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Colonel Curry stated that the Secretary had re-

ceived letters from two members of the Committee,

which he would place on file.

 

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

Mr. George F. Bareis, for the Committee on Nomi-

nations reported that the Committee recommended the

election of Doctor W. O. Thompson, Columbus; General

Edward Orton, Jr., Columbus, and Colonel Webb C.

Hayes, Fremont, to succeed themselves as Trustees of

the Society.

Mr. Bareis moved

That the Secretary cast the Ballot of the Society for the three

gentlemen named.

Carried.

Secretary Galbreath cast the ballot of the Society

for Doctor W. O. Thompson, General Edward Orton,

Jr., and Colonel Webb C. Hayes, who were declared

duly elected Trustees for the term of three years.

At this point the meeting adjourned, to reconvene at

two o'clock.

AFTERNOON SESSION

President Johnson called the meeting to order.

Mr. Joseph C. Goodman read a joint report of the

Committees on

 

TOURS AND MEMBERSHIP

as follows:

The Tours Committee and the Membership Committee are

so nearly parallel in the purposes and identical in their members,

that I am taking the liberty of offering a joint report for the two

committees.

These committees met in joint session several times during

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the early part of the year and the Tours Committee had several

separate meetings. No definite action was taken by the Mem-

bership Committee other than to prepare certain material for ac-

tivities which are now under way.

The Tours Committee planned and carried out two trips.

The first party left Columbus on April the 29th at eight

o'clock in the morning under the captaincy of Dr. F. C. Furniss.

We stopped at Newark visiting Octagon Mounds at the Newark

Country Club, then proceeded to Zanesville where we were met

by the local D. A. R. and other representatives and had lunch

together. Thence we went to Cambridge and on to Marietta for

the night.

At Marietta we visited well-known points of interest, Campus

Martius, the Log Cabin, College and other places. In the evening

a banquet was served at Lafayette Hotel. At this meeting there

were about sixty-five members of our party and an equal number

of Marietta citizens. Several short addresses were made by

citizens of Marietta, followed by the Honorable John E. Sater,

then president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

The following day we left by the way of the route along

Ohio River, which brought us in sight of Blennerhasset Island.

Thence we proceeded to Athens where a luncheon meeting was

held, at which short addresses were made by citizens of Athens

and members of our party; thence through Lancaster to Lithop-

olis, where the Wagnalls Memorial was visited, and on to Co-

lumbus. Our party was made up of representatives from Cleve-

land, Dayton, Waverly and other points outside of Columbus.

The second trip was made on May 29th and 30th under the

captaincy of Mr. George F. Bareis. We went first to Circlevile

where we were joined by a very interesting group, then we pro-

ceeded to Logan Elm where Judge Maurice H. Donahue read

Chief Logan's address and other short addresses were made.

From Logan Elm we proceeded to Chillicothe and were met at

Mound City by Mr. Albert Spetnagel, a member of the Tours

Committee, who piloted us around these mounds, as well as into

Chillicothe, where a luncheon meeting was held with a very rep-

resentative local group. After lunch we went to Adena, the for-

mer home of Governor Worthington; thence to Seip Mound, and

from there to Hillsboro, where we stopped for the night. The

Hillsboro Business Men's Association had arranged a very

sumptuous banquet and violated our hitherto fixed rule of paying

our own expense. It was a very delightful meeting in every

sense. An early start was made the next morning and we went

on to Fort Ancient where considerable time was spent reviewing

these remains. We were met here by Mr. George B. Smith, mem-

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ber of the Committee from Dayton, accompanied by a representa-

tive group of Dayton citizens who piloted us to Miami Mound

where a short stop was made, thence into Dayton where dinner

was served and a short meeting held. At Dayton we visited the

Conservancy Works, the Wright Aviation Field, and other points

of interest. This closed our activities for the day.

There is no question that both of these trips were highly en-

joyable and instructive for all who took part in them. The ad-

vantages of these tours may be summarized as follows:

1. They induce our members and others to visit points of

historical and scenic interest in Ohio.

2. They acquaint non-members and members alike with the

activities of the Society.

3. They bring about some publicity of the Society through-

out the State.

4. They have a tendency to increase the membership of the

Society.

The one objection to this activity is that it requires the time

and attention of some individual and encroaches on the time of

the Secretary and his assistants.

On each of these trips a charge was made which included

all of the meals and hotel accommodations for the trip, plus

a moderate addition intended to cover printing, entertainment of

guest and sundry expenses. There is a small balance left over

in this fund which will be available for future activities and no

doubt, if it is found desirable, this slight balance could be used

to defray the expense of clerical service without burdening the

Secretary with the same. The charges did not in any case cover

transportation, but the Committee undertook in a number of in-

stances to provide transportation for persons who desired to go

but had no automobile of their own. This led to some incon-

venience and complications and this should be reduced to the

minimum.

Above all things it is greatly to be desired that people

throughout the state of Ohio be encouraged as much as possible

to visit the historical places in Ohio. Any activity that tends to

bring this about will be a great benefit not only to the Society

itself but to its members and the State.

(Signed) JOSEPH C. GOODMAN,

Chairman.

The following report was submitted by the Committee on

LOGAN ELM PARK

The following report on Logan Elm Park is submitted for

your consideration and approval. There has been no apparent

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