Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund ............................ $126,032 $113,773
Staff: 20.

WAR MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Chairman: Col. Richard C. O'Connell, 1957

Appointed by the Governor: George D. Harman, 1959; Wil-
liam F. Dawson, 1960; Gen. Harry C. Ruhl, 1959, Fred Z.
Nichols, Jr., 1958.

Appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore: Albert O. Rabassa,
1958; George A. Graham, 1959; Paul J. Weidorfer, 1957;
James J. McGuirk, 1956; Paul G. Wolman, 1957.
Col. Thomas G. Nicholas, Superintendent

War Memorial Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Mulberry 5-7680

The War Memorial Commission was created in 1924. The Commis-
sions is composed of ten members, five of whom are appointed by the
Governor and five by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore. The term
of office is five years. The Commission elects its own chairman. The
Commission has custody and supervision of the War Memorial Build-
ing, erected as a memorial to the men of Maryland who fought in
World War 1. The cost of maintenance of the Memorial is shared
equally by the State and the City of Baltimore. The building is open
and available for meetings of veterans' groups, civic and patriotic
societies, and for civic gatherings, providing that no collection or dona-
tion is received or admission charged for any meeting or program held
in the building. Applications for permission to use the building should
be addressed to the Commission (Code 1951, Art. 65, secs. 75-79).

Appropriations 1955 1956
General Fund ................................ $12,000 $13,000
Staff: 9.

EXAMINING AND LICENSING BOARDS
CENTRAL LICENSING OFFICE
Nancy S. Ward, Chief Clerk
34 Hopkins Place, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Lexington 9-8795

The Central Licensing Office was established by the General Assem-
bly of 1951. The Chief Clerk is appointed by the central office exec-
utive who is appointed each year from the membership of the boards
using the facilities. It is the purpose of the office to provide office
space and clerical services to the Board of Barber Examiners, Board
of Examining Engineers, Board of Examiners of Motion Picture
Machine Operators, Board of Electrical Examiners and Supervisors
and Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing. The expenses
of the office are pro-rated among the several boards (Code 1955
supp., Article 41, sec. 193).

Appropriations 1955 1956
Special Fund .................................... $4,196 $3,966

STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

President: George B. Clendenin, D.D.S., 1959
L. Lynn Emmart, D.D.S., 1957; Wilbur D. Burton, D.D.S.,