Ohio History Journal

THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.   SOCIETY BUILDING, COLUMBUS, OHIO. September 25, 1918. The meeting was called to order by President G. Frederick Wright.  There were present:

G. Frederick Wright, George F. Bareis, W. H. Cole, B. F. Prince, W. L. Curry, E. F. Wood, Mrs. Howard Jones, J. S. Roof, J. E. Campbell, H. F. Burket, D. J. Ryan, A. M. Schlesinger, J. M. Henderson, William Walker,

E. O. Randall, D. H. Gard, W. C. Mills, H. C. Shetrone, L. P. Schaus, J. M. Dunham, W. C. Moore, C. W. Justice, E. H. Darby, Byron R. Long, F. W. Treadway, Almer Hegler, Harry L. Goodbread.

President Wright made the following opening address: As I have been honored during the last ten years by being chosen president of your Society during all that period, and as I have passed my eightieth birthday and desire to relieve myself of some of the responsi- bilities, heretofore borne, I feel it my duty and privilege to decline fur- ther election to the office, that its privileges and duties may be left to fall upon a younger man. The occasion renders it an appropriate time briefly to review the work of the Society and to take a look into the future. Unfortunately, I was not one of the charter members of the Society on its organization in 1885; (of which, I believe, Mr. D, H. Gard and Prof. S. C. Derby, are the only living members) but, like our secretary E. O. Randall, I became actively connected with it during the first year of its existence- both of us having extended papers in the first volume of our QUARTERLY containing the proceedings of 1886; and I am advertised as one of the editorial committee of the first volume. In 1887 I was appointed a (511)

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committee to visit, at my own expense, the various earthworks of the

State and report upon their conditions. In obedience to this request

I made an extensive tour of the State in company with Judge C. C.

Baldwin in 1888, thirty years ago. My report is found in the first

volume of the Quarterly, pages 341-348.

Referring to this report it appears that at that time nothing had been

done to preserve the prehistoric monuments of the State except those in

Marietta and Newark, which were under the partial protection of local

societies. Fort Ancient, and the Serpent Mound in Adams county, were

then overrun with briars and thorns so that it was with difficulty that a

visitor could examine them. But since then both these remarkable and

world-renowned relics of prehistoric time have come into possession of

our Society and are carefully prepared to welcome the thousands of

visitors who come to them annually. But there are other prehistoric earth-

works, to which attention was called in my report, which should come

under the protection of the Society. Among these we make special

mention of the largest mound of the state, and the largest but one in the

Ohio Valley, found at Miamisburg on the highlands to the southeast of

the town. There is also an extensive earthwork near Carlisle Station,

(3,600 feet in length, and inclosing 15 acres) which is readily accessible

to tourists. This is partly in Montgomery county and partly in Warren

county. Another is "Fortified Hill," in Ross county, situated upon a

bluff about 250 feet above the Big Miami. This incloses about 16 acres,

and is being rapidly destroyed by cultivation and the waste of the

elements. Another most important earthwork is in Hamilton county,

in the extreme southwestern portion, between the Miami and Ohio

rivers. This was not far from the home of President William Henry

Harrison, who regarded it as evincing extraordinary military skill. Fort

Hill, a few miles north of the Serpent Mound in Adams county, is one

of the most remarkable and best preserved of all the fortifications in

the state and as such should be under our protection.

Of the many mounds in the valley of the Scioto and of Paint Creek

we are glad to say that they are being explored with the most gratifying

results as fast as the Society has means at its disposal to carry on the

work. So much attention is directed to them that doubtless in due time

they will all be explored; and I trust the state will not be wholly di-

verted from interest in this work even by the exigencies forced upon us

by the present war. The exploration of the Tremper Mound at Rush-

ville, a few miles north of Portsmouth, has yielded results which are

gratifying in the extreme. Before the exploration of that mound the

best collection of Mound Builder's relics was to be found in the Black-

more Museum, Salisbury, England, where was preserved the great Mound

Builder's collection made by Squier and Davis seventy-five years ago; but

as the result of our Curator's investigation of the Tremper Mound, our

museum now more than duplicates everything in the Squier and Davis

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collection. Our museum now, by all odds, contains the best collection in

existence of Mound Building records in the Mississippi Valley.

The preservation of the historical sites of Ohio is of special im-

portance for the promotion of the patriotic sentiments of our population.

Much has been done by local societies. At Greenville, in Darke county,

the numerous stirring events in pioneer history which occurred there

have been properly honored by monuments erected by the local citizens.

Fort Meigs, at Perrysburg, on the banks of the Maumee, eight miles

from Toledo, is controlled by a local society which keeps it in good

order and has erected upon it a noble monument. Fort Stephenson, so

gallantly defended by Major Groghan in the War of 1812, is duly cared

for by the citizens of Fremont; and Perry's victory is honored by a

noble monument at Put-in-Bay, erected by the various states whose

citizens had a part in that epochcal event. The massacre of Christian

Indians at Gnadenhutten; the Copus massacre near Mansfield; the scene

of the burning of Col. Crawford and the camping place of Johnny Apple-

seed, are all duly marked by appropriate monuments.

Four Presidents of the United States are buried in Ohio. To two

of these, noble monuments have been erected by private enterprise, viz.,

to President Garfield, in Cleveland, and to President McKinley in Can-

ton; but the burial place of William Henry Harrison is in a deplorable

condition of decay, reflecting seriously upon the patriotism of the state.

The memory of President Hayes is the only one which has been fitly

perpetuated by the State. In obtaining possession of Spiegel Grove, in

which is picturesquely situated the late residence of President Hayes,

and in the erection of a beautiful fireproof building to contain his

library, our Society has come into possession of one of the most valuable

properties in the state, which is worth scarcely less than a quarter of a

million of dollars.

Other historical sites which, through the benevolence of the legisla-

ture, have come into the possession of our Society, are the original site

of Fort Laurens, the first to have been erected by the Americans in the

state, and Big Bottom Park, in the southeast corner of Morgan county,

where occurred the massacre of sixty settlers in 1790. We hope to

secure, at Marietta, the space between the Muskingum and Ohio rivers

which was occupied by the original settlers of that historic town.

Among the other sites which it is desirable for the state to preserve,

we would mention Fort Miami, a short distance below Fort Meigs, which

was established by the British in 1776; and the Warren County Serpent

Mound, near South Lebanon, which is of special importance in com-

parison with the Serpent Mound in Adams county.

The growth of our Society in the last thirty years is most gratify-

ing. Whatever interference with our work may arise from the unsettled

conditions forced upon us by the world war in which we are engaged,

the past, at least, is secure. In this noble building with its magnificent

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museum, and in the beautiful Hayes Memorial Building in Fremont with

its invaluable library of American history, and its unique collection of

historical relics, both the state, the country, and the world at large has

occasion to rejoice. In the Hayes Memorial Library we have one of

the best collections in existence for the study of American history, and

we have in connection with it an endowment of $50,000, the income of

which is to be used in the purchase of books to complete the library and

keep it up to the times. This is already partly catalogued, so as to be

available to scholars who wish to study in any line of American history.

Eventually the library must become so valuable that it will attract

scholars from the ends of the earth to delve in its treasures. Our library

in the Central Building is in its infancy, but it is rapidly growing

through our exchanges and the gifts of its friends; but it demands more

attention from the Society, and I would suggest that in its development

it be supplementary to that of the Hayes Memorial Library and not

merely a parallel repetition.

Finally, we may refer to our QUARTERLY as a thing whose "past is

secure." In the 27 volumes already published, excluding various separate

publications relating to the history and institutions of the state, we

have a collection of material of greatest importance to the students of

the history of our commonwealth, and we may add that it is as interest-

ing as it is important. Our QUARTERLY is recognized everywhere, as, on

the whole, the most successful of such publications, and by exchange

secures for us a large number of similar publications which could not

be obtained except by a considerable expenditure of money. The history

which the sons of Ohio are now making in the war which is raging

upon another continent will naturally be recorded in future publications

of this Society. We bespeak, therefore, for it liberal appropriations by

the legislature, and to secure this we must ourselves have an intelligent

appreciation of the value of its mission. To obtain such an appreciation

it is only necessary that you turn the pages of the past volumes and read

those portions of them which will specially attract your attention.

In retiring from the presidency of your Society, I wish again to

thank you for the honor and the privileges conferred upon me during

the past ten years; for, it has been one of the great privileges of my

life to cooperate with you in your noble endeavors, and I assure you

that my interest in the work of the Society will not in any degree be

diminished after retiring to the private ranks. I wish also to urge upon

the Society that it continue to magnify its calling and not unduly slacken

its work, even in such troublous times as the present; for it is such

work as we are doing which lies at the basis of patriotism. We are reap-

ing the fruits of the self-denying labors of the patriotic pioneers who

laid the firm foundation of our body politic. The memory of their heroic

deeds should never fade from our minds, but should ever be fostered in

the rising generation.

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Mr. E. F. Wood stated that the president's splendid report

should not pass without notice, and moved that the report be

received, and the secretary be authorized to publish it in full in

the QUARTERLY. The motion was duly seconded, put to a vote

and unanimously carried.

 

SECRETARY'S REPORT.

Secretary Randall stated that the proceedings of the Society

in its last annual meeting appear in condensed form in volume

twenty-six of the Annuals. The full record appears in the type-

written copy of the Secretary's Minutes.     All members of the

Society have the QUARTERLY and can refer to it, and following

the usual custom it is suggested that the minutes of that meeting

be approved by this meeting.

Owing to the conditions which have prevailed the past year of the

Society, the Secretary's report is necessarily exceedingly brief.  We

have had no meetings of the Board of Trustees, for the reasons, first;

that there was no urgent necessity for calling the same because the

matters looked after by the Society were almost entirely of a routine

nature, and could be discharged by the officers of the Society or the

standing committees; and, second, the appropriation for traveling ex-

penses of the officers and trustees was so limited that the Society could

hardly afford to have such meetings, and moreover it has been the

policy, and indeed injunction, of the state authorities to conserve every

dollar in each department of the state. The work of the Society, how-

ever, has progressed smoothly and satisfactorily in all respects, and its

activities along the lines of its chief work have not been lessened. The

Secretary's report will be largely made by the separate and specific

reports of the different committees, to be made at this meeting.

For reasons satisfactory to himself, the Governor did not appoint

the trustees under his authority so to do, either in February, 1917, or in

February, 1918. In February, 1917, the terms of Prof. B. F. Prince and

your secretary, E. O. Randall, expired; nothing being done as to their

successors they continued in office under the rule that they should do so

until their successors were appointed and qualified. In February, 1918,

the appointive terms of Waldo C. Moore and W. H. Cole expired. On

July 11, 1918, Governor Cox reappointed the four gentlemen in question,

Messrs. Randall and Prince to serve for three years from the time of

the expiration of their previous appointments; their present terms will

expire February 18, 1920; the terms of Waldo G. Moore and W. H.

Cole, whose terms expired in February, 1918, will continue until February

18, 1921. The Governor treated this matter with due courtesy, however,

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conferring with your secretary in regard to it, and stating that this was

no special neglect as to our Society, as he had pursued the same policy

in regard to the trustees or officials of many other state institutions.

In February, 1918, Governor Cox appointed the Historical Commis-

sion of Ohio; the purpose and personnel of this commision will be

explained by the chairman of this commission, Professor A. M.

Schlesinger, who is a life member of our Society and Professor of

American History in Ohio State University, author of a recently published

work entitled "The Colonial Merchants and the American Revolution,"

for the authorship of which Columbia University conferred upon Mr.

Schlesinger the degree of Ph. D.

It goes without saying that our Society has, in addition to those

matters, given its influence and aid in every way possible to activities

in connection with the war. A branch of the Red Cross for Surgical

Dressings, Mrs. G. W. Knight, chairman, which had quarters in one of

the churches in this part of the city, was obliged to vacate and seek

quarters some where on the college campus. This will be reported by

Curator Mills.

As to acquisitions by the Society, we have to report that the title to

Fort Laurens, in Tuscarawas county, has been transferred to the state

of Ohio, in the custody of our Society. We came very near losing that

acquisition, through the difficulty which the committee of the legislature

had in securing title, there being many heirs scattered throughout various

parts of the country. The deed was brought in to the Secretary only

about two days before the time for the expiration of the appropriation,

but it is now ours. Curator Mills and your Secretary visited and in-

spected this property in the summer of 1917, and conferred with the

members of the local committee who had charge of the securing of title,

and who acted in cooperation with the legislative committee. This

acquisition is a very important and desirable one. It is the greatest

historical spot, in some respects, in Ohio, representing Ohio's part in the

American Revolution. It was a veritable Valley Forge in the confines

of the Buckeye state to be.

The legislature in its last session, winter of 1917, it will be recalled,

appropriated the sum of $16,000 for the purchase of the Campus Martius,

at Marietta. The acquisition of that property has never been con-

summated. Curator Mills and your Secretary visited Marietta last year,

but no definite action resulted therefrom. The legislative committee who

are to secure the title have not yet completed their work. It is under-

stood however, that the owners, Miss Minna Tupper Nye and Mrs.

Lucy Davis, are ready to deed this property to the State at any time.

The matters thus mentioned cover those, perhaps, outside of the

regular committees. I wish to speak briefly of some of the committees.

What I will say will be supplemented by the further reports of the dif-

ferent chairmen.

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The Finance Committee will report through Treasurer Wood. As

to publications, the appropriation of $11,500.00 by the present legislature

for the republication of the annuals of the Society, was properly ex-

pended, the books were printed, including volumes 1 to 26, and were

distributed according to the authority of the legislature, each member of

the general assembly receiving his quota, with more than the usual

interest and appreciation. It also should be noted that more than ever,

and almost uniformly, the members of the legislature distributed these

books to the schools and public libraries, and very few were given to

private individuals. This is as it should be. In this connection I wish

to report that Prof. E. F. Warner, of Bellevue, one of the High School

Inspectors of the State, acting under the approval of the Superintendent

of Public Instruction, Prof. F. B. Pearson, with considerable labor

prepared, from the 26 volumes, an index of all the subjects concerning

Ohio historical localities having more or less intimate relationship with

American history. This index is for the ready reference and use of

the teachers and students of American history in the high schools. Prof.

Warner contributed his services in this respect, the work being ad-

mirably done. The expense of the publication was paid by our Society,

but the distribution was made, and the expense attendant therewith paid,

by the Department of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. These

pamphlets are being distributed to the teachers of history in the high

schools; there are about a thousand high schools in the state, and they

average probably two history teachers to the school, so that about two

thousand of these pamphlets will go to the teachers. Already we have

heard from many of them, the teachers expressing great delight over the

same, and many of them are thereby for the first time made acquainted

with the work of our Society. It is a great source of publicity for the

work we are doing, and will bring to our Society a close and influential

relationship with these teachers and schools.

The QUARTERLIES for January, April and July have been published,

and are of uncommon value and interest. The January and April issues

comprise a history of the legislation in Ohio on the subject of Educa-

tion-the result of several years investigation and study by Prof. E. A.

Miller, Oberlin College. It is pronounced the most complete and valua-

ble record of what Ohio has done, officially, for education, and it is

regarded of such importance that the University of Chicago has already

made arrangements with our Society to reprint this article in book form

and make it one of the series of the publications of Chicago University

on the subject of public education in this country. That is not only a

great compliment to our Society, but will add immensely to the standing

of our Society throughout the country. In these publications the Chicago

University give due and full credit to our Society for the preparation

and publication of this work. The July QUARTERLY deserves special

mention, because it is the product of the study and work of our Assistant

Curator, H. C. Shetrone. It is by all odds the best summary of the

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Mound Builders and Indian history in Ohio. It is an admirable piece of

work not only historically but literarily.

As to the library committee, of which the Secretary is chairman,

there is little to say except that the work has gone on quietly and

effectively so far as the funds for that purpose would permit. There

have been many acquisitions to the library, all carefully selected and of

the most valuable nature, pertinent to either Ohio history specifically or

the Northwest Territory in general.

Concerning Logan Elm, the chairman of which committee is Mr.

Frank Tallmadge, who is absent in the east, I have simply to say that I

have made two or three visits to Logan Elm since our last meeting, one

in June last, at the annual meeting of the Cresap Association, in which

members of the Cressap family to the number of about thirty, represent-

ing some eight or ten states, including Kansas, Virginia, New York and

Ohio, were present. It proved to be a very interesting occasion. The

association has remodeled and removed the Cresap monument from its

former position near the Boggs monument, to another locality in the

park. In this connection you will recall the appearance here at our last

annual meeting of Messrs. Sharp and Wilson, who represent a voluntary

committee of the people living in the neighborhood of Logan Elm, who

propose to erect a monument to Chief Logan. They have already col-

lected more than a thousand dollars for that purpose.

As to the publication of the Hayes Dairies. The members are

aware that, through the courtesy of Col. Webb C. Hayes, we have tem-

porary possession of the diaries of President Rutherford B. Hayes.

They are in the hands of Professor Charles R. Williams, at Princeton,

N. J., and he is editing them. The last news received from Prof. Williams

was that it was hoped that before the end of this year the manuscript,

with the annotations, would be in our hands. We first had them copied by

expert stenographers, and the original and the copies were forwarded to

Mr. Williams.

On. motion the Secretary's report was received and ap-

proved.

Mr. Wood then made his report as Treasurer, as follows:

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR

ENDING JUNE 30, 1918.

 

RECEIPTS.

Cash   on  hand  July   1st, 1917 ................................  $2,964                         17

Life    M embership     Dues .....................................                                        39  50

Active                        M embership                                                                 Dues .................................             93                            00

Freight Refund ..........................................                                                      3 00

Supplies   sold  ...................................... .                                                        13  96

Interest ..................................................                                                          70 83

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Books  sold    ................................................                                               311 38

Subscriptions      .............................................                                              33   25

Interest  on    Permanent  Fund ........................ .....                                      674 10

Cash advanced by Webb C. Hayes..........................                                        200 00

From State Treasurer on Sundry Appropriations ............                         31,576 18

 

Total  ................................................                                            $35,979  37

 

 

DISBURSEMENTS.

Salaries .......................................             $12,275 00

W ages  ........................................... ......                                                      134  15

General Plant Supplies .....................................                                             140 99

Publications  ...............................................                                            2,992   54

M useum       Equipm ent ........................................                                                                                         592   78

Equipm ent    .......................................                                                   1,016   00

Repairs    and Upkeep .................................... . ..                                         94   01

W ater     ........................................  ........                                                   91   77

Light,      Heat   and Power .....................................                                     765 36

Express,  Freight      and  Drayage .............................                                   89   95

Expense of Trustees and Committees ......................                                    186 00

Telephones   ...............................................                                                 74   20

Sundry Expense ...........................................                                                54 50

Field   W ork ................................................                                               306 15

Insurance       ........................................ .......                                               248 65

Logan  Elm   Park ...........................................                                            143 00

Serpent Mound Park .....................................                                               375 28

Ft. Ancient  Park ...........................................                                                                                                   193   27

Postage   ........................................  .......                                                    104 00

Extra Salaries and Supplies advanced by Webb C. Hayes

for Hayes Memorial Library .............................                                        357 88

Duty on collection for Hayes Memorial Library in part ......                         178 58

Reprinting   Publications .....................................                                   11,500 00

Repairs Hayes Memorial Library Bldg ....................                                      63 99

Supplies Hayes Memorial Library Bldg ......................                                   74 75

Office  Supplies  ............................................                                              67   05

Library Equipment ........................................                                               473 94

Transferred to Permanent Fund ............................                                       715 00

Cash  on  hand   July  1st,  1918 ................................                             2,670   58

 

Total    ...............................................                                           $35,979   37

Amount of Permanent Fund July 1, 1918 ...................$14,030 00

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed) E. F. WOOD,

Treasurer."

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Treasurer Wood then read the report of the Auditors, as

follows:

COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 15, 1918.

The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, Hon. E. O. Randall,

Secretary, Columbus, Ohio.

DEAR SIR: -

At the request of your treasurer, Mr. E. F. Wood, for the annual

audit of the Books of Account of your Society for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1918, we have completed same and herewith present our findings

in the form of statements and schedules as follows:

Page 1- Post Closing Trial Balance as at June 30, 1918.

Page 2- Summary of Cash Receipts and Disbursements for Year.

Page 3--Statement of Appropriations for the Period, -Balances,

Amounts Appropriated, Amounts Lapsed and Amounts With-

drawn.

Page 4-Schedule of Amounts Appropriated by the Legislature for the

Fiscal Year 1917-1918.

Page 5-Balance Sheet as at June 30, 1918.

Page 6-Suggestive Entries for Incorporating Inventories Into Ac-

counts of the Society.

We have examined the vouchers covering disbursements and find

them correct and properly distributed. The cash balance has been recon-

ciled with the bank as shown on page 2. The certificates of deposit in

the hands of the Treasurer have been inspected and found regular in

form and amount. Your Permanent Fund is represented by Ohio State

Savings Association Certificate No. 76092 in amount $14,030.00.

The balance of your Permanent Fund at July 1, 1917 was.... $13,315 00

This has been increased during the year by the following

additions: -

Interest ...................................                                     $674 10

Life Memberships .........................                                     39 50

From   Current Funds .......................                                  1 40

 

Total additions ....................................   715 00

 

Balance June 30, 1918, as above ............................ $14,030 00

The Balance of Current Funds at July 1, 1917, was..........  2,964 17

The total receipts during the year from all

sources amounted  to ........................  $1,439  02

and the amount drawn against appropriations and

paid by the Treasurer of State was..........                       31,576 18

 

Total .................................                                   $33,015 20

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The disbursements for the year, including the

amount transferred to Permanent Fund,

amounted to .............................. $33,308 79

an excess of disbursements over receipts of.................                           $293 59

which reduces the balance of Current Funds to..............        $2,670 58

at June 30, 1918.

We are pleased to note that our previous suggestions as to an

appraisal of the property of the Society have been complied with.

Copy of the Inventory Summaries, as submitted to us, is appended

to this report as supplementary pages 7, 8, 9 and 10. These inventories

have been classified as far as the data furnished would permit and the

totals embodied in a Balance Sheet which is presented on page 5. This

Balance Sheet shows the resources of the Society to consist of:-

Current      Funds    ............................................                  $2,670       58

Permanent    Fund  .........................................                     14,030       00

Property    .......................................... .......                        565,713     75

 

Total             ................................................              $582,414   33

with no indebtedness.

On page 6 is the draft of an entry for incorporating the inventory

into the accounts. At the close of each fiscal year the various property

accounts should be changed with an amount equal to the amount in-

vested therein during the year, the entire capital outlay being credited

to "Society's Property Investment."

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN J. MCKNIGHT,

Certified Public Accountant.

By W. D. WALL,

C. P. A.

 

POST CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE JUNE 30, 1918.

Ledger

Folio.                                                                                 Dr.                     Cr.

4  State  Treasurer  ............................                              $2,721  82 ..........

26 Janitors A-2 ...............................                                  ........                  115 85

29 Office Supplies C-4..........................                              ........                  19 21

33  General Plant  Supplies  C-11 ................. ........                              24    14

35 Equipment E-2 .............................                                ........                  4 00

190  Equipment E-8  .............................                              ........                  26 06

36 Equipment E-9 .............................                                ........                  7 97

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200  Contract & Open Order Service General Re-

pairs F-1 ............................                                         ........                           12 20

202      Contract & Open Order Service Water F-3..                ........                           43 23

204      Contract & Open Order Service Light, Heat

&   Power  F-4 ........................... ........    1,634  64

206  Contract & Open Order Service Transporta-

tion  F-6  ............................... ........      119  51

208  Contract & Open Order Service Communica-

tion  F-7  ............................... ........       18   80

45  Contract & Open Order Service Field Service

F -9  ....................................  ........     523   85

31  Contract & Open Order Service Publications

F-9  ....................................                                           ........                           7                                                                                            46

48       New Structural Improvements ...............                         ........                           64 90

57      E. F. W  ood,  Treasurer .....................                                2,670  58          ........

116      Cash ......................................                                                 ........                    2,670 58

 

150      Investm ents  ................................                                        14,030  00       ........

151      Permanent Fund ...........................                                       ........                    14,030 00

 

$19,422 40 $19,422 40

 

 

SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR PERIOD

(CURRENT FUNDS) JULY I, 1917, TO JUNE 30, 1918.

Balance July 1, 1917...................                        $2,964 17

 

 

RECEIPTS.

Life Membership Dues .........................                                           $39 50

Active Membership Dues .......................                                                                  93 00

Subscriptions ..................................                                                                             33 25

Books Sold ...................................                                                                                311 38

Interest-General Fund ..............                                                      $70 83

Permanent Fund ..........                                            674 10

744 93

Supplies Sold .................................                                                                              13 96

Cash advanced by Webb C. Hayes ..............                                                           200 00

Freight Rebates ...............................                                                                             3 00

 

$1,439 02

From State Treasurer on Appropriations ........    31,576 18   33,015 20

 

$35,979 87

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DISBURSEMENTS.

Transferred to Permanent Fund for Care and

Improvement ..........................      $715 00

Logan Elm Park .................                        $143 00

Serpent Mound ..................                        375 28

Fort Ancient ....................                          193 27

711 55

Salaries   ......................................  12,409  15

Supplies:-

Office  ...........................                            $67  05

General Plant ...................                          140 99

208 04

Publications  ...................................                  2,992  54

Library Equipment ............................                473 94

Museum   Equipment ...........................              592 78

Repairs and Upkeep of Building..:..............               94 01

Equipment ....................................                     1,016 00

Water Rentals ................................                          91 77

Light,  Heat  &   Power ..........................           765 36

Express, Freight & Drayage ....................                 89 95

Expense of Trustees & Committees .............     186 00

Telephone Rentals .............................                      74 20

Sundry Expense: -

Auditing  ........................                            37   50

Premium on Treasurer's Bond....                 15 00

Box Rent ......................                             2 00

54 50

Field Work ...................................                     306 15

Insurance .....................................                      248 55

Postage  .......................................                     104  00

Reprinting Publications ........................              11,500 00

Hayes Memorial Library Building-Salaries, etc.   536 46

Hayes Memorial Library Building-Repairs .....           63 99

Hayes Memorial Library Building-Supplies ....            74 75

$33,308 79

Balance June 30, 1918......................................    2,670 58

 

$35,989 31

Balance as per Pass Book the Capital City Bank..      $695 58

Less check No. 2241 outstanding ................             25 00

 

$670 58

Ohio State Savings Association Certificate......    2,000 00

 

Balance   as  above...............................  $2,670  58

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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD JULY 1, 1917, TO

JUNE 30, 1918.

Amount

Balance    Appropri-     Total

July 1, ated During Appropri-

APPROPRIATION        FOR:-               1917.      Year.       ation.

Personal Service -

A-1 Salaries ................                         $35 00 $12,175 00 $12,210 00

A-2 Wages .................                         ........      250 00      250 00

Maintenance -

C Supplies C-4 Office ..............                   250 00   250 00

C-11 General Plant Supplies..         19         175 00   175 19

E Equipment E-2 Household .....      .......           120 00   120 00

E-8 Educational .............                            76          500 00          500 76

E-9 General Plant Equipment.                    28       1,500 00           1,500 28

F Contract and Open Order Ser-

vice -

F-1 Repairs .................       1 30                 600 00   601 30

F-3 Water ..................    ........                    135 00   135 00

F-4 Light, Heat & Power.... 1,057 25  2,400 00    3,457 25

F-6 Transportation ..........                   470 55          400 00          870 55

F-7 Communication    .........                20 25             93 00            113 25

F-8 Contingencies .........                             21  ..........          21

F-9 General Plant Service-

Publications  ...............          3,000 00    3,000 00

Explorations ........         35           750 00   750 35

Republishing Archae-

ological and Histor-

ical Reports ...............        11,500 00   11,500 00

H -7  Insurance   ..................       60            ..........          60

G Additions        and   Betterments-

G-2 Shelterhouse Serpent

Mound   ......... ....... ........                 200  00  200  00

G-3 Gateways ............... ........                     250 00   250 00

$1,586 74  $34,298 00 $35,884 74

Cash

Drawn

From

Amount       State       Total

Lapsed. Treasurer. Deductions.

APPROPRIATION FOR:-

Personal Service -

A-1 Salaries ................                         $35 00 $12,175 00 $12,210 00

A-2  W ages  .................                      ........      134  15     134  15

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Maintenance -

C-4  Office  ...................  ........                  230  79  230  79

C-11 General Plant Supplies..         19                   150 86 151 05

E Equipment--

E-2 Household ..............    ........                 116 00   116 00

E-8 Educational .............                            76          473 94          474 70

E-7 General Plant Equipment.                    28      1,492 03           1,492 31

F Contract and Open Order Ser-

vice -

F-1 Repairs .................                       11 30              587 80          589 10

F-3 Water ..................                       ........               91 77                91 77

F-4 Light, Heat and Power.. 1,057 25                  765 36 1,822 61

F-6 Transportation .........                  470 55            280 49          751 04

F-7 Communication    .........              20 25              74 20                94 45

F-9  Contingencies      ...........                    21  ..........                   21

F-9 General Plant Service-

Publications  ...............        2,992 54    2,992 54

Exploration .........         35           226 15   226 50

Republishing Archae-

ological and Histor-

ical reports ..............        11,500 00   11,500 00

H-7  Insurance     ...............       60     ..........          60

G Additions   and        Betterments-

G-2 Shelterhouse Serpent

Mound   ................                  ........               200 00          200                                                                                                                      00

G-3 Gateways ...............                     ........               85 10                85 10

 

$1,586 74  $31,576 18  $33,162 92

 

Balance

June 30,

APPROPRIATION FOR: -                                            1918.

Personal Service A-1 Salaries-

A-2 Wages     .........................     $115 85

Maintenance -

C  Supplies  C-4  Office ...............................            19                                                                                             21

C-11 General Plant Supplies ........................            24 14

E Equipment E-2 Household ............................           4 00

E-8 Education .....................................                26 06

E-9 General Plant Equipment .......................           7 97

F Contract and Open Order Service-

F-1 Repairs .......................................                  12 20

F-3 Water ........................................                   43 23

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F-4 Light, Heat & Power..............................                                                 1,634 64

F-6 Transportation ................................                                                                              119 51

F-7 Communication ................................                                                                             18 80

F-8  Contingencies  .... ............................  ..........

F-9 General Plant Service-

Publications  ...............................                                                                    7                                             40

Exploration ...............................                                                                       523 85

Republishing Archaeological and Historical

reports  .................................. ..........

H -7  Insurance   ....... ............................     ..........

G Additions and Betterments-

G-2 Shelterhouse Serpent Mound............................

G-3 Gateways .....................................        164 90

$2,721 82

RECAPITULATION OF TOTALS.

Balance  July  1,  1917 ...........................                                                                   $1,586  74

Appropriations as per Schedule ................                                                            34,298 00

Total  appropriations  ..................................  $35,884  74

Amount lapsed during year .....................                                                                $1,586 74

Cash drawn from                        State Treasurer .............                                         31,576 18

Total  Deductions          ......................................                                             33,162  92

Balance as above......................................                                                        $2,721 82

 

SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS JULY 1, 1917, TO JUNE 30, 1918,

LAWS OF OHIO 107, PAGES 197 AND 344--         H. B. NO. 584.

PERSONAL SERVICE:-

A-1 Salaries:-

Treasurer .............................                                                                     $300 00

Secretary  .............................                                                                    1,000 00

Curator ...............................                                                                      2,500 00

Assistant Curator ......................                                                            1,500 00

Two Assistant Librarians ...............                                                    1,340 00

Stenographer ..........................                                                                720 00

Superintendent of Building .............                                                  900 00

Two Janitors ..........................                                                                 1,420 00

Four Care-takers .....................                                                               1,345 00

Bookkeeper ............................                                                                 150 00

Author "Ohio in the Civil War"........                                                 1,000 00

$12,175 00

A-2 Wages    ...............................      250 00

$12,425 00

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MAINTENANCE: -

C Supplies:-

C-4 Office .............................                                 $250 00

C-11 General Plant ....................                               175 00

425 00

E Equipment: -

E-2 Household .           .......................                    $120 00

E-3 Educational .......................                                 500 00

E-9 General Plant .....................                             1,500 00

2,120 00

F Contract and Open Order Service:-

F-1 Repairs ...........................                                 $600 00

F-3 Water ............................                                     135 00

F-4 Light, Heat & Power     ..............                     2,400 00

F-6 Transportation ....................                               400 00

F-7 Communication    ...................                            93 00

F-9 General Plant: -

Publications ...................                          3,000 00

Explorations ..................                            750 00

Republishing Archaeological and

Historical reports ............  11,500 00

18,878 00

G Additions and Betterments:--

G-2 Structures and Betterment-

Shelter House Serpent Mound ......       $200 00

G-3 Non-structural Improvements -

Gateways .........................        250 00

450 00

 

Total Appropriations  ..........................  $34,298  00

 

BALANCE SHEET AS AT JUNE 30, 1918.

ASSETS.

Cash - Checking Account .......................    .........     $670 58

Certificate of Deposit: -

Current Fund ..............................                                   $2,000 00

Permanent Fund .............       ..........                              14,030 00

16,030 00

Real Estate:-

Land  ......................................  $107,135  00

Buildings and   Structures.................. 186,360 00

293,495 00

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Equipment and Exhibits:-

House Furniture and Furnishings ........... $32,347 00

Library and Museum Equipment ............   29,439 50

Archaeological and Historical Exhibits...... 180,050 00

Books   ....................................                                   28,382  25

Paintings ..................................                                  2,000 00

272,218 75

 

$582,414 33

CONTRA.

Current Fund-E. F. Wood, Treasurer .....................             $2,670 58

Permanent  Fund       Invested ..................................          14,030          00

Society's     Property                                                          Investment ..............................    565,713   75

 

$582,414 33

 

ENTRY FOR INCORPORATING INVENTORY TOTALS INTO ACCOUNTS

OF THE SOCIETY- JUNE 30, 19l8.

Dr.         Cr.

Sundries to Society Property-

Investment ................................           $565,713 75

For incorporating into the accounts of the Society

the total valuation of its property as per de-

tailed appraisal on file with the Librarian-

Real Estate- Land ........................... $107,135 00

Real Estate - Buildings and Structures .......... 186,360 00

House Furniture and Furnishings ............                            32,347 00

Books  .........................................                                     28,382  25

Archaeological and Historical Exhibits.......... 180,050 00

Paintings  ......................................                                    2,000  00

Library and Museum Equipment ................                        29,439 50

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 13, 1918.

MR. E. F. WOOD,

44 East Broad Street,

City.

MY DEAR MR. WOOD:

As per your suggestion I have completed the inventory of the Museum

and Library making a fair estimate of the value of the building and its

equipment together with the specimens on exhibition in the Museum as

well as the books in the library. In making this inventory I have used the

price paid for equipment and if this equipment was to be purchased at

the present time it would cost from one-third to one-half more than

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when we purchased it. Following is the total of the inventory and I am

keeping the itemized inventory in the vault so that it can he examined

by the Trustees at any time.

The total value of equipment which includes showcases and

all paraphernalia used in the Museum for exhibiting speci-

mens, all the chairs, desks, typewriters, bookcases, camp

outfit, printing press equipment, fire fighting para-

phernalia including innumerable things used in taking care

of the  building,  etc.,  total cost .........................  $16,701  00

The total amount of publications on hand including sets of

our publications, volumes 1-26, Fowke's Archaeological

History of Ohio, Ohio Centennial, Poems on Ohio,

History of the Andersons, History of Coshocton County,

History of Knox County, Zeisberger's Indians, Mound

Builders, Serpent Mound, Mills' Archaeological Atlas,

and the QUARTERLIES amount to ..........................  3,300 25

Value of the archaeological collections on the second floor

of the building also in the basement numbering upward

of 200,000 specimens, estimated value ................... 150,000 00

Value of the historical collections including the specimens

from the relic room at the state house numbering in all

25,000 specimens, estimated value .................... ...  25,000 00

Value of building, including electric lights and lamps on

hand, elevator and power sweeper ...................... 100,000 00

Value of the sidewalks both front and rear .................  325 00

Value of 8,588 volumes now in the Library at the low esti-

mate  of  $1.50  per  volume ..............................  12,882  00

Total value of 1500 volumes of Mr. D. H. Gard's library

low  estimate ........................................  1,500 00

 

Total  .............................................  $309,708  25

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed) WM. C. MILLS,

Curator and Librarian.

 

 

VALUE OF STATE PROPERTY AT FORT ANCIENT, OHIO.

L and     ......................................................                                                                                                 $23,000   00

H ouse   ......... ...........................................                                                                                                  2,000        00

Barn       and    outbuildings ......................................                                                                                   500    00

Shelter House ........................................                                                                                                          500 00

 

Total ......................................         $26,000 00

B. F. PRINCE as Chairman on For Ancient.

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SUMMARY OF INVENTORY

made by Wm. C. Mills, Curator and Librarian, on Property Belonging

to the Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society in

Fremont, Ohio, in June, 1918.

25 Acres known as Spiegel Grove (conservative) ............ $75,000 00

Hayes  Memorial   Building ..................................                                   45,000  00

Residence and Garage ......................................                                        35,000 00

Paintings, draperies, rugs, furniture, etc., in residence ....                          32,327 00

Books  in   residence.........................................                                              70000

Family relics ..............................................                                             5,000 00

Library cases in Memorial Building ........................                                 3,130 00

6,600 volumes in Memorial Building ........................                               10,000 00

Paintings in Memorial Building .............................                                  2,000 00

Furniture and Fixtures and relics in Memorial Building .....                       9,578 50

 

Total Appraisement ................................... $217,735 50

14 page detailed appraisement is in the vault of Main Building on

O. S. U. grounds-6-20-18.

 

INVENTORY OF THE SERPENT MOUND PARK.

70 Acres of land, well improved by roads, walks, fences,

with proper planting of trees, etc., costing ..............                        $8,000 00

House, barn, and outbuildings ..............................                                    1,000 00

Shelter      house   and                                                                              Museum  .................................                                320          00

M useum   cases,   six .........................................                                            30 00

Museum    specimens  estimated ...............................                                      50 00

1 large      1          power                                                                          mower .....................................                               5              00

1 2-horse  w agon ............................................                                              5   00

1 cookstove ...............................................                                                    5 00

Knives,  forks  and  dishes ..................................                                     5 00

 

Inventory made June 21, 1918.                                                        $9,420 00

 

 

LOGAN ELM PARK -      INVOICE.

Land,  4  7/10  acres  at  $2000 .................................       $940  00

Boggs Monument ..........................................                                         1,000 00

Cresap Memorial ..........................................                                                 400 00

Cabin .....................................................                                                        250 00

Outbuilding ...............................................                                                     65 00

W ell  and Pum p ............................................                                               60 00

Fencing    .............................. ....................                                                   135   00

 

Total ..................................................                                             $2,850 00

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SUMMARY OF INVENTORIES - JUNE 30, 1918.

House Furni-

Location.                        Land.     Buildings.  ture and

Furnishings

Fremont, Ohio..................... $75,000 00       $80,000 00 $32,327 00

Serpent Mound Park...............                       8,000 00       1,320 00             20 00

Ohio State University Campus ......                 ........ 100,325 00                ........

Fort Ancient ......................                           23,000 00     3,000 00        ........

Logan Elm Park ...................                         1,135 00       1,715 00        .......

 

$107,135 00 $186,360 00 $32,347 00

 

Archaeological

and His-

Location.                        Books.   torical Ex-  Paintings.

hibits.

Fremont, Ohio ................... $10,700 00      $5,000 00        $2,000 00

Serpent  M ound  Park ...............                   ........      50  00                   .......

Ohio State University Campus......                 17,682 25 175,000 00        ........

 

$28,382 25 $180,050 00        $2,000 00

 

Library and

Location.                                       Museum

Equipment.

Fremont,  Ohio    ............................................  $12,708                                                        50

Serpent     M ound                                          Park.......................................           30                                                                            00

Ohio State University Campus ..............................  16,701 00

 

$29,439 50

 

The above inventory of property omits the realty of Fort

Laurens site, Tuscarawas County, cost of purchase $5,500 and

Big Bottom    Park, Morgan County, valued at $2,000.00-E. O.

R. Secretary.

 

The reports of the Treasurer and Auditor were ordered

accepted and placed on file.

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CURATOR'S REPORT.

Curator Mills read his report, as follows:

During the past year many changes have been made both in the

personnel of the Library and Museum and the additions of new cases

and collections to the Museum and Library.

November 1, 1917, Miss Minnie Bushfield, assistant librarian, resigned

to accept a position with the Western Reserve Historical Society,

Cleveland. Miss Helen H. Mills was appointed her successor. March

1, 1918, Miss Grace Harper, stenographer, resigned to accept a govern-

ment position in Washington, D. C. Miss Margaret Frey was appointed

her successor. In the course of a few months the entire personnel of

the Library was changed and it required some time to acquaint the new

appointees with their respective duties. About the same time new

cases that had been purchased came in and were installed, causing

an entire shifting of the books in the Library, requiring several weeks

of practically our entire force to effect the proper arrangement. Shortly

after the shifting of the books was completed Governor Cox appointed

"The Historical Commission of Ohio," as the official agency of the state

for the collection and preservation of the records of Ohioans in connection

with the Great War. Dr. Arthur M. Schlesinger, one of our life members,

was appointed chairman of this Commission and Dr. E. O. Randall,

secretary of our Society, was appointed as a member of the Commission.

The Trustees granted the use of the Trustees' Room for the Com-

mission, and the Library and any other available part of the building

for storage of the many papers and documents containing records of

the part Ohio is playing in this struggle, and I wish to assure you

every available space is being utilized and the Commission is being ham-

pered in its work by not having the proper room to store their valuable

material and the necessary help to care for it when it comes into the

building, although our library force has given practically all of its time

to the care of this material, since no provision was made for the

Commission to secure help to do this work.

The collections in the Museum have been augmented by many

additional collections from various parts of the state, and in many

instances collections containing foreign material were replaced by col-

lections from Ohio. As a matter of fact, we should have additional

room to display our new material coming in from every section of our

state. We should have at the present time a room as large as any one

of our exhibition rooms to display our flint collections alone. We have

the most comprehensive collection of flint, together with the primitive

tools used in quarrying same of any museum in the country, and we

hope when we complete our work at Flint Ridge we will be able to

identify at a moment's glance the exact source of any specimen coming

to our notice. At the present time we have made fifteen separate and

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distinct examinations of ledges of flint exposed in the primitive quarries.

From them we secured the primitive quarrying mauls, many in perfect

condition, but for the most part the mauls were broken. When we

attempted to quarry the flint with modern steel tools, beginning where

primitive man left off, we were able to appreciate the skill and per-

severance required in wresting from a six foot vein of flint the raw

material he so much needed for arrow and spear heads, knives and

scrapers. In examining these quarries we found that here is presented

the strength and persistence of the forces underlying human development

and we hope by our examination to bring to light many interesting

phases of this development.

During the year the visitors to the Museum have increased, on

account of the location of the Government Aviation Ground School at

the University. Practically all of the men in this branch of the service

are college men and interested as a rule in some branch of science,

and the Museum afforded them a place to spend their unoccupied time.

State Fair week this year, more people from out of the city visited the

Museum than at any previous Fair.

During the second semester of the college year the Curator gave

a course of lectures on Ohio Archaeology, an elective course in the

University, to a class of nine Juniors and Seniors and three Professors.

During the year the Curator gave many lectures to various classes in the

University, as well as to classes in the public schools of Columbus, and

frequently conducted classes through the Museum.

The first of April the Trustees assigned the Audience Room in the

basement to the use of the Red Cross, where surgical dressings and

other paraphernalia are constantly being made. The furniture formerly

in the Audience Room has been stored. During the year the main rotunda

has been cleaned and redecorated; and the floor in North Archaeological

Exhibition Room repainted. The floors in the rotunda, Early Settler's

Room, and the Red Cross room in the basement have all been repainted.

Many cases in the various exhibition rooms on the first and basement

floors have been repaired, as many of them were old.

On May 1st, Mr. C. E. Spindler was elected Superintendent of

Building, replacing John Gill, resigned. Mr. Spindler is a mechanic and

a man versed in the care of a building. Mr. Elmer Hart has been giving

about half-time to the bindery and care of daily papers from the

Historical Commission. Mr. Edward C. McMullen has devoted more time

than usual to the lawn, as during the early summer the drouth caused

especial care in watering the lawn and shrubbery.

Last November I installed an archaeological collection at Serpent

Mound Park. This collection represents practically all the types of

arrow and spear points found in Ohio as well as the types of grooved

axes, hammers, celts, pestles and ceremonial objects. The collection

fills six walnut floor cases. The cases were a part of the Graham Brothers

collection, and made very suitable cases for the Serpent Mound exhibit.

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During the early summer Mr. C. C. Willoughby, successor to Prof.

F. W. Putnam of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University, visited

the Serpent Mound Park, and I had the pleasure of joining him there.

Mr. Willoughby will make an effort to secure replicas of the specimens

taken by Prof. Putnam during his explorations of Serpent Mound Park,

to place in the Museum, which will greatly enhance the value of the

collection at the Park.

Early in June the Trustees directed me to go to Spiegel Grove and

make an inventory of the property there, for the benefit of the State

Auditor. I made the inventory in four days, the amount of property

involved was $217,735.50. In going over the Memorial Building I found it

to be badly in need of repairs, as the heavy snows of last winter had

greatly damaged the dome of the building. I at once communicated with

our Secretary and the Trustees directed me and Trustee Schaus to

visit Fremont, and inspect the difficulty. The work is now completed and

I carefully went over it last Monday, with the contractor, and consider

the building in a good state of repair.

On May 10 I commenced an inventory of the Museum and Library,

which required several weeks' time. The amount of the inventory was

$309,708.25, making a total for the two properties (Spiegel Grove and

Columbus Buildings) of $527,443.75.

Many new features have been added to the Museum during the year.

Among the most interesting is our display of guns. We were able to

secure four new gun cases and now have guns from the early match-

lock type made in 1650, through the various stages of gun development

to our modern army rifles. The Philippines collection has been greatly

increased by placing on exhibition the collection of Capt. I. N. Gardner.

To the Modern Indian collection has been added the collection of Harold

McCracken, the Alaskan explorer. Many artifacts from old village sites

of the early historic Indians in Ohio have been added to the collections.

The original case containing the old "Coon Skin Library" has been

fitted up by removing the solid wood panels and replacing with glass.

Perhaps one of the most interesting objects we have in the

Museum is a portion of the original electroplate of the five-cent blue

Confederate stamp altered to ten. This plate was identified by Mr.

Frank Baptist, of Richmond, Va., who printed the stamps for the

Confederate States of America. Fifty-six years later he printed from

the same plate copies of the stamp for the book of Mr. August Deitz,

"Story of the Postage Stamps of the Confederate States of America."

Mr. Deitz says, as far as he knows, this is the only known plate in

existence today. Many additional specimens of historical and archaeo-

logical interest have been received at the Museum, as follows:

Charles Filbert, Miamisburg, historical specimens.

Dr. Albert Cooper, Columbus, archaeological specimens.

Mrs. Francisco Copley, Medina county, Indian relics.

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Mr. Almer Hegler, additions to his collection.

Mr. Albert Hope, Paint P. O., archaeological specimens.

Mr. W. R. Kenan, Bourneville, rare stone mortar.

William B. Mills, Chillicothe, presented his large collection of archae-

logoical specimens, and many historical and pioneer objects.

L. Radebush, Clermont county, small collection of stone relics.

C. H. Maelik, Columbus, art objects from India.

Dr. E. C. Sherman, Columbus, specimens from Alaska.

J. L. Oldham, by bequest, fine collections of historical and arch-

aeological specimens.

Mrs. Edna Eckenrode, Ellsworth Sta., crystals from   Crystal Hill.

H. W. McCracken, Columbus, ethnological specimens, Alaska and

India.

Mrs. R. J. Gardner, Columbus, pioneer and historical specimens.

Mrs. Forest Loy, Dayton, Russian and American time fuses.

Mr. Paul Smith, Upper Sandusky, presented specimens from his

father's collection of archaeological specimens.

Mr. McMurray, O. S. U., presented a rare stone implement.

Miss Marks, O. S. U., pioneer and historical specimens.

Charles Wolfe, Columbus, presented Columbian half dollar.

Miss Harriet L. Abbot, Bethel, piece of workbench of Jesse Grant.

James K. Faller, Thornville, pioneer specimens.

John H. Shetrone, Millersport, set of pioneer carpenter planes.

H. F. Burket, Findlay, specimens from prehistoric village site.

Harry J. Thompson, Dayton, specimens from Indian grave.

Mr. W. H. Marlatt, Cleveland, prehistoric stone pipe.

Jacob Opp, Chillicothe, presented, through Wm. B. Mills, a very

rare prehistoric stone image found on the Judge Goldsberry farm.

Miss Rachel Trimble, Columbus, photographs of old Indian Mission

at Upper Sandusky; also of Indian chiefs.

N. B. C. Love, Perrysburg, saddlebags and photographs of Bishop

W. L. Harris.

Mrs. Clara Russell Burns, Wilmington, copy of Life of Corwin, by

her uncle, A. P. Russell.

H. F. Bawden, Granville, presented the Judson Tuttle collection of

Asiatic butterflies.

H. C. Reed, Blanchester, archaeological specimens.

Dr. P. H. Moore, Warsaw, bequest, archaeological collection.

S. E. Shotts, Ross county, through W. B. Mills, carved stone image.

Dr. W. J. R. Akeroyd, Dresden, large collection illustrating arch-

aeology of Muskingum county.

Mr. H. W. Loy, Pleasant Hill, arrowheads found near old Fort

Loramie.

Mr. B. U. Rupp, Brownsville, an extremely fine spearpoint, made

from typical Flint Ridge material.

John Laughman, Brownsville, flint specimens, Flint Ridge.

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J. Clark, Brownsville, iron tomahawk and flint specimens, found on

Flint Ridge.

James Boyer, Pleasant Hill, crystals and implements, Flint Ridge.

Albert Garner, Pleasant Hill, stone and flint specimens, Flint Ridge.

George W. Fisher, Pleasant Valley, burrstone, of Flint Ridge flint,

from a factory on his farm where they were made at an early date;

also an old French burrstone, brought to that place at a very early date.

D. S. Gray, Beavertown, a rare archaeological specimen.

Walter B. Norris, Columbus, silk menu of 1888 Loyal Legion banquet.

Ernest Warther, Dover, presented models of engines, carved

from wood and bone, the one representing a modern railway locomotive,

and the other the historic "General"; also other specimens representing

his skill as a wood carver.

 

Professor A. M. Schlesinger reported for the

 

OHIO HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

The Historical Commission of Ohio was appointed by Governor

James M. Cox in February, 1918, as the official agency of the state for

the collection and preservation of records and materials pertaining to

Ohio's part in the present war. The following were designated as mem-

bers of the Commission: Elbert J. Benton, Western Reserve University;

John E. Bradford, Miami University; Glenn D. Bradley, Toledo Uni-

versity; Isaac J. Cox, University of Cincinnati; George A. Cribbs, Mt.

Union College; Elizabeth Crowther, Western College for Women;

Martha L. Edwards, Lake Erie College; George C. Enders, Defiance

College; K S. Latourette, Granville, Thomas N. Hoover, Ohio Uni-

versity; Walter D. Niswander, Ohio Northern University; William F.

Peirce, President Kenyon College; Benjamin F. Prince, Wittenberg

College; Emilius O. Randall, Secretary Ohio State Archaeological and

Historical Society; A. S. Root, Oberlin College; Arthur M. Schlesinger,

Ohio State University; Charles Snavely, Otterbein College; Richard T.

Stevenson, Ohio Wesleyan University; John I. Stewart, Muskingum Col-

lege; Elizabeth A. Thompson, Municipal University of Akron; Mary A.

Young, Oxford College for Women; Rev. Francis W. Howard, Holy

Rosary Church, Columbus, Secretary General of the Catholic Educa-

tional Association of the United States.

The Commission proceeded at once to effect a co-operative arrange-

ment with the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, accord-

ing to which the headquarters of the Commission were established at

the Society's building, the facilities of the building were placed at the

disposal of the Commission, and an agreement was reached, with the

consent of the Governor's Office, that the collections of the Commission

should be lodged in the library of the Society. The Ohio State Uni-

versity also co-operated with the Commission to the extent of releasing

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the Chairman from one-half of his teaching duties during the second

semester of the year 1917-1918 and of assisting in providing office

supplies.

At the outset the Commission decided that it would endeavor to

build up a great centralized collection of war records of all kinds,

civilian and military, which would represent the activities of the people

of the state with reference to the present war. To explain the scope of

the proposed collection a bulletin was published for free distribution to

every interested person. Pursuant to the purpose agreed upon, the work

of the Commission during the seven months of its existence has con-

sisted of two phases:

(1) The appointment of Chairman of county branches of the His-

torical Commission. Up to the present time sixty-three County Chair-

men have been appointed, besides a special representative in Camp Sher-

man. It is the business of each County Chairman to collect the docu-

ments, reports and other records which show how the war has affected

the life of his community in all its aspects. This material he is directed

to send to the central office when a sufficient amount had been ac-

cumulated.

(2) The collecting of material. A vast amount of Ohio's war records

has already been collected and tentatively classified. A detailed enumera-

tion would be out of place here; but perhaps it may be in order to

submit a brief characterization of the general classes of material.

a. Pictorial material. The pictorial records of the present war are

unique as compared with those of any other war in which the United

States has been engaged. The Commission has collected 240 large paper

posters and an even greater number of lithographs, representing the

many phases of activity of the federal and local governments and of the

non-official war service agencies. When proper supplies are obtained for

the purpose, all the posters will be mounted on cloth to insure perma-

nent preservation. At the present time sixty-three of them have been so

cared for. The R. E. Wagner Co., official photographers at Camp Sher-

man, have presented the Commission with a large collection of ex-

ceptionally fine panoramic views of the camp while the 83rd Division

was there. The Commission has acquired two sets of motion picture

films, one being the six reel film entitled "The Remaking of a Nation."

This film, which is more than a mile in length, was presented by Major

General Edwin F. Glenn and depicts a draftee's life at Camp Sherman

from the time of his first arrival until he is turned out a finished product.

Another item of interest is an autographed photograph of our War Presi-

dent, Woodrow Wilson.

b. Printed material.  The printed records of Ohio's part in the

war are of many kinds and only a few classes can be mentioned here.

The Commission is receiving 139 newspapers representing most of the

counties in the state. The newspapers of certain of the leading counties

are being bound up; and those from      the rural counties are being

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clipped for all references to local war activities and the clippings placed

in scientifically planned scrapbooks. In addition to newspapers of the

ordinary kind the Commission has made a special effort to gather news-

papers and magazines printed in camps and elsewhere wherever Ohio

soldiers are to be found in large numbers. Besides possessing one of

the few absolutely complete files of the Camp Sherman News, the Com-

mission has files of two other papers from Camp Sherman, four papers

from Camp Sheridan, three from Wright Field, the Ohio Rainbow

Reveille printed "Somewhere in France," and other papers of a similar

character.

The many war service instrumentalities which have sprung into

existence to meet the needs created by the war have also been re-

sponsible for a large crop of printed periodicals and mimeographed

publicity matter. As an example of such printed periodicals the Com-

mission has files of the Ohio Food Bulletin, the Lake Division News,

and the Central Liberty Loan Committee Bulletin (Cleveland). With

reference to publicity material the Commission has established points

of contact with practically every governmental or non-governmental

war agency in operation in Ohio and is receiving regularly all literature

prepared for the use of newspapers, as well as other publications issued.

In order to have a record of how the war has affected the religious

and industrial life of the people the Commission is receiving a fairly

complete list of the religious periodicals of Ohio and also a representative

list of Chamber of Commerce publications, labor newspapers, agricultural

periodicals, trade papers, and house (industrial corporation) organs.

The collection of the Commission contains much other printed material

of a varied character which reflects religious and economic activities

within the state in their relationship to the war.

The racial contributions of Ohio to the war are represented by

collections of German, Slavonic, Roumanian and negro newspapers.

Under the supervision of Mr. Carl Wittke of the Ohio State University

all references to German-American activities and opinions in connection

with the war have been clipped and mounted in scrapbooks; and it is not

too much to say that this series of books will hold a unique value

for future students of history. One product of the activity of the

Commission along this line has been the gift by Mrs. Bertha H. Krauss,

Major Gustav Hirsch and Mr. Ralph Hirsch, of Columbus, of 260 bound

volumes of the EXPRESS AND WESTBOTE, covering the important historical

period from 1843 down to the present time. Through the agency of the

federal authorities in the state the Commission has obtained a number

of interesting examples of anti-war propaganda used in Ohio.

c. Written records. The Commission has the substantial nucleus

of a collection of soldiers' letters and diaries, the most important acqui-

sition being a collection of several hundred letters received by Prof.

Wendell Paddock of the Ohio State University from former students

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in many branches of the service. The Commission also possesses a

number of patriotic addresses in written or typed form and also some

accounts written by public officials of their activity in war service,

such as, for instance, the account of the fuel crisis in Ohio during the

winter of 1917-1918 written by Mr. E. D. Leach, former Assistant State

Fuel Administrator.

d. Emblematical material. This portion of the collection consists

of badges and buttons representative of the many branches of war

service carried on in the state, of medals presented by counties and

municipalities for patriotic service, and of banners and flags symbolic

of wartime celebrations or patriotic achievement.

e. Relics. The Commission has made little progress in the collection

of relics of the European battle fields, believing that this is a function

which can be better performed by the Curator of the Museum. However,

the Commission has encouraged the collection of relics and expects to

co-operate in every way with the Curator in this work.

However tedious the foregoing enumeration may have seemed, I

desire to state again that it is merely suggestive of the work performed

and is in no sense a complete statement of it. Surely enough has been

said to suggest the vast possibilities of the work in which the Historical

Commission is engaged and the solemn responsibility which rests upon

the State of Ohio to collect war records which will show our American

boys overseas that their splendid work is being appreciated now and

being commemorated for all time to come. Ohio has neglected this work

in the case of former wars; she is one of the foremost states in this

work now and will have no excuse for not carrying it through properly.

Those of you who are skillful in reading between lines have already

guessed that such progress as the Historical Commission has already

made would have been impossible without the material assistance and

wise counsel given to the Commission through the good offices of the

Secretary of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Dr.

E. O. Randall. Such financial aid was indispensable in view of the fact

that the Historical Commission was created between sessions of the

General Assembly. To Dr. Randall the Commission and the interests

represented by the Commission cannot be too grateful. However, it

should be evident that the Historical Commission cannot properly accom-

plish the purposes for which it was created without funds of its own;

and as an affiliated branch of the Ohio State Archaeological and His-

torical Society, I believe that the Society will wish to see that generous

provision is made by the General Assembly for the performance of

this work.

Among the more pressing needs are the following: An office staff

is required for the making and indexing of scrapbooks and for the classi-

fication of material as it comes in. Funds are needed for traveling

expenses to enable representatives of the Commission to pay necessary

visits to Camp Sherman and to all other points where valuable records

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can be obtained by someone on the spot. Money is needed for the pur-

chase of certain kinds of war records. Many records may be acquired

without purchase, as the account I have read shows, but some exceed-

ingly valuable material can be obtained only through the expenditure of

money. I have in mind, for instance, a collection of 1,000 photographs

covering many phases of activity of Ohio during the war from 1914 to

the present time, which can be acquired only by purchase. The Com-

mission should be in position to offer money for valuable war records

when such expenditure is necessary. Another need is either a very large

appropriation for binding expenses or else additional equipment for a

bindery in the building large enough to bind newspapers, together with

the regular employment of a man assigned to this work and to the

mounting of posters.  The latter arrangement would be the more

economical. Finally, may I suggest that the influx of material through

the Historical Commission has raised very urgently the question of en-

larging the library facilities. My experience has convinced me that the

assistant librarian should have a trained cataloguer to assist her and

that the present library, already overcrowded before the creation of the

Historical Commission, is totally inadequate to house the collections of

the Historical Commission. Adequate stack space should immediately

be provided by the General Assembly.

Respectfully submitted,

ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER,

Chairman.

On motion the report was accepted.

MR. RANDALL: Some ten years ago this Society achieved

a long cherished ambition.    For many years your Secretary,

when appearing before the Finance Committees of the House

and Senate, advocated an appropriation for a building. Finally,

under the administration of good Governor Harmon, and the

chairmanship of the Finance Committee of the House of Mr.

Harry Goodbread, we received the appropriation which has given

us the splendid building we now occupy, and that put us on our

feet so that nothing can stop us now. Mr. Goodbread is pres-

ent. I move that he be invited to come forward and say a few

words.

HON. HARRY L. GOODBREAD: Mr. President, I was little

anticipating an invitation to make remarks. I came here to be

an interested listener--I have been thus far.      I feel that I

should rather apologize for not having attended some of the

meetings since being elected a life member, because I was very

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much pleased when I received notice of such election, but other

matters have constantly interfered. This is my first opportunity

to be with you.

It was perhaps not quite as much a gratification to me as to

Dr. Randall to be able to get the appropriation for this building

through, but I had become very much interested in the project,

and felt my share of gratification. It was not without sore diffi-

culty -our good Governor Harmon was after us constantly to

cull that appropriation bill, and I think perhaps on my last con-

sultation with him he said he was not going to tell us where

to cut, but said we had got to cut about four hundred thousand

dollars out of that bill. There were only two or three buildings

in the bill, but we saved this one.. I thank you for having called

on me. (Applause).

PRESIDENT WRIGHT: State Auditor Donahey assures me

that the financial management of this Society is more satisfac-

tory than any other institution in the state.

Mr. Cole then read the report of the committee on

 

SERPENT MOUND.

as follows:

The general conditions at the Park have been, in the main, satis-

factory, though a lack of funds has prevented the making of some

necessary improvements.

The great Serpent Effigy has attracted a large number of visitors-

more than six thousand having registered, while a large number do

not care to register. It is quite within the bounds of probability to

say that more than eight thousand persons have visited the Park during

the past year.

While the committee is still working out the scheme of reforesting

the plateau, thus justfying more fully the name "Park" we have been

obliged to be content with having our Custodian do what he can in

transplanting native trees from  the neighboring forests. Within the

past two or three years we have been able to set about 200 trees.

The committee last year asked an appropriation of $500 for the

purpose of building a shelter house for the protection and comfort of

visitors to the Park. By dint of hard work we got $200 appropriated

by the legislature. After a good deal of planning and combining

with this some of the funds for the general upkeep, the committee was

able to build a substantial structure, 20x40 feet, and to put it in

shape for use.

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Your committee believing that much good might be done, and

greater local interest awakened in archaeological study by establishing

a Museum at the Park, without in any way interfering with the shelter

house idea, we have partitioned off twenty feet of the building and

installed a Museum, using some cases that came into the possession of

the Society through the purchase of the Graham Brothers' collections.

The results of this branch Museum have amply justified the

experiment, as the collection has been very largely examined by the

numerous visitors at the Park during the past year.

During the year our Custodian, Mr. Guy Wallace, has been called

to the colors, and his younger brother, Denver, has been appointed to

succeed him. As Denver will be twenty-one years of age in December,

it is possible that he may also be called, which might make it necessary

for the Society to appoint another Custodian.

As to the future, your committee is very much in need of funds to

complete the shelter house and enlarge the Museum, to increase the water

supply at the Park by the improvement of the two springs on the

grounds; to improve the road leading up from the public highway to the

plateau, besides for the general upkeep of the Park, and it is urged that the

Finance Committee make a strong plea to the legislature to make the

necessary appropriation of funds to provide these necessary improvements.

Respectfully submitted,

W. H. COLE,

Chairman.

 

The Committee on Nomination of Trustees, appointed by

the president reported that they recommended the election of

George F. Bareis, Canal Winchester, and E. F. Wood, Columbus,

to succeed themselves, and Beman G. Dawes, Marietta. On

motion, duly seconded, the action of the committee was approved,

and Messrs, Bareis, Wood and Dawes were elected for the term

of three years.

Mr. Prince then read the report of the committee on

 

FORT ANCIENT,

as follows:

Your committee on Fort Ancient met at the Fort on the 29th of

March, last. Sec'y. E. O. Randall and Curator W. C. Mills were also

present.

The principal object of the meeting was to prepare for the erection

of stone posts at the entrance to the Fort, with suitable gate. A new

location for the entrance was also planned.

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The chairman was directed to secure bids for the above named

purpose. In the latter part of last year a sufficient number of boulders

were secured for the posts.

To find a mason of the required skill for the contemplated work

was not an easy matter. Finally Mr. Thomas A. Denley, of Yellow

Springs, was secured, who during the first of August erected the posts

and installed the gates. At the completion of the work the committee

was called to accept the same, if satisfactory, but only Dr. J. M. Dun-

ham and the chairman were present. We were well pleased with the

appearance and workmanship of the posts.

The expense of the gateway so far is as follows:

Boulders      .............................................                                                                                  35    10

Erection       of      the  Posts .................................                                                                 186 00

Gates            ................................................                                                                               40    00

F reight         .......................... ....................                                                                                         78

 

$261 88

These bills have been paid.

At the meeting in March rules were adopted regulating the time

for opening and closing the gates.

From the boulders that were gathered for the erection of the posts,

there are almost enough left to build the contemplated wings. A load or

two of larger boulders will be all that is needed. Our next appropriation

from the state should contemplate this addition. A larger sum for re-

pairs is also needed, also enough funds for making the new roadway

from the new entrance to the present roadway through the Fort.

B. F. PRINCE, Chairman.

 

Mr. Randall stated that the Committee on Civil War His-

tory, of which Col. Curry is chairman, had no written report,

but as Col. Curry was present he would make an oral report.

 

CIVIL WAR HISTORY.

COL. CURRY: Mr. President, as perhaps you are all aware,

there has been no appropriation since last December, or any

salary, or stenographer; but I have continued the work on my

own motion, to collect material for this purpose, and have only

been off on vacation the month of July. I propose to continue

this work, although without any salary and without funds for

stenographic help. I might say in addition to the general his-

tory, in which work I have a great deal of correspondence with

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the War Department, that I have taken up correspondence with

counties. That has never been done before. Of course, we have

some county histories, but they are unsatisfactory. I am in cor-

respondence with seventy counties, and in some counties stenog-

raphers have to be paid. I am continuing that work and pro-

pose to continue it if I am spared, although there has been no

appropriation since last December for salary or stenographer.

Of course, the greatest embarrassment is the lack of a stenog-

rapher, as I have any amount of material. I have been collect-

ing, not only in this place, but for years before, when I was

assistant adjutant general under McKinley. Of course I have

been interrupted a great deal; having been appointed on the

Administrative Board for Patriotic Service by the Governor, the

students at the University after that considered this a recruiting

station, and I might say with a little pride that one of the

prominent National Guard officers of Ohio has stated I have

done more than any one citizen to induce men to enlist.

 

SPIEGEL GROVE.

Shortly after the annual meeting last year Colonel and Mrs. Hayes

left for service abroad, Mrs. Hayes going into the Red Cross work at

Paris and Colonel Hayes now being upon General Pershing's staff as

Regional Director of Labor. As a result, the residence at Fremont has

been closed during the greater part of the year.

Members of the committee have visited Fremont at different times,

and on September 20th, President Wright and I went to Fremont and

inspected the Museum, residence and grounds. We found conditions,

on the whole, excellent and the property and grounds are in as good

condition as when Colonel Hayes was resident there. Their absence,

however, has necessitated a practical closing of the homestead during

the year. The caretakers are living there but, except at intervals, it

has not seemed practicable to permit public visiting. Regular admission

hours are maintained at the Museum and during the past summer 1757

visitors have registered there.

Last spring an inventory of the property was made by Mr. Mills,

which is referred to and included in the treasurer's report. At that

time he found that the water running down from the dome and frost

during the winter had broken the mortar and the stone had been blackened

to quite an extent. In one or two places the water had leaked through

into the building. Report was made and Mr. Schaus, one of the trustees

of the Society, went up and looked over the building. He reported that

there was but one remedy and that was to provide down spouting that

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would drain the water away from the building, and this has been done

at the very low expense of $62.00. Had conditions been allowed to go on

through the winter, it is likely that serious damage to the dome and

building would have been done.

Progress is being made upon the transcription of President Hayes'

diaries, which was authorized by the Society a year ago, and report

upon that and other matters we understand will be covered by Mr.

Randall's report upon the general activities of the Society. The fifty-

six cases in the Museum have been catalogued during the year, giving

in detail every item  exhibited, and an inspection of the catalogue

convinces one of the immense value of the collection there on exhibition.

At the time of President Wright's and my visit to Fremont we

were much impressed with the service flags which are hung in the

Museum building. There is one flag with four stars, representing the

four sons of Birchard Hayes, and three other flags with one star each,

representing Mrs. Hayes and the sons of Mrs. Fannie Hayes Smith and

Rutherford B. Hayes. With characteristic modesty there is no flag or

star representing Colonel Hayes, though just before our visit President

Wright had a letter from him dated at Fez, Morocco, where he had

proceeded upon a mission from General Pershing.

One thing that impressed us, and the committee desire to recommend,

is that there should be placed upon the Spiegel Grove Committee some

person resident in Fremont, aside from Colonel Hayes. This is very

important at the present time, when he is away, and the Society should

be assured that there is someone in Fremont with judgment and dis-

cretion who can and will keep in daily or weekly touch with the

premises and affairs of the Society there.

Respectfully submitted,

F. W. TREADWAY,

Acting Chairman.

LOGAN ELM.

Mr. Frank Tallmadge, chairman of the Logan Elm Com-

mittee, being unavoidably absent, Mrs. Howard Jones, second

member of the committee, was called upon for a report. She

made a verbal and impromptu statement of the history, in brief,

of the securing of the property, to the effect that Mr. Frank

Tallmadge had first attempted to purchase, or cause to be pur-

chased, the park, but having failed in that turned the effort over

to the Pickaway County Historical Society, of which she was

the President. She succeeded in securing, through Miss Eliza-

beth Ruggles, the funds for the purchase of the park, the title

of which was.placed in the Ohio State Archaeological and His-

35-Vol. XXVII.

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torical Society. This is all fully recorded in the previous min-

utes of the latter Society. Mrs. Jones recited the work done

by the Cresaps in erecting a monument upon which were placed

two tablets, one recording the event of Dunmore's Treaty, with

a list of the leading participants in that Treaty; the other giving

a statement of the participation by the Cresaps in the Treaty,

and the statement that Logan, in his speech, was mistaken in

attributing the murder of his family to Michael Cresap. She

also mentioned the securing of the cabin, an original one, which

was purchased by the State Society and re-erected upon the

grounds of the Park. She said that a surprising number of

people visit the place every day, and that it had become widely

known and a favorite resort not only for people from that vicin-

ity, but from all parts of this country. She alluded to the fact

that, of course, history has exonerated Cresap personally of

the charge made against him, but that Logan felt aggrieved over

his treatment by the white people, that he would not participate

in the treaty. She stated that there was quite a strong senti-

ment locally, to the effect that the erection of the so-called

Cresap Monument might have been elsewhere, rather than on

the Park, as the Park itself was for the commemoration of

Logan's speech, originally read under the tree; that the Cresap

Society had offered to the local committee the privilege of

placing on the same monument another tablet, reciting Logan's

speech, but that was not met with approval by the members of

the local Logan Elm Committee; the people in the vicinity of

Logan Elm Park were engaged in the effort to raise a fund for

the purpose of erecting a separate monument to Logan, which

would perpetuate his famous speech. Messrs. J. T. Sharp and

John A. Wilson represented that committee, and had secured by

subscription some twelve hundred dollars, and had already con-

tracted for a monument and plans were drawn for the monu-

ment, which plans would be exhibited at this meeting.

Mr. Wilson then exhibited the drawing for the monu-

ment, and made a brief statement as to the work of his com-

mittee. He seemed to be in some doubt about the authority of

the Society to grant the privilege to them for the erection of

this monument, and there had been some misunderstanding as

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to who had authority to grant such privilege. They had secured

Mr. A. P. Barnhart, of Chillicothe, to furnish the monument.

It only remained, then, for the proper parties to select the site.

Mr. J. S. Roof, another member of the Logan Elm Com-

mittee, made brief remarks, criticising some of the names which

had been placed upon the Cresap monument. He thought that

no monument should be erected in the Park, except a monument

to Logan.

Secretary Randall stated there had been some misunder-

standing between the Society's Logan Elm Committee and the

local Logan Elm Committee, which was entirely unnecessary;

the Cresaps were the first ones to take an interest in the Park

after it was secured, and had spent several hundred dollars in

the erection of their monument, and the improvement of the

Park, which had been done with the full knowledge and approval

of the Trustees of the State Society. As to the proposition of

the local Logan Elm Committee, nearly two years ago, in answer

to a written petition from Messrs. Sharp and Wilson, the Trus-

tees, or the Executive Committee of the Trustees, had granted

them permission to erect such monument, subject to the approval

of the plans and designs and location by the State Society, and

twice within the last two years the Secretary has written them,

officially, that consent, and there was no opportunity for any

misunderstanding between them and the Society. The Society

was greatly pleased at this proposition, and had expressed, time

and again, its willingness to co-operate. All parties have been

given full credit by the Society, first, Mrs. Jones for securing

the property; second, the Cresaps for erecting their monument;

and third, the local Committee for its efforts thus far in the

project of erecting a monument to Logan, and it was hoped

that the latter would be perfected without further delay. The

Secretary added, facetiously, that there was no necessity for a

repetition of the Cresap War, which originally occurred a cen-

tury and a half ago. It is well known that history repeats itself

but some times an encore is superfluous.

The Cresap monument adds to the interest of the Park; a

monument to Logan will complete the historic record and the

proper justice to Logan; there should be another monument, one

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to Cornstalk, whose headquarters for years were nearby, who

was the chief Indian at the treaty and who was one of the

noblest and most influential chiefs in Ohio history.

This closed the proceedings of the Annual Meeting, and

upon motion it was adjourned.

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.

 

SOCIETY BUILDING,

SEPTEMBER 25, 1918.

Present:  Messrs. Wright, Campbell, Randall, Wood,

Prince, Ryan, Bareis, Moore, Treadway, Schaus and Cole.

Absent: Messrs. Thompson, Hayes, Buck and Palmer.

The meeting was called to order by President Wright.

Secretary Randall read the minutes of the last annual meet-

ing, which were approved as read.

 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MR. RANDALL: In view of the President's statement de-

clining election to the presidency for another term, and as we

wish to retain him in the capacity of counsellor, I move that Dr.

Wright be elected President Emeritus of this Society. The mo-

tion was seconded and unanimously carried.

DR. WRIGHT: I thank you very much for this honor.

Mr. Ryan nominated Hon. James E. Campbell for the posi-

tion of President. The election was made unanimous.

GOVERNOR CAMPBELL: I haven't anything to say, except

that I am perfectly aware that I have not anything like the ex-

perience or knowledge of archaeology and local history that my

predecessor has, but I will try to imitate him. I'll try to be a

near-president, as it were. I thank you for the compliment, and

assure you I will draw my "salary" with commendable prompt-

ness!

 

The remaining officers elected were:

George F. Bareis First Vice President.

Daniel J. Ryan Second Vice President.

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Emilius O. Randall Secretary.*

Edwin F. Wood Treasurer.

William C. Mills Curator.

 

PRESIDENT CAMPBELL: There are a number of standing

committees to be appointed. It has been customary to permit

the President to take that under consideration and appoint them

subsequently.

The incumbent officers and employes were retained for the

coming year, caretakers, bookkeepers and all.

MR. WOOD: I think it would be well for this Board to refer

the preparation of the coming legislative budget to the Finance

Committee, and recommend an endeavor to secure an advance

in pay for the employes. I make that in the form of a motion.

Seconded. Carried.

On motion of Secretary Randall a resolution was offered:

"That this Board of Trustees affirm the previous action of

the Society in granting permission to the local Logan Elm Com-

mittee to erect a monument in Logan Elm Park, subject to the

approval of the plans and designs by the Logan Elm Commit-

tee of this Society, and that the site of such monument be located

by the joint action of the Logan Elm Committee of this Society

and the local Logan Elm Committee."

MR. WOOD: I move that the Secretary be requested to for-

ward a copy of the resolution just adopted to the local Logan

Elm Committee, at once, for their guidance and information.

Carried.

 

* During the proceedings of the Annual Meeting Secretary Randall

was frequently designated as "Doctor," in acknowledgment of the

fact that on June 20th (1918) Ohio University, Athens, conferred

upon him the honorary title of Doctor of Laws, LL.D. This title

was bestowed, as President Alston Ellis stated, at the commence-

ment proceedings, in recognition of Mr. Randall's service to the state and

the public in the line of historical research arid authorship, especially as to

Ohio, and also in the legal field as writer of legal text books, professor

of Law, and official reporter of the Ohio Supreme Court. Mr. Randall

had formerly received the degrees of Ph. B., in course, at Cornell Uni-

versity; of LL. B. and LL. M., in course from Ohio State University.

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MR. WOOD: Mr. Treadway referred to the fact that there

were some service flags in the Memorial Building at Fremont,

containing stars, but that no star appears for Col. Hayes. We

know now that Col. Hayes is engaged in war work, and as stated,

I also received a card from Fez, Morocco, where he is sent as

Agent for Labor. It seems to me that the Society ought to see

that one is placed there, and I move that the Committee on

Spiegel Grove be requested to see that a proper service star

appears on the flag, for Col. Hayes. Carried.

PRESIDENT WRIGHT: The lady who gave the money for the

purchase of Logan Elm is still living. It would seem to me we

ought to make her a life member.

MR. RANDALL: That is Miss Elizabeth Ruggles.

MR. RYAN: I move that Miss Elizabeth Ruggles be elected,

and be sent a certificate of life membership. Carried.

MR. TREADWAY: I move that it is also the sense of this

Board that there be created an honorary life membership, and

that the fee be fixed at one hundred dollars. I believe there

are a lot of wealthy men in this state- who, if asked to do it,

would be willing to put down one hundred dollars.

MR. WOOD: I notice that the constitution as now printed

refers to an executive committee. I would like to remind the

Board that, since the reduction of the Board to fifteen the ex-

ecutive committee has been abolished. I, therefore, request that

the Secretary be requested to have new copies of the constitution

printed, and authorize him to strike out the words "executive

committee" wherever they appear, and insert in lieu thereof

"Board of Trustees." The motion was carried.

In accordance with the election just held the officers of the

Society for the ensuing year, 1919, are as follows:

President Emeritus, G. Frederick Wright, Oberlin.

President, Hon. James E. Campbell, Columbus.

First Vice President, George F. Bareis, Canal Winchester.

Second Vice President, Hon. Daniel J. Ryan, Columbus.

Secretary, Hon. E. O. Randall, Columbus.

Treasurer, E. F. Wood, Columbus.

Curator, W. C. Mills, Columbus.

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TRUSTEES.

Elected by the Society.

Terms expire as indicated.

L. P. Schaus, Columbus .................................. February, 1919

D. J. Ryan, Columbus ...................................February, 1919

F. W. Treadway, Cleveland ...........................February, 1919

G. F. W right, Oberlin ...................................  February, 1920

W. O. Thompson, Columbus ............................February, 1920

Webb C. Hayes, Fremont .................................February, 1920

George F. Bareis, Canal Winchester .....................February, 1921

E. F. Wood, Columbus .................................. February, 1921

Beman G. Dawes, Columbus ........................... February, 1921

 

Appointed by the Governor.

Terms expire as indicated.

William F. Palmer, Cleveland ............................February, 1919

James E. Campbell, Columbus ............................ February, 1919

E. O. Randall Columbus .................................. February, 1920

B. F. Prince, Springfield .............................. February, 1920

Waldo G. Moore, Lewisburg ............................February, 1921

W. H. Cole, Sabina      ..................................February, 1921

 

 

STANDING COMMITTEES.

1918-1919.

FINANCE: Messrs. James E. Campbell, L. P. Schaus, Daniel J. Ryan,

George F. Bareis and E. F. Wood.

PUBLICATIONS: Messrs. Daniel J. Ryan, E. F. Wood and E. O. Randall.

MUSEUM: Messrs. W. C. Mills, George F. Bareis, Dr. J. M. Henderson,

Almer Hegler, T. D. Hills and Harry L. Goodbread.

LIBRARY: Messrs. E. O. Randall, Daniel J. Ryan, H. C. Hockett, A. M.

Schlesinger and W. H. Seibert.

HISTORICAL SITES: Messrs. C. Frederick Wright, Byron R. Long, F. H.

Darby.

SPIEGEL GROVE: Messrs. F. W. Treadway, Webb C. Hayes, Daniel J.

Ryan, W. J. Sherman and Irvin T. Fangboner.

FORT ANCIENT: Messrs. B. F. Prince, W. C. Moore, J. M. Dunham and

H. C. Shetrone.

LOGAN ELM    PARK: Mr. Frank Tallmadge, Mrs. Dr. Howard Jones,

Messrs. H. J. Booth, J. S. Roof and 0. F. Miller.

SERPENT MOUND: Messrs. W. H. Cole and W. C. Mills.

BIG BOTTOM PARK: Messrs. C. W. Justice and C. L. Bozman.

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HARRISON MEMORIAL: Messrs. James E. Campbell, Daniel J. Ryan and

E. O. Randall.

FORT MIAMI, FORT MEIGS AND FALLEN TIMBERS: Messrs. W. J. Sher-

man, G. Frederick Wright and F. W. Treadway.

WARREN COUNTY SERPENT MOUND: Messrs. G. Frederick Wright, F. H.

Darby and Charles H. Hough.

FORT LAURENS: Messrs. Byron R. Long, W. L. Curry and E. 0. Randall.

CAMPUS MARTIUS: Messrs. Wm. W. Mills, E. O. Randall and L. P.

Schaus.

GREAT WAR HISTORY: Messrs. A. M. Schlesinger, W. L. Curry and H. C.

Hockett.

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