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his trustees that he would not serve
unless they would pledge them-
selves to raise an endowment fund. They
decided to start at once.
The financial committee which will have
charge of raising the fund
consists of L. P. Baldwin, D. Z. Norton
and W. S. Hayden. Its power
to name other members is unlimited.
Until the endowment fund is
raised the museum will be supported as
for the past two years, in part
on its guarantee fund and in part from
the proceeds of a lecture course.
The report of W. H. Cathcart as
secretary of the trustees, opened
the meeting. In it he briefly reviewed
the work of the year giving great
praise to Librarian A. M. Dyer for his
able and energetic management.
He strongly urged the need of an
endowment fund.
The board, as at present organized,
consists of A. T. Brewer, J. H.
Wade and C. A. Grasselli (until 1908),
Ralph King, Douglas Perkins
and D. Z. Norton (until 1909), A. L.
Withington, E. M. Avery and Am-
brose Swazey (until 1910), C. W.
Bingham, H. C. Ranney and James
Barnett (until 1911), and S. P. Baldwin,
Webb C. Hayes and L. E.
Holden (until 1912).
The new president has been connected
with the society for seven-
teen years and has been known as an active
worker in local historical
circles. The other officers elected were
vice presidents, J. D. Rockefeller,
Jacob Perkins, D. C. Baldwin and Col. 0.
J. Hodge; treasurer, E. V.
Hale; secretary, W. S. Hayden;
corresponding secretary, A. L. With-
ington; librarian, A. M. Dyer.
ATTACK ON FORT ST. CLAIR.
We are glad to be able to present to our
readers an extract of
interest pertaining to the battle of
Fort St. Clair, fought near Eaton,
Preble Co., in the days of white
settlement and Indian ravage. It has
been handed to us by a student who is
doing research work in early
Ohio history and is copied from a file,
now owned by the State Library,
of the Sentinel of the North-West
Territory, the first paper ever pub-
lished in any of the five states
comprising that area. Its opening num-
ber was issued from the corner of Front
and Sycamore streets, Cincin-
nati, on November 9, 1793, by Wm.
Maxwell, publisher. The entire file
was preserved by Peyton Symmes of the
famous Symmes family and was
presented to the State Library by Col.
John James of Urbana. It is the
only one in the world.
The paper from which this article was
taken has interesting notes
on the proceedings of the National
Convention of France and advertise-
ments for the opening of the first
packet line on the Ohio River.
The account reads:
CINCINNATI, November 9, 1793.
Many reports having been circulated with
respect to the attack
made by the savages, upon a convoy of
provisions, some little time ago,