the provisions and limitations of said Act. The Commission is
charged with the duty of assisting Maryland ex-service men and
women and Veterans or their dependents, "who are residents of Mary-
land, who are or may be entitled to aid from the United States Govern-
ment pursuant to Federal Legislation for the benefit of Veterans and
their dependents, in preparing and presenting their claims to the pro-
per Federal authorities and agencies, and in securing and expedit-
ing action thereon; and the Commission is further charged with the
duty of making and preserving a permanent registry of the graves of
all persons who served in. the Military or Naval forces of the United
States in time of war and who are buried in the State of Maryland.

THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

State Office Building, Annapolis, Maryland

Name Address

Chairman of the Board and Director:
Willis R. Jones. .................................. .Baltimore

Superintendent of Prisons:
Harold E Donnell. .................................................... ..Baltimore

Secretary-Treasurer:
Alice J. Ford. .................................... Baltimore

Stenographer-Secretary:
Bertha J. Potthast. .............................. .Baltimore

Board or Correction Term Expires

E. T. Foreman. ................ .Baltimore ................ .1947
Walter F. Perkins. ............. .Baltimore ................. .1943
James H. Grove. .............. .Frederick ................. .1943
James C. Anderson .............Baltimore .................. .1946
Mrs. Gertrude E. Horigan. ..... .Baltimore ................. .1946
Willis R. Jones, Chairman......Baltimore ..................1943

The Board of Correction has full power and control over the Mary-
land Penitentiary, the Maryland House of Correction, the Maryland
State Penal Farm and the Women's Prison. The Chairman of the
Board is also Director of the Department, and serves for a term of
four (4) years beginning on the first Monday is May next after the
inauguration of the Governor. The terms of the Associate Members
are so arranged that the terms of two expire every two years.

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY
Baltimore, Md.

Patrick J. Brady, Warden.

Population, December 31st, 1940:

White ............................................ 402
Colored ........................................... 707
Colored Women.................................... I

Total ....................................... 1,110