The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
LISTER NAMES HOLIDAY FOR
SELECT SERVICE REGISTRATION

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I Governor Later today pro.
claimed Select Service Regis
tration day. juno 8. q legal
I holiday thruout the state OF
/ Washington.
This wss followed by quick
action TO get up registration
machinery. Lieut.. Gov. Louis
/ =. Hart wsa summoned TO
Olympia and took charge OF
the detailed work at the re.
quest OF tho governor.
June 8 VIII not be n holiday for
amusement or q day OF rest" GOV
Lister said In a formal abatement,
but rather TO be used as n day of
service for the country"
No Cost TO Uncle Sam
lie polnted out that many states
had volunteered to perform thu
task of registration without cost TO
the government and predicted this
would likewise be accomplished IN
Washington
The governor also went thru the
formality OF appointing registra.
boards in each county. consisting
Of the sheriff. auditor and county
physician. In counties that have
NO official physician. the sheriff
and auditor were requested 10 APP
point one.
The registration cards have al
ready been issued to tho sheriff.
Gov Lister asked that they ba con.
served and all left over cards be
returned la the sheriffs for dupll.
cate indexes
Local Officials Busy
Cheerful and loyal cooperation"
OF every citizen In Washington Was
asked.
In the meantime Mayor GIL and
sheriff 4trinEer were busy at their
task In Seattle In all cities Of
moro than 10000 tho mayor. and
city clerk. shoulder registration
responsibilities
Reports OF Slackers have already
reached Sheriff stringeF
we have the names OF young
men Who have departed or are
planning to 30 10 remote points 90
avoid registration" sheriff String
er said In many cases, their
destination IL known Unless thoy
follow the presidents orders and
Register. according to rules for
those temporarily absent. they will
no doubt be arrested By federal
agents and nent Ia prison"
Turns over Cards
Mayor Hiram G. ndil turned over
Z a.. 600 registration cards and $4,000
certificates of registration satur-
day morning to chief Registration
officer William u Gaines. who viii
have charge OF the registration In
the city. In the county Auditor
I Wardnll has appointed 10 volun.
teers and arranged for the same
number OF registration places
I There are a total OF 40 precincts in
( the county. He has 1000 registra.
I ton cards.
Z In Seattle the registration Of each
precinct will be conducted by one
or more volunteer registrars. who
will be placed Mt one or more regis
( tration places In each OF the 1TT
precincts.
Have Twelve Districts
The city ~iii be divided into 10
| districts. and Mayor Ciil will ap-
point boards TO direct tn. registrar
ton In them
There will be an executive officer.
phyaiciau. a recorder. tho latter a
clerk OF tho eomp,roller'a office. on
each board
There viii be- approximately go
600 people in each district
A. Hoon "a the boards have been
} formed. schools OF instruction will
! he started for them and for toe vol.
untecr registrars Corporation
I Counsel Caldwell and Gaines will
have charge OF the schools
I II IL estimated that there will be
not more than $50 men registered In
each precinct IA soon as the reggie.
tratlon places ciose. at : y. m. June
). summary Of the days work viii
be made and the result wired to the
governor.
At one a corps OF etenographers
will be called TO make triplicate
copies Of the registration lists, and
these will be posted In each pre-
clnct. sent TO Washington for filing
and given TO the newspapers.
According to present instructions.