Ohio History Journal

628       Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications

 

Preble County Historical Society, due to his removal from Preble

County, but predicts continued growth and development of Fort

St. Clair Park in the days to come.

H. R. MCPHERSON

Columbus, Ohio, September 26, 1927.

 

GEORGE ROGERS CLARK MONUMENT

During the year the committee has sought to care for and

improve the grounds. The monument is located on high ground

overlooking the Mad River Valley, with a rather steep slope to

the south and west. Before the local society acquired the grounds,

there was a gravel pit on the west side, and in grading and level-

ing this part, the soil was left with gravel on the surface, which

made it difficult to get grass and our other plants started. We

think that good progress has been made and that eventually it

will be in good shape.

In May, 1927, we rendered a bill for expenses in caring for

the grounds to your Society, for $44.61 (which was paid), and

there has been other expense incurred during this summer season

for which we have not yet rendered a bill. It will approximate

$50.00.

The committee believes that, for the present, there should be

available, for the proper care of this site, $100.00 per year, and

we recommend that an appropriation for that amount be secured,

if possible. After a few years, that amount will probably not be

needed.

Mr. A. L. Slager, the Secretary of the Clark County Histori-

cal Society, has been in charge of the work on the grounds and

has given good attention to it.

(Signed) WM. W. KEIFER,

Chairman

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

In the report presented a year ago the chairman of this com-

mittee indicated that, as quickly as matters could be arranged,

something might be expected from the hands of this committee.

It was also recommended that an effort be made to secure the

services of an organizer who might go afield in Ohio and endeavor

to organize Historical Societies, crystallize interest in historical

matters, and possibly increase membership in the State Society.

Mr. Johnson immediately replied that he would pledge his best

efforts in support of the plan.

To that end, during the past year, officers of this Society

have taken measures to employ such an organizer, or agent, who

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Minutes of Forty-second Annual Meeting       629

can devote his attention to matters of the sort, and such has been

finally accomplished.

Matters should now soon be adjusted which will permit some

activity on the part of the agent, and the purpose for which he

was employed, and for which the Historical Societies Committee

was organized should now, in the not distant future, become

apparent.

Officers and members of this Society and members of this

committee should now have reason to expect some action, and

we hope, visible results from the plan in general.

H. R. MCPHERSON, Chairman

October 3, 1927.

LOGAN ELM PARK

During the past year there has been no unusual deterioration

of the Great Elm.

The Park is in good condition. The young trees are grow-

ing very well and the sod has improved until there is little except-

ing blue-grass now covering the ground.

The sanitary conditions of the Park have been brought up to

state requirements by building new toilets and making a few

minor repairs to the well.

Thousands of people continue to visit the Park. More than

2000 persons registered the first ten days of August.

Ohio History Day was observed October 2. The weather

was fine and a large crowd--estimated at over 5000 people--was

in attendance.

(Signed) GEORGE FLORENCE, Chairman

 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

On May 7, 1927, the membership committee met and agreed

upon a tentative plan of membership which was reported to the

Board of Trustees and approved.

At the meeting various items in this report were discussed at

length and the committee agreed that circularizing should be the

first step undertaken to increase the membership. On August 18,

1927, another meeting of the committee was held at which it was

decided that the chairman should prepare, first, a circular letter

to the members of the Society asking them to submit the names

of persons whom they can recommend for membership in the

Society; and, second, a circular letter to be sent to persons rec-

ommended for membership in the Society.

Since this meeting the following have been prepared:

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