Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
To Send Orders by Mail.

Orders to the men will be posted and
also be sent them by mail. They will
be directed to report to the local board
at its headquarters not less than twelve
hours or more than twenty-four hours
before the time of departure for camp.
Prior to the arrival Of the men at the
board headquarters. board members are
instructed to make arrangements for
their accommodation. to ind clean and
sanitary sleeping places at hotels or
lodging houses, to arrange for their
meals and to provide lodging and meal
tickets TO be taken in payment and re-
deemed 3or cash later by a govern
ment disbursing officer. In its discre-
ton. the boards may grant permission
for the men to remain at their homes.
at the hour fixed for reporting. the men
will be drawn up, the roll called and
agents Of the board will take them per-
sonally to their quarters, remaining
with them until every arrangement for
their comfort has been made. EN-
quality Of food furnished shall be good
and the board Is held liable for seeing
that meals are adequate.
First Military Ceremony.
Retreat roll call at the board headquar-
tiers. set for 5 80 pm. on the day OF re-
porting to the board. will be the first
through. The board members are directed
to be present in person and to inform the
men OF their military status. impressing
on them the fact that disobedience Of
orders is the gravest military crime. The
light hand baggage. containing toilet
articles and change of undertaking,
which the men are permitted to take with
board and the lists of men sent forward
made out and copies Of original registra-
ton cards prepared.
summoned TO the board headquarters, in
addition to the men actually selected to
NIL the board quota. They will be held at
the assembling point until train time to
MI in vacancies should any men Of the
levy fail to report.
Except for retreat roll call. the men will
be given town liberty until forty-hvo min
utes before train time. The board will.
the levy who II deems best qualified to
command and place him in charge of the
party for its trip. He will name a second
in command to aid him. and the other
two must be obeyed under pain Of mill
tary discipline.
The man in charge of the party will
call the roll at the board headquarters
line up the draft, and, accompanied by
the board members. march them to the
station to entrain.
There. ANAL verification of the list will
selected
number is missing. an alternate will be
sent forward in his place. The tickets,
with meal tickets, all papers relating to
the party. including the cnries of regis
tration cards. will be turned over to the
man in command, and the party will
start for its training camp.
Duty of Party Commanders.
1t will be the duty Of the commander
of each party to watch over his men
during the trip. to see that none is left
behind at any station. that all are fed
regularly and that no liquor is furnished
to them en- route. When within six
hours of the camp he will file a tele-
gram to the camp adjutant general noti-
flying him of the time of arrival. I'M
mediately upon the departure Of the
train the local board will send a similar
message.
Every precaution has been taken to
meet any emergency in advance Should
train be delayed by accident. the COM
mandsr Of each party viii have proper
telegraph blanks TO report the fact 70 the
tons.
After the departure Of the levy for
camp the local bosrds win turn TO gath