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General George Florence and Mr.
Clarence D. Laylin,
who were declared duly elected Trustees
for the term
of three years.
It was stated that the Committee on
Cooperation
with Ohio State University had no
report to make.
On motion the meeting recessed to 1:30
P. M.
AFTERNOON MEETING
The meeting was called to order by
President Ar-
thur C. Johnson, who stated:
It is with mingled feelings that I stand
before you this aft-
ernoon, a humble successor to the
beloved leader who so long
presided over the meetings of The Ohio
State Archaeological and
Historical Society. It is not for us to
express sorrow that our
friend has left us, but rather to
express gratitude to the Omnipo-
tent God for having given our friend so
long a life among us.
I am going to ask our Secretary to read
to you a set of resolu-
tions drawn in memory of Governor James
E. Campbell.
Mr. Galbreath then read the following:
JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL
IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS, It has pleased Divine
Providence to call to his
final rest our President, co-worker and
friend, Honorable James
E. Campbell, formerly governor of Ohio,
and
WHEREAS, The members and friends of
Governor Camp-
bell, who are assembled in this annual meeting and who
recall
his genial presence, his happy remarks
and the grace with which
he presided one year ago and on former
occasions, must mingle
with pleasing recollections the poignant
regret that he cannot
be with us still, and
WHEREAS, This Society holds in grateful
memory his as-
sociation as a life member and his
service as President for six
years, and
WHEREAS, This service was continuously
active and to the
last moment of his life indicated his
unfailing interest in the
work of the Society, therefore
Be it resolved by the Ohio State
Archaological and His-
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torical Society, That in the death of Honorable James E. Camp-
bell the Society has lost its most
distinguished member, the state
an honored and patriotic servant and
Columbus, the capital city
in which his later years were spent, its
best known and most
loved citizen. The association of his
name with the Society
was a valuable asset. It invited the
friendly interest of other
men eminent in the public service and
brought many of their
names to the list of life members. In
the meetings of the So-
ciety and the Board of Trustees over
which he presided, he was
a harmonizing and constructive
influence. His kindly considera-
tion of all matters coming before the
Board of Trustees and the
annual meetings and his broadly tolerant
views enabled him to
harmonize conflicting interests and turn
their united strength
to the service of the Society. His
contributions to the QUARTERLY
were not numerous but of a uniformly
high order. In the Octo-
ber issue will appear his monograph
entitled "Sumner-Brooks-
Burlingame or The Last of the Great
Challenges." This is a
contribution to the history of Ohio and
the Nation. Some of
his recent addresses have been published
since his death. Among
these was his last paper before the
Kit-Kat Club, entitled, "When
and How Ohio Became a State," which
concluded with the pa-
triotic tribute -- the final public
expression of his love for the
star that represents Ohio, his native
state, in the national con-
stellation and his infinitely greater
love for the flag, which repre-
sents "the majesty, the dignity,
the power and the glory of this
great Republic." If "to live
in hearts we leave behind is not to
die," assuredly Governor James E.
Campbell, whom we are proud
to remember as an associate and friend,
is a living influence still
in the memory of all who knew him. For
him, life had no win-
ter and age was only the Indian summer
time.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to
the surviving members of his family as a
testimonial of our re-
spect, our sympathy in their bereavement
and our congratula-
tions upon the pride that must mingle
with their sorrow in the
reflection that --
"His life was gentle, and the
elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand
up
And say to all the world, This was a
man."
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, the en-
tire audience standing with bowed heads
in tribute to
the memory of Governor Campbell.
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