The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
GUARDPR[PARINC
FOR MOBILIZATION
Although No Specific Orders
Have Been Received, Men
and Officers Expect Call Soon

Preparations for mobilization call
for the Hawaiian National Guard are
under way through the First Regiment,
although no specific orders have been
issued either by the regular army de.
partment, or headquarters Of the guard
Ito this effect. ,.a... + !.."
| Every officer feels that the guard
will sooner or later be called to active
service and all guard members are pre-
pairing for the great day. They simply
| state that intuition is great inform.
er and that intuition is strong with
them that the coveted call win come
early in the year.
| There have been no designations from
| the regiment since the Kawailoa en-.
campment in November, and officers
say that the morale Of the regiment
has not been disturbed in the least
by the charges of disorganization that
have been made. '.r..,.. H..
Boards Appointed .sa@. ....s.t
The legal advisory boards for con.
! Quoting the draft questionable have
been appointed by the President en-.
blegram arriving yesterday from Wash.
ington addressed TO the selectiye draft
officer confirming the reeommenda-
lions forwarded by wire last week.
These boards are. as follows. ,a ii
Kauai--Hon. Lyle A. Dickey, chair
man; A. G. Kaulukou, Eric A. Knud.
sen. -. tt 8',. ...
Maui-Hou. william 8. Edings, chair.
man; +. r, Bevins, Enos Vincent.
West Hawaii--Hon. j. w. Thomp.
son, chairman; A. w. Carter, g. p.
Kamauoha.
East Hawaii-Hon. G. X. Quinn,
chairman; stephen l.. Desha, w. 8.
Wise. @ e.. .r4' g&tA.
oahu---Hon. c. w. Ashford, chair
man; w. T. Rawlins, w. w. Thayer.
The Washington cable was as fol.
lows:
"The President directs that YOU be
informed that these appointments have
been made precisely as nominated, to
date from December %. Please inform
the appointees and request them to
organize and prepare for business at
once. Formal certificates Of appoint
ment will issue in due course. .,
VIII Announces Quota. 5sn -. w
These boards will organize and pre-.
pare to assist the questionnaire move
ment, which is now the most important
part of the work, and planned to place
all registrants in five classes. When
these classes are completed HaHaii =
quota will be made known 4a4 |Io
selection made. ~ ..LI
The work, which will be s. ARID On
Jannagy Twill be Finished 4.
February, that is, the compiihtioAl II
the answers furnished through the
QUESTIONABLE blanks. Provost Marshal
General Growder will then announce
the quota and the men will be drawn
for service. 1t Is presumed that the
majority of this quota will be assigned
to the national guard, which may be
modified for active service, here, re.
placing the regular army regiments
which it is expected will be sent to
the front. 4 ~ H. ..n
Advisory Boards r. t't ..
Captain F. J. Green, the selcctive
draft officer, yesterday issued the fol.
lowing notices; t.n ..E -"
1.-THE precinct registrars for the sc.
lective district are hereby called into
service for a period of twenty days,
commencing on January 7, 1918.
'All registrars who served on July
81, 1917, are requested to communicate
with the chief registrar of the pre-.
cinct
"Thc chief registrar of each pre-
cinct will have charge of the organiza.
ton within his own precinct under the
instructions and advice Of the legal
advisory board Of his district
"The pInce of registration in each
precinct will be the same as on July
81.
additional help from both the men
and women of each precinct is earnest
ly requested. Such volunteers should
communicate with the chief registrar,
the legal advisory board or draft head.
quarters in the Capitol -
"The legal advisory boards for the
Territory of Hawaii were appointed by
the President of the United States. F."