The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-04
HAPPY REUNION OF OHIOS TRUANT CHILDREN
100000 Native OhiOanS Now Residing Without the
Boundaries of the State to Return to Dear Old
Ohio and Participate in the joyful Festivities.
Elaborate Arrangements Planned to nertan the Vast IhOng
and An Entire Week to Be Spent Ia Renewing the
Sentiments of Those Happy Days Long Ago.

will come again some one viii meet
you who said Goodbye" the day you
went awa".
WELCOME" In capital letters. will
be written over our doors and across
our hearts. Loyal men and royal wo-
men will grasp your hand and give
you greeting as roses greet the dew.
In all the world there 10 no place
like Ohio. Endowed BY nature with
riches, beauty, grandeur, she stands
without a peer the attest' home for
man Her forefathers loved liberty
and hated tyranny. Her pioneers had
courage to worship God and Hght
king. Her mothers braxOd the hard
ships of the wilderness and risked the
danger Of the t0mahawk to be beside
the men they loved while q cOmmUR-
wealth was being built. Thus con-
ceived, Ohio was well born,
To the north Is Lake Erie. and
across the bosom of this inland sea
sail the laden ships Of trade. To the
east, the chimneys Of industry, the
marts of commerce and the graves Of
our ancestors. To the south IL "Old
Kentuck," the cotton, the cane and
"Dixie Land" To the west, the Fields
of Grain ard Cold" the home Of Pres
perity and Legal Tender.
In days primeyal the Red Man loved
Ohio second only to the Happy Hunt
ing Grounds" When the "Palefaces"
came the brHvest Indians Of the CONT
nent roamed her forests and had do
main. Weaker tribes had to be con.
tent with less favored spots.
BEST STATE OF ALL.
Ohio is an empire SeVenty-tw0
cities and countless towns; fertile
fields and busy shops: iron roads and
richest mines; beautiful rivers and
picturesque hills schools and school
masters, colleges, churches and mag
nificent temples; spendid men, splen-
did women and free-born citizenship
make Ohio grand and great.
'Tis heritage to have been born in
Ohio Her sons are potent every
where. s. e stands upon the thresh.
| old of opportunity AS the leaves Of
the Buckeye tree are the first to ripple
and tremble in the gentle zephyrs Of
springtime, so are her men AID her
women first in the realms Of human
endeavor, in peace or in war. To pull.
pit, platform, bench and bar she has
given leaders beyond compare. In
science, literature, art, drama, story
song and battle, she has gained re-
nown. Her star on "Old Glory" adds
strength to the Union. Her. sons have
proven illustrous pilots Of the nation.
Her Edison and her genius have driy-
en- back the darkness and beckOned
the God OF Progress ON.
The Fair Grounds at Columbus are
ideal for this great reunion; they have
no equal anywhere. A million dollars
has been expended to beautify and
adorn with imposing buildings, pleas.
ant driveways, shady walks, maRuifl.
cent pavilions and commodious rest
rooms.
From far and near will come Ohio's
famous Buckeyes" An interesting
program will be rendered every day.
No expense will be spared to entertain
you. We will make you glad you
came. We ask yOur presence and your
aid. The Homecoming Of OhIoaps
must be greater than any ether.
"Breathes there q man with sQpl 90
dead, whO to himself will not say, I
love my native Buckeye State. L am
going back to my Old Ohio" ~,
We appeal to all who ever called
Ohio Home" to come and join the
happy thrOng
Even though this vast army Of no.
BILE men and women will be invited.
We would suggest that each Of our
readers mail the names and addresses
Of absent Ohioans to T. L. Calvert,
Secretary, Columbus, that all may bo
apprised Of the Joyous Buckeye Hone
Coming
Ohio will don her fairest Faim0pts:
her citizens, noted for their hospital.
tty, will out-do themselves In provId.
ing suitable entertainment and vel.
coming the guests. The Ohio State
Fair will be held In Columbus during
the continuance Of the Home Cominx.
and here IN mammoth buildings, sur
rounded by beautiful forest park.
will be mirrored Ohio wonderful nuOr
gress in the arts and industries, Here
also the happy throngs can meet IN
brotherly reunion. and no doubt under
the shade of its lofty trees many
pleasant "reminiscences of childhood
days in the old Buckeye State will be
exchanged. In addition to the many.
attractions Of the Fair, the city Of Co.
lumbus Is planning elaborate Fecep,
tioRs, balls, parades. carnivals, etc.,
and one solid week will be givsn over
to entertain .nent and the renewal Of