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%, sees. 3-7). In addition to its main office, it has information cen-
ters located in the following cities:

Baltimore: 219-A Veterans Administration Building
Cambridge: 116 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: 827 Main Street
Salisbury: 724 E. Main Street
Washington, D. C.: Veterans Administration, 1006
Munitions Building

Appropriations 1961 1962

General Funds . . $122,022 $120,853
Staff: 18.

WAR MEMORIAL COMMISSION

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

Appointed by the Governor: Fred Z. Nichols, Jr., 1963; George
D. Harman, 1964; J. William McAvoy, 1966; George A. Graham,
1966.

Appointed by the Mayor of Baltimore: James J. McGuirk, 1961;
Paul C. Wolman, 1962; Albert O. Rabassa, 1963; Edward K.
Kreml, 1964; William F. Dawson, 1965.

War Memorial Building, Baltimore 2 Telephone: 685-7630

The War Memorial Commission, created by Chapter 537, Acts of
1924, consists of ten members, five of whom are appointed by the
Governor and five by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore, all for five-
year terms. The Commission elects its own Chairman. It has custody
and supervision of the War Memorial Building, which was erected to
honor the men of Maryland who fought in World War 1. The mainte-
nance cost is shared equally by the State and the City of Baltimore.
The building is open and available for meetings of veterans' groups
and civic and patriotic societies, and for civic gatherings, providing
that no collection or donation is taken or any admission charged.
Applications for permission to use the building should be addressed
to the Commission (Code 1967, Art. 65, sees. 78-82).

Appropriations 1961 1962

General Funds „ $15,760 $15,252
Staff: 9.