The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-28
AT THE LAKE WEDNESDAY.
There Will Be Addresses BY Prom
inent Citizens and Divines.
ABOUT 125 IN ATTENDANCE.
A Very Important Meeting of the Com
mittees Held Friday Night In the
Mayors once and Com
mittees Are Ap-
pointed.

pointed.
The meeting at the mayors Office,
Friday night for completing arrange
ments for the outing Of the children Of
the Fairmount home, at Meyers lake.
Wednesday, August 27, was very
largely attended. There were many
prominent citizens in attendance and
they all took an interesting part in the
discussion of the arrangements. Com
missioner Summer was elected chair
man Of the meeting. and he called upon
everybody present to make an express
sion or a suggestion as to what should
be done in the matter Of entertaining
the children when they are given their
first annual outing.
The chairman was informed that the
children would come to this city on the
sos Pennsylvania train, and that the
electric street railway company would
have sufficient number of
CARS AT THE DEPOT
to meet the 1876 or more children who
are expected to come here. The teachers
at the home will accompany the chill
dren and they will have charge Of them
while at the lake. A reception commit
tee will meet the young excursionists
at the station, and conduct them to the
lake. This committee was appointed at
the meeting held Friday night. and It
will be composed of Messrs. James A.
Reynolds, DR.. p. H. Barr, George Per-
rine, Judge T. T. McCarty and Mayor
James A. Robertson.
Commissioner ]. b. Summer has been
chosen president of the day, and Mrs.
c. d. Monnot, of 81 North Cleveland
avenue, will have charge of all the or
rangements at the lake, with reference
to the furnishing Of meals to the chill
dren and assisting in their entertain
ment as well.
There will probably be four speakers
present during the day
TO DELIVER ADDRESSES
to the children. Several names OF
prominent citizens and divines have
been mentioned by the committee, and
they will be called upon, and their
names published later. It is the object
of the committee in charge Of the
entertainment Of the children to furnish
them with all manner of amusement
so that the day will long be remem-
bered by them.
The committee on furnishing food will
serve all the delicacies which they car
obtain, including watermelons, Ice
cream, cake and lemonade in large
quantities. The little ones will alsl
be given a ride on the steamer and up.
on the merry y-go-round at the lake, and
afforded such pleasures that can be con.
veniently and safely arranged by the
committee in charge. Dinner will bt
served at II o'clock and supper at I
o'clock in the afternoon. No doubt
there will be
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
in attendance at the outing, and 1t Il
urged on the part of those in charge o.
the outing that as many citizens wht
find 1t possible to do 80, should visit tht
lake during the day and become ac
quainted with the children.
1t will require great deal of foot
and some expenses will be incurred
in taking care Of the children, and {
committee of ladies has been appointed
to solicit donations from citizens. 1
will be appreciated by the committee O.
ladies If citizens who may not be called
upon by them before Wednesday, wi!
leave whatever donations they may de
sire to make, in the waiting room of tn
court house not later than Wednes
day morning about the time when th'
first car starts for the lake. Any do
nation, however large or small, will b,
accepted thankfully by the COMMITTEES
Those citizens who do not desire t
prepare any food for donation, will b.
requested to donate a
SMALL SUM OF MONEY,
or any amount that they may desire t.
give.
Commissioner Summer started ou
with a list Friday afternoon and h
sicceded in raising about $54, all o
which money will be donated to enter
tainment of the children. A larger sun
than this will be required, and financia
donations may be handed Miss Christ!
Jones, at the court house, the appointed
treasurer of the committees, or any o
tn ladies who may have been appionte'
to solicit donations, or Commissions
Summer.
Mr.. James A. Reynolds has been ap
pointed to secure a suitable badge fQ
use on Wednesday. All the childrel
will be given badges and those who ar
assisting at the lake will also wea
them. The badge will consist Of rib
bon upon which will be printed the dat
and the nature Of the outing.
The following is list Of the ladie
who were appointed at the meeting
Friday night to solicit food or financia
donation and who will call upon citi
zens for assistance in the next fev
days:
Mrs. c. d. Monnot, Mrs. c. d. Brew
baker, Mrs. E. Miller Mrs. Plympto
Ball, Mrs. Elizabeth Yant, Mrs. Jane
Lind, Mrs. James r. Campbell, Mrs.
j. r. Summer, Mrs Nathan A. Young
Mrs. Charles Heminger, Mrs. Emm
Beck, Mrs. George Perrine and Mrs
George Biechele. aAs