Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
BUCKEYE CORN SPECIAL
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delphia. Seated at the banquet in the
grand bah room of the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel, the party listened to ad-
dresses by Mayor Blankenberg, Hon.
James Cattell, Hon. James Sears
Russell Smith. Hearty applause at
moment when applause failed. Mr..
Chas. S. Calwell, President of the Corn
Exchange National Bank arose and
announced the awards in the Corn Ex-
hlbit promoted by his bank for the
benefit of our Ohio boys. At the
close this big, busy, thoughtful man
turned to the audience and said: 4
am profoundly sorry to learn that one
of your number is i'll and that the
doctors have advised surgical opera
ton as necessary for her recovery.
Philadelphia will care for her. She
will have the best care possible and
when she has sufficiently recovered,
we will send her back to Ohio to you"
There was no applause. Tears were |
brotherhood had been revealed. Phil |
adelphia has become endeared for
eternity to every member of that
party.
NEW YORK
New York is the metropolis of the
Western Hemisphere. It's population
exceeds the population of the entire
State of Ohio. It is the worlds great
est center of wealth and power. Yet,
New York considered the Buckeye
Corn Special Party of sufficient i'm
portance to accord it public recep-
tion. It's leading citizens participat-
ed. Nothing like this has happened
before anywhere in the world. 1t Isl
i significant. It constituted a hand
shake between producer and consumer.
It was an acknowledgment of the
Iinter-dependence-the reciprocal rela-
/ tion-of farm and city. It bespeaks
a closer relationship and better un-
Iderstanding in the future.
Had the famous Waldorf Astoria
Hotel given our party nothing but the
privilege of sitting at the tables in
that grand ball room and the souvenir
booklets found at each plate. every
one would have gone away feeling that
he had gotten his moneys worth. But,
"a breakfast fit for king followed.
The Ohio Society of New York had
a committee on hand at the Waldorf
Astoria to pass a note of greeting to
their fellow citizens from the Buckeye
!. State.
"A seven mile ride undergrou I'd and
three miles on the elevated tracks car
ried the party to- the Bronx zoo where
the largest collection of animals IN
: the world was viewed. Another long
elevated and subway ride carried the
'iparty down town TO the City Hall.
There the party was accorded official
welcome to the City by Mayor Purrey
Mitchell.
That was great sight. Ohio's army
massed on the approaches. Upon the
steps were our three bands, The Girls
Band of Rising Sun in the center, the
, Gallon Boys Band on the right, the
Oberlin Boys Band on the left. Be
: yond the lines of our party a mass of
humanity, fifty thousand people spread
! out in fan shape facing New York's
!. historical City Hall. Finally, slim
5 trim, young man approached. Around
: him was group of distinguished men
3 Hon. Seth Low, Presiden. of New
n York Chamber of Commerce, Hon. r
t A. C. Smith, Commissioner of Docks
s Hon. VIM. A. Prendergast, Hon. Geo,
8 McAneny, Hon. Marcus NJ. Marks
: Hon. Lewis H. Pounds, Hon. Douglas
: Mathewson, Hon. Maurice Conelly
n Hon. Chas. J. Mccormick and othel
officials. The young man. the celi
; trail figure, was His Honor. John Pur
E Troy Mitchell, Mayo: of the City 0.
New York.
u Mr.. Riddle opened the ceremony b,
:, the brief Gentlemen,
have the pleasure of introducing th'
man who made the rainbow com,
, ldown in Ohio for these boys ant
IS girls" Then Mr.. Sandles in few
8 well chosen words introduced th'
d Mayor of New York. The Mayor wal
2 followed in his address of welcome b!
5 address by Hon. Seth Low. Following
8 this ceremony, the party paraded dow
Broadway through the sky-scrape'
: district and solid lines of humanity t,
e South Ferry. Then boat trip witt
l. luncheon aboard, complimentary b,
II the New York Chamber of Commerce
n awaited the party.
81 A thirty-fve mile boat tour of tn
it harbor was enjoyed. Brooklyn Bridge
el Statue of Liberty and immigration
l. Island, were passed. 81 have been Of
" the Atlantic Ocean" can be the truth
IS full boast of every member of tina
n party, for the trip was purposely plan
ned to crafty that very desire.
is The banquet at the Martinique tina
W evening was graced by the presenc
e Of some of New York's leading citiz
le ems. At one table with some of tn
mi officials of the Ohio party, eating tn
c. same things and talking the sam
,e things, sat seven millionaires, me
who manifested sincere interest i
n, this great movement.
g. The show at the Hippodrome prove
l. the grand climax. Men and wome
w as well as boys and girls actuall
it pinched themselves to make sure tha
N they were really seeing. and nc
e. dreaming. One preacher who refuse
to attend a theatre earlier in th
tour, went to the Hippodrome just t
see how demoralizing theatre il
pronounced it beautiful, inspirin
heavenly"
Il The party in age ranged from
!, boy of nine to man of ninety. Ye
G.. G.. Thomas of New Carlisle, Clark
- County, Ohio, did not miss foot q
,s the tour and he will be ninety year
..e old on the 29th day of next April. n
, says he feels better than when
= started and that he intends to ioi
~ next years party.
-, Director Riddle and others in clos
- - touch with the movement ascribe il
IN success largely to the patriot
q. public spirited men and women wh
y volunteered time and expense to a.
y sist in the handling of the party. TIL
20 State was burdened with no expens
- - 1t was labor of love and that mad
"a = it succeed. Ohio owes debt of graf
=. tude to every public spirited man an
.s u woman who contributed to the su,
IA cess of this great accomplishment.