Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-14
STATE exemption
BOARD TO START
WORKON MONDAY
AboutI25 Waive Exemption;
Big Task in Going
Over Claims
E. h. Brennan. JR.. TO
Be Chief ASSISTANT

Members OF the District (Sta,e)
Exemption Board are planning 70 be
gin their sittings TO pass on claims
or exemption beginning Monday
.Xt the board could not very well
gin before then as the time allowed
the filing Of exemption claims VIII
It expire before the end Of this week.
The board will sit I'm Wilmington.
Dover and Georgetown II in all prob
ability will begin its sittings In the
old Court House in this city on Mon
day ana continue It's sessions there
until a great part OF the exemption
claims on grounds OF dependency or
occupational reasons and appeals Tor
physical re-examination are disposed
Of.
According TO estimates made today
only about 1875 men out OF the hrst
quota OF 242S men examined IN TIE
state did not claim exemption. All
the others eiher we're rejeced Tor
pbysical rasons or have hled claims
for exemption. This gives faint idea
OF the tremendous task that contront7
the State board. Of which Charles
Warner IS chairman.
Delaware's District Exemption
Board met IN Dover yesterday IN the
Supreme Court Room. with all the
members present. as we'll as Edward
II Brennan. Jr.. VINO has been named
bv the hoard as manager and who VIII
have sunervision over the preparation
of the cases as they are presented OF
sent TO the board from the several as
tricts throughouf the State. j. h' Ryan
of wilmington who mas been chosen
chief clerk. was also present and win
Mr. Brennan took up the lines oi
work with which they are already IA
Tho rest OF the Office force III,
hoard will announce later in the week
THESE will consist of clerks and stem
ographers. For Kent County, MISS
Ivdia Watson OF Dover. has been des
trnated as filing clerk. and George "
Francis secretary OF the State high
,vav Commission with offices IN tn'
state IHouse has offered his seryice'
TO the board, which have Deen Ac
cepted.
10 action was taken on any claiml
for exemption which had been pre-
sented 20 tho board
Several applications were received
bv the board Monday from industria
and occupotional claimants for e1
The branch Office Of the board q
Sussex County will be opened OF
Thurs0av by Mr.. Brennan and sen
sfor Oliver A. Newton Of the distric
hoard. THIS Office will be at George
own. -, -
hN
exemption must be submitted in am
savit form, and II is understood ina
no hearings will be given 10 tn
claimants or their representative
some of the claims for exemption
haye been prepared by lawyers 10
he claimants, but the board does no
intend 10 give hearings 20 lawyer
representing claimants.
In cases where the district boar
desires information in addition I
that set forth in afidavits, 1t is e1
pected that an inquiry will be mad
either BY the board itself or by II
vestigatofs who may be engaged fo
that purpose. This may be done pal
ticularly IN cases involving deper
dencv TO determine whether claim
ants or their wives have sources
income or support other than IN
claimants salary.
lust 197 different forms for use
the District Board have been receive
at Dover and are now piled up IN IN
Supreme Court room at Dover.