Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-01
NEED NOT CLAIM
EXEMPTION ON
REGISTERING
Mayor Notified by Governor
That Question May Be
Omitted
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
Notice Given to All Persons Be-
tween Ages of 21 and 80
Inclusive
PROCLAMATION

Notice 10 hereby given TO all male persons
Sho have reached their twenty first birth
Say and have not reached their thirty first
birthday on Tuesday, June 8, 1917, that on
shat day you are to present yourself at the
nppropriate polling place in the election di-
vision In which you reside, between the
neurs OF q. m. and p. M, and then and
there be reglstered under the proclaim at IN
OF the President Of the United states in
aecerdance with the act Of Congress Of
May 10. 1911. This you are not TO omit
Under any circumstances, under the penalty
- tmprisonment provided by said act
THOMAS y. SMITH. Mayor.
Mayor Smith today was notified by
Governor Brumbaugh that Adjutant
General Crowder, of the War Depart
ment in charge of national registra-
uon, has ruled that the twelfth question
on the registration blank--"Do you
claim exemption from military serv-
e7'---need not be answered on Regis
traticn Day. Exemption claims may
be made later, II was said.
Four thousand 3x6-foot proclamations, in
black and white issued by the United States
Board Of Registration today. brought home
70 Phlladelphia the fact that its men OF
June s.
The proclamations. which were displayed
~ city Hall will be distributed throughout
he city tomorrow and Sunday They call
upon all men OF conscripton age to register
Iuesday between a. m. and D. IN. at
tneir election polling places under penalty
of imprisonment The posters carry tho
net Of 1885 division polling places in the
CITY, including the twenty-sx new ones.
EARLY RESPONSE
Admonished by Governor Brumbaugh and
Mayor Smith to make early response in
registration, men who will be out OF town
Tuesday or who are away from home
Hooked TO City Hall to get registration
applied.
out-of.town citizens mailed their cards
nome, and Philadelphans who will be out
Of town left their cards at City Hall 10
pe sent to their division polling places
Among those who registered today were
Maurice Powers OF Deer Island. Maine
master OF the yacht Charles b. Prettyman
who did not claim exemption. although his
parents are blind; Grover w. FRANKIE, OF
san francisco. a member Of the 80 Long
Lefty theatrical company, and the mem
Derr Of the Harry Meyers minstrel troupe.
VINO left today for the South.
CLARION CALL TO WOMEN
call for the women Of the nation
20 make Registration Day a gala event
was Issued today by DR. Anna Howard
shaw the noted suffrage leader. who il
chairman OF the woman's committee Of the
Council OF National Defense.
An appeal was directed to the women of
Pennsylvania through Mrs. ]. Willis Mar
tin, chairman OF the Pennsylvania branch
Of the committee. She called attention TO
the service which the women have In their
power TO give the nation in helping to urge
men 70 the polling places, following the
Government's request that the women help |
nj for 20 to
tratlon places early in the day was made In
behalf OF the registrars, who give their serv- |
ices TO the Government without charge. do |
not pile work up on them at the last mo- |
ment," the Mayor urged
Many manufacturers will give worlfmen a |
Gay on, with pay, on registration day, II |
was announced. The Mayor praised the pa
triotic spirit shown by this action.
Men subject TO registration were reminded |
that the registrars will sit at the regular |
polling places OF the respective voting div- |
sions OF the cty-not at the police stations. |
REGISTRARS PREPARE
Registrars throughout the city began to-
day 70 make things "shipshape" for the !
task that confronts them Tuesday. The |
registration board OF the Twenty second |
Registration District OF the Twenty-seventh |
Ward met at the Thirty-second and Wood |
LAND avenue police station and by compari- |
son With the assessors list decided upon the |
number OF blanks to be distributed to the |
division registrars. The registrars will |
Be sworn IN tomorrow by the board. which |
conslsts OF Colonel Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jr., |
p. Gordon Bromley, and DR.. d. Howard |
Johnston.
The readiness Of the State for regis |
lration was announced by Governor Brum- |
hauGh who said:
'Pennsylyania Is completely organized for |
reEssuaflon. There is no difficulty in the
way. We look for complete registration
with the patriotic good will OF the people"
Evidently there are few slackers In the
city, according to Frederick j. Shoyer, |
chairman OF the United States Registration
Board for Philadelphia. Asked II there
had been any appeals 10 him for influence in
obtaining exemption from service, he relied
that there had been only three direct ap-
peala and about twenty inquiries as TO
what could be done TO avoid service.
ITO All OF these persons. who were rela-
tiYes Of the men In question. l replied that
the law must take its course" said Mr..
4hoyer