MINUTES*
OF THE
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical
SOCIETY,
Held at Columbus, Ohio, February 24 and 25, 1892.
The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Ohio
State Archaeo-
logical and Historical Society opened at
the Board of Trade on
the evening of the 24th inst., with an
address by Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, Secretary of the Columbian
Exposition. There
was a fair sized audience. Admittance
was by invitation.
Among the prominent people present were
Governor Wm. Mc-
Kinley, Hon. L. B. Wing, Representative
W. H. Dicks, T.
Ewing Miller, Hon. L. N. Bonham, Hon. J.
H. Bingham, S. S.
Rickly, Prof. J. A. Shawan, Prof. H. A.
Thompson, E. L. Hin-
man, Gen. John Beatty, and others. In
the absence of Mr. F.
C. Sessions, President of the Society,
Gen. R. Brinkerhoff, Vice
President, presided. He made some introductory remarks re-
garding the Society, its organization,
objects, etc.
The Society was formed with a view to
preserving for the
State the prehistoric relics, which were
going beyond its borders.
Ohio, he said, was the richest in
prehistoric relics of any State
in the Union. There were over 10,000
ancient mounds, many
of which had been despoiled of their
treasures. In the museums
*The proceedings of the previous six
annual meetings of the Society
were published in Volumes I, II and III
of the Society's publications-
the last volume (III) of which appeared
in 1891--reprinted in 1894.
(381)
382 Ohio Arch. and His. Society Publications. [VOL. 4
of London, Paris, Berlin and other
European cities were greater
collections of prehistoric relics of
Ohio than could be found in
the State itself. Gen. Brinkerhoff
lamented the failure of the
Legislature to give the Society the
recognition which its import-
ance demanded. He hoped the General
Assembly would provide
a museum for its historical treasures.
Other States of less his-
toric prominence than Ohio had such
museums. He knew of
quite a number of private collections
that were awaiting a suit-
able building to receive them. Gen.
Brinkerhoff referred briefly
to his proposition to erect a monument
to Ohio's great men at
the Columbian Exposition. The design,
which had previously
been described, consisted of a bronze
statue of Cornelia, Mother
of the Gracchi, representing Ohio,
mounted on a granite
pedestal, around the base of which would
be grouped bronze
figures of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan,
Garfield, Chase and
Stanton.
Arrangements had been made to project on
a screen a large
number of views of the World's Fair
buildings at Chicago,
which it was expected Major Butterworth
would describe in his
address, but Mr. Butterworth had
prepared to speak on a differ-
ent line. The views, however, were
exhibited. The stereopti-
can was manipulated by Mr. J. A.
McDowell. The portraits of
a number of Ohio men, Grant, Garfield,
Sherman, McKinley,
and others shown, excited considerable
enthusiasm, as did also
the picture of the Ohio Building at the
World's Fair.
Major Butterworth was introduced by
General Brinkerhoff,
and spoke for an hour. As a platform
orator, he has few equals
in this country, and he held the close
attention of the audience
from the first.
He referred briefly to the history and
origin of the Colum-
bian Exposition. Chicago, he believed to
be the natural loca-
tion for it. It was the most typical
American city, and its loca-
tion in the interior would give every
foreign visitor an oppor-
tunity to see something of this great
country. Chicago was,
moreover, the great nerve center of the
republic. Its enterprise
had been the wonder of the world. Ten
million dollars had
been raised by its citizens for the
exposition, and it would raise
four million more. Chicago had
religiously kept its faith with
Minutes of the Seventh Annual
Meeting. 383
Congress, but the undertaking had proved
more enormous than
anyone ever supposed. The buildings
first planned were totally
inadequate and new ones had to be
designed. Thus, instead of
$10,000,000, it would require at the
most conservative estimate,
$18,000,000 to carry out the plans for
the fair. Chicago was
looking to Congress for assistance.
Paris, London and Berlin
had their respective governments at
their backs when they gave
their great expositions, and yet that at
Chicago would surpass
even those. The reputation not only of a
great city, but the
government was now at stake. As Ohio had
led in the move-
ment to locate the fair at Chicago,
Major Butterworth hoped it
would now stand by that city. He urged
the Legislature to ex-
press itself in such terms as could not
be mistaken. Major But-
terworth spoke of the magnitude of the
exhibits proposed.
Fifty-nine nations had accepted the
invitation to send exhibits,
and the visit of the commission abroad
showed that the greatest
interest was being taken in the fair. He
defined the scope of the
exposition, and pointed out the benefits
to be derived from it by
bringing together the greatest
inventions, achievements and
ideas of modern times, and diffusing a
knowledge of the progress
in the sciences and arts that would
result in incalculable benefit.
The exposition would be worth in an
educational way alone
every cent expended on it. Speaking of the State buildings,
Major Butterworth said he had proposed
the erection of one vast
structure, where all States could have
headquarters, but the plan
did not meet with approval, as many of
the States wanted
separate buildings. They would be lost
sight of on the grounds
and few people would ever see them. The
scheme of General
Brinkerhoff for the erection of a
monument to Ohio's great men,
he thought was a good one, and hoped it
would be adopted.
The monument would attract more
attention than all the State
buildings.
At the close of the address, upon motion
of Dr. H. A.
Thompson, a vote of thanks was given
Major Butterworth, after
which the Society adjourned until 10
o'clock A. M. of next day.
384 Ohio Arch. and His. Society Publications. [VoL. 4
THURSDAY, February 25, 1892.
The Society met in the State Library at 10 o'clock A. M.
The following members were present:
A. T. Holcomb. ............................ Portsmouth.
M . D. Follett ................................. Marietta.
Israel Williams ............................. Hamilton.
Henry Howe ..................... ........... Columbus.
J. A. Shawan ................... ............. Columbus.
H. A. Thompson ............................ Westerville.
Thomas Van Horne ...................... Columbus.
L. N. Bonham ................................ Oxford.
R. Brinkerhoff ......... .............. .. Mansfield.
S. S. Rickly ............................... .. Columbus.
A. A. Graham ............................... Columbus.
L. C. Herrick....... ......................... Columbus.
R. E. Hills ......................... . Delaware.
E. T. Brandebury ................... ......... Delaware.
Charles Parrott ............................... Columbus.
William E. Moore .......................... Columbus.
N. S. Townshend ......... ................. Columbus.
J. H. Anderson. ........................... Columbus.
L. B. Wing.................................... Newark.
George F. Bareis ............................ Canal Winchester.
Thomas Moses .................. ............. Urbana.
The President, Hon. F. C. Sessions, not being able to be
present, General R. Brinkerhoff, Vice President, presided.
The Secretary read the proceedings of a meeting of the
Committee on the Columbian Exposition, and Mr. Bonham, a
member of that committee, read a detailed report of the same,
presenting a copy to the Society. He said the matter was now
in the hands of the Finance Committee, which he thought would
probably appropriate $4,000 or $5,000. On motion, the report
was accepted and approved. On motion of Dr. Thompson, it
was decided to hold the next meeting of the Society at Chicago
during the Exposition, at such time as the Executive Committee
may select.
Mr. Graham suggested that the Society prepare for a cele-
bration of the discovery of America in the public schools of Ohio
on October 12 next. Superintendent Shawan, of the Columbus
Minutes of the Seventh Annual
Meeting. 385
schools, and also Dr. Thompson, favored
the proposition, and
on motion of the latter it was referred
to the Executive
Committee with power to act.
The Secretary spoke in relation to the
publication of the
fourth volume of the transactions of the
Society. He suggested
that the Society have the proceedings of
the Ohio and Indiana
Boundary Commission incorporated in the
volume, and that so
doing the General Assembly will agree to
its publication, the
book being printed the following summer.
On motion of Dr. Thompson, the above
suggestion was
approved and the matter was referred to
the Executive Com-
mittee.
The following resolution, presented by
Gen. R. Brinkerhoff,
was adopted by the Society:
Resolved, That the Archaeological and Historical Society heartily
commend the proposition to represent the
State of Ohio at the Columbian
Exposition by an appropriation to carry
out this plan, such group to be the
property of the State, and to be at its
disposal when the exposition shall
close.
The report of Treasurer Rickly was read
and, on motion,
was accepted and adopted.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr. Rickly:
WHEREAS, The correspondence of the
Governor and military authori-
ties of Ohio with the Government of the
United States during the civil
war is of great historical value, and
is, it is understood, at present in the
vaults of the State House, inaccessible
for public use and in danger of
decay, therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of three, of whom the Secretary of
State
shall be one, be appointed to
investigate the condition of the papers and
inquire into the feasibility of
collecting, editing and preparing for publi-
cation, and report to the Executive
Committee who shall have power to
take such action with the consent and
approval of the authorities of the
State as may best serve to promote the
design of preserving these papers
and rendering them accessible.
On motion, the resolution was adopted,
and S. S. Rickly,
Daniel J. Ryan and W. E. Moore were
appointed the committee.
On motion, a committee of three was
appointed, consisting
of Dr. Moore, Dr. Thompson and Mr.
Bareis, to wait on the
Governor and recommend the appointment
of a member of this
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386 Ohio Arch. and His. Society Publications. [VOL.
4
Society on the Ohio
Exposition Commission. The committee
conferred with the
Governor and reported that he informed
them that there was
no vacancy, but should any occur, he would
consider the
proposition of the Society favorably.
On motion of Dr.
Thompson, a committee of three was
appointed to make
nominations for Trustees of the Society for
three years ending
February 17, 1895. Messrs. Rickly, Thomp-
son and Williams were
appointed. The committee reported the
following
nominations: Messrs. R. Brinkerhoff, R. E. Hills,
H. A. Thompson, M. D.
Follett, D. J. Ryan and Charles Par-
rott, the last named
to serve out the unexpired term of R. W.
Steele, deceased, who
was elected to serve from February, 1891,
until February, 1894.
The report of the committee was accepted
and, on motion, the
rules were suspended and the Secretary was
instructed to cast
the vote of the members in favor of the names
proposed.
A memorial of R. W.
Steele, prepared by Miss Electra C.
Doren, was presented
by the Secretary and read by title. It was
ordered printed in
the Society's publications.
Upon the adjournment
of the meeting of the Society a
meeting of the
Trustees was held, when the following officers
were elected to serve
one year from February, 1892, to Feb-
ruary, 1893:
President ............................... . F.C.
Sessions.
First Vice
President .................. R. Brinkerhoff.
Second Vice
President ........................
. . W. E. Moore.
Treasurer ... .
........................... S. S. Rickly.
Secretary ...................... ........... A. A. Graham.
The following were
elected as an Executive Committee:
F. C. Sessions, S. S. Rickly,
W. J. Gilmore, D. J. Ryan,
Charles Parrott, Wm. E. Moore,
H. A. Thompson.
The Board of Trustees
is at present therefore as follows:
Minutes
of the Seventh Annual Meeting.
387
TERMS
EXPIRE IN 1893.
Elected
by the Society:
N. S.
Townshend .......................... Columbus.
E. C.
Dawes..... .... . ................... Cincinnati.
George F. Wright ............. ............ Oberlin.
William
E. Moore. ......................... Columbus.
Israel
H. Harris ............................. Waynesville.
Appointed
by the Governor:
M. C.
Read ................................ Hudson.
E. B.
Lockwood .............................. Batavia.
TERMS
EXPIRE IN 1894.
Elected
by the Society:
* F.
C. Sessions ................................ Columbus.
George
F. Bareis ............... .......
Canal Winchester.
A. R.
McIntyre .... ......................
Mt. Vernon.
Calvin S. Brice
................... ......... Lima.
+
Charles Parrott ....................... . ... Columbus.
Appointed
by the Governor:
A. C.
Robeson .............................. Greenville.
Chas.
P. Griffin ........................ ..
.... Toledo
TERMS
EXPIRE IN 1895.
Elected
by the Society:
R. E.
Hills ............................. .
Delaware.
M. D.
Follett ......................... ..
Marietta.
H. A.
Thompson ............... ......... Westerville.
D.
J. Ryan ... ................. .............. Portsmouth.
Roeliff
Brinkerhoff .......................... Mansfield.
Appointed
by the Governor:
W.J.
Gilmore ................................ Columbus.
Israel
Williams ... ......
.................... Hamilton.
*Mr.
Sessions died March 25, 1892, and R. B. Hayes, Fremont, was elected to
fill
the
vacancy October 19, 1892.
+ Mr.
Parrott was elected February 25, 1892, to serve the remainder of the term
of Mr.
R. W. Steele, Dayton, deceased September 24, 1891.
388 Ohio Arch. and His. Society Publications. [VOL. 4
FINANCES.
The Society has received
during the last year, from Febru-
ary 19, 1892, to the date of
filing this report, December 26, 1892:
From
active members, fees ........................... $330
00
From
life members, fees ..................
........... 146 00
From
book sales .. ................................ 12
00
From
miscellaneous sources ........................ 8
00
From
State appropriation ..................... ...... 2,000
00
From
deficiency appropriation ....................... 713
90
$
3,209 90
The
disbursements have been:
Placed
in Life Membership Fund ................... $
146 00
For
deficiencies of '91-'92 ...
......................... 713 90
All
other expenses: Salary of secretary, work on Fort
Ancient
Park, postage, express, telegrams, railway fare
of
secretary, trustees and agents, printing, and all
other
items .. ..................................... 2,119 73
In
all ..... ...... .....
........................ $ 2,979 63
Leaving
a balance of .......... .
................ 230
27
Which
will be exhausted for the ordinary expenditures for the
month
of December. A detailed report of receipts and expendi-
tures
will be made at the close of the Society's year, February
19,
1893.
This
detailed report was issued in a circular to the members
of
the Society, dated March 1, 1893, and was as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance
on hand February 19, 1892 .................... $
34 09
Seventy-two
active members at $ 5.00 .................. 360
00
Payments
to Publication Fund ........ .............. 186
00
Sundry
items ........................................ 12 00
Deficiency
appropriation ............................. 713
90
Annual
appropriation ................................ 2,000
00
Total ...................................... ..... $ 3,305
99
Minutes
of the Seventh Annual Meeting.
389
DISBURSEMENTS.
Trustees'
note for deficiency and interest .............. 622 87
Secretary
salary January 1, '92, to February 19, '92 (not
paid
for want of funds last year) ............... .... 150 00
Secretary's
expenses, travel, postage, etc., etc., from
September
1, '91, to February 15, '92 (not paid for
want
of funds last year) ............................ 12392
For
care, labor and improvements, Fort Ancient Park.. 588 36
Salary
secretary, 101/2 months ..................... 1,050
00
Sundry
items, travel and board ... ................... 3629
Transferred
to Permanent Fund ................... 130
00
Binding 200 copies Vol. III ........................... 67 25
Binding
books and pamphlets ........................ 17
75
Expenses
seventh annual meeting..................... 51
70
Janitor
and care of room and repairs, September 15, '91,
to
January 15, '92 (not paid for want of funds last
year) ............... .................. .... ... 40 00
Same expense for 1892 ........... ....
.... ......... 94 25
Clerk
hire, typewriting, etc........... . ........... 53
35
Job
printing .....
.................................. 34 96
Postage
and telegrams ......... . ........ ......... 82
70
Freight
and express ............................
.... 12
59
Trustees'
expense .................................. 9 55
Cataloguing
publications for State Library and for
exchanges ... .................. ...
.............. 18 90
Cash
in hands of secretary and outstanding accounts .. 75 00
Profit
and loss .... ....... ..................
..... 22
50
Balance
in treasury February 19, 1893 ............... 24
05
Total . . .... .... ................. ..
......... $ 3,305 99
During
the formal dedication of the Columbian Exposition
grounds
at Chicago, in October, 1892, by special excursion ar-
rangements,
many members of the Society were present in the
city,
and it was thought appropriate and desirable for the Society
to
hold a meeting in Chicago at that time.
A special meeting
was
therefore called and met at the McCoy House, Chicago, Ill.,
October
20, 1892, at 9 A. M. Those present
were:
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R. E. Hills
.....................................
Delaware.
Charles
Parrott ................................ Columbus.
W . J. Gilmore .............................. ... Columbus.
C. E. Slocum . .. ............... .... ........ Defiance.
B. D. Hills. ................................... Columbus.
R. E.
Stevenson ..... ......................
.... Columbus.
H. A. Thompson
....... ......................... Westerville.
T. Ewing
Miller ....................... ........ Columbus.
Mrs. N. E.
Lovejoy ............................. Columbus.
M. C. Read
...... ........................ .... Hudson.
R. E.
Smith
..................................... Columbus.
B. W . Arnett
... ......................... ....... Wilberforce.
John
Dana............. ...................
... Belpre.
A. H. Smythe
.......... .................. Columbus.
E. L. Hinman.. ......................... .....
Columbus.
George F.
Wright ...................... ... Oberlin.
R. Brinkerhoff .............. .................. Mansfield.
W. E. Smith ............ ......... .............. Hillsboro.
J. H.
Outhwaite................................. Columbus.
A. A.
Graham ................................
Columbus.
The Hon. Judge
Gilmore presided. The Secretary stated
that the
object of the meeting was to elect a Trustee in the place
of the late
Trustee and President, Mr. F. C. Sessions, who died
March 25,
1892.
On motion,
Hon. R. B. Hayes, of Fremont, Ohio, was nomi-
nated and
elected as Trustee, to fill the unexpired term of Mr.
Sessions.
Whereupon the Society adjourned.
Immediately
after the adjournment of the Society's meeting,
a special
meeting of the Board of Trustees was held, at which
there were
present, Messrs. Gilmore, Parrott, Read, Hills and
Thompson.
Judge Gilmore in the chair.
The chairman
stated that the meeting was called for the
purpose of
electing a President of the Society, and for such
other business
as might be presented.
On motion, the
Hon. R. B. Hayes was nominated and unani-
mously elected
President of the Society, to serve the unexpired
term of the
late Mr. Sessions, viz., till February, 1893.
Minutes of the Seventh Annual
Meeting. 391
The question of the payment of the
expenses of the Trustees
in attendance upon the meeting arose,
and was discussed at some
length. The Secretary explained the
condition of the funds of
the Society, and stated that all moneys,
property and credit of the
Society were under the control of the
Board of Trustees. Also
that there was no rule touching the
question. It had simply
been the custom of the Society to pay
the expenses of any com-
mittees, or of the Board when called to
a special meeting.
Pending this discussion, it was agreed
to take a recess till 5 p.M.
The Secretary and Dr. Thompson were
directed to call upon
Mr. Hayes at his room in the Grand
Pacific hotel, and apprise
him of his election, and request his
attendance at the meeting at
5 P.
M., to which time the Board had recessed.
The Board reconvened at 5 p. M., Mr.
Hayes being present
and presiding.
The question of the expenses of the
Trustees was again dis-
cussed. The sentiment of the members
present being that as
the Board and its committees give their
time whenever necessary
their expenses should be paid. It was
therefore, upon motion
of Mr. Thompson,
Resolved, That the expenses of the Trustees in attendance on this
meeting be paid from the World's Fair
fund, upon properly approved
vouchers.
Mr. Read then presented the question of
a guaranty for
return or loss of articles loaned for
exhibition in the department
of History and Archaeology of Ohio at
the World's Fair. He
stated that it would be impossible to
obtain many objects unless
this guaranty was made. It was finally
concluded that the
Society could only in extreme cases give
such guaranty, and
then only on a specified amount. It was
explained that after the
exhibits were located in Chicago, they
passed from the care of
this Society to that of the Exposition
authorities, over whom
the Society could have no control. The following resolution
was then adopted:
Resolved, That where necessary to obtain specimens to complete
Ohio's exhibit in the Department of
Archaeology and History, a guaranty
may be given for their return, or a
payment for their value, should they be
lost. But the credit of the Society in
such matters should be sparingly
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used and only given when necessary, and
in amounts specifically stated
when the specimens are obtained, and
then only upon a fair and honest
valuation; no extravagant or fictitious
values to be considered.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned.
A. A. GRAHAM, Secretary.
MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
There was no eighth annual meeting of
the Society held in
1893, as there should have been in
February of that year. The
purpose had been to hold this annual
meeting and election of
officers at Chicago, but when that was
subsequently attempted,
the question arose as to the legality of
the Society holding such
a meeting without the State of Ohio, and
no meeting was held.
The Trustees held over, pending the
election of the successors
of those whose time expired at this
meeting. The Trustees,
however, held a meeting in the State
Library, Columbus, Ohio,
Thursday, February 23, 1893, at 2:30 p.
M. The following is a
verbatim copy of the minutes of that
meeting:
THURSDAY, February 23, 1893, 2:30 P.
M.
Present, Messrs. Brinkerhoff, Moore,
Follett, McIntyre,
Bareis, Gilmore, Rickly, Williams,
Hills, Thompson, Robeson
and Lockwood. First Vice President
Brinkerhoff in the chair.
Thomas B. Van Home, Superintendent Fort
Ancient Park,
presented his report, accompanied by
maps and diagrams, on
which he explained the work done the
last year, and his plans
for the coming year. After a full
discussion of the plans and his
suggestions, they were approved and the
thanks of the Board
were extended to him for his work and
his interest.
The Secretary of the Society, Mr.
Graham, read the draft
of a letter sent to the World's Fair
Board of the State, relative
to differences of opinion as to the
expenditure of the fund for
Minutes of the Seventh Annual
Meeting. 393
the Ohio exhibit of archaeology and
history.* Mr. Alberson,
Secretary of the Board, and Mr. Bonham,
Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, were invited to be
present and with the
Board discuss the matter; their claim
being that officials of this
Society, who are State officials, could
not be paid for services in
this work. After discussion, in which
they explained their posi-
tion, the matter was referred to the
Executive Committee with
power to act.
The question of the improvements in Fort
Ancient Park
was again discussed. Mr. Van Home,
explaining his plans more
in detail, which so far as the funds of
the Society for this pur-
pose would admit, were agreed to and
approved.
The secretaries were instructed to
prepare a statement as to
what would be needed to complete the
exhibit at the World's
Fair in a creditable manner, and present
the same to the State
Board.
The Secretary made a statement of the
general work of the
Society and of its work in the World's
Fair, and at his sugges-
tion Mr. Thompson was elected Assistant
Secretary with the
same powers of the Secretary. The salary
for this office to be
divided between the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary as they
may agree.
The Secretary asked for a decision as to
the number of
Trustees necessary to constitute a
quorum. After discussion,
the Board decided that one-third of the
entire number, seven
members, should constitute a quorum for
the transaction of
business.
The election of a President of the
Board, who by the laws
of the Society should also be its
President, was now considered.
A lengthy discussion followed. The
election of the Governor
of the State was advocated by some of
the members. An ex-
pression was manifested that some one
who showed his interest
by his labors in behalf of the Society
should be chosen. The
* By mutual agreement it had
been arranged that the Board of Trus-
tees of the Society and the World's Fair
Board of the State should co-
operate in the Ohio State exhibit at
Chicago. The Fair Board delegated
to the Society the management of the
Ohio exhibit of Archaeology aud
History-the Fair Board to defray the
expense of the same.
394 Ohio Arch. and His.
Society Publications. [VOL. 4
rules require that the office must be
filled by a member of the
Board of Trustees. After careful
consideration, Mr. Brinker-
hoff, one of the charter members of the
Society, a member of
the Board since its organization, and
its First Vice President,
was, in recognition of his fidelity to
its interests, under suspen-
sion of the rules, upon the nomination
of Mr. Gilmore, unani-
mously elected President.
The question of the annual meeting of
the Society was then
considered. It was the opinion of each
member that the annual
meeting should be regularly held each
year as required by the
laws of the society. The preference
being that such meetings
should be held in the winter as
heretofore, subject to the order
of the Executive Committee. The Secretary reported that at
the last annual meeting a resolution was
passed fixing the meet-
ing for 1893 at the World's Fair, upon
such date as the Execu-
tive Committee should designate. It was decided to rescind
their action as relating to the annual
meeting, and to refer the
matter of a meeting at Chicago--should
it be found expedient to
hold one at the World's Fair-to the
Executive Committee.
Mr. Robeson presented the Centennial of
the Treaty of
Peace, made August 4, 1795, by General
Anthony Wayne with
the Indian nations northwest of the Ohio
River on the site of the
town of Greenville, Ohio. He stated that
the citizens of this
town, his residence, were desirous that
the event be suitably
observed and requested the aid and
co-operation of the Society.
The Secretary stated that a resolution
relative to this centennial,
prepared by himself, at the request of
the Representative from
Darke county, was now before the
Legislature. The matter was
considered and the active aid and
interest of the Society assured.
On account of sickness and the condition
of his health, the
Secretary was granted indefinite leave
of absence.
The Secretary stated that a proposition
had been made to
furnish a model of Campus Martius, the
fortified home of the
first settlers in Ohio, built at
Marietta in 1788, for the sum of
$40. Upon his suggestion, Mr. Follett
explained the matter
more fully, and was, after consideration,
authorized to have the
model made at a cost not exceeding the
above amount.
Minutes of the
Seventh Annual Meeting.
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There being no
further special business presented, the Board
considered matters in
general, and upon motion adjourned.
A. A. GRAHAM, Secretary.
In order to keep
clear the course of the official proceedings
of the Society, which
were not completely recorded, it is here to
be noted that at this
annual (eighth) meeting of the Trustees
the terms of office
of seven Trustees expired. (February 23,
1893), viz.:
Elected by the
Society February (1890):
N. S. Townshend. .......................... Columbus.
E. C. Dawes..... ...... ............... ........ Cincinnati.
George F. Wright
............................. Oberlin.
William E. Moore ......
....................... Columbus.
Israel H. Harris
............................... Waynesville.
Appointed by the
Governor (1890):
M. C. Read
............... .................. Hudson.
E. B.
Lockwood.... . ..... . ...
........... .. Batavia.
As the Society held
no annual meeting there was no election
of Trustees to
succeed the above five first named and they there-
fore held over
pending the election of their successors by the
Society. The
Governor, however, made the usual appointment
of two Trustees,
viz.: E. O. Randall, Columbus, and Josiah
Hartzell, Canton, to
succeed the retiring Trustees, Messrs. Read
and Lockwood. Messrs.
Randall and Hartzell were appointed
to serve for three
years, viz., from February 19, 1893, to Feb-
ruary 19, 1896. On
February 28, 1894, Mr. Hartzell resigned
and Mr. A. H. Smythe,
Columbus, was appointed by the Gov-
ernor to fill out the
unexpired term.
MINUTES*
OF THE
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical
SOCIETY,
Held at Columbus, Ohio, February 24 and 25, 1892.
The Seventh Annual Meeting of the Ohio
State Archaeo-
logical and Historical Society opened at
the Board of Trade on
the evening of the 24th inst., with an
address by Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, Secretary of the Columbian
Exposition. There
was a fair sized audience. Admittance
was by invitation.
Among the prominent people present were
Governor Wm. Mc-
Kinley, Hon. L. B. Wing, Representative
W. H. Dicks, T.
Ewing Miller, Hon. L. N. Bonham, Hon. J.
H. Bingham, S. S.
Rickly, Prof. J. A. Shawan, Prof. H. A.
Thompson, E. L. Hin-
man, Gen. John Beatty, and others. In
the absence of Mr. F.
C. Sessions, President of the Society,
Gen. R. Brinkerhoff, Vice
President, presided. He made some introductory remarks re-
garding the Society, its organization,
objects, etc.
The Society was formed with a view to
preserving for the
State the prehistoric relics, which were
going beyond its borders.
Ohio, he said, was the richest in
prehistoric relics of any State
in the Union. There were over 10,000
ancient mounds, many
of which had been despoiled of their
treasures. In the museums
*The proceedings of the previous six
annual meetings of the Society
were published in Volumes I, II and III
of the Society's publications-
the last volume (III) of which appeared
in 1891--reprinted in 1894.
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