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Show I kNEUALOUANTSl)AY Tbrt llnndrrd Children Coirr HI (Irate nllli Honourl! of "t'orgel-rur-notit" COMMANOCR fRttMAN BRCAKB THt GROUND TOB A MONUMINT. Ill Annua! Planer In ConiinrmorAtlon oT UrAol'a Dlrlhdar, at Utl montco's. By Tsttrrspato th Nana. (IIC41IH BIIITIIDAY. lb Annual lllni.fr el Ilalmoel- Kkw York, April 7. Tho annual dltiti.r In commemoration of the birth-liny birth-liny of General Grant w held t Del-moiilco' Del-moiilco' lonlEbt And Attended by muy notables. Tho batiipiet hall wai larautlfully decorated. A fur tout to the Memory of General Grant was ilrnnls In !lrnu the Krnllsnu-n prwnt stood up and gr tied Mrs. Grant, who waa In the gallery, with applause. Klie wu acroniyMilwl byherdauglitcr, Mrs. Harlnili, and other ladles. llou. Joseph C. Chnato presided. Among Cli other prominent men pre-ent pre-ent were Hetiator 1. Tarts, I hauncey Drpew, Mlnl.lir Itomcro of Mexico, HriiaUir llrleo, George M. 1'ullmaii And General Hwalue. Kenator Kvartssike til Hi" toal, "The Diy weCelcbrate," briefly reviewing Grant's career, an. I closed with aii idotiucnt tribute to hi work. Colonel Douglas of llalllmore, ah ex Confederate, mado am address, lu which htiaald: "(Irani aald: "Lrtu hat e ."lrej' and, thank God, wu have peaco, and thu Houlh And North aio united, In morn way than one." Tho tpeaker referred to the death of All the great leader of tho Into strife, but tald there wcra allll a few old Confederate: left, Ho would raise enough to make a regiment In lead against Italy or any other foe. There waa not a Confederal!! Confeder-al!! solJIrr today who would not contribute con-tribute Ida might to help lu tho erection erec-tion of the monument V the Memory of the departed hero. The first onnual dinner of tho Harlem Har-lem ItejiublUAn Club wm given tonight to-night In honor of tho birthday of (leuerAl UranU Among tho prominent promi-nent guuts wero General Hussy, Hena-lor Hena-lor Hpooner and General George Hhcrl-dan. |