Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-31
HALF OF D. c. QUOTA
FOR ARMY CERTIFIED
Four Hundred and Forty-Five
Men Ready for Orders to
Enter the Service.
NOT SEEKING NEW BOARDS

Four hundred and forty-fve men, ap-
proximately one-half the number the
District must furnish for the National
Army, have been finally certified for
service and are ready for orders.
This announcement was made today
with the certifying by the board OF ap-
peals Of 219 names to local boards Nos.
2. 4. and 10. Recently the appellate
body certified e26 names to boards Nos.
l, 3. 5, s. z, and IL.
All eleven divisions in the District
now have sufficient men finally certi-
fed for service to make up the first
per cent section. consisting of forty
seven men, which will entrain for
Camp Meade September 5. Not only
this, but they practically have enough
complete certifications to make up the
40 per cent section which will entrain
for the cantonment September IT, The
men thus far certified. of course. are
those who made no claims for exemp-
ton. The final figures will show that
approximately half of the Districts re-
quired quota of 929 are men made no
quired quota of 929 are men who made no
effort to escape liability for service In
Not Seeking Relief From Duty.
Emphatic denial was made today by
James S. Easily Smith, chairman OF the
board OF appeals, of a published state
ment to the effect that he had recon-
mended changing the personnel OF the
District and local boards which will Sc
lect the second National Army because OF
the overworked condition of the present
members. Mr.. Easily Smith said today
that neither he nor any member had
asked to be relieved from duty
Evidences were not lacking today that
many of the drafted men realize the OPP
portunities for promotion that will come IL
they are included in the rhrst forty
seven to go to Camp Meade or il they &C
cept the offer of the Military Service
Legion to learn the manual or arms ana
rudiments of drill at the l. street armory
before leaving with the second contingent
for Camp Meade
The boards have had no trouble max
ing up their per cent quotas, and
there has been a big increase in the
number of those accepting the offer of
the legion. Indicating the extent to
which the per cent men have mad
previous military experience. the local
board for Division No. announced to-
contingent include John Theodore
Stunkie of us H street northwest, for
merly of the District National Guard !;
Charles Mclean Brown of 636 X street
northeast, an automobile expert: Sam
uel John Leonard of $40 street
northeast, formerly a colonel of local
high school cadets: John Morris Daily
of $50 c street northeast and Francis
Joseph Salb of SIT 9Th street northeast,
the latter two having received instruc-
ton from the Military Service Legion
in the armory.
Hope to Become Officers.
There is a general impression among
the drafted men that the first rep
resentatives of their number to reach
Camp Meade will act, temporarily. at
least as on-commissioned officers and
that future commissioned officers will
be selected from. the non commissioned
officers of the training camps instead
of from reserve officers training camps,
which may be discontinued after the
can-onments are in operation. This be-
lief has produced a noticeably stimu-
lating effect all along the line in the
purposes of the men to get to camp
as quickly as possible and in the mean
time acquire all the military knowl-
Approximately 1,400 men who have
been certified for service by local
boards have been directed to report to
8 o'clock tonight, for drill and instruc-
lions for the honor parade Tuesday.
The men will be instructed by repre-
sentatives of the Military Service
Legion
Adjt Gen. Donovan has notified the
eleven local exemption boards that the
legion stands ready to assist them in
forming. the ranks of the registered men
for the parade. Members of the local
boards will march at the head of the
men registered in the divisions repre-
sented by the boards.
Announcement was made by the
board of appeals. which was in session
until / o'clock this afternoon, that the
claim for discharge of Robert w. Will
liams on the ground of Industrial me-
cessity was granted Appeals from de-
cisions of local boards were disposed of
by the appellate body as follows: Jo-
seph Charles Cornell, granted; Carl NJ
Ratliff, granted; Baxter Philip Hill,
granted. Laurence E. Hawkins, denied
Benjamin II. Green. granted; Charles
Alfred Colbert, granted: Walter Bailey.
granted: Henry A. Mcdowell, denied
Ralph Thomas Davis. denied; Elmer
johnson. denied: Edward Lee Travis,
allowed: Harold Winfield Holt, denied
George ]. King, denied: William Harri-
son King. granted: Bernard Thomas.
denied; Isaac Liepoff, denied: Isadore
Richard A. Foster, denied; Ernest s.
Bennett, granted: Paul Harris, denied
John Armistead Austin. denied; Joseph
Walter Morgan. denied: Thomas Ches-
ter Morgan. denied: Frank Ayers, de-
MED.
Accepted Number 1,4o4.
Figures obtained from the eleven To-
cal boards today show that a total OF
1,404 men have been accepted for the
Districts quota. Out of the total mum
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