The Washington herald., 1917-05-20
DISTRICT COMPLETES
CONSCRIPTION PLANS
Registration to Be Conducted Without
Expense to Federal Government.


Expense to Federal Government
The District Commissioners yesterday
announced the complete plan for register-
ing all able-bodied men between the ages
OF a and u. for service In the conscript
army Of the United States. The registra-
ton VIII be held throughout the city
June 5 in forty-one precincts which have
been named by the Commissioners.
One business house and forty school
buildings win be used for registration.
The registration board viii be composed
OF Daniel J. Donovan. secretary TO the
District Commissioners; MAJ. Raymond
w. Pullman. superintendent OF police, and
Health Oficer Woodward.
The registration viii begin at ] q m.
and VIII close At p m. The Commis-
Eonezs plan 10 conduct the registration
without expense to the Federal govern
ment and without annoyance to the city's
business life. The clerical force Of the
District government will do the clerical
work attached to registration. They will
helped BY the High School cadets.
Che Commissioners have opened a room
in the District Building where all infor-
nation bearing on registration may be
obtained Persons who wish to register
BY mail should confer with this once.
AAAOub Nuo QueollOnS 10 De asked OF AL
persons who register will be one which
asks whether the applicant claims ex-
emption from draft II such Is claimed,
he u asked to specify briefly the reasons
Tor his claim. whether having dependent
onss, whsthsr physically incompetent,
whether opposed to war on religious
grounds or for other reasons.
Questions to BE Asked. y
The questions to be asked call for the
name age, home address, date Of birth,
status Of citizenship. place where born,
trade or ocupation. where employed. de-
pendents or not, married or single, extent
or military experience, and whether ex-
emption Is claimed.
During the time the registration is
going on. 1t is planned to have a celebra-
ton at the Monument Grounds, at which
President Wilson will speak, the Marine
Band VIII play and school children will
sing. Church bells will be rung, whistles
blown and other means of celebrating
observed
The plans for this celebration are in
the hands Of a committee headed by
Capt. James F. Oyster. 1t was ap-
pointed by the District Commissioners
and will hold meeting on Tuesday. De-
tailed plans will be announced later.
There were indications yesterday that
the District conscripts would train at
Laurel, Nd. The men chosen will be
under the department Of the East and it
is regarded as probable that the men
from Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
lrict will get their training at Laurel
Advisors Appointed.
Several advisory committees to assist
the registration board have been appoint
ed. as follows: Sidney Roche, deputy
auditor, and W. S. Hall, deputy superin-
In rNFaW rofN NOI, Nf
blank forms and the preparations for the
summariZation Of registration returns;
stephen Z. Kramer, assistant superin-
tend of schools; Lieut.. N. Butler Bris-
coe, military instructor of the high
schools; F. c. Daniel, principal OF Nc
kinley High School, and H. H. Bur
roughs, member OF the military commit
tee of Central High School. in charge Of
the cooperation Of high school cadets;
Raymond F. Crist. deputy commissioner
Of naturalization, and r. o. Wilmarth,
chief accountant Of the public schools, in
charge Of corps OF interpreters to assist
in the registration Of peTyons who do
not speak the English language; Melvin
G. Hazen, surveyor OF the District of
Columbia; Howard Fisk, of the Evening
Star. and J. NJ. Stoddard. president OF
the Washington Automobile Trade Asso-
ciatiOn, in charge of transportation IA
Ciities; Harold Keats. of the department
Of Fairgrounds. publicity; R. o. Will
rTarth and Hugh McQueenie, superfn-
tCndent of janitors Of the public schools,
C'Ti-ment of the buildings to be used IS
registration places; Daniel z. Garger,
chief clerk Of the engineer department
Of the District: Stephen z. Kramer. as
sistant superintendent of schools; Will
lam L. Beale, assistant assessor, and DR..
\. L. Murray of the health office, in
charge Of the preparation Of signs, post
ers and other advertising matter: Daniel
J. Donovan, Daniel E. Garges and r. o.
Wilmarth. assignment Of registrars to
registration precincts: Mai. Pullman, in
charge Of the cooperation Of the police
in the work Of registration.
A force Of 4a3 registrars will be re-
uUired for the task. 1t is believed that
$500 persons in the District will come
under the provisions OF the registration
act 1t is believed each registrar can
handle 80 registrations in the time al
lowed. Lieut.. N. Butler Briscoe, u. S.
A. military instructor to the local high
schools. viii handle the school cadets
who will keep the crowds in line.