Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-22
SEES NO NECESSITY
l FOR CLASS | Week
D. C. Draft Board SimpIifies
CIassifications of Septem-
Der Registrars.
AVOID FUTURE TROUBLE

Abolition of "cIass 1 week." as far
as the District Of Columbia 10 con-
cerned, is the avowed intent OF local
draft officials in carrying out a
methodical classification of registrants
of the September IL registration here
between the ages of nineteen and
thirty-six years.
Glass week" when question:
naires of the 1917 registration were
gone over to seek faults in classihca-
ton, need never be repeated in Wasn-
inSton. it is claimed, owing to the
system of thorough classification now
being carried out.
Government appeals agents go right
along with local boards in the CLASH
fcation work. Appeals are being maze
at the time of classification, II calico
for. in the judgment of the appeals
agents.
The work is being done SO complete,
ly now, it is declared. that there Will
be no necessity for any "class 1 week
here later on. The week really oc-
cupied month.
Local Boards Work Thorough.
Other local boards throughout the
states may beat the District with re-
ports of complete classification. out
none can possibly have done the Worh
SO thoroughly as the DISTRICT. IN tne
judgment of officials here. unless they
have adopted exactly the same system
which none of them seem to have done
The incompetence of the District
on the progress chart issued by FRO
Host Marshal General Crowder has caus-
ed some speculation as to what is
The matter with the District ine
answer is that there Is nothing the
matter with the Distric; that the local
1t. "a
more thoroughly than is being done
in some of the states. evidently. ana
that when Gen. Crowder calls for men
of the September II registration to go
to camps the District will be able to
I'LL the calls.
What is more. the District will be
able to send men in exact order num-
her. which many of the states prob
ably will not be able to do. judging
from the system of classification they
seem to have adopted. 1t is declared
that some of the states proceeded with
ciassifi flea ton even before the master
list of order numbers was received.
and that they had men classified with
out any order numbers to give them.
although they were required, by regu-
lation, to send out no notices of CLASH
fication without order numbers at
tached thereto.
Works According to Regulations.
The District has proceeded exactly
according to regulations, it Is under
stood. with the result that the boards
here may be a little behind some of
the boards in the states, but with their
work in much more complete shape, it
is believed.
Board officials desire the work of
classification of the September II
registrants to be done once and for
oil, this time, SO as to abolish any
class l week" procedure for the fu-
ture. 1t is realized that with the older
men of the recent registration any
work hardship. and that the many
new points involved in classification
this time should be thrashed out at
the prime classification
Standing of Local Boards.
The standing of local boards of the
city today in classification work fol-
lows: Board No. 2, 80 per cent of it's
Observation-Disclosures registrants CLASH
fled; No. 8. so per cent; No. z, so per
cent; No. II. 60 per cent: No. 1, 80 per
cent. Maj. D. ]. Donovan, director of
the draft. has received no reports from
other boards as yet. but understands
that all the boards are progressing
we'll.
Registrars of the city will be spared
much inconvenience by the system of
Dlete and final classification. it is be-
board for the District and the govern
ment appeals agents are cooperating
with this view in mind.