Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
is, AS Richmonders
Register Their Names
for Service to Country
Enrolment Day Passes
Quietly With No Disor-
er---Negroes Hing
III Add Their Names.

Eichmonders to the number of 49,
l45. including white colorcd and alien
mon Of military age. presented them
selves for war registration yesterday
under the selcctivc draft act For
fourteen hours The military census
WAS in progress. with several hundred
volunteer registrars enrolling the
thousands OF men from whom Rich
mond's quota in the new national army
will be drawn.
AS elsewhere in Virginia. no dis
turbances rnarred the patriotic en-
rollmcnt here. One arrest for an al
legged itrcGuiarity was made in Rich
mond. while one arrest was made in
another section of Virginia. not
single breach of the peace was brought
To the attention of the police here or
elsewhere in Virginia. according To all
reports received by the central regis
tration authorities,
Lee Ward led the city in its total
enrolment. 1905 men presenting them
selves for registration. Madison Ward
was second with 1.3l:. with jefferson.
S.63i and Clay. 1898. following in or
der Fifth Lee Precinct registered the
unexpected total OF 1893 colorcd men.
MANY WAITING At POLLS
At OPENING HOUR
Polls opened at : o'clock in the
morning with scores waiting AT each
precinct TO receive their honor
badges" which took the form Of small
blue Certificates Of registration" At
. o'clock there were still some late
corners 10 register. but practically all
OF the work WAS zone on time.
The thirty-onc precincts opened with
223 volunteer workers, but the num-
Der was Increased considerably before
many hours had passed. The increase in
registrars had the good effect of clear
ing up the congestion before the mid
die Of the day. after which the task
was compa ratiVely easy, although all
Of the volunteers realized that they
had had 4 days work when they had
finished.
Dainty lunches were served twice
during the day to the registrars and
clerks Without the meals. the work
could not have been done with as much
dispatch The America First Commit
tee. capital city Branch. Virginia hi
vision, National League for Womcn's
Service. Of which Mrs. Il w. = Kern
is chairman. not only served the meals
but contributed all of the food and
prepared A. cold drinks were also
served throughout the day
STATE RETURNS WILL. BE
COMPLIED IN DAY or TWO
Figures for tho state could not he
compiled Insi night because Of the
lat:ncss 81 the closing hour Many
precincts remained open for more than
an hour after the closing time IN or
der {" complete the enrolment OF men
who had presented themselves for reg
istrati"n and were waiting their turn.
That NirSinin would register in ex-
cess Of 100000 men is fully expected
from incomplete reports
orderly observance ~ the law
marked the war Registration Day in
Richmond and Virginia Police we're
on duty at all precincts. but their
presence was not needed. One arrest
was made in Richmond. and that for
the unexpected irrcGularity Of re
pcatins AZ late hour Governor
stuart had been in touch with Nari-
Gus sections of the State. and only
oEe arrest had been reported To him.
COMPLETE KErlHNS WILL.
'E READY IN FEW DAYS
Owing To the rcmotcncSs Of many Of
the precincts in the State, there Will
he no complete returns made for sew
cral days. From some parts Of the
state II tx quicker To mail the sum
narration than to telegraph the re-
suits. These remote sections report
Ia the head Of the county boards, who
IN return report to Adlutant General
w w. Sale. Independent cities report
directly To The Governor.
,0{ Ia,
at the manner in which negroes pre-
scented themselves for registration.