OHIO DAY AT THE
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
[For much of the material in the
following account of "Ohio Day,"
at the celebration of which the Editor
was present, indebtedness is due
to the official report of the Ohio
Commissioners made by Mr. Stuart R.
Bolin, Circleville, Ohio, to the
Governor of the state. Mr. Bolin was
Executive Commissioner to the Ohio
Jamestown Commission, and resided
in the Ohio Building during the
continuation of the Exposition. The
General Assembly of Ohio appropriated
the sum of $75,000.00 for Ohio's
exhibit and building at the Exposition;
of this sum $2,500.00 was allotted
the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society for its exhibit in
the History Building. The particulars of
the Society's display are given
elsewhere in this Quarterly.-Editor.]
THE SONG OF OHIO.
When the God of our fathers looked over
this land,
To choose out a country most worthy
possessing,
Where the rivers and plains are
beauteous and grand,
Might so constantly smile on the light
of His blessing,
From Erie's broad waves to the river
below,
The Scioto's sparkle and the Muskingum's
flow,
And the graceful Miamis together
rejoice,
And bless the All-Father with
silver-toned voice.
'Twas here the good angel encamped with
his host
To cheer the brave woodman, 'mid his
toil and privation,
Whose sturdy ax fell, never grudging the
cost,
To rear up such a State, as the gem of
the nation;
Then join all your voices in grateful
acclaim,
'Tis the triumph of toil in Jehovah's
great name.
Our sons and our daughters together may
sing,
The Might is the Right, and the Farmer
is King.
Ohio Day was observed at the Jamestown
Ter-Centennial
Exposition on Wednesday, September 11, 1907. The day
proved
to be most propitious in weather
conditions and attendance at
the exercises in the Auditorium was the largest of any of the
state celebrations up to that time. The
state of Ohio was largely
represented by visiting Buckeyes. A
detachment of the 12th
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