The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-15
STARK co. CENTENNIAL SOCIETY.
Enthusiastic Meeting at G. A. R. Hall
Lest Night.

last NlBhb.
At q meeting held in the Assembly
room, City Hall, March z, temporary
organization was effected by calling a..
POntius to the chair and IL. II. Packer
as secretary. Gen. 5. III. Hurst was
then introduced, and addressed the
assembly in an informal manner as to
purposes and intents of the Centennial
Exposition, to be held at Columbus, o..
from September 4 to October l9, 1888,
and the best means of awakening an
interest in the work throughout the
county. Sixty-fve counties had already
organized in the State, and were at
work providing and arranging the ma
chinery for getting out a full exhibit
of their agricultural, horticultural, in
dustrial, manufacturing and mineral
interests. The premium lists for this
grand exposition will be out in ten
days, which would give in detail the
rlles, &c. d the same.
General Hurst requested that this as
sembly name three suitable persons as
commissioners for Stark county, and if
it was thought best he would appoint
five upon their recommendation. 1t
was thought best to have five, and
committee of five members reported to
the assembly the names of j. Walter
McClymonds, Massillon; William Max
heimer. Elton; Andrew Pontius; Can
ton; Isaac Harter, Canton; EllisiHazen,
Marlboro, as suitable persons to recon-
mend for this commission. These NOM
nations were unanimously endorsed by
the assembly.
The assembly then selected com
mittee of five to nominate officers fOI
the county organization. The follow
ing list was selected and unanimously
adopted: Andrew POntius, President;
5. A. Conrad, Secretary: J. f. Roth,
Treasurer; j. N. Shaub, w ID. Oberiin
and A. j. Shatfer, Executive Commit
tee.
The secretary was thereupon in
strncted TO notify the officers elect of
their election.
Upon motion of Mr.. Lewis Essig, Of
PLAIN township, the secretary was IN
structed to request the different indus
tries throughout the county to recon-
mend suitable persons for the different
local committees to be appointed at the
next meeting of the society, on April
10, at the Assembly Rooms, Canton, y.
The duties of these various committees
will be to awaken an interest and get
out full exhibition OF the various
products of Stark county.
General Hurst delivered an able and
eloquent address in the rooms Of Can
ton Post in the evening, on Ohio's Cen
telnial. County papers pie Use copy)
The General, who Is al able and ell
,A,,i, IN, fal l. fNKA off
development of the State. He review
ed the plan of the Centennial EXpOSi-
tion. Ours is wonderful history, and
the first century in the life of our State
has been, perhaps, the most wonderful
in the history of the race. The clearing
away of the wilderness; the hardsiipS
of pioneer life; the growth of our pop
the development of our vast
resources: the accumulation of wealth:
the building of ilOuriShing cities: the
of public schools; the
endowment of colleges and universities;
the building of our vast railway syS
TEN; the development of arts; advance
ment of general education; our con
to the defense of the Nations
life; the building and enrichment OF a
million homes; the invention and appl
cation of labor saving machinery; our
great improvements i'll animal industry
all these things are meterial of il
wonderful history. which We wuuIt
combine and crystalize in the great
Industrial Exposition OF our first
centennial year We therefore entel
upon the work assigned us with |
honest pride and real enthusiasm |
Confident Of the sympathy |
and cooperation of the people who
most fifty represent the great industries |
Of the State, and relying also upon the |
and iudicious aid of the
of the people in the |
General Assembly of the state, we
;hall, with earnest application, carry |
Onward the work contided to us.
Love of country, pride of state, and |
/ just appreciation of the wonderful
growth of our industries of the deVel- |
,pment of our vast resources, and of |
)ur marked educational advancement |
ihoald inspire every citizen of the State
% join us in the determination to make
his great centennial celebration
worthy of our noble State.