Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-26
OHIO DAY AT THE CENTENNIAL.
welcome Go ssoy s4syes

fHiLADELPHIA. Oct - 90 Gov Havex nj
toe exhibition gates n % minute, sr,s1 M
O'Clock this morning. and was received nv
Representatives Of The management aud a
nsmer9 SsrS Seisss,,on Of Onto peopl. who.
Ohio state building. This structure Was gsIly
decorated with flags and surrounded BY an
immense multitude, blocking the approaches
20 ell the entrances, and estimated 10 nnm-
Der twenty thousand persons At the door
OF The building the Governor was recei vel
oy General McCook and others OF the OHIO
Centennial board, and q few moments later
wss presented 20 the people nom the lIttle
porch on the east OF the building. After an
epthusisstlc greeting, President Hswfey, on
osnan OF the Centennlsl suthoritics. form
ally welcomed the Governor and all other
Nisitors nom Ohio, abiding % their brother
hood In the great Union. and adding tnat
tney mad done much 20 make the Exnlbition,
he would not only welcome them but would
JOIN hands with them I'm pleiging q new
Iese QUO 10 tne Constitution, the Union and
tne nag, and In praying Almighty col thai
me next century may surpass the past one.
GOV. HAYES
wes lnen Introduced. and when the
bad subsided, SPOKE as ,o,,a.r,s ~ ~
oeosu OF TIE people of Ohio 4 desire m
make Grateful acknowledgment 10 al
OF the centennial authorities Tor tbe racen.
ton aDd cordial wecome 81 ven ma aesIrs
also. In behalf OF the state OF Ohio 70 ex ores.
our appreciation Of the honor done 10 tis bv
Al tnr-
ers from foreign countries, who are mere
with us in their respective repreS -ntative
capacities; To the represent OF tue en-
ecutlve departments OF our national govern
ment In charge OF the government exhibits;
snd To the Centennial commissioners OF cor
sister states, who have honOred us with
tbeir welcome presence; also TO tue people,
one and All. citizens OF other states and Of
other lands thsu our own who are mere 70
Join with rs IN this cOmmemorafion. The
cltlzens OF ohio have been deeply interested
10 thls &c LIBERATION, and are gratlnsd by It's
success. lfevents sre 10 be measured by their
nsSults TIE work q. the great founders of the
NATIONAL Government may well be oom-
Incorporates by the people OF all the States,
STU oy none more heartily than by the peO-
pie OF Ohio. When independence was
oeclsred Chic had no existence Over
AL mat 10 row Ohio stretched one vast
unbroken wilderness. What is Ohio poW9
A state with three million of inhahitanfs a
greater popu alton than that poSsessad nv
All The colonies when they achieved their IN,
u 1 me out ~ is not for me, IL IL not
ior as, fellow citizens OF Ohio, 10 well on
Ine CROWN, The progress, and the prosperity
OF Ohlo. A very Instructive address ON All
tnese topics, was delivered some weeks ago
by q distinguished citizen OF our stale.
we are here to-day as citizens OF
ohio upon the invitation OF the board
OF centennial managers OF our state
10 complete the commemorative exercise
on our part contemplated In the original in
vltation OF the national commission, IN IN
enough for us 10 say that we rejoice that
our homes are In Ohio. It is enough for us
70 say that we are grateful that our lines
nave fsllen unto us In such pleasant places
And that we have such q heritage as Ohio
now is. ohio has been signslly honored here
py tne selection OF one OF her citizens a. the
director general OF this great enterprise
we are glad 10 know thst General Gosnoru
ms SO discharged the duties OF his once
tnat bis name Will be honorably remem-
bered In connection with this exhibition.
we WISH as citizens OF Ohio TO congratulate
especially the citizens OF Philsdelp hla and
mr. nj NJ