Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-15

Great Gathering Expected to Par
ticipate In the Festtvities-CeI@
bration to he Primarily One o
Observation-Disclosures and His
toricai Exhibition One of the Fsa
lures.
The third week OF May is to be
sort of "old home week" for Ohloan
scattered all over the Union-and Their,
are over million of them-for tina
is the date which has been set fol-
the celebration of the one hundredtl
anniversary of the admission OF Ohio
TO statehood, and there will be a great
home gathering Of Ohioans TO witness
II and participate In It, says the Chilli.
| cothe correspondent OF the Washington
| Post The formal celebration will be
compressed into two days-W ednesday
and Thursday, the 10th and 2lst-but
various adjuncts have been planned,
extending into adjacent days.
The celebration Is to take place In
the quiet. staid town OF Chilllcothe,
nesting In the wide Scioto valley.
which the Indians used TO call the gar
den OF the world" for II is there that
the state was born and struggled up
ward through the first years Of Its ex.
istence. 1t was this little town which
hundred years ago was the capital of
all that vast northwestern territory
lying between the Ohio and the Mis-.
siSsippi. Here General Arthur st.
Clair, honest, indomitable and most
irascible gentleman, imposed his edicts
as governor OF the territory, and the
house In which he dwelt Is still stand.
ing, Here he engaged In that fierce
battle against Massie. Worthington and
lltlin, the advocates of statehood
which eliminated, In November. 1902,
In mob assaulting his house one night
and compelling him to fee by the back
way. 1t was In Chillicothe, on the Doth
day of November of that year, that the
first state constitution was adopted.
and, finally. it was there that the first
state legislature went into session on
the LIST day OF March, 1903.
With all these points In its favor II
was inevitable that Chillicothe should
be selected as the most fitting place to
mold the great celebration, prepare.
lions for which have been in progress
for many months. Last fall the state
legislature appropriated $4,000 as the |
states share toward the expenses OF |
the celebration and authorized Govern.
or Nash to appoint commission to
take charge of IT. The governor at
once appointed the following men to
serve in that capacity: General ].
Warren keifer of Springfield, Rush r.
Sloane Of Sandusky. b. II. Cowan of
o. s. Gray Of Columbus.
James Barnett Of Clev Gland, C, NJ. An.
ierson of Greenville and Robert NJ.
Manly of Chillicothe.
The State Historical and Archpolop.
cal society appointed centennial
commission to act in conjunction with
hese men. and the two committees
vent to work at once arranging the
programme. 1t was decided that m.
must be primarily a sneak.
hg one, and orators of national repu.
a1ion were invited to be present. For
ne pahd music 1t was decided that 81.
w should be set aside. AS there was
10 auditorium In Chillicothe capable Of
eaing the crowds who would be pres
III II was decided to erect in the civ
ARK temporary structure capable Of ,
eating from 5000 to 5000 people, and ,
ne great portion of the celebration
I'LL be held there. !.
Another feature which impressed It. -
III upon every one as appropriat tie to =
It occasion was an archaeological and :
ls'orlcaI exhibition, and this was ;,
aced IN the hands Of Mr.. William R =
HIS, one of the most enthusiastic coI. .
c'ors IN the state, and Mr.. Gerald :. y
ouike' the noted archeologist A ljb. "
al appropriation was made for this
lich VIII be held in Memorial hall u
mo- ana more particularly Ross conn. ~
; mas long been esteemed veritable :,
pasure house Of Indian and mound Il
'ilder relics, and here will be gather.
together all these treasures. There 9.
~ also be large department de. ~
ted to portraits, manuscripts and 4
ler things Of interest connected with OF
history Of the state.
lie addresses will form consecu- &c
g series, which will give more fully 'c
accurately than ever before the &c
tory of Ohio and the Northwest I'll
iri.ory from the moment the French
led down the Belle Riviere to the IN
sent time. The entire series will be a
-hered together and published I, n re