9.-Hymn written for the occasion by Harvey Rice. (Tune: Old Hundred.) Arion Quartette and Audience. Still pilgrims in a favored land, Who long have lingered on the way, And crown with joy our festive day!—— And tell of years whose scenes return, And while we trace from whence we sprung, Still let us dream that we are young, Nor days forget when first we heard When lofty aims our bosoms stirred, And faith had armed us with her shield. 'Twas courage, then, with youthful zeal, How swiftly glides life's ebbing tide! Yet while we here prolong our stay, We'll keep our pledge of love and truth; Ascend and share immortal youth! 10.—Announcement of Members who have died within the past year. By Rev. Thomas Corlett. DECEASED MEMBERS. Within the past year the following members of our association have died: First, our very estimable Vice President, the Hon. Sherlock J. Andrews. Judge Andrews was born in Waterbury, New Haven county, Conn., November 17, 1801, and moved to Cleveland in 1825. He died at his residence in this city on the 11th of February, 1880, full of years and honors, and with but little abatement of the natural force of his vigorous character. The next member who has died is Judge Seth A. Abbey. He was born in Watertown, New York, in 1798, came to Cleve land in 1830, and moved his family in 1831. He, too, died in this city March 15, in a good old age, respected and honored of all who knew him. The third member of the Association who has died during the past year-and you will understand this society is only about six months old as yet-was Mrs. Elizabeth Spangler, who was born in the State of Maryland, 1790. She moved to She Stark county, in this State, in 1802, and was married to Michael Spangler in 1807. In 1810 she recrossed the Allegheny Mountains to her native State on horseback. moved to Cleveland in 1820 with a family of five children, four of whom are still alive. Her husband kept the hotel known as the Commercial House on Superior street, where the Miller's block now stands. She was of German parentage, and her's was the first family speaking the German language in the city of Cleveland. She drew a pension to the time of her death for services rendered by her husband to his country during the war of 1812. Her husband died August 29, 1836, at the age of fifty-two. She died in this city March 5, 1880, in the ninety-first year of her age. Thus, within the brief period of the existence of this association, about a half year, three of our most venerable and esteemed ones have passed from this stage of action, where they have performed their work well, to that better one, we trust, where they shall realize the full fruition of their labor, and of their hopes and efforts. 11.-Call for volunteer speeches. The President said: "The next exercise in order is a call for volunteer speeches. I notice there are quite a number of gentlemen here from whom we would all feel greatly interested in hearing a few remarks. We shall have for the want of time, however, to ask them to limit themselves to from five to ten minutes, that we may hear as many as we can. I would here remark the fact that in this association we regard women as possessed of their equal rights; and if there are any of the ladies of our association who would be willing to make some remarks or addresses, we shall be happy to hear them, and they will be at liberty to speak as long as they please, for we know they always are interesting. [Applause.] I will call upon Hon. R. P. Spalding to open the way, and I trust, he will favor us with a few remarks." Judge Spalding arose in his seat and spoke as follows: "MR. PRESIDENT: Although I have not the honor to be enrolled among the members of this association, the term of my actual residence in the city, falling short of that prescribed by the constitution, very few can boast of a more familiar acquaintance with Cleveland and its early history, than myself. General Moses Cleaveland lived in the town of Canterbury, in Windham County, Connecticut. His mansion house was but a quarter of a mile distant from that of my maternal grand father, David Paine, who lived in the same town. The two families were nearly related and lived on terms of the closest intimacy. Among the earliest recollections of my childhood is the following anecdote, told me by my mother: She said that late, in the autumn of the year 1796, General Cleaveland spent an evening at her father's house, and in the course of conversation said to her mother: "Mrs. Paine:-While I was in New Connecticut, I laid out "a town, on the bank of Lake Erie, which was called by my name, and I believe, the child is now born that may live to see that place as large as 'old Windham.'" 66 Old Windham was then the seat of Justice of Windham County and its population, I think, never exceeded fifteen hundred. I was born about eighteen months after the General uttered this prediction, and may be supposed to know something of the comparative growth of "Old Windham" and the "new town on the bank of Lake Erie," as I studied my profession in the former place and have practiced it for nearly thirty years in the latter, which is now said to contain a population of 170,000. "The town was called by my name," said the General, and so it was, C-l-e-a-v-e-l-a-n-d; and that was the way in which the name was spelled, written and printed, until an "act of piracy" was committed on the word by the publisher of a newspaper, something over forty years ago, who, in procuring a new "head-piece" for his paper, found it convenient to increase the capacity of his iron frame by reducing the number of letters in the name of the city: Hence the CLEVE |