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Preble County Historical Society, due to
his removal from Preble
County, but predicts continued growth
and development of Fort
St. Clair Park in the days to come.
H. R. MCPHERSON
Columbus, Ohio, September 26, 1927.
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK MONUMENT
During the year the committee has sought
to care for and
improve the grounds. The monument is
located on high ground
overlooking the Mad River Valley, with a
rather steep slope to
the south and west. Before the local
society acquired the grounds,
there was a gravel pit on the west side,
and in grading and level-
ing this part, the soil was left with
gravel on the surface, which
made it difficult to get grass and our
other plants started. We
think that good progress has been made
and that eventually it
will be in good shape.
In May, 1927, we rendered a bill for
expenses in caring for
the grounds to your Society, for $44.61
(which was paid), and
there has been other expense incurred
during this summer season
for which we have not yet rendered a
bill. It will approximate
$50.00.
The committee believes that, for the
present, there should be
available, for the proper care of this
site, $100.00 per year, and
we recommend that an appropriation for
that amount be secured,
if possible. After a few years, that
amount will probably not be
needed.
Mr. A. L. Slager, the Secretary of the
Clark County Histori-
cal Society, has been in charge of the
work on the grounds and
has given good attention to it.
(Signed) WM. W. KEIFER,
Chairman
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
In the report presented a year ago the
chairman of this com-
mittee indicated that, as quickly as
matters could be arranged,
something might be expected from the
hands of this committee.
It was also recommended that an effort
be made to secure the
services of an organizer who might go
afield in Ohio and endeavor
to organize Historical Societies,
crystallize interest in historical
matters, and possibly increase
membership in the State Society.
Mr. Johnson immediately replied that he
would pledge his best
efforts in support of the plan.
To that end, during the past year,
officers of this Society
have taken measures to employ such an organizer, or
agent, who
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can devote his attention to matters of
the sort, and such has been
finally accomplished.
Matters should now soon be adjusted
which will permit some
activity on the part of the agent, and
the purpose for which he
was employed, and for which the
Historical Societies Committee
was organized should now, in the not
distant future, become
apparent.
Officers and members of this Society and
members of this
committee should now have reason to
expect some action, and
we hope, visible results from the plan
in general.
H. R. MCPHERSON, Chairman
October 3, 1927.
LOGAN ELM PARK
During the past year there has been no
unusual deterioration
of the Great Elm.
The Park is in good condition. The young
trees are grow-
ing very well and the sod has improved
until there is little except-
ing blue-grass now covering the ground.
The sanitary conditions of the Park have
been brought up to
state requirements by building new
toilets and making a few
minor repairs to the well.
Thousands of people continue to visit
the Park. More than
2000 persons
registered the first ten days of August.
Ohio History Day was observed October 2. The weather
was fine and a large crowd--estimated at
over 5000 people--was
in attendance.
(Signed) GEORGE FLORENCE, Chairman
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
On May 7, 1927, the membership committee
met and agreed
upon a tentative plan of membership
which was reported to the
Board of Trustees and approved.
At the meeting various items in this
report were discussed at
length and the committee agreed that
circularizing should be the
first step undertaken to increase the
membership. On August 18,
1927, another meeting of the committee was held at which it was
decided that the chairman should
prepare, first, a circular letter
to the members of the Society asking
them to submit the names
of persons whom they can recommend for
membership in the
Society; and, second, a circular letter
to be sent to persons rec-
ommended for membership in the Society.
Since this meeting the following have
been prepared: