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meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary
to all members of the Society
at least ten days before such annual
meeting is held."
The following were duly elected to life
membership: Mr. Clay
Barnes, Waverley; Dr. H. E. Twitchell,
Hamilton; Mr. A. J. Rayner,
Piqua; Prof. A. M. Schlesinger,
Columbus; Mr. H. C. Shetrone, Co-
lumbus; Hon. Harry L. Goodbread, Nevada,
Ohio; Dr. Wm. D. Tremper,
Portsmouth; Mr. W. O. Feurt, Portsmouth;
Mr. Geo. H. Heinisch,
Portsmouth; Mr. Wilbur Stout,
Sciotoville; Mr. Henry J. Booth, Co-
lumbus; Prof. John E. Bradford, Oxford.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
SOCIETY BUILDING, NOVEMBER 27, 1916.
Present: Messrs. Wright, Ryan, Prince,
Cole, Wood, Randall,
Buck, Bareis, Hayes, Treadway, Moore,
Thompson, Campbell; absent,
Messrs. Schaus and Palmer.
The meeting was called to order by
President Wright, who stated
that the first thing in order was the election
of officers. The officers
elected for the ensuing year (1916-17)
were as follows:
Mr. G. Frederick Wright, President; Mr.
George F. Bareis, First Vice
President; Mr. Daniel J. Ryan, Second
Vice President; Mr. E. O. Ran-
dall, Secretary; Mr. E. F. Wood,
Treasurer and Mr. W. C. Mills, Curator.
Thereupon the salaries for the different
officers and employes for the
year beginning July 1, 1917, were
determined upon as asked for in the
forthcoming budget but subject to the
legislative appropriations.
Mr. Wood stated that the salaries here
fixed are for the year be-
ginning July 1, 1917, and the figures
are those furnished the Budget
Commissioner.
All of the present employes of the
Society were appointed for a
term ending June 30th, 1917.
Mr. Wood gave the names of the employes
thus reappointed, as
follows: Oscar F. Miller, bookkeeper,
Mr. H. C. Shetrone, assistant
curator; Mr. Starling Eaton,
superintendent of building; Mr. John Gill
and Mr. Elmer Hart, janitors; Miss
Bushfield, assistant librarian, Co-
lumbus building; Miss Grace Harper,
stenographer; Mrs. Elizabeth P.
French, assistant librarian, Hayes
Memorial Library; Mr. Warren Cowan,
caretaker, Fort Ancient; Mr. Chauncey
Hawk, caretaker, Spiegel Grove
Park; Mr. Jerry Estell, caretaker, Logan
Elm Park.
Dr. W. O. Thompson, who was present,
stated briefly the attitude
which he thought the Society ought to
take in regard to any cooperation
with the Ohio State University. The
suggestion had been considered
that the Society cooperate with the
historical department of the Uni-
versity, to the effect that a teacher of
history, particularly relative to
Ohio history, be employed, the salary of
whom should be shared by the