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RICHLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The ninth annual meeting of the Richland County Historical Society was held in Mansfield, Wednesday, June 26, 1907. Preliminary to the business session, a procession was formed in front of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial building and marched to the court house lawn, where a short patriotic service was held at the Block-house, from the flag staff of which a beautiful flag floated gracefully in the breeze. The meeting was called to order by Gen. R. Brinkerhoff, president of the Historical society, and prayer was offered by the Rev. J. Craw- ford, a kinsman of the lamented Colonel Crawford. Deputy Sheriff Sheridan Carroll sang the "Star Spangled Banner," the audience joining in the chorus. Col. H. R. McCalmont recited James Whitcomb Riley's apostrophe to "Old Glory." Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood, wife of Gen. I. R. Sherwood, was present and was introduced to the audience. She made a few remarks which were well received. Photographic views were taken of the assemblage. A squad of soldiers from Company M of the Eighth regiment was present and fired a three-volley salute in honor of the American flag. After which the company dispersed and returned to the Memorial building. The march to and from the Block-house was led by Barney Pulver's drum corps, and the parade was in charge of A. J. Baughman, secretary of the Historical society. The members of the G. A. R. were out in full force. A large number of citizens were also in the parade. Speakers and other guests of honor were in carriages. Following the Block-house exercises, the regular meeting of the historical society was held in the G. A. R. rooms, Memorial building, General R. Brinkerhoff, presiding. General Brinkerhoff said in his address of welcome: "To-day we hold the ninth annual meeting of The Richland County Historical Society, and it is again my pleasant duty as its president to extend a cordial welcome to all who have honored us with their presence. "This society, as has been heretofore stated, is not a pioneer asso- ciation for the very good reason that the pioneers of this country have all passed away. Of course we are glad to receive and preserve any new information in regard to the pioneers, together with all later and current events, which is our main business. (505) |
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"During the past year our efforts, in the main, have been given to preparation for celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of the city of Mansfield, which occurred in the month of June, 1808, and a whole week will be given to this celebration in June, 1908. In order to make the necessary arrangements for this anniversary, it will be re- membered, a centennial commission was appointed at our last annual meeting, with ex-Mayor Huntington Brown as its president, and A. J. Baughman as its secretary. Much has already been accomplished by this commission. As a preparation for this centennial the old Block-house which we have just visited, was erected on the court house grounds, and |
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as a relic of pioneer days this Block-house is certainly very impressive and instructive. The history of this Block-house, together with various other historic matters of interest, has recently been published by our society in an illustrated pamphlet of seventy-two pages, entitled, 'The Centennial Souvenir.' "We have also arranged for re-opening of the museum in the third story of this building, in which are many historic relics belonging to our society. Curator Wilkinson, who has it in charge, will answer any questions in regard to it. There is no other city in Ohio, or elsewhere, so far as I know, of the size of Mansfield that has a museum of equal interest or value. |
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"One of the things greatly needed
by the Historical Society is an
increase of members. In a county as
large as Richland, we ought to have
several hundred as they have in the
Western Reserve Historical Society.
Certainly we ought to have at least one
hundred, which would enable us
to print and furnish to each member a
full report of our annual
proceedings."
Mr. George F. Bareis, of Canal
Winchester, vice-president of the
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical
Society, was present and was
introduced to the meeting. He gave a
pleasant and interesting talk. Dr.
A. Sheldon, secretary of the Firelands
Historical Society, was present
and gave a short talk. The Hon. W. S.
Cappeller spoke with good effect,
and the Hon. M. B. Bushnell, Peter
Bissman and others gave short, in-
teresting talks concerning the coming
Centennial, dwelling upon the fact
that Mansfield was founded on June 11,
1808, and that next year the
people of that city would properly
celebrate its centennial anniversary.
Mr. A. J. Baughman, secretary of the
Centennial Commission, gave a
short resume of the work already
accomplished by the commission and
what it expects to further achieve in
the future. Miss Irene Carroll, a
relation of the late Phil. Sheridan,
sang a number of patriotic songs,
which were well received by the
audience.
In the evening a meeting was held in the
Opera house, which
meeting was presided over by General
Brinkerhoff. A pleasant feature
of this meeting was the singing of the
Vesper choir, led by Mrs. Florence
Blumenschein-Rowe. The latter also sang
a delightful solo.
The main address of the evening was
delivered by Mrs. Kate Brown-
lee Sherwood, of Toledo, her subject
being "The Women of Ohio." We
regret we cannot present in full the
splendid address of Mrs. Sherwood,
a gifted author and one of the best
known women in Ohio.
Mrs. Sherwood said Ohio women covered
three periods, the pioneer
period, the Civil War period, and the
period of organization. She traced
the history of women from the earliest
period down to the present time.
She told of the great sacrifices of the
women at the time of the Revolu-
tionary war, of their heroism and those
of the pioneers of the state and
country. She told of the important part
played by the women in the
history of the state and nation.
Mrs. Sherwood said that whole volumes
could be written of sacrifices
and heroism, and declared that no great
man had ever existed who did
not have a great mother.
The audience was told the mothers of
early days knew the secrets
of nature, that they traveled great
distances to help one another in sick-
ness and distress; that they taught
their children to be honest, unselfish
and patriotic.
In speaking of the Civil War period,
Mrs. Sherwood spoke of the
achievements of Ohio women and of the
important part they took in
work on the field of battle in nursing
and caring for the sick and furnish-
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ing food and supplies. She quoted the
words of President Lincoln that
without the women of the north the union
could not have preserved.
The speaker dwelt at some length on the
honors that Ohio women
had won in various pursuits and
callings, that over one hundred of them
had been given medals for their part in
great achievements. She gave a
number of important actions benefiting
womankind in which the initiative
was taken by Ohio women.
Mrs. Sherwood spoke of the suffrage
movement for women and
said there was a class of men who were
afraid to give women the right
of suffrage because they were afraid
that they would get the offices.
In speaking of the suffrage movement she
said the finest country in the
world was getting to be a back number as
far as women was concerned.
She told of the rights that women had in
voting, notably in Finland.
Mrs. Sherwood advocated organizations of
women in the towns,
villages and state, for the benefit of
women. She impressed upon them
the necessity of taking an active part
in the work of uplifting mankind.
"We must answer the question, 'Am I
my Brother's Keeper?' There
is only one answer for the women of
Ohio, and that is 'Yes, I am my
brother's keeper.'"
Mrs. Sherwood's address was listened to
with much interest and she
was frequently interrupted with
applause.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY ELROY M. AVERY- VOL. III.
The Jamestown Episode.
The Jamestown Exposition now in progress
located in Princess Anne
County, Virginia, at the mouth of the
James River, while not drawing
the crowds of visitors that were
expected and that its merits deserve is
certainly attracting the attention of
historical readers and students through-
out the country, and reviving among them
the accounts of the memorable
events connected with the establishment
of the first permanent Anglo-
Saxon settlement on this continent.
Though the Exposition commemora-
ting the event, for reasons of
accessibility is situated as above noted, the
scene of the actual historical
occurrence is at Jamestown Island some
thirty miles up the James River.
The Norseman had invaded New England
several centuries before,
and the Spaniards had explored the
territory all along the Gulf. There
had been vain attempts at English
colonization. Sir Walter Raleigh's
"lost colony of Roanoke" had
been started and had disappeared from
the shores of North Carolina, when on
May 13 (old style), 1607, the
three little ships, the "Susan
Constant," the "Goodspeed" and the "Dis-
covery" landed on the little island
called James Towne--from the