The Evening Independent from Massillon, Ohio • Page 12

TWELVE TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 17', 1953 THE EVENING INDEPENDENT, MASSILLON, OHIO Many Of City's Civic Assets Can Be Traced To Generosity Of J. W. McClymonds And His Family (I2th in the series) By RUTH WIRTZ If it hadn't been for Massillon's i industrious pioneers who were I looking forward to the pleasure the present future i derive from their endeavors, Massillon would not have some of parks, its schools, its churches, its library, its mu- scum, its well, many other things. If we would delve deep enough into many of the assets of Massil: Ion which local residents now take 1 for granted, we would find that a pioneer of the city had his unselfish "finger in the pot" somewhere in its beginning.

When he founded in 1826, James Duncan might have been thinking about all the money he was going to make with his enterprises on the banks of the Ohio canal but he was also looking forward to the pleasure of future Massillonians when he defended his selection of the hilly site of Massillon by the statement that "Massillon someday would be celebrated for its beauty" and the hills, with the fine residences he visualized on them, "would but add to its beauty." Double value for your THOMAS AND CHARITY Rotch were looking ahead to the future enjoyment of their towns- it also in a 1 shorter version for cover-up apron that l-eally protects you! No fitting problems, it wraps. No ironing problems, it opens flat. Check that easy sewing! Pattern 9137: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. Size 16, long version, yards 35-inch fabric. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit.

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641 LINCOLN WAY, W. PHONE 4141 New England-style "greens" in Wales rd NE, to be used as perpetual parks. Duncan, and other early benefactors, had the present parishioners in mind, when they donated the site and built St. Timothy's Episcopal church. Early pioneers of Massillon also were responsible for the establishment of the city's schools and for launching some of the.

industries which are still providing a livelihood for Massillon residents. Those men have been covered in previous stories, but today's portrait sketch deals with J. W. McClymonds, who had his finger in quite a few "pots." A soldier, a bookkeeper, a banker and an industrial corporation president during His lifetime in Massillon, McClymonds' name lives on, not only for those endeavors, but for the things he gave or are still being enjoyed by residents of the city. These include the Massillon Woman's club and the Massillon Public Library.

THE BEAUTIFUL stone Massillon Woman's club was McClymonds' residence, "Five until his death Oct. 5, 1912. Seven years later, his daughters, Mrs. Ruth Maitland of California and Mrs. Arvine Wales of Northport, donated the mansion, including many of its beautiful original J.

W. McCLYMONDS, Massillon industrialist, banker and benefactor, whose "former home is now the Massillon Woman's club. He also was one of the first benefactors of the local library and president of the McClymonds Public Library association from its organization as a result of his gift to his death. furnishings, for Woman's club. The Massillon the Massillon women which have found, are still finding, and will continue to find enjoyment in the Massillon Woman's DID YOU KNOW? Vogue Cleaners located next to the Lincoln theatre give you more dry cleaning for your money than anyone in town.

FOE A LIMITED TIME ONLY All Plain Skirts Men's Plain Suits 98c Ladies' Plain Dresses 98c For an unlimited time, Vogue Cleaners will dry clean absolutely FREE, one Necktie with each dollar purchase of dry cleaning. Vogue Cleaners Dyers BOB KOHL, Plant J. W- HENRICH, club, are incalculable. MeCLYMONDS wasn't the first library benefactor, but it was his gift that "really started the ball rolling." George Harsh, a Massillon merchant, banker and later an Ohio state senator, made a $10,000 bequest in his will, made public at his death in 1897, for library purposes. As a committee of Massillon residents was making plans to secure a downtown' building to be used as a library, McClymonds made the announcement that his wife, Mrs.

Flora Russell McClymonds and her sister, Mrs. Annie Russell McClymonds the two Russell sisters married the two McClymonds brothers wished to donate the residence of their parents, Nahum and Esther Russell, for a public library and reading room as a memorial to their parents. Nahum Russell was one of the famous Russell Brothers who founded the Russell predecessor of the Griscom-Russell Co. MCCLYMONDS FOLLOWED this timely bombshell with the announcement that he would supplement his wife's and sister-in-law's gift with a $20,000 endowment for the library. The McClymonds Public Library association was then formed.

Later the name was changed to the Massillon Public Library, but the McClymonds Public Library association still is in charge of the library buildings and endowment funds. J. W. McClymonds later made a $10,000 gift to the library to repair the building and another $5,000 endowment. He was president of the library's board" of trustees from its founding until his death.

The library occupied the former Russell home located in Prospect st NE, now 4th st NE, until 1937, when the library moved to the present site, donated by the family of Frank of a future sketch. Mrs. Annie McClymonds made additional bequests and donations to the library totaling $26,000 and another descendent of the Russell brothers, Miss Mary Russell, daughter of Joseph Russell, also- made a bequest to the library. Other endowments to the library include one made by the late Dr. Julia M.

Donahue, local doctor, and Mrs. Frank Baldwin's $25,000 gift for library and museum purposes. J. Walter McClymonds was born in New Lisbon, 0. in 1842.

and moved with his parents and family to Massillon in 1860. His grandfather, John McClymonds, a Pennsylvania resident, was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father, John McClymonds, jr, was one of the organizers of the Ohio National bank in Cleveland, of which he was president until his death in 1894. YOUNG WALTER McCLY- MONDS enlisted in the army in April, 1861, and left to fight in the Civil War immediately after his graduation from high school. During his three-month enlistment pe- rod, he was complimented for gallantry by Gen.

McClellan in the battle of Rich mountain, in which he served as a'member of Co. E-of the 19th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After his three-month enlistment was up, McClymonds continued in service and was promoted to major. He participated in cam paigns in Kentucky and Tennessee, Shiloh or Pittsburgh Landing, the siege of Corinth and the campaigns in Mississippi. In July, 1862, he was commis sioned an adjutant in the 10411 Volunteer Infantry, which he or ganized in Massillon and which had its camp site at the present location of Oak Knoll park.

The story of that almost forgotten Civil War camp was included in a recent por trait sketch about Col. Thomas Webb. As an adjutant, McClymonds called fondly "Odjie" by his men saw service in Cincinnati, Kentucky and Tennessee and later with Sher man's army beginning in May, 1864 for the march on Atlanta, sub sequently participating in 10 bat ties. He was discharged in the spring of 1865 with the rank of captair and at the close of the war received a commission in the regular armj as a first lieutenant of the 14th Regiment Infantry, he resign ed a few months later. DURING MOST of was stationed in Washington, D.

C. as a secretary in the office of Genera Poe, a member of Gen Sherman's staff. After the war, McClymonds be came a clerk in the Ri-ssell Co. but resigned -after three years to become a teller in the Union Na tional bank here. In the spring 1869, he went to Cleveland to be come assistant cashier in his fa ther's bank.

small town and Harsh came to The needle of a compass does Nov. 9, 1870, McClymonds mar-: Massillon to join his brother, Jacob no point to the North pole, but lo ried Flora A. Russell, whose in the J. G. Harsh mercantile the maone tj pole which is 1,600 Nahum, was then president of! business.

Jacob died two years later! south of the true North Russell and Co. In the spring of land George continued the business 1872, he returned to Massillon to; for 23 years. In 1866, he left take a position as bookkeeper field and entered thei Russell and Co. and he was then'real estate business. i "on the way up." He was active in the civic-growth But though he progressed from! 01 Massillon, was president and bookkeeper to a partner, to secre- trustee at one time the Charity tary and treasurer to president of school, founded by Charity Rotch the company, McClymonds was still i Vlce president of the First National; Ibis father's son at heart a 11 and member of the city: ibanker council for 18 years.

In 1846, i In 1890, he organized the Mcr-- wa elected to the house of rcprc-, chants National bank, predecesspri scntatlves in the state legislature of the First National bank and! and in 1860 he was elected to term in the Ohio senate, also was a director of served as its president until death in 1912. When the bank 'out-! Harsh grew its quarters, he built the hl state penitentiary from ent McClymonds building, at the, to northwest corner of Erie st and! Ladies Apparel and Interior Home Furnishings STYLE ACTUALLY FILMED BY M-G-M ON SAFARI IN AFRICA! BAtttl OF THE SSXE5I Thru Thurs. GARDNER 8ATUE Of THt OOIUUASI HI AIR CONDITIONED Last Feature: 9:30 P. M. ON SALE AT ALL IGA Consult Us About YOUR HOME FINANCING We'd like to advise you on the financing of that home you plan to buy or build.

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A COLORFUL FIGURE in McClymonds associations was his "aide de camp." anotherxjovial former Negro slave, Jim Meyers, whose descendents still live on; Meyers Hill in 2nd st NE. Appropriately enough, McClymonds' portrait has a place of honor above the mantel in the Massillon Public Library. McClymonds has a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren but the only one who resides in Massillon is Mrs. Robert P. L.

McLain, his granddaughter. A little more could be said at this time Harsh, whose original gift really started the Massillon Public Library. Harsh came to "these parts" at the age of 3 when in 1813 13 years before Massillon was founded father purchased farm land two and one half miles northwest of what was to be Massillon. The surrounding country was in a primitive condition then. By the time Harsh was 22, that primitive country had changed to is trying a new device to wipe 30,000 unpaid parking tickets off the books.

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