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ASSIGNS COL0RED men
TO THEIR WAR DUTIES
Governor Appoints Preparedness
Commission to Work Among
Their Race Under Defense Council

Governor Harrington yesterday
appointed preparedness commission
[ of colored men to work among the
| people OF their race under the gener-
al direction of the State Council of
| Defense. The commission Is compos-
! ed of number of Well-knoWn col
! ored men of Baltimore and the chair
man of each OF the county commit
tees. which the Governor announced
at the same time. Ernest Lyon was
named chairman and the first meet
ing Will be. held next Monday at Ii
O'Clock. in Sharp Street Church, Bar
timore.
The Governor made a statement,
which was. in part:
4 have appointed d commission of
prominent colOred people of Balti-
more city and a commission OF col
orcd people from each county OF the
State for patriotic and preparedness
purposes. | want to give the colored
people of Maryland an opportunity
for service. | believe they are loyal
in every respect and by proper orga
nizdtion they will be in d position to
render great service to the State, both
for patriotic purposes and for proper
ly assisting in solving the food and
labor questions.
Baltimore Cit--Rev. Ernest Lyon
141 West Hill street; H. NJ. Gross,
2431 Etting street; A. L. Gaines,
427 Aisquith street; W. Ashbie Haw
! kins, , East Saratoga street; j. X.
L. Diggs, 713 Mosher street; NJ. j.
Naylor. Lanvale and Etting streets;
William NJ. Alexander, 1925 Druid
Hill avenue: Rev. George +. Bragg,
/ 1873 Park avenue: George a. Watty,
533 West Lanvale street; Joseph =.
Evans, 100 West Biddle street; Louis
II. Davenport. 1906 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue: 5. Bernard Hughes. 1413
Druid Hill avenue; Albert johnson,
2021 Druid Hill avenue: J. +. Fish
er, 1912 East Monument street; j.
H. Murphy, SIS Eutaw street; j. Lo-
gan Jenkins, 2136 Druid Hill ave-
nue.; {. +. Stewart, s West Mont
gomery street; r. W. 5. Thomas,
ll06 Druid Hill avenue; K. B. lay
lor $50 Linden avenue; A. H. Pitts,
3oEf and Miliiillf;22 n ;-a~-&Ss
Fitzgerald, 1906 Druid Hill avenue;
Junius Gray, 1915 Pennsylvania ave
nue.; G. B. Brown, los w. Henrietta
street; W. c. McCard, Il East Sara
toga street; Charles Shipley. 70S
Madison avenue Dr. Charles II. Fow-
Ter, 1865 West Lexington street;
John W. Hawkins, 500 Druid Hill
avenue.
Allegany County-Wiiliam Coop
er. Rev. F. 5. Dennis and Dr. Sparks,
all of Cumberland.
Anne Arundel County-Rev. En-
nest Williams, w. H. B, Bates, An
napolis.
Baltimore County-Rey. ". l.
Johnson, Jessie L. Nicholas, Govans;
Charles Parker, Mount Wiaans
Caroline County-William Hor-
ner, Denton; Rev. Dickerson. Greens
boro; George Bailey, Denton.
Calvert County-DanieI &. Smith, !
Island Greek; Rev c. c. Brown.
Brooke's; Stephen Parker, Island
Greek.
Charles County Hemsiey,
La Plata; John X. Coombs, Tomkin- !
Vile; Rev. F. F. King, Pomonkey.
Dorchester County-Rey. Charles !
Young, Cambridge; Rev. ia. Young. !
Cambridge; Rev. c. w. Pullett. II. |
Matthews, Cambridge.
Frederick County DR. Bourne, !
Rev. J. W. Townes, Dr. l.. 5. Flagg,
Frederick.
Hartford County-M. L. Oliver Jas. !
Ennis, Rev. J. T. Bryant, Havre de |!
Grace.
Howard Courlty-Rev. James Prit- !
chett, Ellicott City; William H. Pow |
ell, CookSville; Remus Dorsey, Eli |
colt City.
Kent County-Charles H. Hutch !,
ms. Rev. Charles Bailey. J. Philip |
Chestertown.
Montgomery County Noah K.
Clarke, Sellman; Thomas Dorsey.
Grove; J. Howell How
ard. Brookville.
Prince Georges tCounty-Rev.Jno.
d. Broadus, Forestville; William H.
Chew, Groom; Dr. W. L. Watkins,
st. Mary's County - Abraham
Smith. Charlotte Hall; S. Peter Jam
son, St. Inigoes; William II Brooks,
Park Hall
Somerset County-John H. Pal
mer. DR.. J. W. Barkley, Cristield
Anne; Rev. J. H Winter. Marion: T.
\. Wilson. Fairmount
Queen Anne's County Zebulon
Heath, Chester: Harry Stewart, Wye
Mills; John p. Forester. CentreviIIc.
Talbot COunty-Clifton Jones, Mo
'eS Johns, st. Nicholas: William H. |
Potts. Trappe.
Wicomico County Howard o. ,
'inkett. DR.. Joseph Roberts. Sails
Jury: Thomas J. Nutter, Nanticoke