The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-09
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LOOKS UP P|OCHE

and secretary of the Nevada Historical
Society At Reno. was In Phoebe this
week looking after the preliminary
work OF the historical society in their
work OF gathering data for the COM
pilation OF history OF the state OF
Nevada. including Nevada's part in
the treat war.
Miss Weir explained that at this time
the historical society wished TO con-
centrate on world-war material in
order that the publication OF the vol
ume or volumes may be completed as
early possible next year.
Miss Weir is making "A personal can
vass Of the counties in the state and Is
organizing and appointing committees
for the work at hand and feels that she
has perfected an organization OF un-
usual merit in Lincoln county. she
believes that work will he better ac-
complished by local committees In each
community and for that reason has APP
pointed the following citizens to serve
1 as designated in the work in this To-
oality:
War history committee-John +.
Roeder. A. l.. Scott. Miss Sarah I'm I
obersteg George w. Franks. ]. w.
Christian. A. A. sherman and Mrs. ".
to take full charge of the collection of
military and civilian war history and
war relics i'm the county. The commit
tee is also promised the aid Of subeom-
mittees to be appointed later in dit
ferent sections of the county.
Committee on pioaeer collections
Mrs. John X. Cook. IA. W Turner.
Charles Culverweli. Mrs. c. A. Thomp-
son and X. X. Orr. Members of this
committee are expected to gather bio
graphical aud museum materials from
time to time. not only of olden days
: in Lincoln county history. hut also of
the present time. This is "A particular
: ly interesting part of the work and
with the proper cooperation of commit
, tees in the various counties Miss Weir
should be able to gather collectio.
= of historical relics unsurpassed by any
D other state in the Union.
6 building committee composed of
q H. f. Freudenthal NJ. l.. Lee. James
: RYAN and J. Less Denton. was also APP
pointed by Miss Weir, their duties be-
ing to aid in securing a suitable pio-
neers and war material building for
: the housing of the state historical col
lection. This committee is in a posi-
e ton to accomplish much in the way of
e interesting the general public in the
- need of building for the State His
f. torical Society, and also in bringing
n influence to bear upon members of the
:. state legislature in an effort to secure
the required legislation for the pos
" session of a permanent building by the
society for its own use. The building
IS now occupied by the society is a brick
~ structure in the city of Reno. and
while it has made fair beginninp
place for the work of the society. it is
I, entirely inadequate for the presen
y needs and additional housing space II
required at once for the successful
10 completion of the work that has bee,
so well started under the personal di
rection of Miss Weir. Many thousand
of historical relies, although crowded
together in cases or stored in boxes o.
D. drawers. are the mute but concrete ev
g. idence of the work of the men an,
,d women who have helped to make Ne
o. vada the great state that it now it. an
ps the society greatly desires the coop
y, GRAFTON of the people of the state in it
-, efforts to secure a building sufficient
- spacious for the convenient housin
rs and display of these interesting relics
e- The Nevada Historical Society wish
is ten about Nevada or by Nevadans an
N requests that those who are in IA 20
-, sition to do so send copies of these I
the Nevada Historical Society, 81
~ North Center street Reno, New.
ne Miss Weir left Phoebe yesterda
es morning for Las Vegas, where sh
nj plans to continue the work
~ Electric Movies Program for the Wee
Friday-"Divorce Trap" Glady
Rockwell and the two-reel coined
Sc Roman Cowboy"
Monday-Select feature. "Perfe'
=. Lover" Eugene O'Brien. and the Foi
Weekly.
Wednesday-Special show story /
Harold McGrath, Luck of the Irish
an Allan Dwan production, featurin
ec James Kirkwood and Anna q. Nillso
Ger Dentist to visit Phoebe Next Wee
'a DR.. ii. S. Behring of Caliente. la
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