Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-09
BANQUET.
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And awaits my spirit, too:
For the cause that needs assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance
For the future in the distance.
And the good that can do.
1-e next number on the program,
Marietta, the Oil Center" was pre-
sented by Mr.. II. e. Smith, who in an
exhaustive, able and interesting paper,
narrated the astounding wealth and
productiveness of the oil belt of which
Marietta is the natural center. Mr.
Smith stated that in his opinion Mari
eta would for the next decade retain
her prestige as an oil center
A musical number from the orchestra
delighted the banqueters after which
Mr.. Ellenwood read a telegram con :
veying the regrets of Mr.. w. w. Mills
who was to have responded to tho
toast-"A Marietta Institution"
Mr.. e. NJ. Booth kindly consented to
fill the absent members place and dis !
cuss his theme. Mr.. Booth considered
Marietta College with reference to its
gift to popular education and crowned
with tribute of the highest praise the
names of Israel Ward Andrews and
Douglass Putnam. each of whom had
filled the office of President of the
Board of Education, the former for
Marietta and the latter for Harmar
Alumni of the College who had given
much to the cause of education were
mentioned BY Mr. Booth with express
sions of the warmest admiration and
gratitude.
Hon. c. S. Dana showed a rare aes-
thetic taste in treating that theme most
beloved of noets and philosophers
"The Beautiful
He suggested that all ENCOURAGE
ment he riven the ladies of the Mar
ietta Improvement Association in their
endeavor to make the city prototype
of Prague famed as the most sanitary
citv in the world.
This ended the assigned toasts and
representative members We're then
called upon for impromptu addresses.
Mr.. Peter McLaren who drilled the
second oil well in Washington county,
was asked hy the toastmaster to un-
burden himself of the feelings in
enired by the first entry into the bust
ness. Tut as the we'll happened to be
rDprnductive Mr.. McIaren considered
it to be too drv subject aud refrained
from making any remarks.
The agitation for securing free pub
l'c library is nrominent among the
reonle now and Superintendent VI. G.
Williams was asked to present the ar
oumerts in favor of establishing the
I'lihrarv. In the past two wears 1b5 new
families have located in Marietta ALL
"i9 new nunils have been enrolled in
the public schools Of this CITY New
rneidents stated that they had removed
| tioral connmercial. natural and educa-
| toral advanta oes. The one thinn
needed to rerder Marietta nermanent
in educational facilitins is the estah-
lishmert cf a free nuhlic lihrarv. Thf
etnns in this direction were narrate1
hv the Superintendent as renorted ir
the Leader Of recent issue. Mr.. viii.
Hams's argument was clear and forei
BILE and received undivided attention.
The clerov. as represented bv tn,
Reverend Drs. L. Kirtlev and z. A
Coil, favored the assemblaoe with elo
quent addresses and good advice.
AS the hour hand on the clock point
ed to | n. m. further speech makinl
was curtailed
Mr.. EllenwoOd then moved that tn
most sincere wishes for the recover.
of it's most active member be extende
to Mr.. r. R. Alderman. The motion
was passed by an unanimous risin
vote.
Mr.. s. ] Hathaway gave an inter
esting account of the work accomp
lished bv the board and predicted TO
it great future.
The Board then adjourned and S
ended the most memorable banque
which the Board of Trade has ever haC