The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-23
HELP IS ESSENTIAL
SAYS MISS WEIR

Nevada must nave "A graz "Nt ihH- ]
scum 20 preserve and exhibit the tro-
phies which viii become more and
more significant as the years go by ana
which will instill patriotism into this
and future generations through the
better naturalization of the sunerings
and achievements OF Nevada boys dur
in the world war
The Nevada Historical Society. I'M
der the personal supervision OF Miss
Jeanne Elizabeth Weir. it's secretary. |
who recently visited Phoebe in the in
terest OF the society. is at this time
making a SPECIAL effort to collect and
preserve war trophies as well as all
information possible from each locality
of the state which would tend to COM
plete a Nevada history of the world
war The purely military part played
by Nevada in the war il compressed
| into the smallest limits would occupy
more than one volume An appropria-
| ton for this was made by the state
/ Legislature in 1893. The great host or
semi-military and civic activities which
contributed in this state 10 the WIN
ming of the war VIII also be chronicled.
and to this more difficult task the Ne
! yada Historical Society purposes to de-
| vote it's efforts until each individual
and each organization shall have re-
ceived due recognition. The archives
of the war history commission VIII In
time to come be great memorial to
all war workers.
For the accommodation of the war
museum and the war history archives
more room and better housing Is neces-
sary. The proposed new building will
definitely provide for these depart
raents as well as for the other collec-
lions of routine history. This Is an
era of memorial building. 1t is only
fitting and proper that the proposed
new historical building should be a
tribute to the men and women VINO
served for the cause of freedom in the
T war. as well as a memorial to our pio-
neers. A memorial chamber should, by
tablets and inscriptions. serve to keel
in mind and bear testimony TO th'
service of Nevada men and women II
the cause of humanity, and especiall!
keep in perpetual memory the names
of those who died in the service Tn
building should be of beautiful an
C dignified type, worthy of the ideals l
commentaries.
Miss Weir has given out the follow
ing outline as to who. in her opinion
- should become members of the Nevad
Historical Society: Every Nevada pho
neer, every Nevada soldier. every Ne
yada native son and daughter, ever
Nevada scientist, every Nevada educa
4 tor, every Nevada clergyman, ever
Nevada miner-farmer. and everyon
who has "blazed the way" in any mel
of endeavor in the state. everyone WI
has made good financially, Professor
ally, physically or socially In Nevad'
everyone who has benefited Nevada {
who has been benefited in any way
Nevada, and everyone who descend'
IN from or is closely related to any
these, thereby having warm feelii
in their heart for the state OF Nevao
The Nevada Historical Society wa
- by act of the legislature of the state
1907. made trustee of the state
the work of securing and conserVh
the records of the achievements OF
state from its earliest days. Miss We
lor Is of the opinion that many perso
tbouchtlessly destroy valuable man
scripts and historic papers, or they
being collected and removed by exp'
collectors in the employ of live instit
lions of other states, and she adds II
the work of the society Will tend
discourage the archaeological. anthrol
,tic logical and natural history treasu'
of the state being despoiled throu
ignorance of tourists or removed
other fields of more alert Institute
To this end she has designated u
- local committees be appointed In eV'
II locality in the state, which commute
by proper cooperation with state ne
quarters, will be effective In prese
for ing and obtaining all valuable I'M
nation desired by the state society
When Miss Weir was in Phoebe
weeks ago appointments were m
of local committees to assist In the
history work, and 1t is greatly 10
hoped and expected that members
these committees will lend every ef
toward the successful prosecution
:, their duty in order that In the end
doh- society will be In position to exh
a museum which will be the riva
any like institution in any other
in the Union.
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