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TN tliese Jays of rush and turmoil, even the lllus- 



trious dead are too quickly forgotten. It is Man s 



way to court the living, for aid and comfort, and all 



too quickly forget to recall those who have done 



good deeds and passed away. 



The gallant men and -women who devote lahor 

 and fortunes to causes for the benefit of mankind at 

 least deserve grateful and long remembrance. 



It would he -wrong for the most devoted defend- 

 ers of wild life to fall out of the ranks unnoticed hy 

 those of us -who remain. There should be a rlall 

 of Tablets, in which their names and their records 

 might at least briefly be inscribed. It would inure 

 to the benefit, not of the departed, but of those who 

 live after them. Possibly the lapse of time -will de- 

 velop this obligation in concrete and inspiring form. 



Meanwhile, as a duty that we owe, we shall m 

 this volume dedicate a few pages of appreciation m 

 memory of men and -women of the Army of Defense 

 who have wrought and passed on, and about whom a 

 memorial volume might -well be written. 



