The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-12
Davenport Chairman; Hold Meeting To-
night to Plan for Volume Of Work When
QUESTIONABLE Is Mailed
SENDING DOCUMENTS
is MAMMOTH TASK
Force at Exemption Office Now al WOrL'
Durbin Can Use More Volunteers;
Grady Bar Active

This evening at 1880 the member
of the Grady County Bar association
will meet with the legal advisory
board Of this county to formulate
plans for taking care Of the volumi
nous amount Of business that will
arise from the mailing out of the
QUESTIONABLE to the 1891 registered
men in Grady county,
Governor Williams has appointed
County Judge R. E. Davenport as
chairman Of the advisory board with
j. D. Carmichael and Harry Ham
merly as associate members Of the
board. The meeting viii be held in
the office OF Judge Davenport and
the members of the bar association
will be advised as to the nature Of
the work expected Of them and will
discuss the best method of handling
it.
The advisory board will maintain
offices after Dec. 18th on the third
floor of the federal building. They
will be authorized TO administer
oaths to the registered men, free Of
charge, and will assist the men in
answering the questions in the pro-
per manner The Grady County Bar
association volunteered the services
of the body lat meeting held re-
Gently, to the work accruing from
the exemption board activities.
In regard to the missionaries, s.
c. Durbin, secretary Of the Grady
county exemption board, said, If
they are moi, made out properly, it
may mean the loss of some valuable
rights to the registered man, and
will certainly mean a lot Of trouble.
The advisory board will assist the
men in making out the questionnaires
in the proper manner"
At this time, the Grady county ex-
emption board, assisted by force of
clerks, is busy preparing the ques-
tionnaires to be mailed out The
task is a large one III addition to
making a new and complete classifi-
cation of every registered man in the
county it is necessary to stamp the
name Of the board, and write the
name, serial and order number Of the
man, and his address on the ques-
tionnaire. In addition, there are
cover sheets for each questionnaire,
bearing the same information. These
are kept as part Of the permanent
records Of the office.
Beginning Dec. Is the question
naires will be mailed out According
to instructions, five per cent will be
mailed out each day. until the entire
list is covered This means about
40 a day. The Chickasha board has
taken over the entire work Of the
board Of southern Grady county, for
merly at Rush Springs. In the north
ern district Of the county there are
l767 men to receive questionnaires
and in the southern district 1924.
making total of 29s1 The men
must make a return to the board
within seven days after the question
...;... 10 ,,osIod - hin,
eve have had some volunteer
workers helping us. but the work is
getting so heavy that we could use
few more" said Mr.. Durbin today
There is a great amount Of writing
10 be done as well as stamping. The
hoard would appreciate the volunteer
ed service Of amy who can and will
do So"
The press dispatches Of the past
few days have carried reports Of sew
eral Of the board members in various
localities requesting pay for their
services. In the regulations cover
ing the work it is, stipulated thar
the board members may draw as
high as $50 per month The de-