The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07

clubs, advertising clubs, post offices, rail
road tation agents, school teachers, mill
boards, cartoonists, and other agencie:
The State Council system plays an i'm
portant part in their plan.
| I'm accordance with the attached le.te
from Provost Marshal General Crowde
! to the Council Of National Dcfease, yo,
are requested to make immediate arrange
ments to assist in the publicity for Reg
istration Day in the following ways:
Il. BY putting your news represen
tative in touch with the State Draft Elk.
ecutive, in order that he may issue loca
news on the subject While the bulk o.
the newspaper publicity will be Issued
At Washington, the services of your pub
licity representatives, will be Of value in
handling the state news and correcting
local Observation-Disclosures.
3D. By sending on to your County
Councils the enclosed letter from the
Council Of National Defense. Sufficient
copies are being sent you in addressed
franked envelopes You will note in the
letter that the "Selective Service Regis
ter" containing information about Reg
istrat;on Day will be mailed direct to the
rcrntv Councils from the office Of the
Provost Marshal Geseral IS soon as it is
available.
"3. Bv arranging for the fullest use
of Army and Navy Bands in the ce!ebra.
ZION of Registration Day. The Secretary
of War and the Secretary of the Navy
have recommended the commanding Off
GERS at all environments. camps, posts,
and stations. where there are bands, to
make arrangements to assign such bands
for duty OF nearby cities OF towns, if re-
quested by mavers, and if consistent with
omme1ation as approved BY the Secre.
tarv of War is enclosed. together with
lists Ct the stations.
"The War Department is relying on
you TO notify every mavor without excep-
tiou within YOUR jurisdiction of his un-
usual opportunity and to see that ever
,ne takes advantage Of it.
TT is for the Safe Council to work
'ut the details Of this plan; to decide who
will be RESPONSIBLE for seeing that til.
mayor of each town applies to the COM
nandsrt If The nearest camp or post for |
/ bsnd. that transportation and subsis-
erce are provided. that the band is fully |!
Utilized. and that the other conditions Of |
he order are complied with By the local |
evil YOU mt mt the weight Of yo-r
rraniza"ior behind these measures in
rider 10 make it absolutely certain that
very man whose ape renders him liable
registration, will accent the RESPONSE
'l'tv WILLINGLY and without question.
herehv insnrine the ARMY and the ma
lcn 100 rer rent. reg:stration?"
Very truly yours,
Sign:d) ARTHUR u FLrMr>1c.
Chief Of S..+io,
Mr. w y. K-s-.- a-ke1 ~ co~-e"
} cooperate with the War Department .-d
.oe'' Fyer~r4'o- Bead !, eet.;-g reaiv
- ~. -.y+ p>oi-t-sA;c- D,-. He stated
at h. is sending letters 70 the heads Of all
dust1ies, asking that thew send hir~ rs-.
the ue'n'c emoloved by them. who will
ome n the next draft. 50 as to get one
nn1re1 per cent registered in This parish.
Tho SECRETARY resd communication from
lie Stat Superintendent Of Education. T. II
!. Hsrris, in regard to the registering of
lie boys in the working reserve II
Tie communication being as follows: L.
PROCLAMATION. |,
Whereas, the Federal Government
'raes.ly urges that the Boys Working
eserve Of Louisiana be strongly aad ef-
c'i7eiy organized; and, II
Whereas, the boys Of the State can Ae q
lnestimable value to the common '
eslth ,nd to the nation particularly ,,
rs time in the harvesting Of crops;
Therefore, !. Rrffin G. Pleasant, Gov
Nor Of the State Of Louisiana, and Ex.
Eficio Chairman Of the State Council of :
efens., do hereby appoint Hon. 7. H.
arri'. Superintendent Of Public Educa-
IN. State Director Of the Boys Working
ese.ve Of Louisiana. and call upon the a
,r;sh Councils Of Defense of each Par
Of the State to assist him in every .
~ possible in perfecting said organiza- b
IN. Particularly do I request these
uncils If defense to enroll in said Bows
orking Reserve Saturday. September 2,
10, all boys within their iur;si:rtion be-
cen the ages Of sixteen and twenty
ars. suggest, also, that should n,l
lun'arv secretary 0. other officer of any D
IRISH Council Of Defense undertake the U
tipe supervision Of this work that said b
unsi! employ sec-etarv for said pur- tt
Sc. I also su9iest that the Police Jur;es II
'- financial aid to the Parish Councils G
Defense for the aforesaid purpose .ot
le-ever necessary" Il
:. Baton Rouge. August g. 1918. Il
the chairman of the Parish Council of :;
Defense:
Ny dear Sir:-T am enclosing herewith a :"
py OF Governor Runin G Pleasai,t's PRO.
'matiOn naming Saturday, September :. in
q, a. the date for the enrollmeut Of N
~ between the ages of sixteen and r
enty years. both inclusive. 10 the Bows :
orking Reserve. and requesting the "
rtsh Councils Of Defense to take charge m
the work Of enrolment. q,
The purpose Of this letter ia to urge you \.