Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-29
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HISTORIAN FOR l4
Anne Arundel Boy Named R
Help Compile Divisions
History
PLANS VETS A ASSOCIATION

at headuua rfers DC B0urbenne les
Bairas France that when the Twenty
ninth division comes home II will
bring divisional history replete with
anecdotes og squad, company and
regiment. and as complete a. possible
III VIII be story Of the divisions daily
activities and battles from the time Of
formation to demobiliation II Will be
10 haphaard memoranda OF individ-
nails but will be an olficial record Of
the division and c0mr6ied by order Of
Maj Gen. q. q Morton. its commander.
News to this effect has been recent
II received here
At that meetingss six historians were
appointed for the division et large:
Two for each regiment Or separate
unit, and two for each company with
one for each sanitary unit attached to
another organization
Nan From Zach Community
The men chosen to compile the data,
were selected with view of getting
one man from each community rep
resented by the division. The Twenty.
ninth Is made up mainly Of men from
Maryland. Virginia. New Jersey Penn
syiyania and District of Columbia, with
& few from other states
Not lily have the men Of the divis-
ion taken steps 10 perpetuate the rec.
ord Of their achievement, but they are
looking forward TO their homecoming
and are planning division associa-
ton. They have suggested that the
home folks plan Joint association
SO that they may hold reunions sim
mar to those held by Civil war vet
erans. Before they return they prob
ably will learn OF the meetings a.
which plans TO welcome them were
discussed; but they could scarcely
have heard Of such plans when they
held their meeting III France,
Although General Morton was nm
able 10 attend the meeting, an ad-
dress nf his was read BY Major George
s. Stewart. I'm his address he refer
red to the desirability Of requesting
the people at home 10 unite and form
regimentaI and separate INIT assOcia-
lions. He told how important II was
TO compile the division records now,
while many anecdotes could be gath
cred rather than wait until after de-
mobilization. when all available rec
oris would be sent To the War depart
ment. Tie pointed out the desirability
Of forming regtmental associations,
adding that many Of the boys probably
would need assistance In getting q
start ii the world and that assistance
could be rendered best BY friends and
relatives OF members Of the unit. And
ne ended by outlining the Fecord Of
the division and the pride which mem-
hers should take In their organization.
Among the Maryland men named as
historians to aid In the compilation Of
the history of the Hath, is First Lieu
tenant William Gordon Parlett, Of
Millersyille. Anne Arundel county son
of Mr.. Claude n. Parlett. d prominent
local Iumberman, and senior member
BIZ the firm 81 Parlett q Parlett, this
city, and Mrs Parlett, Of AIillersyille.
Major John IS cutchins laid em-
sis upon securing personal anecdotes
OF the men. pointing out tho value Of
humor in such history. Col Milton
A. Reckord. of the One Hundred ana
Fifteenth Infantry, advised every or
ganization commander to secure d
complete list Of the members Of his
organizaakn IN order that they might
be filed with the Adiutant General Of
the state from which the organization
came. Major David j. Marley, One
Hundred and Twelfth Machine Gun
Battalion. emphasized the value of
writing history Of the division and
urged the representatives to begin the
collection of data Vt once