The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-08-23
FOND IS GROWING
AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAIL
scARRlERs ABOUT COMPLETE
Committees Are Now Soliciting Dona.
tions to Entertainment Fund by
Mall--Many Replies
Received.

Time and opportunity for house to
house canvass not being available the
committee having the matter of rails
Ing funds for the entertainment OF
the visiting mail carriers who win
meet in national convention in this
city have adopted the plan of solicit
Ing donations to the fund by mail. The
first of these letters have been sent
to citizens who had not been before
approached and already replies have
been had which are more than salts,
factory to the committee.
There is still $500 lacking to make
the fund as, large as the committees
In charge Of the entertainment OF the
visiting carriers consider necessary.
Because of this fact and as the mon
ey had to be raised from a large
number of people It was decided to
send out the letters asking for contri-
buttons OF rs cents. In many in.
stances replies have been received
containing many times this amount
but a goodly sum is still to be raised.
II is said that advlces have been
received from Chicago to the effect
that 81 delegates, a band of % pieces
and about twenty women will attend
the convention from that city so far
as is now known.
Yesterday President Weber, OF the
American Federation OF Musicians,
met with Chairman George Clark, of
the Citizens Mail Carriers Conven-
tion, regarding the bands which will
be employed on the day of the parade
and the national president of the mus
icians' organization was informed that
no bands would be employee as bands
composed OF carriers would be here
In sufficient number to. furnish all the
music necessary.
The letter sent out by the committee
10 as follows:
Fellow Citizen.
Monday, September 2, Labor Day,
the second biennial and sixteenth ma.
tional' convention OF the National As
sociation Of Letter Carriers will con.
yene In our city and continue for
the entire week.
"on the afternoon OF Labor Day at
3 D. m, there will be parade OF del.
egates from every state In the union;
and letter carriers in uniform from
Detroit rittsburg, Allegheny, and
other western Pennsylvania cities,
Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron and
all nearby Ohio cities.
There will be at least six bands
and one drum corps in the parade,
while the Boston, Brooklyn and st.
-ouis letter carrier bands will be
here for the week.
THE committee appointed by the
board of trade 10 canvass for funds
10 entertain the convention has met
with success when calling upon the
manufacturing and business interests
II Canton, but owing TO the size and |
duration Of the convention the ex-
lenses are necessarily large and more
unds are needed.
IF you are ,interested in having
he first national convention ever Sc.
ured for Canton a success, place any
mount you feel so disposed or able
o give from 25 cents up, with your
anne. in the enclosed envelope. seal
nd hand TO your letter carrier be-
ore Saturday Aug, "a. II possible,
o that the committee will be in
osition 70 know and prepare for the
Entertainment with the amount OF
money at their disposal.
by so doing we will be able TO en-
ertain our visitors in manner that
I'm reflect credit upon our city and
itizens when they leave for their
ONES"