The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-07-08
A GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED AND ESTEEMED CASTONnNS.

President and Mrs. William Mckinley
arrived in Canton, their home city, today,
OF a briaf visit with Mr.. Mckinley s
aged mother, Mrs. Nancy Allison Nc
Kinley, it being his first return home
since his inauguration as President of the
United States.
The President and Mrs Mckinley
were accorded a h,arty welcome by their
many friends and fellow citizens who
turned out en- masse to esscort them
rom the train to the Mckinley home
stead Oh West TuscsraWas street.
At 9;3O the various organizations Of
Canton formed in line for march to the
Pennsylvania railroad station under the
marshalship of Major Harry Frease and
aides appointed at recent meeting Of
itizsns. The procession was made
M as foil lws: The Troop, the Grand
Army Band Members Of G. A. r. posts,
itizens, carriages, the Thsyer Military
Band, hospital corps, militia, signal
CORDS, the Buckeye Drum Corps, and
citizens in carriages.
The regular 1926 train, bearing the
President, was ABOUT fifteen minutes
late. When it finally arrived the Presi-
dent and party, copsisting OF Mrs. Nc
Kiplsy. Mrs. Saxton, Miss Mabel McKin-
ey and Assistant Secretary OF state
william r. Day and wife, OF Canton,
alighted from the special Pullman car
"Ellsmere, which had bean placed at
their service. They were met by the re-
osntion committee and escorted to their
carriages, while the Grand Army Band
plyed Hail to the Chief, followed by
Home Sweet Home" by the Ihayer
Military Band. sThe President and Mrs
to Nc oKinley took their seats in the first
srriage, amid cheers from big crowd
assembled to greet them. In the same
carriage we're seated Judge Baldwin and
Miss McKinlev, while Judge and MIS-
Day and Mrs. Ssxton occupied other
carriages provided for them Surround
ing the presidential carriage were Police
Offiosrs Ryan, McCl1ud, Rohn and
Reinhart, who had been specially detailed
for this important duty,
The procession formed In the same
o,dsr az IL had marched to the station,
and amid music by the bands and plaudlt'
of the people who lined the streets, pro-
eeeded no Tenth street to Cherry, from
Cherry to TuscaraWa and thence straight
to the Mckinley homestead on West Tus
carawas street. Here, also, great CROWD
had assembled, and it was with dirhcuity
that President and Mrs, Mckinley could
get from the carriage TO the house lh'
IeopIe applauded as they made their way
through the crowd, and the Presiden'
greeted many old friends in passing
The venerable mother of the president
had been seated on the west veranda o
the Mckinley homestead waiting 10
the presence of her son, until the breez
waited to her strained ear the old bu
ever new, and to her, at this time
strangely melodious strains OF " Home
Sweet Home" played by the Gran'
Army Band at the head Of the procession
of which the President was part A
the company of escorting citizens az
preached, the aged lady went iuto tn
house. The greeting she had for tha
SON was for him alone sacred from tn
prying eyes Of well meaning friends o
the ubiquitous curious.
After the President entered the hom
he remained for about Ave minute
when he reappsared and Judge seorg
E. Baldwin, mounting chair, ad
dressed him, bis worda seeming wit