The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-02
Registrars Are
Eager TO Serve
Their Country
DECKS CLEAR
Capsules Drawn
From Confainer
BY Boy Scouts


without blare Of trumpets or the
fluttering of flags, but quietly and
without ostentatioh, Hawaii's draft day
passed yesterday with every eligible
man between the ages of twenty-one
and thirty-one listed under new or.
der Of draft number, and the decks
were cleared for action for the exemp-
tion boards, which win soon call every
man OF this vast army before them to
determine whether or not he is quail
fled for a call to the Colors when
Washington announces the number of
the first quota wanted from the Isl.
ands for the National Army.
A noticeable display of interest and
even enthusiasm was manifested by
many in the crowds, several openly ex.
pressing the hope that the heuds of tho
army would call out Hawaii's quota at
an early date, while two young men
said they were eager TO find them
selves listed in the first two hundred
draft numbers, 50 that they might be
on their way TO a training camp before
the first Of the year.
From nine in the morning until late
last night the drawing Of numbers
llQnl u klocb IMN W az bttuully COHllhut0f
with hardly a moments pause, relay
after relay Of young men and women
drawing the capsules reading the serial
numbers and recording the same. Boy
Scouts gave a tinge Of the military side
Of the day 8 doings with their uniforms
Of khaki and the silent but disciplined
inanner0in which they conducted their
portion Of the ceremony, whether upon
the drawing stand or guarding the
doors. -
Ready TO Go To Front 80
While the senate chamber was never
crowded, and the aisles and lnnais only
partially filled, yet most Of those in at
tendance were among the young men
who registered on. Jnly 81 and who fire.
quently drew their register cards from
their pockets to scan the numbers
which their. ears ehdeavofed to catch
as the readers called the numbers. Now
and thehnne would bolt from the hall,
his number having been called. One
came forward with his card long before
his number was heard and said he was
ready right then I'd 20 to the 'front.' "a
The first OF the Se0S capsules whit Y
had been placed in the glass container
which was the conspicuous feature rest
ing upon the senate platform, was
drawn a few minutes before nine
CLOCK, and upon being opened was
found TO be number 10. In the order of
districts the names responding TO this
number in each of the six districts in
which the Islands had been divided for
draft purposes were as follows:
First District, East Hawaii Robert
Sanborn, homesteader, Ookala, Hawaii.
Second District, West Hawaii-Fung
Lay. -"
Third District, Maui-Tom Bega.
Fourth District, Honolulu waikiki
Of Nuua1u street, John Jesse Amaral,
$50 Circle Lane.
Fifth District, Honolulu (Ewa of
Nuuanu street, - Kiyosaku Isujima,
Iwilei Road. - T.
Sixth District, Kauai-Togo Higa,
Eleele. ~. '' ~
Boy Scouts On the Job --... ..
Boy Scouts, in relays, drew the tiny
capsules From the jar all day long and
until late. last night, but their patience
and patriotism were paralleled by the
efficient work of a number of young
men and women, some of them members
Of the clerical staff of the draft board
chairmaRy but many of them volunteers
from downtown business Offices.
At first the drawing was not as rapid
as later on, but averaged about go per
hour. II" was thought the drawings
would be finished at five o'cloek, but
before two hours had elapsed 1t was
certain, that the end would not be be-
fore ten O'Clock. ~ .. .f '.. 49,
Cheerful Music
A rather doleful incident occurred in
the forenoon just after the, drawings
commenced. The Hawaiian band, just
returned to duty from its months va.
cation, was practising not a block away
and for an entire hour, while the dron'
ing voices of the readers read the
serial numbers, the bandsmen labored
diligently with "The Dead March in
Members Of the exemption boards
drifted in during the day, for it is to
them that the draft, and serial names
opposite, viii go this week and it will
be their duty to place the names Of the
registrants of their districts opposite
the draft numbers. They will com
menee their work Immediately and
then 10 each man will be sent a notice
number and the time he is to appear
before the local board for examination.
How Drawing Was Made ". 4
In yesterdays drawings single Sc
rial number drawn from capsule rep,
resented a registrant in each of the
districts, providing the list were long
enough IN each In some districts the
numbered but 100. If the
number 2340, for intance, was drawn,
that district would not be represented
BY that drawing. The next number
might he 1899 and a name would be
found against that number
Therefore, the first four numbers
drawn .xksferdny naibht have left raDs