The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-14
F|RSTS ESS|0N
THE EC.M.B.A.


grand officers, the NUMBER of c. M. b.
A. officers, delegates and members
was exceedingly large, there being
about 600 in line.
Rev. Father MCGUIRE in his sermon
congratulated the men on the crafty
ing exhibition The men occupied the
entire center of the church, and there
we're many others in the side aisles.so
that very few spectators could be ac-
commodated.
THE MASS.
Rev. Father Kingsley acted as cele-
:. brant; Father Gardner, c. Maxine,
deacon Father zierholf, sub-deacon.
: In addition there were four other
priests in the sanctuary as follows:
Rev Treiber, Rev. Hassel, of this
city; Rev. Mulhane, of Mt Vernon,
and Rev Herman, of Doylestown.
The choir was. the finest that has
ever sang in that church and words OF
praise were heard on all sides. Pro-
fessor Emil Schelling presided at the
organ; Miss Sarah LAWN directed the
.
composed of the following: Miss Min
ME Dehnke, Miss Eva Pfendler, Miss
Alice Dehnke, and Messrs Harry So
! Gle, Frank De Corps, Joseph Loichot
and j. j. Wagner of Cleveland. At
the offertory Miss Sarah LAWN sang
ave Marie" by Abt. Miss Eva
Pfendler sang the "Agnus Del"
On leaving the church the members
formed on each side of North street
and with barred heads allowed their
grand officers and delegates, escorted
by the Grand Army band, to pass
through. On passing the Mckinley
home they respectfully barred their
heads and saluted with the flags.
THE FIRST SESSION.
The first session of the convention
was opened at 10:30 by Dennis Quin-
Ian, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, who Immediately introduced
Mayor Turnbull, who gave the address
of welcome in behalf of the city May
or Turnbulls address was an excellent
= one, and was punctuated with hearty
applause. In part he stated that while
he considered it an honor to have the
@. NJ B. A. convene here, he could not
help but admire the sound Judgment
and good sense they displayed in Sc
iecting Canton, which with our ex-
cellent halls. hotel accommodations
and many other advantages, offers bet
ter inducements than any city of cor
responding size in this section of the
country, He also paid high tribute
to fraternal insurance in general
which alone stands unbesmirched by
scandal and extravaganza OF the
present high standing of the G.. M. B.
A. in this grand council he said:
II understand that there are over
100 branches of the c. M. B. A. in
the state of Ohio alone: that there is
state membership of over 600; that
you have paid in death benefits the
magnificent total of over fifteen mil
lion dollars and that you have a re-
serve fund of one and one-half mil
lion dollars. In conclusion / wish you
all pleasant VISIT, and hope that
when you leave you will carry home a
( warm place in your hearts for our
city"
Joseph M Blake was then intro.
duced to deliver the address of wei.
come in behalf Of the branches. His
address was handled in an able man.
ner and was received with much en-
thusiasm. In part he said: This ia
the second time in the history of the
organization that Canton has been so
honored by your presence, and we
deem it great favor and high com
pliment to again welcome you here.
1t is fit and profitable that you be
with us for other reasons than the
ones stated by our mayor. There Is a
sentimental reason This is a city
with a strong Catholics population,
probably one-third of the total. 1t was
in Canton that the first Catholic
church of northern Ohio was erected
and this city has since been a strong
, hold of Catholicism. Canton appeals
to you especially because here is
where the first council of the G. M.
B. A. was organized.
Il assure you that you are welcome,
not only with our own people, but
. with all the people. You will find Can
'tonians entirely free from religious
: bigotry, and l believe they have learn
ed to pick out from each other what
is good instead of what is bad. There
is here commingling of Protestants
of Catholics and Jews that is rarely
seen elsewhere.
"our position in regard to the fra.
ternal feeling is clearly illustrated
when you take into consideration the
+ fact that the honorable mayor can vel
come in the same breath the Junior
Order and the G. M. B. A. Again |
bid you welcome"
Grand President G. A. Waechter
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