. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . atefor the position, now that he was elected, he wouldaccept. He expressed his warmest thanks to the Com-mission, adding that it would give him pleasure tofaithfully perform the duties of his office. The President, Secretary and Comrade J. J. Elwellwere elected the Executive Committee, said Committeebeing empowered to draft suitable rules and regulationsfor the Commission, for the guidance of visitors to theMemorial
. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . atefor the position, now that he was elected, he wouldaccept. He expressed his warmest thanks to the Com-mission, adding that it would give him pleasure tofaithfully perform the duties of his office. The President, Secretary and Comrade J. J. Elwellwere elected the Executive Committee, said Committeebeing empowered to draft suitable rules and regulationsfor the Commission, for the guidance of visitors to theMemorial, and also to govern the custodian and otheremployes. The officers were authorized to procure the necessary 608 HISTORY OF THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY books and supplies, and arrangements were perfectedfor regular meetings of the Commission. The future care of Cuyahogas magnificent Memorialto her patriotic representatives is in the hands of itsfriends. It will be the pride and glory of the PermanentCommission to watch over it, to hand it down to futuregenerations in all of its sublime grandeur—an objectlesson of patriotism to all who may come after us. DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMORIAL. VIEW OF MONUMENT FROM NORTHWEST. XXVIII. AT a meeting of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers andSailors Union, held at Bedford, June 17th, 1886, itwas determined that the time had arrived to commencethe undertaking, which had for man} years been con-templated by that body, of erecting the Memorial thathad been authorized by Legislative enactment; accord-ingly a vote was taken as to the character and style ofthe structure, and the result was about an equal divisionas to the desirability of a shaft or a Memorial J. B. Molyneaux suggested the happy idea of com-bining the two plans, by having for a central feature ashaft or column and at the base a Memorial or relicroom, which was afterwards changed to a tablet suggestion was enthusiastically adopted and theCommittee was instructed to proceed with
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