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My friends, as mayor of the city, and as
a representative of her
citizens, I accept for the city as a
mark to the memory of the heroes,
who, moved by a spirit of patriotism,
made it possible that we might
live in our now pleasant homes. This
unpretentious mark of our love
and gratitude to them will last longer
than the granite shaft that will
some day be erected to their memory by
our citizens.
The Historical Society of our little
city deserves the gratitude of
our hearts for what it has done, and I
hope that in no far distant day
we will be able to have the pleasure of
attending the unveiling of a
mounment built by the city, county,
state and national government to
the memory of the gallant heroes whom
they today honor, to the gallant
soldiers of all other wars in which the
citizens of our county and
state participated.
And now I think it mete and proper that
this monument be again
put into the care and guardianship of
the same hand that created it,
and in behalf of the citizens and
people, I hereby put this mark in the
care of the Historical Society of
Greenville, that their ever watchful
eye may keep it in its present
condition, and preserve it until a more
stately and suitable monument is
erected.
Major Maher was followed by Mr. S. M.
Gorham, Grand Sachem
of Ohio Improved Order of Red Men. His
address was an appropriate
tribute to the crude but simple
character of the Indian, his nobility and
fidelity, his achievements in peace and
was and his debasement and
sufferings at the hands of his
overpowering pale face antogonist. The
historic address was made by E. O.
Randall, Secretary of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society. The speaker's theme was
the significance and result of the
contest between the white and the red
man in the Ohio Valley, lasting half a
century, from Pontiac's conspir-
act in 1763 to the termination of
Tecumseh's confederacy in 1813.
Appropriate impromptu remarks were made
by Mrs. Edward Orton, Jr.,
Regent, Columbus Chapter D. A. R.; Mr.
Clement R. Gilmore of Dayton,
son of Judge W. R. Gilmore, who
delivered the address at the Centennial
in 18895; Hon. A. R. Robeson and others.
An interesting incident con-
nected with the program was the fact
that the fifer in the G. A. R.
band, Mr. William Henry Harrison
Reppeto, who had spent four years
(1861-5) in splendid service for the
unity and perpetuity of his country
was a grandson of Alexander McEowen, who
though at that time only
sixteen years of age, saw service in the
ranks of the army of General
Wayne and was present at and witnessed
the sacred ceremonies of the
eventful treaty.
PERRY'S VICTORY CELEBRATION.
September 10, (1906) the Maumee Valley
Historical Association
held its annual observance of the
memorable victory on Lake Erie, 1813,
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of Commodore Perry over the British
fleet under Commodore Barclay.
The exercises continued during the day,
beginning in the morning with
a reunion of the pioneers of the
vicinity and their descendants and the
veterans of the G. A. R. In the
afternoon the exercises were devoted
to "the day we celebrate." The
meeting was held in the grove, on
the outskirts of Maumee City. Few
locations are so calculated to
recall the memories of great events in
Ohio history or arouse the patriotism
of the citizen or inspire the thoughts
and speech of the orator. Within
a radius of a mile or two, indeed almost
within view of the speaker's
stand were the sites of Fort Miami and
Meigs, famous for the part
they played in the War of 1812; and the
Rapids of the Maumee where
was fought the decisive battle of Fallen
Timber. A lengthy program
of speeches, song and music was
successfully carried out to the enjoy-
ment of the large crowds present. The
Ohio State Archaeological
and Historical Society was represented
by its secretary who spoke of
the character of the American pioneer in
the Wars of 1776 and 1812.
The president of the day was Hon. James
M. Wolcott, ex-mayor of
Maumee City and a grandson of Little
Turtle, one of the most distin-
guished Indian chiefs in American
history and who won immortal fame
for his generalship in the defeats of
Harmar and St. Clair.
The present legislature, in the session
last Spring, appropriated
twenty-five thousand dollars for
"the purchase of the site and con-
struction of memorial at Fort
Meigs." A most laudable purpose for the
expenditure of some of the state's
money.
The committee having this matter in
charge in behalf of the
Maumee Valley Historical Association
consists of John Wilson of Bowl-
ing Green, Lansing Pray of Toledo, and
Charles Shoemaker of Water-
ville.
Governor James M. Pattison, after a
brave and prolonged struggle
for life, died at his home, Milford,
Clermont County, on June 18, 1906.
A sketch of his life and character will
duly appear in the pages of the
QUARTERLY. Lieutenant-Governor Harris at
once assumed the duties of
the office of Governor.
On September 17th, 1906, Governor Harris
re-appointed Hon. John
W. Harper, Cincinnati, and Rev. N. B. C.
Love, Perrysburg, trustees
of the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society, to serve until
February 18, 1909. They have both
faithfully served the Society in the
same capacity for many years.