TENTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

Ohio State Archæological and Historical

SOCIETY

TO THE GOVERNOR.

From February 19, 1894, to February 19, 1895.

To the HON. Wм. MCKINLEY, Governor of Ohio:

The ninth annual meeting of the Society convened in the reading room of the State Library, Columbus, Ohio, February 20, 1894, at 2 P. M. standard time, with the President, General Roeliff Brinkerhoff, in the Chair, E. O. Randall acting as Secretary.

Upon the call for the reading of the minutes of the annual meeting of the previous year, the Acting Secretary explained that there had been no annual meeting held as there should have been, in February, 1893; there were, consequently, no min

The intention had been to hold the annual meeting and elect the officers at Chicago in February, 1893, but when that was attempted the question arose as to the legality of the proceedings of the Society occurring outside of the State. Consequently no meeting was held, and the officers held over pending the election of their successors.

After the reading of the report of the Society for the year 1893, as prepared by the Acting Secretary, the meeting proceeded to the nomination and election of the Trustees to serve for the ensuing year.

Owing to the fact that no annual meeting was held in Feb

ruary, 1893, the five Trustees whose terms expired at that time held over, and, as the terms of five more expired with this meeting, it necessitated the election of ten Trustees at this time. Five to be elected for two years, the unexpired terms, and five for the usual full term of three years. The result of the election was as follows:

For members of the Board of Trustees, to serve three years; term expiring in 1897:

Hon. Calvin S. Brice

Hon. Elroy M. Avery.
Bishop B. W. Arnett.
Mr. G. F. Bareis

Mr. S. S. Rickly..

Lima.

Cleveland.

Wilberforce.

Canal Winchester.
Columbus.

For members of the Board of Trustees, to serve two years;

Those holding over, whose terms expired in one year, viz.,

The two Trustees subsequently appointed by the Governor, to serve for three years, terms expiring in 1897, were the Hon. Chas. P. Griffin, Toledo, and the Hon. Andrew C. Robeson, Greenville.

The other four appointees by the Governor holding over were the Hon. W. J. Gilmore, Columbus, Hon. Israel Williams, Hamilton, whose terms expire in 1895; Mr. A. H. Smythe,

*Died April 23, 1895.

†Died July 14, 1895.

Columbus, Mr. E. O. Randall, Columbus, terms expiring in 1896. This completed the full list of twenty-one Trustees.

After the usual routine business incident to the annual meeting the Society adjourned, and a meeting of the Trustees. was immediately held.

Bishop Arnett acted as Temporary Chairman and Mr. Randall as Temporary Secretary. The Board proceeded at once to the election of officers to serve for the ensuing year ending February, 1895. The election resulted as follows:

The Board of Trustees named as its Executive Board the above officers of the Society. To this Executive Board were added Judge Gilmore and Colonel Parrott.·

Mrs. Benigna G. Kalb was elected official stenograper. The matter of salaries was referred to the Executive Committee, with power to act.

FORT ANCIENT.

The Executive Committee the past year have taken especial interest in the care of Fort Ancient, as it is becoming more and more an object of historical and archæological study on the part. of scholars throughout the country. Colonel T. B. Van Horne, appointed by the Society, custodian of the property, has made several trips to the Fort and taken every precaution to prevent any further deterioration, and to take such action and employ such means as would conserve to its preservation and restoration to its original condition.

On June 28 the Executive Committee and several of the Trustees and members of the Society spent the day at the Fort, carefully examining its condition, noting the points which need.