The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-10

II was our fortune, attended by our
better half to participate in the exer-
,rises and festivities connected with the
twenty Second Annual Meeting of the
Ohio Editorial Association, held at Co.
aumbus on Thursday and Friday of last
week. The attendance was large, exceed
ang probably one hundred, with goodly
number OF ladies' The gentlemen ofthe
press of Columbus and many leading cit
iEens, had taken hold with right good
will to receive and entertain the mem
bers of our Association. The programme
for the occasion was well arranged and
admirably carried out with the greatest
,sordiality of feeling. The occasion was,
an all its features, pleasantand enjoyable
one chat our brethren of the press and
9heir good ladies who were present will,
in after years, freshly remember.
COLUMBUS is an interesting town for
citizens OF Ohio to visit. being the Capt.
tai Of the State. Here is our magnificent
State Capitol Here are located the Of
g !ers of State, and here meet our Gene.
raj Assembly. Here, also, are most of
our Benevolent and reformatory institu'
tions, built and maintained by the tax
payers Of the State. All these surely
ought to make Columbus an attractive
city fIr Ohioans. The town has becon
quite railroad centre; is very prosper
,Ous and is rapidly increasing in popula-
zion, The hospitality and cordially
shown by our brethren and the people
there made the late festal occasion ex-
sceedingly pleasant. 1t is evident Column
bus folks know how to receive and enter
tain their friends. Col. Hinman of the
Cleveland HerGM has prepared such an
interesting account of the proceedings
that we feel we cannot do better than re-
produce the greater portion Of it.;
The whole of Thursday, without any
71etting up" from nine o'clock in the
morning till nearly midnight, was ocCu-
pied in visiting points of interest about
lhe city. At the first named hour the
party left the west front of the Capitol, in
cars furnished by the High Street Rail
road Company, and rode to the Agricul-
tural College distant about two miles.
They were hospitality received by the
faculty, officers, and attaches of the insti-
tuition. They were shown through the
hui ding and grounds, and entertained by
some very interesting philosophical and
mechanical experiments by the profess
sors, with the apparatus of the college.
AT ten o'clock the editors met in the lee
Gure-room and transacted the necessary
business sappertaining tO the annual meet
ing. All the old officers, with Gen. j. M.
Comfy of the Ohio &ate-J Journal, as Presi-
dent, were reelected. An invitation was
received from Sweeny, of the Put-inB Bay
House, for the next meeting to be held at
that place. Later in the day it was vo-
ted to accept this invitation, and the edi
aors will meet there next year.
After bountiful collation. spread in the
college dinner hall, the party returned to
9he city and passed two exceedingly
pleas and profitable hours among the
public schools. The first visited from
awo to three O'clock, was Sullivant School
,on State Street Here the guests were
met by Superintendent Stevenson and
Others, who conducted the editorial de-
tachments from one room to another,
from ten to fifteen minutes SPENT in each.
No special programme had been prepar-
ed for the purpose of showing off" the
regular order of the hour being in pro-
gress in the various departments. The
exercises were interesting in the highest
degree, the superior excellence OF the
system of the instruction being apparent
in every grade and branch of study.
The next call at three o'clock, was at
4he High School, corner of Broad and
Sixth streets, where an hour was passed,
AS the guests assembled to the second
floor they were captured by large force
of bewitChing young misses who deity
decorated each with "button-hole bo-
,quet." SO warm and cordial a reception
" ell-nigh overCame some of the old fell
lows OF the party, and they scarcely knew
whether they were standing on their
feet or on their heads. After short time
spent in examining large number Of els
giant specimens Of drawing, the guests
were escorted to the High School hall,
where they were all seated upon the
platform. Three or four most creditable
declamations were given, interspersed
with superb class and choral singing. at
the close few appropriate remarks were
made by Principal Cook, which were
responded 10 by John Hopley, of the
Bucyrns Journal, and A. McGregor, of the
Canton DEMOCRAT.
The party then took cars on the Long
Street Railroad, and were taken to the
State Fair Ground, where an ample lunch
was served, moistened by a generous
supply of lubricating fmds-lemonade
for those crusadically inclined, and cham
payne for those who had no conscientious
scruples against a little wine "for stom-
ach's sake" A large company were pres
ent, t,inciuding Mayor Heitman, President
J. &. Mitchell, of the City Council, Hon.
Lnther Donaldson and many other prom
inent citizens. The last half hour was
spent in iusillade of little speeches.
Returning about six o'clock, the next
point WAS the Deaf and Dumb Institution
where a large number of gentlemen,
am ong whom were Gov. Allen, various
State officials and others had gathered to
receive them and participate in the even
ing programme. After witnessing an ex-
oeIlent drill and dress parade by the Co
lnmbus Cadets, large audience assem-
bled in the chapel OF the institution. A
formal address of welcome was delivered
by Mayor Heitman, to which J. A. Estill,
OF Millersburgh, responded. Mr.. y. X.
Reed OF the. Cincinnati Gasette. then de-
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