Ohio History Journal

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.