The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-26
WILL WELCOME THEN
How Canton Will Receive the Due
Der People,
Will Arrive in This City Fn1m.
Springfield, Mass, August S--A
Grand Reception and Banquet
IBands and Banners. .teH,

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The plan has been decided upon ana
when the several thousand workmsIr
from the Hampden watch works at
Springfield, Mass, arrive in this city aa
the evening of August 3 they wis
receive such a greeting as will surprise
them and by this reception they cannot
fail to see the feeling of friendship for
the strangers which actuates this move
ment.
The meeting to decide upon this mat
ter and make the necessary arrange
ments for carrying it out if decided
upon, was held at Thomas r. Keefer'S
business house Tuesday evening.
There were present representative bus
mess men and citizens, including mem
bers of the Board of Trade, and being
those who have worked earnestly IT,
this matter since the talk of the rem
al of the Dueber works was started
they each and everyone of them fs1E
that a grand climax should cap the az.
fair and that the most important mat
Ter of all-the hearty welcome of the
strangers to their future home-ShOUI&
be done in such a manner as to compare,
f~avorably with previous work done for
the Dueber enterprise. Each 0ns of
those present gave his idea of the mat
ner III which the strangers should be
welcomed. They felt that they repre-
scented the citizens of Canton as /
whole in this matter and
after a full Else 3sion L
reception and banquet was decided
upon. Mr.. Louis Schaefer, who HAD
been elected president of the meeting
made a warm and stirring address
stating that the eyes of the entire COM
try were upon Canton, and particularly
the ewes from watch factory cities, and
| the manner of Canton's reception OF
her future citizens would be eagerly
awaited. The loss to these cities by
the removal Of the Hamp den and New
port works to this city could not be es-
timated here, but it was a great ONe
and could be keenly felt by the cities
from which they were being removed
1t would bring thousands of ,their cit
liens to Canton and take away
a watch industry that was the best in
| the country. He thought that t9&
great a reception could not be gwen
these people. Finally committees waEe
dDDOllltu W dGJClIu W JhO ulllCApuh
details of the proposed banquet and
reception and it was decided that the
Hampden people would be met at the
Valley station upon their arrival here
by the Mayor, municipal bodies
public officers, business men and cltizelE
and that their hearty welcome should
receive an addition from the Ine
strains of the Grand Army Band, which
organization would be present. Later
in the evening a banquet will be glyeE
in one of CantOn's public halls, and II
is proposed to have music by the Grand
Army Band and the Canton Church
Company, if its services can be secured
speeches from leading citizens and
from a number of the new citizens, AMI
have a royal time that has never bees
surpassed by any city.
The banquet for the Hampden PEG
1Tple will be given on Mrs. CatharipR
Meyers spacious and handsome grounds
in West Tuscarawas street, the same
grounds upon which the Battalion beu-
eft fete was given. The committee M
decorations will see that banners are
hung across West Tuscarawas street
between Market and the Valley rail
way. Decorations on private
houses along this street WIZ
be appreciated by the com
mittee and by hundreds of citi2eus
1t is the plan to meet the newcomers at
the Valley and march them to the
!, Square. They will there disperse, going
to their respective quarters. After re
moving all traces OF their long travel
on the cars, they will meet at the Square
in the evening and march from there to
the Meyer lawn. Those having this
matter in charge intend to spare no
expense in time or money in making
the reception a success.