Oxford eagle., 1896-07-02
a CRUSH AT CANTON.
Five Thousand Wowsa Attend . R~c~r
usn to Maj MeKiuIey and TO Hi. wife
and Aged Mother SURFING speech by
Mrs. Alice Daruc. JONES. W hitch Brought
Tears TO the Eye. % H~r suditnrs Nc
kiniev.. life gom m -nded

Mrs. Alice DArurs Jones. W htch br0uEht
Tears TO the Eye. % H~r suditnrs Nc
kiniev.s life Comm-aded
CANTON. a.. June eT-The reception
By the ladies 81 Canton g Maj and
Mrs Mckinley aud tho vsnera ble moth
er Of Mai Mckinley. indicates that
the candidate nominated NJ -. Louis
sppcals Ia Some way with great power
tu the sentiment Of the women OF this
community, for they came forth by
the hundred and by the thousand,
without regard TO party or sect OF
color, TO do honor - Mai Mckinley
and the two ladies' For more than
two hours an unbroISen stream OF
women, two and sometimes three
abreast, passed In st the front doors
If the spacious Miller residence,
thence To the receiving room and out
by side door. There were women of
all ages and condition. Young girl, II
-, grandmothers and grcatgrand-
mothers pushed in side by side. sub
stantial matrons %, the city. wives Of
the great manufacturers were crowded
between bevies Of shop girls and type
writer-- There were pretty girls.
hom-iy girls. stylish girls and girls
plainly from the country and the coun-
try dr~ssmAkrr
IL was -ood-nRtured.s smiling crowd,
and Il numbered s.ooo While the
women walked through the house, the
orchestra, concealed behind grea,
bank - ferns, palms and fowers
played and the movement OF 500
tongues did not wholly drown Il. The
house was a bower of bloom and ver-
dare Hundreds Of rcss., carnations
and potted plants had been used with
a happy skill by the decorator. The
girl typcWriters all said II was sim
ply elegant" and there 10 no doubt
that the effect was charming and
satisfactory one. The flowers and
palms were thicsly studded with tiny
electric bulbs The Hight OF day was
excluded. and when the ineandescent
burners blaEed forth amid bloom and
leaves aad from the ceiling, the spec
taele VA. a radiant one.
The reception commenced with
speech II was made by q Canton
iady, Mrs Alice DannOs Jones. Mrs
Jones stood in the window Of the re-
ceptiou room and spoke 10 the sea OF
bobbins parasols ON IN. lawn This
was before the doors were opened and
the assembling hosts % women had 70
listen "a the speech or r. away. None
- them went, for the speech was.sood
and is destined - have wide currency
tn the campaign II was !ust the sort
u sPs'ssh the good people ot Canton
wanted 81 hear. and during it- deliv-
-. -
luxury %, a furtsvs tear. Among
other things Mrs Jones said;
--FoHrte~n year. sRo. ON the sunday
following his nomination. James \
aArH~ld walked into the old home
church, bearing on his arm his aged
mother. and on iast sabbath morning
into the church Of his early faith
walked our future president. and with
him walked hts mother. With home
anchorage such "a. this. we women
have no fear. that under the com
Ing standardization h-arthHre- will
burn DINNER ar counting rooms be
eloset our men may deal with que--
tions - tariff AMI finance aud po-
Iitical Policyi We women believe that
the Importance If pure living is
higher than all. and are satisfied that
should you be called TO preside over
the destinies OF the nation, We shall
have a man at the head with q charac-
ter 80 pure and record so untar-
nished that any mother here to-day
would feel proud to know that tho
stePpings OF their little boys might be
in lines parallel with his"
All tho mothers with little boys felt
the future glow with hope wheu the
speaker uttered these words, and they
| applauded her vigorously when she
| finished
Maj. Mckinley in dozen words
thanked the ladies for their presence
and took his place with his wife and
mother To receive the women of his
/ town. The reception to-day vas the
/ hrst formal expression on the part of
the women OF the liking they have for
Maj Mckinley. and IL was a very
unique social and significant function