Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-27
BOARD
WILL ASSIST
DRAFT WORK
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED
BY MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARD
FROM GOVERNOR HOBBY,
TELLS OF DUTIES.

The members Of the Cameron County
Legal Advisory Board To the Cemeron
County Local Board in the forthcoming
draft work. and which j. composed Of j. A.
Graham, +. W. kibbe and Oscar {. Dancy.
have received letters containing inStruc-
tIon~ a 10 the nature OF The work the
board 4 expected a. do.
The letter follows:
''ln order To classify the large number
of Young men in Texas who are subject to
registration under the ~electivc service law.
each regi~tr;mt who ha~ not already been
Indmcied into the military service will be
required 10 answer IN detail the question
mare which will be mailed To- him by his
local exemption board lie will be required
TO fill. ont this quc~ionnairc and return it
a. hi local board within seven DAYS from
the date upon which It j. mailed to him.
data oobtained from the filling out Of
these questionnaire> i essential to the
government IN the work of classifying the
reei~trant~ and j. of tremendous impor-
ianre. --
Under the direction ~ the president.
the governor has appointed a central legal
advisory board, composed of the under
signed. The governor and tins board have
been directed in mobilize the lawyers Of
Texas for teh purpose NJ furnishing free
legal advice a. the rcei~trant- ia the filling
oHt of the que~ionnaireS mentioned above.
Boards OF threc lawyers in connection with
each local exemption board will constitute
The permanent legal advisory boards for
the state. The members ~ these boards
upon the nomination of the governor Will
be commissioned by the president 10 serve
in this capacity.
~ lit Of the local boards ~ nominated
IL enclosed herewith. The lawyer whose
name appears first on each committee will
act a. chairman thereof.
You will notice that YOU have been
drafted 10 service n member of this com
mittee You should immediately hold n
meeting III your hoard and mobilize the
Your bar a. necessary will be available To
assist you in this work.
The que~tionnalrc~ will bc sent ont to
the regi~trant- within 4 few days. upon
tclegraphc instructions from the provost
marshal general. and il H. imperative that
Your local organization be perfected inn
! imediatelv 20 that vou viii ai all times after
cieni lawyers ID attendance upon the local
exemption board ~ assist ul rcei~trani-
I who may apply for advice.
COPIES of the quc~iionnare have al
ready been forwarded 0" vnur local board,
and You can get there few copies ~ ad-
vance for the purpose MI studying them
and qualifying Yourself n th~ work. On
find Instructions You viii also have avail
able for use IA the headquarters of your
local exemption board copies MI the select
i've service regulations tu which yun will
have occasion Ia refer
Your attention j. especially directed Il
sections 10. II. 25-B. y. 30 - and 203
"i the ~clcctivc service regulations. which
sand sections have reference ~ Your dutic~
Your duties ~ thi~ board will no doubt
require personal sacrifice On your part
a. well a. upon the part of such LAWYERS
in Your county n vour board may cal
upon for assistance We feel that yor
have III this work MI opportunity to per
form an important and patriotic service
and it j. earnestly hoped that YOU will Civ,
th~ work preference over all other en-
ga"ement~.
I'm communicating with the general lcea
advisory hoard. YOU will kindly addrc~
Major John Il. Townc~ Jr- adiutant zen
lcral- department. Austin. Texas.
by direction of the governor.
+ "lIlRAM GLASS.
"R Y. H. SANER,
!. ~ W. I.nnNEN,