406 Ohio Arch. and Hist.
Society Publications.
TERMS EXPIRE IN 1917.
Col. Webb C. Hayes, Fremont.
Dr. W. O. Thompson, Columbus.
Dr. G. Frederick Wright, Oberlin.
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Hon. J. W. Harper, Cincinnati, 1915.
Hon. J. W. Yeagley, New Philadelphia,
1915.
Hon. James E. Campbell, Columbus, 1916.
Hon. Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland, 1916.
Prof. B. F. Prince, Springfield, 1917.
Mr. E. O. Randall, Columbus, 1917.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.
SOCIETY BUILDING, JUNE 29, 1914.
The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Society was
held on June 29th., instead
of the date of the annual meeting
of the Society, because of lack of time
on above-named date,
(May 30,) the dedicatory exercises
immediately following the
proceedings of the annual meeting.
There were present at this meeting of
the trustees, Messrs.
Bareis, Harper, Hayes, Schaus, Prince,
Wright, Ryan, Camp-
bell, Wood, Randall, Gallup. Absent,
Messrs. Herrick, Douglas,
Thompson and Yeagley.
Prof. Wright stated that, in accordance
with his appoint-
ment by the Trustees as a committee of
one for such purpose,
he had conferred with Mr. Thomas Nelson,
Washington, D. C.,
concerning the transfer of Mr. Nelson's
historical and genea-
logical collection of references to the
Ohio Society. Mr. Nelson
is one of the assistant editors of the Records
of the Past, pub-
lished at Washington, D. C., and is a
professional historian and
antiquarian. He was present at the
meeting of the Trustees, and
was called upon for a statement of his
proposition. At some
length he set forth the extent and value
of his collections of data
concerning the leading characters in
American history. These
references were collected on cards,
nearly a million in number,
supplemented by a library of between
seven and eight hundred
volumes. Mr. Nelson stated the
conditions upon which he de-
sired to transfer this collection to the
Ohio Society. The mat-
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ter was disposed of by a motion
requesting Prof. Wright to ap-
point a committee of five, of which he
(Wright) should be
chairman. Prof. Wright named as his
confreres on the com-
mittee Messrs. Campbell, Ryan, Hayes and
Randall.
Secretary Randall reported that Mr.
Albert Douglas, a
trustee whose term would expire in 1916,
had removed from
Chillicothe, Ohio, to Washington, D. C.,
and as such removal
would prevent his further filling the
duties of trusteeship, he
had resigned from the same. It was
therefore encumbent upon
the trustees to elect his successor, to
serve until the next annual
meeting. Mr. Francis W. Treadway, of
Cleveland, was elected
to such vacancy.
The trustees then proceeded to the
election of officers for the
ensuing year. The election, in due
formality, resulted as fol-
lows:
President, G. Frederick Wright; First
Vice President, George
F. Bareis; Second Vice President, Daniel
J. Ryan; Secretary
and Editor, E. O. Randall; Treasurer, E.
F. Wood; Curator, W.
C. Mills. Mr. Mills was also authorized
to act as librarian until
further action by the board.
The compensation of the salaried
officers of the Society was
then stipulated as follows:
Curator, $2,500.00; Mr. H. C. Shetrone,
assistant in the
Curator's office, $1,300.00; Miss Grace
Harper, library stenogra-
pher, $700.00; Mr. Starling Eaton,
Superintendent of the Build-
ing, $880.00; Miss Minnie Bushfield,
assistant to the Librarian,
$820.00; Janitor, to be chosen, as Mr.
Gill, present encumbent,
has resigned, $600. The salaries of the
Secretary and Assistant
Secretary (should one be chosen) were
referred to the Finance
Committee for adjustment. The salary of Treasurer E. F.
Wood was fixed at $35.00 per month, with
the understanding
that it would cover any assistance which
the Treasurer might
need. The compensation of the custodians
of the various prop-
erties of the Society was left for
subsequent action by the
Board. The matter of salaries for the
librarian and other
compensated officers to be chosen for
Spiegel Grove was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
408 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications. Secretary Randall reported that the amount appropriated by the legislature for the annual publication had been reduced to $1,880, as against $3,300, the amount received in previous years. He reported that the archaeological atlas which had been in process of completion by Mr. Mills for some years, was now finally published, the cost of which had been $960.00, and would have to be paid out of the annual publication fund. President Wright appointed the following standing committees: Finance: Messrs. Campbell, Wood, Ryan and Bareis. Publication: Messrs. Ryan, Wood and Randall. Museum: Messrs. Mills, Bareis and Schaus. Spiegel Grove: Messrs. Schaus, Hayes, Wright, Bareis and Mills. Serpent Mound: Messrs. Archer, Mills and Harper. Fort Ancient: Messrs. Prince, Bareis and Randall. Logan Elm Park: Mr. Tallmadge, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Roof. Logan Elm Park: Mrs. Jones, Messrs. Roof and Tallmadge. Big Bottom Park: Messrs. Martzolff and Bozman. Necrology: Messrs. Bareis, Mills and Gallup. |
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