Of His Birth.
UNDER AUSPICES OF G. A. R.
Address. BY Dr.. Merrill E. Gates
and Secretary Fisher.
FAMOUS WARRIORS SERVICES
His Achievements in Civil Conflict
and His Gradual Rise to
Eminence.
FAMOUS WARRIORS SERVICES

The eighty-ninth Anniversary Of the
birth Of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant was cele-
brated laft night by the Department Of
the Potomac, Grand Army Of the Repub
lie, in the, Metropolitan Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Nearly every Union vet
eran living in the District was present
at the mi eting to pay tribute to the
memory Of the great leader Of the Federal
forces Of the civil war period. Near
the close of the ceremonies Lieut.. U. S.
Grant Sd, W. S. A., expressed the appre-
citation OF himself and his family to the
veterans for aiding in keeping alive the
memory Of his grandfather.
Gr4nt's Life and Services.
DIR. Merill e. Gates, formerly presi-
dent of Amherst College. was the speaker
of the evening. His theme was Gen.
Grant. HIS Life and Services" He re-
viewed the life of the famous soldier and
told OF his gradual rise to military emf
hence Through his wonderful strategic
achievements with the Federal armies
Operatingjin Kentucky and Tennessee. He
was caleb to take supreme command or
the Union forces at the moment the de-
struction iof the republic seemed immi-
nent. thet speaker declared. His accom-
plished task. DR.. Gates said, was the
great AMP powerful united nation OF
today.
"Citizenship in Washington is q mis-
nomer." continued Dr. Gates. when dis
cussing governmental affairs. You
are like the Indians: you are governed
by the national government. what
you get you have to ask Congress for
and you must take what that lie legislative
body seeb fit to give you. You are
citizens In name only"
DIR. Gates concluded his address by
saying: washington was the father
OF his country. Lincoln was its liber-
ator and Grant was its savior.
Address by Secretary Fisher.
Walter i. Fisher, Secretary Of the In
terror, delivered a short address, He
told his audience that he was always
glad to embrace the opportunity of
paying public homage to the memory
Of the great Union leader.
The program included music by the
Mundelle Orchestra The meeting was
called to order ny Col. G. G. Ross, de-
partment commander of the G. A. r.,
and Hosea B. Moulton was introduced
as the presiding officer Rev. DR.. John
Reid Shannon read the Scripture les
by Rev. Joseph NJ. NJ. Gray. pastor Of
Hamline M. e. Church. The Hamline
NJ E. Church quartet sang 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" The benediction
was pronounced by Maj. D. r. Lowell,
U. 8. A, department chaplain.
Flag Exercises.
The presentation of the coors and the
flag exercises were conducted by Hazard
Wheeler. color bearer, and by the Wom-
ems Relief Corps. Miss Agnes Peter. de-
partment president, and the Isabel Wor-
rell Ball Flag Association. Miss Mae Bor-
land, department color bearer, and her
assistants. Miss Florence Frisbie and Miss
Evelyn Sirnms and fifty members OF the
association acted as escorts to the de-
partment president and her staff.
Among those who occupied seats on the
rostrum were Secretary Of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher DIR. Merrill E. Gates,
NJ. NJ. Gray, Maj. D. r. Lowell. Col.
George c. Ross, Capt. A. S. Perham. Gen.
John c. Black, Representative George A.
Loud. Commissioner Of Pensions ]. L.
Col. II. B. Moulton.
Hamline. Methodist Episcopal Church
quartet. consisting of Miss Christine n.
Church, Miss Jane Price Tonks. George
Miss Edith B. Athey. organist, furnished
the patriotic music of the occasion.
List Of the Committees.
Those having the celebration in charge
were:
Department officers-George c. Ross, J.
d. BloodKood, Rev. n. II. Miller. DR..
Thomas Calver, Maj. d. r. Lowell, o.
born ii. Oldroyd, Francis l.. McKenna,
Edwin ]. Sweet, 8. w. Bunyea, b. w.
Bonney. A.. S. Perham, ]. Tyler Powell.
General committee-Hosea b. Moulton.
chairman: b. F. Chase. James H. Brooks,
Frtsbee. DR.. j. K. Gleeson, Brtscoe Good
hart. E. H. Holbrook, ]. F. Hart, Jerome
F. Johnson. Henry A. johnson. B. g.
Janney, Edwin A. Keller. Thomas III.
L. H: Patterson, ]. M. Pipes, J. Tyler
Powell. G H. Preston, John Shaw, Maj
G. Fred Cook.
RI Reception eo% mss c l. p pa
J. Huntodn. Rev. D. r. Lowell. B. F..
Spear. B. III Warner. A. S. worthington.
Committfe on invitationsaA 8. Perham.
chairman; ~. w. Andrews. B. F. Bingham,
Z. d. Godfrey. William H. Proctor. Lem
uel Warndr. Leander p Williams.
Committee on flag exercises-Henry
A. Johnson. chairman; e. r. Campbell.
j. Weede Corey, Samuel r. Stratton and
John S. Walker
Committee on observation-disclosures F.
johnson. chairman: Stewart C. John
son.. Francis L. McKenna, o. H. Old
Committee on music-George Newton,
chairman} Thomas Calver. E. A. Lange,
A. P. Taster and George c. Potwin.
Committee on press-Charles NJ
6htnn. chairman: A. s. Perham and j.
r. Hart.
Presenting flag. d. Bloodgood.
Committee on seating audience-Col
p. H. Ho}brook. chairman: Edward X.
DePuy. vice chairman. and the follow
Ing members Of Lincoln and William
b. Cushing camps. Sons OF Veterans, u
g. A.: s. S. Culbertson, S. L. Daugh-
erty. William e. Doble. NJ w. brennan.
Abbott 81 Goodrich. Charles w. Grin
stead. Chauncey o. Howard. George A.
Howe. Charles H. Jenkins. Emil A
LANCE J. w. Lyons, o. A. c. Oehmler.
Charles M Overacker. James w. Pear.
son. Herbert w. Rutledge. Gurnon r.
Scott. Chafles A. Sidman, Irwin S. Tay-
,or: Charles Van White and william f.
William Reilly. a resident of Edenville.
Washingtdn county. Md. had a narrow
escape from being gOred to death by a
bull in the barnyard at his home yester-
day He was rescued after being seri-