The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-06

were stricken down with the heat.
Several were rendered unconscious and
were in pretty bad shape for some time.
The heat was especially hard on some
of those who were in Cuba and the Phil
ippines and had their constitutions un-
dermined by the fevers contracted
there.
The Uniformed Rank X. of p. with
about 60 men, was out in full regalia,
and with their white plumes and glis-
tening swords made d very attractive
appearance, but they paid for it with
the sweat Of their faces.
The Citizens band Of Mineral Point
led the American Mechanics. The me-
chanics outnumbered all other societies
in the procession and were only out
numbered by the Eighth regiment.
There were about 100 from out of the
city In the parade and 250 from Canton.
The Mechanics carried umbrellas which
looked well and saved them somewhat
from the heat of the sun. The mail
carriers fifty strong were in line In uni
form and following them came the
Grand Army band. 1t is needless to
say anything about the music of this
part of the parade. The fact that the
Grand Army furnished 1t guarantees it's
quality.
The knights of st. John with swords
and plumes made a very pleasing ap-
pearance and they were followed by the
C. NJ. B. A.
The Magnolia band headed the Maine
club, squad of lads in blue and white
costumes of the sailor style. Then came
the Daughters Of Ben Hur in a picnic
wagon led by a pair of chariots.
The Waynesburg band was at the
head of the Fleetfoot Tribe of Red
Men. This lodge carried off the honors
of the day for going to the greatest
trouble in making preparations for the
event. They had thirty or more men on
horseback arrayed as Indians and sew
eral floats brought up the rear of their
display in which the wigwam, the for
est, and other typical haunts of the
red men were splendidly shown.
The parade was carried out practi-
cally according to the program. The
lines formed without mitch and moved
off up North Cleveland avenue. AT
Lake street they crossed to Market and
went south to Cedar and then back to
Cleveland avenue. The line of march
then went up Cleveland avenue again
to the city hall where the procession
was disbanded. When the Eighth regi-
ment came up South Cleveland avenue
1t was stopped and drawn up in line
to review the balance of the procession
as it came up.
One of the principal features of the
event was having the procession re-
viewed by the president and other no.
tables in the city The president and
party arrived at the reviewing stand at
about 1880 o'clock. President Mckinley
took his position at the front of the
stand between Judge Day and William
A. Lynch, and it was not long till the
crowd had him on his feet reaching
over the rail shaking hands. He would
shake fifty or more and then take a rest
and go at 1t again. The sun got so ter
ribly hot that the president and all the
dignitaries In the reviewing party soon
took a position high up in the stand
which was shaded by the trees. Besides
President Mckinley, Judge Day and
Mr.. Lynch, the following were in the
reviewing party: Commander Folger Of
the navy, Lieutenant Tom Prince of the
navy, General Plume of the regular
army. Colonel Richter. Major De Vine,
Captain Gilbert and Captain Lyon of
his stan, General Monfort, commander
of the Ohio G.. A. r.
AS the procession passed the review
ing stand hats We're removed and the
reviewing party gracefully acknowl-
edged the salute. At the close of the
parade the reviewing party was driven
in carriages to the city hall where the
services were to be held for the dedlca-
tion of the Spanish cannon.