Show BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL ORANT HomeComing Week at Point Pleasant 0 Scene S ene eno of Festivities MANY NOTABLES NOTABLE PRESENT PRES NT TABLET UNVEILED IN HONOR OF 0 LATE PRESIDENT Cincinnati 0 O Oct 2 In the presence of or a distinguished gathering that Included ed many old army associates a memorial tablet at the birthplace of or President U US US Us S Grant nt Point Pleasant In was va unveiled today toda It was the first of three days celebration col bration of the cen con centennial centennial tennial and und homecoming week gf or t Cler Clermont mont county and thousands of or native sons nors 50 joined in paying honor to the coun country try s most illustrious warrior son sonA sonA sonA A bronze cannon and memorial tablet been placed on what was waa believed to toke he ke the exact spot on which was located the e house houm in which Grant was born and about this were gathered g Governor An Andrew Andrew drew 1 L Harris Lieutenant General Henry Hebry orbin V r S A retired Brigadier Gen Cen Central Gental tal Fred red D Grant a of the Ohio com of or the Loyal Loal Legion relative and other guests A detach detachment detachment ment of or the regular r from Fort Jort Thomas acted as 11 a guard of or honor and as assisted lb the services A large party part of visitors went up from this city by b steamer to participate General Corbin Presided General Henry C C Corbin a II native of oC county count as WI well wen as a personal acquaintance of the dead presided and Belleville Simpson a cousin oC ot President Grant was secretary After Arter the Invocation and welcoming ad address address address dress by Elijah Archer Connor Governor Harris made an on address Ohio has hils furnished her quota of writ writers writers ers em and inventors and an orators and jurist and statesmen and warriors said Gov Governor Governor Governor Harris in closing Today roday we honor him who stood first among the military chieftains of his tine time IT T the humblest st youth of or our land his hI life 1 r is In an n Inspiration Inspiration inspiration tion Judge James B Swing of or Cincinnati an another another another other son of Clermont county count delivered red redan an address General Corbin then present presented ed the memorial which he said ald marked the birthplace of or the greatest soldier and one of or the most Illustrious citizens of the republic The response In hr acceptance of ot the simple memorial was spoken by br the soldier son of the General Fred D Grant GrantOn GrantOn GrantOn On a metal tablet which Is affixed to the tablet appears this inscription General Ulysses Simpson Grant Gen Gon General General Gonera eral era United States Army and twice elect elected elected ed Id president of ot the United States Was Tas born horn on April 27 of the year 1 in a ahouse ahouse ahouse house located orr on this spot |