The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-09-14
.JR. 0. i. A. N.
And D. of A. Conventions
Closed Last Evening.
Paid Respect to Mem
ory of Mckinley.

The joint convention of the oath
annual state council of the Jr o. U.
A. M. and the 18th annual session of
the state council of the Daughters of
America was brought to a close last
evening.
Last evenings program consisted
of trolley party to Meyers lake aft
er which the members of the two or
ders attended the theatre in body.
In the afternoon the orders joined
in paying a tribute of respect to the
memory of our late martyred presi
dent. Through the courtesy of Mrs.
Mckinley the delegates of the order
passed through the vault and dropped
the carnation boutonniers on the Nc
Kinley bier. This is said to have been
the first time that any organization
has been accorded the privilege of
passing through the Mckinley vault.
Previous to the pilgrimage to the
vault the two organizations went to
the Mckinley home where commit
tee presented a beautiful bouquet OF
American Beauty roses to Mrs. Nc
Kinley.
During the morning the convention
exchanged courtesies with the c. NJ
B. A. convention After the business
of the morning session had been con-
cluded the delegates adjourned to the
Mckinley home. From there they paid
a visit to the Mckinley vault and
cemetery.
During the first part of Wednesday
mornings session the convention lis
tened to an address by Jesse Taylor,
secretary of the national legislative
committee. He spoke of the failure of
the passage of the immigration re-
striction bill by congress last session.
At the conclusion of his remarks the
convention ordered a letter sent to
Speaker Cannon, of the house of rep
resentatives, warning him that unless
he took a favorable attitude towards
the immigration restriction bill, 10000
Junior Mechanics would line up
against him in all his future political
career.
The convention also voted the sum
of $500 to the national legislative com
mittee to continue it's fight for the
passage OF the immigration legisla-
ton.
A shower collection of $425.O7 was
taken up to be used in furnishing a
new kitchen at the National Orphans
cf ha at
D. OF A. OFFICERS.
At the wednesday afternoon session
of the d. of A. the result of the ell
ection of their officers was also an
nounced. The officers chosen follow:
State councilor-Mrs. Clara Dick,
Shelby.
Assistant state councilor-Miss Lau-
ra Fisher, Cincinnati
State vice councilor-Mrs. Cora
Steele, Canton.
Assistant vice councilor-Mrs Bell
Tromp, Cleveland.
State copdlctor-Miss Bessie Dilly,
Senecaville.
Inside sentinel-Mrs. Louise Cronk,
Norwalk.
National representatives-Mis Ma
bel Hartzel, Alliance; Mary Van Allen,
Cleveland; Mrs. Dilman, Findlay; Mary
Darlington, Gallipolis; Hattie Whit
comb, Cincinnati; Mary Light, Gin
cinnati.
JR. o. U. A. M. OFFICERS.
The following successful candidates
for state and national Offices of the
Jr. o. U. A, M. were announced We'd
nesday afternoon. They are as fol-
lows
State councilor-John F. Weitzel, an
attorney of Cincinnati.
State vice councilor-H M. Grow,
an attorney of Urbana
State treasurer-Dr. H. l.. Wenner,
of Tifin.
State conductor-L. P. Boswell, of
State warden-John G. Rock, of
West Liberty.
State inside sentinel-C. ]. Sieg-
fried, of Akron.
State outside sentinel-John C.l
Shaw, of Hillsboro.
State chaplain-Rev. ]. A. Pantle, of
Ithaca.
National representatives = Qongl
term)-C. M. Davis, of Dayton; John
j. Weitzel, of Cincinnati L. e. Shull,
of Canton, and w. J. Riedel, Cleve-
land.
National representative, short term)
Rev. James G. Miller, of West Ches-
ter.
The hold-over officers are State Sec
retary John G. A. Richter, OF Canton,
who was elected for five years at the
1903 convention; ]. A. Bliss, of Can
ton and Reinhart Schwald. Of Cincin-
natl, national representatives.
Tiffin was chosen as the meeting
place of the 1908 convention. Spring
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