Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-24
D. C. QUOTA SOON GETS
TSF|RST ARMY ORDERS
Pink Postal Cards Will Bear Instruc-
tons to Report for Duty at
Camp Meade.

Men selected to 60 to Camp Meade, al
Admiral. Nd. as the first contingent OF
the District OF Columbia's quota Of the frs,
National Army in a few days viii receive
from their local boards a pink postal
card containing their first orders" as sol
diers.
The cards now are being sent to the local
boards by Secretary Donovan. However
the local boards cannot begin to make
them out until they have received from the
District board notices Of action taken on
cases which have been referred to it.
In addition to the instructions on the
card there is reply leaf attached
which the man must send back to his
local board II he wants to go home to
eat and sleep during the time previous
to his entertainment. This part of the
card says:
Il hereby make application for per-
mission to eat and to spend the night
at home during the period I will be
under the orders of the local board
prior to entertainment. During this time
a message can reach me at - or by
telephone at No. -. ] will at no time
be more than an hours journey from
the office of the local board. l do not
desire food or lodging furnished me NV
the local board during this period"
Text of oficia1 Orders.
The orders on the card are.
BY direction of the Secretary of War
you are hereby ordered to report to the
Office Of this local board at-m. on
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miral, Nd.
From the date herein specified for
you to report. you will be in the mill
tary service Of the United States and
report or unpunctuality are grave mill.
tary offenses punishable by court
martial. Willful failure to report with
intention to evade military service CON
stitutes desertion which is capital
self at the precise hour specified in
order that you may not begin your
military record in the service of your
country with a delinquency
You will be held under the order.
of this board until the hour of depar-
ture of your train. During this period
the local board will furnish you food
and lodging; If you live within one
hours travel of the office of the local
board you may obtain permission 10
sleep and eat at home, but only IL you
will fill out and forward to the ONCE Of
the local board at once the printed an
piication for this permission at the end
of this sheet.
You will not be permitted to take
with you on the train anything but
hand baggage. You do not need bed
ding or changes of clothing except as
specfned below. You may take with
you only the following articles: Soap,
shaving accessories, comb and brush
toothbrush and tooth powder, towels
underclothing and socks, and, il YOU
desire. changes OF collars and shirts.
but you VIII have no use for these after
arrival at the mobilization camp.
Since you will not be permitted to
retain any trunks after your arrival at
the railroad station, the articles listed
above should be brought in a hand
bundle
IF you desire to do so. You NAV re-
turn the civilian clothes you are wear
ing when you arrive at the mobiliza-
ton camp to your home by express or
otherwise, but If you desire TO make no
such ARRANGEMENT 1t will be better to
appear in civilian clothes that Won do
not care to keen"