Veterans' Affairs

MARYLAND VETERANS COMMISSION

Chairman: David E. Kaiser
Hugh T. McClay, Harry W. Kelly,
Frank T. Powers, Vernon H. Randall
Richard C. Manning, State Service and Executive Officer

301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore I Telephone: Vernon 7-9000

The Maryland Veterans Commission was first established in 1924
and was reorganized in 1945. It is composed of five members appointed
by the Governor, all of whom must be veterans. The Commission
appoints the State Service Officer, who serves as administrative direc-
tor of the agency. The State Commanders of the American Legion, the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the
Spanish-American War Veterans serve as an advisory committee to
the Commission.

The Commission administers a fund, appropriated annually, to pro-
vide the necessities of life to distressed veterans, widows of veterans
and their infant children, to provide medical care for those who are
ill, and funeral expenses for deceased veterans. The agency also assists
veterans and their dependents in securing Federal aid to which they
may be entitled. The Commission maintains a permanent registry of
graves of all persons who served in the military or naval forces of the
country in time of war and are buried in. Maryland (Code 1957, Art.
96 1/2, sees. 3-7). In addition to its main office, it has information centers
located in the following cities:

Baltimore: 219-A Veterans Administration Building
Cambridge: 113 High Street

Chevy Chase: Recreational Center, 4700 Norwood Drive
Crisfield: Arcade Building
Cumberland: County Building, Union Street
Easton: Dover and Harrison Street
Frederick: Winchester Hall
Hagerstown: City Hall
Hyattsville: County Service Building
Laurel: 327 Main Street
Salisbury: 724 E. Main Street
Washington, D. C.: Veterans Administration, 1006
Munitions Building

Appropriations 1959 1960

General Funds $121,696 $114818
Staff: 18.

WAR MEMORIAL COMMISSION

Chairman: Col. Richard C. O'Connell, 1962

Appointed by the Governor: William F. Dawson, 1960; Maj. Gen.
Harry C. Ruhl, 1961; Fred Z. Nichols, Jr., 1963; George D.
Harman, 1964

Appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore: George A. Graham, 1959;
Paul J. Wiedorfer, 1960; James J. McGuirk, 1961; Paul Wolman,
1962; Albert 0. Rabassa, 1963
Col. Thomas G. McNicholas, Superintendent

War Memorial Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: Mulberry 5-7530