Ohio History Journal

THIRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO STATE

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL

SOCIETY.

 

 

PRELIMINARY SESSION.

SOCIETY BLDG., COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 21, 1915.

The meeting was called to order by the President, Prof. G.

Frederick Wright. There were present: Messrs. G. Frederick

Wright, George F. Bareis, L. P. Schaus, W. H. Cote, H. E.

Buck, C. H. Gallup, Webb C. Hayes, J. E. Campbell, W. H.

Scott, H. C. Hockett, E. F. Wood, E. 0. Randall, W. R. Walker,

D. H. Gard, I. F. King, W. L. Curry, W. C. Mills, H. C. Shet-

rone and R. C. Baker.

There being nineteen members of the Society present, the

requisite quorum (ten), as required by the constitution, was

complied with.

The Secretary made the explanation that according to the

constitution of the Society, the annual meeting must be held

on a day previous to the 30th of May. This year, however, it

will be difficult for the Society to transact the usual business

of its annual meeting at this time, for the reason that the

legislature is still in session, and we do not know how long it

may so remain. Nothing has yet been done by the general

assembly as to the general appropriation bills, except that the

partial appropriation bill has been passed, providing for all re-

quired expenditures covering the period from February 16 to

June 30, (1915) -the Society's finances are now being cared

for by the said partial appropriation bill. We are at sea as to

future proceedings, until we know what provision the State will

make for the ensuing two years. In this connection it must be

recalled that two years ago the legislature changed the fiscal

year of the state - which heretofore began on February 16, and

made the beginning of the fiscal year July 1st, running to the

succeeding 30th of June.

Under instructions from the finance committee it was de-

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cided to comply with the constitution by calling the meeting for

this date, transact such business as could be done under the cir-

cumstances, and then adjourn to some later day, after July 1st.

By permission of the meeting the Secretary read as the

minutes of the last annual meeting simply the condensed report,

as published in volume 23 of the Society's Annuals.

Treasurer Wood, in order to make the constitution conform

to the change by the legislature in the beginning and ending of

the fiscal year, offered the following resolution:

"WHEREAS, The State of Ohio has made a change in its fiscal year

by which hereafter the fiscal year of the State will end on June 30th of

each year, and

"WHEREAS, It is very desirable that the fiscal year of the Ohio

State Archaeological and Historical Society should conform to the fiscal

year of the State; therefore be it

"Resolved, That the Constitution of this Society be amended as

follows :-

Amend Section 1 of Article V by striking out "May lst" and insert

in lieu thereof the words "June 30th," thus making the first sentence of

Section 1 of Article V to read as follows: -

"The fiscal year of the Society shall end June 30 and the annual

meeting shall be held at Columbus within thirty days thereafter, at the

discretion of the president and secretary."

This resolution was adopted without dissent.

Mr. Wood then offered the following resolution:

"WHEREAS, The Constitution of this Society has been amended to

thereby make the fiscal year of the Society end on June 30th instead of

on May 1st as heretofore; therefore

Resolved, that the Treasurer of this Society be, and he hereby is,

authorized to keep the financial books of the Society open for the cur-

rent fiscal year until June 30, 1915, and to close his books for the current

fiscal year as of that date.

This resolution also was adopted.

Secretary Randall announced that on April 3, (1915), Gov-

ernor Willis appointed Mr. Waldo C. Moore, Lewisburg, trustee

of the Society, succeeding Hon. John W. Harper of Cincinnati.

On April 26, the Governor appointed Mr. William         H. Cole,

Sabina, trustee to succeed Hon. J. W. Yeagley of New Phila-

delphia. Both new appointees will serve for three years, until

February, 1918.

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After some further discussion as to the situation it was

moved and carried that this preliminary annual meeting of the

Society adjourn to a date subsequent to July 1st, which ad-

journed date shall be determined at the discretion of the presi-

dent and secretary of the Society.

Mr. W. H. Cole, the newly appointed Trustee, was called

upon for initiatory remarks, it being his first appearance. He

briefly expressed his pleasure in becoming associated with the

working force of the Society; the museum and library surpassed

his expectations and both the Archaeological and Historical fea-

tures of the Society would elicit his interest and hearty support

toward their future advancement.

 

MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.

Following the meeting of the Society there was a session

of the Trustees, called to order by President Wright. There

were present: Messrs. G. Frederick Wright, L. P. Schaus, C. H.

Gallup, J. E. Campbell, E. O. Randall, George F. Bareis, W. H.

Cole, Webb C. Hayes and E. F. Wood. Mr. W. C. Mills,

Curator, was also present.

Colonel Hayes made the request that the Society in some

way make provision for special policemen for Spiegel Grove.

It was decided that the appointment of these policemen could

only be made by the Mayor of Fremont. The Society could

request of the mayor the appointment of specified parties.

Attention was called to the fact that an attempt was being

made, by certain parties in Fremont, to change the name of one

of the street, abutting on Spiegel Grove now known as Cleveland

avenue, to Wison avenue. The Secretary of the Society was in-

structed to confer with the Attorney General of Ohio, and secure

his cooperaion in an injunction suit brought by Colonel Hayes,

to prevent the change intended.

The Secretary was also instructed to request the Attorney

General to represent the Society in an action now pending in

Fremont, concerning the rights of the Society as owners and

occupants of Spiegel Grove property, to have natural gas fur-

nished free by the National Carbon Company.

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544       Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications.   ADJOURNED SESSION. (Thirtieth Annual Meeting.)   SOCIETY BUILDING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915 There were present Messrs.:

B. F. Prince, F. P. Hills, D. H. Gard, Webb C. Hayes, Calvin Young, E. F. Wood W. C. Mills, J. E. Campbell, Byron R. Long, J. S. Roof, Waldo C. Moore, Isaac C. King, W. H. Scott, A. M. Schlesinger, H. C. Hockett, C. W. Justice,

H. E. Buck, W. R. Walker, W. B. Rosamond, L. P. Schaus, W. D. McKinney, E. O. Randall, G. F. Wright, G. F. Bareis, Geo. W. Knight, W. H. Cole, W. H. Darby, D. J. Ryan, H. C. Shetrone, E. H. Archer, Almer Hegler.

The meeting was called to order by President G. Frederick Wright, at 1 :30 P. M. After a few introductory remarks by the President, he called for the report of the Secretary of the Society, Mr. Randall. Mr. Randall stated that this is the adjourned session of the annual meeting. It was first called for May 21, in order to comply with the constitution, requiring the annual meeting to be held previous to the 1st of June. A session was held May 21st, in this building. There were nineteen present. The min- utes of the last annual (29th) meeting were read in form and approved. I will read the proceedings of that meeting, to this effect: (Mr. Randall then read the minutes of the preliminary meeting, held May 21st, 1915.) The minutes of that meeting, as read, were approved by a vote of the Society. The Secretary then read his formal report for the year, beginning with the annual meeting, May 30th, 1914, and closing with this meeting, September 24th, 1915.

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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.

The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Society was held May

30th, 1914, in the Society Building.

The report of that meeting is contained in full in stenographic

report, in the minute book of the Secretary for 1914. The concise but

complete synopsis of that report appears in the twenty-third annual

volume of the Society, pages 380 to 408, inclusive. That report is in the

hands of every member of the Society, and with it you are doubtless

more or less familiar. I will not read the stenographic minutes in full,

unless called upon so to do.

Following the proceedings of the annual meeting above noted, there

was held on the afternoon of May 30th, in the rotunda of this building

the exercises of dedication of the museum and library building. An

extended report of the ceremonies and addresses on that occasion is

likewise printed in the 23rd volume of the annuals of the Society, pages

325 to 380, inclusive.

The annual meeting of the trustees of the Society, as you know, is

usually held immediately following the meeting of the Society, on the

same day, but owing to the dedicatory exercises on May 30th, the annual

meeting of the Trustees was postponed until June 29th (1914). A full

account of that meeting is found on page 406, et seq., 23rd volume of

the Society publications.

Because of his removal from Chillicothe to Washington, D. C., as

a place of residence, the Hon. Albert Douglas in May (1914) resigned

from the Trusteeship of the Society, and the Trustees (at that annual

meeting) elected Hon. Francis W. Treadway, of Cleveland, to the

vacancy. At that meeting the standing committees were appoined by

the President, as reported on page 408 of the published annuals.

 

 

August 17, (1914) there was a meeting of the Finance Committee,

at which Messrs. Bareis, Campbell, Wood and Randall were present.

Mr. Ryan subsequently approved the action of the committee. Mr. E. F.

Wood was authorized to act as the financial agent of the Society in

receipting for funds received from the State, and in approving vouchers

and warrants drawn on the auditor of state.

September 29, meeting of the Finance Committee; Present, Messrs.

Campbell, Bareis, Ryan, Wood and Randall. Committee on Logan Elm

Park was authorized to proceed with certain desired improvements at

the park; to rebuild fence, restore inscriptions on Boggs Monument, etc.

The Finance Committee elected Mr. Campbell chairman, and Mr. Randall

secretary.

November 6, meeting of the Finance Committee. Present, Messrs

Campbell, Wood, Bareis and Randall. Also Curator Mills. The Budget

of the Society for the financial years of 1915 and 1916 was considered,

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and amounts desired for the various departments of the Society work

agreed upon.

The preparation of the History of Ohio in the Civil War, by Col.

W. L. Curry, was approved and its continuation endorsed. This work

was begun by the Colonel in April, 1914, under recommendation of the

Trustees of the Society, the endorsement of Governor James M. Cox,

and in accordance with the special appropriation for that purpose in the

sundry bill passed February 16, 1914. The item read as follows: "To

provide for the publication of a history of Ohio in the civil war, $1500.00.

This amount to be expended under the direction of and by the Ohio

Archaeological and Historical Society."  (See page 213, vol. 104, Ohio

Laws.)

In the proposed appropriation bills for 1915 and 1916, the Society

asked for $2,000 each year for this work. This the legislature granted

in the regular appropriation bill passed May 27, 1915; making the

appropriation $2,000 for the fiscal year, July 1915 to June 1916, and the

fiscal year July 1916 to June 1917. The item in the last bill reads as

follows: "Author, 'Ohio in the Civil War' for payment in full for his

complete work" -$2,000.  (See page 759, Vols. 105-106, Ohio Laws.)

This matter of the retention of Col. Curry in this work was approved by

the finance committee of the Society, subsequently by the Trustees of the

Society, and favored by Governors Cox and Willis.

November 11, meeting of the trustees of the Society. Present,

Messrs. Wright, Ryan, Prince, Schaus, Wood, Treadway, Bareis, Gallup,

Hayes, Harper, Campbell, Randall and Curator Mills. Absent, Messrs.

Yeagley, Thompson and Herrick.

Reports were received from the committees on Finance, Publication,

Museum and Library, Fort Ancient, Hayes Memorial Building, Serpent

Mound, and Logan Elm Park. The continuation and completion of the

work by Col. Curry was approved.

Communication was received and read from the officials of the

Ohio State Audubon Society, asking if Ft. Ancient, and all other proper-

ties of the Society could not be made game preserves.  It was stated

by the Secretary that all such properties were game preserves, as no

hunting, disturbance or destruction of game would be permitted under

state laws.

By motion of the Trustees the Curator was requested to open the

museum of the main building to the public on Sundays, from 1:00 to

5:00 P. M. The employment of an assistant janitor for the museum and

library building was authorized.

Col. Hayes reported that though the Hayes Memorial Building was

not yet accepted by the Society from the contractor, portions of the

Hayes Library had been moved in and stored, awaiting completion of

the building; this, however, was done without prejudice to any rights,

on the part of the Society concerning the acceptance of the building.

Mr. E. H. Archer, chairman of the Serpent Mound Committee,

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reported by letter that he had visited the Mound on August 27th (1914),

at the request of the Trustees. The property was found well cared for,

and Daniel Wallace was commended for his faithfulness and efficiency

as custodian. Certain improvements were suggested, such as building a

new gateway at the entrance of the park, the placing of a new sign over

the gateway, etc.

Report from Mr. Frank Tallmadge, chairman of the Logan Elm

Park Committee was read. The property had been much improved and

Mr. Jerry D. Estell, who resides on the adjoining property, had been

made custodian at a salary of $25.00 per year; his services to date from

August 15, 1914. The flood of 1913 did much damage to the park, tear-

ing away portions of the fence and cutting gulleys across the center of

the park. These had all been repaired and the inscription on the Boggs

Monument had been relettered. A good well had been dug, and fine

water provided for the use of visitors, many of whom, from all parts of

the state, daily visit the grounds. During the past few months Messrs.

Tallmadge, Randall and Wood have inspected the property.

Treasurer Wood reported to the committee the budget of the

Society, as agreed upon by the Finance Committee, explaining that there

would be three appropriation bills introduced; one known as the partial

bill would cover the period from February 15, 1915, to June 30, 1915;

one for the year July 1, 1915, to June 30, 1916; and a third one for the

year July 1st, 1916, to June 30, 1917. By this arrangement the fiscal year

of the state was changed to extend from July 1st to June 30th, inclusive,

instead of from  February 15th to February 14th, as heretofore.  He

suggested that the fiscal year of the Society be changed to cover a

similar period. The entire matter of the budget was referred to the

Finance Committee.

November 13, meeting of the Finance Committee. Present, Messrs.

Bareis, Ryan, Wood and Randall. Mr. Campbell necessarily absent.

Col. Curry was present and outlined his plans for the proposed

"History of Ohio in the Civil War." It was to embrace two volumes of

five or six hundred pages each; it was to be confined to the exploitation

of Ohio in the war; the number of troops enrolled; the losses; the

regiments; brigades, etc., engaged in the various battles and campaigns,

the part played by the Ohio troops in the actions and engagements; the

Ohio Generals, of whom there were two hundred and twenty-seven; the

part of each, so far as worthy of notation, in the war; so that the reader

could obtain from the publications put forth the extent and value of the

services of the Ohio soldiers, sailors and officers in the great civil war.

For many years Col. Curry has been gathering documents, books,

pamphlets, letters and manuscripts, as material for this work.  All

material, at the close of his work, he will turn over to the Society. He

is moreover in touch with the War Department at Washington, in order

to get all necessary official documents.

In answer to a written inquiry Secretary Randall had received a

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communication, dated November 19, 1914, from Mr. L. L. Faris, secretary

of the Ohio State Civil Service Commission, to the effect that under

authority of an opinion from the attorney general, the employes of

the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society are not under

civil service rules. The Society is a private corporation, and not a

Department of the State, and in any event the libraries of the state are

exempt as to their employes, which would practically exclude the em-

ployes connected with the museum and library building.

Mr. Frank Tallmadge reported to the Secretary he had secured quit-

claim deeds from all the Boggs heirs, to the piece of groundcovered by

the Boggs Monument, in Logan Elm Park. These the Secretary of the

Society had recorded at the Court House in Circleville. This gives the

Society a clear title to the entire park, including the grounds and

Boggs monument.

There were no meetings of the Trustees or committees after the

assembling of the legislature until the call for the annual meeting to be

held May 21st, 1915. During this period the affairs of the Society were

cared for by the officers of the Society and the Finance Committee.

There was no necessity for any formal meetings, as the finances of the

Society were provided for by the regular appropriation bill for 1914 to

1915-that is to February 15, 1915; and the partial appropriation bill

which covered the period from February 15, to June 30, 1915.

The Secretary, Treasurer and Curator, at various times appeared

before the Budget Commissioner, W. O. Heffernan, and his successor,

E. M. Fullington, and before the Finance Committee of the House, of

which Mr. Frank H. Reighard, of Fulton County, was chairman.

In addition to the above the sundry appropriation bill for 1915 con-

tained the following item: "Archaeological and Historical Society, for

printing and distributing archaeological reports * * * $8,500."

The conferences of the Secretary, representing the Society, with

the Finance Committee of the Senate, of which Hon. Jacob J. Wise was

the chairman, were very satisfactory to the Society, the latter com-

mittee accepting the appropriations as made by the committee of the

House and passed by that body.

 

 

As to publications. An appropriaiton was made by the special session

(April, 1914) of the Eightieth General Assembly, of $7,500.00 for re-

printing the annual reports of the Society for distribution to the mem-

bers of the legislature; those volumes were republished by the Fred

Heer Printing Company, and sent to the various members in January,

1915. Each member received five complete sets. This publication was

delayed, as the bill did not pass until April, (1914) and ninety days were

required before the appropriation became effective, and several months

were required for the publishing. Before these sets were shipped the

Secretary of the Society mailed a circular to each member of the 80th

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General Assembly, requesting that the publications, as far as possible,

be supplied to the institutions of learning, public libraries and schools.

Volume 23, for 1914, was duly completed in the October Quarterly

for that year, and has been published as a separate volume. The

Quarterlies for January, April and July, 1915, have been issued and

distributed.

Secretary Randall in the early part of the year 1914, began a cor-

respondence with parties resident in Tuscarawas county, concerning the

purchase by the State of the site of Ft. Laurens, near the town of

Bolivar. Fort Laurens, it will be recalled, is the historic fort erected by

orders of Washington during the Fall of 1778. It has long been the

desire of our Society to see this site secured and the event thereon

occurring commemorated by a monument. Members of the D. A. R. in

Tuscarawas and adjoining counties took up the matter, and started

petitions both to Congress and the Ohio Legislature, for appropriations

to secure this site. Trustee J. W. Yeagley interested himself in the

project. In the present, Eighty-first General Assembly, Senator Elmer

E. Vorhies. of Cambridge, and Oscar M. Hines, member of the House

from Tuscarawas county, championed the matter. Mr. Hines introduced

the bill, known as House Bill 252, which provides the appropriation of

$5,500.00 by the State, for the securing of the site, title to be in the State

of Ohio, and the property to be under the custodianship of the Ohio State

Archaeological and Historical Society. The bill provided for a Com-

mittee of five to be appointed for the securing of the property-two to

be appointed by the speaker of the House, two by the speaker of the

Senate and one by the Governor.    Lieutenant Governor Arnold ap-

pointed Mr. Morris Moody, Uhrichsville and Senator Elmer E. Vorhies,

Cambridge; Speaker Conover appointed Oscar Hines, Dennison, and

D. F. Lash, Bolivar, and the Governor appointed Wilson A. Korns, New

Philadelphia. By this action the Society will come into the practical

possession of one of the most historic sites in the state.

During the past two years Secretary Randall has had conferences

and correspondence with Hon. Wm. C. Colter, formerly member of the

legislature from Lucas county, concerning the transfer of the custodian-

ship of Ft. Meigs from the State Commission, under which it is now

managed, to the custodianship of our Society.

It is thought by nearly all parties interested, that the custodianship

of this property should be placed in the Ohio State Archaeological and

Historical Society. It could be more easily and better handled, as

being pertinent to the aims and purposes of our Society, and economy to

the state would be secured, as the Society has all of the machinery for

the care and protection of such properties.

Mr. Colter and the Secretary had interviews with Governor Cox

in regard to this matter, and the latter was in favor of the transfer, and

it would probably have been accomplished had the Governor been retained

in office. This is a subject that should have the special attention of our

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Society, as it is exceedingly desirable that we secure control of the

Ft. Meigs site.

Another historic site that has been under discussion with reference

to its being secured by the society, is that known as the Schoenbrunn

Spring site, near Goshen, Tuscarawas county. This was the spring used

by the Moravians in their first settlement in Ohio, and the location of

which determines the site of the first Moravian village. Concerning this

topic, Mr. Apollo Opie, District Tax Assessor for Tuscarawas county,

has been most active. He has visited Columbus twice, concerning the

matter, and held interviews with Governor Cox, Trustee Campbell and

Secretary Randall. At the time of the Zeisberger Centennial it was

understood by the officers of our Society that the city of New Phila-

delphia would secure the property and place it in charge of our Society,

but that plan was never carried out. This subject is worthy of the con-

sideration of the committee, of our Society, on historical sites.

On July 15, (1915), Trustees Ryan, Campbell and Randall visited

Cincinnati, and by prearrangement met, at the rooms of the Cincinnati

Business Men's Club, a committee of gentlemen selected from that Club,

which committee is known as the William Henry Harrison Memorial

Association, of which Mr. Rutherford Hayes Cox is secretary. The

Columbus Committee was entertained by the members of the Associa-

tion and by them conveyed to North Bend, at which place is located the

neglected grave of William Henry Harrison, first President of the United

States from Ohio. The purpose of the Harrison Memorial Association

is to secure means with which to erect a suitable tomb and monument

for this distinguished Ohioan. The Harrison Commission have already

brought the matter before Congress, in hopes of getting an appropriation

from that body. But they very much desired the cooperation of our

State Society, and hope that we assist in any way that we can. Colonel

Russell Harrison, son of President Benjamin Harrison, and great-

grandson of William Henry Harrison, came from his home in Indian-

apolis to be present at this meeting in Cincinnati, and accompanied us to

North Bend. He is now engaged in securing title to the property site

of the present tomb, from all the heirs interested, in order that title can

be transformed either to the Government or the State of Ohio, as may

be determined, when proper appropriations are secured. It is suggested

that a permanent committee on this subject be appointed by our Society,

to act with the Cincinnati Commission, in this project.

It will be recalled that when the appropriation for the Museum

and Library Building by the Finance Committee of the legislature (1912)

was made, it was agreed by the officers of the Society with the Finance

Committees, that when the building was completed the relic-room now in

the State House might be removed, as to its contents, to this building.

When the time came for such removal, however, it was found that there

was serious objection by the old soldiers to the removal of the flags

from the State House, and the matter lay in abeyance, with more or less

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agitation, until the present legislature, which made an appropriation of

$15,000 for the provision of cases to be erected in the rotunda of the

State House, as a receptacle for the flags. This whole matter is in the

hands of a commitee of which Adjutant General Hough, and Colonel

W. L. Curry of our Society, are members.

Supplemental to the report of Mr. Tallmadge on the Logan Elm

Park, submitted at the preliminary annual session, it should be stated

that Prof. William R. Lazenby, of the Department of Forestry, O. S. U.,

had been requested to visit the Logan Elm, and see what, if anything,

could be done toward the preservation of the tree. Prof. Lazenby made

that visit some three weeks ago, and reported that he thought some

surgical work upon the tree, not to exceed $35 in cost, would accom-

plish the purpose. Mr. Lazenby was authorized to make such "surgical

operation".

The Secretary called attention to the special appropriation

in the sundry bill, by the present legislature, of $8,500.00, for

the reprinting of the volumes of the Society, from one to twenty-

three, inclusive. This item read as follows:

"Archaeological and Historical Society for printing and distributing

archaeological reports, $8,500.00".

On motion and vote the report of the Secretary was ac-

cepted and ordered placed on file.

The report of the Treasurer was then submitted, as follows:

 

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER

COVERING 14 MONTHS, FROM MAY I, 1914, TO JULY 1, 1915.

RECEIPTS.

Balance  on  hand  M ay  1,  1914 ..............................                             $1,983  02

Life Membership Dues .....................................                                        1,605 00

Active  M embership  Dues ...................................                                          93    00

Subscriptions   ......... .....................................                                                 30                    00

B ooks   sold    ...............................................                                          230     56

Interest on      Permanent Fund ................................                               624     59

B roken G lass      .............................................                                              1  73

W aste   paper sold..........................................                                                2      45

Refunded by the Dawson Construction Co ..................                                     3 05

Refunded by the Columbus Horticultural Society...........                                   3 19

From Webb C. Hayes for cases for Hayes Memorial Library

Building  ............................................                                             3,132  50

From State Treasurer on Appropriations ...................                              35,523 34

Total  receipts  ........................................                                       $43,232  43

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DISBURSEMENTS.

Care       Big    Bottom         Park ..........     ............     ...............                                                                      $37    00

Care       Ft.      Ancient       Park .....................................                                                                                   40   02

Care       Serpent       M ound  Park .................................                                                                                  20   13

Spiegel           Grove           Park ........................................                                                                             1,768      12

Logan Elm Park ...........................................                                                                                                    241 21

Express, Freight and Drayage ..............................                                                                                        147 15

Expenses of Trustees and Committees ......................                                                                                 481 93

Field Work ...............................................                                                                                                         382 20

Postage .......................................                                                                                                                       209 70

Expense          of       Lecturers ......................................                                                                                     40   00

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

Auditing        .................................................                                                                                                       40   00

Clerical          and    stenographic  work .............................                                                                           38   00

Incidental expenses ........................................                                                                                                   41 45

Telephone rentals ........................................                                                                                                      84 85

Account Museum and Library Bldg .........................                                                                                 297 55

M useum         and  Library ..........    ....................... .                                                                                         36   00

Supplies        .................................................                                                                                                    330    10

Building        repair  and  upkeep .................................                                                                                  42   79

Cement walks around building ..............................                                                                                    316 25

Building  equipm ent  ........................................                                                                                            1,888  79

Museum equipment .......................................    .                                                                                            504 83

Library equipment .........................................                                                                                                 1,520 14

Fire   insurance  ...................................... .....                                                                                                    156  40

Heat, Light and Power ....................................                                                                                              1,850 80

Publications .............................................                                                                                                       3,056 15

Reprinting Publications ..............................    ....                                                                                        7,500 00

Personal service         ..................................                                                                                                    13,052 14

Hayes Memorial Library and Museum Bldg .................                                                                          4,695 45

Transferred to Permanent Fund ............................                                                                                       2,230 00

Refunded   to  State  Treasurer ...............................                                                                                         20  46

Balance on hand July 1st, 1915..............................                                                                                    2,147 82

 

Total  disbursements  ..................................   $43,232  43

 

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed)     EDWIN F. WOOD,

Treasurer.

 

The permanent fund now amounts to ....................    ....  $11,670 00

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AUDITOR'S REPORT.

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

port is as follows:

COLUMBUS, OHIO, September 3, 1915.

The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Hon. E. O.

Randall, Secretary, Columbus, Ohio.

DEAR SIR:- Having completed the examination of the books of your

Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Wood, for the period May 1, 1914 to June 30, 1915,

inclusive (14 months), we beg to submit report of same containing state-

ments and schedules setting forth the financial transactions for the period

and the financial condition at June 30, as follows:

Page 1. Trial Balance as at June 30, 1915.

Page 2. Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements for period.

Page 3. Statement of Appropriations for period.

Page 4. Schedule of Appropriations for period February 16, 1915 to

June 30, 1915.

Page 5. Schedule of Expenditures from Appropriations other than

through Treasurer's Cash Account.

 

The Cash Balance herein stated, is supported by the balance reported

by Bank as per reconciliation of balances at bottom of page 2. All dis-

bursements of cash have been by check signed by a Vice President and

Secretary of the Society. A statement from the office of the Auditor of

State supports the appropriation balances herein shown.

We have examined the certificates of deposit representing the per-

manent fund and find same to be on hand as represented.

We find the books of the Treasurer in good condition, being care-

fully and accurately kept.

Very respectfully submitted,

(Signed)..    J. J. MCKNIGHT,

Certified Public Accountant.

 

POST CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE JUNE 30, 1915.

Fol.                                                                                     Dr.         Cr.

4  State   Treasurer ...........................                               $3,221   86

Appropriations: -

10   Personal Service         A-3  ...................                                               $50     00

11   Personal Service         A-1  ...................                                               50  00

17   M aintenance  ................... ..........                                                       126     92

24   Equipment       E-9  .........................                                                    45  46

27 Fixed Charges - Insurance ...............                                                              50

31 Hayes Commemorative Library & Museum

Building  ............................            2,393  27

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Fol.                                                 Dr.         Ct.

32 Additions and Betterments--

Walks Front Museum...................                                                       3 75

34    Open Order Service     F..................                                                   551 96

51    Cash  .....................................                                                           2,147  82

59   E. F. Wood Treasurer .....................                            2,147 82

112   Investments .............................                                   11,670 00

127   Permanent Fund .........................                  11,670 00

 

$17,039 68 $17,039 68

 

SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR PERIOD

(CURRENT FUNDS.)

MAY I, 1914, TO JUNE 30, 1915 INCLUSIVE (14 MONTHS).

Balance-May 1, 1914.........................                   $1,983 02

 

RECEIPTS.

Life Membership Dues ........................      $1,605 00

Active Membership Dues.......................                                    93 00

Subscriptions   ..................................                                        30 00

Bookssold       ....................................                                      230           56

Interest     .......................................                                         624           59

Webb C. Hayes--Cases for Hayes Commemo-

rative Library and Museum ................      3,132 50

Dawson Construction Co. - Services of Society's

Janitor  .................. .................                                         3   05

Columbus Horticultural Society- Refund.......                             3 19

Payment for broken glass in building...........                              1 73

W aste  paper  sold  ..............................                                    2   45

 

$5,726 07

From State Treasurer on Appropriations as per

Schedule on Page 3........................     35,523 34   41,249 41

 

$43,232 43

DISBURSEMENTS.

Transferred to Permanent Fund................      $2,230 00

Care and Upkeep-

Big     Bottom  Park..........................                                 37 00

Fort   Ancient  Park .........................                                 40 02

Serpent Mound Park .......................                                  20 13

Spiegel     Grove                                                            Park .......................    1,768       12

Logan              Elm                                                       Park...........................                 241          21

Express, Freight and Drayage..................                                 147 15

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Thirtieth Annual Meeting.                     555

 

Expense of Trustees and Committees ...........                      481 93

Field Work ...................................                                      382 20

Postage .......................................                                        209 70

Reprinting Publications ........................                    7,500 00

Publications  ..................................                          3,056  15

Sundry Expenses ..............................                                   174 45

Salaries  .......................................                            13,052     14

Telephone Rentals .............................                                84 85

Museum and Library Building ..................                            297 55

Hayes Commemorative Library and Museum

Building  ...................................                         4,695  45

Water Rent - Museum and Library .............                         36 00

Heat and Light-Museum and Library bldg....              1,850 80

Supplies  .......................................                                      330  10

Library Equipment ............................                      1,520 14

Museum Equipment ............................                                504 83

Building Equipment ..................  ........                     1,888 79

Building Repairs and Upkeep ...................                           42 79

Cement Walks Museum and Library Bldg .......                     316 25

Fire Insurance ................................                                     156 40

Architects Fees Refunded to State Treasury .....                   20 46 41,084 61

 

Balance, June  30,  1915 .........................                                      $2,147  82

 

$43,232 43

Balance Capital City Bank per pass book ........  $2,156 43

Less- Checks outstanding-

N o.    1634     ..........................                                                          $8            20

N o.    1637     ..........................                                                          41       8  61

 

$2,147 82

 

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD, MAY 1, 1914, TO

JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE.

Amount

Balance    Appropri-    Total

May I. ated During Appropri-

1914.                  Period.      ations.

Personal Service A-1 Salaries..  $8,811 67       $4,735 00 $13,546 67

Personal Service A-3 Unclassi-

fied  .....................                250  00    250  00

Maintenance C-4 Office Sup-

plies  ....................     83   97     85   00   168  97

Maintenance C-9 Botanical and

Agricultural ............                  100 00     100 00

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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD, MAY 1, 1914, TO

JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE -Continued.

Amount

Balance    Appropri-    Total

May I. ated During Appropri-

1914.     Period.      ations.

Maintenance C-11 General Plant

Supplies ................    2,595 12      895 00   3,490 12

Maintenance E-8 Educational

and Rec. Epqt. ..........                  400 00     400 00

Maintenance E-9 General Plant

Epqt. ...................    1,701 77    1,840 00    3,541 77

Open Order Service F-1 Gen-

eral Repairs ............                  160 00                160 00

Open Order Service General..      2,308 00                  2,308 00

Open Order Service F-3 Water                     36 00       36 00

Open Order Service F-4 Light,

Heat and Power.........                    740 00      740 00

Open Order Service F-6 Trans-

portation  ................                225  00     225  00

Open Order Service F-7 Com-

munication ..............                   25 00       25 00

Open Order Service F-9 Gen-

eral Plant Service.......                  350 00     350 00

Additions and Betterments--

G-3 Non-Structural Imp.

Cement            Walks    Front

Museum          ................     124 92      320 00     444 92

Additions and            Betterments-

Bldg. for Museum and

Library .................      177 51                  177 51

Additions and Betterments--

Hayes Comn. Library.....    16,073 43               16,073 43

Care Spiegel Grove Park-and

Hayes Com. Library......                                      1,174 75                                               1,174 75

Fixed Charges H-7 Insurance.                                       144 00      45 00                                 189 00

Field Work Ft. Ancient, Ser-

pent Mound and L. E.

Park ....................      224 06                 224 06

To provide for publication of

a History of Ohio in the

Civil War ...............                1,500 00    1,500 00

Reprinting Publications 1 to

21 inclusive  ............               7,500 00    7,500 00

 

$33,419 20 $19,206 00 $52,625 O0

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Thirtieth Annual Meeting.                     557

 

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD, MAY 1, 1914, TO

JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE-Continued.

Amount           Cash         Direct

Lapsed        Drawn           Payment

Feb. 15, From State          by State

1915.        Treasurer. Treasurer.

Personal Service A-1 Salaries.    $62 53    $13,424 14

Personal Service A-3 Unclassi-

fied  ....................                200  00

Maintenance C-4 Office Sup-

plies  ....................                165  62

Maintenance C-9 Botanical and

Agricultural     .............                100  00

Maintenance       C-11    General

Plant Supplies ..........                3,366 55

Maintenance E-8 Educational

and Rec. Epqt .........                   400 00

Maintenance E-9 General Plant

Epqt.    ...................     28      3,496  03

Open Order Service F-1 Gen-

eral  Repairs  ...........                                          109  22

Open Order Service, General..       3 33                   2,304 67

Open Order Service F-3 Water                                    27 70

Open Order Service F-4 Light,

Heat and Power.........                   353 55

Open Order Service F-6 Trans-

portation  ................                131  77

Open Order Service F-7 Com-

munication  ..............                  15  63

Open Order Service F-9 Gen-

eral Plant Service........                 346 17

Additions and Betterments-

G-3 Non-Structural Imp.

Cement     Walks    Front

Museum     ................     4 88       436 29

Additions and Betterments-

Bldg. for Museum and

Library      .................                 177  51

Additions and          Betterments-

Hayes Com. Library......                 1,407 91  12,272 25

Care Spiegel Grove Park and

Hayes Com. Library .....                  4 63            1,170 12

Fixed Charges H-7 Insurance.                   32 10          156 40

 

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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD, MAY 1, 1914, TO

JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE-Continued.

Amount                   Cash                 Direct

Lapsed                   Drawn             Payment

Feb. 15, From State   by State

1915.   Treasurer.    Treasurer.

Field Work, Ft. Ancient Ser-

pent Mound and L. E.

Park  ....................                 224  06

To provide for publication of

a History of Ohio in the

Civil War ..............      62 50                 1,437 50

Reprinting Publications 1 to

21 inclusive .............                                                                         7,500 00

 

$170 25                   $35,523 34 $13,709 75

 

Total                           Balance

With-               June 30,

drawals.                       1915.

Personal Service A-1 Salaries ............. $13,496 67                                     $50 00

Personal Service A-3 Unclassified..........                                                      200 00                    50 00

Maintenance C-4 Office Supplies...........                                                        165 62                        3 35

Maintenance C-9 Botanical and Agricultural                                             100 00

Maintenance C-11 General Plant Supplies..                                          3,366 55     123 57

Maintenance E-8 Educational and Rec. Epqt.                                             400 00

Maintenance E-9 General Plant Eqpt.....                                                3,496 31                      45 46

Open Order Service F-1 General Repairs..                                                   109 22                    50 78

Open Order Service, General.............                                                        2,308 00

Open Order Service F-3 Water............                                                            27 70        8 30

Open Order Service F-4 Light, Heat and

Power   ..............................                                                                       353  55                   386                                                                                                        45

Open Order Service F-6 Transportation....                                                   131 77                    93 23

Open Order Service F-7 Communication...                                                   15 63                          9 37

Open Order Service F-9 General Plant serv-

ice  .................................    346  17       3  83

Additions and Betterments G-3 N o n-

Structural Imp. Cement Walks Front

M useum          ............................     441  17      3  75

Additions  and           Betterments,   Bldg. for

Museum and Library ................        177 51

Additions and Betterments, Hayes Corn.

Library  .............................  13,680  16  2,393  27

Care Spiegel Grove Park and Hayes Corn.

Library  .............................   1,174  75

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Thirtieth Annual Meeting.                     559

 

STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERIOD, MAY 1, 1914, TO

JUNE 30, 1915, INCLUSIVE-Concluded.

Total                     Balance

With-                  June 30,

drawals.                      1915.

Fixed Charges H-7 Insurance ..............      188 50         50

Field Work, Ft. Ancient, Serpent Mound

and  L. E. Park .......................   224  06

To provide for publication of a History of

Ohio in the Civil War ................                                                  1,500 00

Reprinting Publications 1 to 21 inclusive..                                        7,500 00

 

$49,403 34  $3,221 86

 

 

RECAPITULATION OF TOTALS.

Total Balances May 1, 1914 .................... $33,419 20

Amounts Appropriated during period...........     19, 206 00

 

Total  Appropriations  .....................           $52,625  20

Amount Lapsed Feb. 15, 1915 ...................     170 25

Cash drawn from State Treasurer ..............                                                            35,523 34

Paid on Committee's Estimate ..................                                                            13,709 75

 

Total W ithdrawals  ........................                                                                                             $49,403  34

 

Total Balances June 30, 1915 .............                                                                                      $3,221 86

 

SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS FEBRUARY 16, 1915, TO JUNE 30,

1915, LAWS OF OHIO 105-1O6, PAGE 40, H. B. NO. 314.

Personal Service:-

A-1 Salaries:--

Curator            .....................................                                    $937                        50

Assistant        Curator  ............................                                                              487         50

Secretary         ....................................                                                                      375         00

Librarian         ....................................                                                                      307         50

Stenographer         ................................                                                                 262         50

Caretakers,     Janitors,  etc.....................                            1,615                       00

Author of "Ohio in the Civil War"............                                                        750 00

A-3 Unclassified: -

Workmen Spiegel Grove Park................                                                           200 00

Lecturer  ....................................                                                                               50  00

 

Total Personal Service.......................  $4,985 00

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SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, ETC.-Concluded.

Maintenance: -

C Supplies:-

C-4       Office .......................                                                         $85 00

C-9       Botanical and Agricultural...                                     100 00

C-11 General Plant ..............                                                      895 00   $1,080 00

 

E Equipment: -

E-8 Educational and Recreational

Books, Manuscripts, Maps

etc.   .....................   400   00

E-9  General Plant, Steel Shelv-

ing,           shades,   exhibition

Cases,      etc.   ..............  1,840  00  2,240  00

 

F  Contract or Open Order Service:-

F-1 General Repairs ............                                                       160 00

F-3 Water .....................                                                                 36 00

F-4 Light, Heat and Power.....                                                  740 00

F-6 Transportation .............                                                        225 00

F-7 Communication    ............                                                    25 00

F-9 General Plant Service.......                                                  350 00    1,536 00

 

G  Additions and Betterments:-

G-3 Non-Structural I mp r o v e-

m e n t s:-cement walks

front Museum ...........       320 00

 

H   Fixed Charges and Contributions:-

H-7 Insurance ..................        45 00

 

Total M aintenance  ...........................  $5,221  00

 

Total Appropriation .......................... $10,206 00

 

(The aggregate of the two sums, Total Personal Service and Total

Maintenance amounts to $10,206.00-EDITOR.)

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Thirtieth Annual Meeting.                   561

 

 

SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES FROM APPROPRIATIONS OTHER THAN

THROUGH TREASURER S CASH ACCOUNT, MAY 1, 1914,

TO JUNE 30, 1915.

FROM APPROPRIATION FOR HAYES COMMEMORATIVE

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM BUILDING.

1914.

June 9. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Estimate No. 7, Bldg. Com...  $2,348 40

June 9. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Howard & Merriam, Arch...          46 97

June 9. To Rest. Arch. Features and Furn. in H. C. L. &

M. Bldg. Estimate No. 2, Bldg. Com .........                                                               840 75

June 9. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Howard & Merriam, Arch ....                                                                         16 81

1915.

Jan. 11. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Estimate No. 8, Bldg. Corn.    2,557 40

Jan. 11. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Howard & Merriam, Arch..          51 14

May 14. H. C. L. & M. Bldg.    Steinle Constr. Co.   Est.

No.  3  .......................................  2,683  75

May 14. H. C. L. & M. Bldg.    Steinle Constr. Co.   Est.

No. 9  .......................................                                                                             3,621        40

May 14. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Howard & Merriam, Arch..                                                                         53 67

May 14. H. C. L. & M. Bldg. Howard & Merriam, Arch..                                                                         72 42

 

12,292 71

Less-Refund  Architects Fees ......................   20  46

 

12,272 25

From Appropriation to Provide for the Publication of a

History of Ohio in the Civil War: -

W . L. Curry,          Author.  Salary .........................                                                                $1,437     50

 

Total           ............................................                                                                           $13,709   75

 

REPORT OF THE CURATOR AND LIBRARIAN.

During the period from May 1st, 1914, to June 30th, 1915, the time

of the Curator and Librarian has been spent in looking after and caring

for the Museum and Library and carrying on field explorations.

The greater part of the year has been spent by the Museum force

in aranging labeling and cataloguing the collections in the Museum and

Library. The large number of private collections secured by gift and

by purchase has increased our collections greatly.

At the present time, we find that we need more case room and are

without sufficient funds for this purpose. In the short budget we were

granted money for the securing of cases, but we found that the unexpected

came about in our library, when the Gard collection of something like

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4000 volumes was presented to us and we were compelled to expend our

funds to secure cases to take care of these volumes, instead of devoting

the money to the purchase of museum cases.

The Curator was notified that the historical relics, but not the

flags, in the relic room in the State House would be transferred to the

Society Building within the year 1915 and I understand that steps have

now been taken by a Commission appointed by the Governor, to select

cases to care for the flags to be placed in the rotunda of the Capitol,

and as soon as this is done, the relics will be turned over to the Society

to be cared for and become the property ofthe Society.

At the last annual meeting, I asked the Society to secure the serv-

ices of an assistant janitor; this was granted, and we were able to secure

a very excellent young man, Mr. William Fleischer, who has been filling

the place with great credit to himself. At the last annual meeting, the

matter of laying out the grounds was taken up and the proposition of

the Columbus Horticulture Society was accepted. The Columbus Horti-

culture Society has carried out its plans in a most commendable manner.

The legislature appropriated $100 for shrubbery and grass seed, to be

used in building lawns. The shrubbery and grass seed amounted to

soemthing like $120. The extra $20 was paid by the Columbus Horticul-

ture Society. As you perhaps all know the surroundings of the building

a year ago were not very pleasant to look upon, as brick and stone and

mortar were prevalent everywhere and we were lacking a great deal of

earth to make the necessary fills in front, as well as in the back of the

building. This has all been taken care of by securing the necessary earth

for filling in the back of the building. We had some trouble in getting

water so that it could be available for use in taking care of the plants,

and also the grass that was started. Without and appropriation, our

superintendent of the building, Mr. Starling Eaton, took it upon himself

to put in the necessary plumbing required for carrying the water to the

front. This he did at a minimum expense for material and we now

have the water available for every part of the grounds. If any part of

the plumbing needs repair (and you all know in a large building like

this, that some part of it is usually out of order) Mr. Starling Eaton

and Mr. John Gill, the janitor, take care of it themselves without any

expense to the Society.

During the year we have installed a fire apparatus on each floor

and we have also installed a fire alarm system, by which an alarm ring

from the office brings every available man about the building to the fire

apparatus. We also have a fire drill for the use of the hose should an

emergency arise. I wish to emphasize the fact, that this building, with

its wonderful collection of specimens and books, needs a night watchman.

Probably it might be arranged with the University to have a night watch-

man who would go through the building every hour during the night

and report.

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Thirtieth Annual Meeting.                  563

 

During the year, the Curator had installed a new private telephone

system reaching every part of the building.

We have now installed in the vaults, the necessary shelf room and

lockers, to be used for the care of valuable material.

The International Congress of Americanists, which was to have

met here during the past year, was compelled to cancel the meeting in the

United States, on account of the war, as many of the members were

foreigners and would have been unable to reach the United States with

safety. So the meeting was postponed indefinitely.

In my last report, I recommended that the Museum be open on

Sunday afternoons. It was so ordered by the Trustees and the plan has

certainly been a great success, as many of our citizens have come here

to spend Sunday afternoons in looking over the Museum. We have

heard nothing but words of commendation on every hand. I find that

the number of visitors is constantly increasing and that our Sunday

attendance equals the total attendance of the week days. Also that on

Sundays, we have visitors from other cities. In nice weather when they

can come to the city in automobiles, they come from distant places-

Marion, Upper Sandusky, Mt. Vernon, Mansfield, London, Springfield,

Dayton, Chillicothe and Logan, and indeed from all of the small towns

within a radius if fifty to seventy-five miles from Columbus.

During the time from May 1, 1914, to June 30th, 1915, the following

collections have been added to the Museum:

Mr. B. C. Kelsey, formerly of Columbus, now of New York, has

placed his archaeological collection in the Museum. It consists for the

most part of specimens secured in Franklin and adjoining counties, espe-

cially Licking county.

Mrs. M. E. Merion presented a small collection of archaeological

specimens found upon her farm, one mile south of Columbus.

The Curator of the Museum presented his private collection of

fabrics, consisting of many hundred specimens of textiles, both foreign

and domestic.

Mr. C. H. Crumley, Lithopolis, presented a small collection of

archaeological specimens secured in Franklin county.

Mr. G. M. Finckel added to his collection in the Museum a number

of archaeological specimens from the vicinity of Columbus.

M. F. W. Flory, Covington, presented a small collection from Miami

county. This collection was found, for the most part, upon his farm.

Mr. David M. Carr, Washington C. H., presented his archaeological

collection, found in Fayette county. During the year Mr. Carr has added

a number of specimens collected in the vicinity of his residence.

Mr. Clinton Cockerell, Bourneville, Ross county, deposited his large

collection of archaeological arti-facts, found in the vicinity of his home,

and which has been gathered for more than half a century. The col-

lection is very large and rich in slate and flint pieces.

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Mr. L. D. Reynolds, Rich Hill, Knox county, presented through

Mr. Buck, our member from Delaware county, a cache of 72 notched

spear points and an unfinished granite ceremonial.

Mr. J. B. Hill, Orient, Pickaway county, presented a small collection

of specimens found on his farm, two and one-half miles southwest of

Orient. In this collection is a very fine banner-stone and a number of

excellent pieces in flint and stone.

Mr. J. W. Lawrence, Worthington, placed in the Museum a collection

of Chiriguian specimens from Panama and Guatemala. This collection

consists of 193 pieces of pottery and objects made of stone, copper and

gold to the number of 243.

The Museum secured by purchase from Mr. Paul Esselborn, Ports-

mouth, 59 specimens, from the Hill Top mound located within the

city limits of Portsmouth. The specimens consist of a fine platform

pipe; a celt of jade; an antler of a deer with a tooth of the beaver in-

serted which served as a cutting tooth, besides a number of bone, shell

and flint objects.

Mr. Almer Hegler, Washington C. H., added to his large collection

three different consignments consisting of hematite specimens, pipes and

flint implements of various kinds.

Mrs. Eliza House, Briggsdale, presented a small collection of arch-

aeological specimens collected by her husband, the late W. C. House.

These specimens were collected by Mr. House on his farm.

Mrs. Belle McKinley, Harrisburg, presented a small collection of

specimens collected by her husband, the late Dr. J. B. McKinley. These

specimens were collected upon his farm, one mile north of Harrisburg.

Mr. Seymour McKinley, Harrisburg, presented a small collection of

archaeological specimens found upon his farm.

Mr. Carl J. Drake, Tiffin, now of the Department of Zoology,

O. S. U., presented a small collection of stone and flint specimens found

in Eden, Clinton, and Hopewell townships, Seneca county.

Mr. R. W. Smith of Westerville, presented the collection owned by

his father, the late Dr. I. N. Smith. This collection contains a very fine

calcite bannerstone and flint objects.

Mr. J. H. Smith, Columbus, presented an unusual powder flask and

a complicated lock.

Mrs. L. M. Rannells, McArthur, presented one old fashion box-

stove; two old spinning wheels; 1 pair of old leather saddle bags and

one old carpet bag.

Mr. Wilbur Stout, Sciotoville, added another collection of several

hundred stone and flint pieces to his collection.

Mr. W. W. Knoop, Casstown, presented a small archaeological col-

lection, found upon his farm.

Mr. S. M. Harbaugh, Casstown, presented a small collection of

archaeological specimens collected in the vicinity of his home.

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Mr. H. G. Harbaugh, Casstown, presented a small collection of

archaeological specimens collected in the vicinity of Casstown.

Mr. Alva Kendall Overturf, Columbus, presented a small collection

of archaeological specimens, including a fine animal pipe and other excel-

lent specimens found in the Scioto valley.

Mr. Overturf also presented the surveying compass of Governor

Lucas; spurs and watch chain of General Anthony Wayne; pipe smoked

by the Indians at the Treaty of Greenville and a number of war and

colonial relics.

Mr. H. C. Shetrone, Assistant Curator, secured the lower jaw and

tooth of a mastodon, dug up three miles northeast of Troy on the Wheeler

farm.

Mr. H. R. Ferris, Troy, presented a quantity of charred corn found

in a mound near Loveland.

Mrs. Crow, Troy, presented grooved axe found in the vicinity of

Troy.

Mrs. F. R. Lucas, Troy, presented a drap flint blade, seven inches long.

Dr. T. M. Wright, Troy, presented a number of bones of a human

skeleton.

Mrs. George Suydam, Columbus, presented a colored picture of the

wood duck.

Miss Jeanette Latham, Columbus, presented a brick from the first

church at Jamestown, Va., secured in 1890 by her brother, Mr. John

S. Latham, Delaware.

Mrs. Samuel H. Peterman, Mt. Vernon, presented an old Union

Party Ticket, 1865.

Mr. Glen D. Critton, Millersport, presented a small collection of

stone and flint implements.

Messrs. Harry E. and Walter W. Richter, Columbus, presented

the collection of their father, the late Henry Richter. The specimens

consist of a number of archaeological arti-facts found in the vicinity of

Columbus. They also presented a fine collection of military and his-

torical specimens.

The B. F. Chapter, S. A. R., through Col. W. L. Curry, presented

to the Society a pair of gloves worn by Dr. Caldwell while acting as

pallbearer at the funeral of Benjamin Franklin, April 20, 1790.

Mr. H. P. Legg, Columbus, presented a large collection of Phil-

lipine curios, collected during his sojourn in the Phillipines. This col-

lection is rich in all form of knives and war implements used by the

native Filipinos.

The Museum purchased from Mr. J. F. Moley, Olmstead Falls, a

collection of Archaeological specimens collected in the northern part of

Ohio. This collection contains many specimens of the old Iroquoisain

culture.

Received through exchange with Mr. J. W. Lowrie, Ravenna, 1

spine-back amulet; one fluted celt.

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Received in exchange with Mr. L. W. Klein, of Ravenna, one flinted

celt; 1 unfinished crescent.

Mr. R. M. Pemberton presented two old Philippine lamps and one

copy of Virgil.

Professor A. M. Schlesinger, Columbus, presented two old papers

pertaining to colonial times.

An exchange was made with Mr. F. M. Benner, Lisbon, for a spine-

back gorget and other specimens.

Mr. R. B. Heacock, Lisbon, loaned a small collection of archaeo-

logical specimens.

Received from Mr. W. M. Knox, Youngstown, a number of speci-

mens of archaeological interest, consisting of pipes, stone and flint im-

plements.

Mr. J. W. Dowler, Troy, presented the tooth of a mammoth found

one mile south of Bradford.

Mr. George D. Clinger, Columbus, loaned a collection of stone

and flint implements.

Mr. Wm. L. Drake, Tiffin, presented a collection of ten pioneer

objects, consisting of spinning wheels and carding machines, etc.

Mr. J. W. Lawyer, Granville, presented a pioneer sausage stuffer

and bullet ladle.

Prof. J. A. Sample, Perrysville, loaned a copy of Church's Pequot

War, 1843.

Mr. David Babst, Crestline, presented a copper nugget weighing

10 lbs.; one celt banner stone and an old iron bridle-bit and nail from

Cranestown.

Mr. Paul Smith, Upper Sandusky, presented a fluted celt and three

copper and iron spear points, all from an old Indian town site four

miles southeast of Upper Sandusky.

Mr. Clay Barnes, Waverly, presented a mounted specimen of wild

pigeon.

Mr. D. G. Gard, Columbus, presented a small collection of archaeo-

logical specimens which include arti-facts, washed from  a mound at

Addison, Gallia county, by the flood of 1884.

Mr. Gard also presented a collection of historic and pioneer relics.

Mrs. William G. Deshler loaned a pair of silk stockings and a tin

sand box, formerly belonging to Colonel James Kilbourne; two silk

bags, belonging to Mrs. C. G. Kilbourne.

Miss Betsy Kauffman loaned a pair of saddle bags, used in the

Civil War by Colonel Charles Goulding.

Mr. C. J. Byron presented an old Spanish sword and square of

bunting with Spanish coat-of-arms, and a pair of rope slippers, which

he secured in Porto Rico during the Spanish-American War.

Secured by purchase from Mrs. E. A. Clark, Wyndham, Portage

county, an archaeological specimen of great interest, representing a type

of bird stone.

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Mr. F. H. Heskett presented a pair of saddle bags used by Reverend

A. S. Mathews, Marion county, about 1846.

Dr. Ernest Schueller presented the coin collection owned by his

father, the late Dr. T. B. Schueller.

Mr. K. P. Pruden, Sidney, a number of bullet moulds found under

the first house built in Shelby county. The house is located four miles

south of Sidney.

Mrs. W. A. Foster, Columbus, loaned a pair of old andirons more

than 100 years old, used by the Wright family; also an old German

Catechism.

Mrs. Vanatta, Columbus, presented an old Wedgewood teapot.

Mr. Gottlieb Burns, Marysville, presented a number of archaeological

specimens found on his farm. They consist of axes, pestles, hammers

and celt pieces.

Mr. Wachenchantz, Columbus, presented his collection of archaeo-

logical specimens, all found in Franklin county.

Mr. John Seip, Chillicothe, presented a belt and a large light green

quartz bead taken from the body of Sitting Bull at the time of his death.

Dr. J. N. Henderson, Columbus, presented his collection of archaeo-

logical specimens found in Franklin county.

Mr. D. M. Carr, Washington C. H., added 300 stone and flint speci-

mens to his collection.

Secured in exchange with Mr. J. P. Burkhart, West Salem, two

gorgets of the spine-back type.

Miss Lulie Jones, Columbus, has added to her pioneer collection

a child's chair bought in Lancaster in 1844; a lace baby cap, made before

the year 1838, and a plate fifty years old.

 

The Museum force went into the field this year on the 17th of

June and remained until the 25th of August. During the first part of the

summer's explorations, the Westenhaver mound was examined. This

mound is located about six miles south of Circleville. Something like

thirty-five years ago this mound was dug into by Mr. Westenhaver and

a number of pieces of cloth was taken out of the great central grave.

The mound contains something like 2000 cubic yards of earth, is conical

in shape, from 16 to 18 feet high. The entire found was examined,

but the examination did not give us very great results. We found some-

thing like eleven burials. Arti-facts were not numerous, but we learned

much concerning the mode of burial and the culture to which it belongs,

and as a matter of course this is our main work and we should put

aside the idea of finding quantities of arti-facts, when we are really

looking for the facts concerning these early peoples. The latter part

of the summer was devoted to the exploration of the Tremper mound,

some five miles from Portsmouth. This mound is located on land owned

by Senator W. D. Tremper, member of the 81st General Assembly, and one

greatly interested in the work of our Society and who generously and

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gratuitously granted us the privilege of excavating and further permitting

us to retain possession, for our Museum, of all arti-facts found in the

mound interior. This mound is the one that I had selected to explore

during the proposed visit of the International Congress of Americanists,

but as their visit is now indefinitely postponed we concluded that it

would be best to make the examination while we had the funds to do so

and accordingly we commenced work upon this mound on the 20th of

July and finished it on the 25th of August. The Tremper mound was

formerly known as the Elephant mound, so named by the early writers,

who had conceived the idea that the mound suggested the shape of the

elephant, but I am satisfied that its shape was not intended for any such

idea, that it did not represent an animal effigy, but was merely a great

burial mound. In many respects this mound is the most interesting of

any of the mounds examined in Ohio, because of the material taken

from it and the manner in which the mortuary customs were carried

out. As usual in this culture the main site was a building and the first

thing that we looked for was the post holes forming the outside of the

building and these found immediately upon beginning our work. As the

exploration progressed, we found that it resembled in many ways, the

great Harness mound.

In the course of our explorations we came upon crematory after

crematory but no depository for the dead, but after one-third of the

mound was examined, we found the great depository for the arti-facts

and then the depository for the dead; and when we came to examine

the arti-facts we found that they resembled in every way the great

Squire and Davis find of 1846, in Mound No. 8 of the Mound City group

and we found after careful examination, that the pipes removed from

this mound, exceeded in every way those taken by Squire and Davis

in Mound No. 8 of the Mound City group. You will recall that the

Squire and Davis collection was sold to Mr. Blackmore who removed

the collection to his own museum in Salisbury, England, and it is now

on exhibit there. I have a catalogue of his collection of pipes numbering

95, of which more than 331/3 per cent. are broken. We have in our pos-

session more than 100 perfect pipes every one finished and all showing

the highest degree of art portrayed by those early peoples. In the

Squire and Davis collection many specimens were unfinished, but in the

collection that we now have all are finished and many of them show

great use, as more than a dozen of them were broken by the owners and

then mended, many of them with copper bands, and others with wooden

plugs, etc. This collection can be appreciated only by seeing and making

a careful study of the specimens. The archaeologists of the United

States have always deplored the loss of the great Squire and Davis

collection, and I am happy to say now that it has been duplicated, and

that we now have in our possession the largest and greatest collection

of tobacco pipes taken from one mound in the world.

During the year the number of books in the Library have greatly

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increased. At the time of our last annual meeting the number of bound

volumes recorded in our books numbered 5943. At the present time

our volumes number 7000, with an additional library of estimated 4000

volumes, presented by our charter member, Mr. D. H. Gard, making a

total of something like 11,000 volumes at the present time. The care of

these 11,000 volumes is giving us great concern, as with only one helper

in the library, it is almost impossible to get the Gard volumes catalogued

in shape for use.

During the year the following have been presented to the library:

The Brinkerhoff estate presented 37 volumes to the library.

Mr. H. E. Buck, Delaware, presented a book entitled "An Account

of the National Star Spangled Banner Centennial at Baltimore, 1914."

Hon. J. B. Foraker presented a collection of his speeches, of six

volumes.

Miss May Lowe, Circleville, presented several early books of United

States History.

Mrs. W. G. Rose presented volumes on travel.

Mrs. Rachel C. Lilley, Columbus, presented Columbus City Direc-

tory for 1843-4.

Dr. E. C. Mills, Columbus, presented several volumes on Ancient

America.

Judge H. C. Miller, Jackson, presented several old volumes on

religion.

Mr. Walter H. Richter, Columbus, presented several volumes on

travel.

Mr. E. O. Randall, Secretary, presented volumes on the complica-

tion of laws, etc.

Rev. N. B. C. Love, one of our former Trustees, presented a

history of the M. E. Church.

Dr. D. H. Gard, presented his entire library, consisting of more

than 4000 volumes. This library was placed in the southwest corner

of the library room and it now occupies more than two sections of case

room and an entire extra half section will be necessary to provide for

the remainder of the volumes. The Society is certainly under great

obligations to Mr. Gard for his generous gift.

I wish to thank the trustees for their general cooperation in the

advancement of the Museum and Library.

Respectfully submitted,

(Signed) W. C. MILLS.

The agreement entered into between the Society, represented

by the Curator and Librarian, and Mr. Gard concerning his

library is as follows: The Gard library shall be kept in separate

cases known as the "Gard Alcove" and the cases are to be sup-

plied with brass labels with the words "Gard Alcove" upon it.

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The Gard library is to be catalogued and kept in a separate cata-

logue, but the catalogue number will come with our regular

catalogue numbers. A framed photograph of Mr. Gard is to

be placed upon one end of the Gard Alcove. The books in the

Gard collection will be accessible to Mr. Gard and his descend-

ants at any time.

Following the reading of the report of the Curator, which

was accepted and ordered placed on file, motion was made and

carried, that the Secretary of the Society be requested to forward

to Dr. D. H. Gard a letter, thanking him, on behalf of the

Society, for the generous gift of his library.

 

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

The next thing in the regular order of business was the re-

ports of the regular standing committees, which are as follows:

Finance; Publication; Museum; Spiegel Grove; Serpent

Mound; Fort Ancient; Logan Elm Park; Big Bottom Park;

Necrology.

FINANCE COMMITTEE: Report covered by reports of Treas-

urer and Auditor.

PUBLICATION: Covered by report of the Secretary.

MUSEUM: Covered by report of the Curator.

LOGAN ELM PARK: Covered by the report of Mr. Tall-

madge.

BIG BOTTOM PARK: Covered by Secretary's report.

SERPENT MOUND: Covered by report of the Secretary and

Curator.

FORT ANCIENT: Report by Prof. Prince.

NECROLOGY: Report by Curator Mills.

 

REPORT ON FORT ANCIENT.

The usual conditions prevail at Fort Ancient. The custodian has

given attention to keeping the walls properly trimmed and put in order.

At the point of the slide of two years ago he has planted willows to

prevent, if possible, further damage.

It has been some years since such improvements were made as

would minister to the comfort of visitors to the Fort.

The time has now come when it is necessary to make some repairs

and further improvements.

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The Shelter House needs a new roof. Years ago a graveled road-

way was carried to the entrance of the Old Fort; that roadway should

be carried for several hundred yards within the Old Fort; the entrance

there is low and on account of the trees a good roadway cannot be made

unless at considerable expense in bringing good material from a distance.

The number of visitors has largely increased over former years.

The automobile has been a great factor in this increase. This vehicle

makes it necessary that a good roadway should be made for some dis-

tance within the Old Fort.

On account of the increased attendance a much larger demand has

been made on the water supply. The existing well seems not adequate to

furnish this. Steps leading down to a spring have been made, where

abundant water is accessible. The cost of this stairway was about $85.00

There are other minor improvements needed about the Fort which

can only be made when sufficient funds can be secured for this purpose.

Respectfully,

B. F. PRINCE,

Chairman.

The Secretary announced the receipt of a communication

from Mr. Warren Cowen, Custodian of Fort Ancient, as follows:

 

"FORT ANCIENT, OHIO, Sept. 23, 1915.

HON. E. O. RANDALL, Columbus, O.

DEAR MR. RANDALL:--I had hoped to be able to get away from

here Friday, to attend the annual meeting of the Society. It is with

regret that I will not be able to do so. It is twenty years last month

that I became connected with the Society as Custodian of this property.

It is conservative to say we have fifty visitors now, where we had one

twenty years ago, which explains why our water supply is short; why

our road requires more work, etc., I can frankly say this property is in

good condition, except the above mentioned. Water, roads and shelter-

house. I have been expected my man to build the steps to the spring

for some time, which I hope will be done soon, as I want to arrange

to come to Columbus soon and will confer with the Society with regards

to some rules and regulations with regards to visitors of this place. Many

drive in at or after sun-down and probably stay until 8 or 9 o'clock

p. m. I think this should be prohibited.

Thanking you and the Society at large for past kindness, I am

Respectfully,

(Signed) WARREN COWEN."

Trustee W. H. Cole stated he had visited Ft. Ancient re-

cently, and corroborated in large measure the report of Prof.

Prince. He wished to enter his testimony as to the deplorable

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condition of the road leading from the entrance to the fort

through the new fort and the old fort to the usual place of

inspection of the old fort. The road in the old fort being par-

ticularly bad. It is certainly necessary that this portion of that

road be filled in and made navigable. He (Cole) "helped to

pull three automobiles out, and they helped, in return, to push

me out."

Trustee W. C. Moore also spoke of his experience at Ft.

Ancient, and knowledge of the bad condition of the road in

question. It certainly ought to be repaired before another year.

He asked if this could not be done by the state good roads

commission.

Secretary Randall visited the fort, per motor car, on July

18, with a party of some thirty gentlemen from Columbus and

Dayton; there were seven or eight automobiles conveying the

visitors and it was discovered that what has just been said con-

cerning the road in the fort is more than true. Certainly some-

thing ought to be done about it, as it is a reflection upon the

state of Ohio and our Society that such a condition of affairs

is permitted. But, as Mr. Wood has stated, the appropriation

for Ft. Ancient for this year and also for next year is only $100.

If the committee had known in time more might have been

secured, but before the Society committee was aware of it,

the Budget Commission cut down the request of $200 to $100.

During the discussion on the statement of Mr. Wood that

only $100 was available this year, Prof. Prince stated that $85

of it had already been expended in building some steps leading

from the fort down the hillside to a spring of water, which is

now the only available well for the use of visitors. The wells

dug and operated by the militia during their occupation of the

fort two years ago have now become useless.

The report of the Fort Ancient Committee was received,

and further action in the matter concerning the road improve-

ment at the fort referred to the Trustees.

 

 

SPEIGEL GROVE BUILDING COMMITTEE.

Chairman Schaus stated that he has not made a written

report, but would say that the building committee during the past

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year has had a number of meetings, and has struggled with the

contractor to complete the building. We finally had to instruct

the architect to notify the contractor if it wasn't done by a certain

time, we would finish it and charge the expense to him. This

didn't, apparently, have the effect that should have been secured.

He has practically finished his contract. There are some mat-

ters of finishing as to the roof and cornice, that haven't been done

according to the contract.   There is also difficulty as to the

front door, which will not properly close. He promised us yes-

terday, when the committee was there on an inspection trip, that

he would attend to these matters at once.      With these two

items completed, I would recommend that we accept the build-

ing, and allow the final estimates, which were made by the

architect some time ago. Estimate No. 10, final, for the balance

due on the original contract, $1,975. Balance due on the addi-

tional contract is $380.50. With these two items our building

is complete. Now the contractor is more than a year and a

half behind in his work, and the question for the Board of

Trustees to decide is whether we will penalize him for the

delay, or not. There is due him altogether these two items,

totaling $2,355.50, according to the architect's estimate, and so

far as the building committee is concerned, we would recommend

the payment of the amount, subject to what the board decides

to do in regard to penalizing the contractor.

On motion of Mr. Campbell the matter was referred to the

Trustees.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.

Prof. Mills made the following report:

It is often very hard to learn of the death of our members, and

very frequently several years will pass before we have information con-

cerning any death that may have taken place outside of Columbus. Dur-

ing the past year, when our campaign for new members was carried on,

we were able for the first time to bring to light the fact that several

of our members died as far back as 1910. We had no record or knowl-

edge that their deaths had occurred. I wish to report the following active

and life members whose deaths I have noted:

Mr. Hiram R. Smith, born December 7, 1813, died June 17, 1913,

aged 99 years, 5 months and 10 days.

Professor John B. Peasley, Cincinnati, died 1912.

Hon. Joseph Justice, Marion, died on April 15, 1913.

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Mr. A. H. King, Marion, died on 20th of October, 1913.

Dr. William Shepard, Shepard, died 1914.

Mr. George W. Gardner, Cleveland.

Mr. Drausin Wulsin, Cincinnati.

Mr. John P. Smith, Sharpsburg, Maryland, 1913.

Hon. H. C. Ranney, Cleveland.

Gen. John Beatty, Columbus, died Dec. 21, 1914.

Dr. N. J. Morrison, Wichita, Kansas, died during 1913.

Mrs. N. E. Lovejoy, Columbus.

Mr. Wm. B. Whiting, Cleveland.

Dr. Charles E. Slocum, Toledo, died June 7th, 1915.

Miss Julia M. Haynes, Fremont, died July 21, 1915.

Dr. J. Bates McKinley, Harrisburg, died Sept. 17, 1915.

Prof. F. W. Putnam, died in August, 1915, Cambridge, Mass.

Mr. Richard H. Rogers, Springfield, died in 1910.

Mr. E. L. Taylor, Columbus.

 

SERPENT MOUND.

Curator Mills also submitted a report on Serpent Mound,

as follows:

During the summer I visited Serpent Mound and examined it as

best I could under adverse conditions of weather, as the rain was in-

cessant. At the suggestion of Mr. E. H. Archer, who inspected the

property in the summer of 1914, the house was painted, which makes a

great improvement as it was badly needed. I also found that there was

great need of a pump for the well.

I also secured paper to paper a number of the rooms in the house,

as it has been several years since paper was put on the walls and it was

badly needed. I found that the roof over the kitchen and back porch

was very faulty, it being made of tin and had practically rotted away,

so I directed that a new roof be put upon the kitchen and the porch

and that the porch floor be repaired. Mr. Wallace has been giving

diligent attention to the care and improvement of the general surround-

ings. He has kept the grass and weeds down, but the road is not in

very good condition and we ought to do something toward repairing the

road and funds should be provided to immediately make the required

improvements.

During the year many noted people have visited the mound and

subscribed their names on the little register that Mr. Wallace is keeping

for that purpose; among them is Champ Clark, Speaker of the National

House of Representatives, Governor Willis and others from over the

state. According to Mr. Wallace something like three or four thousand

people have visited the mound this year. Many of them have come

great distances, including all the surrounding states, Indiana, Michigan,

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Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York. I am satisfied if the roads

were in better condition, leading from Peebles to the mound, there would

be still greater numbers of visitors. I have been trying to interest the

farmers in advocating the building of better roads and I think that per-

haps we can accomplish some good in that way. Taking it all in all

Serpent Mound Park is in fine condition.

 

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.

Reports of standing committees having been completed, the

meeting entered upon the next order of proceeding, namely,

miscellaneous business.

At this point the chair stated that at this meeting four

trustees were to be elected, to succeed those whose terms now

expire, viz., three for the regular term of three years in place

of George Bareis, C. H. Gallup and E. F. Wood, and in one place

of F. W. Treadway, who is filling the unexpired term of Albert

Douglas, whose tenure of office would regularly terminate with

the annual meeting in 1916. Following the usual custom the

president appointed a nominating committee of three, to suggest

names for election by the Society, naming as such committee

Messrs. B. F. Prince, W. H. Scott and W. H. Cole. This com-

mittee retired and after proper consideration reported nominees

for trustees for three years, ending February, 1918, George F.

Bareis, E. F. Wood and Henri E. Buck; and F. W. Treadway

for the unexpired term of Mr. Douglas; until February, 1916.

There being no other nominations, the Secretary was in-

structed to cast the ballot of the Society, which he thereupon did,

and the gentlemen named for the positions in question were

declared elected.

Mr. J. S. Roof, on the committee on Logan Elm Park, made

some remarks in regard to the condition of the park, and par-

ticularly the Logan Elm tree, one of the main branches of which

was liable to be torn off by the elements. He thought it ought

to be looked after, but the matter was covered by the report of

Mr. Randall, Secretary, and the proposed action by Prof.

Lazenby.

J. Edgar Butler was elected a life member in consideration

of the presentation to the Society of an autograph letter, dated

Chillicothe, January 3rd, 1815, signed by Duncan McArthur,

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addressed to "His Excellency, Governor Worthington." The

contents of the letter refer to the disposal of certain troops in

the war of 1812.

Secretary announced that by invitation of Professor W. H.

Siebert, on behalf of the Ohio State University, and the Secre-

tary, on behalf of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Society, the Ohio Valley Historical Association would hold its

annual meeting in Columbus on October 21 and 22, 1915, and

meetings of the Association will be held in the building of the

Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. There would

meet in connection with the same the State Association of Col-

lege and High School Teachers of American History.

Secretary Randall stated that it had been hoped that -in

conformity with the wishes of Col. Hayes- the Hayes Memorial

Building could have been completed and accepted and dedicated

on October ₄th, as that was the birthday of Rutherford B. Hayes,

With that in view Col. Hayes had, some weeks ago, communi-

cated with President Wilson, with the idea of securing his

presence at that time. Col. Hayes has received a letter from

Mr. Tumulty, Secretary to the President, to the effect that

owing to the grave duties of the President at this time he could

not accept such invitation. It is now the desire of Col. Hayes,

if conditions are advantageous, that arrangements for the

dedication be made for Decoration Day, 1916. No action was

taken in this matter.

Prof. Knight stated that one subject referred to by the

Secretary in his report was worthy of careful consideration,

viz., some sort of cooperation between the Society and the Ohio

State University, concerning the collecting and preservation of

material and manuscript, regarded as the sources of original in-

formation and data of Ohio or Northwestern history. The sug-

gestion in mind is that the Department of American History in

the University might cooperate with the Society in this matter,

namely, that the University professors or teachers exercise their

energy and industry in assisting in securing of valuable manu-

scripts, and the publication of those worthy of publication, the

Society being the medium of publication. The University pro-

fessors assisting in the matter of editing and annotating. Per-

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haps some one professor could be designated to devote a portion

of his time to this work, the expense therefor to be defrayed

by the Society which would get the credit and benefit of such

work. This plan in no way to supersede or interfere with the

work of the Society now being done in the publication of the

Quarterly, but simply to supplement and extend the work of the

Society along the development of its historical side. Many

valuable manuscripts are being lost, some perhaps forever, which

ought to be secured and placed in the Society building. Similar

arrangements have been made in other states, notably Wisconsin,

Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. He thought this matter should be

taken up by the society and given proper consideration. Details

might be worked out by mutual conference.

Secreary Randall reported this subject met his approval,

and was certainly worthy of a thorough consideration. He was

familiar with the method of procedure in the states mentioned,

particularly Wisconsin, in which University he had spent some

time during two different summers, when at work in procuring

material for his Ohio History. In order to get at this matter

definitely Mr. Ryan moved that a committee be appointed by the

proper authorities of the Society, the chairman of which was to

be Professor Wright, president of the Society, to confer with

a committee to be appointed by the University. This suggestion

was adopted by the meeting.

Secretary Randall called attention of the members of the

Society to the new publication by President Wright, "See Ohio

First," a little valume filled with information concerning the

geology, archaeology and history of the state, grouped in jour-

neys for automobiles or other vehicles. It has attracted a good

deal of attention, has been favorably commented upon by the

newspapers, and the Automobile Association of the State has

given its endorsement to this publication.

Mr. Waldo C. Moore, the new trustee, who was present for

the first time, was called upon for some remarks, which he

made, stating his interest in the Society, along the lines of its

work and his desire to be useful in his new position and to co-

operate with the other trustees; he had been a member of the

Society for several years, had followed its development and

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proceedings, and looked forward with pleasure to his closer

connection with its work.

There being no further business before the Society, upon

motion it adjourned. The president announcing that the annual

meeting of the trustees would immediately follow.

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.

SOCIETY BUILDING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.

There were present: Messrs. G. F. Wright, E. O. Randall,

E. F. Wood, D. J. Ryan, B. F. Prince, H. E. Buck, L. P. Schaus,

G. F. Bareis, J. E. Campbell, W. C. Hayes, W. H. Cole and

W. C. Moore. Absent, Messrs. Herrick, Treadway and Thomp-

son.

The meeting was called to order by President Wright.

Mr. Randall acted as Secretary. Secretary Randall read the

minutes of the last annual meeting of the trustees, held in the

Society Building, June 29, 1914, which were approved as read.

Mr. Prince moved that the present serving officers be re-

elected. Seconded by Mr. Buck. Carried.

It was moved and carried that the President, Vice Presi-

dents, Secretary and Treasurer be authorized to appoint perma-

nent and special committees as follows: On Finance, Publications,

Museum, Library, Spiegel Grove, Serpent Mound, Fort Ancient,

Logan Elm Park, Big Bottom Park, Harrison Monument, His-

torical Sites, Necrology, and a special Conference Committee on

the matter of cooperation with the University in regard to the

collection and publication of manuscripts.

Mr. Randall said "In my report before the annual meet-

ing it was stated that we had a special appropriation for the re-

printing of the Society Annuals, of $8,500."

In this connection the Secretary stated he had received the

following communication from the Auditor of State:

 

"SEPT. 10, 1915.

"Archaeological and Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

"GENTLEMEN:--At a meeting of the special auditing committed pro-

vided for in H. B. No. 721, held on September 9, 1915, the following

resolution was adopted:

"Resolved, That the appropriation made to the Archaeological and

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