Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-28
URGE REG|STRANTS
TOSTUDY QURzES
Officials Ask Them to Get
Familiar With Ques-
tionnaires.
81 nEpc lIpcEn Tn AccIcT
ELDERS URGED TO ASSIST


registration in Washington are urged
by local draft officials to seize the OPP
portunity presented by the sending
out of questionnaires to $4,000 men
between the ages of nineteen and
thirty-six to familiarize themselves
with the draft documents.
Today marked the sending of the
fifth 10 per cent of missionaries to
registrants. With half Of the send<
ing done, the other half will go out
next week, and all the questionnaires
will be in the hands of local boards
by October II at the latest.
Urged to Take Interest.
mo matter whether you get a ques-
tionnaire this time or not" declared
an official. you should take an inter-
est in the work which is being per-
formed, II you are a registrant. Seize
every opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the QUESTIONABLE. and
thus when it comes your turn to fill
one out you will be able to do the
work more speedily"
Every registrant who does not get
a QUESTIONABLE this trip" it was
pointed out. will perhaps have OPP
portunity to see some other regis
trant's QUESTIONABLE, and perhaps aid
in the filing out.
Fathers will be asked help by their
sons, and brothers will ask aid of
older brothers, also in the draft.
Those who are not directly concerned
this time will be affected later. how
ever. and it behooves them to bear
this fact in mind.
Advice to Older Regtstrants.
81 would advise the older regis
stated, "to make themselves thor
oughly familiar with the question
naires now being filled out. l imagine
there will be very few registrants of
the age groups not sent the docu-
mems this time who will be unable to
see one of the Questionnaires.
The missionaries are not as
formidable as they look" he con-
tinued. ut is moro the stranEeness
that surprises. for they are couched
in legal phraseo1ogy. with which the
average man is not familiar.
"A little perusaL however, soon
takes away this sense of strangeness,
and one sees that the QUESTIONABLE
really is very straightforward docu-
ment. perfectly adapted to the work
which it must do in conveying to
draft officials the Information needed
by Uncle Sam.
Don't Let Chance Slip By
Now is the time for every regis
trant. no matter what his age. to give
the missionaries the once over No
IF you are an older man and are
approached by q younger for help. or
for your mature opinion on a knotty
problem, be glad of the opportunity,
both to lend a helping hand and to
make yourself acquainted with the
Questia-aaire.
'.Such action on your part" con-
cluded this draft board member. will
be Of great help both to you and to
your local board in the future"
One local board Of the city already
has classified sixty-eight Of it's regis
trants of the recent registration.
Questionnaires were returned by the
men concerned within day or two
after receipt. instead Of the full seven
days allowed by law.
Influenza Not to Delay Plans.
Postponement of the October draft
calls on account OF the Spanish in
huenza will have no material result
on the military program, Provost Mar
shall General Crowder believes. In an
nouncing the national drawing for
order numbers. to be held here Mon
day. he said:
1T may result in shortening the
training period Of some men before
they embark, but unless the epidemic
continues to be serious calls for later
dates in the month of October will be
continued"
Gen. Crowder has instructed local
boards to proceed with the classified
ton and physical examination of reg
istrants who have made application
for commissions in the staff corps of
the Army Immediately upon presenta-
ton of proper Identification certifi-
Gates from the chief Of a corps or de-
partment Of the Army. The orders
appointed to commissions from civil
life and to those whose appointment
as officers would Immediately follow
their induction into the military
service.