AN INVITATION
What we are today, we owe in part to our ancestors. Pride of ancestry is commendable in
people wherever found. It is this feeling of pride that holds people together, that causes
them to cherish and record the deeds of valor and the achievements of their kin. Indeed, it
was a desire to share the glory and the past greatness of one's own people which led to the
formation of The Society for the History of Germans in Maryland in 1886, a society which
has distinguished itself in becoming the only group of its kind to reach the hundred-year
milestone.
The Society's purpose is to collect and preserve material which documents the history of
the influence of the German element in the growth and development of the United States
of America, with particular reference to the State of Maryland. In pursuance of these pur-
poses, the Society has published, over the years, forty-three (43) volumes of its journal enti-
tled, The Report: A Journal of German-American History. Plans now call for the regular publica-
tion of the Society's journal in January of every second year.
In the belief that those who receive and read this volume are interested in preserving and
perpetuating the knowledge of the meritorious role that those of German heritage have
played in the making of our nation and of the State of Maryland, we take the liberty of invit-
ing your cooperation by becoming a member of the Society and/or by making a contribu-
tion to it.
Once a year, the members of the Society gather for a dinner meeting. At this meeting,
various activities of the Society are reported, and an outstanding historian presents a lec-
ture on an aspect of the history of German-Americans. The annual dues are a modest fif-
teen ($15.00) dollars per year (for either an individual or a couple) which entitles
each
member to a copy of the journal when it is published (a single issue is mailed to each ad-
dress) . The Society is exempt from both federal and state taxes because of its purposes,
and
contributions made to the Society are tax deductible. So please remember the Society in
your will. The following bequest form is suggested: "I bequest to The Society of the History
of the Germans in Maryland, the sum of _______________________dollars ($ )
to be used by said corporation for the purpose for which it is incorporated."
Trusting that we may have the pleasure of a favorable response to our invitation, we are,
Very respectfully,
The Executive Committee
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