The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-28
National Museum to Have Exhib.
its Covering the Great
Conflict.
MUCH ALREADY IN PLACE
Plan to Preserve Objects Graphically
Illustrating Military and Naval
Activities of All coun.
tries In War.

washington, IL. Cine united
States National museum is now as
semhling and has recently begun the
installation of a collection of material
relating to the present war which will
form one of the most important ever
shown in the museum. The object of
the collection is to preserve and ex-
hibit for the benefit of the public a
series of objects graphically illustrat-
ing the military and naval activities
of all of the countries engaged in the
war-the United States, the allies and
the enemy-and will, in addition to
the military and naval features in
clude foods and other economic speci-
mems.
The collection will consist principal
ly of the following classes of mate
rial, but will be expanded to cover
others also:
Military and naval decorations and
medals, including types of military dec
orations, medals and badges award
ed to officers and enlisted men
of the army and navy for service prior
to and during the progress of the con-
fiict.
Commemorative medals, including
all medals commemorating notable
events during the progress of the war.
and other numismatic material issued
during the war. including medallic
souvenirs Of all kinds.
Military and naval service insignia,
including all types of devices and de-
signs showing the different ranks and
branches of the service.
To Show Equipment.
Individual military and naval equip
ment, including the equipment of the
individual enlisted men of the various
branches of the service.
General military equipment in
Guiding tank, field and machine guns
and other objects employed or used
by the military squads and organiza-
tions rather than by individual SOL
diers.
Air service equipment, including air.
planes and other accessories of this
most important branch of the military
war activities.
General naval equipment, including
models of ships, naval guns, and types
of other war paraphernalia employed
by the navy in the prosecution of hos
tilities.
Mementos of persons, including rel
les of noted individuals serving with
the army or the navy or otherwise
identified with the war activities.
Mementos of events, including relics
of events of special note occurring DUR
ing the war.
Pictures, maps. books, pamphlets,
manuscripts and other objects of the
same character relating to the prog
ress of the war.
The museum has secured the COR
dial cooperation of the war and navy
departments, which are furnishing
most interesting exhibits of equipment
and paraphernalia at present used in
the army and navy.
The materials already on exhibition,
indicating the lines along which the
collection will be developed, include
the following:
A complete set of the medals and
badges awarded for distinguished acts
Of bravery and for faithful and eff.
cient service in the army and the
navy, containing the new Distinguish
ed Service Cross and the Distin-
guished Service Medal established
in 1918 for award to members of
the American expedltionary forces.
Already on Exhibition.
Types of individual and general mil
itary equipment, showing the various
objects assigned to each enlisted man
on his induction, from the identifica-
tion tag to the blanket which protects
him from the cold In winter, and para
phernalia for use In camp. The ac-
tivities of the medical corps are illus
trated by types of the belts and con-
tents worn by officers and men of that
corps. OF very great interest In con-
nection with the general military
equipment now exhibited are the latest
types Of the Browning machine gun
and machine rifle, which have been
given a prominent place In the exhibi-
ton. Perhaps the most important
single objects already installed in the
collection are a number of airplanes,
showing the types Of the machines OF
this character used during the pres
ent war.
The collection also contains the fol- !
lowing relics: The American flag
made at Islay house, Islay, Scotland.
by Jessie Mcclellan, Mary Cunning
ham, Catherine McGregor. Mary Ar
mour and John McDougall, for use on
the occasion Of the funerals of Ameri-