Democratic messenger., 1917-07-14
THE GOV. NAMES
DEFENSE BOARD
Of so Appointed, IA Were On
Preparedness Commission
For The State

Under the act passed during
the special session of the Legis-
lature Governor Harrington has
appointed the State Council of
Defense.
There are 80 names on the list. OF
these ii were members of the Prepared
ness and Survey Commission. which the
council supplants. The new appointees
are Frank A. Furst. Stevenson A. Viii
liams. Gen. Francis H. Waters. Judge
Hammond I'rner. Louis X. Gutman and
Joseph Y. Brattan. The latter was
appointed in the place of cen FellN
Agnus. who was named rs member
Of the Preparedness and Survey Com
mission. but declined to serve
Gen Carl r. Gray, who was chair
man of the Preparedness and Survey
Commission will be chairman of the
Council of Defense. His reappoint-
ment. together with that Of James G.
I.egg and the appointments of Messrs.
Furst. Urner and Williams. makes il
possible for the council. in electing its
executive committee, to name the five
men whom the opponents of the Gov
ernor said would be satisfactory to them
at the time they gave W their fight to
have the commission to spend the
81. 900, 900 war loan named in the bill.
II is expected that the council will
meet in the near future and perfect an
organization. The executive committee
probably will be named Mt the initial
meeting 1t, together with the State
Treasurer and the State Comptroller.
will have control over the war loan, and
the Governor will have the right to
veto any of their proposed expenditures
The council consists of one member
from each of the % counties of the
State and q others, all but two or three
of whom live in Baltimore City. Judge
Urner lives IN Frederick and MIR. vii
llams in Belair MIR. Dennis az do one
or two other members of the council.
lives in Baltimore county. but has large
business interests in Baltimore city.
The full list Of appontees is as follows:
Carl K. Gray. Howard Bruce. Frank
\. Hoen. James c. Iegg, Charles NJ.
Cohn, A. w. Thompson. Holden a.
Evans. Charles +. Rieman. &. K. Sin
nickson. Frank r. Kent. William II.
Killian. John NJ. Dennis, Stuart Oliver.
Francis NJ. Jencks. Joseph \. Brattan.
b. b. Griswold, Jr., Redmond {. Stew
art, Albert c. Ritchie. Henry NJ. War
field, DIR. Gordon Wilson. DR. w. II.
Manss. DIR. William Bullock Clark. Judge
Hammond Urner, Stevenson A. Viii
iams, Louis X. Gutman, Frank A.
Furst, Gen. Francis f. Waters.
Daniel Amman, Sr.. Cumberland
Frank NJ Duvall. Annapolis.
Charles J. Fox. Orangeville
DR.. Philip Briscoe, Mutual
Harvey l.. Cooper Denton.
DR.. II. NJ. Fitzhugh. Westminster.
DR.. Howard Bratton, Elkton.
DR.. l.. c. Carrico. Bryantown.
w. Henry Laird. Cambridge.
j. H. Gambrill, Jr.. Frederick
Gilmor S. Hamill. Sr.. Oakland.
Thomas II Robinson, Beair.
r. a. Johnson Laurel.
W. w Beck, Chestertown.
Otho II. W. Talbot Rockville.
George W. Waters. Laurel.
John H. George. Sudlersville
f.. J. Plowden. Leonardtown.
Col. II. j. Waters. Princess Anne.
Frank G.. Wrightson. Easton.
John b. Sweeney. Hagerstown.
L. W. Gunby. Salisbury
Marion T. Hargis, Snow Hill.
In addition to the State Council of
Defense Governor Harrington also an
nounced the personnel of the Women's
Division The Council. with few excep-
tions. is the same as the Woman's Pre-
paredness and Survey Commission.
The members of the Commission from
Worcester County are the following:
Mrs. John W. Station. Chairman. Snow
Hill; Mrs Calvin Il. Taylor. Berlin, Mrs
Francis J, Lloyd. Pocomoke City; Mrs.
Thomas T. Wharton. stockton. Miss
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