The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-18
NATIONAL MESEUM
| OF WARTIME RELICS
and Momcniocs of Great
conflict WiIl Bc Properly
Preserved.
CA1AERED FROM ALL C0UN
,,,.,ninn institute Already Busy
Getting Together Immense
Collection.
Washington Bureau

,,,,I.. Washington Bureau.
V,slIINGTDN March l7.-ctfi'
aid .n, ttc new national museum
Ron ono OF the show places OF
., Ir.,.a states capital, Will be-
,..rnrrnV the installation OF a
Icr.uu ~ material rclatlngNo the
... ,r..n VIII form the most i'm
.r.r. .vtr collection ever exhibited
b. .r.a, Smithsonian institute
40. Smithsonian experts have been
Voru Collecting the material Tor
.s r,.NH ever since the signing
r. .ruIsucc last November.
THIS a,uun has ben made fo'
r.rup., OF preserving and cN'
,u.r. for the benefit OF the pub
,u ~ objects graphiCnON
u.rptrE the military and naval
,,.f.es nf an tho countries en-
.,reJ In war the United states. It's
,lI,. and rs enemies s--and Will In
iJ,tt,n tn the military and naval
,'.trr,. include foods and other
,.nrom.. features II * pointed out
ho,r engaged IN tho work OF
rppArlIg 'NiH HldN'l l"' '''' Wv
nr,n,r value Of such u museupl
|, ,.lcr'luu when once assembled
.@g,,, b., over estimated either
rom Nh, popular or scientific point
N view.
ucmindcrs of tho Conflict
Tlc collection. It was announced
.,J,, uII cnnsi'. principally OF the
uo,,.r- general classes OF mate
.,r hur may be expanded TO cover
hrr- also.
I~.t military and naval decora
.on, and medals, including types ot
MILITARY decorations, medals ana
b,dros awarded to the officers and
L,rls,cd men of tho army and the
/ ,.y for service prior to and during
|hc nrogrrss or the conflict.
scrord commemorative medals,
,,,td.ng all medals CommcmoraIinG
.,,,lle events during the progress
, ,bc war. and other numismattc
,,,.rt,I issued during the war In -
md ng Nmcdallic souvenirs or all
nds
Third military and naval service
INSIGNIA including all types OF dew
csshow!uE the different ranks and
branches OF the service,
Fourth. individual military and
naval equipment, including the
rlyipmcnt NJ the individual enlisted
man Of the various branches of the
service. such as clothing. arms and
other paraphornalia.
Firh general military equipment,
Including tank field and machine
runs and other objects employed
or used hy the military, sounds and
organizations rather than by indi-
dual soldiers
sixth, air service equipment. in
Idudng airplancs and other acces-
,1rp, of this branch of the war ac-
uvitlcs
seventh. general naval equipment
Including models OF ships. naval
guns and types Of other war para
rhernala employed by the navy In
fhe prosecution OF Rostllltles.
ColIcCtio nor McmcntoS.
Eighth. mcmcntoes OF persons.
including relies OF noted individuals
serving with the army or tho navy
o. o,herw Sc Identified with the war
ACTIVITIES
Ninth. memcntos OF events, in
Guiding rchcs Of events Of special
note occurring during the war.
Tenth pictures, maps, books
pamphlets, manuscripts and other
objects Of the same characte re-
laling to tho progress OF the war.
Al oi this material as outlined
above parallels closely In Charac-
M that which is now being assem- %
ed by the British imperial war
uscum which recently was estab-
he'd 10 preserve museum mpterlal
'ating TO the war. The initial In
'alIa'ioR ~ the national museums
war collection was made last week
1 the arts and industries building
n the institution. II is said that the
S@'re collection will be placed in
ne new building, as soon as II is
'eopened. which will be sometime
N April