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It is with deep regret that we record the deaths of the 

 following members during the year 1918: 



George Chamberlain 

 George Chamberlain was born on January 21, 1879, in Cam- 

 bridge, England. Entering the service of the Museum in 1909 

 as an attendant, his capabilities were early recognized, and he 

 was soon transferred to the Library, in which department he 

 labored faithfully and with competence up to the time of his 

 last illness. Possessed of an unusually happy disposition, 

 never failing courtesy and genial presence, his untimely death 

 caused a deep sense of personal loss to his associates in the 

 institution. He died on October 29, 1918, after a long and 

 painful illness during which he displayed remarkable fortitude 

 and cheerfulness. 



Charles A. Connolly 

 Charles A. Connolly was born on February 9, 1893, in New 

 York City. In 191 1, he came to the Museum and was assigned 

 to the Custodians' Force. In 1914, he joined the famous 69th 

 Regiment and served with his company, as sergeant, for nine 

 months in 19 17 on the Mexican border. Mustered into the 

 Federal Service in 1918, he was among the first to be sent 

 abroad. On July 28, during the famous drive at Chateau- 

 Thierry, he made the supreme sacrifice for his country and for 

 the liberty and integrity of the nations of the earth. A fitting 

 monument to his memory will long endure in the form of a 

 grove of fruit-trees bearing his name, which this institution 



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