Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
FIRST RICHMOND DRAFT
COST S1O.O6 PER MAN
Omcfal Figures Arc Given Out for
Five Local Exemption
Boards.
QUESTIONNAIRES COME BACK
Boards Call on Public to Furnish In
formation rs to Addresses Of Men
Who May Lose Exemption Claims
IL Not Promptly Located.
To-Day's Mailing List

The. final lap in the huge task OF
mailing the qucstionnaires to the local
rcgistrants has at last been reached, as
-Four boards will have completed this
branch of their work by Wednesday
evening, while the other two boards
will finish on the day following. In
all. approximately $4,000 OF the ia
miliar blanks will have been sent out
by members OF the local boards, who
deserve the highest credit for the eff
Client manner in which this has been ac-
complished as we'll as the postal au-
thoritics. who have shown such gener-
GUS cooperation in this national ser
vice.
Judging from the splendid progress
made thus far in filling. out the forms.
the classification of registrants. which
in some cases has already begun. should
be well under way by this time next
week, and the local boards can congrat-
ulate themselves that such n competent
group of lawyers have been SO willing
to do everything in their power to as
sist in this complicated procedure. The
spirit of the lawyers of the city was
we'll excmplfied by remark over
heard yesterday as one Of them was
leaving the Grays' Armory. This man
said Il just dropped in to help
little bit: ] haven't missed a day since
II started"
NUMBER OF RETURNED
QUESTIoNNAIR1sS DECREASES
1t is TO be hoped that the number
of returned auestionnaircs will de-
crease from now on, rs fewer were
returned yesterday than previously.
The names of those men whose ques-
tfonnaires have been returned has
been given as much publicity as pos
siblc, and any relative or friend OF
any man whose name has appeared in
the lists published would be comforting
Il great favor on the members of the
local boards and the rcgistrant as we'll
by volunteering any information that
might be valuable in locating him.
y In order that the public may better
realize. the amount of labor and money
required to carry on this hugo CLASH
fication, a resume of the figures for the
first draft arc published herewith. As
is well known. the labor and expense
entailed by tho first draft was nothing
In comparison with that now being
brought TO successful conclusion, and
in considering the figures IL must be
borne in mind that in some cases the
labor of the boards has been given to
tho governme gratis and often at a
personal loss of 10 small value. The
following figures were secured from a
summary by tho Adjutant- C enerars
Office at Washington of the "Approxi-
mate Cost of Registration and Selec-
tion OF Men in the First Draft" a copy
OF which was received at the office OF
ono OF the local boards yesterday.
The tota! expenses OF the five city
boards exclusive of tho pay OF substi-
tutcs and nsnortation, was s1,756.15.
COST $1,000 PER MAN FOR
DRAFT IN RICHMOND
The pay roll of the five boards was
S4,910, an insignificant sum, consider
ing the personal loss that the members
OF the boards must have suffered
through having TO give up their regu-
lar occupations, especially when IL Is
borne in mind that the members OF
BOARD 9. volunteered their services to
the government gratis
The clerical help cost s2,503.6G. and
much of this was voluntarily given.
Postage. printing and q her incidental
expenses have not been included in the
tota cost.
The average cost per man obtained
by the government was $1,000. ranging
from $3.50 AT Board to sl2.66 at Board
1. In all. Isl soldiers were secured.
The IIenrico Boards districts being
outside the city limits proper it is
considered separately. The board made
no charge for It's services, total ex-
penscs. exclusive OF substitutes and
= transportation. being s41S75; clerical
help, $500: total men secured 1873, at n
cost per capita of $3.50
The following qucstionnaires were re-
turned undelivercd yesterday by the
postal authorities:
Exemption Bonrd No. 1.
James Hurt. S2a l-2 $. second St.
sneaa r. iS M,i.. ~ s5ia neis shy s.. 81
s Graham Grtsgs ~ Groy. Aye