The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-01
CHILDREN PUBLICITY
AGENTS FOR UNCLE SAM
PspIIs IN PuSlfc sckoeI VIM be TauGht'
by Blackboard Less0ns. Nature Of
Answers to be Given Regis
tratfon Day.

Every public school principal In this
city attended meeting yesterday
morning at John Marshall High school,
when Mayor Ainslie outlined his plan
for the widespread advertisement he Is
giving registration day. June 8.
Throughout every Richmond public
school a series of blackboard lessons
is to be given. in order that schooi
children may go home and tell their
fathers, brothers and other male reia
tives Just what has to be done next
Tuesday In the enrolment OF all males
between the age of twenty-one and
thirty yeare.
The principals were asked to place
on the blackboards In their schools
each day a chart. and a description and
outline Of the answers to be flled in
the registrations cards next Tuesday.
in order that the children may learn
them and disseminate the plan through
the city. The teachers told the mayo
they thought his plan was an excellent
one. and would do a great deal towards
giving registration day the proper
publicity.
II believe in this way" the mayor
said. 1--WE can turn every one of our
$4,000 school children into a publicity
agent for Uncle Sam On returnin 4
to his Office in the City Hall, the mayor
addressed a letter to every minister
| in the city. asking that they be read
TO congregations between now and the
time for registration. He pointed out
that the law. requiring men of the pre-
scribcd ages to register. applies to all
men. Of every faith. creed or col :
the we'll and sick. native and foreigner.
/ The fact that negroes must register has
| been the cause of much nisunderstand-
! ing, and the widest publicity of the
| fact that colored men between the ages
of twenty one and thirty years is de-
sired.
| In his letter to the ministers. stating
| the law as to registration. the mayor
said
| May 80. 1917.
Reverend Sir,--I will be obliged Il
you will read this letter to all congre'
cations and meetings in your churcf
! between the time Of it's receipt and
! June s. my interest being solely te
help those whose ignorance of the law
| is likely to get them into serious trou.
BILE. The law applies to all, white and
colored. rich and poor, high and low
sick and we'll, natives and foreigners
between the ages OF twenty-one and
/ thirty-one and fs as follows:
"6i. Caution.---AlI males who shall
have attained their twenty-first birth
day and who shall have not attained
4 their thirty-frst birthday on or befor'
the day set for registration must reg
lister. The only exceptions are per
sons In the military or naval servic,
! Of the United States. which includes
! all officers and enlisted men of tn,
regular army. the regular army re
serve. the officers reserve corps, tn
enlisted reserve corps. the nationa
guard and national guard reserve rec
ognized by the militia bureau of tn
war department. the navy. the marin
corps. the coast guard and the nava
militia. naval reserve corps. marin
corps reserve. and national naval vol
unteers. recognized by the navy de
pertinent. n you are male tetweel
the designated ages and are not Il
the military or naval service of tn
United states you are subject to reg
/ fstration on the day hjxed by the pres
ident. and IL you fail to present your
self. or. presenting yourself, you Civ
false misleading or incorrect answers
YOU are a misdcmeanant and sub1ec
to punishment by imprisonment in iai'
to which punishment there Ia no al
tentative Of fine. Persons who. for an,
reason, have failed to register on tn
day set by the president must registe
themselves without delay with the reg
istration board of the subdivision Il
which they have their permanen
homes.
thank you for your cooperation Il
this important matter.
Respectfully.
, GEORGE AINsLIE,
I