Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-15
HOLLAND CHAIRMAN
OF DEFENSE COUNCIL
Succeeds Coates In Madison Body
Making Effort To Obtain History
Made By Our Boys In War

Made By Our Boys In War
Upon the resignation Of President
T. ]. Coates, as chairman for Madison
county, of the Council of National
Defense, Hon. John A. holland, of this
city, has been recommended, and will
be appointed as his successor, it is
understood. This body is doing big
work in the problems that are arising
during reconstruction times. Presi-
dent Coates was compelled to relin-
quish his duties in this connection on
account of increasing pressure of his
work at Eastern Normal.
The Kentucky Council of Defense
wishes to keep before the public the
historical work which is now being
done under its supervision in every
county in the state, and to ask the as
sistance of every person who has a
relative in the service.
County Historians have been ap-
pointed in practically every county in
the state. The first work which they
are undertaking is to get a record OF
every person in the service from their
county, and to write his record on a
war record sheet. These sheets will
contain the name and address Of the
soldier, the name and address of his
parents, his age, the camp where he
received first training, military ad-
dress, promotions, casualties, etc.
It is said that the record Of each
man in the Civil War was not obtain
ed until few years ago. But, if the
relatives Of soldiers will lend their aid
now, while information can easily be
obtained, the record Of each man ir
the service from Kentucky can be
made within a few months.
These records, when completed. viii
be bound in permanent form and made
a part of the records Of the county.
It recently came to the attention oi
the Kentucky Council Of Defense that
a Kentucky boy had given his life IL
the performance Of most heroic act
for which he has been awarded ths
Distinguished Service Cross after his
death, and that there was no perman
ent record of this award in his county
and that his parents had destroyed al
letters they had received from ths
government, not understanding th'
nature and value Of the letters.
Fortunately, the State Council ha:
a record of this award Of the Distin
guished Service Cross and the citation
(which read as follows:
"Priyate ------ displayed grea
Icoolness and courage under heav'
lbarrage when he unhesitatingly wen
forward to destroy wire entangie
metns, and continued this extremel
hazardous work until killed
i This information has been furnish
, ed to the historian of this boys hom
county, and his name and record, t.
gether with this citation for Drawer!
will be made part Of the permaner
records Of the county.
The County Historian Of this cour
ty wants the name, address, and mil
tary record Of every person in th
service from the county with a stat
ment Of casualties, promotions, new
paper articles, etc.
If you want the record Of your so
der boy to be placed in the records
your county go at once to the histo
ian of your county, get war recoi
sheet, fill it out and return it to II
historian. This appeal is directed pa
: lticularly to the mothers and sisters
soldiers.
!, lDo not stop here. Give a part
your. time to the county historian ar
assist her or him in getting informs
Ition as to the soldiers in your part I
the county.
Soldiers now returning from Il
Iarmy are urgently requested to call
1.-THE county historian, fill out blaI
lfor themselves, and urge upon returl
ling soldiers to fill blanks and thus a
1.-THE county historian.
!, Let us now get the military recol
Iof every man in the service.
= The historian form Madison count
Ills Mrs. ]. R. Pates, Richmond, KY.