The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-10
PRESENTATION
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BY the United Order Of Amer
icaa Mechanics
or tho stars ana Stripes TO tho
Schools.
Some Feeling Over the Trl'ColOred
Banners.
Displayed on German Day Hut Nothing
Berioua Resulted

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This Ia the day on which ilaga we're
presented to the public oohools by the
Junior and Senior Orders Of American
Mechanics, The weather broke as
II did Tuesday for the celebration Of
Germans day, the anniversary OF tho
arst German settlement NJ German
town, but toward noon clouds spocRled
the sky, These Increased in quantity
lntll the time for the movement Of the
procession OF Mechanics, The appear
ance nj that time was for rain.
Patriotic German. American citi2enO
decorated profusely aud elaborately for
the Tuesday celebration. Toward
nIghtfall most Of the decorations were
taken In, Many were taken In to-day
but this curtailment Of the decorations
was In thelIne of the trlcolored banner
The flags remained In their place for
the Mechanics celebration to-day.
But there were u numteI Of these
trl.oolored banners displayed through.
out the city. Among the number were
those banners strung from the Conoor.
dia Hall TO the American block, and
from the ConcOrdia Hall TO the Empire
Hall.
On East Tusoarawas street hang two
Of these banners. Separating them
was a handsome American flag. On
Walnut was q tricolorei banner and
the American flag,
Committees from the American Me-
chanics visited houses where these
banners were displayed and asked that
they bo removed, they asserting that
visitors In the city would think the
decoration for the Mechanics, Officers
Muckley and Jacobs Of tho police force,
members Of the order, taking the lead,
The committee desired above all
things TO have the decorations at tho
Concordla Hall removed holding that
the Mechanics IN their march would
not march under any flag but the stars
and stripes,
Their request was not granted, how.
ever, and from the talk Of some Of the
younger members II was thought some
thing rash would be done wopolice.
men stationed themselves under the
flags 10 protect them.
The report became circulated that
the mechanics would not march under
tho flags and the sidewalks In that
vicinity were crowded whom the process.
sion, after marching down Market TO
Eighth, thence 30 Poplar, thence 10
North, thence to TuscarawOg,
started on its march east headed by
II platoon Of police and the City Band,
But nothing serious occurred. When
the procession reached the flags the
spectators all along the line drew .
deep breath, Thepolice and band pass
! Cd under, Two marshOlo on horsetark
hurried on Walnut street aud motioncd
the Mechanics to follow, Tho Mechan.
les kept on their march to Cherry, Not
observing that they had passed under
the trl.colors on Walnut, the narshals
motiOned again frantlcally for the pro-
cession TO follow them,
The procession halted, II looked aa
if II would break In confusion.
But those in II marched ahead and
finally tho marshals took their places
In tho line.
Following the marshals was
the Warren CO., Council No. 4
with sixty men. They marched
under the flag.
so did the Lincoln Council No. s Of
Alliance numbering thlrty.Ave men.
The Sam Beatty Council No. Is OF
Massillon, numbering twenty five men
marched under without culver.
Several men OF John A. Logan Coun
Gil No q OF Canton marched to the side
walk, passed the flags, and then resum
ed their places in the ranks.
The Warren drum corps consisting
Of number Of young men passed un
der the flags to the tune Of yankee
Doodle"
Lincoln Council No, 10 of Massillon
numbering thirty men, followed then
closely In line,
Then came Washington Council No
12 OF Canton, with $50 young men anc
with them Wayne Council OF Wooster
with twenty men. These organizations
obllqued 10 the light when the llagt
were reached and marched at the side
OF the roadway
Flom Cherry the procession movec
to seventh, thence west to tho Ta6er
nacle where the presentation took place
Al THE TABERNACLE.
This mammoth building this after
noon presented very imposing ant
patriotic appearance. IL was hand
.