| Show GRANT STATUE IS UNVEILED I Marble Figure Figuro of the thu Hero of Ap Appomattox In tUb National O rn II lIe tC If of Ma statue tatu ot of ORt clear Grant presented b by the U G A R Ii to the Ie was unveiled In tile the great eat of 01 the Capitol today amid ad elaborate elaborate orate commemorative of the event were held beld In the hail or of In the lI presence ae or of a vt vast con concourse course of people who included the widow daughter and descendants of oC the hero ot of the hundreds hundred or of his hie conradi In ID arms tb the and nd committee ot of the U G A n It and nd many distinguIshed In political and nd octal circlet circles The statue of the p preeminent chief of tUme Ie Union forces forcel In the Civil wr war represent the contribution ot of thou thousands sands or of hi comrades of the II G A R It none or of Whom hom wu was allowed to mon mor than l 1 and anel is il the of ofa ofa a movement started after Gen Uen Orante death at tn In Jul July 1186 It I is time the work of oC Franklin mona an American Of marble of heroic al ala It stands tand Ott ft a granite emblazoned with witha Q a bronie seal leal ut of the O G A It Irig Ine the grim old hero bero In the full Uk form torm of 01 a general equipped for far the field with toP boots boot and ad hi his cloak over hi left arm and his hla right resting on the hilt ot of bl his ord The ot of statesmen soldiers ra and pioneers In marble and bronze adorn the old JloU House or of chamber of the Capitol now noy Statuary hall but buL these thes are gifts ot of the ual State I Grants Grant was unveiled In the I rotunda a befitted the statue of oneS one I WhOM who service wu was for the whole nation There It will remain with the of hamilton and Lin coin which also are In time rotunda en an example and an Inspiration to future generation The hero lIero of stand tandl near the western e flanked on either Ide by the Ole painting or of the Surrender or of and the Sur Surrender Surrender render ot of The unveiling took place be before before fore noon lit III the thi of Mrs n Grant Un Sartori MIt Ml th the Of the a A R n Speaker eI Senator Sentor Frye president t pro tm tern ot of tb iena 4 of lb was wal keit ana a few tew people It Time were no ceremonIes M Ss IM tort Stone In white the Ian laa yard that uncovered the statue gyp Jiant It carefully and her approval Time The party then repaired to tit time hell f the ceremonies occurred The ceremonies In the house were profoundly They consist consisted ed ot of addresses by Mr McCleary Minn 0 Mr fr JUch anion Tenn Mr r tIlls Mr fro Linney N i Mr Gardner Mich Mr Ir Penna lenna and Mr II Dolliver to la laThe The gallery time rostrum hd had been en for tor th mini mem bets of the tbt G a R it and was 1 crowded with Uh wh came Cam to topa pa pay tribute to th the memory or of loved comrade In the area arla In front or of th the Speakers desk II sat t member or of tb the Grand Orand Army Arm and nd the committee ap appointed appointed pointed lIy by the grand rand army encampment at PhIladelphia who ho hud had been n granted the ot of the floor for the by a special pedal n In th House Houe HouseIn i In the lIel r reserved erv for tor Mr Grant and her family were M Mrs Grant her daughter Mrs Nellie Grant Mil Sartoris liu Sartori and amid MI Mis Grant a daughter or of Col Fred Grant it t 12 Speaker tender tenderson son gavel fell After an prayer by bJ the blind the corn com mitt cit at the Grand Army Aroy among whom were ert Comma AI Albert Alberta rt D a Ih Shaw Gen S S len n It nB I B 11 U S Y V Chief J 1 Grimm were Into the house After Atter till the Speaker hut had an n pounced the order of the da day Mr c Cleary of oC Minnesota chairman ot of the committee on library cent to 10 th clerks dd and had bad red read a letter to the Speaker the Mr r Cleal then offered the follow lag lar r resolution Resolved Ii by the the Senate that the thanks or of Con If grea I be given to the Grand Army for tor forthe tb the statue tatu tt of Gin Gen U S Grant Resolved That the statue be accept accepted td ed and placid In time Capitol and nd that thata a copy of tI these Ii by pre dlag ot of the house of an sad the Iii Senate be for forwarded forwarded warded to the or of the commit committe tee te of oC t e O a A n It on the Grant mime mI The eloquent eulogies or of Gin Gen Grant which followed were listened to etten aUen and several Um times round after atter round or of applause from door and The Tho J nt at St St LouIs May ta iLAt third days session Ion ot of the general as 11 assembly toda today reports on relief for di ministers and th the widows and 0 olane ot of deceased ministers n and aad un on the method of oC aD of stand Iq big OtI of 81 the other otherwise wise WIN U the overture t he report on mInisterIal relief was ell b by llOr Lou Loul II H Severance of Ohio Mr lr Severance or showed that the or of the bad pa with Ith th the et Ue nor with the ad d dot vase ot of the roll n of t lie di elated U hould very er lar largely lar their usual Uses to the rd thou 4 dollars more w was called for tor In contributions this year Hr than was a paid last lut night to make the that will bi be by the r |
