Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-31
ALBERT C. GREEN,
LOCAL GUARDSMAN.
DIES IN THE SERVICE
Member Of Machine Gun Com
pany, l15th Infantry, Yields
To Pneumonia Attack
FRIEND OF CHILDREN
land FULL OF HUMOR
Sister In This City Officially In
formed Of Death In Hos
pital In France

Mrs. Louise Quaid. of this city. wife
of George F. Quaid. was officially in
formed yesterday afternoon of the
death of her brother, Albert G. Green.
member of the Machine Gun Com
pany of the 115th Infantry, now in
France The death took place on Oc-
tober 5, pneumonia being the cause.
1t is known that there is another AL
bert Green in the regiment and rela-
tives OF. the Annapolis soldier were in
clined to think for while that the re-
port of his death might be due to a
confusion of names. However. in view
of the official report, there seems to be
"a small chance of this.
Mrs. Quaid had received a copy of
the Stars and Stripes" the Army
newspaper, which had been mailed but
a day or two previous to the death of
her brother. She had also received.
not an hour before, the report or Lis
death, a letter in which he had spoken
most cheerfully of conditions and as
sured her that things were moving
along as they should. Apparently,
death followed the inception of his
sickness very speedily.
The death of Albert Green is the
first of that of an Annapolis Guards
man in France to be officially report
ed. He was twenty-nine years old,
and was a son of the late Capt. Louis
S. Green, a Confederate veteran, and
for many years commanding officer of
Company G, First Maryland, National
Guard, the old Governors Guards"
held in affectionate memory by so
many of our citizens. His sister is
Mrs. George F. Quaid, of this city, and
his surviving brothers are S. Harwood
Green, of Steubenville, Ohio, and r. St.
Clair Green, of Washington.
Many people of Annapolis held a
soft place in their hearts for Albert
Green and looked forward with keen
interest in his return and the dry and
witty account he was sure to give of
his services For Albert Green was a
unique character and had way with
him that was all his own. Dozens of
letters which have been written to
Annapolis by members of his COM
pany speak of him as the life of the
organization" always ready to give a
humorous turn to any incident, no
matter how disagreeable. Those who
have been in the service know what
this means, and how such fellow is
worth his weight in gold to the or
ganization, with his ability to make
them laugh and keep their spirits up
no matter what may happen.
A real tribute to Albert Green is
being paid by many a child in Annapo-
lis today, for Albert loved children and
found a great happiness in being with
them and doing things for them, and
they loved him. Down in the end of
the town where he lived; around the
places where he worked, and in every
place where he happened to be, little
circle of children was soon formed,
and Albert Green was its center. He
had a great mechanical knack about
him, and the little ones brought him
their broken toys and they were made
as good as new. No one else could be
quite the same to them as Albert
Green, and there is many a sad little
heart today TO think that he is lying
in a French grave and they will never
see him again on this earth.
But after all, we must not think of
Albert Green's life as cut off and un-
finished. During his life he loved lit
tie children and served them. His
death was in the service of his coun-
try and for great cause that was be-
gun and continued for the human race,
and he has done his part-given his
all-that this is TO be better, more
happy world for the little ones he
loved and for whom he was ready to
do his utmost Most people who live
4 great many years in this world never
have so much of the real big things of
life. so htey have not lived so COM
pletely as this young soldier.