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Show SHERMAN FAiUi jc IS GKATEEUL Father Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of the late General W. T. Sherman, requests re-quests -the Associated Press to make 1 the following announcement: j To the Public: The family of Gen- 1 eral Sherman, gathered from the four 1 winds for the unveiling of his heroic J statue, desire to express their deep j gratitude to his "excellency, the president, presi-dent, for all that he said and did; to the congress of the United States for ! its munificent appropriations, to the j committee appointed by law for their judicious co-operation, to the great mil- I itary societies ef the armies of the Potomac, Po-tomac, the Cumberland, the Tennessee j and "the Ohio for their contributions,) (and for their handsome reunions; to ; the military and civil authorities who carried the demonstration through as a marked tribute of devotion, and to the noble women whose untiring and energetic ener-getic effort under mournful circumstances circum-stances crowned 'a great occasion with the triumph of woman's power in adversity. ad-versity. For the superb site, the l&fty pedestal, the splendid bas reliefs, excellent likeness, like-ness, and enduring memory in bronze of General Sherman, his family are profoundly pro-foundly grateful. - |