Monday, February 17, 1969
Dinner at Parlor A – Hotel Harding for Steering Committee of Marion County Historical Society. Had to leave Sis & Shirley with 5 funeral pieces to get there. Meeting to organize MCHS at Women’s Club Home attended by about 75. Pretty good since competition with Travel Series. Mr. Daniel R. Porter of Ohio Historical Society outlined projects we might undertake. About 50 paid $5 & signed as members. Star had carried no publicity so I had called them at 8 AM – got a 3″ item buried on 2nd page. I also put a paid ad in “Round About Marion”* David introduced Porter. Charlton Myers elected president of MCHS. The dinner at Hotel was to outline procedure. Ported said even though he heard railroad whistles it was the best way to get an organization started.
[*Radio program on WMRN]