Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-12
DEFENSE COUNCIL S
HISTORICAL WORK
IS Preparing and Preserving Data
of Great War Secured III
No Other Way
REQUESTS GENERAL HELP.

The publication Of the tentative list
#of Anne Arundel county service men
who died during the war and the re
quest that information concerning
omissions or inaccuracies be furnished
10 Major Hugh II. Riley. Annapolis.
who has been asked hy the historical
division of the Maryland Historical
Society to undertake thu local work,
mas already yielaed results. and GER
tain information has been furnished
him II Ii hoped that everyone Will
Nale an interest In this matter, and
supply the names Of any which have
been overlooked. or inform Of any
misspelling of names or failure to give
correct rank
These members OF the historical
committee OF the county have been se-
lected. Mrs. Theodore W Johnson
The Women,s section Coun-
eli 81 Defense Mrs y. Il Magruder
president III War Mothers Miss Nell
Ennis, secretary Home Service Sec
ti0n Red Cross Judge Moss, Miss
8kstherane watkins Baviasonyille.
Miss Anna Scar shaw Glen Rurnie;
~ Meade Hollaaay and Eugene III
sIglclart Others Viii be added 70 this
committee
The object Of the work Of The his
torieal division Ii 10 supplement the
work of the War Department, By pro-
curing and putting into permanent
form details which the official eolnpil4
alton Will not have To this end m
alphabetical list Of every Maryiander
iii the service viii be prepared with
IN index by counties and hy org aTaiza-
tions This will be Of the utmost
galae to those who wish q secure ac-
eurate information about any service
man
the present work of securing the
i.aInes and rank of every one Nio died
III tho service, will be enlarged By the
preparation of a folder for each one.
the folder TO contain records. photo-
graph. letters. mementoes. etc, eon-.
nected with The deceased This Will.
be indexed in such a way as 70 make
the information available readily.
individual records and records Of
organizations composed largely Of.
Marylanders are To be collected and
kept. and appended TO this file will
be 4 record OF honor families, al
those notable for the number given
ia the service, 0r for other reasons,
are termed. Records of camps and
other military establishments, of which
there were over forty IN MARYLAND,
are 10 be collected
Some 81 the other important rec
ords and collections which viii be
made are. Records Of civilians ren
aering distinguished war services, rcc-
ords of Ifon-military war agencies. rec
ords 81 MARYLAND war industries and
contractors. material on topical sub
iects, records 81 celebrations and me-
/ nlorials Of victories. war collection
exhibits. including photographs, tro-
phies, relics. specially interesting let
sers ana narratives. var literature.
songs and music files of baltimore
and county papers, general var lit-
erature and maps.
ii can be seen from this resume Of
THE work which Is being done By the
historical division how important and
interesting Il viii be and how much
depends upon it being done thoroughly
and accurately. 10 this end. the
/ hearty cooperation Of al the peopls Of
the city and county is asked By the
members of the local committee.