Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-21
COMP IL|NG RECORD.
ALL OFFICERS WHO.
DIED IN LATE WAR.
ARMY AND NAVY CI.IR Of NEW
YORK SENDS OFT Qt ESflO>.
MARES To RELATIVES.

Nnrfta' 70 Ire News.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2n.-ln m" ci.
fort On obtain a permanent record 81
the officers who died ln I he war tn
Army and Navy club uf America, with
present club quarters NJ Creamery
Park. New York city has sent cues
tlnnaIr.s L. more than 5000 relatives
and fiiends 81 the heroic dead. Nhr''
returned the story - each mans lifr
will be- transferred from the question
naire tn impsrlshahle Vellum and pre-.
served IN a permanent memorial library
of records which will be- part of ora
Gers Memorial Hall In the Army and
Navy Cluh House To be- erected IN New
York city.
Tn. missionaries when filled out
will contain the complete data q the
civil and naval or military history 81
each II the nations leaders who made
the supreme sacrifice. The record VIII
include an the important events IN re-
lailon To the Officers life that will be-
II interest Ia future generations
with the informntion blanks the club
also appealed fU photographs. docu.
mcntary records letters and citations
These will be- copied and returned.
According to Rear Admiral Bradley
4 Fiske. president e the club. the rec
ords. when compiled. can be examined
by members ~ an officers family and
personal friends upon Identification and
| bv historians and Others having legiu'
mate right 10 examine them. But they
are not To be open Ia curiosity seekers
as they will be Sacred and precious
possession II The Army and Navy Slut
~ America.
At present no Many baye h"ep puS
Ito print any hooks containing histories
81 deceased officers ~ the world war
Admiral Ffske said hut II the club finds
la il desirable to do this and there j.
need ia such volume. the matter VII.
b. taken up after memorial hal and its
library ~ records are complete.
The civil record covers the date anr
Mace " birth. full name 81 father and
maiden name ~ mother. schools, col
llegcs degrees. residence before entering
service business interests In other
flds--art. athletes. science. literature
etc in which he eNcelled. clubs and
other organizations with which h. wa
identified. previous military service and
immediate family surviving him.
The war record covers the important
events of the military or naval career
81 each man. from the time he was IN
Quoted into the service until his de-.
mise. No little detail IL omitted. from
the number on his Identification tag q
his point Il view On entering the war
IsQuota some remark or give sentence
which epii0mized his spirit 81 service.
lie one ~ the requests made In the cues.
tionnaire.
| In compiling this record the club
homes 20 preserve for future generations
the best traditions ~ the army and
navy. The glorious achievements II tn
world war and especially the PAR
nlaved hy the officers. Is 20 be- written
In indellble ink IN the record. WIZ
the exception II the archives q tn
war DEPARTMENT NJ Washington. ther'
will BE- no other place IN America wner'
the public may find inspiration In tn
valiant deeds ~ the hein IL he great
lconfllci
The building Its.lf is ~ h. patriotic
shrine. and. Admiral F'kke slld. VII
serve always as n monument % th'
dead The bronze panellfd walls Il tn
memorial court. or hall. viii contain m
name ~ eath man who answered IN
Hast call The structure with ~ library
memorial court Us ass 'nlily rooms nnd
Quarters fof living officers win b" desii
cated 10 the PRONUNCIATION q Ameiica
ideals
In outlining the aims ~ the memorial
movement he said the clubhouse WI
not only psrpeiuate the memory q at
loffIcers who died In the world war hu'
Twin provide accommodations Tor ofiioer'
In al branches ~ the service. viii hrinl
soldier and civilian into closer relation
lfhin Tor the common good and viii -
tahlish national raiiynig center tur ell
patriotic activities
-Four committees have he'n Tor nod u
snonsnr the plan Henry y. Dsvifin b
irhairman ~ the civilian committee
lG..n. I.unard WOOD chsir.n1n o. ~
larmy committee: Admiral William :
Sims the navy committee. and Mrs
Cornelius Wander hilf the womfnf com
mniee Capt. Stephen y. Bobp - ".
, executive director - 'he Drrirvt'iH .i
. uiih headquarters "a 2Gl M,disoa Ave
nue. New York City.