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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
R. T. LYON, THOMAS JONES, S. S. COE, W. J. WARNER, AND DAVID L. WIGHTMAN.
Wherenpon the meeting adjourned to the first regular meeting, January 12th, 1880, at the same place.
At a regular meeting of the association held JJanuary 12th, 1880, at the Probate Court Rooms pursuant to adjournment, nearly one hundred members being present, Hon. Harvey Rice, President, called the meeting to order, and after a few preliminary remarks from him and Vice President Andrews, the meeting proceeded to business.
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On motion of George C. Dodge, Esq., Secretary, the Con- stitution was slightly amended in its phraseology so as to read as herein recorded.
On further motion the following officers were appointed to serve for the ensuing year, JJudge Andrews declining a re-elec- tion, to wit:
HON. HARVEY RICE, President.
HON. JOHN W. ALLEN, Vice Presidents. HON. JESSE P. BISHOP, THOMAS JONES, JR., Secretary. GEORGE C. DODGE, Treasurer.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
GEORGE F. MARSHALL, R. T. LYON, M. M. SPANGLER, DARIUS
ADAMS AND JOHN H. SARGENT.
Report of George C. Dodge, Treasurer.
Receipts from 155 membership fees $155 00
Expenditures to date for sundries 27 20
Balance on hand January 12th, 1880 - $127 80
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On motion of S. E. Adams, Esq., the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee be authorized to employ at their discretion H. M. Addison, or other suitable person to visit the several wards of the city and townships of the county for the purpose of diffusing information and col- lecting facts pertaining to the objects of the association and increasing the number of memberships.
On motion the meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the executive committee.
GEO. C. DODGE,
HARVEY RICE,
Secretary. President.
The officers of the association and executive committee, on receiving the sad intelligence of the death of Hon. S. J. Andrews, one of the vice presidents of the association, con- vened at the office of Geo. C. Dodge, Esq., on the 13th of February, 1880. Present-Hon. Harvey Rice, president, Hon. John W. Allen, vice president: Geo. C. Dodge, treasurer; Thomas Jones, jr., secretary, and Geo. F. Marshall, Darius Adams and John H. Sargent of the executive committee, and adopted the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, that we offer our most heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of our deceased brother Sherlock J. Andrews; that in his decease we have lost one of our most
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worthy members; the legal profession one of its most brilliant lights; and the city of Cleveland one of its most trusted and trustworthy citizens.
RESOLVED, that the members of the association are re- quested to attend his funeral, and that these proceedings be communicated to his family.
THOMAS JONES, JR., . Secretary.
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Names of Members,
NATIVITY, AGE AND RESIDENCE.
LIST OF NAMES.
Name.
Where born.
When born.
Came to County.
Andrews. Sherlock J.
Con.
1801
1825
Allen, John W.
Con.
1825
Adams, Samuel E.
N. Y.
1818
1837
Adams, Darins
Ohio,
1810
1810
Ackley, J. M.
Ohio,
1835
1835
Abbey, Seth A.
N. Y.
1798
1831
Addison, HI. M.
Ohio,
1818
1818
Adams, Mrs. Mary A.
Ohio,
1811
1811
Andrews, Mrs. Julia A.
Ohio.
1816
1816
Bingham, Elijah
N. H.
1800
1835
Burnham, Mrs. M. W.
Mass.
1808
1838
Baldwin, Dudley
N. Y.
1809
1827
Bailey, Robert
1834
Burgess, Solon
Vt.
1817
1819
Burton, E. D.
Ohio,
1825
1825
Burgess, Leonard F.
Ohio.
1823
1823
Bull. L. S.
C'on.
1813
1820
Beers, D. A.
N. Y.
1816
1818
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Bliss, Stoughton
.. Ohio,
1823
1823
Benedict, L. D.
Vt.
1827
1830
Borges, J. F.
Germany,
1810
1835
Bury, Theodore
N. Y.
1839
Beverlin, John
Pa.
1813
1834
Brett, J. W.
England,
1816
1838
Bowler, N. P.
N. Y.
1820
1839
Buhrer, Mrs. Stephen
Germany,
1828
1840
Bishop, Jesse P.
Vt.
1815
1836
Bishop, Mrs. E. W.
Ohio,
1821
1821
Beardsley, I. L.
N. Y.
1819
1838
Burnham, Thomas
N. Y.
1808
1833
Bingham, William
C'on.
1816
1836
Brooks, O. A.
Vt.
1814
1834
Barber, Mrs. J. T.
N. H.
1804
1818
Burwell, George P.
Con.
1817
1830
Burwell, Mrs. Louisa C.
Pa.
1820
1824
Branch, D. G.
Vt.
1805
1833
Babcock, Charles II.
Con.
1823
1834
Barber, Josiah
Ohio,
1825
1825
Brayton, H. F.
Wilna, Jeff. Co., N. Y.
1812
1836
C'ahoon, Joel B.
N. Y.
1793
1810
Cox, John
England,
1802
1832
Coe, S. S.
1837
Corlett, William K.
1837
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Cross, David W.
N. Y.
1836
Cowles, Edwin
1832
Cottrell, L. Dow
N. Y.
1811
1835
Corlett, John
Isle of Man.
1816
1836
Cook, Wellington P.
N. Y.
1825
1838
Cleveland, James D).
N. Y.
1822
1835
Clark, James F.
N. Y.
1809
1833
Clarke, Aaron
Con.
1811
1832
Carlton, C. C.
Con.
1812
1831
Cozad, Elias .
N. Jersey,
1790
1808
Cutter, O. P.
Ohio,
1824
1824
Corlett, Thomas
Isle of Man,
1820
1827
('rittenden, Mrs. M. A.
N. Y.
1802
1827
Chapman, II. M.
Ohio,
1830
1830
Christian, James
Isle of Man,
1810
1838
Carson, Marshal
N. Y.
1810
1834
Craw, William V.
N. Y.
1810
1832
Crawford, Lucian
Ohio,
1828
1828
Detmer, G. H.
Germany,
1801
1835
Dodge, George C.
Ohio,
1813
1813
Dodge, Wilson S.
Ohio,
1839
1839
Doan, W. H.
Ohio,
1828
1828
Doan, Mrs. C. L.
Con.
1816
1834
Dibble, Lewis
N. Y.
1807
1812
Dodge, Henry H.
Ohio,
1810
1810
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Duty, Daniel W.
N. H.
1804
1825
Doan, John
N. Y.
1798
1801
Dockstader, Chas. J.
Ohio,
1838
Doan, J. W.
Ohio,
1833
1833
Dunham, David B.
N. Y.
1831
Dentzer, Daniel
Germany,
1815
1832
Dodge, Mrs. George C.
Vt.
1817
1820
Edwards. Rudolphus
Ohio,
1818
1818
Erwin, Johu
N. Y.
1808
1835
Flint, E. S
Ohio,
1818
1818
Fitch, J. W.
N. Y.
1823
1826
Foot. John A.
Con.
1803
1833
Fuller, William
C'on.
1814
1836
Foot, Mrs. Mary S.
Pa.
1816
1832
Gill, Mrs. M. A.
Isle of Man,
1812
1827
Gaylord, Erastus F.
C'on.
1795
1834
Gardner, George W.
Mass.
1834
1837
Gordon, William J.
N. Jersey.
1818
1835
Greenhalgh, Capt. R.
England,
1828
1840
Gorham, John H.
Con.
1807
1838
Gayton, Mrs. Mary A.
England,
1808
1832
Gaylord. Mrs. L. Cleveland, N. Y.
1801
1834
Goodwin, William
Ohio,
1838
1838
Giddings, Mrs. C. M.
Mich.
Herrick, R. R.
N. Y.
1826
1836
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Hessenmueller, E.
1836
Hills, N. C.
1831
Hills, N. (. Mrs.
N. Y.
1811
1831
Handy, Freeman P.
N. Y.
1807
1832
Hudson, W. P.
Ohio,
1820
1820
Heil, Henry
Gerinany,
1810
1832
Hubbell, H. S.
Ohio,
1832
1832
Hubby, L. M.
N. Y.
1812
1×39
Hickox. Charles,
Con.
1810
1837
Howard, A. D.
Con.
1803
1834
Honeywell. Ezra
N. Y.
1802
1831
Harris, B. C.
Ohio
1832
1832
Hudson, D. D.
Pa.
1824
1831
Heisel N.
Germany,
1816
1834
Hayden, A. S.
Ohio,
1813
1835
Harris, JJ. A. Mrs.
Mass.
1810
1837
Harris B. E.
Ohio,
1838
1838
Hurlbut, H. B.
N. Y.
1818
1836
HIurlbut. H. B. Mrs.
N. Y
1818
1836
Ingham, W. A.
1832
Johnson, L. D. Mrs.
Ohio,
1825
1834
Jones, Thomas, Jr.
England,
1821
1831
Jewett, A. A.
1821
Johnson, P. L.
Ohio,
1823
1823
Jaynes, Harris
Ohio,
1835
1835
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Jackson, Charles
England.
1829
1835
Jones, W. S.
Ohio.
1837
1837
Johnson, W. C.
Con.
1813
1835
Keller, Henry
Germany,
1810
1832
Kellogg, A.
1820
Kelley, Horace
Ohio,
1819
1819
Kelley, John
Pa.
1809
1832
Lewis. Sanford .J.
N. Y.
1823
1837
Lewis. Chittenden
N. Y.
1800
1837
Lathrope. C. L.
C'on.
1804
1831
Lowman, Jacob
1832
Lyon, R. T.
Ills.
1819
1824
Lamb, D. W. Mrs.
Mass.
1837
Leonard, Jarvis
Vermont.
1810
1834
Lyon, S. S.
Con.
1817
1818
Layman. S. H.
Ohio.
1819
1831
Lewis, G. F.
.N. Y.
1822
1837
Morgan, Y. L.
('on.
1797
1811
Morgan, E. P.
1840
Myer, Nicholas,
Germany,
1809
1831
Miller, M. Mrs.
Ohio,
1809
1020
Marshall, George F.
N. Y.
1817
1836
Morgan, J. A.
C'on.
1809
1811
Miller, William L.
Ohio,
1829
1829
Merchant, Silas
Ohio,
1826
1826
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Mather, Samuel H.
N. Il.
1813
1835
Marble, Levi
1820
1830
Merwin, George B.
C'on.
1809
1816
Nott, C. C.
1835
Newmark, S.
Germany,
1816
1839
Norton, C. H.
N. Y.
1805
1838
Neff, Melchor
Germany.
1826
1834
()'Connor, R.
Ohio.
1824
1824
Penty, Thomas
England,
1808
1829
Pannell, James
N. Y.
1812
1832
Palmer, J. D.
Con.
1831
1835
Payne, N. P.
Ohio,
1837
1837
Porter, L. G.
Mass.
1807
1826
Pease, Samnel
Mass.
1805
1828
Pease, Charles
Ohio,
1811
1835
Pelton, F. W.
Con.
1827
1835
Proudfoot, David
Scot.
1809
1832
Piper, A. J.
Vt.
1814
1839
Pier, Mrs. L. J.
Ohio,
1823
1823
Quayle, Thos.
1827
Quinn, Arthur
Ireland,
1810
1832
Rouse, Mrs. Rebecca E.
Mass.
1799
1830
Rice Harvey,
Mass.
1800
1824
Russell, George H.
N. Y.
1817
1834
Rogers, C. C.
Ireland,
1813
1839
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Rupel, S. D.
Ohio.
1808
1808
Rice, Harvey Mrs.
Vt.
1812
1833
Robison. I. P.
Rouse, B. F.
Mass.
1824
1830
Spangler, Elizabeth Mrs.
N. Y.
1790
1820
Sherwin. Ahimaas.
Vt.
1792
1818
Seovill. JJ. Bixby Mrs.
Ohio.
1800
1816
Silberg, F.
Germany,
1804
1834
Sherwin. S. M. Mrs.
N. Y.
1809
1827
Sabin, Win.
1839
Shedd. W. V.
1833
Shepard. D. A.
Con.
1810
1833
Sargent, John. H.
N. Y.
1814
1818
Skinner. O. B.
0.
1831
1831
Southworth. W. P.
Con.
1819
1836
Slawson, J. L.
Mich.
1806
1812
Scovill. E. A.
O.
1819
1819
Shelly. John
England
1815
1835
Sacket, Alex.
Pa.
1814
1835
Sacket, Harriet Mrs.
0.
1815
1815
Sterling. E. Dr.
Con.
1825
1827
Schiely, Anna Mrs.
Germany
1832
Shelden, S. H.
N. Y.
1813
1835
Stanley. G. A.
Con.
1837
Spangler, M. M.
0.
1813
1820
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Slade, Horatio
England
1834
Sortar, Harry
N. Y.
1820
1831
Smith, W. T.
N. Y.
1811
1836
Strickland, B.
Vt.
1810
1835
Strickland, H. W. Mrs.
0.
1834
Saxton, J. C.
Vt.
1812
1818
Smith, Betsey E. Mrs.
1811
1836
Strong, Charles H.
Ohio,
1831
1831
Sanford, Alfred S.
Con.
1805
1829
Smith, Erastus
C'on.
1790
1832
Steward, J. S.
Ohio.
1818
1818
Severance, M. H. Mrs.
Ohio.
Strong, Homer
Con.
1811
1836
Seldon, N. D.
Con.
1815
1831
Stillman, W. H.
Con.
1808
1833
Simmons, Thos.
Ohio.
1832
1832
Taylor, Harvey
Ohio,
1814
1814
Thompson, Thomas
England,
1814
1836
Turner, S. W.
Con.
1813
1832
Thompson, H. V.
N. Y.
1816
1839
Thompson, F. M. Mrs.
V't.
1823
1837
Townsend, H. G.
N.Y.
1812
1834
Whitelaw, George
Scotland.
1808
1832
Walters, John R.
N. Y.
1811
1834
Weidenkopf, Fred
Germany,
1819
1837
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Weidenkopf, Jacob
Germany,
1828
1837
Wightman, S. H.
Ohio,
1819
1819
Watkins, George
Con.
1812
1818
Weston, George B.
Mass.
1805
1826
Warren, Moses
Con.
1803
1815
Wager, J. D.
Ohio,
1820
1820
Williams. George
Con.
1799
1833
Welch, John
N. Y.
1800
1825
Welch, O. F.
1017
Wheller, B S
England,
1836
Wheller, Jane Mrs.
England,
1831
Warner, W. J.
1831
Wightman, D. L.
1817
Williamson, Samuel
Pa.
1808
1810
Whittlesey, H. S.
Ohio,
1836
1836
Winslow, E. N.
N. C.
1824
1830
Welsh, Jas. S.
Ohio,
1821
1821
Wilson, H. V. Mrs.
Mich.
Wemple, Wyndret
N. Y.
1796
1818
Wellstead, Joseph
England,
1817
1837
Waterman, William
Ohio,
1818
1818
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Officers of the Association, 1881.
HON. HARVEY RICE, PRESIDENT.
HON. JOHN W. ALLEN,
HON. JESSE P. BISHOP, VICE-PRESIDENTS.
THOMAS JONES, JR., SECRETARY. GEO. C. DODGE, TREASURER.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
GEO. F. MARSHALL, R. T. LYON, DARIUS ADAMS, JOHN H. SARGENT, M. M. SPANGLER.
CHAPLAIN.
REV. THOMAS CORLETT.
Jess Kiye 8 July 1940
THE EARLY SETTLERS' ANNIVERSARY,
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The Association celebrated the day at the Tabernacle, On- tario street, Cleveland, July 22, 1881. In accordance with the programme, it was understood that the forenoon session would be devoted chiefly to the transaction of the annual business of the Association, such as reading the journal, hearing official reports, receiving new memberships, and elect- ing officers for the ensuing year, followed with a free lunch or collation, and that the afternoon session would be open to the public, generally, and its exercises consist of written addresses, songs, and volunteer speeches.
At the hour appointed (11 o'clock A. M.) the early set- tlers, in large numbers, convened at the Tabernacle with evi- dent pleasure beaming in their faces, and with frequent in- terchanges of salutations with each other on the score of "old acquaintance." The venerable assemblage was called to order by Hon. Harvey Rice, President of the Association, who opened the session with the following preliminary and congratulatory remarks:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE ASSOCIATION: Allow me to congratulate you on this happy occasion-the second anniversary of our Association. It is, indeed, an occasion that calls not only for mutual congratulations, but for expressions
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of gratitude to Him who has granted " length of days " to so many of us, and given us once more an opportunity to greet the " old familiar faces " of our earlier years, and grasp the hands of old friends, long-tried and true.
The day which "we celebrate " as the anniversary of our Association, has been permanently adopted on account of its historical interest in reference to the pioneer life of the West- ern Reserve. It was on the 22d day of July, 1796, that Gen- eral Moses Cleaveland, with his staff of assistant surveyors, landed at the month of the Cuyahoga River, ascended its east- ern bluff, and gazing with delight on the beauty of the scene, predicted that here was the spot where, at no distant day, a great commercial city would spring into existence. He at once ordered this elevated plateau to be surveyed into city lots. His staff baptized the infant city and gave it the name of "Cleveland," in honor of their chief. This occurred just eighty-five years ago, and now that predicted city has grown to the dimensions of a great commercial emporium, contain- ing a population of 170,000 souls. Verily, this " Moses " of 1796 was a true prophet. Though he has not been honored in his own country as such, the time has now come, as it seems to me, when a suitable statue of bronze or granite should be erected to his memory in our publie park, as pro- posed in the action already taken by our Association. The project is worthy of commendation, and it is to be hoped that the citizens of Cleveland will generally approve the enterprise and aid in contributing to its success.
The age in which we live is inquisitive. It aspires to know " all things." It sees in the future what it desires to achieve, and exacts from the past a surrender of its relies and golden memories. Our Association partakes somewhat of the spirit of the age, especially so far as regards the relies and golden memories of pioneer life in the Western Reserve. These we desire to gather while we can, and before they are forever lost. It is therefore requested that every member of our Associa-
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tion should contribute what he can to this end. If he has in- teresting relics of the early times, and is willing to bestow them, he can deposit them at any time with our secretary. If he has recollections of incidents, anecdotes, or other matter of historical value pertaining to pioneer life, he can jot them down in writing, and send or deliver his manuscript to the secretary as material for nse or reference. It is only from living lips that this kind of information can be obtained. Let us then be up and doing while the "day lasts," and thus leave behind us, as Longfellow has beautifully said:
"Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again."
There will always exist a class of early settlers in every generation who will leave behind them peculiar characteristics and reminiscences, which every successive generation will take pleasure in gathering and preserving. Hence it may be in- ferred that our Association has the vital elements of perpetu- ating itself. Its character is such that while it achieves a noble work, it renews early friendship, and shares a social enjoyment which is truly delightful as well as morally elevat- ing. In addition to this, it publishes, in pamphlet, its annual proceedings for the use of its members, and thus secures a lasting record. Both ladies and gentlemen who have resided forty years in the Western Reserve, and are citizens of Cuya- hoga county, are alike eligible as members of onr Association, on payment of one dollar to the treasurer. New members are cordially invited, with the assurance that all who choose to unite with us will be received with the " right hand of fel- lowship." In a word, our fraternity is organized for a gener- ous purpose, and especially for the social enjoyment its oppor- tunities afford.
In the venerable assemblage I see before me I recognize many who are crowned with the silvery honors of age, stand-
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ing, as it were, on the borders of life's battlefield, like a rem- nant of veterans who have heroically fought their way in the world thus far, and are now pausing to recall to mind the hun- dreds of their early companions who stood side by side with them, but have long since fallen in their armor on the field- companions who were companions in the strife, and who have left behind them a noble, though unwritten, record. It is a just and reliable account of the brave, enduring and persever- ing men and women of the early times that we wish to pro- cure and preserve as a legacy to the generations who will fol- low us. In thus honoring the memories of our departed pioneers and early settlers, we not only honor ourselves, but confer a public benefit which will be, in after years if not now, gratefully appreciated.
Though the frost of age has silvered our heads, still let us resolve to live on, acting well our part, still keeping on the sunny side of life, enjoying its blessings and its pleasures, and cheering each other with the rehearsal of its drama and its musical interludes, until the approaching sunset shall throw its deepening shadows about us, and we shall pass to a brighter and holier sphere.
THE JOURNAL.
The journal of the last meeting was next read and ap- proved. Official reports for the last year were then called for as next in order.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
George C. Dodge, the treasurer, reported that financially we are not wealthy, and the amount of money in the treasury need cause no apprehension of a defalcation. This Associa- sion is iron-clad. It provides in its constitution that no officer or member can contract any debt; and, secondly, that
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no assessments can be levied against the members. Some man said, when I was a boy, that the Democratic party was like a young robin-biggest when first hatched; but that can't ap- ply to this Association, as we are adding new members every day.
To the newspapers of the city we are indebted for many favors, and I trust we, as members of the Association, will liberally take and promptly pay for them. 6 Cash on hand, $59.80, with this entertainment to be provided for.
GEO. C. DODGE, Treas.
JULY 22, 1881.
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BY GEORGE F. MARSHALL, CHAIRMAN.
MR. PRESIDENT: In compliance with a duty imposed by the fifth article of your constitution, wherein we are required to report the "condition, success and prospects of this Asso- ciation, with such other matters as may be deemed import- ant," we herewith respectfully submit the following:
Respecting the details of membership, nativity, age, term of residence and the financial condition of the Association, you are referred to the ample records and reports of the efficient Secretary and Treasurer.
If we have but little money in the treasury, we know that we have many men of age and experience-men of perse- verance and business tact; men who don't look back of the plow, when they take hold; men who have worried through forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty years of the normal malaria of the Cuyahoga valley, and are as robust as in their earlier youth. Then we have many women of mature judgment, of wonderful energy, of happy dispositions, of gentle manners and determined wills. Can any one doubt the fact that the condi-
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tion of this Association is peculiarly superb? Whether you emblazon it in enduring brass, or marble, or pure Berea grit, this Association is a success. Another feature of its perma- nence, usefulness and stability was developed at the time a proposition was made to admit the women to full membership without paying the constitutional fee, when they spurned the idea with apparent indignity, exhibiting a determination to do their share in sustaining the Association as well as the men.
Another assurance of the successful condition of this or- ganization is that every person entitled to membership in- tends to join the Association some time, while others are now, perhaps, counting the years and months when they will reach the constitutional limit, and be eligible to have their names registered among those
" Who outlived that day, and came safe back From those sharp conflicts."
Still another assurance of its sound condition is in the fact of the interest taken by the members themselves in their prompt attendance at every meeting thus far held by the Association.
Now that this Association has become a signal success, and capable, under its well-established rules, of accomplishing all the objects for which it was organized, let us cast about to make it as efficient as possible. How shall this be done? The peculiarities of men-a record of their good deeds and their bad-may be preserved in our books as samples to adopt or shun; whatever they may be will help to bring back to our memory " the days of auld lang syne." We should multiply our biographers, insomuch that every early settler of note should have his proper place in our archives.
Who will volunteer to give us life-size sketches of old Dr. MeIntosh and his sons, and also of Tom Colahan, Plato Brewster, James S. Clark, Judge Josiah Barber, Deacon Fol- som, Bostwick O'Connor, Capt. Dolphus Hone, D. Long, Reu- ben Champion, Anson Hayden, Judge Willey, John R. St.
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John, Aaron T. Stickland, Tom Lemen, Chas. M. Giddings, T. P. May, John Wills, George Witherell, Judge Wood, J. C. Fairchild, Lansing Lake, Richard Hilliard, Peter M. Wed- dell, Nathan Perry, Geo. Kirk, Capt. Levi Sartwell, Milo Hickox, John Barr, Isaac Taylor, Lyman Kendall, Judge Hayward, E. Burke Fisher, Rufus Dunham, Capt. Levi John- son, John M. Woolsey, George Hoadley, Rev. Wm. Day, Ig- natius Diebolt, Myron Douw, Uncle Abram Hickox, Gur- don Fitch, Zalmon Fitch, David Griffith, John G. Stockley, S. C. Ives, Dr. Robert Johnstone, Judge Asher M. Coe, Judge Warren, Joseph S. Lake, Ahaz Merchant, Wm. Mc- Coy (the pettifogger), Joc-o-sot (the Indian), Capt. Reuben Turner (the sea-dog), Philo Scovill, Alex. Seymour, Buckley Stedman, Jacob Weidenkopf, Stephen Whittaker, Frederick Whittlesey, Edward Wade, Richard Winslow, C. J. Woolson, Charles Bradburn, Dr. C. D. Brayton, Dr. J. Delamater, Dr. Mathivet, S. L. Petrie, F. A. Keppler, N. Dockstader, Jarvis F. Hanks, Daniel Worley, Aaron Barker, Clifford Belden, Joel Coy, J. B. Finney, Jonathan Gillette, J. H. Guptyl, James Kellogg, Irad Kelley, Alfred Kelley, Wm. Lemen, Wm. Milford, N. M. Standart, Michael Spangler, J. L. Weatherly, J. G. McCurdy, Col. Jonathan Williams, John Stoddard (judge ?), David Hersch, Edward Whittemore, Wm. Hewitt, Wm. Smyth, James Church, John Brown (the bar- ber), John Malvin, Andrew Lytle, J. M. Hughes, Jim Hughes, Jim Hopkins, Noble H. Merwin, Geo. Wallace, Judge Samuel Williamson, Judge Kingsbury, Horace Perry, Samuel Dodge, D. H. Beardsley, E. Waterman, Leonard Case, Judge Samuel Starkweather, Benj. Rouse and his phil- anthropic wife, S. Wolverton, Richard Hussey, Mark White- law, Ansel Young, Almon Burgess, J. P. Kirtland, Dr. Samuel Underhill, Dr. Ackley, Alonzo Carter, G. Boughton, S. Rem- ington, Alphonso Holly, Morris Jackson, Benj. P. Beers, Dio- date Clark, Gaius Burke, Samuel Dille, Paul P. Condit (of 1819), Benj. Mastick, Richard Lord, and Thos. Jones, Sr .?
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Another and quite as important and interesting a subject for a special historographer might be made available if some of your older members who have been identified with the ear- lier church organizations would give us, in brief, their ori- gin, their original members, and other matters of interest connected therewith.
There were but three church edifices in Cleveland forty-five years ago; one of wood (Trinity), one of stone (First Presby- terian), one of brick (First Baptist). There are persons living who could give us many points of interest relating to each society. Let some one give us the early record of temperance organizations, and also of friendly associations for the moral and social improvement of their members. Give us the early history of banks, commerce, and ship-building.
The thought which Mr. Adams, a year ago last May, ex- pressed to these "early settlers " respecting some enduring monument to the memory of " Moses Cleaveland," appeared to win every one to his opinion. An artistic structure of metal upon an entablature of our own native rock, formed by our own skillful artizans, and looking out from our beautiful lake park upon the blue sea, would be an eloquent though silent historian and speaker to every citizen and stranger for all coming time. The contribution of a few dimes by every citi- zen of Cleveland would be ample to accomplish all that is to be desired; it would then become, emphatically, a monument in Cleveland for Cleveland. Fifteen years from to-day will be the centennial of Cleveland. This would be a fitting day, indeed, to unveil such a statue; but it is too long a time for us to wait for a proper recognition of the memory of the man who spied ont the land and laid out a city to which we now refer with as much pride, perhaps, as the ancient Ro- mans did to their " Eternal City."
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