MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, APRIL 24, 1942
The Board of Trustees of the Ohio State
Archaeological and
Historical Society met at 1 :00 P.M.,
Friday, April 24, 1942, in
the Trustees' room of the Ohio State
Museum. President John-
son presided over the meeting, which was
attended by the follow-
ing Trustees: Messrs. Johnson, Eagleson,
Florence, Miller, Nor-
ton, Rightmire and Spetnagel. Director
Shetrone, Secretary Lind-
ley and Miss Josephson were also
present.
The President called the meeting to
order and moved that
the minutes of the last meeting be
approved. Dr. Rightmire sec-
onded this motion which carried. The
President then called upon
the Secretary to read a report from the
Executive Committee in re
the proposal for a revision of the
constitution. This was read and
ordered to be placed on record.
The Secretary next reported on the lack
of funds (due to
increased prices) for the completion of
the publication of all the
volumes in the six-volume History of
the State of Ohio. The Sec-
retary recommended that the Emergency
Board be asked for an
appropriation for the necessary sum. On
the carrying of a motion
made by Mr. Norton and seconded by Gen.
Florence, the staff
was authorized to place the matter
before the Emergency Board.
The next item mentioned by the Secretary
was the desirabil-
ity for a committee to be appointed to
cooperate with the Staff in
arranging for a Henry Howe celebration
in 1943. The President
agreed to appoint such a committee.
The Director then reported on a bequest
to the Society from
the late Mrs. Lillian Bimeler Sturm in
the form of a residence
and household goods at Zoar as well as a
trust fund of $10,000 for
the upkeep of this property. Mr. Zepp,
Curator of State Me-
morials, was called upon to report on
the details of this bequest.
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Mr. Miller moved and Mr. Norton seconded
the motion that the
gift be accepted. The motion carried.
Discussion also took place on the matter
of the acquisition of
the blacksmith shop at Zoar. Mr. Zepp
explained that this could
be acquired from the Muskingum
Conservancy District for $695
which sum need not be paid this year. On
the carrying of a
motion made by Mr. Miller and seconded
by Mr. Norton, the
acquisition of the blacksmith shop was
ordered.
The Director then reported on the
renewal of an insurance
policy for the Hayes Memorial--coverage
to be $32,500 and pre-
mium for the period of three years to
the amount of $356.
Mr. Spetnagel moved and Mr. Miller
seconded the motion that
the policy be renewed. The motion
carried.
The Director then reported on the
desirability to dispose of
the three cannon in the possession of
the Society so that these
might be secured by the Federal
Government for defense pur-
poses. The President remarked that he
was familiar with the
problem since he had been a member of
the commission appointed
by Governor Donahey to distribute the
train-loads of cannon and
guns shipped to the State after the
first World War. A motion
was made by Mr. Spetnagel and seconded
by Dr. Rightmire that
the Staff be directed to give these
cannon, either directly or in-
directly, to the Federal Government for
use in the prosecution of
the present war.
The next item on the agenda was the
election of officers. A
motion was made by Mr. Norton and
seconded by Gen. Florence
that the Secretary be directed to cast a
ballot for the reelection
of the incumbent officers. The motion
carried unanimously. An-
other motion was made by Dr. Rightmire
and seconded by
Mr. Eagleson that the present Staff be
reemployed for another
year. This motion also carried
unanimously.
The Secretary next reported on the
possibility of securing
for a reasonable sum ($300.00) an
additional number of manu-
scripts to supplement the present Jay
Cooke collection. With the
consent of the Trustees the President
directed the Secretary to
proceed with such an acquisition if the
material proved to be
worth while.
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The Secretary then read a letter from
Mr. Levis relative to
his war service and his willingness to
resign if the Board so
desired. The President instructed the
Secretary to write Mr.
Levis that the Board was proud to have
another one of its Trus-
tees in the patriotic service of our
country.
Mr. Eagleson then presented the Society
with an anti-
slavery pamphlet, entitled An Address
Delivered before the Col-
onisation Society of Kentucky, at
Frankfort, on the 6th Day of
January, 1861, by Robert J. Breckinridge, as the gift of Judge
Harold A. Ritz. The President authorized
the acceptance of this
pamphlet and instructed the Secretary to
write a letter of thanks
to Judge Ritz for his valuable gift.
The President then spoke of the
invaluable material help and
unfailing interest of Albert C.
Spetnagel in promoting the work
of the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society and pro-
posed that in recognition thereof, Mr.
Spetnagel be designated an
Honorary Patron of the Society. The
proposal carried unani-
mously and Mr. Spetnagel, very much
moved by the honor ac-
corded him, spoke briefly about the need
for publicizing the work
of the Society in order to give more and
better information to the
public at large. The Director then
remarked that the Staff was
doing and would continue to do its best
in this regard.
The President next proposed that in view
of his considerable
benefactions to the Society, Charles
Kettering be designated an
Honorary Benefactor of the Society. Dr.
Rightmire moved and
Mr. Norton seconded the motion that Mr.
Kettering be so desig-
nated. The motion carried unanimously.
The Secretary and President with the
consent of the Trustees
present fixed the date for the July
meeting to be at IO o'clock
Saturday, July 18, 1942. After a brief
request from the Director
for cooperation from the Trustees in the
membership drive the
meeting adjourned.
HARLOW LINDLEY, Secretary
The proceedings of the Ohio History
Conference, including
the minutes and reports of the Ohio
State Archaeological and His-
torical Society, and a portion of the
papers prepared and presented,
end herewith.