Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
D. c. DRAFT NOTICES
T0G0OUT TONIGHT
First Call Men to Get Sum-
mons Tomorrow to Appear
for Examination.

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majority of the eleven exemption boards
are working hard today to complete
their lists this afternoon and send out
the notices tonight.
Exemption board No. 5. the head
quarters of which are in No. police
station, 5th and E streets southeast.
headed by Clifford Lanham, completed
its work early this morning, and the
o'clock. They instruct one-third of the
men to appear at the police station
Monday morning for examination.
Many of the exemption boards are
on which to make pleas for exemption.
Members declare that it will simplify
their work greatly If the prospective
claimants will wait until they have
been actually examined and passed by
the physicians before they ask for
authority to consider such claims un-
til the men have passed the physical
examinat ton.
Several of the boards, appreciating
make ali Of the examinations required
in dar. have named additional sur
geons.
In order to make it as easy as possi-
BILE for the men to be examined under
the first draft. some of the boards have
report for physical examination. Thus
they will not have to wait around for
long periods.
The exemption board Of district No. 1,
headquarters at the Franklin School,
and covering the registrants at that
school, the Arthur and the Gales. today
is busy applying the master list num-
bers to the red ink numbers in it's dis
trict. DR.. Daniel H. Martin, chairman
of the board, said that notices would
1nrY fyS oy1d ha
the list would be posted at the head
quarters. The first of the men Of this
district will appear Tuesday morning.
n Landon Burchell. member CT ex-
ter list had been received at the Dun
bar High School this morning. and that
the board will work throughout the
day to prepare the notices and the list
which is to be posted. This board has
jurisdiction over the registrants at the
renee Hynsoh and DR.. J. Lawn Thomp-
son have been appointed additional ex-
amining physicians Of this board.
List at City Post Office.
Postmaster Merritt O. Chance, head
of exemption board No. 3. the head
quarters of which are at the city post
Office. said that his board. which COW
ers the registrants at the Toner. Grant
and Force schools, would send out the
notices this afternoon following a
meeting of the board at o'clock. The
entire list showing the order Of liabfl-
ity of every regtstrant in the District
will - posted tonight at the city post
office, he said.
The first Of the men in District No
ing to Melvin C. Hazen. chairman Of
the exemption board in this district,
which covers tho registrants at the
Jefferson, Greenleaf and Randall
schools. The headquarters of the board
are at No. police station. The notices
will be sent out tomorrow and the
list will be posted in the station at
that time. DR.. r. +. Dunmire has been
named as the assistant examining
physician of the board
Exemption board No. completed its
lists at o'clock this morning, and the
registrants within the first call will
receive their cards today. This board,
headed by Clifford Lanham. covers the
and Van Ness schools. The board will
begin examinations Monday, fifteen
men having been notified to report at
o'clock in the morning. another fifteen
at 10 o'clock. another fifteen at noon
and the remainder at o'clock. The
same course will be followed during the
three days Of examination, according
to Mr.. Lanham.
Notices will go out from tho head
quarters of district No. 9. room 427,
District building. tonight or tomorrow
morning. according to Daniel e, GarRes.
The men will begin to appear Monday.
The liability list will be posted at the
same time that the notices arc sent
out. Mr.. Garges said. This district
covers the regfstrants at tho Peabody
and II. T. Blow schools. DR.. Herbert
E Martin has been named an addi-
tional physician of the board.
Sidney Roche, chairman of exemption
board No. Z. said that his board was
working today on the master list ap-
plying the numbers to the cards in this
district. which covers tho registrants
al the Western High, Reservoir, Eaton,
Tenley and Brown schools. The head :
quarters are at the Western High. The
work at this headquarters was antici-
pated as far as possible. and 1T Is short
work to apply the official list and send
William ]. Stanton has been desig-
mated as the assistant examining physt-
clan of this board.
DIR. William A. Warheld. a member
of exemption board No. s. headquarters.
Business High School, for registrants
at the Business High. Garnett and
Emery schools. said that his board was
today working on the master lists and
that the first of the men probably
would appear on Monday.
Morris Hacker. head of exemption
board No. 9. headquarters, Henry D.
Cooke School. for registrants at the
Cooke. Morgan, Adams and Powell
| schools. said that 1t would be determin-
| ed at meeting of his board this after
noon when the lists would be mailed
| out.
May Call First Men Monday.
The first draft men in the District
he said, probably would be called for
examination Monday. The cards are
all ready, except for filling in the time
! for reporting for examination.
| George S. Wilson. a member of. ex.
| emption board No. 10, Headquarters
No 10 police station, for resistrants a,
| the Wilson Normal. Park View. West
Brightwood and Brookland schools and
the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. said
| that his board was now arranging the
list and that the cards would be sen,
| out 10 the first men liable for service
within the three days allowed by the
regulations DIR. Joseph W. Wall has
! been named as the assistant physician 7
| of this board.
oficial notices probably will go out
emption district No. II. headquarter.
at the Eastern High School for regis.
| trants at the Congress Heights, Ketch.
am, Randle Highlands. Benning. Burr.
Vile, I.angdon and Wheatley schools
The first of the men. according to DR.
| Ross McC. Chapman. will appear Mon.
| day. DIR. E. w. Higgins and Dr. A. J
| Molzahn have been named addtttona
| examining physicians of the board.
! The District appeals board probabl,
will meet at the District building to.
morrow morning. Maurice Splatn
| United States marshal for the Distric
Of Columbia. charged with the duty Of
| letter to John JOY Edison. member o.
/ the board, at Pittsburgh. suR9estfns