The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-22
EIGHTH WILL
Go to Washington to At
tend Inauguration.
co., .>vOLLRATH'S ORDER
It Is Said That Politicians Will
Help Pay the Expenses
of the Regiment.

From Staff Correspondent.
Columbus. Feb. 20--The Eighth regi-
ment. o. N. G.. is to participate in the
Inauguration ceremonies of President
Mckinley. This news was received late
Tuesday afternoon by Adjutant Gen
eral George Y. Gyger in a message sent
by Colonel Edward Vollrath from
Cleveland. Funds to cover the expenses
Of the regiment will be available and
the trip will surely be taken, Colonel
Vollrath stated. This will be welcome
information to the members of the reg
iment. 1t is believed that each company
will be expected to raise $500, and the
balance will come from other sources.
The Inauguration committee at Wash
ington, it is presumed, has agreed to
stake the regiment for snug sum,
which, with private contributions and
the funds secured by the soldiers them
selves, will be ample f6rS the trip.
be- -Four years ago Senator NJ A. Hanna
offered to donate $1,000 to help pay the
expenses of the regiment to Washing
ton during. President McKinley's first
Inauguration, but as the trip fell
through the money was not accepted.
1t seems reasonable to,assume that II
the senator has been asked to con-
tribute for this trip that he has respond
ed with donation. Adjutant General
Gyger was somewhat charry about dis
cussing where funds for the project
were to come from, but he plainly in
dicated that this matter was as good
as settled. Colonel Vollrath has been
working for several months upon plan
for the proposed trip and few imagined
his efforts would prove. successful be-
cause of the obstacles in his path.
The colonel is not easily discouraged
or else there would be different re-
suit to announce. Orders governing the
| Washington trip will be promulgated
as early as possible and placed in the
hands of each company commander In
| the regiment. 1t Is Colonel Vollrath's
wish that the regiment appear at Its
| best at Washington as the command
will be the cynoshre of all eyes, and II
Is now up to the members to turn out
for drill and get in shape for the trip
During the Spanish war the "Presi
dents Own as a rule carried off thu
| hohoio uI pdl duC anu was tuc DIluc "
Camp Alger Her alignment was al
ways good and won much applause. II
face of such a record 1t behooves tn,
regiment to sustain its reputation a
the national gathering
Three officers-elect, Of Company M
of Mansfield, have been ordered to ap
pear before the state military board O
examination on February q and 2s
They are Captain-elect w. s. Bradford
First Lieutentnt-elect Jesse A. Sterret
and Second Lieutenant-elect Il. r
4 Porch. Samuel r. Snyder, captain-elec
of Company 1. of Millersburg, will ais
appear for examination.
The revenue accruing from the Janu
ary Dow tax settlement shows a tota
of 81 1854, ,641.72, as compared wit
81. 1926. .251.09 for January, 1900. Their
are 10,384 saloons in the state. an in
crease of 476 during the year. The re
ceipts are divided as follows. Stat
general revenue fund, $496, 1923. go
county poor fund, 1914. 41067; town
ship fund. $36,473.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.