The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-01

oming. ranking minority member OF
the senate committee on military af-
fairs
712S by Representative Dent, Of
Alabama. chairman Of the house
military affairs committee.
2.7Si by Representative Kahn, of
california ranking minority member
Of The same committee
92SS by General March chief of
STAFF Of The army
6.147 hy Admiral Benson, chief of
naval operations
l0oss hy Lieutenant General
Young. L, : A retired: one Of the
surviving fighting generals of the
civil war. now head of the Soldiers
Home NJ Washington.
ass by General Crowder
sea by Colonel Warren. senior Of
dcer Of the provost marshal generals
Office
1236s by Colonel Easily smith.
provost marshal generals office.
15e2 hay Colonel WiEmore, provost
marshal generals office.
1912 by Colonel Krefer. provost
marshal-generai's office
At This point the proceedings were
Temporarily halted as President viii
son aud Mrs Wilson. who had been
an Interested spectator. arose to leave
In order that the president could Keep
his engagement 10 address the senate
upon the suffrage question As they
left. tho audience arising. aprlauded
heartily The tribute was acknowf-
edged by the president and Mrs VII
son who smiiingly turned around and
repeatedly bowed TO the assem- hlaEe.
The presidential party was ifnmedi~
ately followed by the other govern
mental heads who were, compelled to
resume their daily tasks at their vari-
ous posts Of duty
Historic Event
Ia a word the drawing was not only
noteworthy as a historic event hut ia
highly Illuminating as revealing the
absolute fairness Of the entire elab-
crate precautionary measures adopted
by the tinted states 20 insure the
complete elimination Of any possible
power or privilege in tn" task of de
terHtnine the order into which the
registrants Will be called for active
service
The system. similar in its main fea-
lures to the two previous drawings. is
proof against any pueeine As Cen
eral Crowder explained, it is the Amer
lean way IF doing big things Nothing
approaching II either in size or the
care with which the drawing is being
conducted has ever beer seen In any
other country
II Is vast Improvement upon our
own methods pursued in the civil war
Then The actual names Of regisirants
were drawn al each of the widely sep
arated local boards without any direct
central supervision. In his brief intro
ductory remarks today General Crow
der explained it is the American way
OF doing big things. Nothing ap-
preaching it cit her IN size or the care
with which the drawing ~ being con
Quoted has ever been seen in any other
country
1t Is a vast Improvement upon our
own methods pursued in the civil war
THEN the actual names Of rogisuants
were drawn at each OF the widely sop
arated local boards without any direct
central supervision In his hrief intro
ductorY remarks today General Grow
der recalled how the draft proceed
ings during that period were received
with Ill grace riots and blaoashad
throughout the country
AS heretofore announced only first
h6 numbers in the present drawing
are being made public from Washing
ton, II was found 10 be impossible 10
transmit over the already burglened
telegraph wires the mass Of figures in
VOWED N tht. list hleh viii run from
one to 7.00a
Hence registrants. except those
WHOSE serial numbers ar included In
the first % announced from here 10.
day, Viii have 10 awajt the publication
by the district boards In their respec.
tive localities