Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-12
Light REGISTRATION

Men Between Ages of IS And 45, Both
! Inclusive, Are Registering. Heavy
Registration During Past Few Days
! Explains Paucity. Work Will End
at p. NJ. Total Here Will Reach
5000.
There has been light registration
here thus far. This is due to the fact
that there was heavy advance
registration during the past few
days. The result was that the fifty
odd registrars on duty at the four reg
istration places were not by any
means rushed. However, had there
been a rush they were well able to
take care of the situation with ease.
During the past few days it is estl-
mated that between 1900 and 2,OOo
persons registered with the local draft
board. 1t is hardly thought that the
registration today will exceed 1,2OO
in the city. Up to o'clock this at
ternoon less than s0O,persons had reg
istered at the four registration places
in the city.
Father and son walked to the regis
tration places together this morning
and youth and middle age all to help
Uncle Sam to crush the Huns and all
ready and willing to do their bit.
No trouble of any sort was expert
enced by the registrars in handling
the work, they having received final
instructions last night and the work
was done with dispatch. The result
was that at times when there was
anything like a crowd at any Of the
registration places those waiting to
register experienced little or no de-
lay.
The four registration places will be
open until 8 o'clock tonight. All per-
sons who have not registered should
do so before the booths close tonight.
However, it is believed that the regis
trars will have their work completed
long before the closing hour tonight.
Heavy Registration in County
Reports received from Alexandria
county up to noon today are to the ef-
feet that the registration in that coun-
ty is unusually heavy and long lines of
men from 7 o'clock this morning
were around the registration places in
that county awaiting their turn to
register. At Clarendon there was an
unusually heavy registration.
It is estimated that the total reg
istration in Alexandria county will be,
at least, 1000.
Alexandria city and county are in
the same unit and the government Of
fcials estimate that this unit will
have a total registration of 5000.
The local board is also looking after
the work of registrating employees of
the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
and also the men at Camp Humphreys;
Va. Booths for registration have been
established by the local board at both
places. 1t is believed that nearly 200
will register at the shipyard and
there will be several hundred to regis
te- at Camp Humphreys
List of Registrars
Those who are assisting in the work
of registration in the city by wards
are as follows: First-H. Noel Gar
ner, chief registrar; R. B. Washington,
Samuel Bendheim, W. S. Connolly,
Charles E. Tennesson, Vance Peele,
Samuel W. Pitts, Alfred Thomson, c.
Page Waller, Jr., George E. Warfield,
Rev. Raymond w. White, Kenneth w.
Ogden, H. R. Burke.
Second ward-Laurcnce Perry, chief
registrar; Judge Louis c. Barley, Leo
P. Harlow, Arthur Y. Bryant, Robert
F. Downham, j. NJ. Duncan, Jr., Ar
thur Herbert, Jr., Clinton Knight, Geo.
Washington Lewis, John H. Trimyer,
w A. Moore, Jr., Leonard J. Miller.
Third ward-W. c. Cunningham,
chief registrar; Gardner L. Boothe, A.
Sidney Mankin, w. c. Drury, H. A.
Stewart, Carroll Pierce, Robert Fl.
Cox, Richard L. Carne, Francis <.
Nugent, Melvin P. Pitts, Wilmer Spit
tie, Robert L. Payne, John G. Graham.
Fourth ward-Richard f. Sweeney,
chief registrar; Edward j. Fleming,
Claude NJ. Lennon, Thomas Carter.
T. Calvert Perry, Laurence Stablcr,
Windsor W. Demaine, George T. Bur-
roughs. David G. Grillbortzer. Preston
O. Cockey, David E. Robey, Julian 7.
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