Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-04
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR JUNE 5 JOB
Supplies Distributed and Ev-
cry Registrar Ready to
to Begin His Task.
WOMEN ARE PROVIDING HELP
Will Furnish Tags for Each
Registrant; Food for Lo-
cal Officials.

Every precinct registrar in the city
has his supplies and all arrange
ments have been completed for taxi
ing the federal draft census in Tulsa
Tuesday. on account of the large
number of oil field workers who
claim Tulsa as their home, it is eX-
pected that between four thousand
and five thousand men will register
here, in addition to a large number
of abseutees. who have already reg
istered here or elsewhere. Sheriff
Mccullough and City Auditor Frank
Newkirk are receiving the cards of
many Tulsans who have registered
outside of this county. These viii he
distributed To the proper precincts
Tuesday. Where self-addressed.
stamped envelopes are inclosed the
registration certificate is sent back
70 the rogistrant
ON Duty II Hours.
Every registrar will be at his sta
tion Tuesday morning promptly at I
o'clock and remain there constantly
until . o'clock p. m. He cannot dele
gate the work to another or employ
an assistant, as he is the sworn Off
clal for his precinct.
\ number of Tulsans of registra-
tion age who are going to be absent
were trying to reach City Auditor
Newkirk and fill out their cards be-
fore departing. Some of them are
staying over until today to get in
touch with him. 1t is too late now
for them TO register in another COM
munity and mail their cards in time
for it to reach the local officials
Tuesday.
The local branch of the National
League for Women's Service is Civ
ing valuable assistance to the muni-
cipal registration board, headed by
Mayor ]. IL simmons. They are hav-
ing printed four thousand small tags,
to which cords will be attached so
that they may be fastened to the
coat lapel. a picture of Uncle Sam
is in the center of the card Above
is the inscriptions II have regis
tered" and below the date, June 3,
1911" The printing is in blue on
a white card. Red cord is to be
used A large number Of volunteer
women will attach the cords TO the
cards tonight at the home of Mrs. S.
W. Parish, oklahoma chairman of
the National Leagne for Women's
Service. They will then be turned
over to a registration official, who
will distribute them to the twenty
registration places early Tuesday
morning. Each man who registers
will be given one of the tags by the
precinct registrar. The tags will en-
able officers to easily pick out those
men OF eligible age who have not reg
istered.
VIII Furnish Meals.
The women Of the league will also
have charge of meals for the regis
trars. The government makes o-pro-
Ii
pare hot coffee and sandwiches and
take them to each registrar at noon
and again at o'clock.
An effort is being made to have the
Tulsa band donate its services at GER
tain intervals during the day by play
ing on the downtown streets around
banner calling attention to the fact
that men between the ages of u and
81, inclusive, must register or suffer
the penalty of the law.
Lieut.. Ben II. Chastaine of Com
pany c, oklahoma infantry, here on
recruiting duty, has procured the
services of a navy bugler who will
also assist in keeping up interest in
the registration.
queries concerning the registration,
location of registrars. etc, should be
directed to the office of Mayor Sim
mons. The city board consists of the
mayor, pr. S. DeZell Hawley, super
intendent of health, and -. +. Gore,
local attorney and brother of United
States Senator T. l.. Gore.
County Registrar T. f. Wallace has
completed arrangements for the reg
istration in the county. One man will
be on duty in every voting precinct.
In most cases it is the same official
who has served in county and state
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