St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-26
REGISTRATION
BOARD SELECTS
REGISTRARS
FOR JUNE S
Board is Brewster, Chair
man; Frederick, Record
er, and H. D. Bullock.

BOAD APPOINTS REG
ISTRARS FOR PARISH.
Registration To Take Place
At Regular Polling Places
AS At Elections.
There was meeting Of the Board
Of Registration at the courthouse.
Thursday. at 10 O'Clock a. M, at
which registrars were appointed to
80 ve Z the various wards and pre-
c'ncts of the parish for registering
the names of all men from 21 to 80
years of age, both inclusive, under
he selective military service act Of
Congress approved May Is. 1917.
The Registration Board is compos
ed of T. E. Brewster, chairman; E, J.
Frederick, recorder, and Coroner H.
D. Bullock.
The following registrars we're ap-
pointed:
First Ward-Geo. r. Dutsch, Os-
car Goldate; Second Ward, first pre-
cinct, Thos. N. Galloway, Thos. J.
O'Keefe; second precinct, Dan. c.
Wallis, Hines N. Fendlason, Jas. D.
McLain; Third Ward, Fred ]. Heintz,
J. Monroe Simmons, Chas. L. Smith;
Fourth Ward, DR.. Alex. D. Maybe,
Philip Smith, Jas. NJ. Hutchinson;
Fifth Ward-Louis Grantham, An
drew P. Dickey; Sixth Ward, EMS H.
Crawford, Calvin G. Talley, Thos. j.
Embree; Seventh Ward, Samuel F.
Phillips, VIM. H. Davis; Eighth
I. Ward, Henry ]. Willis, Robt. Haager,
Pinkney E. Edwards; Ninth Ward,
John R. Elliott, Sidney w. Proven
sal; Tenth Ward-Anthony o. Pons,
z Emile Aubert.
The registrars were provided with
copies of the registration regulations
issued by the Government, and the
matter was gone over SO that there
might be a thorough understanding
of the duties to be performed.
A resolution was unanimously
passed declaring that the services OF
the Board and registrars should be
without compensation. This patri-
otic spirit characterized whole pro-
ceedings.
AL the registrars were then sworn
in.
Attention is called to the procla-
nation Of the Board ON page 3.
The following instructions, as TAX
en- from the Daily States, should be
read carefully. They will prepare
the applicant for registration for
quick and comprehensive work:
Questions will be asked for you
to answer, in the order in whicn they
appear on this paper. These ques-
tions are set out below with detailed
information to help you answer
them.
Do not write on, mark, or other
wise mutilate these instructions Do
not remove them. They should be
carefully read so that you will have
your answers ready when you go be-
fore the Registrar.
All answers will be written on the
Registration Card in ink by the Reg
istrar, who should be careful to spell
4 all names correctly and to write
legib.y.
/. Name in full. Age in years.
This means all your names spellel
out in full.
State your age today in years only.
Disregard additional months or days
Be prepared to say 49," or "25,
not "19 years, months" or the
like.
2. Home address.
This means the place where you
have your permanent home not the
place where you work. Be prepar-
ed to give the address in this way:
1882 Main Street. Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois," that Is. give num-
Der and name of street first. then
town, then county and State.
8. Date of Birth.
Write your birthday (month. day,
and year, on piece OF paper De-
fore going to the Registrar. and give
the paper to him the first thing. tx
ample: August 5. 1884,
4 II you do not remember the year,
start to answer as you would II
someone asked you your birthday.
s as August 5th." Then say ION my
birthday this year will be (or waso
years old" The registrar VIII
then fill in the year of birth. Many
people do not carry in mind the year
they were born. This may be OBJ
tained by the Reg; strar by subtract
ing the age in years on this years
4 birthday from 1917.
es 4. Are you (1) natural-born
citizen; (2) naturalAzcd citizen:
l ~ an alien; az or have You de-
clared your intention to become q
citizen (specify which)
Eli If you were born IN the Init
ed State. including Alaska and Ha-
II waM. you are natural-bOFn citizen,
no matter what may have been the
citizenship or nationality OF your
parents. II you were born in Porto
{ Rico. you are a citizen Of the United
" Continued on page y