Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-09
URGED TO PREPARE
FOR DRAFT LISTING
Prospective Registrants Ex-
pected to Study Question
naires in Advance.

District registrantS were called upon
today by Maj. Daniel J. Donovan. d.
rector Of the draft. to study the TWEEN
ty questions on the registration card
between now ana Thursday. 80 that
when they 60 to their registration
place they win be prepared to answer
the questions.
'"The questions are easy. but you will
save time both to yourself and to the(
government BY having your answers
all ready in your own mind" Maj.
Donovan said.
Chief registrars ana moro than
1,e00 registrars, mon who Will write
in more than 100000 answers for
approximately $4,000 Neutrality-suspicious.
Thursday, met this afternoon 1T the
New Central High School to get nnal
Instructions for their big task.
Every registrant in Washington can
give himself dnal Instructions be
pointed out
Twenty Questions Propounded.
The twenty questions which regis
trants must be prepared to answer.
with instructions. follow:
/. Give your first name, middle name
and last name. just as you write it
out.
2. Give your. permanent home ad-
dress. "This means where you have
your permanent homo now. not the
place where you work. nor the place
your permanent home. say official in
structions. Be prepared to give 1t this
way: 100 Woodward avenue, Detroit.
Wayne county. Mich" If the regis
L. EA
should state the number of the apart
ment in which he lives. II his address
is sin care OF some one this should
be stated.
Give Age Gin Years Only"
3. State your age today in years
only. Disregard additional months or
three" not aforty-thres year, three
months"
I. Give the date Of your birth
month, day and year.
s. 6. T.. and Q. These questions
dian. and II Indian. whether citizen or
non-citizen.
Questions TO-. II and IL are to be
filled out for United States citizens
naturalized. or (12) IL citizen by IA
theirs naturalization before regis
trant's majority.
Questions 1s and ~ are for aliens.
either declarant or non-declarant: You
are q declarant If. although q citizen
or subject of some other country, you
have declared before q naturalization
court your intention to become a cit
iEen Of the United States. This IL re-
ferred to as taking out first papers"
Query for Aliens.
Question Is is to be answered by
aliens. who must tell OF what nation
paratively few registrants in Wash
ington will have to answer this Ques-
ton.
trade or employment. Do not state
what you once did. nor what you have
done most Of the time, nor what you
are best fitted to do. simply state
what your job Is right now" the ofncial
ONCE under state or federal govern
ment, name the Office you hold.
Question II calls for the employers
name. II you are working for an in
dividuai. firm. corporation or association
etc. II in business for yourself. SO
state. II you are an officer OF the state
or federal government. say whether your
office is under the United States or the
IuuulClQallIy.
Question is deals with the place of
| employment or business. This means
where you work. Give the number and
name Of the street first, then city, then
District Of Columbia
The last two questions deal with
the registrant's nearest relative
Question nineteen calls for the name
Of tho nearest relative, and question
| twenty for the address.
Married or Sinelep
II you are married and your wife
If you are single, or your wife is
your nearest blood relative. II you
are not married and have no blood
relative. the name Of a close friend
| should be stated. In stating the ad-
dress, give tho number and name of
the street first, then the city and
| then District Of Columbia.
When tho registrar has filled in all
these answers, and the regfstrant has
signed his name. Affirming that he
has verified all the answers and that
| they are true. tho registrar will ask
| the registrant II he receives his mail
at Q place other than that designated
az his present permanent home ad-
dress in answer to the second Ques-
ton.
| II he answers that he receives II at
some other place Chat 10. by general
delivery. at . post office box, In care
| Of some other person. at some other
| address, etc.), the registrant shall
state such place in full, which shall
! be entered by tho registrar below the
! registrants signature.