Ohio History Journal

TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.   MAY 30, 1914.   The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Ohio State Arch- aeological and Historical Society was held in the Trustees' room of the building of the Society, Columbus, Ohio, at 10 A. M., Saturday, May 30th (Memorial Day). The following members were present:

Mr. J. W. Harper, Mr. D. H. Gard, Mr. W. H. Scott, Mr. F. W. Darby, Mr. B. F. Prince, Mr. Almer Hegler, Mr. Calvin Young, Mr. James E. Campbell, Mr. E. 0. Randall, Mr. H. O. Whitaker, Mr. Warren Cowen, Mr. W. C. Mills,

Mr. E. F. Wood, Mr. I. F. King, Mr. E. H. Archer, Mr. Chase Stewart, Mr. B. D. Hills, Mr. C. H. Gallup, Mr. George F. Bareis, Mr. G. F. Wright, Mr. L. P. Schaus, Mr. W. T. Hambridge, Mr. J. S. Roof.

The meeting was called to order by President G. Frederick Wright, who made a few remarks, touching upon the good for- tune of the Society in being able to hold for the first time its an- nual meeting in its own building. His address, suitable to the occasion, would be withheld until the dedicatory exercises, to be held in the afternoon. Secretary Randall was then called upon for his annual report.   REPORT OF SECRETARY. The last annual meeting of the Society was held on May 23rd, 1913. This report herewith submitted, therefore, covers the period from the latter date to the present day (May 30th). (380)

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The minutes of that meeting appear in full in the volume of the

Society proceedings for 1913, and I will not read those proceedings in

full, as they occupy 58 typewritten pages, but for the proceedings of that.

meeting refer to the condensed report as published in the October

QUARTERLY, annual publication of the Society for 1913 (Volume 22),

pages 455 to 469, inclusive.

Since the annual meeting of 1913, meetings of the Trustees, the

Executive Committee, Building Committees and special committees,

were held as follows:

July 15 (1913) at Page Hall, O. S. U., meeting of the Building

Committee. Present, Messrs. Schaus, Mills, Bareis, Wright and Ran-

dall. At this meeting bids were received for the elevator, electric light

fixtures, show cases, book cases and equipment for the rooms and offices

in the Museum and Library Building, Columbus. There were 17 bid-

ders,-three bids for the electric light fixtures, two bids for the show

cases and the remainder on various articles of the general equipment for

the library, museum rooms and administration rooms.

After duly considering the various bids the bid of the Post-Glover

Electric Co., of $1,929.15, was accepted. The bid of the Columbus Show

Case Co., for 12 cases at $160.00 each, and 38 table-cases at $70.00 each,

was accepted, making a total of $4,580.00.

July 25th, meeting of the Executive Committee: Present, Messrs.

Wright, Bareis, Buck, Douglas, Harper, Mills, Prince, Randall, Ryan,

Schaus and Wood. This committee approved the acceptance of the two

bids recommended by the previous meeting of the Building Committee,

as above stated.

At this meeting the bid of the Safe Cabinet Co., of Marietta, for

book stacks, tables, etc., amounting to $3,772.70, was accepted. The

matter of the elevator was referred to the Building Committee with

power to act. Report was made on the progress of the Museum and

Library Building, at Spiegel Grove. Col. Hayes had put in some $12,000

of his own money, and had also stated that he would, when the build-

ing was ready for occupancy, place therein the paintings of his father

and mother; he had also erected gateways, known as the Harrison and

McPherson gateways. The Building Committee was authorized to re-

ceive bids for the lighting and equipment of the Museum and Library

Building at Spiegel Grove.

Mr. Mills announced the intended visit, in September, 1914, of the

International Society of Scientists, known as the Americanists. It was

proposed that our State Society make plans for the reception of the

Americanists, and Mr. Mills was authorized to make arrangements for

the opening of a mound during their visit, that they might inspect the

methods of exploration.

Messrs. Mills, Prince and Douglas were appointed a committee

upon the proposed visitation of the Americanists.

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The itemized bids for articles for the furnishing of the Museum

and Library Building are given in full in the recorded minutes of the

Society for 1913, beginning at page 178.

October 17 (1913) meeting of the Executive Committee at the

office of Treasurer Wood. There were present Messrs. Wright, Camp-

bell, Prince, Bareis, Mills, Harper, Schaus, Buck, Ryan, Randall and

Wood. Curator Mills reported the removal of the museum and library

from  the former quarters of the Society in Page Hall to the new

Museum and Library Building, and that the work of arranging and

getting the Museum and Library in order was in progress. The build-

ing had not yet been entirely completed, nor formally accepted from

the contractors by the Building Committee, or by the officers of the

Society, but this occupancy of the building previous to its formal accept-

ance was mutually agreed upon', without prejudice to any of the parties

interested, by the Dawson Construction Co., the contractors, the Ohio

State University authorities and the officers of the Ohio State Archaeo-

logical and Historical Society. This action of the occupancy of the

building was approved by the Executive Committee.

The Secretary reported that President Wright, Mr. Schaus and

himself, representing the Society, had participated, on August 2nd, in

the ceremonies at Fremont commemorative of the one hundredth anni-

versary of the siege of Ft. Stephenson. On this occasion the Harrison

and McPherson gateways at Spiegel Grove were dedicated. The chief

program of the day was in the city, at the grave of Col. Croghan.

The ceremonies were very interesting and of fitting character. Speeches

at the dedication of the gateways were made by Messrs. Wright and

Randall. The address of the day, at the grave of Col. Croghan, was

made by Congressman S. D. Fess. Addresses were made by General

Warnock, State Commandant of the G. A. R., and others. Detailed

proceedings of this anniversary ceremony will be found in January

QUARTERLY (1914), Volumbus 23, page 1.

Mr. Mills reported that the Building Committee had decided to

accept the bid of the Otis Elevator Co., for a freight elevator, at a

cost of $1,290.00; elevator to be run by electricity. This was approved

by the Executive Committee.

Mr. Schaus, chairman of the Building Committee, made a report

on the progress of the Museum and Library Building at Spiegel Grove;

that the committee had inspected that building on October 9th and 10th;

they reported progress on the building, with the probability that it would

not be ready for occupancy before the spring of 1914. Mr. Schaus also

reported the conclusion of the paving project on Cleveland and Buck-

land Avenues. The work in both instances had been satisfactorily done.

Mr. Schaus further reported that Col. Hayes had paid to Treas-

urer Wood, on September 12th, the sum of $1,252.00, to make good the

deficit in the building fund for the Hayes Memorial Building. The

legislature (1913) had appropriated $5,000.00 for certain alterations in

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the plans. The alterations had cost $6,252.00. Col. Hayes had, there-

fore, made himself responsible for the difference.

At this meeting the announcement was made of the death of Trus-

tee and life member A. J. Baughman, of Mansfield, whose decease oc-

curred on October 1, 1913. Notice of this loss to the Society will be

found in the October QUARTERLY for 1913. President Wright repre-

sented the Society at the funeral services in Mansfield.

The election of these new life members was reported:    A. M.

Woolson, Toledo; Chase Stewart, Springfield; C. J. Forman, Oxford;

Chas. A. Eicher, Miamisburg; Byron R. Long, Columbus; John Schirer,

Springdale; L. D. Lampman, Columbus; Caleb H. Morris, Marion;

W. L. Curry, Columbus.

President Wright brought before the meeting the proposition to

secure proper legislation whereby the property of Ft. Meigs, now under

the custody of the Maumee Valley Historical Society, can be transferred

to the custodianship of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Society. The matter was deferred for further consideration.

Mr. John Gill was appointed janitor of the new Society building;

Miss Grace Harper, of Cincinnati, was employed as stenographer to the

Curator and Librarian, and Miss Minnie L. Bushfield was appointed

Assistant Librarian.

Two hundred dollars were appropriated for the purchase of books

for the Library.

January 9th, 1914, meeting of the Board of Trustees, in the room

of the Trustees, Society Building.  Present, Messrs. Wright, Gallup,

Prince, Harper, Wood, Bareis, Schaus, Randall, Ryan and Mills. Regrets

at inability to attend were received from Messrs. Treadway; Thompson

and Yeagley.

At this meeting the Secretary called attention to the fact that the

Governor had called a special session of the legislature, to convene on

January 19th. This legislature would repeal the appropriation bill

passed in 1913, for the appropriation for the various departments for the

year beginning February 15th, 1914, and each department of the state is

asked to make a new estimate of financial necessities for the year men-

tioned. This new estimate goes to the Budget Commissioner, Mr. W. O.

Heffernan, an officer appointed by the Governor under legislative act

of 1913. The Budget Commissioner will supervise the estimates submitted

to him, advise such action as he deems best in the diminution or increase,

and confer concerning them with the finance committees of the incoming

legislature.

It will be recalled that the Society asked of the legislature, for its

expenditure in the bill for 1914:

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Current expenses .....................................                                     $11,800

Field     work, Ft. Ancient, etc ...........................                           3,300

Publications ........  ................................                                        4,000

Spiegel  Grove  ......................................                                        2,000

 

The Finance Committees of the House and Senate reduced those

appropriations, and the following were allowed, in the bill for 1914, as

passed by the legislature:

 

Current expenses.....................................                                      $11,000

Field     work, Ft. Ancient, etc ..........................                            2,500

Publications ........................................                                          3,500

Spiegel  Grove  ......................................                                        1,800

 

In the original bill for 1914, also was inserted voluntarily, by the

finance committee of the legislature, without solicitation by the Society,

the sum of $7,500 for the re-printing of the annual publications of the

Society. This item, when the bill reached the Governor, was vetoed by

him, under the impression that it represented a duplication of a previous

appropriation.

Under the new change, viz., that this entire bill for 1914 will be

repealed, and a new bill introduced and passed in its stead, the Finance

Committee of the Society made out and submitted to the Budget Com-

missioner the following proposed items as requested for 1914:

 

Salaries ............................................ $10,240

Supplies ...................................  .....                                                                                             2,875

Equipment ........................................                                            2,275

Contract or Open Order Service .......................                             6,240

Fixed charges and contributions .......................                              144

 

T otal  ..........................................  $21,774

 

Mr. Schaus, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported that the

Columbus building was now completed, and there was due the contractors

a balance of $4,737.28, after the deduction of $500 made in the settlement

with the contractors because of some defects in the Terrazza floors. Upon

the assurance of the Building Committee that the contractors, The Daw-

son Co., had otherwise properly fulfilled their obligations, payment of

this amount was authorized. The bill of W. H. Conklin Co., of $810.95,

for illuminating, heating and gas fittings, was also authorized to be paid.

Mr. Schaus reported that after paying the bills for the building and

equipment that have been accepted, there still remained the sum of $1,100

in the building fund unexpended, but which would be necessary for the

completion of equipment and furnishing. The final balance due the

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Architect, J. M. Bradford, of $500 was ordered paid, this completing his

entire fee of $2,250.

Curator Mills was authorized to purchase two typewriters for the

museum office, and to install a private telephone system, under the best

terms that could be secured.

The Building Committee was authorized to purchase chairs for the

auditorium room in the North basement of the building.

Curator Mills submitted a large prehistoric stone axe, perhaps the

finest specimen of its kind in existence, presented to the society by John

Schirer, of Springdale, Ohio. Mr. Schirer was made a life member of

the Society, his membership fee ($25.00) being remitted in lieu of his

donation. Rev. Byron R. Long and Mr. L. D. Lampman, of Columbus,

were elected life members of the Society, subject to the payment of the

usual fee.

April 2d, 1914, meeting of the Executive Committee in the rooms of

the Trustees, Society Building. Present, Messrs. Wright, Bareis, Harper,

Buck, Randall, Schaus, Wood and Curator Mills.

The Secretary reported that on February 16th, the appropriation

bill for 1914 passed the legislature, and the Society received therein the

following appropriations. The tables herein given show the amounts

asked by the Society and the amounts received.

Requested. Received.

Salaries ......................................                                                $10,240         $9,940

Supplies  ....................................... .                                           2,875             2,275

Equipment ......................................                                           2,275             1,975

Contract or Open Order Service .................                               6,240             3,000

Fixed charges and contributions ..................                                  144             144

Contract or Open Order Service includes: Heat and light for

Museum and Hayes Memorial Library buildings; express, freight and

drayage; traveling expenses of Trustees; telephone rentals; repairs and

up-keep of the various properties of the Society; sundry unclassified and

contingent expenses; building of roadways and field work.

In the separate Sundry Bill, passed by the Legislature, at the request

of the Finance Committees and many members of the Legislature, and

with the approval of the Governor, the item of $7,500  for "Reprinting

volumes 1 to 21, inclusive, of the publications of the Ohio Archaeological

and Historical Society," was inserted. That amount is, therefore, at

the disposal of the Society. The books will be reprinted this summer.

There was also included in the Sundry Bill the item of $1,500, "To

provide for the publication of a histoy of Ohio in the Civil War. This

amount to be expended under the direction of and by the Ohio Archae-

ological and Historical Society."

In furtherance of this appropriation the Executive Committee ap-

pointed Col. W. L. Curry, as the proper party to proceed with the prepa-

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ration of such history. It was also agreed that Col. Curry should have

quarters in the Museum  and Library Building, and every facility be

afforded him by the Society for the furtherance of his work,

It was determined by the committee that the Museum and Library

be kept open from 9 o'clock until 5 o'clock each week day, except

Saturday, on which day the building is to be closed at 12 o'clock, noon.

Col. W. L. Curry was elected a life member, subject to the payment

of the usual fee.

The time of the annual meeting and the dedication of the new

building was fixed for May 30th (Memorial Day).

Secretary Randall reported that he had requested an opinion from

Attorney General Hogan as to the status of the employes of the Society

in relation to the requirements of the state civil service law. The

Attorney General had reported that, although the Society received funds

from the state for its maintenance, still the officers and employes of the

Society "are in fact in the employ of a private corporatio_n, organized

under the laws of Ohio. These persons are not in the service of the

state within the meaning of Section 1 of the civil service act. The laws

of Ohio do not provide a method of appointing these employes or fixing

their compensation. The officers and employes of the Ohio    State

Archaeological and Historical Society do not, therefore, come within the

provisions of the civil service act." A copy of said opinion will be

found in the volume of minutes (1914) of the Society, page 19.

On May 18th, Governor Cox appointed as Trustees for the Society

Prof. B. F. Prince, Springfield, and Mr. E. O. Randall, Columbus, these

to succeed themselves and serve until the annual meeting in 1917.

On motion the Secretary's report was adopted and ordered

to be printed in the proceedings of the Society.

The Chair: We will now hear the report of the Curator:

 

REPORT OF CURATOR AND LIBRARIAN.

During the year beginning with May 1st, 1913, ending April 30th,

1914, the time of the Curator and Librarian has been taken up for the

most part with the transfer of the Museum and Library from Page Hall

to the new building. The first transfer of storage material from Page

Hall was made in August, 1913. The university authorities needed the

room in Page Hall so badly that they were compelled to ask the

Archaeological and Historical Society to remove their storage collections

and make room for the new improvements which had been planned to

meet the demands for the opening of college in September. This transfer

necessitated a second handling of all of the collections in the new building,

and made double work. The Library was transferred first; this was

begun in December and finished practically the middle of the month. By

the end of the month the Curator's office was moved from Page Hall to

the new building and the museum proper was transferred during the

holiday week. Our time since the transfer of the Museum and Library

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has been taken up wholly in arranging the collections and labeling them

in the proper way. When this material was placed on display, we found

that after all our rooms were entirely inadequate to accommodate our

present collections; consequently it will be necessary for us to cast about

in the very near future for an extension of our Museum.

At the present time the building is practically completed. The

contractors, The Dawson Construction Co., turned over the keys of the

building on the 1st of December, but the moving into the new building

was under headway many weeks before that. In the removal, fortunately,

every specimen has been accounted for and the public was deprived of

viewing the Museum for only a few weeks.

I am thankful to the Trustees for the privilege of attending the

Association of Museums, which was held the middle of May at Mil-

waukee and Chicago. After the close of the meeting at Milwaukee I

visited the State Museum at Madison and spent an entire day looking

over the collections in the Wisconsin Historical Society. Many cour-

tesies were extended to me at the various Wisconsin Museums.

I spent a certain amount of time also at the Logan Museum,

Beloit, Wis. The Beloit Museum is purely archaeological and it certainly

contains a great collection of prehistoric artifacts, collected in the state

of Wisconsin. I also arranged with the various museums at Madison,

Milwaukee and Beloit for exchange of archaeological material, as we all

know that Wisconsin is very rich in certain classes of artifacts, namely,

copper implements and implements of quartzite.

During the year the Curator has been steadily at work upon the

Archaeological Atlas of Ohio, and I take great pleasure in placing the

completed Atlas before you. This represents many years of labor and I

feel that we are justified in the undertaking. You will recall that Col.

Charles Whittlesey was the first to become interested in mapping out

the mounds and earthworks in Ohio. He therefore prepared a map,

which we now have in our library, and upon this map he paced all of

the known monuments. The map was of unusual size, 12 x 14'- After

this map was under headway the U.- S. government prepared a smaller

map and noted upon it all of the mounds and earthworks known at that

time.  In 1895 Mr. Warren K. Moorehead constructed for the Society a

new archaeological map. This was 6 x 6'. Following Mr. Moorehead's

resignation in 1897, the Curator personally conducted an examination of

the various counties in Ohio up to the present time. This has required

16 years of hard work. As a matter of course it did not take all of my

time, but it was the spare time that I had from the administration of

the Museum and Library, and now it is completed. I present it to you

for your consideration. You will please note that we were able to find

in the state of Ohio 3,513 mounds with 587 enclosures and earthworks,

making a total of 4,100 visible earthworks in the state. On page 9

your attention is called to the map of the Indian trails and towns in

Ohio. This data has been accumulating for a number of years and I

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think for all intents and purposes this is perhaps the most comprehensive

of any of the maps that has been produced up to the present time. On

page 11 you will see the distribution of the mounds and earthworks in

the state. Each dot represents a mound and each cross represents an

earthwork. Consequently you can readily trace them and by a glance

at the map you will readily see that the great centers of prehistoric

civilization occupied the river valleys in Ohio.

Five hundred copies of this work have been bound in cloth and

about the same number will be bound in paper. It will be for the

members of the Society to direct its distribution.

At the November meeting of the Board of Trustees Miss Minnie L.

Bushfield was appointed assistant to the librarian, but on account of sick-

ness was unable to assume her duties until after the new year. Miss

Grace Harper was elected stenographer to replace Miss Woodford,

resigned. She assumed her duties on Nov. 1st, 1913. On Dec. 1st, Mr.

John Gill was appointed janitor of the new building and assumed his

duties at that time. Mr. Starling Eaton, who was janitor at Page Hall,

was advanced to the position of superintendent of the new building, but

we find that our limited number of employees makes it very strenuous

for all concerned and we should have an extra janitor for the care of

the grounds and the outside of the building during the summer, and all

extra time he would be of service in the building. For all large buildings

as our own, we find that we ought to have also an additional man as

night watchman. We think that this should be provided for at the very

earliest moment as our collections are becoming more valuable each

year and it is absolutely necessary to have some one to see that no

depredations are committed during the night time.

The matter of opening the Museum on Sunday was brought up at

one of the meetings of the Executive Committee and was left over for

future attention. I fully recommend that the Museum be opened on

Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5. This will give everybody an opportunity

to view the Museum and will make its collections available for the

people of the city and state who are unable to come to the Museum at

any other time. I find that in Milwaukee the museums are kept open

until 9 o'clock as well as Sundays. I cannot quite see the wisdom of

keeping our Museum open during the evening as yet, but if I do find

that it would be expedient for such an action I will be glad to bring it

before the Trustees for their consideration.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee the Curator was directed

to commence a systematic canvass for life membership in the Society.

The plans have all been perfected, but on account of the strenuous work

incident to getting our collections in shape, and preparing for the dedica-

tion, this part of the program has been delayed until after the dedication

and then if the Society wishes the work will progress rapidly.

I wish to call the attention of the members of the Society to the

forthcoming visit of the International Congress of Americanists. The

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program will be as follows: The meeting of the Congress will be held

in Washington beginning on October 5th and closing on the 10th. At the

close of the meeting in Washington the Congress will adjourn to Phila-

delphia; from there they will adjourn to New York; from New York to

Boston and from there to Columbus. They will arrive Wednesday, the

15th, and the program is now printed by the International Congress as

follows: "The delegates will be met at the train at 3 p. m. and escorted

to the Museum. After an inspection of the Museum a dinner will be

given at the Ohio Union. After the dinner the delegates will return to

the Museum for a short session in the auditorium. The following day

the delegates will visit mounds that have been selected for the purpose

by the Museum. One of these will be shown in the process of exploration.

The plan is to show the characteristics of the typical Ohio mound. The

delegates will then return to Columbus in time for the train to Chicago.

Now these are the important features of the International Congress, and

it is certainly up to the Society to look to the welfare of these people as

best they can. It occurs to me that we should keep up our end of the

affair with dignity to ourselves, as well as having in mind the honor of

our state.

I hope that the necessary committee to have charge of this affair

will be appointed at this meeting, and I trust that it will be large enough

so that certain features of the entertainment can be assigned to certain

individuals with the knowledge that it will be carried out.

During the past year the Archaeological Museum has had a number

of additions, as follows:

Mr. Almer Hegler, of Washington C. H., has added many fine

specimens to his collection of archaeological material from Fayette county,

including fine ceremonials, mortars, etc.

Mr. Wilber Stout, of Sciotoville, has increased his collection of

Scioto county artifacts by a number of interesting specimens.

Mr. N. H. Young, of Laura, Ohio, donated a small local collection

of archaeological specimens.

Mr. T. J. Thorn, of Saxon, Meigs county, Ohio, donated a fine

small collection typical of the archaeology of that section, including a

rare hematite pipe, ceremonials, etc.

Mr. T. A. Wolf, of Racine, Meigs county, donated several hematite

specimens.

Mr. J. V. Parr, Willow Grove, Va., a small collection of stone

relics.

Mr. Charles Murphy, Millersport, donated a small collection of

Fairfield county stone and flint specimens.

Mr. James Lee, Carrollton, donated some slate gorgets, celts, etc.

Judge H. C. Miller, of Jackson, presented a series of flint scrapers

typical of Jackson county.

Dr. W. H. Wagner, Portsmouth, presented a very fine banner-stone

and an old land deed, signed by Van Buren.

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Mr. George S. Turner, Columbus, presented a number of flint

specimens and a small collection of fossils.

Mr. J. J. Jagger, of Mt. Gilead, presented a small collection of

stone and flint implements, typical of Morrow county.

Mr. Lindsay Cremeans, Berlin Cross Roads, presented a collection of

archaeological specimens from Jackson county.

Some interesting relics of President Wm. H. Harrison were pur-

chased from his heirs; they consist of a large arm chair, a platter, a

spoon and a powder horn.

As a result of a trip to the Ohio river, in the interest of the

Archaeological Atlas, a number of specimens were collected by Mr. H. C.

Shetrone and added to the collections.

The Museum removed some fine examples of rock pictures or

petroglyphs, from a group on the Ohio river in Meigs county, and placed

them on display.

During the year the number of books in the Library has increased

from 5,376 to 5,943 bound volumes, making a total addition of 567.

Last year the total addition was 527. Mr. E. O. Randall, Secretary of

the Society, has deposited, temporarily for safe keeping in the Society's

Library, his rare collection of books on Ohio history and the Northwest

Territory. This collection consists of 530 volumes. This valuable col-

lection is made available for the members of the Society.

I am under many obligations to the members of the Society for their

helpful suggestions when coming into our new home. I trust that many

more will feel it their duty at any time to come to me with any new ideas

that may advance the Museum or Library in any way.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM C. MILLS.

On motion the report of the Curator was approved.

Treasurer E. F. Wood then read his report, as follows:

 

REPORT OF THE TREASURER.

FOR THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1ST, 1914.

 

RECEIPTS.

Cash    onhand, May 1st, 1913 ............................... $1,789        21

Life     M embership Dues ..........   ...........................                                     150 00

Active M embership Dues ..................................                                           87   00

Books  sold.................................................                                                   101 37

Subscriptions  .............................................                                                  16   50

Webb C. Hayes for Building...............................                                            1,252 00

Refunded    by  O.     S. U                                                                               .......................................   180          00

Refunded    by  L. P. Schaus ..................................                                        5     87

Interest      .................. ...............................                                                  467 68

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From State Treasurer:

Appropriation for Current Expenses ....................                              4,543 71

Appropriation    for  Publications ..........................                             3,947  91

Appropriation    for Field Work, Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Spiegel Grove Park ....................        60 00

Appropriation for Field Work, Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Logan Elm Park .......................      2,275 94

Appropriation for improvement for abutting property,

Spiegel  Grove  Park ................................  5,898  88

Appropriation for Hayes Commemorative Library and

M useum    Building ..................................  533  58

Appropriation for Care of Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes

Commemorative Library and Museum Building ......                           475 23

Appropriation for Building for Museum and Library....                        1,368 29

Appropriation for Personal Service .....................                               1,128 33

Appropriation for Maintenance .........................                                     195 91

Appropriation for Equipment ...........................                                       173 23

Appropriation for Open Order Service ..................                                  192 00

 

Total  ..............................................  $24,842  66

 

DISBURSEMENTS.

Improvement of abutting property, Spiegel Grove State Park.                   $5,898 88

Care  of  Spiegel Grove  Park................................                                           47525

Serpent Mound Park, Care and Improvements ..............                                 321 65

Ft. Ancient, Care and Improvements ........................                                      297 75

Big      Bottom         Park,                                                                         Repairs ..................................                               64            70

Logan  Elm    Park    ...........................................                                            73 60

Field    W ork           ................................................                                       162  40

Postage          ...................................... ............                                               60 10

Express, Freight and  Drayage ..............................                                          81 34

Expenses of Trustees and Committees .......................                                    410 83

Telephone  ....................................... .........                                                    1580

Building for Museum and Library .........................                                     1,366 64

Hayes Commemorative Library and Museum Building ........                       1,655 58

M useum        and  Library .......................................                                  3,416  31

Salaries,    three .............................................                                           3,641  65

Publications ...............................................                                               4,002 22

H eat  and Light .............................................                                                9   45

Supplies    ...................................................                                                    49 98

Library          Equipment ............................ ..............                                     90 13

Building    Repair............................................                                                 22 33

Auditing and Clerk Hire ...................................                                               85 00

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

Incidental  Expenses........................................                                               23 05

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Transferred to Permanent Fund ............................                                        620 00

Balance  on  hand, May  1st,  1914 ............................                             1,983   02

 

Total  ...........................................                                                                                           $24,842   66

Amount of Permanent Fund, May 1st, 1914 .................                          $9,440 00

Respectfully submitted,

E. F. WOOD,

Treasurer."

The report of the Auditor was then called for. Said report

is as follows:

"COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 27, 1914.

"The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society,

HON. E. O. RANDALL, Secretary, Columbus, Ohio.

DEAR SIR:-We beg to submit this, the report of our annual ex-

amination of the books of your Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Wood, and submit

herewith the following statements, setting forth the financial transactions

for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1914, and the financial condition of

your Society at that date:

Page 1, trial balance as at April 30th, 1914.

Page 2, Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements for the fiscal

year.

Page 3, Schedule of Disbursements classified according to State

Budget requirements.

Page 4, Statement of Appropriations for the year.

Page 5, Schedule of Expenditures from Building Appropriations other

than through Treasurer's Cash Account.

Page 6, Schedule of unpaid salaries at April 30th.

We have verified the cash balance as herein reported, by comparison

and reconciliation with the balance as shown by the bank pass book.

The balances of appropriations are supported by a statement from the

State Auditor's office.  The certificate of deposit representing the

Permanent Fund has been examined by us and found to be on hand as

stated.  All disbursements from  the Treasurer's Fund have been by

check signed by the President or Vice-President and Secretary of the

Society.

We offer the above-mentioned statement of disbursements, classified

according to State Budget requirements, in the hope that it will be of

material value in the preparation of your budget for next year.

The books of the Treasurer are in good condition and properly set

forth the financial condition as herein stated.

Very respectfully submitted,

J. J. McKNIGHT,

Certified Public Accountant.

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ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF AUDITOR.

THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL

SOCIETY.

TRIAL BALANCE--April 30, 1914.

Dr.         Cr.

State  Treasurer  ...............................  $33,419  30

Appropriations:

For Personal Service ...................                                $8,811 67

For Maintenance .........................                                2,079 09

For Field Work-Fort Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Logan Elm      Park ........                                       224 06

For Equipment- E-9 ....................                                1,801 77

For Fixed Charges - G -Insurance .......                                               144 00

For Building for Museum and Library

Purposes  ............................                   177  51

For Equipment and Walks for Building for

Museum and Library ................                      124 92

For Hayes    Commemorative     Library  and

Museum Building ....................                  16,073 43

For Care Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes

Commemorative Library and Museum

Building  ............................                                1,174  75

For Open Order Service -F ............                              2,808 00

Cash  .....  ....................................                                         1,083  02

E. F. Wood, Treasurer ........................                1,983 02

Investments  ...................................                    9,440  00

Permanent Fund .............................                                     9,440 00

 

$44,842 22       $44,842 22

SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.

(Current Funds.)

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1914.

Receipts.   Disburse-

ments.

Balance-May 1, 1913...............                 $1,789 21

 

RECEIPTS.

Life Membership Dues ................                        $150 00

Active Membership Dues.............                        87 00

Subscriptions ........................                              16 50

Books Sold .........................                                101 37

Interest .............................                                  467 68

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Webb C. Hayes -Balance Extra Con-

tract for Hayes Commemorative

Library and Museum Building.... 1,252 00

Refunds:

Ohio State University..........                      180 00

L.  P.   Schaus....................                        5     87

 

Total   ..........................  $2,260               42

State Treasurer from Appropriations:

For Building for Museum and

Library  ...................  1,135 91

For Improvement    of   Property

Abutting Spiegel Grove Park  5,898 88

For Hayes Commemorative Li-

brary and Museum Building      533 58

For Field Work-Fort Ancient,

Spiegel Grove and Serpent

Mound ....................      60 00

For Field Work--Fort Ancient,

Serpent Mound and Logan

Elm Park ................. 2,275 94

For Equipment and Walks for

Building for Museum and

Library ...................                         232 38

For Equipment--E-9 ..........                       173 23

For Maintenance ...............                       195 91

For Care Spiegel Grove Park...                   475 25

For Personal Service ........... 1,125 33

For Open Order Service........      192 00

For Publications ............... 3,947 91

For Current Expenses ......... 4,543 71

$23,053 45

 

DISBURSEMENTS.

Transferred to Permanent Fund......      620 00

Building for Museum    and Library... 1,366 64

Improvement of     Property  Abutting

Spiegel Grove Park ............ 5,898 88

Hayes Commemorative Library and

Museum Building ...............   1,655 58

Field  Work-Ft. Ancient,      Spiegel

Grove Park and Serpent Mound.                162 40

Library Equipment (Books)..........                      90 13

Fort Ancient .......................                              297 75

Serpent Mound .....................                             321 65

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Spiegel Grove Park ..................                          475 25

Logan Elm      Park ....................                         73 60

Big Bottom      Park ....................                         64 70

Building Repairs and Upkeep .........                      22 33

Supplies    .............................                               4998

Museum    and Library................. 3,416 31

Heat and Light .....................                               9 45

Telephone Rentals ..................                             15 80

Salary  ..............................                                 3,64165

Expense of Trustees and Committees.                410 83

Express, Freight and Drayage.......                         81 34

Postage .............................                                  60 10

Sundry Expenses ..................                              123 05

Publications ......................... 4,002 22

$22,859 64

Balance-April 30, 1914........                              1,983 02

 

$24,842 66 $24,842 66

Capital City Bank (Per. Pass Book)     $1,078 07

Add--Voucher No. 1288 May 9th....           4 95

 

$1,983 02

BUDGET CLASSIFICATIONS OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR

FISCAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1914.

A-I                 C-4          C-II

Salaries.       Supplies.        Gen. Plant

Account.                                                              (Office.)          Supplies.

Fort Ancient .......................     $287 50

Museum    and Library................ 3,042 50                                      $100 00

Publications  ...................                                                                           4,002  22

Postage   .............................               $60         10

Sundry Expenses ....................                                                        6 5

Salaries  ..............................                               3,641   65

Serpent Mound ......................                            230 00

Supplies  ..............................                           49   98

 

$7,201 65           $66 75     $4,152 56

E-9                F-I              F-3

Gen. Plant     General          Water.

Account.                      Equipment. Repairs

Big Bottom Park .....................                           $30 60       $14 10

Field Work ..........................                              149 26

Fort Ancient  ........................                                                  2     25

Museum and Library ..................     188 25           17 00      $26 56

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Serpent Mound ......................                                                                                             85 65

Spiegel Grove Park ...................                                                                                        399 25       36 00

Logan  Elm   Park.......................                                                                                        73  60

Library Equipment .................       90 13

Building Repairs and Upkeep ..........                                                                             22 33

 

$458 23                    $614 18                $62 56

F-4            F-6                  F-7

Light and        Transpor- Communica-

Account.                        Heat.                               tation.      tion.

Big Bottom Park .....................                                                                                           $20 00

Express, Freight and Drayage ........                                                                                81 34

Expenses of Trustees and Committees.                                                                         410 83

Field      W ork ...........................                                                                                              1315

Fort        Ancient  .........................                                                                                                                       $8     00

Museum   and Library................                                                                                       20 64                     31 00

Sundry Expenses ....................                                                                                               4 00                             1 90

Serpent Mound   ......................                                                                                                                          6        00

Spiegel Grove Park ...................                40 00

Telephone Rentals   ..................                            15 80

Heat and  Light .......................   $9  45

 

$9 45                   $589 96                $52 70

F-9                  F-IO                          G-2

Contin-          Construct.        Insurance

gencies. and Better-

Account.                              ments.

Improvement of Property Abutting

Spiegel Grove Park ...............            $5,898 88

Sundry Expenses ...................     $110 50

Building for Museum and Library.....               1,366 64

Hayes Commemorative Library and

Museum Building ................                                                                          1,655 58

 

$110 50     $8,921 10

RECAPITULATION.

Account.                                                                                          Total.

Big   Bottom   Park ..........................................                                                                 $64                   70

Express,  Freight  and  Drayage ..............................                                                      81                      34

Expenses of Trustees and Committees ......................                                                   410 83

Field     W ork          ...............................................                                                            162                   40

Fort       A ncient      ..............................................                                                             297                   75

Improvement of Property Abutting Spiegel Grove Park......                         5,898 88

Museum and Library.......................................                                                         3,416  31

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Publications  ............................................... 4,002              22

Postage   ..................................... .. ..........                         60                  10

Sundry Expenses ........................................                         123 05

Salaries ...................................................     3,641 65

Serpent Mound ..........................................                         321 65

Spiegel  Grove  Park ........................................                       475            25

Telephone Rentals ........................................                          15 80

Building for Museum and Library ..........................              1,366 64

Hayes Commemorative Library and Museum Building.......  1,655 58

Logan  Elm   Park..........................................                         73              60

H eat    and    Light ............................................                     9                45

Supplies .................................................                             49 98

Library Equipment ........................................                          90 13

Building Repairs and Upkeep ...............................                   22 33

 

$22,239 64

 

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR

ENDING APRIL 30th, 1914.

Balance        Additional      Total

May 1,          Appropria-     Appro-

1913.               tions dur-              priations.

Appropriation for                                                  ing year.

Current Expenses .................                        $1,543 71       $3,000 00      $4,543 71

Publications .......................                          1,685 31         2,300 00        3,985 31

Field Work-Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Spiegel Grove

Park   .........................      65  28                   65  28

Building for Museum and Library..                 36,782 65                             36,782 65

Hayes Commemorative Library....                29,268 46    5,000 00           34,268 46

Improvement of property abutting

Spiegel Grove Park ...........     5,898 88                 5,898 88

Equipment and Walks for Building

for Museum    and Library......               10,000 00    10,000 00

Care Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes

Commemorative Library ......                                      1,650 00        1,650 00

Personal Service A-1..............                                              9,940 00        9,940 00

Maintenance   C....................                                              2,275 00        2,275 00

Equipment E-9 ....................                                                1,975 00        1,975 00

Open Order Service F ..............                                            3,000 00        3,000 00

Insurance G-2 .....................                                                    144 00             144 00

Field Work, Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Logan Elm Park..                                      2,500 00    2,500 00

 

$75,244 29       $41,784 00 $117,028 29

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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR END-

ING APRIL 30, 1914.

CONTINUED.

Amount          Cash          Paid on

Lapsed           Drawn        Committees

During          from State Estimates.

Appropriation for               Year.                          Treasurer.

Current Expenses .................                                              $4,543 71

Publications .......................     $337 40                              3,947 91

Field Work-Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Spiegel Grove Park           5 28                      40 00

Building for Museum and Library..                                      1,135 91 $35,469 23

Hayes Commemorative Library .....                                          533 58   17,661 45

Improvement of Property Abutting

Spiegel Grove Park ...........                 5,898 88

Equipment and Walks for Building

for Museum and Library .......                   232 38    9,642 70

Care Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes

Commemorative Library ......                                          475 25

Personal Service A-1...............                                           1,128 33

Maintenance  C.....................                                                   195  91

Equipment E-9 .....................                                                   173 23

Open Order Service F ..............                                                192 00

Insurance  G-2 ......................

Field  Work-Ft. Ancient, Serpent

Mound and Logan Elm Park...                                   2,275 94

 

$42 68     $20,793 03 $62,773 38

 

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR END-

ING APRIL 30, 1914.

CONTINUED.

Total     Balance

Appropriation for                     Withdrawals. April 30, 14.

Current Expenses ..............................                                 $4,543 71

Publications  ....................................                                  3,985  31

Field Work-Ft. Ancient, Serpent Mound and

Spiegel  Grove  Park .......................      65  28

Building for Museum and Library ..............                          35,605 14         $177 51

Hayes Commemorative Library ................                         18,195 03  16,073 43

Improvement of Property Abutting Spiegel Grove

Park   ......... ..........................    5,898  88

Equipment and Walks for Building for Museum

and  Library  ..............................   9,875  08     124  92

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Care Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes Com-

memorative Library .......................                              475 25         1,174 75

Personal  Service  A-1 ...........................                               1,128  33  8,811  67

Maintenance C ................................                                     195 91         2,079 09

Equipment E-9 ................................                                     173 23         1,801 77

Open Order Service F..........................                                   192 00         2,808 00

Insurance  G-2  .................................                                                            144  00

Field Work-Ft. Ancient, Serpent Mound and

Logan Elm Park ..........................    2,275 94                                  224 06

 

$83,609 09       33,419 20

 

RECAPITULATION TOTALS.

Total Balances May 1, 1913 .................... $75,244 29

Additional Appropriations During Year.........   41,784 00

Total Appropriations .....................            $117,028 29

Amount Lapsed During Year ...................        42 68

Cash Drawn from State Treasurer ..............                          20,793 03

Paid on Committees' Estimates ................                            62,773 38

Total Withdrawals .......................                                                   $83,609 09

 

Total. Balance April 30, 1914 ..............                                          $33,419 20

 

SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES FROM BUILDING APPROPRIA-

ATIONS OTHER THAN THROUGH TREASURER'S

CASH ACCOUNT.

FROM APPROPRIATION FOR BUILDING FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.

1913

May     5 Estimate No. 16 Building   Committee..                 $1,282 50

May     5 Estimate No. 3 Conklin Contract .....                    1,425 00

May 17 Estimate No. 17 Building Committee..                    1,140 00

June   5 Estimate No. 18 Building Committee..                     2,774 00

June 17 Estimate No. 19 Building Committee..                     2,860 45

July   1 Estimate No. 20 Building Committee..                     950 00

July 23 Estimate No. 21 Building Committee..                      2,389 25

Aug. 1 Estimate No. 22 Building Committee..                      1,946 55

Aug. 1 Estimate No. 23 Building Committee..                      1,425 00

Aug. 1 Estimate No. 4 Conklin Contract ...                          1,985 50

Aug. 20 Estimate No. 24 Building Committee..                    1,244 50

Sept. 5 Estimate No. 25 Building Committee..                      1,978 85

Sept. 22 Estimate No. 26 Building Committee..                    1,045 00

Oct.   8 Estimate No. 27 Building Committee..                     2,131 80

Oct. 14 Estimate No. 5 Conklin Contract.....                        1,843 00

Nov. 28 Estimate No. 28 Building Committee..                    1,690 05

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1914

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 6 Conklin Contract .....                       810 95

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 McKeever Contract ..                      580 00

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 29 Building Committee..                     4,037 68

Mch. 1 Estimate No. 1 Post Glover Electric

Co.    ................................. ...  1,929  15

$35,469 23

 

FROM APPROPRIATION FOR EQUIPMENT AND WALKS FOR BUILDING FOR

MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.

1914

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 Safe Cabinet Company                     2,805 50

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 Safe Cabinet Company                     967 20

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 Otis Elevator Company                    1,290 00

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 Columbus Show       Case

Company   .................................   2,660  00

Jan. 10 Estimate No. 1 Columbus Show       Case

Company    ................................   1,920  00

$9,642 70

 

FROM APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAYES COMMEMORATIVE LIBRARY AND

MUSEUM BUILDING.

1913.

Jan. 17 Estimate No. 3 Building Committee..                       7,444 20

Aug. 20 Estimate No. 4 Building Committee..                      6,284 25

Nov. 5 Estimate No. 5 Building Committee..                        2,375 00

1914.

Jan. 27 Estimate No. 6 Building Committee..        1,558 00  17,661 45

 

Grand  Total  .............................                                                   $62,773  38

 

SCHEDULE OF UNPAID SALARIES AT APRIL 30, 1914.

E. F. Wood, one-half month .........................    12 50

W. C. Mills, one-half month........................ 104 17

H. C. Shetrone, one-half month .......................  50 00

E. O. Randall, one-half month ....................... $41 66

S. Eaton, one-half month ............................                        32 50

Jno. Gill, one-half month .          .........................                 25 00

Grace Harper, one-half month ......................                       25 00

Minnie Bushfield, one-half month ....................                   30 00

W. Cowan, one-half month ..........................                       12 50

D. Wallace, one-half month ..........................                      10 00

Total .................    ..............   .....          $343 33

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On motion the reports of the Treasurer and Auditor were

approved.

Mr. L. P. Schaus, Chairman of the Committee on Spiegel

Grove, reported as follows:

 

That on the 27th of April (1914), in company with President Wright,

Mr. Mills and Col. Hayes, he visited Spiegel Grove and reviewed the

condition of the building. The progress has not been very rapid, there

has been much delay during the winter, owing to the illness of the

contractor, Mr. Steinle. We found that the material to be used in the

building is now all on the ground, and the contractor promises that

the building will be completed June 15th; that, however, seems im-

probable under the circumstances, but the building ought to be ready

for occupancy the latter part of July. Contracts have been let for the

fixing of the roads to the grounds, especially surrounding this new

building, the cost not to exceed $900.00. This work is going on at the

present time.

On motion the report was accepted.

Mr. B. F. Prince, Chairman of the Committee on Ft. An-

cient, reported that he had visited the fort several times dur-

ing the past year, and that the condition of the fort, under the

care of Mr. Warren Cowen, was in general all that could be

desired. There was one serious trouble, viz., the sliding of the

ground of the embankment outside the walls of the fort in one

or two places, particularly at the northwest corner. The slides

were occasioned by the wet weather of the last year, particularly

during the period of the floods.

Warren Cowen, custodian of the fort, being present, sup-

plemented Mr. Prince's remarks, saying he did not regard the

slide of quite so serious a nature, and thought that in any event

methods might be followed to prevent any further danger from

that direction. Mr. Cowen suggested that one good way of

protecting the embankments and preventing slides was the plant-

ing of trees on the embankments, outside the walls, where there

was likely to be any slides. This whole matter was finally re-

ferred to the incoming Committee on Fort Ancient.

Prof. Mills made a report for the committee on Serpent

Mound.

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Mr. J. S. Roof made a report on Logan Elm Park.

In the absence of Prof. Martzolff, of the Big Bottom Park

Committee, Secretary Randall stated that he had had reports

from Prof. Martzolff to the effect that the flood a year ago last

spring had overflown the banks of the Muskingum, carried away

the front fence to the park, and also overflown and partially

filled up and caused depressions in the grounds of the park it-

self, around the monument. Moreover, the county commission-

ers have determined to change the location of the road, which

now runs between the river and the monument, and have this

road back of the park. That will probably be done in the near

future.

Mr. L. P. Schaus being called upon for report as Chairman

of the Columbus Building Committee, reported that the building

had been completed, accepted by the Trustees, and paid for. He

would make a formal report as Chairman of the Committee dur-

ing the exercises of dedication.

There were some unavoidable delays for want of necessary

material, but the building was finally completed almost on time,

as required by the terms of the contract. The building was ac-

cepted from the contractors and settlement made on January

9th, 1914. A detailed account of the various transactions re-

quired in the construction of this building will be given by Prof.

Mills, Secretary of the Building Committee.

This completed the reports of the officers and committees.

Secretary Randall reported that, under the amendment to

the constitution, passed at the annual meeting two years ago,

the number of trustees elected by the Society each year was

reduced from five to three, making the total number elected by

the Society nine instead of fifteen. The purpose of that amend-

ment was to reduce the number of trustees to a working force,

and bring them all into an active and personal participation in

the meetings of the board and thus do away with the executive

committee. Under amendments now proposed Sections I and

2 of Article II, on membership, will be changed, and Sections

2 and 5 of Article III, regarding the officers will be changed, and

Section 3 of that Article (III), shall be left out entirely. Sec-

tion I of Article V shall be changed as to the authority to de-

termine the time of the annual meeting. Also Section I of Ar-

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tide VI will be changed to conform to the changes made in the

other sections.

The Sections and Articles in question, after being changed,

will then read as follows:

 

ARTICLE II.

MEMBERSHIP.

SECTION 1. The membership of this Society shall be divided into

three classes, designated as follows: Life Members, Active Members,

and Honorary Members. Application for membership shall be made to

the Secretary of the Society. Upon the approval of the Society or Board

of Trustees and the payment of the annual fee, such applicants shall be

declared members.

SECTION 2. The payment at any one time of twenty-five dollars

($25.00) to the Society shall constitute the person so paying a life member.

Life members shall be exempt from all further dues, and shall be entitled

to all the privileges of active membership. Any person who shall make a

donation to the Society, the value of which shall be determined by the

Trustees to be not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be entitled

to life membership. Said life membership payments shall constitute a

permanent fund to be invested at the discretion of the Trustees. The

income only of this fund to be used by the Society for such purposes

as the Trustees may direct.

 

ARTICLE III.

GOVERNMENT.

SECTION 2. The Board of Trustees shall elect a President, two

Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Curator, and a Librarian,

and such other officers or agents as the proper management of the Society

may require.

(Section 3 of this Article is hereby repealed; Section 4 becomes

Section 3, and reads as follows:)

SECTION 3. The Trustees may appoint such committees as may from

time to time be required.

(Section 5 of this Article becomes Section 4, and is amended to read

as follows:)

SECTION 5. The Trustees shall fix the tenure of office and compensa-

tion of all officers and agents and may remove the same whenever the

interests of the Society may demand.

(Section 6 of this Article becomes Section 5.)

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ARTICLE V.

 

MEETINGS.

SECTION 1. The fiscal year of the Society shall end May 1, and the

annual meeting shall be held at Columbus within thirty days thereafter

at the discretion of the President and Secretary. Due notice of the

meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary to all members of the Society

at least ten days before such annual meeting is held.

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

LIABILITIES.

SECTION 1. No debts shall be contracted by the Society, nor by any

of its members, officers or agents, in its behalf, except by a vote of a

majority of the Board of Trustees.

 

* * * *

After proper discussion, and on motion, the proposed amend-

ments to the constitution were all adopted, without an opposing

vote.

Dr. E. H. Gard, a charter member of the Society, addressed

the meeting with interesting personal recollections of the begin-

nings of the Society, and its incorporation on March 13, 1885.

He then presented to the Society an enlarged photograph of the

Articles of Incorporation, as filed in the office of the Secretary

of State, and including the autographs of all the charter members.

On motion of D. J. Ryan the gift was accepted, and the

thanks of the Society extended to Dr. Gard for the same.

Mr. Ryan further moved that the surviving charter members,

who are not now also life members, be made life members.

These gentlemen proved to be Captain Alexis Cope, of Columbus,

Hon. A. W. Jones, of Burg Hill, Gen. E. B. Finley, of Bucyrus,

Prof. S. C. Derby, of Columbus, and Beman Gates (address

unknown). All were duly elected, as proposed.

President Wright appointed Messrs. Prince, Archer and

Ryan to nominate three trustees, who would succeed the follow-

ing five retiring trustees: Messrs. G. F. Wright, H. E. Buck,

Webb C. Hayes, W. O. Thompson and F. W. Treadway. This

committee retired, and after due consideration reported to the

meeting that, while it was to be regretted that all five could

not be rechosen, they had selected as nominees G. F. Wright,

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W. O. Thompson and Webb C. Hayes. These three were then

formally elected as trustees, to serve until 1917.

Secretary Randall then reported that on May 18th., Gover-

nor Cox appointed as trustees to serve three years, until Feb-

ruary, 1917, B. F. Prince, Springfield, and E. O. Randall, Co-

lumbus, both to succeed themselves.

President Wright presented to the museum, for preservation,

a flint implement discovered twenty years ago by Mr. Sam

Huston, in the glacial gravels at Brilliant, Ohio; such implement

supposed to be evidence of the existence of man in America dur-

ing the glacial period. This implement was transferred to the

Society by Mr. J. H. Huston, surviving son of Samuel Huston.

Upon motion and vote Mr. J. H. Huston was made a life mem-

ber of the Society, which accepted the specimen in lieu of the

payment of the customary life-membership fee.

Rev. I. F. King proposed Prof. Samuel W. Williams, of

Wyoming, O., as a life member, in view of the fact that Prof.

Williams offers to donate his library to the Society. Mr. Wil-

liams was a son of the private secretary to Governor Tiffin. By

vote Mr. Williams was elected a life member as proposed.

Prof. Wright spoke of the remains of the serpent mound

in Warren county, a companion prehistoric relic to the serpent

mound of Adams county. He thought it ought to be secured by

the Society and restored and preserved before it was too late.

He suggested the property on which it is located be purchased by

the Society. This matter was referred to the Trustees for further

consideration.

At this point the annual meeting adjourned for lunch.

In accordance with the election of trustees, held above, the

personnel of the trusteeship, now completed, is as follows:

 

TERMS EXPIRE IN 1915.

Mr. George F. Bareis, Canal Winchester.

Mr. C. H. Gallup, Norwalk.

Mr. E. F. Wood, Columbus.

TERMS EXPIRE IN 1916.

Hon. F. W. Treadway, Cleveland.

Hon. D. J. Ryan, Columbus.

Hon. L. P. Schaus, Mt. Vernon.

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TERMS EXPIRE IN 1917.

Col. Webb C. Hayes, Fremont.

Dr. W. O. Thompson, Columbus.

Dr. G. Frederick Wright, Oberlin.

 

APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Hon. J. W. Harper, Cincinnati, 1915.

Hon. J. W. Yeagley, New Philadelphia, 1915.

Hon. James E. Campbell, Columbus, 1916.

Hon. Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland, 1916.

Prof. B. F. Prince, Springfield, 1917.

Mr. E. O. Randall, Columbus, 1917.

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.

SOCIETY BUILDING, JUNE 29, 1914.

The annual meeting of the trustees of the Society was

held on June 2₉th., instead of the date of the annual meeting

of the Society, because of lack of time on above-named date,

(May 30,) the dedicatory exercises immediately following the

proceedings of the annual meeting.

There were present at this meeting of the trustees, Messrs.

Bareis, Harper, Hayes, Schaus, Prince, Wright, Ryan, Camp-

bell, Wood, Randall, Gallup. Absent, Messrs. Herrick, Douglas,

Thompson and Yeagley.

Prof. Wright stated that, in accordance with his appoint-

ment by the Trustees as a committee of one for such purpose,

he had conferred with Mr. Thomas Nelson, Washington, D. C.,

concerning the transfer of Mr. Nelson's historical and genea-

logical collection of references to the Ohio Society. Mr. Nelson

is one of the assistant editors of the Records of the Past, pub-

lished at Washington, D. C., and is a professional historian and

antiquarian. He was present at the meeting of the Trustees, and

was called upon for a statement of his proposition. At some

length he set forth the extent and value of his collections of data

concerning the leading characters in American history. These

references were collected on cards, nearly a million in number,

supplemented by a library of between seven and eight hundred

volumes. Mr. Nelson stated the conditions upon which he de-

sired to transfer this collection to the Ohio Society. The mat-

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