Evening journal., 1915-02-04
State PRESERVES
historic papers
Archives Commission Hopes
to Get War of 1912 Data
From Uncle Sam
ASK SAME MONEY AID
AS PAST TWO YEARS

Special TO The EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. Secretary Of
State Miller yesterday afternoon trans
mitted to the House the annual reports
of the State Board of Accountancy and
the State Archives Commission.
The report of the State Board Of Ac-
countancy sets forth that certificates
were issued to the following to be GER
titled public accountants during the
year; Clifford i. lszard, C. Whitney
Iszard, 4. Darlington Smith, Edward M.
Stradley. Peter T. Wright and Will A.
Clader, of Wilmington; Charles II. Sim.
mons, of Pennington, and Colonel Theo-
dore Townsend, of Milford A member
ship fee of S25 was paid by each man.
The board had receipts of 5000 and dis
burscments of STA.
Judge Henry c. Conrad is president of
the Archives Commission. The report
said the efforts of the commission had
been directed largely toward supple
menting the Revolutionary rolls as pub
lished by the commission a few years
ago, and in gathering together matter
touching the war of 1912.
"To us it has been. surprising the
amount of matter that has been found
in various quarters" the report con
tinues.
"Ihe commission is under contract to
publish two volumes containing the
muster rolls of 1912, together with in
teresting letters and documents treat
ing of that war, and in the near future
we are expecting TO have enough ma
terial 10 Justify the commission in pub
fishing a third volume of Revolutionary
records.
a number of valuable documents re.
ferring to the War of 1912. and which
really belongs TO this State, have been
found among the files of the War De.
partment at Washington. They consist
largely of pay rolls and book kept by
the state auditor showing money paid
by the State to the Delaware Militia
previous to the Delaware troops being
detached by the United States
I'm time we hope that these rec
ords may be returned to the State.
From them we have obtained all the
data required to be embodied in our
publications. 1t is designed by the
commission to gather. classify and
arrange in bound volumes as far as
possible the marriage bonds through
out the State. and to our minds this
will make a very valuable State rec
ord.
1T is also the hope of the commits
sion to systematically repair and
/ put in shape for permanent preserva-
/ tion, valuable papers that are show
I ing the effects Of time and wear and
which If not so treated will gradually
/ 90 TO pieces and be lost The work
! of the commission cannot be done in
hurry. II requires careful and
/ painstaking work upon the part of
! those engaged in it. But we feel that
what has been done has been we'll
/ done and that the commission is rem
I dering an important service to the
State in preserving its records.
During the past two years Mr
Walter c. Tanall has been in the en-
ploy of the commission and has rem
dered most efficient service in the
special work entrusted to him. He
has particular aptness for research
work and is industrious. discriminate
ing and altogether most satisfactory
The commission hopes that the ap-
preparation made by the General As
sembly two years ago both for the
expenses of the commission and fol
compiling and publishing State rec
ords will be renewed at the presen
session"