The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-14


The Grand Army supper and Camp
Fire ut the Tabernacle on THURSDAY
evening lasted from B y, ~ until mia
night, aud there was no lull Ia the pro-
oeedingR during all those hours,
Ats o'clock the supper started M
and the ladies OF tho WOman'h Teller
Corps we're prepared for the emergency
that confronted them but not Inlly'
They did not contemplate such 4 Jam
but the eatablea did not give out, ana
by X o'clock tho large ald somewhat
stunning array OF appetlles had beth
taken care Of and appeasel,
Al $50 after the rattle OF llhheh hal
partially RubAided, ana the tables hhl
been removed, Col j, j. Clark raped
the vast audience 10 order ana the lt
efafy aud patriotic parts OF the pro-
gram were commenced,
After prayer by COmfade ChYnhll,
tho quaftette, Misses AlthOuae ana
IIurf6rd and Mea6ra, Mealand and Hot
zel, rendered "lenting Tonight on tho
Old Camp Ground Ia response " u
very hearty encore they gave the now
version OF this 6tlfriug WAT song, 40
composed by Col i, j, Clark, Col A,
ID, nFadeu then made tho welcoming
address 10 the Comrades, We regret
that the great length Of the program
fuThldH the publication Of this address
eutirt, 10 Told IN tetse style tho story
of tho life OF tho private, and was
worthy ot all the hearty applause II 10,
ceiyed from q highly sympathetic ana
%apprrclatiye audience,
Capt, A, i, Kicks, Of Maaslllon, TO-
Rpouded on behalf Of the Waiting con-
radea, The Captain never talks on the
war without saying something OF his
tOFlC value, On this occasion no took
occasion 20 rcftft0 the great battle IN
front Of Atlanta on the 22nd Of July
1904, whom Gen, Mcpherson was Killed,
Ito referred 10 the fact that In The
cyolomma Of that event Gen Logan u
pictured 40 riding u fiery charger, AZ
The head OF q charging column while
Gen, sherman ID shown In the back
ground, 40 watching the result Of the
conflict, Capt, Kicks referred 10 tht
fact that while this fight was going on
between the army OF tho Tennessee and
Hoods army, that Gen, sherman was ~
the Howard House, miles away, and did
not know Of M%Crhera0nH death until his
dead body was brought In, Capt Kicks
said truly that the battle OF the 2Sd OF
July In front OF Atlanta, was won by
the splendid mettlo OF the men of the
rank aud Tile, aud not by any general.
ship of the commandment of the army,
Capt. Kicks was followed by Com
rade Joshua Hunt of Canton Post,
who reCited, with great earneBtnebB, a
war poem, "lhG Soldiers Day no
shiloh" Commdc Hunt held up the
private soldiers end Of the program,
admirably, We understand this poem
was written by Comrado Hunt
The next number was u solo, kNth'
le0n MayOurneen, by Miss Carlo
liurford, Miss llurlOrd has u bird
like voice OF great purity and sweet
neBa aud her rendering Of that ever
popular song, was very effective,
IN the absence Of Department Com,
mander O'Neil, Col. Clark introduced
Judge Marvin, Of Akron,0n old soldier,
who gave u worry interesting soldiers
talk, intersperSod with some very orig
inal anecdotes,
Then came the solo, Down In the
Depths of the sea, sang with great
power and path0a by j, %lletsel,
Junior Vice Department Commander
r. A, Piun, Of MaysillOn, then spoke
for twenty minutes on the Aim and
Mission Of the Grand Army, C0mrad0
Pinn is q born orator, and there are
few soldiers In Ohio who can beat him
In q soldiers talk 10 soldiers,
Gen, Sherwood next recltod his serl0.
war poem, "fhe Army Gray
back
Next came q charming solo, an
Waiting" by Arthur j, Moaland.
Major l., u, Woodwork, of I0ungs
town, was next called out. The hour
was then nearly II p, mo but Major
WoOdworth's Grafton was listened to
with the keenest relish, II lB seldom
we have heard a more eloquent or
more touching war talk, The Canton
L0uaye March was artlstiCally rendered
lu the plano by Charles SChilllng
Then Mrs, Colonel Bancroft, Of COlum.
bus, who occupied ~ seat ON the plat.
form, was introduced She lisa remark
lue looking woman, aud she dem,
Dustratod that II woman can talk the
business Just about Os well rs n
Captain =, II, Bowling, Of Toledo,
1 veteran who was seriously wounded
NJ the terrible battle of Franklin, was
.he next speaker, The Captain cap
jared the audience from the stalt, He
lranched out In u new theme, soldiers
Pensions lie showed there was much
work TO be done YET for the Grand
Army and that the way 10 accomplish
work was to work for 10. The Can.
.nin ls ono of the Oldest Grand Army
men In Ohio, and has for twenty years
been an ardent worker In the organi.
Although the hour was now almost
midnight, there was still u go0dly
present when Cot. Bancroft of
Columbus was introduced. Col. Ban.
'roft stepped forward and bid the au.
good night without n speech.
This closed the most successful Camp
Fire ever held In Canton. 10 will loug
10 remembered with profit aud pleas
lse by every comrade aud citizen pres.
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