The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-23

r. NJ. Bailey, of Canton, Who Will
Likely Be Elected Senior Vice Com
nander of the Department of Ohio,
U. s. w. v.
Everyone is well pleased with the
encampment and they are certainly
having a good as well as profitable
time" said one OF the officers last
night.
THE OPENING SESSION.
There was good crowd at the
Auditorium yesterday morning when
Commander Freed called the meeting
10 order 1t was an open session and
many who are not connected with the
veterans or the WOmen's Auxiliary
were present to hear the addresses of
welcome. Commander Freed intro
duced Mayor A. r. Turnbull who made
the address of welcome which fol
lows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of this
Convention:
1t is a great pleasure to me as the
representative of the home city Of our
ldte martyred president to welcome
as our guests the officers, delegates,
and friends of the United Spanish
War Veterans.
We consider it a great honor to en-
tertain you upon this occasion.
We also congratulate you on having
selected our city in which to hold
your enCampment.
We feel that no more hCIlpreG
guests could be welcomed to our city
than the boys who so nobly fought
and defended the honor of our grand
and noble country in our late war
with Spain.
We are proud of our city, we are
proud TO be known as one of the most
patriotic cities in the United States
We are proud OF the great number
of manufacturing establishments
which it contains, which gives en-
ployment to thousands of laboring
men, and other good citizens, many of
whom are members of your order.
We love to refer to our city as the
home of Mckinley, we have erected
and dedicated to his memory, one of
the gTandest monuments of modern
times, and ] trust that each of you
may avail yourselves of this opportu-
nifty to view this magnificent piece of
architecture while in our city.
| wish TO extend to you a hearty
welcome to visit our manufacturing
establishments while in our city, and
can assure you that you will receive
cordial treatment and a hearty well
come from cur manufacturers.
I want TO assure you, my friends, OF
another thing that l do not believe
that you will find any inconvenience
in procuring places for your entertain.
ment while you are in our city.
want TO congratulate you on this
meeting, you represent an important
organization. perhaps in time to come
one of the most important We have in
this country.
l sincerely hope that your meeting
may result in great good to your or
der, and that the principles of your
order may be guarded with the same
true honest patriotism that you guard
ed the Stars and Stripes.
When you have finished the labors
of your convention and return to your
homes, trust that you take with you
the most kindly feeling for the citi-
zens of Canton, and that in the near
future you may again return as our
guests.
With the best wishes for the sue
cess of your convention ! again bid
you welcome to our city.
Commander Freed responded to the
mayors address, He is a pleasing
talker and his audience listened to
every word with much attention. Mr..
Freed deserves most of the credit of
bringing the encampn.ent to Canton.
He said in part:
When the matter Of selecting city
for the Dext eneampment pressed up
on the council of administration, my
thoughts first turned TO Canton" he
said. 81 had been in Canton; / knew
of your thriving city; knew of the in
dustries which have given the city
fame all over the world; knew, only
lOO "cliJ VI "udl NdhIOh hAu bifSh
for the country. II is a busy people
here. patriotic people, a working
people.
Ten years ago the war with Spain
began. 1t seemed to me that the
Spanish War Veterans should, in some
way commemorate this anniversary.
could think of nothing more fitting
than to come 10 Canton, and meet in
the city Of our eommanderin-chiet
Canton is filled with memories of him,
of his wife, and Of his life. Those
Of US who knew him as a statesman
will have an opportunity TO mingle
among those who knew him As a
neighbor, as citizen-who knew his
personality. Here in this city lived